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The thesis investigates the municipal government of teaching efforts towards inclusive education of students with special needs. The focus is on the development of a definition of the 'normal' student through municipal inclusive education policies. The theoretical point of departure is a gender perspective on the concept of 'normal' combined with Michel Foucault's concept of go
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the empowerment potential of non-member based development NGOs. I argue that there is a need to be more aware of the underlying concept of power when talking about empowerment to this end a framework for analysis, identifying different kinds of power is developed. The method used is a qualitative field study located in Bangladesh. Two organisations that co
The purpose of this thesis was to outline and analyze functions, impacts and challenges of collective action among farmer groups in rural Kenya. The thesis was guided by questions related to how and why farmers cooperate, what the outcomes of collective action on the individual and community level with regard to social and human capital are, and what challenges these farmer groups face. To fulfill
Parodi är en uttrycksform med en dokumenterad existens som löper tillbaka till det antika Greklands dagar. Även om parodier är vanligast förekommande i relation till upphovsrättsskyddade verk, är stundtals även varumärken måltavlan för parodister. Medan EU:s upphovsrättsliga lagstiftning innehåller ett uttryckligt undantag för parodier, saknar Unionens varumärkesrätt det. Varumärkesparodister måstParody is a form of expression with documented existence tracing back to the days of ancient Greece. Although parody is mostly prevalent in relation to works protected by copyright law, parodists occasionally targets trade marks. While the copyright law of the EU contains an explicit exception allowing parody of copyrighted work, the Union’s trade mark law does not. Trade mark parodists must there
This thesis focuses on participatory development discourse in Sweden’s support to civil society in developing countries, channelled through Swedish civil society organisations with which Sida has framework agreements. The thesis uses a modified version of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis, with an operationalisation of participatory development discourse that defines it as either for
Although the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of easily accessible medicines, a reactive pharmaceutical industry and the effects of how the same industry sector is regulated, the EU’s pharmaceutical regulations still have apparent flaws. Therefore, this WPR study intends to visualize how EC, EFPIA, and CEO have tried to maintain or undermine these regulations over time. To enabl
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a global debate on intellectual property rights involving various actors including nation states, civil society, and business. In October 2020, South Africa and India proposed that certain intellectual property rights on COVID-19 health products should be temporarily waivered for the remainder of the pandemic invoking strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry
The current global trade scenario has a large infrastructural gap, which limits the possibilities for physical distribution of goods among different countries or continents. The ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ will be used to close this gap. Tetra Pak being global organisation would like to explore the possibilities of using rail transport in BRI. For this reason, they would like to evaluate the benefi
This thesis explores inclusive place branding in Swedish municipalities as well as how municipal place branding practitioners view the inclusion of citizens in place branding. Place branding as a field has received sharp criticism from researchers for being too market-oriented and for not including the reality of the citizens in theplace brand. These researchers call for an inclusive place brandin
This case study investigates the difference in availability of leaving certificates between municipally owned school and independently owned schools in Malmö municipality. It discusses how the change from analogue documents to digital documents will affect availability and for whom. The case study builds on a desktop study, and four interviews with experts in the field and a survey to schools in M
Åre municipality, a well-known skiing resort in Sweden, has been classified as a primary risk area for landslides, due to a combination of global warming and increased pressure from expansion. The purpose of this study is to explore options to strengthen climate adaptation planning and reduce vulnerability in Åre. This thesis is a qualitative single-case study with results relevant for sensitive m
The conflict between the right to data protection and the right of access to documents is mirrored in the Regulations embodying these rights, as they appear to have conflicting end-goals. The two main conflicts are, first, between the Article 8 of Regulation 45/2001 and the Article 6(1) of Regulation 1049/2001, and second, between the Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation 45/2001 or the principle of purpo
In this thesis I will argue that there needs to be a certain balance in municipal planning between flexible and strong governance in this regard. With the help of a report from the European Commission, I will approach this subject from an economic resilience perspective. Among the literature used to analyze this thesis’ subject, an article exploring economic resilience by Boschma stands out in my
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to study the contradiction between planing both a dense and green city. This contradiction can be explained as a conflict of space, where green areas are deprioritized and replaced with buildings and streets. Further on this thesis aims to examine how pocket parks can be used to alleviate this contradiction and achieve sustainable development in planing for a den
The presence of the police in social media may be considered going against the otherwise factual, professional and impartial authority which they are lawfully required to maintain. This, as a result of social media communication tending to be less formal than traditional methods of communication. The aim of this thesis is to examine the social media presence of the Swedish Police from several dif
National identity is used as a representation of what a country wants to transmit as its own impression of ‘self’, and usually it is formed around the concept of an ‘other’. Nonetheless, if two national identities are contradictory; it can hinder the development of desirable bilateral relations, which is the case of Japan and South Korea. Taking the Takeshima/Dokdo territorial dispute as a referen
This thesis is a case study exploring opportunity spaces in path development for offshore wind power in Skåne, Sweden, from 2000 to March, 2023. By exploring interactions between policies and actors in the region, it contributes to path development literature with a more complex interpretation of agency in opportunity spaces for development. The thesis outlines how actors strategically adapt their
