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Through violence, war, and persecution millions of people are forced to cross borders to escape death. Yet, worldwide discriminatory state practices daily deny millions of forced migrants access to safe territory. Among those crossing borders are persons without the right to carry travel documents as members of a state. Most often the group of people is known as stateless refugees. Statelessness,
AI has become a prominent topic in discussion concerning defence, innovation and disinformation. While the societal benefits of AI have been widely recognized, forming the basis for Sweden’s expanded promotion of AI– the implications of certain AI technologies have nevertheless been framed as harmful, and in some cases even dangerous. The aim of this thesis is to examine how AI is constructed in S
This thesis examined how South Korea manages the tension between the promotion of soft masculinity through cultural figures as part of its international nation branding strategy and the domestic enforcement of militarized citizenship grounded in hegemonic masculinity through conscription. Drawing primarily on theories of nation branding, the research analyzed how masculinities are strategically co
This thesis investigates how human rights responsibility is constructed and negotiated between the Zambian state and foreign mining companies in Zambia’s mining sector under conditions of economic dependence on foreign investment. The study is motivated by observations from an internship in Zambia, where mining was consistently framed as central to development while questions of responsibility rem
Despite the growing importance of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a key tool to assess the environmental impact of products and services, many companies struggle with its implementation, lacking internal structures and capabilities to incorporate it into their operations. This thesis aims to understand the factors influencing companies' implementation of LCA, examining both drivers and barriers
Objectives: Contemporary development cooperation increasingly promotes participation,localization, and local ownership as central goals, while donor governments place strongerdemands on transparency, measurable results, and financial control. These ambitions do notalways fit easily together. This thesis examines how accountability is constructed andinterpreted in Sweden’s development cooperation w
The unprecedented decline in external health aid has disrupted health services across low- and middle-income countries, many of which are simultaneously facing rising levels of non-communicable diseases and weak primary healthcare, increasing the need to examine how donor-driven non-communicable disease programmes can be sustained beyond programme completion. This thesis unfolds how sustainability
As global steel demand continues to rise, the steel industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its energy consumption. Conventional cooling is inefficient, and novel technologies have the potential to improve these processes. One promising approach is the use of pulsating flow to enhance heat transfer during cooling of hot steel plates. In this thesis Infrasonik’s infrasound cooling solution is
There are around 200 000 children being witnessed and/or being exposed to domestic violence in Sweden. However, there is a low amount that leads to any sort of conviction. This study addresses challenges that child interrogators face during interrogations with children. How they navigate the challenges together with the revised NICHD protocol and how the interrogators discuss the emotional demands
Popular Abstract in Swedish Mellan 0.3 och 2.1 % av alla barn föds med portvins fläckar (PWS). Till skillnad mot vissa andra kärlmissbildningar försvinner inte PWS utan tvärtom blir många mer blåröda och tjockare med åren. Majoriteten av patienterna upplever sig vara negativt psykosocialt påverkade av sitt PWS i jämförelse med jämnåriga. Dessa negativa upplevelser minskar efter behandlingarna.(Se This thesis covers 12 years of experience in treating patients with congenital capillary malformations, so called port wine stains (PWS). The wide variation in treatment response to laser therapy has developed a profound need for the development of objective devises to measure treatment outcome, so that the maximum effectiveness of therapy can be achieved without unnecessary treatments. The purpos
The purpose of this thesis is to examine knowledge production around globalisation and politics in Attac Sweden. As a part of the global justice movement that emerged in the 1990s, the organisation Attac Sweden related to a larger process. Attac Sweden was also central in debates about globalisation in the Swedish political context around the years 2000 and 2001. This study is based both on ethnog
Liquid foams are dispersions of closely packed gas bubbles within a liquid phase. They are commonly encountered in daily life, such as in food and cosmetics, and are extensively used in industry due to their unique mechanical properties, exhibiting both solid-like and liquid- like behavior. However, predicting the rheological behavior of liquid foams remains a challenge due to the complex interpla
Across the EU, wildfires are becoming an increasingly devastating threat, placing growing pressure on investment in prevention. This thesis examines whether the greening of EU investment fund regulations governing the European Regional Development Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development between the 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programming periods has produced a regulatory architec
Konceptet city branding har växt fram som ett strategiskt verktyg i syfte att uppnå positiva uppfattningar av en stad bland invånarna samt attrahera de som vill bosätta sig på, investera i eller besöka platsen. Evenemang och festivaler har visat sig vara populära strategier ämnade att skapa mervärde i värdstadens samhälls- skikt, som bidrar till det varumärke och den image som önskas. Malmö är enThe concept of city branding has emerged as a strategic tool in order to achieve positive perceptions of a city among residents and to attract those who want to live, invest or visit the location. Events and festivals have proven popular strate- gies in order to create added value in all societal aspects of the host-city, contrib- uting to the brand and image as desired. Malmö is a multidimensiona
Title: Training Organisational Soldiers: Leadership and Control in Trainee Programs Authors: Anna Piela and Annika Theiss Supervisor: Jens Rennstam Submission Date: May 22, 2015 Purpose: The purpose of our research is to provide a more critical perspective on leadership and leadership development within the context of trainee programs. Therefore we aim to understand how leadership is constructed i
The low levels of workforce participation achieved by Sweden’s immigrants is an issue that has challenged policymakers for over 35 years. Recently, the significance of this issue in the minds of Swedish voters has been made clear, as Sweden elected the first far-right anti-immigration party into parliament in almost 20 years. In late 2010, in an effort to combat the ongoing issue, the government i
Rätten till familjeåterförening stadgas i såväl EU:s Familjeåterföreningsdirektiv som i den svenska utlänningslagen. Principen om familjens enhet, allas likhet inför lagen och barnets bästa är principer av stor vikt inom både internationell, europeisk och svensk rätt. Trots principer som att familjen ska hållas samman och att det ska göras vad som är möjligt för att återförena splittrade familjer,The right to family reunification is regulated in both the Family Reunification Directive of the European Union and in the Swedish Aliens Act. The principles of the family as a unit, all individuals equality towards the law and the child’s best interests, are principles of high importance in International, European and Swedish law. There are obstacles in the Swedish law preventing many families fr
Stadsutvecklingen i Storstockholm är avgörande för att staden ska kunna tillgodose alla människors behov såväl nu som på lång sikt. En viktig hållpunkt för att klara av en snabb och fungerande stadsutveckling är begreppet hållbar utveckling, som omfattas av ekologisk, social samt ekonomisk hållbarhet. Inom Svensk stadsbyggnad har hållbarhetsdebatten på senare tid gjort utrymme för ökat fokus på soSustainable development, based on the three dimensions; ecological, economic and social development, is an important concept towards a dedicated and effective development of urban areas. The urban sustainability debate within Sweden have given social problems a wider focus in recent times. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate how the ideas of social sustainability in a newly completed urban area
