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When China occupied Tibet in 1950 in order to "liberate" Tibet from its "economic backwardness" of feudal and religious traditions, the effects were devastating. Tibetans were dispatched to labour camps, monks and nuns were executed or imprisoned, thousands of monasteries and temples were destroyed and communist propaganda was forced upon the Tibetan people. Tens of thousands f
The purpose of this report is to collect, compile and complement the scientific and experience based knowledge concerning high pressure fire fighting today. The goal is to produce a decision data for the Rescue Service concerning the use of high pressure systems for fire fighting. Focus is on hose reel high pressure systems but other systems are discussed too. The report begins by describing the t
To avoid eutrofication and excessive algal bloms it is necessary to reduce the phosphorus contents in wastewater. Previous wastewater treatment systems often have a good process for phosphorus reduction but in general not the ability to recycle the material and phosphorus for further utilisation after its use in wastewater treatment. Polonite® is a material with large content of calciumoxide wh
This essay examines how Frank McCourt pictures a catholic upbringing in Ireland during the 1930's and 1940's in his novel Angela's Ashes. It also discusses if this picture is realistic or not. In order to do this, McCourt's description of Ireland will be put in a historical and cultural context and be compared with actual facts. Special attention will be paid to Catholicism and its
Freedom of expression and information is often upheld as a crucial component of a vital democracy. The decline of censorship is thus seen as a movement towards democratisation. The emergence of widespread use of the Internet has given new wind to the discussion about the relation between freedom of information and democracy. Information technology is seen as a tool for both strengthening establish
Language is a powerful tool in the creation of social identities. This work analyses the security policy discourses of two major actors in world politics: the European Union and the United States. The material is composed of security documents of both actors ranging from the time before the 9/11 terrorist attacks to present day. Discourse analysis, especially its Foucauldian strand emphasising the
An absolute majority of all Swedish children begins to attend preschool at some point between the age of one and five. The acclimatisation to preschool means a great change in every small child's life. They leave all that is well known, the parent and their home, to face a whole new environment with new kids and adults to get to know and learn to trust. The purpose of this study has been to f
This essay focuses on the function and development of city harbors during the middle ages in the Scanian part of Öresund. The purpose of the survey is to take a closer look at topography, development and activities on the shores in three coastal cities along the west coast of Scania. The cities that has been part of the survey are: Skanör ? Falsterbo, Malmoe and Landskrona, three cities that follo
Denna uppsats tar upp ämnet social konflikt i samband med Nordirlandskonflikten. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida social konflikt kan verka främjande för samhället, samt att titta på de orsaker som gör att konflikten på Nordirland vidmakthålls. Detta har utförts genom en litteraturstudie av teorier utvecklade av Coser, Simmel och Merton. Slutsatser jag har dragit utifrån denna studi
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the success of theconcept of empowerment in the field of social science can be explained by referring to it as the new paradigm replacing the former paternalistic era. Therefore, I investigate if the character of its history, domicile and practice has the same distinguishing features as the scientific progress. The analysis is based on Thomas Kuhn&#
Uppsatsen behandlar ämnet om hur diskursen om övervikt skapas och vidmakthålls med specifikt fokus på hur detta görs i tv-programmet "Du är vad du äter". Bakgrunden till uppsatsen hämtas från den rådande samhällsdebatten om fetma och övervikt och syftar till att dels se hur man genom att representera en viss grupp människor kan synliggöra och vidmakthålla en diskurs och dels att ifrågasä
I denna studie undersöktes hur feedback påverkar tillförlitligheten i äldre ögonvittnens konfidens- och frekvensbedömningar, d.v.s. realismen i deras vittnesmål. Detta skedde genom ett experiment med 35 deltagare som vid ett tillfälle fick se ett kort händelseförlopp på film. Deltagarna delades sedan in i två grupper (experimentgrupp och kontrollgrupp) och fick vid ett andra tillfälle fylla i ett
Multipel Skleros (MS) är en sjukdom vars förlopp är oförutsägbart. Den exakta sjukdomsorsaken är fortfarande okänd. MS relaterade symptom resulterar i en försämring i utförandet av aktiviteter i det dagliga livet (ADL). Syftet med vår studie var att undersöka upplevelsen av I-ADL aktiviteter i den fysiska miljön hos personer med Multipel Skleros. Respondentgruppen som matchade våra inklusionskrit
The need for cost-effective linear motion is large in all sectors of industry and the linear actuator is one of the responses to this need. The purpose of this thesis was to search for alternative linear technologies to replace a pneumatic cylinder. The cylinder had certain attributes which the new technology had to reproduce. In order to attain all of these attributes a list of specifications fo
Lek är en naturlig del av barns liv. Lek är en viktig del för utvecklandet av motoriska och kognitiva färdigheter och förser barnet med sociala färdigheter, kreativitet och självmedvetenhet. Studier visar att barn med funktionsnedsättning utför färre aktiviteter än andra barn och ofta leker för sig själva. I många fall beror det på att de inte har tillgång till samma lekmiljöer som andra barn har.
Hantverk har försvunnit mer och mer inom arbetsterapin och speciellt inom somatisk verksamhet. Frågan är om dessa aktiviteter behövs och om de fyller en viktig funktion i dag. Syftet med uppsatsen var att ta reda på hur personer med neurologiska funktionshinder upplever meningsfullheten med hantverksaktiviteter. Fyra deltagare i en dagverksamhet intervjuades med hjälp av en egenkonstruerad semistr
The aim of this thesis is to discover facts about the Sweden democrats by looking at statistics of five different municipalities. The main question at issue is: What can you say about the Sweden democrat's voters by researching the voter statistics of the voter districts in the municipalities. The five municipalities who are the object of the study are, Helsingborg, Hässleholm, Landskrona, Sve
After the orange revolution in Ukraine, hope was given to achieve fully democracy in the whole society. However, this has not been the outcome; the Ukrainian public administration still has problems to deliver what the society demands. By answering the question: ?Which problems have the public administration to become democratic and how can we explain them??, we analyze the failures within th
This essay tries to explain how Swedish donor organisations are working with democracy in foreign aid. Three case studies of Sida, LO-TCO Biståndsnämnd and Rädda Barnen aims to give an overview of Swedish donor organisations, their work with democracy aid, evaluation and the problems with foreign aid. With Carothers theory of democracy aiding I analyse the success of Swedish democracy promotion, h
Denna uppsats handlar om hur vattenbrist kan påverka konflikter. Vi försöker framhäva de bidragande orsakerna till att konflikt uppstår i motsats till samarbete. Med hjälp av teoretiska utgångspunkter diskuterar vi och försöker ge en djupare förståelse för problematiken. Uppsatsen behandlar inte bara vattenbrist utan även till viss del resursknapphet i största allmänhet, eftersom vattenbrist ingår
