Since culture has been changing over the time in all of the societies, the notions of gender and sex-role stereotypes as two of the constitutive parts of culture have been altering as well; due to the development of contemporary movements such as feminism and gender-related discourses. Nevertheless, because of different social environments and different rituals and values the development pace and

Increasing evidence on impacts from climate change an variability, suggests that poor rural communities in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa need to adapt in order to reduce effects on their livelihoods. In semi-arid areas characterized by high poverty, small reservoirs even though most of them are performing below average, act as important assets that support a wide range of livelihoods. However, in t

The aim of this study was to reach a better understanding on how quality education can be applied so that the needs, views and values of local actors are fulfilled at the same time as national principles and perspectives on education are considered. Three research questions guided our study: What patterns can be discerned among local stakeholders in three community schools in Lusaka, Zambia in the

The aim of this thesis is to study allocation of EU funding to the municipalities of Skåne between 2007 and 2009 in order to determine if there are internal factors which are of importance to the allocation of EU funding for the municipalities in Skåne. The objective is to study if a relation between internal factors of the municipalities and the amount of EU funding allocated can be observed and

In this paper the relationship of territorial autonomy and civil war duration is explained. Going against the often used treatment of autonomy as a conflict-solving mechanism the author argues that the granting of territorial autonomy to a certain group actually can prolong armed conflicts. Building upon data from UCDP’s conflict termination dataset and QoG time-series data, a wide dataset contain

The purpose of this study was to examine school counselors’ constructions of the honor related problems as well as their constructions of their own and the school´s role in relation to these problems. The aim was also to learn about the wider social consequences of the school counselors’ constructions. I was interested in learning about the meaning and significations the school counselors use in t

This thesis provides an analysis about the issue that how national identity is constructed and approached by Swedish domestic design works. The case studies mainly focus on the products from two companies in Sweden. They are the porcelain of Gustavsberg AB and the domestic design of Svenskt Tenn AB. Majority of the empirical material was collected by the author through the visit of these two compa

This thesis examines the impact of Guerrilla Gardening and Guerrilla Knitting (also known as Yarn Bombing) in and on the city. Examining definitions and distortions of the notions of ‘the vandal’, ‘the activist/craftivist’ and ‘guerillaisms’ that are made via these movements illustrates an expanding notion of the ‘urban dweller’. Tackled in terms of approaches, public and situationist theory, the

Disadvantaged groups, defined in this study as senior citizens, illiterate persons, physically, mentally and culturally challenged individuals, are a concern for the whole society. Signage for disadvantaged groups is presented differently worldwide. They are indicating different kinds of information, presented in different ways, emphasizing different disadvantaged groups in different countries. Th

The paper is a critical revision of the sufficiency of sustainability reporting frameworks to represent sustainability performance. The paper sustains that while frameworks facilitate recording, classifying, and summarizing sustainability data (i.e. economic, social and environmental), they are insufficient to represent organizational sustainability performance. Using Systems Theory and systems pr

The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between creativity and wellbeing. The material for our study has been gathered through a questionnaire with self-assessment at one of Scandinavia's largest companies in the hotel industry. The questionnaire consisted of The organisational questionnaire (GEFA) and The measurement of wellbeing. In the study 90 questionnaires was distributed in

The European Union (EU) has been engaged in Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the early 1970’s. The Union has since then tried to gain a role in the diplomatic process by different means, but without any particularly success to be able to influence the bilateral talks. One has in recent years tried to develop the union towards a more coherent collective foreign policy in order to adopt a stronge

Kenya had a disputed presidential election in late 2007 which erupted into ethnic clashes between supporters of the two candidates. Western media was quick to report back that the sudden violence was due to tribal differences. The goal of my essay was such to explore whether or not a post-colonial discourse could be found in western media. By choosing three international magazines with more analyt

Denna uppsats är en normativ och idékritisk undersökning där Migrationsverkets policydokument har analyserats utifrån en egen utformad demokratisk norm; ”Migrationsverkets etos”. Normen är utformad med inspiration från Robert A. Dahls och Lennart Lundquists demokratiteorier, samt utifrån hur Migrationsverket fungerar och svensk lag. Syftet är att se vad som bör förmedlas som etiska riktlinjer till

Gamal Abdul Nasser was one of the 20th century’s most influential leaders in the Middle East. This Bachelor thesis is analysing the political leadership in Egypt during Nasser’s rule between the years 1952-1970. It is analysing the Arab socialist view on the political leadership and also discussing what kind of leader Gamal Abdul Nasser was. The leadership theories of Max Weber are being used as a

Försvarsmakten som en statlig organisation har en stor normerande makt i samhället och därför är arbetet för jämställdhet inom organisationen en viktig uppgift för att verka som en trovärdig statlig institution och för att försöka motverka den maskulina hegemoni som historiskt dominerar organisationen. Genom övergången till ett frivilligt försvar har Försvarsmakten utvecklat en aggressiv marknadsf

Sustainable development is a frequently used concept these days. It is often captured trough three dimensions of economic, social and ecological sustainability. As the importance of institutions has been accentuated within the first two dimensions, it has lately been the object of study within the dimension of environmental sustainability. As environment is often described as a collective good, th

This paper investigates the concept of leadership, in relation to climate regime formation. It investigates how the concept of leadership has been approached in the literature, and looks at statements by the EU and scholars on EU leadership in relation to climate change. The study concludes that leadership can be seen as a concept of convenience. It has often been taken for granted when describing

Westernization is a centuries long project started in the Ottoman Empire, in order to fix the dysfunctionalities of the empire inside and to boost the empire’s image outside. It has transformed into a quest of transformation of Turkey into a modern state and it found its reflection in the foreign policy as a pro-Western approach in the Turkish Republic. Historical institutionalism suggests that th

International climate change negotiations are a complex phenomenon, which is characterised by coalitions. The developing countries are represented by the Group of 77, G-77, whose member countries differ largely with regard to political as well as economic matters, but also concerning their exposure to climate change. The purpose of this study is therefore to examine the question why the G-77 coope