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

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

På sociala medier tar människor sig friheter när det gäller användningen av bilder på barn, och det framförallt inom humanitära organisationer och företag. Bilden på barnet, används som ett politiskt verktyg för förändring och som en empatiförhöjare för att få målgrupper att agera. Fenomenet är något som numera även syns bland kändisars och influerares sociala plattformar, vilket skapar en stor sp

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka bilden av Kina som svenska missionärer från Helgelseförbundet förmedlar hem till läsarna i Sverige år 1898 genom förbundets egna tidskrift Trons Segrar. Fokuset för uppsatsen kommer att vara specifikt synen på kinesiska trosföreställningar, andlighet och traditioner, men även återkommande teman och sådant som kan ses som tecken på den känsliga politiska at

Costa Rica is a developing country that has been the first to produce electricity form 100% renewable sources for 300 days and its representatives advise other countries to “follow Costa Rica’s example”. The aim of this study is to inspect this phenomenon from the points of factors that contributed to it, the country’s national innovation system capabilities, and technology transfer issues. The te

The aim of this thesis is to examine how archival institutions perceive their role in managing archives that contain witness testimonies from Holocaust survivors. Choices made by the archival institutions in regards of preservation, digization, ethics and availability to users are analyzed. Three archives are the focus of this research. The Polish Research Institute archive contains witness testim

The effect of temporal context in the encoding and retrieval of facial stimuli was examined based on behavioural and EEG data collection during a cued recall memory task. Participants were found to have greater accuracy in their recollection of serial list items encoded before a correctly retrieved facial stimulus in comparison to those encoded after a correctly retrieved facial stimulus. Addition

Reverse osmosis is one of the most common water purification techniques and is used in applications ranging from salt water desalination plants to medical devices. Baxter develops medical devices and water purification devices used in medical applications using the reverse osmosis technique. In this thesis a new flow path design is investigated. By replacing a single feed water pump with two indep

One fifth of the energy consumed by buildings in Sweden is by those built before 1945, many of them constructed from solid masonry walls. Improving their heating energy consumption is a challenge we must face in light of human’s impact on climate change as well as increasing energy costs. Improving thermal performance can be achieved with many insulating materials however the environmental impact

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

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

This study has examined Liberian disabled women’s participation in peace and security processes through the lens of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The aim was to gain new insights into Liberian disabled women’s experience in peace and security processes, since the overarching research problem is the lack of insight into the disabled women’s experiences as participants

In the newly founded state Kosovo, the women’s rights movement has become a strong voice on gender equality and contributes in important ways to strengthening women’s rights. At the same time, highly gendered political structures restrict the movement’s access to political influence. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the political opportunities and challenges that the movement faces hav

Probiotics are living microorganisms which could induce a potential health benefit to the host when consumed in adequate amounts. Among the different probiotics in the market, Lactobacillus reuteri strain DSM 17938 is a microaerophilic and heterofermentative organism that is able to tolerate high oxygen conditions compared with another L. reuteri and lactic acid bacteria strains. This study invest

High staff turnover and difficulties in recruiting and retaining experienced social workers is an ongoing dilemma in the social service child welfare. The unions request the social service offices to review the pay system and consider what social workers with long experience should reasonably earn, since the difference between the lowest and highest salaries today is small. In the public sector, i

Hur skapar man en en Reggio Emilia skola med en god utemiljö? Vad är en ens Reggio Emilia? Varför är en god utemiljö viktig? Hur fungerar dagens förskolor? Vad är bra och vad behövs förbättras? Det här examensarbetet har väckt många frågor som jag fått många givande svar på genom intervjuer, studiebesök och litteratur. Kunniga pedagoger, förskolechefer, ateljéristas, verksamma arkitekter och Natur

This thesis is evaluating the German development projects in Kenya in the Green Economy area. The focus is lying on the time period after the Green Economy Strategy and Implementation plan was introduced from the Kenyan government in 2016. Previous studies to this topic explored four main possible challenges for this type of projects: legal framework, absorptive capacity, willingness of the civil

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva och analysera vilka resurser olika typer av nya företag efterfrågar i startprocessen, samt vilka av dessa resurser en universitetsinkubator erbjuder dessa företag. Studien ämnar således att utforska och beskriva matchningsprocessen mellan utbud och efterfrågan av resurser. Metod: Forskningsstrategin som använts är en kvalitativ fallstudie, där den empiriskPurpose: The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze which resources different types of new companies demand in the start-up process, and which of these resources a university incubator offers these companies. The study thus aims to explore and describe the matching process between supply and demand for resources. Methodology: The research strategy used is a qualitative case study, where t

Utvecklingen av teknik fortskrider snabbare och i större utsträckning än någonsin tidigare. Våra vardagliga liv blir allt mer beroende av interaktion med tekniska produkter. Ju mer människans och teknikens existens sammanflätas desto viktigare blir det för teknik-producerande företag att utveckla sina produkter med det mänskliga beteendet och användarupplevelsen i åtanke. Vi utforskar i samarbetThis master thesis explores how implementing UX design on a product with predetermined technology affects the design process and the methods applied. A UI for the display version of an Axis Door Station is designed from a human-centered design perspective. The development process is based on prototyping and usability studies focusing on the user experience. The thesis discusses if it is possible