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This study seeks to understand if and how Swedish judges use "victim blaming" in judgments of rape. In total eleven categories of "victim blaming" were included in the study and 81 cases was examined. The results show that in these 81 cases of rape "victim blaming" was present in six cases. The injured party got blamed based on their consumption of alcohol, consumptio
Syftet med denna studie var att utforska på vilket sätt unga kvinnor resonerar kring sin egen kroppsuppfattning och särskilt i relation till hur de ser på andras kroppar. Tre fokusgruppsintervjuer hölls med grupper av fyra till fem kvinnor i åldrarna 21 till 26. Genom en tematisk analys identifierades fyra teman i det insamlade materialet. Fynden visade på att umgås med sig själv hela tiden skaparThe purpose of this study was to explore the way young women reason about their own body image, especially in relation to how they view the bodies of others. Three focus group interviews were conducted with groups of four to five women between the ages of 21-26. Through a thematic analysis four themes were identified in the collected data. The findings showed that constantly being with oneself cre
Options play a significant role in the financial market. The pricing of the options is a prevailing topic in academia. The Black and Scholes (Black & Scholes, 1973) model, on the one hand, was applauded by its simplicity and ease of use, on the other hand, it was criticized by the practitioner and academics because of the over-idealized constant volatility and underlying distribution assumptio
The beginning of the 21st century marked a time in which the economic and environmental landscape in China was changing very rapidly. The manufacturing industry was facing up to rising factor costs, the rise of profit-oriented private enterprises was eminent, and the pro-growth strategy of the economy was causing increasing environmental degradation. In particular, China was fast becoming the larg
Degradation of the hydrological regime is a pressing issue in the Ethiopian Highlands. It is one of the most rapidly degrading landscapes due to its topography and large amounts of annual precipitation. This problem has been exacerbated through anthropogenic influence from land use/land cover (LULC) and climate change. This paper presents the effect on the hydrological cycle caused by these change
The working life have changed due to higher demands, increased digitization and individualization. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate employees perceptions of the following concepts related to the new working life and potential correlational relationships amongst these constructs: Negative work life interference (negative WHI), Technology-assisted supplemental work (TASW), Job
The paper analyzes the determinants of non-performing loans in 19 European banks in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain based on quarterly data between 2006–2018. We implement a panel data model with interactive effects, which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence. The estimation approach we employ uses an analytical and iterative bias correction based on the work of B
Sugar dating is a phenomenon in which peoples’ company and intimacy is traded for gifts and luxurious consumption. This study investigates what difficulties and possibilities exist for the regulation of sugar dating. In order to answer this question, the study also investigates how representatives of the Swedish police and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden(länsstyrelser) perceive the phen
This research study uses an event study regressing cumulative abnormal returns on four different narcissism measures and additional control variables. Moreover, a regression of M&A intensity, measured by the deal size divided by the total market capitalisation of the acquirer, is regressed on the beforementioned narcissism measures and different control variables. Supplementary, the different
För att realisera övergången från en linjär till en cirkulär ekonomi, har EU utvecklat ett antal miljöpolitiska målsättningar som kommer till uttryck genom ett ökat fokus på produkters hela livscykel. Två viktiga principer som kommer till uttryck genom policyer är ökad återvinning och minskad användning av farliga kemikalier med särskilt fokus på utfasning av långlivade organiska föroreningar, somTo realize the transition from a linear to a circular economy within the EU, the union has developed environmental-political goals and implemented them through policies that take a product’s whole life cycle into account. Two important objectives that are expressed through these policies are increased recycling and the phasing out of hazardous chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants which
Artistic freedom is recognised as a universal human right and a constitutional right in most national laws. Under the auspices of article 10 of the ECHR, the right to freedom of expression guarantees everyone a right to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority, subject to the limitation clauses outlined in Article 10(2). Whilst the text
The importance of early adaptation to reduce the impact of recognized risks has been underlined in recent years as featured aspect of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Action. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between forecasted food insecurity levels and allocated funding directed at food security. The dataset was built by combining quantitative dat
This study aims to examine the online afterlife of the slasher film Sleepaway Camp (1983, Robert Hiltzik) and how this afterlife relates to the queer elements in the film and its role as a cult film. By combining analytical perspectives and tools deriving from film studies and media studies, through applying film analysis as a method and using a netnographic approach, the fields complement each ot
Frågeställningen som behandlas i denna kandidatuppsats är Hur upplever ex-kriminella att de blir bemötta i anställningsprocessen och hur hanterar de ett eventuellt stigma som ex-kriminella? Studiens resultat kan användas som underlag vid utredningar för kommande lagförslag. Uppsatsen bygger på lagtext tillsammans med kvalitativa intervjuer med sex ex-kriminella individer om deras uppfattningar kri
This study is focused on the relationship between treaty interpretation methods and the protection granted to the plaintiffs by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in its judgment of Gonzales Lluy et al. v. Ecuador. Based on a case law analysis of the Courts jurisprudence, this study explores judicial interpretation and the possible consequences of this landmark judgment in the protection of
In the past two decades, African countries have become the destination of increasing investments of Chinese multinational enterprises. This phenomenon is supposed to be strengthened under China’s One Belt, One Road, a strategy announced in 2013 with the aim of stimulating commercial relations among Asia, Europe, and Africa. Research, however, has not kept up with these developments. This study att
This study aims to clarify the conditions for swedish municipalities to handle returnees from radical islamic environments. This has been done through a study of the legal conditions, a literature review focused on programs and methods combined with qualitative interviews with representatives from two municipalities. A theoretical framework that describes a norm- forming process and an analytical
Traditionally, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth, interpreted as growth due to technological advancement, is considered as the main source of long-term economic growth as other factors of input i.e. labor and capital are subjected to diminishing returns. However, conventional methods of measuring TFP did not distinguish between technological change and efficiency change. Recent developments i
Den teknologiska utvecklingen går idag fortare än någonsin och allt fler funktioner och arbetsuppgifter i vår vardag datoriseras. Att teknologi både kan agera som ett substitut och komplement till arbetskraft gör det intressant att undersöka dess konsekvenser på arbetsmarknaden. Flertalet tidigare studier, publicerade av bland andra Frey och Osborne (2013) samt Autor och Dorn (2013), hävdar att nu
