An absolute majority of all Swedish children begins to attend preschool at some point between the age of one and five. The acclimatisation to preschool means a great change in every small child's life. They leave all that is well known, the parent and their home, to face a whole new environment with new kids and adults to get to know and learn to trust. The purpose of this study has been to f

In today's public discourse we are often reminded that we live in a dangerous world. The perception of danger is needed in order to convince people that excessive military budgets are necessary and that the military activity of foreign soldiers in the close vicinity of our homes could be acceptable. Yet while warnings of danger may be true, few people take the time to ask the question; dangero

Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia all joined the European Union in 2004. Since then, there have been very different trends apparent in all these countries in terms of attitudes to Europe, both at elite and mass level. This thesis examines the nature and level of Euroscepticism in these countries, and discovers a number of reasons for the differences in these trends from country to country.

The arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership are many and diverse. The aim of this thesis is, by using the methodological framework of constructivst comparative politics and political reasoning, to systematically structure the arguments. Officially the question of whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU depends upon the developments internally in the c

This paper is an examination of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and its impact on the EU as an actor in international security. The ESDP, far from being irrelevant, allows the EU to assume a meaningful role in the areas of civilian and military crisis management, albeit on a smaller-scale. In the multipolar, post-Cold War world, it is increasingly important for the EU to be able to

I dag har de flesta arbetstagare förvandlats till medarbetare, åtminstone i teorin. Arbetsgivare söker numera "medarbetare" och kallar sina anställda så. Det låter trevligare - att "arbeta med", istället för det mera passiva "att ta arbete".Allt fler företag och organisationer har uppmärksammat vikten av medarbetarskap, i syfte att utveckla ansvarstagande och förändri

This essay focuses on the function and development of city harbors during the middle ages in the Scanian part of Öresund. The purpose of the survey is to take a closer look at topography, development and activities on the shores in three coastal cities along the west coast of Scania. The cities that has been part of the survey are: Skanör ? Falsterbo, Malmoe and Landskrona, three cities that follo

This essay deals with the weak and unstable urbanization process of the town Falkenberg. The aim has been to explore how a new town could be established just a kilometre away from the town (Old) Falkenberg and what kind of meaning the town had in relationship to the towns Halmstad and Varberg. This was made through the study of the political situation in Denmark and Sweden during the 15th century

Denna uppsats är ett resonerande argument kring massmedias roll i det demokratiska samhället.Vi diskuterar inledningsvis ett antal demokratiideal generellt, med syftet att ur dessa kunna identifiera ett gemensamt karaktärsdrag: att demokrati kräver politiskt medborgerligt engagemang. Detta karaktärsdrag används sedermera för att fälla ett normativt påstående kring massmedias roll och innehåll. Det

Ryssland är en av världens största olje- och gasproducenter. Detta tillsammans med landets bristande demokrati utgör ett hett debattämne i dagens energikonsumerande samhälle. I uppsatsen analyseras den ryska energipolitiken ur ett nationellt såväl som internationellt perspektiv. Den politiska och ekonomiska dimensionen utreds men uppsatsen går också djupare in på olika gruppers identiteter och hur

This thesis deals with the Jewish motifs of the medieval mural paintings in Denmark and Sweden; the presences of the motifs are of interest considering that no Jews were allowed entry into Scandinavia at the time. The purpose of the thesis is to study the European influences in the medieval depiction of Jews and Judaism in the Danish and Swedish churches and the purpose for the production of the

Begreppet jämställdhetskonsult myntades 1993 och konsulten nämns ofta som en viktig aktör i litteratur om jämställdhetsarbete. Däremot finns i princip ingen forskning i ämnet. I denna uppsats visar vi på jämställdhetskonsultens roll och funktion i organisationers jämställdhetsarbete samt ger förklaringar till branschens uppkomst och tillväxt. Genom främst intervjuer med flera jämställdhetskonsulte

The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze experiences of how the daily rounds and a persons role is changing when you go from being a family member to being a family member as well as being a kinship carer. Essential questions at issue was: - Which feelings are associated to the roll as kinship carer? - What are the motivations for the relative/family member to become a kinship carer

Verksamhetschefsreformen har inneburit en förändring inom svensk sjukvård. Uppgifter som tidigare låg högre upp i organisationen har nu flyttats ner och lagts på verksamhetschefen. Med utgångspunkt i Universitetssjukhuset i Lund beskrivs dels mer utförligt de strikt formella förväntningar, mål och regler som finns kring utformningen av verksamhetschefspositionen, dels de mer informella förväntning

Uppsatsen ställer frågan om Malmös stadsdelar Husie och Hyllie, har lyckats eller inte lyckats med de projekt som införts för att skapa en mer lokalt förankrad demokrati. Vi försöker även ge ett svar på följdfrågan varför. Drivkraften bakom att stärka den lokala demokratin har varit stadsdelsreformen som inleddes 1996 i Malmö och som gav stadsdelarna ökade befogenheter, bland annat uppgiften att s

Den här uppsatsen diskuterar expertproblematik inom organisationer. Olika kunskapsnivåer hos de anställda kan leda till att vissa inte har någon insyn i arbetet och en dålig uppfattning om var ansvaret finns. Samtidigt kan de som besitter en specialkunskap få ett för stort inflytande och utöva makt över andra inom organisationen. Vi har i den här uppsatsen undersökt hur problematiken ser ut i Lund

The aim of this paper is to illuminate and discuss the political and ideological aspects of Early Medieval Nordic music. Due to shortage of sources, this issue has been overlooked until now. Did Early Medieval Nordic music meet the requirements for political and ideological use? In what ways could music potentially be used politically and ideologically? Was music used as a political and ideologica

The purpose of this paper is to clarify and understand the difference between Brunius?, Zettervall's and Graebe's valueing of a historical building, the cathedral of Lund. Between 1833 and 1963 the cathedral of Lund went through three larger restorations. The character of the restorations however differs a lot between the three church architects, Brunius, Zettervall and Graebe. In a time o

There are about 3 500 churches protected under the Heritage Conservation Act in Sweden today. These churches still belong to living congregations that want to be able to adapt them to the needs of today, just like people have done throughout history. But since the churches are protected, the congregations have to apply for a permit and that is not always given. This can lead to frustration, and yo