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This study examines the reasons behind the government participation of radical right-wing populist parties in the Nordic countries, excluding Iceland. The reasons behind the inclusion of radical right-wing populist parties in government is investigated by looking at the government cooperation between mainstream parties and radical right-wing populist parties. This cooperation is analyzed using the

The number of EU members implementing the euro, has been continuously increasing since the currency saw the light of day in 1999. One of the main arguments in favor of implementing the euro, or any other common currency for that matter is the expected gains from increased trade flows. This paper aims to examine whether such increased trade occurs from the implementation of a common currency. More

This qualitative study examines the dominant fertility discourse in Finnish media in 2019, when the total fertility rate dropped to an all-time low level, spurring media debate and political attention. The study analyses the representations and framings of fertility, and the underlying norms, assumptions, power-structures and silences in the dominant discourse using discourse analytical tools, mor

Konsten att släktforska på en 1mm stor vattenloppa En vattenloppa är ett litet plankton som vanligtvis lever i sjöar, men ett fåtal bor i den marina miljön. En speciell vattenloppa, Penilia avirostris, kommer ursprungligen från varmare områden runt ekvatorn, men har sedan 1990 observerats i Nordsjön och därefter (2003) påträffats i Öresund. Men hur kan en liten vattenloppa, som lever i varmare va

The impact that anthropogenic micropollutants have on the environment is increasingly gaining attention. As a result of this, Sweden, among other countries, is looking towards implementing advanced treatment for micropollutant and pharmaceutical product removal from wastewater prior to discharge into the environment. The leading method to achieve this is ozonation, which unfortunately also creates

Romana mors (=Roman death) was the expression the Romans used for suicide since the Latin word suicidium didn’t exist in classical Latin and didn’t appear until the late Middle Ages. Such deaths were common among the upper classes in the 1st century B.C. and A.D., the two periods which I have drawn material from, and were considered as a noble way to end one’s life, a turning-point being Cato’s su

The aim of this study is to explore how employees at fountain houses in south of Sweden describes differences and similarities between them and members. The study is based on six qualitative interviews with employees, who has the title supervisors, from three different fountain houses. The empirics are analyzed throughout two main theories: Hannah Arendt’s theory about action, and Erving Goffman’s

Throughout the years, Mérida has been subject of an outstanding growth, economically, socially and spatially. Starting from being a major Mayan civilization city, to a colonial Spanish settlement that grew into being the capital of the peninsula, it has always gone through changes and innovations according to the necessities of its inhabitants. By being the most secure and safe city in Mexico to

Surface soil moisture (SM) is a crucial variable representing the water content in soil at the topmost soil layer. Accurate data of SM are essential for many applications such as drought monitoring, vegetation modelling, weather forecasting, and agriculture management. Over the past decades, microwave remote sensing has been employed to estimate SM at large scales, with the Sentinel-1 satellite mi

Sökandet av förståelsen kring hur jorden, solsystemet, galaxen och universum fungerar har under de senaste hundratals åren varit ständiga frågor som vi människor grubblat över. Frågor som vad materia är, vart det kommer ifrån och hur det ter sig var under en lång tid obesvarade frågor. Idag vet vi att många grundämnen skapas genom den fusion som sker inuti stjärnkroppar, och resterande grundämnen

COVID-19 has generated a visitor increase to national parks, posing challenges, such as littering and crowding. Understanding visitor motivation can help the national park management to better facilitate the dual objective of providing recreational opportunities and nature protection. This thesis studies the motivation of national park visitors and the pandemic's impact on motivation, by compa

Empirical EKC literature has conceptual flaws that arise due to the inclusion of polynomials and cointegrating relationships of powers of integrated processes. Additionally, previous studies focused on a narrow nexus between environmental degradation and economic growth that yield only a partial EKC. Considering hereinabove mentioned points the aim of this study is to assess the EKC hypothesis in

Kopplingsförbehåll och dess relation till konkurrensrätten och förbudet mot missbruk av dominerande ställning är väl studerat. Något som dock sätter fenomenet i en ny kontext är dess förekomst inom marknaden för digitala plattformar. Detta har nyligen förts fram i ljuset med anledning av den utredning som Europeiska Kommissionen bedriver om företaget Meta och deras digitala plattform Facebook MarkTying and its relation to competition law and the prohibition on abuse of a dominant position is well-studied. However, what puts the phenomenon in a new context is its occurrence within the market for digital platforms. This has recently been brought to light in connection with the investigation conducted by the European Commission concerning the company Meta and their digital platform Facebook M