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In the swedish social legislation we have a measure called "contact-family". Contact families are ordinary people who will do a contribution to appointed children. The social welfare committe commissions the contact families. In Sweden "contact" family is the most used measure in the prevent social work welfare with children in riskzone. I have done an investigation in a commun
To be the president of the Council of Ministers in the European Union is a giant political challenge. The country at the helm is in the centre of EU´s decision making process and in the media´s spotlight. What consequences does this situation have for the country that holds the presidency? In this bachelor thesis I examine if the people’s attitudes towards the European Union changes when their ow
File sharing is causing an enormous debate over the issue of copyright law and freedom of information on the internet. Just recently, the Swedish file sharing network The Pirate Bay was sentenced to pay 30 million kronor to the media entertainment industry, who prosecuted the owners for illegal piracy of copyrighted material. This essay examines weather or not free file sharing, unbound by legal c
In his "A Theory of Justice", the American philosopher John Rawls presented two principles concerning justice. The first of these principles states: "Each person is to have an equal right to the most exstensive total system of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all." The latter is dividied into two further principles: "Social and economic
This essay is about drinking cups in the symposion setting on painted ceramic. The goal of this essay is to study different kinds of cups and how they were used. I found two main kinds of cups kylix and skyphoi. The kylix was more represented then the skyphoi. I also found that kottabos was one of the most represented motive. And I also focus on difference of black and red figure vases. The method
This essay analyzes multiple speeches by Boris Johnson during his campaign for Brexit and a period after the polls were closed. It examines if Boris Johnson's speeches are characterized and influenced by English nationalism. Furthermore, if his arguments and ideas correspond with the values of nationalism and particularly English values. The referendum of Brexit polarized the United Kingdom. M
This thesis discusses the 2007 elections in Kenya, and its aftermath. The aim is to examine whether or not ethnicity played a major role in the outbreak of violence that followed the referendum. As well as different theories and discussions on ethnicity, I will also try to explain the course of events by using theories of increased civil violence during a democratic transition, and the fact that w
Writing the history of philosophy to some extent also implies expressing a certain philosophy of history. This article discusses a particular case of this dialectic, namely how one has related modern philosophy to pre-modern theological philosophies when writing the history of philosophy during the 20th Century. Is the emphasis put on the continuity or the interruptions between the two traditions,
The question 'whether an utterance (word/term/name) loses its signification with the destruction of things (i.e. things signified)' is raised as a question about the truth-value of assertions with an empty term as a subject, namely as a sub-problem of the sophism 'Whether "omnis homo de necessitate est animal" is true when no man exists (=OHNEA)'. In this paper, I shall introduce the discussions a
Certainly, Asian Financial Crisis is a turning point in the history of East Asia, as it has activated regionalization process. One of the regionalist ambitions of East Asians is to set up their regional monetary fund. At the first sight, setting up regional monetary fund seems as an easy process. Nevertheless, in reality there are several factors that make it complicated, especially in East Asia.
In 1989 the Cold War ended and in 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist, over night the ruling paradigm of International Relations was obsolete. What would happen now? Samuel Huntingtons answer was that in the future, cultural identity would be the most important factor behind international conflict. And that the threat of world war would come from clashes between civilizations instead of clashes
Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur tre olika cellopedagoger arbetar med inspiration. Undersökningen bygger på litteratur och tidigare forskning som syftar till ämnet inspiration, med eller utan koppling till musik, samt närliggande ämne som kreativitet, motivation, mentorskap och pedagogik. Utifrån denna litteratur, observationer av celloundervisning och intervjuer enligt kvalitativ forskningThe purpose of the study is to examine how three different cello teachers work with inspiration. The survey is linked to literature and previous research with the topic of inspiration, with or without a connection to music, and related subjects such as creativity, motivation, mentoring and education. Based on the literature, observations from cello lessons and interviews according to the methods o
The Lord of the Rings has been denounced as carrying a black-and-white fairytale moral, with forces of Good (light, freedom, beauty) fighting Forces of Evil (darkness, tyranny, ugliness) Many writers argue that the battle between the forces of Good and Evil is a reflection of Tolkien's strong Christian beliefs. Others see in the battle between Light and Darkness a reflection of the never-endin
This Critical Costume exhibition presentation derives from the twelve-hour costume-based ‘performative-walk’ Community Walk (2020). The frame for Community Walk was a bright yellow costume that physically connected two wearers. In Community Walk I, the researcher and costume designer, placed myself ‘in the centre’ of the co-wearing entanglements. For twelve hours I co-wore the costume in the centr
Despite slow ongoing progress in increasing the representation of women in academia, women remain significantly under-represented at senior levels, in particular in the natural sciences and engineering. Not infrequently, this is downplayed by bringing forth arguments such as inherent biological differences between genders, that current policies are adequate to address the issue, or by deflecting t
Debating the role of literature, and poetry in particular, in foreign language teaching (FLT), many scholars underscore the enormous potential represented by literature when it comes to developing the students’ critical thinking, analytical skills, ability to understand other cultures and emphatic attitude. Nevertheless, poetry represents a challenge within foreign language teaching. Focusing on m
Swedish filmmaker Arne Sucksdorff was recognized as an innovative documentary filmmaker in the 1940s and 1950s, but once his production moved internationally - first to India and then to Brazil - the authorial discourse on his production changed dramatically. This chapter maps the transnational production and circulation of his feature length documentaries The Flute and the Arrow (En djungelsaga,
