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Chinese orthodox philosophy is often described as communitarian and characterised by the concept of positive freedom, which, defined by Isaiah Berlin's two concepts of liberty, deems it necessity to curb individual freedom for the good of a community. Still, some orthodox Chinese writers also use aspects of negative freedom, insisting on a sphere of individual freedom that no authority can cur
The purpose of the thesis was to introduce the general process of the Modern Guide Dog Movement in Japan. The research was conducted by the fieldwork in Tokyo, spring 2011, under a main contribution from the Japan Guide Dog Association through interviews and participant observations. An in-depth study of the three-stage Modern Guide Dog Movement in Japan is presented and discussed in the thesis. D
Sinusitis is a common disease caused by a virus or bacteria, with 84% to 91% of cases caused by a viral pathogen. However, physicians prescribe antibiotics for this disease in 85% of all cases. GPX Medical is a company working on the development of a medical device which, by means of absorption spectroscopy, can determine whether the disease is caused by virus or bacteria supporting, thus, the doc
Rollen som ambassadör betraktas som en prestigefylld position med stort diplomatiskt ansvar. I och med att chefsposten är prestigefylld och att det är regeringen som utser positionerna finns det en risk att tjänsterna politiseras för att påverka verksamheten och göra styrningen lättare eller för att belöna trogna medarbetare. Vi vill undersöka utsträckningen av denna politisering av ambassadörsrol
Nanomaterials are used extensively in industry and daily life but comparatively little is known about the possible health effects. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are two metal nanoparticles that have been intensively studied. AgNPs due to their antibacterial effect and AuNPs due to good intrinsic properties and the fact that they are highly biocompatible. Extracellular
Allt fler europeiska länder har börjat förespråka och genomföra omläggningar av den offentliga sektorn för att stärka kommunernas kapacitet att klara välfärdsuppdraget. Trots att diskussionen om förhöjda statliga bidrag, interkommunal samverkan och kommunsammanslagningar även nått Sverige har inga större förändringar skett i praktiken. Den här fåfallsstudien kommer att undersöka sambandet mellan k
En diskursiv undersökning av målet “trygghet” i svensk politik under finans- och flyktingkrisen, undersöker hur målet om trygghet kan förstås utifrån två svenska politiska debatter, följande flyktingkrisen 2015 samt finanskrisen 2008. Genom ett diskursteoretiskt perspektiv, närmare bestämt Carols Bacchis WPR metod, analyseras trygghet som mål för politiken i respektive politikområde. Trygghetsbegr
I denna studie prövas Ingleharts och Welzels moderniseringsteori, där värderingar står i fokus i analysen av mänsklig utveckling. Inglehart och Welzel fastslår ett starkt samband mellan självförverkligande värderingar och demokrati. Sambandet för sekulär-rationella värderingar ses som mindre starkt och i större utsträckning beroende av kollektiva handlingar att utlösa effekten av värderingarna. Ge
Att klimatet förändras är ett faktum som kräver kraftiga åtgärder. Problematiken återspeglas i EU:s klimatpolitiska utveckling och år 2019 presenterades den europeiska gröna given av Europeiska Kommissionen. I en beskrivande idéanalys ämnar denna uppsats med Kommissionens förslag som material undersöka de idéer som återfinns. Med en teoretisk grund i tre världsbilder har ett analytiskt ramverk m
We live in a digitalized world where visuals are as essential to us as they have never been. Tourism and hospitality are not an exception here but rather examples of huge dependence on visual culture. Due to the fast spread of digital technologies, new forms of virtual mobilities have been intensified including services for choosing accommodation on digitalized platforms. Airbnb.com and Couchsurfi
Kinas ekonomiska tillväxt och militära expansion de senaste tre decennierna har enligt många förändrat maktbalansen i det världspolitiska systemet. Kunskapen om hur liberala aktörer, däribland USA, förhåller sig till detta förändrade politiska och ekonomiska landskap är därför av stor betydelse i studier om internationella relationer. I denna uppsats kartläggs Clinton-, Obama- och Trump-administra
Sleep is a crucial part of our lives, as we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. In a digital age, mobile apps on smartphones play an important role in self-improvement regarding sleep. Gamification techniques can be particularly employed by app designers to strengthen users’ motivation and participation. This thesis aims to take an empirical focus examining the ways in which gamification
Does the increase in descriptive representation of Māori legislators in the New Zealand House of Representatives have a positive impact on the substantive representations of Māori related issues in terms of legislation? This study is based on a content analysis of New Zealand legislation during two distinct terms of office, 1999 to 2002 and 2005 to 2008, in which the ambition is to find acts that
I föreliggande uppsats undersöks de två analysenheterna Finland och Sverige i en fallstudie som berör utbildning. Den huvudsakliga utgångspunkten för studien ligger i observationen att Sverige har ett utbildningssystem med markant fler oberoende skolor och friskolor, medan Finland har ett system som till synes är mer strikt kring detta. Vi har med hjälp av vårt metodval, processpårning, ämnat bely
The European Union and human rights, LGBTI rights included, are often considered to be closely interconnected. This seemingly straightforward image is, however, more complex than it might seem. LGBTI rights occupy a rather slim part of EU legislation, and Member States are not on the same page regarding the issue. Against this backdrop, this thesis aims to bring more clarity to the intersection be
How audiences engage with news has not always gotten a lot of attention in academic and industry research; and, even then, it is often studied in terms of exposure and interaction. This does not fully capture the dynamism and multidimensionality of this phenomenon; and industry attempts to apply market principles to engagement risks depoliticizing and reducing it to economic values. Rather than po
Media literacy has been described as the ability of a citizen to access, critically analyze, and produce media content for specific outcomes. It also involves an awareness of the impact of media in the society and an understanding of media processes. More so, there are scholarly views that suggest that media literacy is a foundational skill for democracy. Here, the focus is not only on a media lit
This thesis explores hate speech on social media from the individual perspective of the bystander audience. Four qualitative group interviews with three participants each were conducted to understand in what ways they experience and engage with hate speech comments on social media platforms targeting German politicians. The debate in Germany surrounding hate speech has risen in the last year, as a
Older women have long been invisible and marginalized in society and culture at large because of the ‘gendered’ ageist stereotypes towards them. Especially, ageist stereotypes towards older women have been reinforced by their invisibility and stereotypical portrayals in traditional media. However, with the rise of social media, elderly women have become visible in society bypassing the gatekeepers
