This study examined the relationship between creative school climate and intrinsic motivation. Estonian (N = 910) and Russian (N = 491) secondary school students were compared, in order to highlight possible differences that may arise from cultural background. In comparison, Estonia is a more individualistic society, and Russia a more collectivistic society. The results demonstrated that the Eston

Afrosvenskar är överrepresenterade i lågstatusyrken samtidigt som gruppen är underrepresenterad i arbeten med högre status. Det är också vanligare med arbetslöshet i den här gruppen om man jämför med övriga svenskar.Störst löneskillnader mellan afrosvenskar och övriga befolkningen syns i Stockholmsregionen.Förutom att afrosvenskar har lägre lön jämfört med övriga befolkningen med samma utbildning

Human milk fat is a concentrated source of energy and provides essential and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. According to previous experiments, human milk fat is partially lost during continuous enteral nutrition. However, these experiments were done over relatively short infusion times, and a complete profile of the lost fatty acids was never measured. Whether this loss happens considerin

Traditional Swedish folk music found its way into higher music education in the 1980ies as a result of a national reform aiming at a more inclusive and democratic music teacher training. The introduction of folk music in 1992 at Malmö Academy of Music (MAM) was intertwined with the pop-rock profile and development of courses on intercultural competence in music education, such as the total immersi

Eva Sæther’s keynote is based on research on how the Art and Music School in Malmö, through the implementation of El Sistema since 2013, navigates in the tension fields that emerge when music educators balance artistic and social expectations on their profession. Since the implementation of El Sistema the music school in Malmö has been able to include children from all backgrounds in the targeted

The title of our presentation refers to the collaborative dimensions of the Nordic Network for Music Education in professional development and knowledge development within our research field. This includes networking between senior and junior researchers, supervisors from different institutions, master students, Ph.D. students and the many discussions, challenging previous beliefs, that shape the

EU policy documents on the effects of the global migration wave suggest that culture has an important role in promoting inclusion as well as developing and maintaining democracy. These expectations on culture places music education as a potential key factor in coping with the effects of the current refugee situation. In this paper, it is argued that European music educational systems are given a t

De flesta musikpedagogiska forskare har på ett eller annat vis den egna musikaliska praxisen och egna musikaliska erfarenheter med sig som ursprunglig motor till valet av forskningsintressen. Trots det är det sällan vi som skrå framställer vår forskning som ”arts-based” eller ”konstnärlig”. Som norska musikpedagogen Torill Vist (2015) påpekar, är detta inte ett tecken på att musikpedagogisk forskn

I Malmö startade El Sistema 2013 i två skolor i Holma och Kroksbäck, områden där 33% av invånarna är födda utomlands. Initiativet var ett led i att skydda ”den kulturella allmansrätten” (Lorensson, 2013) för alla och att på längre sikt inkludera fler stadsdelar. Det skulle snart stå tydligt att de omsorgsfullt valda sex musiklärarna hade fått en balansakt att manövrera: dels är de konstnärliga mål

Hezbollah has acquired a dual and contradictory reputation: as a legitimate political actor in Lebanon and as a terrorist organisation in the USA and Israel. This duality can be explained if we understand that Hezbollah is a nationalist entity that defines itself primarily within the Lebanese polity, as well as an anti-imperialist party intent on countering the regional hegemony of Israel and the

This article examines the contemporary Shi'a understanding of jihad, martyrdom, and resistance through an analysis of the writings of two leading Lebanese Shi'a scholars: Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah and Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din. This article shows the impact of their writings on resistance movements in the region. It maintains that their discourse is central to the ideological foundation of Hizbu

In the Western political science literature of the late 20th and early 21st century, the Middle East has often been described, not only as authoritarian, but also as impervious to democracy. Institutional, structural, and cultural explanations were advanced to explain this democracy deficit. This article will debunk the notion that democratization in the Middle East is limited by entrenched Muslim