This paper develops a theoretical approach towards understanding treaty opt-outs from EU common policies by drawing on Putnam’s Two-Level Games theory. In doing so, the paper first presents treaty opt-outs as defections from negotiations by looking at previous research regarding opt-outs. Then, the paper goes on to concentrate on different European integration theories in order to explain their sh

This thesis explores the effect of the Australian government passing the legislative and administrative act, The New Agenda for Multicultural Australia, on the social capital in Australia. The Agenda was passed in 1999, and aimed at creating a more trustful and inclusive society among one of the most diverse population in the world. By using educational, informative and labour market strategies th

This thesis addresses the new policy reform for the establishment of newly arrived refugees in Sweden from a welfare policy perspective. The establishment reform aims to further integration of newly arrived refugees into Swedish society by transferring responsibility from local municipalities to the Public Employment Service and by introducing a private actor in the process. In the thesis I analys

Studien genomfördes med kvalitativ ansats med syfte att samla in data kring arbetsterapeuters upplevelser och erfarenheter av arbete med klienter som insjuknat i stroke och skall rehabiliteras åter till arbete. Studien innefattar material från intervjuer med åtta arbetsterapeuter som är verksamma inom arbetslivsinriktad rehabilitering eller liknande verksamhet. Tidigare studier visar att arbete är

Det är tio gånger vanligare att personer med funktionsnedsättning upplever dålig hälsa. Då det visat sig att deltagande i en idrottsförening kan ge välmående på olika sätt var studiens syfte att belysa vilken betydelse utförandet av idrott i en idrottsförening har och dess inverkan på aktivitetsbalans hos personer med rörelsehinder. En kvalitativ metod användes och semistrukturerade intervjuer gen

Syftet med studien var att undersöka vad medlemmarna i Förbundet Sveriges Arbetsterapeuters mellersta skånekrets anser om sin yrkestitel ”arbetsterapeut”. Studien genomfördes i form av en elektronisk enkät som skapades i ”Google Docs”. Frågorna innehöll fasta svarsalternativ samt öppna frågor, vilka besvarades av sammanlagt 133 personer. Svaren på de öppna frågorna analyserades med inspiration av

En relativt ny metod inom sjukvården är portfolio, en metod utarbetad för skolsystemet med syfte att synliggöra elevens resurser och öka elevens delaktighet i lärandeprocessen. Studiens syfte var att undersöka arbetsterapeuters erfarenhet av att använda portfoliometodik som ett pedagogiskt verktyg i behandlingsarbetet. Studien hade en kvalitativ ansats. För att besvara studiens syfte intervjuades

Syftet med studien var att belysa arbetsterapeuters tankar kring användandet av tv-spel inom Barn- och ungdomshabiliteringen i Region Skåne. Studien inspirerades ifrån projektet SpelTid och medarbetarna på de tio habiliteringsenheter som ingick i det projektet. Totalt deltog 12 arbetsterapeuter i studien. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ enkätintervju och data analyserades med innehållsanalys

A case study on the phenomenological obstacles for adjusting lifestyle to ecological awareness. The data is obtained mainly through deep interview, backed by preparatory research including chiefly participant observation, informal and semi structured interviews. The findings have been connected to relevant concepts and theories in a process of grounded theory. The fatigue, fears and doubts felt by

Stroke är en av våra vanligaste folksjukdomar och påverkar hela individens livssituation, däribland livskvalitet och livstillfredsställelse. Livskvalitet är individens subjektiva upplevelse av sin position i livet samt möjligheter att utföra de aktiviteter som önskas. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur personer som drabbats av stroke skattade sin livskvalitet och livstillfredsställelse i det

Skiftarbete blir allt vanligare i Sverige och en femtedel av alla anställda har idag någon form av skiftarbete. Tidigare forskning visar att skiftarbetare löper större risk för att drabbas av vissa sjukdomar. Skiftarbete påverkar människans biologiska dygnsrytm och inte ens personer som ständigt arbetar skift kan ställa om kroppen rent fysiologiskt efter de oregelbundna arbetstiderna. Inom arbetst

The aim of this essay is to treat regional identities in Scania during the late Iron Age. I will present means and ways used by archaeologists in order to map regional identity through archaeological material. I will then present the material in Scania. How has the Scanian material been interpreted by previous scientists, and can regional identities be discerned in late Iron Age Scania? To answer

I avtalsrätten utgörs en central princip av pacta sunt servanda – löften ska hållas. Denna princip, som på ytan kanske inte ser ut att innebära några svårigheter, kan leda till bekymmer sett inom ramen för användandet av letter of intent respektive letter of comfort. I det moderna näringslivet har ett flertal sätt att sluta kommersiella avtal vuxit fram och lett till att avtalslagens anbud-accepOne fundamental principle within the field of contract law is pacta sunt servanda - agreements must be kept. This principle, which on the surface might not seem very complicated, may cause problems when applied on the use of letter of intent and letter of comfort. In the modern business world several ways of entering commercial contracts have arisen, causing the offer-and-acceptance-model provide

The recent events of piracy, especially in the Gulf of Aden raised the concerns of the international community, shipping businesses as well as the marine insurance industries. The drastic increase in piratical incidents and the costs associated with them started a discussion as to the piracy coverage under modern marine insurance policies. Piracy has oscillated through history between being treate

Sustainable development “which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” (WCED 1987) is a global development objective of paramount importance. However, on the ground, ‘sustainable development’ is – in my experience – often little more than a buzzword for securing grants. From a strong sus-tainability standpoint, this thesis doc

The question was asked whether or not it was possible to discern a connection between architecture, house functions and household activities among three-aisled longhouses at Lockarp, Malmö. Traces of postholes, along with the findings of artefacts and burnt herb seeds, constituted the major material culture left for revision by this study. The data used was based on reports from the excavation pro

This paper is a study of Vitruvius and the lifting devices he describes in his work De Architecura. The aim of this paper is to figure out how truthful Vitruvius' statement about the rarity of cranes is. I also explore what sort of education Vitruvius expected an architect to have; thereby stating that a certain level of competence was expected of the people who constructed and handled such li

The year 1645, the Danish county 'Halland' became a province under the Swedish state. In this essay i study which cultural impact this change in nationality meant for the local population in Halland. I also look at other cultural patterns expressed by people in the 17th century. The studied material consists of so called 'suppliker', a kind of petitions which people could use to as

This paper takes a critical look at current methodologies used by business for assessing impacts on indigenous communities dependent upon natural resources for the maintenance of their traditional way of life. It argues that new human-centered, holistic and bottom-up approaches can contribute to a greater understanding of direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of resource development on indigenou

This study is an attempt to determine to what extent the friezes on the columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius depict actual military practices with respect to the equipment worn by legionaries and soldiers of the regular auxilia. Both columns display a very strict separation between citizen soldiers and auxiliary troops in terms of armor and weaponry, but the specific components that comprise the