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"...support must also sometimes include control!" A qualitative study regarding social service workers view of the secondary housing market

The aim of this study was to examine the view of social service workers on the secondary housing market based upon their work with social investigations regarding people with a difficult substance abuse. The foundation of this study rests upon a phenomenon, which according to other scholars, occurs in the secondary housing market in Sweden. The secondary housing market consists of a multitude of h

Consumer Decision Making From a Social Perspective - A Study of the Outdoor Space

The purpose of the thesis is to investigate how social and cultural factors influence the decision making behaviour regarding publicly displayed items, using the outdoor space as an example. We want to provide a more dynamic view on decision making concerning publicly displayed products, taking the personalities of the consumers into consideration. By using a qualitative research design we found t

A disgrace to the human race? Nakenprotest och kroppspolitik i sociala medier

I denna uppsats har jag granskat tre aktuella debatter som spridit sig och framkallat starka reaktioner via internet och sociala medier. I samtliga debatter har en kvinna och hennes kropp hamnat i fokus och blivit temat för diskussionen på grund av att hon på något sätt avvikit från normen och den normativa bilden av kvinnlighet. Fallen är: Nakenprotesterna av Aliaa Magda Elmahdy och Golshifteh Fa

The Nucleus of CSR - Creating and Communicating a Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda in a Controversial Industry

Title: The Nucleus of CSR – Creating and Communicating a Strategic Corporate Responsibility Agenda in a Controversial Industry Authors: Karin Andersson and Anne Frandsen Supervisors: Martin Blom – Department of Business Administration, Lund School of Economics and Management Per Svenningsson – Department of Technology and Society, Envi-ronmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund Institute of Techno

The Girl and the Tree s : Tree Activism in German Newspaper

A photo of the climate activist Greta Thunberg in Hambacher Wald ( a Rhineland lignite mining area) aroused a media hype in the German press for the wrong reasons. If Thunberg visited Hambacher Wald in order to protect the forest arguing that we are ”ignoring natural climate solutions” there trees are told to be a “tool we can use to repair our broken climate” the headdress of a person pictured at

Japanese ideophones in English translation: Official vs User-generated translation of manga

Thanks to the Internet, User-generated translated (UGT) material has spread at an impressive rate. Not much research exists on the subject as of the writing of this thesis, since it is a relatively new field within Translation Studies. It is an interesting topic worth exploring nonetheless. This phenomenon began in the 1980s, where these fan-translations had to be done by manually changing the vid

Managing water, sustaining life. The institutionalization of water resource management policy.

This bachelor thesis investigates how the implementation of water resource management promote an institutional design that can create lasting change. It is a case study of the Mara River Basin Initiative in Kenya and Tanzania, where great efforts have been taken to combat water related problems. The national governments have delegated the operational responsibilities to local water users’ groups,

Jihadi Kitsch: The Promesse de Bonheur of Islamist Terrorism

Elaborating on conceptualizations of kitsch in the realm of art and sociology in the context of ISIS propaganda and culture, this article introduces the concept of jihadi kitsch. Kitsch is characterized by a compulsion to escape from the banality of daily reality and lack of coherent meaning in modern society through, in the words of the philosopher and sociologist Theodor Adorno, a self-made and

Nordic Security and Defence Cooperation: Differentiated Integration in Uncertain Times

A decade ago, Nordic cooperation on security and defence matters gained momentum, having been largely absent fromthe map of Nordic cooperation during the Cold War and its aftermath. This article analyses developments along three dimensionsof Nordic cooperation: military defence (focusing on the Nordic Defence Cooperation), civil security (in the formof the ‘Haga’ process), and political cooperatioA decade ago, Nordic cooperation on security and defence matters gained momentum, having been largely absent fromthe map of Nordic cooperation during the Cold War and its aftermath. This article analyses developments along three dimensionsof Nordic cooperation: military defence (focusing on the Nordic Defence Cooperation), civil security (in the formof the ‘Haga’ process), and political cooperatio

Breeding, feeding and mobility among dogs in the elite in the Merovingian period – Analysis of dogs in the boat grave Nabberör, Öland, Sweden

By the Merovingian Period (6–8th century CE) a large variety of dogs and the earliest evidence of dog leashes appear in South Scandinavia. This indicates exchange, breeding and use of new types of dogs in this period. The purpose of this study is to examine the social significance and function of dogs in the Merovingian Period in South Scandinavia based on an analysis of the Nabberör boat grave on

Data Analytics and Business Economics - Magisterprogram

Have you noticed how Netflix and YouTube send you suggestions based on your previous views? How Spotify makes suggestions based on what you have listened to in the past? How Amazon shows similar products that you might be interested in based on previous purchases? These are companies that are known for their use of “big data” and analytics to predict and steer customer behaviour. Today, most organHave you noticed how Netflix and YouTube send you suggestions based on your previous views? How Spotify makes suggestions based on what you have listened to in the past? How Amazon shows similar products that you might be interested in based on previous purchases? These are companies that are known for their use of “big data” and analytics to predict and steer customer behaviour. Today, most organ

Cohabitants’ perspective on housing adaptations: a piece of the puzzle

As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants' expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their everyda

The EU's response to fragile situations - Putting Normative Power to the test

Abstract: Since 9/11 a lot of attention has been paid to fragile states and state failure has also become an issue for the EU. EU elites frequently refer to the EU as a ‘force for good in the world’. There is an extensive academic debate about what kind of power the EU is in world politics, and whether it can be described as a distinct normative power. In this comparative study of ten fragile stat