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This thesis examines the impact of asexual identification on individuals in Japan. It deploys Identity Process Theory to analyze self-identification processes and argues that the unique experience of asexual individuals requires divergence as a supplementary process. In addition, it examines the threats that self-identified asexual individuals face in their environment and the strategies that they

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att få kunskap om den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Min avsikt är att undersöka och få förståelse för lärarnas upplevelser av den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Uppsatsen undersöker den individuella lönesättningen ur ett kritiskt perspektiv och jag vill därmed få kunskap och förståelse om eventuella följder av dThe purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge of the individual salaries within the public sector. My intention is to explore and gain understanding teachers' experiences of the individual salaries within the public sector. The essay examines the individual salaries from a critical perspective, and I would thus gain knowledge of the possible consequences of this system. The thesis is a qualit

The perception on innovation as a territorial phenomenon is based on successful examples of various innovative territorial agglomerations, e.g. clusters. Knowledge and industry-related information is more abundant and accessible for the firms engaged in clusters. However, rapidly growing number of innovative cross-border clusters signifies that international cooperation is also advantageous for in

Renewable energy is increasingly gaining currency as a sustainable substitute for fossil fuels. Iceland has been framed as one of the world’s renewable energy success cases and the country’s renewable energy production has multiplied in recent decades. This thesis approaches Iceland’s renewable energy sector from a critical perspective. It investigates the dominant discourse around the expansion o

Today it is not only people that are described as having an identity, also products, brands and even places are assigned different qualities and characteristics to make it easier for individuals to identify with them. Through theses types of identification individuals are expected to become more dedicated to the place and therefore more willing to promote it to others through different channels su

The EU has recently shifted its trade policy from multilateralism to bilateralism, and this has highly affected Turkey via the existing trade regime with the EU. The aim of this dissertation is to analyse the reactions of current actors in Turkey to the EU’s increasing FTAs with third countries in the EU-Turkey trade regime context. To do this, a theoretical framework has been established by using

This thesis investigates how immigrant tour guides negotiate identity and belonging through the act of guiding tourists from their country of origin in their country of residence. The study frame tours not merely as cultural encounters but as performative and affective spaces of self-representation. Focusing exclusively on the guides’ perspectives, it draws on semi-structured interviews with immig

In many countries, the oil and gas industry (OGI) faces a sociotechnical problem related to illegal tapping, a complex phenomenon involving stealing products from pipelines. This study analyses the network constitution to understand and tackle this phenomenon, called ”clandestine diversion” (CD), which is the theft of oil and its derivatives products through illegal tappings of onshore pipelin

This thesis examines why road transport was initially excluded from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and what factors contributed to its later inclusion in the EU ETS 2. This thesis will examine how environmental, economic, and political factors contributed to the shift in policy through the lens of the theories of liberal Intergovernmentalism (LI) and neofunctionalism. The research uses a

Den här rapporten kommer gå igenom designprocessen och resultatet för produkten BRIO EXPLORE; ett komplement till BRIOs tågbana. För barn är allt i världen nytt och underligt. För att tolka och förstå livet, och det som existerar runt omkring dem, använder barn lek. De övar på sociala interaktioner, låtsas att de lagar mat, städar eller odlar, härmar djurläten eller samlar stenar. Att utforska gen

This thesis examines how community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) generates peace-positive outcomes in displacement-affected communities, focused on how shared natural resources and environmental risks shape these dynamics. Designed as a qualitative multiple case study focused on Iraq and South Sudan, it draws on interviews and documents to examine the conditions under which, and the proces

This study examines how authenticity is constructed, interpreted, and negotiated through strategic communication in informal market contexts, with a focus on the Onitsha Main Market in Nigeria. While existing research often treats authenticity as a property of products or a matter of consumer perception, less attention has been paid to how it is produced through everyday market interactions. Adopt

In this digital era, it is nearly impossible for consumers to go about their daily lives without leaving a trail of digital footprints for companies to track. This datafication and ongoing surveillance enable marketing interventions based on preferences, interests, demographics, past behavior, taste of others, and online engagements like comments, likes, reviews, digital footprints, and ratings to

The Roma population of Sweden has been oppressed by the government for hundreds of years, which has been manifested through lack of civil rights, forced sterilisations and expulsion from society. Today, however, the government aims to include the Roma through various strategies for Roma integration. Although explicit discrimination is not the case anymore, prejudice is often persistent in society.

Apart from the previous writings about fetishism within a paraphilic discourse in the medical and psychology fields, fetishism, from an individual perspective, is a rather under-studied field and somewhat of a blind spot in the adjoining field of BDSM-studies in both a Swedish and international context. Fetishism can be defined as the ability of feeling a sense of satisfaction when handling or bei

The term “phoenix man” is often used by the Internet users to describe the man who grew up in the rural areas but later studied or worked in the cities. The purpose of this research is to analyze how the “phoenix man” is understood by the online public and what social facts or implications reflected by this term. The research employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative method: online obs

To the reader acquainted with academic discourses about working time reduction, the public discussion about such a policy seems incomplete. This raises the question of how and why certain academic discourses are taken up in the public debate, while others are excluded. This thesis aims at developing a theoretical framework to explore this question in the light of social power relations. It thereby

The thesis focuses on the agency of young Indonesian women audiences promoted by an Indonesia television talk show, Mata Najwa. The aim of the thesis is understanding the engagement of young Indonesian women with the programme and how they acquire knowledge from this public discussion talk show as their resource in having civic talk about political and social issues in Indonesia. It also explores