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The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to examine whether, to what degree and in what pattern physical activity differed between medieval men of differing social status. An overall purpose of this was to test whether, and to what degree the purported warrior culture of the medieval nobility had on its manual physical activity. This was tested by examining the patterns of humeral midshaft bone geomet

The aim of this essay is to analyze the change in discourse regarding meta ethics and the use of the term freedom in the Swedish curriculums (läroplaner) between 1962 and 2011 and how this effects the role of the teacher. With a discourse analyze inspired by Foucault I have attempted to answer these questions relying on different philosophic theories regarding meta ethics and freedom.

Syftet med studien är att analysera om, och i så fall på vilket sätt, det skett en förändring av RN:s disciplinärenden från och med juli år 1995 till och med år 2003. Vidare är syftet att, om förändringar ägt rum, undersöka huruvida och i så fall på vilket sätt dessa förändringar har något samband med de senaste redovisningsskandalerna. Utifrån disciplinärendena samt intervjuerna är sist men inte

Uppsatsen behandlar mötet mellan styrsystemet revenue management, ett verktyg som syftar till att optimera ett företags intäkter, och de anställda som arbetar med det. Systemet handlar om att sälja rätt produkt till rätt kund vid det rätta tillfället till det rätta priset. Detta verktyg används idag av de flesta hotellkedjor och har numera blivit mer eller mindre standardiserat. Istället för att e

Det har uppmärksammats i forskning att det finns två förhållningssätt till utomstående grupper som tar sig in över statsgränser. Det ena är det medborgarrättsliga förhållningssättet som förespråkar rättigheter i kraft av medborgarskap, medan det andra är det människorättsliga förhållningssättet som menar att rättighetsanspråket berättigas i kraft av individers mänsklighet. När de två förhållningss

The unauthorized migration of construction workers to Sweden increased during the 1990s, especially at the end of the decade. The migrants often came from Poland and the Baltic states. The aim of this article is to examine this change of the migration pattern to Sweden and how the Swedish Building Workers Union responded to this new situation. I examine how the Building Workers Union cooperated wi

In the municipality of Linköping there are eleven geographical committees where politicians from the city council sit. This phenomenon is unique of its kind in Sweden. Through a series of interviews with politicians the thesis examines four of the geographical committees in more detail, in order to investigate the importance these may have for civic dialogue and a developed local democracy. The e

Car-sharing systems with electric vehicles are an alternativeto reduce commuting times in big cities and also to mitigateair pollution. Car-sharing exists in 1100 cities around theworld. These systems have had positive effects in the cities,replacing between 9 and 23 private vehicles for each car. Thisdocument proposes a public car-sharing system for Bogotá.The article focuses on the design and ma

Constructions of the posit(h)ive - a critical discourse analysis of the HIV debate in Sweden The aim of this study was to examine how newspapers in Sweden contribute to construct the HIV-positive subject and categorize people living with HIV. Due to the international critique against the Swedish HIV legislation, a debate has taken place concerning responsibilities put on people living with HIV. T

This study investigates how the political language and ideas of the Swedish conservative party Moderaterna has changed between 1998 and 2010. The questions forming the basis of the investigation is how the language and ideas in the welfare area has changed since 1998 and how this change can be understood. The study uses a theory and method inspired by the historian Quentin Skinner. The essence of