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Umbrella organizations of grassroot innovations can play important roles in facilitating sustainability transitions. This thesis examines such roles by studying national and regional umbrella organizations of energy cooperatives and community-supported agriculture in Europe. Embedded in the Multi-Level Perspective, it applies frameworks on Intermediary Roles, Intermediary Levels and Collective Dif

I en kontext där allt mer uppmärksamhet riktas mot brottsligheten är det viktigt att förstå vad som motiverar individer att lämna en kriminell livsstil, för att effektivt kunna få ner återfallsrisken. Syftet med denna studie är att generera kunskap om exitprocessen och de viktigaste vändpunkterna som leder till att en individ lämnar en långvarig kriminell karriär. Vidare studerades hur socialt stö

The advancement of global warming and climate change are viewed as catalysts for the energy transition, which is not only technological, but also embedded in broader socio-ecological and political dynamics. Decarbonizing Kosovo, a country heavily reliant on coal production, presents major challenges. Using qualitative interviews with stakeholders of the energy transition, this thesis examines the

Denna uppsats utgörs av en kvalitativ intervju studie, som med utgångspunkt i Polismyndighetens strategi för arbete i utsatta områden (Polismyndigheten, PM 2018:26) utforskar hur anställda inom Polismyndigheten beskriver och uppfattar samspelet mellan relationsskapande och gränssättande arbete i socioekonomiskt utsatta områden. Vidare syftar undersökningen till att analysera hur intervjuade polise

The sustained continued rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised various sectors, including software development. This qualitative study employs a thematic analysis approach to investigate the views of individuals participating professionally and personally in software development, focusing on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the field. The res

During the last decades, new types of alternative interventions in social work to improve people's well-being have been discovered. A type of nature-based therapy that is on the uprise internationally but not in Sweden yet is surf therapy. This study aims to understand how surf therapy, in social work, can be experienced to create meaning and change in people based on experiences of the therap

This thesis discusses the legality of the solidarity contribution relative to Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). As such, this paper aims to provide an answer to the question “Does the solidarity contribution under the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices infringe Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the ECHR.”

This thesis argues that the European Convention on Human Rights should apply extra-territorially during the active phase of hostilities to protect victims of the armed conflict. In this regard, three main issues are discussed separately. Firstly, the applicability of the Convention in the hostilities and norm conflict with International Humanitarian Law. Secondly, the issue of extraterritoriality.

Bakgrund: Äldres psykiska ohälsa är ett ökande folkhälsoproblem som inte lyfts i tillräcklig utsträckning med konsekvensen av en minskad livskvalitet. Trots behovet av insatser för att främja psykisk hälsa för äldre så genomförs insatser som främjar en meningsfull vardag som även inkluderar fritidsaktiviteter i låg utsträckning. Det finns tidigare forskning som tyder på att sådana insatser kan fräBackground: Mental health issues among older people is a growing public health challenge that is not sufficiently considered, with the consequence of a lower quality of life. Despite the need for more efforts to promote mental health among older people, there are few interventions that contribute to a meaningful life through leisure activities. Existing research indicates that such health-promotin

Sustainability and sustainable development are concepts that often appear today in several societal perspectives. Today, companies have increasingly high demands on themselves to promote sustainable business. This has increased awareness of sustainability and something that is currently being debated is how to promote sustainable development through sustainable investments. This essay aimed to inv

Batteries and renewable energy sources are key to the green energy transition and decarbonization. The EU has plans for green energy transitions and to mitigate climate change, but it is still largely dependent on imported fossil fuels. China dominates resources, materials and technologies for green energy transitions. With the recent energy crisis and Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy security

I denna C-uppsatts utforskas och analyseras unga personers användning av Tinder, med specifikt fokus på deras framställning av sig själva, meningsfullhet och självkänsla. Åtta deltagare intervjuades och det insamlade materialet analyserades med kvalitativ metod för att få insikter om deras erfarenheter och uppfattningar om sitt Tinder-användande. De viktigaste resultaten av studien visade att unga

Prefabricerade planelement blev en viktig beståndsdel i bostadsbyggandet under 1900- talets bostadsbrist för att uppnå en ökad produktionstakt. Det industriella byggandet innebär tillverkning i en kontrollerad miljö, vilket ger en bättre kontroll över byggprocessen. För småhusindustrin utgör byggandet med prefabricerade planelement idag större delen av den svenska marknaden. Den slutna fabriksmilj

This study aims to shed light on the personal understanding of domestic violence among elderly women. The study is based on women's personal experiences, but also on the statements of professionals who have met abused women in their work. To our aid we constructed a question; how do elderly women explain their understanding of domestic violence? The method chosen for this study was qualitative

The aim of this thesis was to investigate primary care counselors’ actions, reasoning, and available resources they utilize when meeting patients affected by domestic violence. The overall goal was also to explore different factors and patterns that arose related to the work and to assess how prepared counselors are in handling situations related to domestic violence. A qualitative methodology inv

Abstract Introduction: A great decline of wild pollinators has been observed, the decline is believed to be a result of many stressors, whereas pesticide usage being one of them. Wild pollinator insects are significantly important to maintain and preserve food production and biodiversity. Background: Pesticides are used to protect and enhance crop yield, by targeting insect and fungi pests. Imid

This paper aims to investigate the topic of education and economic growth in 38 OECD member states in eight five-year periods between 1975–2015. The main focus is to study the relationship of two aspects of education, quantity and quality, to see if there is a relationship to growth. As a quantitative measure, education is measured as the school enrollment rates on a primary- and secondary level.

In a future where smart mobility is increasingly common, it is not possible to rely only on the instruments for governance that have been used throughout the ages. Therefore, we need to map and investigate what opportunities exist for governance of smart mobility. The following essay therefore intends to investigate which governance instruments are used in Lund municipality for transport governanc

Large digital platforms impact the entire internal market of the EU. In particular, three challenges characterise their relationship with businesses and end-users, “access to data”, “imbalanced bargaining power”, and “degrading data privacy”, where the common denominator is personal data. This thesis investigates to what extent these challenges are regulated in the GDPR, Article 102 TFEU and the D