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17 November 2025 12:00 to 13:30 | Lecture/talk Social media provides researchers with valuable opportunities to connect and engage with a wide audience – from colleagues and experts to politicians, journalists, and decision-makers. The ways researchers use these platforms, as well as the benefits they gain, can vary greatly. You are warmly invited to a digital session where three Lund University r
17 November 2025 12:00 to 13:30 | Lecture/talk Social media provides researchers with valuable opportunities to connect and engage with a wide audience – from colleagues and experts to politicians, journalists, and decision-makers. The ways researchers use these platforms, as well as the benefits they gain, can vary greatly. You are warmly invited to a digital session where three Lund University r
NEW COURSE! Course name: SOCN09, Sociology: Emerging Inequalities (Swedish name: Nya ojämlikheter). Advanced level master course (Second Cycle). 7.5 credits. Autumn semester. Language of instruction: English. This course is offered as a stand-alone course and is also compulsory in the Master´s Programme in Sociology SASCO. Are you fascinated by the changing patterns of ineq
Within the realm of furniture is the copy a controversial subject matter and is often discussed in terms of “real or fake”, “copy or original”. Walter Benjamin was probably the first theorist to pay attention to the power of the copy, in terms of changing our social and cultural attitudes towards the nature of representation with his Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit
These are companies that are known for their use of “big data” and analytics to predict and steer customer behaviour. But the truth is that today most organisations are heavily reliant on big data. And the more data businesses amass, the more important it becomes for organisations to be able to harness the information their data provides and use it strategically to improve their operations. This dThese are companies that are known for their use of “big data” and analytics to predict and steer customer behaviour. But the truth is that today most organisations are heavily reliant on big data. And the more data businesses amass, the more important it becomes for organisations to be able to harness the information their data provides and use it strategically to improve their operations. This d
Från och med den 1 januari 2020 skärptes straffskalan för sexköp av barn. Syftet med åtgärden var att förstärka det straffrättsliga skyddet för ungdomar mot att dras in i prostitution. Brottet är förknippat med låg åtalsfrekvens. Det har tidigare förklarats med att aktsamhetskravet i förhållande till ålder i 6 kap. 13 § BrB - som täcker flera sexualbrott med åldersgräns - var särskilt svårt att upIn January 2020 the range of punishment for exploitation of a child through the purchase of a sexual act got stricter. The reasoning behind the change was to strengthen the criminal justice protection for these children. Exploitation of a child through the purchase of a sexual act is associated with a low prosecution frequency. An explanation for this has been that the rule of negligence in the si
The essay discusses the different responses to constitution changes during the summer/fall 2015, allowing a new term limit for the presidents in Rwanda and Burundi. By using theory on dominant party systems the text tries to explain this has resulted in a lost dominance in Burundi, while the RPF-dominance in Rwanda has prevailed. The essay is based on the logic of method of difference and uses pro
This thesis explores the possibility for (re)defining the relationship between humans and robots with conversational interfaces. It does so by looking at the creation process of a voice and text-based virtual assistant for tourists from the perspective of critical posthumanism and posthuman performativity. In a reflexive fashion, I analyze my involvement in a tech start-up, in order to argue that,
Many companies sometimes affects that a competitive company pulls use for their trademark or their products in his advertising. It can for instance be that the company uses alike symbols or features and on so ways fields a free ride on another companies good reputation. This procedure is called reputation parasitism and settles in the marketing act, 8 a § comparative advertising. You can also cond
As the physical consequences of climate change continues to augment, possibly millions of people might be forced to migrate. Those most likely to be forced to move are people living in poor countries in the Global South where vulnerability levels are generally high and the capacity to adapt is often low due to socio-economic difficulties and political insecurity. In contrast, the countries most re
The overall goal with the course is to introduce students to concepts and theories regarding the role of business organisations in a global society as well as how this can be handled in relation to other actors in this context. The intention is to engage students with various ethical perspectives and the organisational challenges involved when interplaying with other actors. During the first part The overall goal with the course is to introduce students to concepts and theories regarding the role of business organisations in a global society as well as how this can be handled in relation to other actors in this context. The intention is to engage students with various ethical perspectives and the organisational challenges involved when interplaying with other actors. During the first part
Are you interested in understanding how climate change affects human health and what can be done to mitigate its impact? This course provides a broad introduction to the relationship between climate change and public health, equipping you with knowledge relevant to fields such as healthcare, urban planning, environmental policy and global development. If you're passionate about climate actionAre you interested in understanding how climate change affects human health and what can be done to mitigate its impact? This course provides a broad introduction to the relationship between climate change and public health, equipping you with knowledge relevant to fields such as healthcare, urban planning, environmental policy and global development. If you're passionate about climate action
Title: Salespeople working with Big Data Analysis, a study of their Identity Construction Authors: Johan Thylander & Erik Eekhof Supervisor:Nadja Sörgärde Date: 20th May 2016 Purpose: This research aims to explore and thus achieve an increased understanding of how salespeople working with big data analysis construct their identity. Furthermore, we aim to find how salespeople perceive big data
Following the East Asian success story Indonesia also subscribed to a model with increased productivity, income and equity through modernisation of agriculture. When it was hit by a severe crisis in 1997, Indonesia was regarded as one of the up and coming tigers of Southeast Asia. The crisis indicated that something was seriously wrong in the structure of the economy necessitating a re-examination
Over the past decades, social impact investment has become popular because of its potential to solve pertinent world problems by financing social enterprises. This study focuses on assessing the influence of digital signals towards impact investors’ decision-making process when evaluating early-stage social ventures using digital media, by conducting exploratory qualitative research (semi-structur
Small-scale fisheries are highly important in terms of economic productivity and environmental relevance in Mexico’s Northwest. The Santa María Bay (SMB), in Sinaloa, México, is the largest bay in the state and is highly productive in terms of fishing and the economic activities derived from it. It is also home to endemic species and the region’s largest mangrove wetland. It faces environmental an
