Vilka argument framförs mot Turkiets medlemskap i EU? Hur kan motståndet mot Turkiet förklaras? Dessa frågor besvarar vi i den här uppsatsen genom att göra en argumentationsanalys av den politiska debatten i Europaparlamentet. Vi presenterar de olika argumenten som framförs och undersöker om de är relevanta utifrån de kriterier som ställs i Romfördraget och Köpenhamnskriterierna. Efter att ha gjor

The aim of the essay is to gain a deeper understanding of Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, through exploring a number of its allegorical short-cuts: the sepulchral city, the Company's offices, the knitters of black wool, the grove of death, and Kurtz' sketch in oil. The analysis of these short-cuts, aided by the gist of some of Conrad's letters to Cunninghame Graham, yiel

In order to fully grasp the phenomena 'City' we must understand its political structure as an integrated part of its physical structure and vice versa. This thesis focuses on one crucial element of the City, the public space, and discusses it in relation to the public realm, or sphere, of the City. The aim is to see if it is possible to conceive public space as a spatial dimension of power

The following essay studies the change in the use of terminology pertaining to socioeconomic categorising in public political material, and how this relates to ideological changes in politics. The aim is to determine which expressions government commission reports have used after the Second World War to classify citizens in social and economic groups, and subsequently, to link the understanding of

This thesis focuses on how sewdish politicians try to argue to get other EU-countries to accept a larger responsibility for refugees. Since the war in Iraq broke out in 2003 there have been a great increse in the number of refugees arriving to Europe. Sweden have accepted a very large part of these refugees. This have sparked a debate in Sweden aboute how reasonable it is that sweden accepts a pro

Denna uppsats har ambitionen att utforska politisk identitet på Möllevången, ett område i Malmös innerstad, och syftet är att studera hur plats och politisk identitet kan kopplas. Mot bakgrund av diskussioner kring möjligheter till social förändring i ett samhälle där modernitetens sammanhang ifrågasätts, behandlas det lokala som en potentiellt betydelsefull faktor i skapandet av en politisk ident

In Africa, women's status in politics, their economic standard and their position within social hierarchies and practices is subordinated to that of men. The aim of this thesis is to examine how colonialism, liberation ideology and women's movements have influenced the empowerment of women in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and attempt to account for why women in South Africa have at

This essay explores the concept of restorative justice in post-conflict reconciliation environments. Through a human rights perspective the author sees a conflict between restorative justice and retributive justice. This is presented in a theoretical framework for post-conflict reconciliation. To more explicitly illustrate the advantages of restorative justice the example of South Africa is used.

I Ingmar Bergmans filmer förekommer det ofta olika typer av konstnärer eller dess "likar", enligt Bergman (i form av t ex gycklare). Dessa rollfigurer belyser inte enbart konstnärliga spörsmål utan deras främsta uppgift är kanske att fungera som en slags "ställföreträdare" - eller en symbol för människan - eftersom just konstnärerna i hög omfattning tangerar mer djupa allmänmän

The purpose of this paper is to investigate possible reasons for increased levels of gender-based violence within societies put under pressure. I will carry out this aim through using three theoretical dimensions related to structural violence, feminist critique of traditional perceptions of security and theories concerning gender and nationalism. The primary case is women's situation in Pales

The essay treats how an architect can direct motions of humans with architecture. This is made through an investigation of how the architect Bengt Edman has treated accessibility and motions when creating the student housing complex Vildanden and how it has affected the motions of humans within the area. To visualize how Vildanden relates to the rest of Lund I have made a comparative study with th

There is strong evidence that cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is effective. The aim of this study was to compare 7 group-sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for insomnia (MBCT-I) with 3 group-sessions of CBT-I, on sleep measures and sleep related psychological processes, such as pre-sleep arousal, thought control strategies and mindfulness. Participants (N = 44; age

Memory is fundamental for multitudinous cognitive functions. The function of current interest is retrieval and the effect it has on the accessibility of stored information. Besides facilitating recall of previously retrieved items, retrieval may also inhibit information that is associated to the same cue as the retrieved items. This study examines the effect of retrieval practice on person memory

The essay deals with implications for Human Rights development in light of China's rise to power. It discusses the problem from three perspectives, China's Human Rights commitment, the clash between western and Asian values and China's potential influence. It is mainly an overview and discussion of the problems and complexities involved in the development. From these three perspective

This paper's purpose is to examine the mandate and the role of the UN as an administrative actor. Today, we often see post-conflict territories in the need of governance. In the absence of local supported government the UN has the ability to fill that void. The paper will look at two actual examples where the UN has assumed the role as administrator; West Papua and East Timor. I will conduct t

This theory consuming thesis is concerned with why Iran's uranium enrichment has become a security issue, and will focus on the five most important and involved actors: China, Russia, Iran, the US and the UN. I will do this by using instruments of analysis such as securitization and strategic analysis. With these instruments I will examine different factors, such as deterrence, the action-reac

In November 2001, Malta experienced the first larger arrival of irregular immigrants when a boat carrying 57 people landed on its shores. Since then, the influx of immigrants has continued which constitutes a new phenomenon for this small country situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea - it has become the destination for immigrants seeking a better life in Europe. These so-called ?boat peo

Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga i vilken utsträckning kassaflödesanalyser, presenterade av börsnoterade företag i Sverige, är jämförbara. Syftet är vidare att identifiera faktorer ur årsredovisningar som påverkar utformningen av kassaflödesanalyser. Vi har använt oss av en ”tvåstegsmetod”, som innebär att vi först har utformat en modell, som använts som ett analysverktyg för att samla in

Titel: Finansiella mått –en studie av intern och extern användning Framläggande: Den 12 juni 2007 Kurs: Magisteruppsats Redovisning och ekonomistyrning 10 poäng Författare: Björn Arvidsson & Per Hultgren Handledare: Peter Jönsson & Olof Arwidi Nyckelord: Finansiella nyckeltal Arbetsintensiva företag Kapitalintensiva företag Intern styrning Extern kommunikation Syfte: Syftet med detta arbet

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga vilken roll Ericsson spelar och har spelat som innovationsgenerator i Öresundsregionen, samt ge en bild av det utbyte och skapande av kunskap som sker i relationerna mellan Ericsson, lokala myndigheter, universitet och företag i regionen. Metod: Intervjuer med olika aktörer i regionen, från både näringsliv, myndigheter och universitet, har legat til