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Sammanfattning Vid betongtillverkning används i Sverige idag stenkross som grov ballast, medan det främst är naturgrus från rullstensåsar som nyttjas till den finaste ballasten (stenar som är mindre än 4 mm). Det sistnämnda börjar dock lokalt ta slut och ersättningsmaterialet som finns i tillräcklig mängd och inom rimligt transport-avstånd är grus från krossat berg. Dock har det visat sig att beto
This paper examines the influence on the Egyptian revolution of 2011 by preceding social movements and historical acts of contention. This is made possible through examining the history of contentious performances from the birth of the social movement up until the twenty-first century, and then comparing the results with the uprising in Egypt. The purpose of this paper is to assess and attempt to
I denna uppsats undersöker jag föreställningar kring incestuösa relationer omkring sekelskiftet 1700. På den tiden definierades incest med religiösa argument och släktskap baserat på blodsband jämställdes med släktskap som uppstått efter äktenskap. En man var med andra ord enligt lagen lika förbjuden att gifta sig med sin egen syster som med sin avlidna hustrus syster. Med hjälp av hovrättsmateria
Uppsatsen utgör en diskursanalytisk granskning av Aftonbladets och Kvinnotrycks (ROKS medlemstidnings) beskrivning av våldtäkt. Teorierna som används är queerfeminism, subaltern teori, intersektionalitet och den kritiska viktimiseringsteorin kring idealiska offer och idealiska förövare. Uppsatsen tar upp hur Aftonbladet och Kvinnotryck beskriver våldtäktsförövare och våldtäktsöverlevare (ofta kallThis bachelors thesis is a discourse analytical examination of Aftonbladets and Kvinnotrycks (ROKS magazine for members) way of describing rape. The theories that are used are queerfeminism, subaltern theory, intersectionality, and critical victimization theory on ”the ideal victim” and ”the ideal perpetrator”. The thesis brings up how Aftonbladet and Kvinnotryck describe rape perpetrators and rap
Banker har en essentiell roll i det moderna samhällssystemet funktion som betalningsförmedlare, kreditgivare och mottagare av ekonomiska medel från allmänheten som placeras till exempel på konto i bank. Utan ett fungerande banksystem blir möjligheten för företag och privatpersoner att förmedla betalningar till varandra, söka krediter eller förvara sina intjänade medel på ett tryggt sätt starkt bFinancial companies in general, and banks in particular, plays an essential role for the function of modern society. Without a working banking-system there would be no effective way to make payments and hardship would meet the credit-market. Some banks have been thought of as ”to big to fail”, although during the last years well-known international banks such as Leeman Brothers has been forced t
This is a study of the growing phenomenon volunteer tourism, defined as Westerners traveling to countries in the ”third world”, mainly through commercial agencies, with the purpose of ”helping out” in social and environmental projects. The purpose is to examine how the volunteer travel as a social practice produces discursive meaning, identities and subject positions. I have studied the web pages
Spring 2010 a gender certification project started at the Geological Department, Lund University. The project revolves around making students and employees more aware about gender and gender equality work and what impact it has on the whole organization. Because of that, I’ve tried to evaluate what has happened and what kind of result the certification has led to so far. I’ve also focused on PhD-s
This paper examines how cyber warfare as a new empirical phenomenon can be understood and explained through the classical security theory of realism. As states begin to view cyberspace as part of their strategic interest, the main divisions of neorealism provide different explanations as to the intentions and interactions of states. The hypothesis of this paper is that realism is not enough to und
This essay focus on Sri Lanka’s way towards a wished positive peace and its difficulties. It may be argued that the country since the end of its 26 year long civil war has gone into a state of negative peace. To analyze Sri Lanka’s further post-war development, some special aspects of the conflict is high lightened; the conflict’s background, the LTTE, the international relations, the political sy
Problem: Scania Commercial Vehicles (Scania CV) initiated the project, as a result of a vision regarding future preventive maintenance (PM) programmes. This vision and its core concepts will impose great changes to the way PM for heavy trucks are viewed upon at Scania CV. Within this vision many questions have risen, one of which is: How does one measure the performance of a preventive maintenance
After the first known honor killing of Sara in 1996, in Sweden, a discussion started about the concept of honor which in turn opened the doors for some other discussions. The purpose of this study is to find out how the discourse of the concepts of honor, honor culture, and honor killings, are built in manuals directed to government authorities and organizations working against honor repression, a
Denna studie undersöker möjligheterna för individer med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar att ha ett sexuellt aktivt liv. Med hjälp av en observation, en gruppintervju och sju stycken kvalitativa intervjuer med personal och individer med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar, har jag sökt svaret på denna fråga. Genom ett teoretiskt ramverk bestående av Queer-, Crip- och Goffmans dramaturgiska This study investigates the opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to have a sexual active life. With the help of an observation, a group interview and seven qualitative interviews with staff and individuals with intellectual disabilities, I have sought the answer to this question. Through a theoretical framework consisting of Queer-, Crip- and Goffman's dramaturgical the
With the increasing Internet usage and the increase of W-commerce in Sweden, online marketing has become an essential and crucial activity for most industries and companies. Online marketing has developed rapidly and there are today a big number of digital channels and tools to add into the marketing strategy in order to meet the changing consumer behaviour. Today we are starting to see a number o
The purpose of the master thesis is to optimize the stock holding levels of Arla Foods´ products in the National Distribution Centre in Leeds, by constructing a replenishment model for selected products. Deliverables: The focus of the master thesis has been to develop a replenishment model in order to better control and reduce the stock levels. Methodology: We focused primarily on gaining a deeper
The aim of this bachelor thesis, is to explore how different big corporations in Denmark, conceptualize and construct problem and solution in their policy papers explaining they’re work with gender equality and advancing women in senior position and management. The thesis takes it’s starting point in the current Danish debate on the slow devolvement when it comes to gender equality in top manageme
Uppsatsen behandlar spoilerteorin och dess styrkor och svagheter. Fokuset ligger på att utreda spoilerbeteende som faller utanför teorins ramverk i ett försök att utveckla spoilerteorin. Studieexemplet är Kina i en afrikansk kontext där Kinas beteende, framför allt under de senaste åren, har inverkat negativt på fredsprocessen i Sudan. Uppsatsen behandlar ett antal alternativ för att i spoilerteor
Denna uppsats har för avsikt att se hur amerikansk krigsfilm porträtterar rättfärdigheten i invasionen av Irak 2003. Avsikten är att fånga argumentationen som förs i filmerna om rättfärdighetens varande sett ur ett amerikanskt perspektiv. Genom denna förståelse kan man skapa förståelse över hur dessa filmer färgar synen på kriget hos åskådarna. Tre produktioner har valts att studeras; Green Zone (
The aim of this thesis is to explore how power and normality are treated in From patient to citizen – a national action plan for disability politics (2000) (In Swedish "Från patient till medborgare – en nationell handlingsplan för handikappolitiken"), and to explore how or if the disability politics objectives take into account more intersections of power than just (dis)ability. The cen
This essay is a comparing study of the reconciliation work done by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (ICTR). These very similar tribunals are differentiated in one major factor; their mandate. The ICTR has written in its mandate that the tribunal is to work for reconciliation, but the ICTY has not. This difference in
Background: To stay strong and competitive in the business high productivity and low manufacturing cost are crucial. Kalmar Industries know that they have potential to accomplish better results if they engage all employees to cooperate. Due to the financial crisis other things have been prioritised and not enough Lean thinking exercised in the organisation. Through better understanding and clearer
