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A New Frontier for North Korean Human Rights Activism? A qualitative case study on North Korean defector-activist Park Yeonmi and her use of social media

The present thesis sought to inspect the yet-unexplored digital dimension of North Korean human rights activism, aiming to uncover the strategic digital communication wielded by a selected case study. The research was thus based on an explorative qualitative inquiry of the social media activity of Park Yeonmi, one of the most renowned North Korean defectoractivists in the West. A total of 90 eleme

Reviving a Neighbourhood in the Old City Center of The Hague - Water as a Strategic Tool for Boosting the Economic, Social, and Ecological Sustainability

Canals have always been an important part of The Netherlands and played a big role within the urban development of the cities. As many of the canals lost their functions by the 19th century, a lot were replaced with streets infrastructure. Replacing the canals with streets has affected the overall ambience of many neighbourhoods in The Netherlands. The elimination of the water element caused many

Att tala är silver men att tiga likaså: En kvalitativ studie om konsumenters resonemang kring CSR-kommunikation inom fast fashion

Denna studie har för avsikt att undersöka hur nuvarande och potentiella konsumenter till H&M, ett fast fashion-varumärke, kan ställa sig till och resonera kring digital kommunikation om ett CSR-samarbete med den idéburna organisationen WWF. Två varumärken vars verksamheter motsäger varandra. Studien utgår ifrån ett ontologiskt socialkonstruktivistiskt perspektiv och ett epistemologiskt gadamerThe purpose of this paper is to examine how current and potential consumers of H&M, a fast fashion brand, interpret digital communication regarding their CSR collaboration with the organization WWF. Two brands whose operations contradict. The study is rooted in an ontological social constructivist perspective and an epistemological Gadamerian hermeneutic perspective. Based on the study's t

Turning a threat of climate migration into an opportunity for development? The gendered logics of the Asian Development Bank’s climate migration discourses

Climate migration is an emerging topic of research and policymaking in the region of Asia and the Pacific. Migration in the context of climate change is mediated by social, political, and historical factors not solely dependent on the impacts of climate change. Also, migration, including climate migration, is a socially unequal process and has differential impacts on people based on their identity

By Vice or Virtue: Does it Pay Off to Sin During Market Downturns?

This paper investigates sin stock characteristics through relative return performance compared to the global market index MSCI World, defining stock defensiveness towards market movements (i.e. recession resistance) and abnormal amounts of excess returns. This was achieved by constructing a sin stock portfolio; SINDEX, containing stocks from the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons and defence, fos

The battle for talent

This thesis is placed in the context of talent management and revolves around the phenomena of talent and talent wars. The two phenomena have received increased attention in the talent management discourse during the last decades as the international competitiveness for talents among organizations has become amplified. The purpose of this thesis has been to explore, analyze and compare different p

Urban design och hållbar mobilitet : är urban design en förutsättning för hållbar mobilitet?

The aim of this study is to understand how urban design can be used in order to integrate and create conditions for sustainable mobility. This is done at both national and municipal level by choosing two municipalities, Malmö and Linköping municipality. The methods used are document analysis and interviews with employees at each municipality. The analysis is done according to the theoretical frame

A Culture Clash in Gender Equality: Exploring Female Membership within the Hare Krishna Movement in Sweden

This thesis centers on the continued participation and agency of women in Sweden within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, despite its direct culture clash with Nordic egalitarian policy. While also addressing the translation of religious belonging into an identity given the increased interaction with the surrounding secular environment of Sweden. The motivation behind

Playing a two-faced game in a changing arena: A Neo-Gramscian analysis of China's policy on Latin America

The position of The People’s Republic of China in international relations has developed significantly during the 21st century. In Latin America, growing Chinese engagement has been particularly visible. The purpose of this thesis is to gain better understanding of China’s increasing influence in Latin America over time, examine possible power relations, as well as discuss if the country can be see

Financial brands taking a stand: Exploring the impact of advertised social activism on a brand's image in the financial services sector

The purpose of this research paper is to explore the perceptions of advertised social activism and its impact on a financial services sector brand's image. The study is of a qualitative and inductive nature based on literature review along with findings of 12 semi-structured interviews. This paper's findings suggest that a favourable impact of advertised social activism on consumer percept

Risk Perception and Protective Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Among Pregnant People in Sweden

Few have been left unaffected by the outbreak and consequent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. One group of people, namely those pregnant during the pandemic, faced a unique set of circumstances that this research has aimed to understand. The purpose of this research was to contribute to filling the knowledge gap by delving into the risk perception and protective behaviours adapted by pregnant peop

Experiences of Vulnerability and Precariousness during the COVID-19 pandemic

This research critically examines the experiences of the pandemic for youths of the generation “i- Gen”. Concretely, the research focuses on the experiences revealed in qualitative interviews in comparison to existing research on precarity and youth studies, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research is to analyze young people's stories through the theoretical lens of

När man använder sig själv som redskap - En kvalitativ studie om sekundär traumatisk stress och kuratorers upplevelser av emotionellt arbete inom vuxenpsykiatrin

The aim of this study was to examine counselors' emotional management in their work with patients who have been exposed to trauma during their life. The chosen method to implement this study was through qualitative semi-structured interviews with six counselors who are currently working or have experience of working in adult psychiatry. Three different theories were used to analyze the results

Uniformen & Utsattheten: Polisers upplevelser av bemötande, hot och våld i yttre tjänst

Att vara polis innebär ett stort ansvar samtidigt som utsatthet, hot och våld för yrkesgruppen är ett utbrett fenomen. Därutöver är polisyrket en manligt dominerad bransch, där kvinnor utgör en minoritet, varför det är aktuellt att undersöka hur kvinnliga polisers arbetssituation ser ut mot denna bakgrund. Den här studien (n = 31) använde ett kvantitativt enkätinstrument med kvalitativa inslag förThreat and violence is common for police officers to endure. In addition, the police profession is a male-dominated area, where women constitute a minority, hence it is relevant to study female police officers’ work situation in relation to these factors. This study (n = 31) used a quantitative measurement with qualitative elements to investigate the behavior and attitudes, threats and violence th

Increased abdominal obesity, adverse psychosocial factors and shorter telomere length in subjects reporting early ageing; the MONICA Northern Sweden Study

Background: The rate of biological ageing is individual and represents the steady decrease in physiological and mental functions. Adverse social factors have been shown to influence this process. Self-perceived early ageing (SEA) might be a useful indicator of early biological ageing and increased mortality risk. The aim of this population-based study was to identify markers of SEA, including telo

Global Climate Governance beyond 2012: an Introduction

Future historians might remember the period 2009-2012 as a turning point in the political response to global warming and climate change. The 1980s were a time of agenda-setting in which climate change became accepted as a political problem; the 1990s saw the first institutionalization through adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992 and its Kyoto Protocol in 19

Flowers to the Ocean

The purpose of this book is to grasp the presence of Candomblé in the Brazilian society and more specifically in the city of Salvador da Bahia. Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion practised by approximately thirty five million Brazilians, today. Brazil is a country whose cultural diversity is characterised by social contrasts. The Candomblé religion has culturally mixed roots and as both part