Införandet av en könsneutral äktenskapslagstiftning röstades i Sverige igenom av riksdagen den 1 april 2009. En liknande lagändring röstades i Danmark igenom av folketinget den 7 juni 2012. I uppsatsen undersöks hur förhållandet mellan kyrkan och staten påverkade införandet av en könsneutral äktenskapslagstiftning i Sverige jämfört med Danmark. Lagstiftningen rörande ingående av äktenskap är likThe legalization of same sex marriage was decided by riksdagen in Sweden on 1 April 2009 and by folketinget in Denmark on 7 June 2012. In this essay it is examined how the relationship between the church and government effected the legalization of same sex marriage in Sweden compared to Denmark. The legislation regarding matrimony is similar in Sweden and Denmark. Spouses can choose to be offici

Under hösten 2017 påbörjades #metoo-rörelsen av kvinnor som en reaktion på deras utsatthet för mäns våld. Efter att flera kvinnor i Sverige på sociala medier pekat ut män som utsatt dem för sexualbrott har de blivit åtalade och dömda för förtal. De fällande domarna har legat till grund för debatt och förtalsbestämmelsen har diskuterats i både doktrin och media. Med #metoo-rörelsens ursprung som teDuring the fall of 2017, the #metoo movement was started by women, as a reaction to the male violence they suffer. After several Swedish women named their perpetrators on social media, they were prosecuted and convicted of slander. The convictions have caused debate and the section regarding slander in the Swedish Penal Code has been discussed, both in legal literature and the media. With the #met

Japan currently faces a rapid increase in labor immigrants due to the decrease of the population. The number of immigrant children is expected to increase because of the open labor immigration policy. Although the education of immigrant children is very complex, Hamamatsu city and Kani city have implemented successful educational policies to solve the problems of out-of-school children. This resea

Scan-on-receive (SCORE) is a promising digital beamforming technique for future high-resolution wide-swath synthetic (HRWS) aperture radar (SAR) systems. By pointing the receive pattern in real time towards the expected direction of arrival, and combing the antenna receive channels, SCORE achieves a sharp and high gain receive beam in elevation. SCORE allows for improved SAR imaging performance co

The thesis places itself in the scope of two intensively ongoing debates. The first concerns the concepts of ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’, and the second concerns Swedish forestry policy. Assigned by the government, the Swedish Forestry Agency published the report ‘Forestry with new possibilities’ in late 2019, aiming to produce clear steps for future sustainable forestry in Swed

The Swedish tax on lightweight plastic carrier bags has been a contentious issue in the arena of national politics. There have been many debate articles, interpellations, and other expressions of opinions on the matter. The tax was introduced by several political parties as part of the January Deal as a response to the EU directive on reducing microplastics in the environment. In this thesis, I ha

The aim of this paper is to examine what role ethnicity and gender plays in the workplace of assistant nurses in a municipal nursing home in Sweden, and when it is of importance. This was conducted through a qualitative study where interviews were held with three female assistant nurses with differing ethnic backgrounds. The execution of these interviews showed that their own ethnicity plays a rol

This thesis will study the political power of the organisations that give their views on political proposals and if this power has changed with the “january-agreement” between the swedish government and the center and liberal parties. This system, where the government sends out proposals to the public, authorities and organizations has been in place in Sweden for a long time. With the introduction

The question weather qualified majority voting (QMV) as a voting procedure actually leads to faster decision-making in the EU has been the subject of research for a long time. While many have argued that the voting procedure significantly increases the speed of the legislative process in comparison to unanimity, others have reached the conclusion that its ability to increase legislation speed has

The purpose of this study was to enlighten a forgotten subject, the Italian labour immigrants that went to Sweden after the second world war ended. Italy was trying to heal from the war and Swedish industries were thriving and desperate for manpower. This paper focus on the immigrants that went to a Swedish town well known for their industry, Västerås. The theoretical and methodological framework

Denna uppsats behandlar EU:s roll som en gemensam internationell aktör. Detta sker genom en jämförande fallstudie av Irak (2003)-och Libyenkrisen (2011). Två fall där nationella intressen står i vägen för samlad EU-aktion och där medlemsstater som önskar agera militärt gör så genom NATO. Uppsatsen hanterar detta ämne med hjälp av Butcher och Griffiths ramverk som presenterades i artikeln Between e

America has become more and more politically polarized the last couple of years. The polarization has become such a problem that people talk about two different Americas, one liberal America and one conversative. This polarization has caused people to only read partisan media that people already agree with and reinforces existing beliefs, increasing the already existing polarization. The increasin

According to the literature, there is a gap between national environmental goals and the policies implemented at local governmental level. This study examines whether this environmental implementation gap exists and how it may be bridged through a constructionist lens. Through doing intense research and interviewing local governmental officials working with implementation of the environmental goal

The climate change is affecting small island developing states to the amount that the surface of Tuvalu might disappear and the country therefore risk to lose its sovereignty (Pacific Small Island Developing State 2009, p. 10-12). By investigating environmental security through climate displacement this thesis will conduct a case study of Tuvalu. The theory of ecofeminism and intersectionality wil

The 2015 Migration Crisis forced the European Union to rethink its security. In order to deal with incoming pressure and security concern, several institutional changes were undertaked in the aftermath of the crisis. Frontex received the extended mandate and now conducts operations in third countries independently. Common Security and Defence Policy received tasks in relation to migration and bord

The topic of environmental issues, in relation to clothing consumption, was researched with the intention of contributing to the lessening of its negative effects. The conclusion was that an extended amount of use would result in less need for new production, where most of the emissions come from, thus making the system more efficient resource-wise. To achieve this the product designed is the out

Förekomsten av ojämlikhet i hälsa mellan olika etniska och socioekonomiska grupper i Sverige är väletablerad. Den aktuella studien undersökte effekten av patienters socioekonomiska status (SES) och etnicitet på psykiatriska bedömningar. Studien utfördes med ett vinjettbaserat experiment där 188 läkar- och psykologstudenter blev randomiserade till en av fyra betingelser och fick läsa två vinjetter Inequality in health between different ethnic and socioeconomic groups in Sweden has been well established. The present study sought to investigate the effect of patient ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on psychiatric assessments. The study was carried out using a vignette-based experiment in which 188 medical and clinical psychology students were randomized into one of four conditions and

This paper is a study in the field of urban planning and climate adaptation measures in the City of Stockholm (Stockholms stad). It explores the questions of what kinds of climate adaptation the city implements and how climate adaptation can be discussed in terms of resilience and green growth. These questions have been examined through a combination of qualitative methods – a document analysis co

This paper studies the connection between socioeconomic status and access to green areas in Malmö. The research questions which have been formulated are: To what extent does socioeconomic status affect access to green areas? How does Malmö stad work with socioeconomic status? How does Malmö stad work with access to green space? To answer the research questions, two different aspects of theoretical

I ljuset av den forskning som har konstaterat att människor som har genomgått viktoperation mår betydligt fysiskt och psykiskt bättre efter viktoperation, saknas nyansering av hur de olika personerna har upplevt sina kroppar och sig själva lång tid efter viktoperationen. Denna kvalitativa studie syftade att undersöka viktopererades kroppsuppfattning och självkänsla mer än tio år efter viktoperatioPrevious research on bariatric surgery patients has mainly focused on reporting considerable improvement of their physical and psychological health. However, a more nuanced and complex long-term perspective of how different people experience themselves and their bodies postoperatively has been lacking. This qualitative study aimed to investigate body image and self-esteem of bariatric surgery pati