The concept of sustainable development has repeatedly been criticized for being vague. Scholars have all but agreed to disagree on a possible definition. This study constitutes an attempt to define the concept of environmental sustainability. The main objective is that present-day ambiguity and vagueness of the concept is turned into an intelligible communication and constructive discussion (jfr S

Denna studie undersökte nyttan av funktionen olinjär frekvenskomprimering i hörapparater anpassade för skolbarn i åldern 9-20 år. Syftet var att jämföra nyttan av Phonak’s hörapparat Versata Art och dess funktion olinjär frekvenskomprimering, med namnet SoundRecover; en grupp där funktionen olinjär frekvenskomprimering var aktiv i hörapparaten/hörapparaterna jämfördes med en grupp där olinjär frek

The aim of this study was to examine how Swedish befrienders explain their relationship with befriendees who has interventions by the law of LSS, and how this can be understood in relation to the concept of friendship and professionality. This study was based on semi-structural interviews in which seven different befrienders participated. Two main themes were discussed: friendship and professional

The aim of this study was to elucidate which knowledge professionals who work at social services and sheltered accommodations, consider to be important and which experiences they have gained in their work with girls/women who have been exposed to violence and threats. But we also wanted to examine how professionals work on the basis of available methods and interventions. The study was conducted u

The purpose of the study is to examine how companies are applying employer branding in social media and how these activities affect potential employees’ engagement. Engagement on social media has been analyzed according to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions using a mixed method content analysis.

I svensk rätt kan kretsen för vem som kan dömas som gärningsman utvidgas genom att döma flera personer i medgärningsmannaskap. När flera personer tillsammans uppfyller brottsrekvisiten i en straffbelagd gärning, kan domstolen döma flera gärningsmän. Hur begreppet har tillämpats i praktiken av både åklagare och domare, har fått stor kritik. Praxis på området spretar åt olika håll, vilket ger knapph

Merparten studier som har undersökt hur nattjour påverkar prestation, hälsa och säkerhet, har genomförts i USA där det är vanligt med mycket långa arbetsveckor och arbetspass. Aktuell studie avsåg undersöka effekter av nattjour beträffande kognitiv funktion, riskutsatthet och belastning, under förhållanden representativa för svensk sjukvårdsorganisation. I studien deltog 30 läkare i södra Sverige,Most studies examining how on call duty nighttime affects performance, health and safety, were conducted in the United States where long working weeks and shifts are common. The current study examined the effects of on call duty nighttime on physician´s performance and strain under conditions representative for Swedish healthcare organization. The study enrolled 30 physicians from southern Sweden,

In the world today 2.5 billion have no access to improved sanitation. This causes social, economic and environmental consequences and therefore weakens all three pillars of sustainability. The sanitation deficit although decreasing in relative terms has increased in absolute numbers since 1990. Conventional water-based systems are costly, pollute the environment and require heavy resource use. Thi

Abstract The purpose of this essay is to study how the state governs the population in Sweden 1809-1870. The period from the “revolutionary” government of 1810 to the 1870's is a period of change in Sweden, when old feudal institutions are put under great pressure from economic and social change. The state changes, its relation to the local society changes, and new methods of power and polit

This thesis is about Villa Adriana at Tivoli in Rome, more specifically about a particular part of the complex, the High Ground. It is a study of four neighboring structures on the High Ground: the Grotto, the Great Trapezium, the Temple of Pluto and the Mausoleum. They all belong to an area which has the grandest effect of all, according to some scholars. The aim of this thesis is to investigate

Fossil fuel subsides are estimated to between 523‐1900 billion USD per year, depending on how subsidies are defined. Phasing out fossil fuel subsides is therefore considered a first best solution towards more sustainable energy systems and making progress on fossil fuel subsidy reform has a big potential for climate change mitigation. Also in Sweden that has among the highest environmental taxes i

Statliga utredningar tillskriver lärare fullt ansvar för elevutfall och de låga resultaten och satsar därför på att höja lärarkompetens. Eftersom läroplanen är ett statligt styrdokument är det befogat att anta att grundskolans läroplan Lgr11 är det dokument som bestämmer vilken lärarkompetens som behövs för att undervisa i grundskolan med de uppsatta målen och riktlinjerna. Syftet med det här arb

The purpose of this study was to illustrate and examine how social workers professional identity shapes and maintains when they work in an arena where social work is not in focus. We used a qualitative method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interview guide. We interviewed nine professional social workers who works in three different field - probation, hospital and school. Profe

Somalia has been a failed state since 1991, which has made it questionable whether the country would be able to rebuild its state. This thesis aims at understanding the factors affecting the state-building process in the country based on voices from interviewees belonging to the “International community” and the “Somali diaspora”. To gain an understanding of what implications the factors could hav

Author: Jannica Nilsson Wallberg, Josefine Attnarsson Title: Substance abuse and pregnancy - Who is responsible for the unborn? A qualitative study from the professional perspective on compulsory treatment of pregnant substance abusers in Sweden and Norway [translated title] Supervisor: Eva Palmblad The purpose of this study was to examine the concept of compulsory treatment of pregnant women wi

From its beginnings in 2001, the World Social Forum (WSF) has gained notice as a manifestation of ‘grassroots globalization.’ Is this new political formation of transnational activists an open space for organizations to gather, or does it constitute a social movement itself? The present study examines this debate among analysts and participants, using ethnographic data collected via participant-ob

The aim of this study was to examine which impact it has on young people to grow up and live in Landskrona and their views of their future in light of the negative image that exists of the city and its people in the media. To get a better understanding we also choose to highlight what the youths consider significant in their lives. There were eight young people in the age 18-20 who participated in

Authors: Ferida Kaffoshy & Nasrin Shahmohammadi Title: “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor” – a qualitative study on pregnant women that abuse drugs. [translated title] Supervisor: Anett Schenk The aim of the essay is to explore what kinds of attitudes, support, and biases drug abusing pregnant women might face in society to understand whether these women are treated similarly as non-

Abstract Author: Magnus Persson Title: Fas 3 and unemployment – a discourse analysis of the fas 3 debate. [Translated title] Supervisor: Anders Östnäs Assessor: Carina Tigervall The aim of this study was to describe and examine the conceptions and assumptions about unemployment which can be seen in the debate of the Swedish labour market program fas 3. In 2007 the relatively new right wing governm

Coffee production systems are experiencing climate change stress in a multitude of ways. One of the ways in which climate change manifests itself in coffee systems is through the evolution of pest and disease populations. Global coffee production is thereby recognized as vulnerable to climate change, particularly the lives of those that rely on coffee for their livelihoods. Reducing vulnerability