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The aim of this study is to understand the local phenomenom of pits in pairs on the Early Neolithic TRB gathering place of Almhov, Malmö, by studying the distribution of the osteological material in regard to species and body part frequencies. The results show that it is probable that at least two routines to place the animals in these pits were used. One method was to dig two pits, excluding anim

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Naturbetesmarker är en av de miljöer som håller den hösta biologiska mångfalden i Sverige (Ingelög et al., 1993). Idag finns endast 10-12 % naturbetesmarker kvar (Jordbruksverket 2005a) av de 2 miljoner hektar som fanns i Sverige på mitten av 1800-talet (WWF, 2006). Naturbetesmarkerna innehar en speciell flora som är anpassad för kontinuerlig störning och näringSemi-natural grasslands are one of the habitats with the highest biodiversity in northern Europe. The high biodiversity is a result of the land being short in nutrient and being continuously disturbed, an effect of mowing and clearing of bushes and trees. Because the development of agriculture into more effective land use, many of these sites and their associated species are endangered. Besides de

Wars have, basically, always existed. Hand in hand with all wars there is always some kind of justification. As our communities and wars develop so the criteria for a just war develop with them. The aim of this thesis is to examine how the development of the just war has occurred. This will be done through a choice of various historical events, in which I will analyze the discussion about the just

The aim of this essay is to study bronze casting during the Scandinavian bronze age through the artefact crucibles. The main question is; how many castings has it been possible to do with the crucibles found at Broåsen Sweden before they had to be discarded? Other investigations of bronze casting have stated that 1-10 castings is the maximum amount of usage for a ceramic crucible, thereby making i

This essay studies how democracy is formulated in the steering documents in the Swedish school system. It suggests that the program is a dynamic interventionistic program. Democracy is analysed with Lundquist´s model that present the democratic values in substantial values- equality, freedom, solidarity, justice and process values- openness, mutual reciprocity, responsibility. The conclusion is th

The amount of unaccompanied refugee children arriving to Sweden has been drastically increasing over the last five years. In all work concerning children, Sweden has undertaken itself to comply with international agreements as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This thesis concerns how international treaties can be complied on a local level within the states of the conventions. This case s

Sexual violence is conducted by armed groups in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a very high extent and with an extreme brutality. Reports from the region often emphasize the victims' experience of the violence from a human rights framework and fail to recognize the context, with its specific social, symbolic, legal and macro-economic attributes. This thesis ar

The thesis contributes to the debate of an emerging European strategic culture on the use of force. This is highly relevant in order to understand the future development of the military operations within the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). In order to be able to analyse the motivations of the following operations: Concordia, EUFOR DR Congo and Atalanta, the research builds on the constr

Swedish labour market policy has changed towards a greater focus on activation of unemployed citizens. This can be seen as a pragmatic political solution to the problem of high unemployment and the accompanying rise in social welfare expenses. But the activation policy can also be interpreted as a development that produces new and specific values in key welfare policy issues. This master’s thesis

The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of mothers’ satisfaction with health care on health seeking behaviour for children under-five. With a qualitative approach, this study used focus group discussions and one-on-one interviews to collect data from thirty seven (37) respondents but the focus was on twenty (27) mothers with children under-five in Okwampa, a small rural community

Who is to be held accountable for catastrophes that are characterized by man-made risk, i.e. risk derived from the very human technological development? Using theories about man-made risk and accountability in complex organizations, I argue that it is of crucial importance to examine the societal roles and activities of complex organizations in order to find an answer to that question. In today’s

This thesis aims at explaining the Icelandic European debate. It does so by trying to identify the most prominent theme of the debate and to determine if it is characterized by sectoral, national identity or economic arguments. The thesis also aims at determining how the 2008 financial crash and the 2009 decision to apply for EU membership affected the debate. To answer these questions a content a

In this thesis a declaration of gender equality, produced by CEMR (Council of European Municipalities and Regions) is analyzed. This declaration is viewed as an example of how multi-level governance is carried out in the EU. Its main focus is the method of gender mainstreaming and it is supposed to be implemented on the subnational level of the member states. This declaration, as well as the meth

Media and politics have a very close and tight relationship to one another. They share a mutual dependence and are therefore linked in a way which is hard to find anywhere else. The biggest focus for the political coverage deals with national politics. Newspapers in different countries covers almost the entire world but it is still, without question, the political home field were the bond between

Few political ideas have become as rooted in widely different societies and cultures during such long time and extent as civil disobedience. It has been used as a conscientious form of protest by people from all layers of society, and has also been applied to innumerable political situations. However, three individuals have distinguished themselves as both developers and practitioners of civil dis

Many aid agencies are working in countries where side-payments is a common problem in the society. This makes it hard for the aid agencies workers to know how to behave in situations where side-payments are expected. Most aid agencies have a strict policy of not using side-payments, but can side-payments ever be justified if they help the aid agencies to achieve their goals? To answer this questio

The integration of the European Union has reached the core of the welfare states. Since 2001 an open method of coordination has been used to improve the level of welfare in the member states. The aim of this thesis is to examine the level of democracy in the writing of the national action plans which are part of the OMC social inclusion. A vast number of participants have been involved in the proc

This thesis examines the blog ‘Alla Dessa Dagar’ by the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt; one of the pioneer politicians using social media to broadcast political messages. Based on role theory and theories covering social media, with capacities of democratization and blurring between public and private, the focus of the study is twofold. To begin with the study aims to identify how

This thesis focuses on the phenomenon of ethnic immigrant communities as diaspora and related issues like implications to ethnic and host identification, acculturation attitudes and self-esteem. Based on the characteristics of host society, previous experiences, myths and stereotypes, different ethnic groups form various kinds of ethnic communities. In this thesis I analyze small Lithuanian commun

This study was conducted in order to gain an in-depth understanding of Parent-Teenage Sexual Communication (PTSC) by focusing on a small town in Zambia. Recent studies have suggested that African parents are breaking traditions and beginning to speak with their children about the dangers associated with sexual risk, and this study aims to further what we know about how African parents and their ch