Water scarcity is an important and complex issue to study. However, in an era when the world faces climate change, migration and globalization, cooperation is increasingly important. Water scarcity is especially noticeable in the Middle East in general and at Jordan River Basin in particular. This dissertation is a case study of the possibilities and obstacles of cooperation over Jordan River Basi

Abstract Author: Annelie Paulsson Title: They are so charming individuals – About Children’s Advocacy centres (”Barnahus”), collaboration and the child’s right to be listen to. Supervisor: Claes Levin Assessor: Staffan Blomberg The purpose of this study was to examine how children are treated, to what extent they are allowed a voice of their own, and whether or not this voice is heard in the proce

According to the laws of social security, the social services shall endeavour a reunion between birth parents and the child after the child has been taken into custody. Before a reunion is possible a certain amount of changes is required by the parental roles. These changes can possibly be achieved with the support from the social services. The parents must be aware of what changes that is require

Göteborg har i år antagit en ny översiktsplan, vars övergripande mål är att skapa en ekonomiskt, miljömässigt och socialt hållbar stad. Detta vill man uppnå genom att satsa på förtätning längs kollektivtrafikstråk och kring lokala knutpunkter. Separerade bebyggelseområden ska länkas samman med ny bebyggelse för att överbrygga barriärer och öka tryggheten. Människors möjlighet att röra sig och vist

Examensarbetet tar upp det välkända förhållandet att arkitekterna alltsedan professionen framträdde i Sverige sökt sig till Söderns konstskatter för att fylla i de luckor som de påvra hemmaförhållandena lämnade. Ursprunget till de långvariga och innehållsrika resorna som företogs ända in till förra sekelskiftet spåras tillbaka till de engelska Grand Tours och ännu längre och det blir tydligt hur d

Men’s violence towards women in intimate relationships is an established social problem and the police reports on violence are increasing steadily. In 2008, police reported 26 000 cases of violence against women, and in 19 100 of them the man and the woman knew each other. Social Services Act establishes the municipality's responsibility towards women and children who witness domestic violence

In Swedish law it is an ambition that as many students as possible should attend regular schools and that the Swedish school should be a school for all. But the integration of students with disabilities in a class with non-disabled students can lead to feelings of alienation, to be outside and different from the others. The purpose of this study was to examine what thoughts young people with physi

My intention with this paper is to describe and discuss the change in natural science from enlightentment to the romantic period in the context of Sweden also the legacy after Carl Von Linné and the detainment of Linnés ideas of nature outside the Swedish borders. I have used the common method of history of ideas, since describe ideas in their own context. In my theoretical starting points Wilhelm

Mångfald berikar en organisation men det krävs både organisatoriskt stöd och rätt ledarskap för att individers olikheter ska kunna tas tillvara på bästa sätt. Att medvetandegöra kulturella skillnader ökar chansen för en lyckad integrering. Syftet med studien har varit att medvetandegöra den svenska kulturen för att skapa en bättre förståelse för hur den inverkar i möten mellan människor från olika

The purpose of this study is to qualitatively investigate how mid-level managers from care of the elderly and compulsory school can handle the complex position in the middle of the organization. A position distinguished by unclear boundaries and demands from both superiors and subordinates. The study is based on qualitative interviews with four managers from care of the elderly and four principals

The purpose of this essay is to find out how director David Lynchs films can be described as a part of the postmodern film theory. Is David Lynch a director who is style-forming for postmodern film, or has he in fact adapted his film-making to the style as it has progressed? Relying on the works of Fredric Jameson and Linda Hutcheon, I first give a brief summary of the postmodern esthetics. Then u

Författare: Jonas Bååth Titel: Konsumtion och motstånd – att förändra ett ekonomiskt system Kandidatuppsats: SOCK01, 15hp Handledare: Carl-Göran Heidegren Sociologiska institutionen, HT09 Problem/Bakgrund: Den fråga som uppsatsen behandlar är hur motstånd mot ett konsumtionsbaserat ekonomiskt system kan se ut. Syfte: Syftet är att skapa idealtyper av motståndet, utifrån Max Webers analysmodell.

Title: What part does the piano play in country music? – A study intended for pianists, piano pedagogues and class teachers in music Author: Elisabet Johansson The purpose of this essay is to find out what part the piano plays in country music. The research includes an interview with an artist from Texas and an analysis of five chosen music examples. The research question is: What part does the pi

Stress among children and youth is increasing and there are thought to be numerous different explanatory factors. Examples of those are the growing demands of society, lacking support from adults, as well as significant amounts of aspects in school. According to the Swedish education act a school is obliged to incorporate student care, wherein which a school nurse should be included. No other guid

Title: The ensemble teachers importance for an equal education – A study of students musicality in the upper secondary schools aesthetic program, direction music Author: Daiana Corduneanu The purpose of this paper is to study how music teachers look at the relation between gender and the choice of the instruments drums, bass, guitar and piano within the genres pop and rock. The goal is also to get

Traditional classical guitar playing position — using a footstool for the left foot to elevate the leg — is considered by some guitar pedagogues to be an important risk factor for developing Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMD) among guitarists; alternative supports for the classical guitar have emerged in the past three decades as a putatively more healthy method of sitting with the i

Title in English: Creativity in instrumental teaching - How can the instrumental teacher create the necessary conditions for pupils to develop their musical creativity? This paper seeks to answer the question: How can the instrumental teacher create the conditions for pupils to develop their musical creativity? The study is based on qualitative interviews with three people who are both professiona

Uppsatsen tar upp de skräckromantiska koventionerna utifrån ett antal böcker som utgör sekundärlitteratur och en jämförelse görs mellan konventionerna och den primära litteraturen. De konventioner som undersöks i Wuthering Heights är berättarteknik, karaktärer, miljö, döden, det övernaturliga och hämnd.

The purpose of this study was to examine the views of adoption Social Workers on adoptive parenting in relation to existing norms regarding parenting. Qualitative interviews were conducted with seven Social Workers in the field of family law and adoption in different municipalities in Skåne. As theoretical framework we used gender theories by Butler as well as Hirdman, combined with Lipsky’s theor