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The main purpose behind this paper was to research what factors that can be seen as significant to an individual who has chosen a path of trying to become free from a drug addiction. This paper is based on qualitative interviews with eleven individuals, all interviewed once. Throughout these interviews an interview guide was used consisting of different themes, every theme had sub questions. The t
I den här studien fördjupas förståelsen kring en grupp psykologers och kuratorers upplevelser om att vara i samtal med klienter, och om hur de påverkas av den sekundära psykiska påfrestningen som kan uppkomma då. Syftet med studien är att ta reda på vilka strategier de använder för att hantera svåra samtal, samt vilka strategier de använder för att bibehålla balansen mellan arbetsliv och privatlivThe results from this study deepens the understanding of how psychologists and welfare officers experiences therapeutical consultations with clients, and also how they are affected by the secondary mental stress that may occur. The objectives of the study are to examine which strategies the interviewees use to manage the impact difficult consultations may have on them selves, as well as which stra
Cambodian migrants in the Thai construction sector, work in precarious working environments, with limited safety conditions and low wages. The use of social protection schemes has increased in recent decades, as a method of reducing the vulnerable against poverty and livelihood risks. However, despite the transformative potential of social protection, migrant workers face difficulties in accessing
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how Sweden Democrats depicts the woman and analyzes if they use the woman to legitimize their policies. I do this by reconstructing the dominant narrative while striving to analyze how they legitimize the image of her and if they use her to legitimize their policies. The material that I use is the Sweden Democrats 'Principles Program (2011), the Swedish
This study employs an approach to policy as discourse and examines the construction of gender equality in the EU Gender Action Plan II. Drawing from the poststructural premise that discourses affect how issues are being thought about and acted upon, the study seeks to scrutinize how gender equality is attributed with meaning by applying Carol Bacchi’s analytical methodology What’s the problem repr
In studies surrounding the EU, assessments usually focus on the decision-making in the first tier-rule making system between the Commission, Parliament and the Council. What this study has analyzed is the second-tier rule making system, The Comitology. This institution is built up by hundreds of different committees tackling different subjects. Each committee is represented by one representative f
Corporations and in particular large multinational enterprises are important for every countries economic growth. However, exploitation and human rights abuses due to corporate activity are repeatedly occurring in states that lacks the proper legislation, enforcement or institutions to ensure human rights protection. Thus, there is an increasing call for lead firms of MNEs to exercise human rights
The development of policy instruments with the aim to support production of electricity from renewable sources is, and has been for the last decades,an important factor when working with global environmental challenges. Compared with other countries in the EU, Sweden ranks very high when referring to the development of renewable energy production. This thesis aims to examine the policy processes t
Den utbredda gängkriminaliteten och bruket av vapen eller andra farliga föremål på offentliga platser är ständigt närvarande i den politiska debatten i Sverige. Frågor rörande vilka medel och befogenheter polisen har och bör ha återkommer frekvent och i diskussionen framkommer ofta referenser till Danmark och systemet med visitationszoner som där finns. En liknande, men inte identisk, lagstiftningThe widespread gang violence and the use of weapons in public spaces are often focal points in Swedish political debate. Questions regarding which means and authorities the police have and should have are raised frequently and references to Denmark and their system with ‘stop and search’ zones are often mentioned in the discussions. A similar, but not identical, legislation to the one in Denmark h
The majority of approaches for mass appraisal are based on global statistical models that take into account property characteristics, and, in developing countries, location variables are not often explicitly considered. The present study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as an analytical tool to develop a number of location variables and to analyze their impact in the value of properties.
This study aims to evaluate the usability of ecotope maps to predict aquatic ecological consequences of floodplain landscape changes. If successful, this method will be applied to evaluate ecological rehabilitation measures that will be carried out in order to improve the ecological status of the large river plains. Ecological value is reflected in indicator metrics for fish, aquatic vegetation, a
A discussion on whether different national interpretations sit comfortably with the rationale for the uniform Court of Justice term "worker" and whether this situation can be justified in the light of the potential unlevelling of the internal market and Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
This paper investigates the possibilities and hindrances for expressing identity and sexuality for people with intellectual disability. People with intellectual disabilities in Sweden are faced with care in special needs homes, provided by the public sector as well as private service providers and foundations. Legal support for the organized care is Lag om stöd och service till vissa funktionshind
En instabil arbetsmarknad med allt högre konkurrens skapar utmaningar för dagens företag att kostnadseffektivisera, vilket har lett till att nedskärning av personal blivit allt vanligare. Hur en nedskärningsprocess gynnar ett företag tenderar bero på en anställds upplevelse av processen som organisatorisk rättvis. Ett orättvist bemötande har visats påverka anställdas beteende och attityd till arbe
Problemställning: Vid en permafrost kommer slutförvaret för det kortlivade radioaktiva avfallet att nå temperaturer på uppskattningsvis ner till -10 °C samtidigt som det är vattenmättat. När vatten fryser sker en volymexpansion på 9%. Denna expansion kommer fylla ut alla eventuella sprickor och hålrum i det omgivande berget och skapa en sluten behållare runt förvaret. När sedan betongen i förvaret
Barn med språkstörning och barn med andra funktionshinder har ibland specifika problem med ordfinnande. Svårigheter med ordmobilisering (synonymt med ordfinnande) är inte detsamma som att ha ett begränsat ordförråd, utan definieras som de fel, eller betydande fårdröjningar, barn uppvisar när de fårsöker mobilisera ett ord som finns i deras ordfårråd och som de har använt åtskilliga gånger tidigare
The particularities surrounding the way decentralized multinational companies are structured and governed can determine the success or failure of integrating sustainability aspects into their units’ approach of doing business. The choice of pursuing a decentralized avenue over a headquarter-driven one in managing sustainability can have a significant influence over the coherence of Group1-wide str
This thesis looks at the issues of land grabbing and climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Taking the situations of small-scale farmers – the dominant group of people population-wise and producers of 90 percent of the subcontinent’s food – as its focus, it also looks at how climate change might make land grabbing worse. It is argued that climate change will do so because of: decreased agricultural
