In light of what have become known as the European migration crisis, this thesis examines the legality of one of EU’s burden-sharing responses to this perceived threat – the EU/Turkey deal on March 18 2016. For many asylum seekers, the dream of a safe haven in the EU goes through Turkey to the Greek islands, leading to a significant rise in the number of would-be asylum seekers in the EU over the

Den här uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka kollisionen som kan uppstå mellan å ena sidan människors vilja att manifestera sin religion och hälso- och sjukvårdshänsyn å andra sidan. Med anledning av två fall som nyligen aktualiserats i Sverige undersöker jag huruvida smittskyddsregler i vården kan grunda begränsning av religionsfriheten. Analysen görs utifrån ett mänskliga rättigheter- och diskrimThe aim of this essay is to investigate the conflicting interests that can arise between religious people’s will to manifest their religion on one hand and healthcare related issues on the other hand. Based upon two recent cases in Sweden I’m trying to distinguish whether hygiene regulations in healthcare are enough to limit the freedom of religion. The analysis is done from a human rights and dis

The industrial food production system have given rise to tens of thousands of local, national and international social movements concerned with food and agriculture, reacting to the perceived social and environmental failures of the industrial food system. One of the directions inside these movements is the internationally based “local food” movement. The ”local food” movement promotes small-scal

This bachelor thesis, ”You don’t bite the hand that feeds you” – A discourse analytical study of fashion journalism's limitations and consequences, studies runway reviews in order to identify the different uses of discoursive language within the so-called ’glossy’ fashion journalism. Through a qualitative discourse analytical method and approach, runway reviews from Vogue Runway have been subj

The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the consequences of Russias food embargo on the EU, USA, Canada, Australia and Norway from 2014 is depicted in the government owned newpaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta. This is done by means of a qualitative textual analysis according to professors Lennart Hellspong and Per Ledin, complemented by Russian linguistic research. The analysis is executed with a focu

This thesis constitutes an attempt to explore the characteristics of human resilience in Israeli society. The literature review shows that state institutions might not take into consideration resilience as a ‘natural’ resource developed by communities and implement programs to build or frame and “nationalize” resilience from outside. For this reason, an account on what can be termed “natural” resi

How can a European Union citizen have a say in Brussels? The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is a unique participatory democracy tool for citizens. A politically sensitive revision is currently discussed – how much should the citizens directly be involved? One of the actors involved is the European Parliament (EP). The EP has been neglected in research about the ECI, despite being one of the c

Vibrations originating from constructional work can affect the nearby soil and structures. Depending on the properties of the vibrations, these can result in settlements in the soil and damages to existing structures. Along with blasting, impact pile driving is one of the greatest sources of vibrations on a construction site. When installing a concrete pile with an impact hammer, a weight is drop

There are countless amount of questions about online learning today, this dissertation meant to extensively address two of them: the importance of control over learning pace and synchronous social learning – in other words – interactivity. Placing online learning in the context of the current participatory media landscape serves with understanding why people engage and participate and how these mo

Ämne/kurs: FEKH99, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 15 Hp. Författare: Erik Ivarsson, Michaela Lorenius och Lovisa Svensson. Handledare: Caroline Wigren Fem nyckelord: International Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Liability of Foreignness, Legitimacy och Entrepreneurial Process. Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att utifrån den insamlade empirin och med hjälp av va

Det här examensarbetet behandlar den akustiska utformningen av simhallar. Fokus ligger på de lösningar som påverkar akustiken, så som väggar, absorbenter och utformningen. Grunden till arbetet är baserat på befintlig litteratur och ny information framtaget för arbetet. Simhallar är en svår akustisk lokal där många hårda ytor och stora volymer försvårar. Detta ger en ljudmiljö med hög ljudnivå ochThe Master thesis considers acoustic design of swimming halls. Focus is put into design solutions affecting the acoustic environment such as walls, absorbents and shape. The basis is gained from literature studies and new information achieved specific for the thesis. Swimming halls are built in a certain way that makes a good acoustic environment hard to achieve. The construction consists of hard

Det finns ett behov av en helhetssyn på risksituationen i samhället för att långsiktig hållbarhet ska kunna skapas. Översiktsplanen är det första steget i den fysiska planeringen och behandlar hela kommunens geografiska område. Således är det också det första steget där riskhänsyn kan tas. Målet med detta examensarbete har därför varit att studera hur risk- och sårbarhetsfrågor beaktas i den kommuThere is a need for a more holistic perspective on societal risks in order to achieve sustainability in a long-term perspective. The municipal comprehensive plan is the first step in urban planning, and covers all of the municipal’s geographical area. Consequently, it is also the first step where a risk assessment can be conducted. The objective of this report has therefore been to study how risk

Denna studie behandlar gamification inom e-handel för att skapa kundengagemang, öka besöksfrekvens och öka lojalitet. Gamification innefattar användandet av spelmekanismer utanför en spelmiljö. E-handel är ett område som lämpar sig bra för införande av sådana system då det är en bransch med stor potential för snabb utveckling. Vi har utfört en kvalitativ intervjustudie med användare och experter m

Corporate or organizational culture is a popular topic among organizational scholars, but with the use of metaphors bridges to media and communication studies can be made. By comparing an organization with a democracy through the help of metaphors, Peter Dahlgren’s (2009) theoretical framework on civic culture can be applied and tested to explore the culture inside a private organization. In an or

Den här uppsatsen är en studie av implementeringen av Barnkonventionen i skånska kommuner, baserad på intervjuer med tjänstemän som har någon form av ansvar för barnrättsarbetet i respektive kommun samt på de offentliga dokument som berör implementeringen av barnets rättigheter i kommunerna. Som teoretiskt ramverk används Anders Sannerstedts implementeringsteori i kombination med Erik Hysing och J

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda medlemsstaternas handlingsutrymme att ställa sociala krav i offentlig upphandling ur ett inremarknadsperspektiv. Uppsatsen syftar särskilt till att utreda handlingsutrymmet vid utstationeringssituationer. Med sociala krav avses i uppsatsen främst sådana villkor som ska uppfyllas vid kontraktets fullgörande. Relevanta rättskällor är främst de primärrättsliga bestäThis paper aims to assess the scope of discretion of the Member States to include social considerations in EU public procurement law. Furthermore, the aim is to assess the discretion when the public contract may be carried out by posted workers. In this paper, social considerations will mainly refer to those concerning the performance stage, where contractors may be obliged to follow certain socia

The purpose of this study is to examine why individuals choose the clothes they do and what influence the social group and other social aspects have on this choice. More specifically, the objects of this study are the sororities Malmö Nation, Sydskånska Nation and Smålands Nation at Lund University. The paper is an ethnographic study where six individuals, active at one of these three sororities,

As data becomes more accessible and an increasing number of organizations seek to monitor their business activities, the need for reliable Business Intelligence (BI) solutions arises. This thesis is centered around a small/ medium-sized company that provides e-learning solutions. A new BI system is requested with the main purpose of providing an overview of data used for licensing. In addition, th

This thesis investigates the Swedish media’s reporting on the VW emission scandal that took place in the fall of 2015. By using a qualitative approach data was collected from three of Sweden’s largest newspapers; Aftonbladet, Expressen and Dagens Nyheter and processed with analytic tools and content analysis inspired by CDA. The aim of this study is to gain a fundamental understanding of the dynam