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Denna uppsats beskriver lagstiftningen angående marknadsdefinition, framförallt av koncentrationer unionsdimension. Slutsatserna appliceras sen till en analys av plattvärmeväxlarindustrin (PHE) för att producera ett exempel på hur en sådan argumentation kan föras. Följaktligen presenteras bakgrundsinformation om plattvärmeväxlarindustrin i kapitel 2. Där presenteras även två separata teknologier (An essay describing the legal regime governing market definition, particularly concerning concentration cases having a Union dimension. The author high-lights difficulties under the current legal regime, consisting mainly of the EU Commission’s Relevant Market Notice and case law. It is concluded that though this gives some guidance, case-law as well as doctrine indicates that parties will be able

Hur många gånger har du tagit på dig en svart tröja och sedan upptäckt hur varmt det blir när solen tittar fram? Med hjälp av den erfarenheten är det säkert tydligt att mörka material värms upp mer av solens strålar än ljusa material. Man säger att mörka material ”tar till sig”, eller absorberar, en större andel av den strålning som solen sänder ut i form av ljus. Det som inte absorberas kan istälHuman population on Earth is increasing and is projected to continue increasing for many years to come. Most of the increase will probably occur in cities and the extent of urban areas will increase with it. As cities grow larger and new cities are built, the many and diverse climatic effects of urbanization will become more evident. A specific climatic effect of urbanization which has not receive

Besökarna kring Ivösjön har på senare år märkt av en förändring av vegetationen kring och i Ivösjön och därigenom en förändring av strandlinjens utformning. Sjön tycks allt mer växa igen av vass och flytbladsväxter, vilket tyder på en eutrofieringsprocess. I den här rapporten jämförs flygbilder från olika tidpunkter under en 70-års period fram till och med idag för att se om sjön verkligen har vuxThe visitors around Ivösjön have recently discovered observed a change in the vegetation around and into the lake and consequently a change in the formation of the shoreline. The lake appears to have been increasingly filled up by reed and floating leaf plants which points to an eutrophication process. In this report aerial photographs are compared from a period of 70 years up until today to disco

This bachelor thesis deals with regionalization in southern Africa and how these processes have been affected by the ongoing negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). The starting point of the thesis is the Cotonou Agreement and the subsequent negotiations that took place between the EU and its former colonies. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of EPAs on regionaliza

The aim of this study was to present and examine the views of counselors in primary care and division mangers of home help services on two issues: depression treatment to elderly people and the need of counselors in eldercare. A qualitative method was utilized to interview three counselors and two division managers in various locations around Skane, South of Sweden. The methodology was supported b

In the ideal-type of bureaucracy, Max Weber outlined the creation of the modern state as an iron-cage of disenchantment and quantification. This thesis updates Weber’s ideal-type on the notion that the modern nation state is declining, and the large institutions with it. Based in an ideal-type of Michel Foucault’s Biopolitics, as Economization (a rational focus on quantitative measures), Individua

There are several academical explanations of the phenomenon panic, mainly defined by behaviorists. However, these definitions tend not to be widely used or accepted by the public. While most of the behaviorists suggest that panic rarely occurs during fire and evacuation, the general view mostly differs and is essentially made up by media. This study reviews the different opinions of panic among pr

Den svenska asylprocessen förändrades i grunden när överprövningen förflyttades från en domstolsliknande nämnd (utlänningsnämnden) till en renodlad domstolsprocess (migrationsdomstolen). Ett övergripande syfte för reformen var att stärka rättssäkerheten. I den nya migrationsdomstolen ingår nämndemän i den ordinarie sammansättningen. Nämndemannainstitutet har en lång förankring i svensk rättstraditThe Swedish asylum process changed fundamentally in 2005 when trials were transferred from an administrative process (utlänningsnämnden) to a court process (migrationsdomstolen). The general aim of the reform was to strengthen the rule of law in the asylum process. The new immigration courts are composed of lay judges. Lay judges are rooted in the Swedish tradition but they are common in other cou

This bachelor thesis examines the correlation between GDP growth forecasts and the actual GDP outcome the projected year, hence examines if forecasters realy can project the future or not. It concludes that the methods and models by which forecasts are produced are very similar, and hence the results are similar as well. They usually have ha mismatch around 0,9 percentage points over time for thei

This paper builds upon previous research on the relationship between IPR, trade and FDI based on data worldwide. As the result varies cross countries, this paper will focus on China to analyze the improvement of China’s IPR protection and analyze the potential impact of strengthening IPR protection on the development of trade and FDI using data from WTO, WIPO, MOFCOM and so on. Unlike developed co

The cocoa is undoubtedly crucial to the economy of Ghana. But a total dependency on a single-crop export is foolhardiness. The evidences as to the paramount need for diversification of the Ghanaian agricultural sector are supported by scholars such as Barghouti, Garbus, Umali, Timmer and Valdes. Political instability, primitive land tenure system and blatant corruption in the society, hindered a b

uppsatsen handlar om relationen mellan den ideella och offentliga sektorn. Med Erik Blennbergers kategorisering av den ideella sektorns organisationer som utgångspunkt undersöks huruvida engagemang i avantgardeorganisationer varit ett sätt för kvinnor att påverka den svenska socialpolititkens utformning och välfärdsstatens gränser. I uppsatsen, som kan beskrivas som en litteraturstudie, beskrivs o

I denna studie har post-kolonial feministisk teori och kritisk globaliseringsteori använts för att analysera problemet med förändrade genderidentiteter till följd av globalisering i Vietnam. Trots de uppenbara ekonomiska fördelarna Vietnam som land vunnit sedan en öppnare policy så har stora sociala tillbakagångar registrerats. Genom att fokusera på unga kvinnor inom textilindustrin som en av de m

The aim and purpose of this study has been to examine how Swedish media portrays sick people and the discourses that are present doing that. I have used articles from Swedish newspapers, and to analyze this material I have used discourse analysis and the theory of social constructivism. I have used articles from several different publication years in order to enhance the quality of the material. I

Throughout the history of Sweden the work first concept can be found as a fundamental concept that has influenced social policy as well as labor market policy. The demand for quid pro quo has however varied over time. The purpose of this essay has been to examine whether the economic officers at Social Services work according to the work first concept in their contact with clients. The purpose has

The purpose of this Minor Field Study is to describe and analyse student participation through class and school councils as a way of increasing child rights at a school level and democracy at a national level. Class and school councils are new concepts in Zambia in the work towards the child’s right to participation as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child article 12. They were esta

The purpose of this study was to examine a few home care workers’ conception of their discretion connected to work-related health within the home care service. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with three home care workers from different areas of a common district in the south part of Sweden. The analyzed result was based on theories about control and research on health. Theoretica

The aim of our study was to examine how gay parenting is constructed in Swedish newspapers. To get a more thorough understanding of the contents of the eleven selected articles, we did a content analysis. To perform a good analysis, we chose to create themes and encode the texts. The selected articles were published between the years 2002 to 2004 when gay rights to adoption were raised. We conclud

Towards a New Eldercare? Middle managers reflections on how to create good service within homes for the elderly. [translated title] For the past twenty years there has been a governing trend of efficiency and privatization of the swedish elder care. These trends have put the elder cares very foundation, it’s purpose, in a tremble. Middle managers within the swedish elder care are struggling to

The aim of our study was to examine society‘s attitudes towards the causes of homelessness and to identify where the responsibility lies. We have compared the attitudes of men and women and also analysed our results from the perspective of stigma. We have conducted our study in a training facility using questionnaires. We have investigated what people believe is the reason why individuals become h