Turkey has taken part in regular negotiations to gain membership in the EU since 2005. At the same time is Turkey a candidate that stands out from those of earlier rounds of enlargement, and its possible membership got both supporters and critics amongst the Unions member countries. The aim of this thesis is to, trough a textual analysis, investigate the prospects and obstacles Turkeys candidature

Ever since its conceptual birth, the questioning of consequences due to the implementation of ideas from the reformation doctrine, called New Public Management, has been a common occurance among those who have dedicated themselves to research in superior methods of Public Administration. What this thesis aims to do is shed light upon what value-conflicts may occur within public administration orga

On the 11th of march 2006, the journal Landskrona Posten began an article series with the ambition to review the juvenile gangs in the city of Landskrona. The articles received heavy response from the readers. About six months later Landskrona was the centre of attention in the Swedish media. 22,3 percent of the city's population had voted for the nationalist party ?Sverigedemokraterna? in the

The aim of my study is to critically analyse the discourse behind two different integration projects in Sweden, by using post colonial theory. My hypothesis is that many projects intended for increased integration includes a view of immigrants as the ?Others? which can be seen in how one talks about integration and culture in the discourse behind integration projects. The first of these two proje

The aim of this thesis is to study discursive change in the Swedish environmental political discourse between 1987-2005. The text of three Swedish budget propositions are analysed for this purpose. The results from the analysis are related to a few relevant theoretical perspectives that hold partly different views on what constitutes ?sustainable development? and ?ecological modernization?. Throu

The following thesis is examining compliance with EU-law from a member state perspective. The variation in the compliance level between the member states from 1995 to 2005 is analyzed to prove the fact that the Nordic member countries during the measured time period experienced a low number of infringements. The infringements that did occur were resolved faster and more efficient in the Nordic cou

Som förälder till en 12-åring ser jag en stor förändring i konsumtionsmönstret jämfört med då jag själv var barn på 70-talet. Skillnaden består kanske främst i att barn idag, generellt sätt, verkar ha mycket fler och dyrare prylar än vad min generation hade då vi var barn. Detta är ett intressant sociologiskt fenomen vilket utgör bakgrunden till min undersökning. Syftet med min uppsats är att unde

In some postmodern philosophy and theology, the view of God has returned to the centre of the discussion. God is seen as a living reality beyond human conception. Some of the contemporary philosophers even relate to the negative or apofatic theology. They often do this as a contrast to the positive theology. The view of God in postmodern theology and philosophy is beyond our rational knowledge. Th

The aim of this study is to offer a Lacanian psychoanalytic reading of some of the Danish philosopher/theologian Søren Kierkegaard's main writings. The thesis that I advance is that Kierkegaard is a subject of the lack, and that his writings are a modality of existentially handling this fundamental and constitutive lack. This is done, first, by showing what the concept "the subject of the

Denna studie handlar om fritidsvanor och huvudsysselsättningar hos två olika grupper i samhället, nämligen ungdomar i stadsdelen Rosengård och ungdomar i stadsdelen Limhamn vilka båda ligger i Malmö. Det finns klara skillnader när man jämför dessa två grupper och därför ville vi titta närmare på detta och analysera utifrån informanternas berättelser faktorer som påverkar valet av fritidsvanor och

Traditionellt är medarbetarsamtalet till sin form ett organiserat och planerat samtal mellan chef och medarbetare, oftast i syfte att kartlägga behov, krav, verksamhetsmål och förståelse hos medarbetaren. Sedan 1980-talet har det forskats mycket om medarbetarsamtal i Sverige, oftast med utgångspunkt i medarbetarens upplevelse. Vi menar därmed att det saknas ett perspektiv, nämligen det på chefen o

Following essay discusses the possibilities of using a gender perspective when studying local governance within a Swedish context. Governance is an international concept used to describe a more lose, informal and network based way of doing politics The main purpose for conducting this essay is that traditional theoretical frameworks used in the study of local politics are not enough to fully conce

Många människor med diagnosen schizofreni har uppvisat en bristfällig aktivitetsbalans med endast få aktiviteter. Dessa aktiviteter består mestadels av vila och stillasittande. Symptom vid schizofreni leder till att personen får svårt att få en normalt fungerande situation i vardagen vilket ökar risken för isolering, känsla av meningslöshet, förämrat självförtroende samt social isolering. För att

Anonymous job applications as a method to further diversity on the labour market is widely discussed. The method aims to promote an equal selection procedure, where the employer can only judge on merits and experience. We are with this study on the other hand interested in seeing how this specific method of employment has been implemented. We have chosen to perform a small qualitative case study,

The question about humanitarian intervention in Darfur poses many great obstacles. The essay explores the various factors, such as the legal, moral and political aspects of humanitarian intervention. The main purpose of the study is not to understand the current conflict in Darfur but to explain and comprehend why no state action has been taken towards the government of Sudan to stop a humanitaria

As a consequence of the Rose Revolution in November 2003 a new, energetic government entered office in Post-Soviet Georgia. This thesis takes the case of recent Georgian defence reforms to analyse the problematic sides of reforming a weak state. The theoretical starting point is Kalevi J. Holsti's conclusion in State,War and the State of War: that legitimacy is the most decisive factor for why

Uppsatsen behandlar officersboställen i Skåne från indelningsverkets tid (1682-1901), med särskild inriktning på byggnadsvårds- och bevarandefrågor samt på tillämpningen av lagstiftningen kring byggnadsminnen och annan kulturhistoriskt värdefull bebyggelse. Uppsatsens tidsmässiga fokus ligger på 1850-talet. Den bygger på arkiv- och fältstudier kring det trettiotal av Skånes 50 officersboställen s

The paper aims to perform a comparative analysis of two Byzantine chronicles focused on their tendency towards emperor Basil I (r. 867-86). The chronicles in question are the so-called chronicle of Symeon the Logothete and the collection of writings that is commonly referred to as Theophanes Continuatus. Both are thought to have been written during the active reign of Basil's grandson Constant

The purpose of this study was to examine health promotion and ill-health prevention in the workplaces of the City District Committees in the City of Malmö. More specifically, we wanted to find what types of health problems there were and what kinds of strategies were applied to prevent them. Furthermore, the aim was to examine whether the leaders of the City of Malmö saw any effects of the strateg

Today there are various views on how democracies can be advanced. Bringing participation into decision making processes has been suggested as one method. It is believed that it can give rise to better government, better decisions and better citizens ? but its positive effects will depend heavily on the cultural and local context. Opening up the public sphere for participation is never a simple mat