South African foreign policy underwent a major change with the end of the apartheid government. The first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, focused on democracy, equality and social justice. Human rights were to guide foreign affairs and international peacekeeping played an important role. The three subsequent presidents, Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa, all came to pre

In one way, international adoptees stands with one foot in each country. Their looks might make them look like they belong on the other side of the globe, but in manners, language, taste of music and interests they may be exactly like ethnical Swedish kids. Many adoptees experience that they don’t get looked at as swedes, because their appearance isn’t typical Swedish. This essay addressing if, an

Från år 2021 ska alla nybyggnationer i Europa vara nära-nollenergibyggnader. Detta innebär att byggnaders energianvändning bör vara låg och i mycket hög grad tillförs i form från förnybara energikällor som produceras på plats eller i närheten. Syftet med de höga energikraven är att påskynda takten för att skapa ett mer energieffektivt byggande. Den minskade energianvändningen tillsam-mans med en öFrom year 2021, all new buildings in Europe will be net zero-energy buildings. This means that the building's energy is supplied from renewable energy sources that are produced on site or nearby. The purpose of the high energy requirements is to accelerate the pace of creating more energy-efficient constructions. The reduced energy consumption, together with increased use of renewable energy,

This essay studies the expression of the nationalist discourse within Hungary's Family Protection Action Plan, a policy created due to low fertility rates. The study is conducted through a critical and discourse analytic approach. Methodologically, the essay is based on a feminist research ethic and Carol Lee Bacchis What's the problem represented to be ?. The Family Protection Action Plan

In a time where concern over migrant indebtedness as a cross-cutting development issue is growing around the world, this paper sets out to explore how migrant workers from Myanmar in Thailand perceive loans and debt, and how these perceptions may link with the migrants’ borrowing behaviour. Despite the prominence of the Myanmar-Thai migration corridor and evidence that indebtedness is common among

In this thesis, my aim is to offer a comprehensive normative analysis of the different types of ethical dilemmas that Swedish bureaucrats face in their everyday decision-making. By mainly focusing on value systems and different ethical schools discussed by Lundquist (1988, 1998), a complex picture arises with a variety of choices a bureaucrat faces all the way from policy initiation to implementa

State cooperation on transboundary waters is one of our times most crucial challenges to manage as freshwater securitization is the key to human survival, food production and economic growth. State shared water resources are causes of both political tension and territorial disputes. Drawn from a realism perspective this paper analyzes how and when China choose to formalize and not formalize intern

This thesis investigates the use of technology in Japanese studies. Through literature on second language acquisition, individual differences, technology and mobile learning, and student autonomy the thesis looks at what other researches have presented previously. Then, a survey investigating the phenomenon of technology in Japanese studies is presented. The goal of the thesis is to shed light on

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to develop a theoretical integrated framework that con- ceptualize the relationship between ambidexterity, innovation strategy and management con- trol. Further, using the integrated framework, this thesis aims to study how management con- trols can support innovation within the fast-moving industry of e-commerce. Methodology: This thesis is approached throu

Since Sweden held its first election to the European Parliament in 1995, Swedish political parties have arranged campaigns and elected national candidates for the European elections. Europarties also arrange campaigns for the European elections, and elect candidates for the President of the European Commission. Europarties however experience difficulties reaching the voters in the EU Member States

Administrators’ roles in politics have been debated during a long time and is constantly changing. The aim of this thesis is to examine politicians and administrators view on the interaction between them and their view on administrators’ possibility to influence decision making in the case tramway Lund C – ESS, thus to examine how politicians and administrators look upon how the actors interact an

This study is motivated by the recent changes in the German party system which have resulted in the loss of the electoral support of the traditional parties CDU and SPD as well as in the increase of parliamentary influence of the various smaller parties. Earlier studies suggest an inter-state conflict about regional autonomy possibly caused by the current fiscal equalization system. The meaning of

In terms of EU-accession, the seven countries that used to constitute the republic of Yugoslavia have developed very differently. While Slovenia was one of the countries absorbed during the EU:s eastward expansion of 2004 the other states have struggled in their EU-accession, Croatia being the only state to obtain full membership besides Slovenia. The purpose of this study is to shed a light on th

Differences in political orientation are partly rooted in personality, with left-wing political attitudes being predicted by Openness to Experience and right-wing attitudes by Conscientiousness. This has been validated across numerous studies from different countries. This essay adds to that body of research by examining whether personality differences between the political sides also exist in the

This thesis examines a detailed development plan process that took place in a officially designated built cultural heritage. Through conceptualising cultural heritage as a process of formative actions by actors, this thesis aims to understand how these formative actions worked and formed the cultural heritage in relation to the construction of a new building in the cultural heritage. This thesis f

Bakgrund Industri 4.0, den fjärde industriella revolutionen, handlar om att big data börjar utnyttjas inom tillverkningsindustrin. Detta öppnar upp helt nya möjligheter för tillverkningsföretag, men innebär också många risker och nya krav på företag. Syfte Syftet med det här projektet har varit att kartlägga hur ett företag bäst positionerar sig för att börja använda industri 4.0 och dessutom vilk

Internet dating has with the advent of dating apps gone mobile. Furthermore, social media apps and virtual contact are playing an increasing vital role in courtship and flirtation processes while also easing the aches of distance relationships. Online behaviors have consequences on mental health, the purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine what the dominant dating apps and social media platf