Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce a law that criminalized the buyer of sexual services but not the seller. The aim of this study is to contribute with an understanding of how female sex workers rights are being affected by the Swedish sex purchase law. To reach a conclusion, the author of this thesis tries to sort out which norms, beliefs, attitudes and/or values that are hidd

Att tvingas fly från sitt land till ett annat kan resultera i stora påfrestningar för individen. Att därefter leva i en oviss väntan som asylsökande blir för många personer förknippat med en tid av passivitet och en känsla av meningslöshet. Denna studie syftar till att retrospektivt undersöka asylsökande flyktingars upplevda aktivitetsbehov och deras uppfattning om meningsfulla aktiviteter under a

Climate engineering, or geoengineering, is large-scale technological intervention in the global climate system. How is this understood within our culture, what power relations are implied in the idea, and what are geoengineering's implications for sustainability? This thesis begins to examine this topic through the lens of culture by presenting a media analysis. It combines the quantitative me

The amount of environmental degradation occurring in our world today continues to rise in large part due to human behaviors. As this paper discusses the relation between households, their energy-saving behaviors, and how these behaviors can affect the environmental impact of individuals as well as national climate-change policies, the power each one of us has in making a change within this world b

One of the most fundamental human rights is the right to life and it has been argued that the right to life is reflected by peace. The concept of peace means more than just being free from conflict, it also implies the inherent right of a parent to protect and provide for his children. Peace is, however, not easily achieved. Since finding a solution to a problem that does not create a feeling of l

On the 8Th of December 2010 the decision was made in Nacka cultural committee, to outsource all six public libraries of the municipality. The decision is unique in Swedish library history and resulted in an intense debate that took place on several forums. This master’s thesis concerns the contemporary debate on privatization of public libraries. The aim is to analyse the debate in the light of

Författare: Jessica Blom Larsson Handledare: Fredrik Schoug Examinator: Fredrik Miegel Titel: Mediebilden av den utsatta familjen Avdelning: Enheten för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, Lunds universitet. Mål och syfte: Uppsatsens huvudsyfte är att undersöka vad pressen förmedlar för bild av den svenska familjehemsvården och dess aktörer. Målet är den resonerande konklusionen där jag argument

Aktiviteter ökar hälsa, välbefinnande och livskvalitet. En tredjedel av Sveriges befolkning har på något sätt kontakt med hästar och det fortsätter öka. Syftet med studien var att undersöka fem hästägares aktivitetsrepertoar samt upplevelsen av att ha häst som fritidsaktivitet. För att besvara syftet användes en kvalitativ och kvantitativ ansats. Metoderna som användes var en återberättande dagbok

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Kolcykeln är enkelt uttryckt den globala balansräkningen av kolets (C) förflyttning genom olika sfärer såsom mellan atmosfären och biosfären, således är kolcykeln av stor betydelse för mänsklighetens existens. Exempelvis har atmosfäriska koncentrationer av koldioxid (CO2) och metan (CH4) ökat de senaste 200 hundra åren på grund av mänskliga aktiviteter (till stoCarbon is central to our existence. It plays a fundamental role in the carbon cycle. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) have been increasing for about two centuries as a result of human activities. The need to understand how carbon cycles through the Earth-system is important for a variety of reasons, but mainly in order to assess the effects of these rising green

China’s surging OFDI has been a prominent phenomenon since the start of 20th century. As China’s economic growth is widely received as following a unique path, a question arises immediately---does Chinese outward investment also follows a distinctive pattern which can only be explained by special theori¬es? This paper analyzes the determinants of Chinese OFDI by adopting Random Effects FGLS estima

Several institutions regulating gender seem to overlook and even violate rights and needs for those living outside society’s norms about gender and sexuality. The council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, amongst others, reports about violations of transgender persons’ right to life, health and physical integrity. This essay connects the situation of transgender persons to the fact that t

Syftet med denna studie var att med hjälp av suppliker och resolutioner undersöka vilken legitimitet som den danska ockupationsmakten hade hos den skånska allmogen under kriget i Skåne 1676-1679. Viktiga teorier för att besvara denna fråga har varit Jan Gletes teori om att staten producerade beskydd för att detta efterfrågades av undersåtarna. Kopplat till det här är Barrington Moore jr. resoneman

”I thought you would get a Swedish friend” – A qualitative study about a mentorship project called ”Girl to girl”. [Translated title] During the last couple of years, integration has become a central part of Swedish society. Studies show two ways to look at the integration process. One refers to the immigrants’ responsibility to adapt to the majority population. The other approach argues that int

Numerous past studies investigating the performance of hedge funds suffer from two distinct problems: unreliable and biased return data inherent in virtually all databases and the use of static asset-pricing models. Using “indexes of indexes” for our hedge fund returns, both free of biases and highly representative, we investigate which risk factors investors are exposed to and whether hedge fund

Psykiskt störda lagöverträdare har i alla tider särbehandlats straffrättsligt på ett eller annat sätt. I Sverige sker den särbehandlingen vid påföljdsbestämningen vilket innebär att en allvarligt psykiskt störd lagöverträdare inte ska dömas till fängelse om inte särskilda skäl föreligger. I detta hänseende är Sverige tämligen unikt, då det i de flesta andra stater, för straffansvar krävs, att gärnMentally disordered offenders have throughout history in law been treated differently than other offenders. In Sweden this special treatment occurs when appropriate criminal sanction is decided, which means that severely mentally disordered offenders should not be convicted to a prison sentence without special circumstances. Sweden is in this regard quite unique, because most other states require

Sveriges självbild som länge varit lyckligt befriad från svågerpolitik, maktmissbruk och pengar under bordet har under det senaste decenniet fått sig en törn. Stora svarta rubriker på löpsedlar har uppmärksammat oss på att korruption och mutor även förekommer i vårt trygga demokratiska samhälle. För att på ett effektivt sätt komma åt detta krävs ett fungerande regelverk, något som haltar då det koThe Swedish Bribery Legislation in use today was written in 1977 and is consequently neither completely modern nor crystal clear. There are no legal definitions on what constitutes a bribe or what is giving rise to corruption and the verdicts are instead made on a case by case basis. The Swedish Bribery Legislation has over the years received a lot of criticism as it is seen as unpredictable and d

Fundamental human rights belong to everyone by virtue of humanity and any inequalities are inacceptable. Human rights do not distinguish human beings according to their economic welfare, geographic location or health status. Every person is entitled to enjoy human rights whereas every government is required to ensure adequate realization of these rights. Human rights should outline and guide state