In this thesis the implementation of fundamental democratic values in municipal multi-party elected councils, Hamn- och gatunämnden and Barn- och utbildningsnämnden in Varberg, is discussed. A discussion about what implications expert knowledge can have in the decision-making process is also conducted. The thesis consists of two parts. In the first part an empirical analysis of ideas is conducted

Neutralitetskonceptet växte fram under en tid då konflikter mellan länder fortfarande var en regional angelägenhet. Idag har kollektiva säkerhetssystemet i FN-stadgan konverterat dessa konflikter till en global angelägenhet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka korrelationen mellan neutralitetslagstiftningen och FN-stadgan och hur detta påverkar neutrala stater inom FN. Frågeställningen är i viThe concept of neutrality emerged at a time when conflicts between states were still regional matters. Today the system of collective security within the UN Charter has converted these conflicts into a global issue. The purpose of this essay is to examine the correlation between the law of neutrality and the Charter of the United Nations and how this affects the neutral member states of the Unit

Title: Change – A way forward: An interpretative and qualitative study examining an organizational change initiative. Seminar date: May 28th 2013 Course: BUSN49 - Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change - Master Level Authors: Lena Ytterberg, Susanna Hallner Advisors: Stefan Sveningsson Department of Business Administration Lund University School of Economics and Management,

Stockholm is a highly segregated city where the ethnic and economic segregation is obvious. As a response to the segregated city people in the suburbs have started to organize. Megafonen in Stockholm is an organization who struggles for justice and equality. My study is based on five interviews with members of the organization. My aim is to understand which identities or communities they use in th

Detta examensarbete har som mål att förklara de faktorer som inverkar på ett stenmaterials hållfasthet samt hur Sydsten AB ska kunna bedöma hållfastheten utifrån tillgängliga metoder. Vid Hardeberga öster Lund finns ett stenbrott där Sydsten producerar ballast av en hård, kambrisk sandsten, den s.k. Hardebergasandstenen. Sandstenen är vit eller ljusgrå, ca 535-520 miljoner år gammal och deponerade

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Undersökningens baseras på prover från hårdvävnaden hos belemniter som är en utdöd form av bläckfisk. Syftet var att undersöka de NO-skånska kretaceiska belemniternas stabila isotopinnehåll, samt att analysera deras diagenetiska och paleoklimatologiska status. Belemniterna kommer från fyra lokaler: Ullstorp, Ignaberga, Åsen och Balsvik vilka alla ligger i KristiStable isotope compositions (δ18 0 and δ13 C) and cathodoluminescence characteristics were determined in 112 belemnite rostra, including Belemnellocamax grossouvrei, Belemnitella alpha, Belemnellocamax mammillatus, Belemnellocamax balsvikensis, Gonioteuthis quadrata scaniensis, Belemnitella mucronata and Belemnella lanceolata. The main aims were to determine palaeoenvironmental and diagenetic infl

Det huvudsakliga syftet med denna uppsats är att utröna vad som krävs för att en styrelse i ett svenskt aktiebolag skall vara beslutsför. I uppsatsen har jag valt att utgå från rättskälleläran och behandla rättskällorna i den ordning som metoden förespråkar, det vill säga först och främst lag, därefter lagförarbeten och lagkommentarer, sedan rättspraxis och slutligen doktrin. Det material som ja

The prevailing view on work excludes unpaid activities like care, individual or community work although they are crucial for economy and everyday life. Because the focus on paid work also leads to both social and environmental unsustainability, work has to be redefined. Cohousing evolved from the belief that through a collective organisation with a specific built and social environment, care work

Business models (BMs) aim to create value for both customer and organizations (Johnson, et al., 2008). However, many organizations over focus on their existing business model(s) and they fail to transform their BM’s to exploit further opportunities and to adapt them to the changing dynamics of the market (Govindarajan & Trimble, 2011). Small medium enterprises (SMEs) seem to be neglected in th

“If they would have told me on my first day that I was supposed to walk 20 K, I would have told them that they were completely out of their minds” - A study about how physical activity can be a part of the treatment at an institution for substance users. (Translated title) The aim of this study was to examine physical activity as a part of the treatment at an institution for substance users. More

The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of how representations of the Gothenburg suburb Biskopsgården in news media affect the people who live there. In an attempt to illustrate how these representations are received and interpreted by the people in Biskopsgården we have interviewed ten people, one on one, who currently live in the area. The conversations have revolved a lot aro