By using Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s discourse theory, the debate about military spending and the state of the Swedish national defence is examined. The material used is newspapers in Sweden and the period of interest is December 2012-May 2013. The discourse that is discernible in the debate is deconstructed by exposing the chain of equivalence that establishes meaning within it. The concl

This thesis concerns the patterns of organization visible within the context that is the Scanian runestones in relation to roads, organized clustering and energy-conservativity. As well as the digital methods increasingly used to analyze such patterns. Using FMIS databases and LIDAR-elevation data it analyses the long, spread out lines of runestones visible in the landscape through GIS spatial-sta

In this thesis we present a method for the calculation of finite volume corrections to the sunset diagram, for arbitrary masses and powers of the propagators. We also present numerical results showing the dependence of these corrections on the volume, which is an exponential decay for large volumes. The results are of high relevance since they can be used in Chiral Perturbation Theory to asses the

This paper has adopted a discursive approach in examining and analyzing discursive formation of Palestinian national identity under the circumstances of conflict and through the impact and channels of politics. Through the methodology of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis and Daniel Bar-Tal’s theory about societal beliefs, two political and public speeches are analyzed. The speeches h

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The aim of this paper is to provide more insight of nonviolence into the field of Peace and Conflict studies. In an effort to reach this aim three acknowledged thinkers of nonviolence and their ideas have been analyzed, consequently Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Gene Sharp. The theories of pacifism/nonviolence and realism, in combination with an analysis of ideas were utilized to foun

Uppsatsen utforskar hur hen används av dagstidningar efter det att boken Kivi & Monsterhund populariserade pronomet i början av 2012. Studien använder sig av kvantitativ innehållsanalys av Aftonbladet och Svenska Dagbladets artiklar innehållande hen. Det statistiska materialet analyseras med stöd av teorierna om medielogik och diffusion av innovation. Fokus ligger på i vilken kontext ordet anv

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka huruvida förvärv av publika företag inom energiindustrin på den europeiska marknaden skapar värde för köpande och uppköpta företags aktieägare, och hur detta värde i så fall fördelas mellan dessa. Målet är att testa om det finns ett signifikant samband mellan företagsförvärv och onormal avkastning inom ovan angiven marknad. Vi undersöker även fem olika va

Kvinnor och män behandlas olika i arbetslivet. Kvinnor har svårare att göra karriär och få lika hög ekonomisk ersättning som män för samma arbete. Syftet med uppsatsen är att se hur olika könen behandlas i organisationer. De frågor som ska försöka besvaras är vilken betydelse har organisationsstruktur och organisationskultur för kvinnors deltagande i arbetslivet? Och kan sociologiska teorier förkl

The construction industry is known to hold a quite low innovation level compared to many other industries. Along with the technical development, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has entered the industry in some of today’s large and complex construction projects. BIM is an intelligent 3D-model based process used for creating and managing building projects. The purpose of this bachelor thesis is

As China modernizes, its waste management capacities are put to a test. Faced by significant pressures to find a solution for growing municipal solid waste, China’s authorities have embraced waste incineration technology as a seemingly cost-efficient alternative to landfills. Against this push, significant societal opposition against the construction of waste incinerators has been mounting. Yet wh

The purpose of this thesis was to explore gender norms, beauty ideals and social practices and the way these become ‘visible’ on the Japanese female body as (re)producing the ideal Japanese femininity and skin color in particular. In order to achieve that, I investigate and identify these norms, the mechanisms that implement them on the body and the attitudes and expression of resistance against t

Over the past decades, the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been renowned and identified as being able to significantly contribute to poverty alleviation and development. Yet, research on CSR in developing countries remains rather scarce. This thesis presents a preliminary empirical assessment of the nature of CSR in Senegal. Through an embedded mixed method design, both broad n

In this thesis, the focus is on the trade relations between Estonia and selected Asian countries based on their importance, aiming to identify the current trade flows, changes within them over time and the reasons behind these changes. Furthermore, the comparative advantage of Estonia in relation to those countries should be revealed. The main research question is how the trade flows have changed

The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the recent growth figures of China and understand whether China will be able to sustain its outstanding economic growth pattern, in a time when it needs to rebalance its economy from investments towards domestic consumption. In fact, if China does not rebalance its economy to a consumption-­led economy, it might face difficulties to repay the massive investm

Foreign aid and its success in generating economic growth is a heavily debated issue. Even though the primary goal of foreign aid might be to reduce poverty, generating economic growth is likely to be an important component in this matter. Widespread poverty in the sub-Saharan African region despite fifty years as recipients of foreign aid might indicate that aid has not been successful in promoti

In Nepal, dams have been targeted as the most viable means of energy generation. However, dam projects often necessitate the relocation and resettlement of people to make way for reservoirs; processes that may pose great challenges for affected people, given that their homes, land, and livelihoods are lost to some extent. This thesis analyzes the challenges facing the Nepali state in ensuring th

The relations between the Chinese government and philanthropic organizations is complex and in a state of flux and rapid change. The fragmented nature of Chinese politics and local autonomy further contribute to the regional variations of philanthropy. The author examines two representative models of cooperation between government and philanthropic organizations in Yunnan and Shenzhen to explore d

Universidad de Barcelona är ett av de äldsta och det största offentliga universitetet i Katalonien. På universitetet läser ca 90.000 studenter från hela världen och man räknar med 5306 professorer och forskare. 2007 fick universitetet sin första policy för jämställdhet, ett dokument som författats av sex utvalda kvinnor på universitetet. Genom detta arbete följer vi denna policys skapande, kommiss