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This essay examines the motives among personnel employed by the Swedish and American defense sectors who have unlawfully collected and shared classified information. A narrative text analysis is employed, based on constructivist theory. A text-analytical framework was developed to study two Swedish and two American cases to explore how these can be understood. The study reveals commonalities with

This study explores the involvement of five women in criminal networks, focusing on their pathways to crime, actions and motives. The method of choice was a qualitative content analysis with a comparative case study design. The cases were analysed with a theoretical framework consisting of gender perspectives and criminological theories, alongside a review of prior research and official reports. T

This essay examines Russia’s nuclear rhetoric in relation to the war in Ukraine, with a focus on the strategic and normative dimensions of deterrence and the nuclear taboo. By using Thomas C. Schelling’s theories of deterrence and signaling and Nina Tannenwald’s theory of the nuclear weapons taboo, the study analyze how Russia’s rhetoric and actions relate to the theories in question. The study us

This paper tests Joseph Hatfields theory regarding intelligence in autocratic states. Hatfields three points regarding autocratic states intelligence services are operationalized into six analytical questions. These are applied to two cases selected by the most/least likely method. The democratic, least likely, case is the United States by the Church Committee. This includes descriptions of the CI

Disclosure of Intelligence information and information regarding Intelligence operations can have both advantages and disadvantages. In a descriptive case study of three military operations against suspected underwater activities, the thesis examines, based on a content analysis, how these operations have been framed based on the concept of the intelligence dimension specifically constructed for t

Africa has often been a neglected continent that is riff with historical tensions. Russia has sought to exploit this by stoking what remains of colonial tensions, portraying themselves as decolonizers, while simultaneously utilizing active measures to achieve goals, political, economical, and militaral. This study aims to conduct a comparative case study, based on Lars Ulfvings definition of the

This essay investigates social factors behind why an individual within a security-sensitive organization could become an informant for criminal actors. Based on a pre-investigation report, a case study is conducted on the Swedish case of "Domstolskvinnan" (the Court Woman). The empirical material is analyzed using thematic content analysis and narrative analysis to identify personal and

This paper examines how the Swedish government speaks about so called “enablers” or “facilitators”, also known as infiltrators for criminal networks in legal structures, and what aspects of the discourse points to a securitization of the issue. In other words, the study aims to examine how the threat is constructed semantically through “speech-act”. Based on the Copenhagen School’s view on securit

The purpose of the survey was to determine how social workers, with up to five years in their profession, perceive how compassion fatigue relates to organized support and self-care strategies. Addressing this question for our research, we conducted a quantitative study using bivariate correlation analysis. The results indicate that with higher levels of organized support and development combined w

När en individ tar del av kriskommunikation, om än i förebyggande syfte, väcks tankar och känslor hos mottagaren. Denna kvalitativa studie presenterar fyra universitetsstudenters känslomässiga reaktioner på broschyren Om krisen eller kriget kommer från 2024. Genom intervjuer undersöker studien de känslor och ageranden som respondenterna uttrycker i relation till broschyren. Analysen har gjorts med

Isabell Karlsson och Ida Persson har författat uppsatsen “Autencitet i en digital värld: En kvalitativ studie om hur Yung Lean attraherar och engagerar fans i en global subkultur” inom ämnet Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds universitet. Uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka hur Yung Lean, genom sitt konstnärliga uttryck och sin digitala närvaro

Spruce forests cover a large portion of northern Europe, where species like Norway spruce (Picea abies) is considered to be a significant biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emitter to the atmosphere. BVOCs are highly reactive and can significantly influence atmospheric chemistry. Terpenoids are the most abundant group of BVOCs where especially Monoterpenes can facilitate the formation and g

Titeln på uppsatsen är När moderniteten öppnar dörrar som kontraktet stängt. En kritisk diskursanalys av hur kärlek i modern kontext konstrueras och gestaltas i reality TV-programmet “Gift vid första ögonkastet” och författarna är Thea Birgerud och Cornelia Lindberg vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds Universitet. Dagens samhälle präglas av en emotionell modernitet som påverkar h

Denna studie är författad av Emma La Ek, student på Lunds universitet. Texten undersöker hur animefans tolkar och förhandlar en sexualiserad framställning av karaktären Milim Nava från ”That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”. Karaktären, som ofta framställs med ett barnlikt utseende, väcker frågor om sexualisering och åldersrepresentation inom anime. Studien har särskilt fokus på fankonst och de

The sex trade is a market in constant change and, as a result of digitalization, has been given different conditions in the form of new arenas, conditions, and risks. This study aims to shed light on how women who have lived in prostitution describe the sex trade, focusing on how they describe power and control in the different areas of the sex trade. We have taken our empirical material from four

Synen på alkoholmissbruk har skiftat genom tiderna. Till en början sågs missbruket som en samhällsfara där lösningen var att isolera individen från övriga samhället. Detta synsätt skiljer sig från det nuvarande där det finns ett samhällsintresse för en arbetstagare som lider av alkoholmissbruk för att denne ska få tidiga stödinsatser och förhoppningsvis med hjälp av dessa åtgärder kvarbli i arbetsThe perception of alcohol abuse has evolved over time. Initially, abuse was seen as a societal threat, with the solution being to isolate the individual from the rest of society. This perspective differs from the current approach, where there is a societal interest in supporting an employee suffering from alcohol abuse through early interventions, The aim is to support the employee to remain in th

During the forthcoming year, 2025, the new Social Services Act is planned to be implemented and come into force. This will constitute a significant change in social work. Organisations and social services face both new opportunities and challenges. The purpose of our study is to investigate the social worker's attitudes and thoughts on these changes. Moreover, how this introduction of the new

The foster care system in Antananarivo, Madagascar is currently transforming, as it reformulates the traditional Malagasy system; ‘Taiza’ into a structural social service. The system faces significant challenges, particularly in gaining public recognition and acceptance. I have explored how social workers in Antananarivo navigate the complexities of child placement decisions in a context where pov

This study examines the legal and ethical dilemmas within compulsory institutional care at the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS). The research problem is based on the extensive criticism directed at SiS institutions, where deficiencies in legal certainty, treatment methods, and the rights of youths have been identified. The study focuses on how the exercise of power affects both s

This thesis investigates the association between traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) of varying severities and the subsequent risk of developing malignant brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Utilizing a retrospective study design, medical records involving 34,004 adult patients who suffered TBIs between January 2nd, 2000, and March 1st, 2023, were analyzed. The study employed survival