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The purpose of this essay is to investigate how female street artist experience being part of a masculine subculture. The theoretical framework is based on theories concerning patriarchy and gender roles, graffiti and masculinity and public space. Henri Lefvebre’s theory regarding the social production of space shows that female street artist do not face obstacles in the material room but in the s

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka och få ökad förståelse för elevassistentens upplevelse av sin arbetssituation. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats. Sju semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med anställda elevassistenter på kommunala låg- och mellanstadieskolor i Skåne län. Tematisk analys användes för att analysera intervjumaterialet och resulterade i följande teman: organisatoris

The established scientific reality of asbestos is that (a) asbestos is toxic at a minuscule dose, and (b) exposure should be avoided whenever possible, with the evidence expanding almost exponentially over the past century. The purpose of this research is to explore the historical and global socio-natural entanglements of the economy of asbestos and the resulting mechanisms at play to occlude and

Studien undersökte organisatoriska och demografiska faktorers förmåga att predicera utfall på beroende variablerna Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress och Compassion Satisfaction hos personal på kvinnojourer. I linje med tidigare forskning var studiens hypoteser att skyddande organisatoriska faktorer skulle predicera höga utfall på Compassion Satisfaction, som innebär den positiva påverkan arbetetThe study looked into the ability for organizational and demographical factors to predict outcome on dependent variables Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Satisfaction. In line with previous research, the study’s hypothesis was that protective organizational factors would predict a high result on Compassion Satisfaction, which stands for the positive aspects of the work, and low r

The public sector has approached the private sector, which can be seen in, for example, private public partnership (PPP). In this study, the relationship between democratic process and substance requirements within PPP is examined. The purpose of the thesis is to qualitatively examine what place democratic process and substance requirements possess in PPP and how it relates to institutional logic

Diel vertical migration (DVM) is performed by various zooplankton taxa. The general movement pattern of DVM has been well studied while the possible clonal differences of this movement largely remain unknown. My master thesis focus on investigating the effects of environmental stressors on Daphnia magna strains isolated from natural populations. Here I maintained 11 strains of Daphnia magna origin

Purpose: The purpose is to explore the phenomenon of utilizing corporate museums in internal branding, in order to understand what they are, how they are used and why in the context of strategic brand management in general and brands with a heritage in particular. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed. The case companies rep

Undersökningen syftar till att begreppsanalytiskt undersöka begreppet heder samt en närliggande hedersproblematik. Hedersbegreppet är komplext och med bakgrund av den rådande svenska debatten kring heder är det möjligt att se hur begreppet tillskrivs olika definitionsmässiga innebörder. Detta bidrar i sin tur till problem kring kartläggningen av hedersproblematik i Sverige. Utifrån Unni Wikan och This study aims to analyse the concept of honour and honour-related problems. The conception of honour is very complex and looking at the current discourse it is possible to see how the term is attributed to different translations. This dissonance becomes problematic when mapping honour-related issues in society. Based on Unni Wikan and Johan Galtung's theoretical perspectives the report SOU

The rise in entrepreneurial activity over the last 15 years has created space for a nascent industry among the public and private sectors: Business Support Organization (BSO). In the last years, some BSOs have broadened their offer to include for-profit social ventures. Unlike traditional businesses, these ventures try to create a positive social impact while attempting to be economically self-sus

The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework, by which one could explain the varying nature of Europe’s Regional Representations. This framework is constructed through empirical and theoretical contributions from both the literature of ‘Multi-Level Governance’ and ‘New Institutionalism’. It is argued that institutional conditions at an EU-level creates an environment in which re

Vattnets plats i staden är en fråga som vinner allt mer mark i den svenska samhällsdebatten. Malmö drabbades i augusti 2014 av ett häftigt skyfall som ledde till översvämningar som orsakade stora problem både för privatpersoner och samhället. Förhoppningarna med den nya väderradartekniken är att konsekvenserna av ett sådant skyfall i framtiden inte ska bli lika omfattande. Under sommaren 2018 satThroughout history it has always been crucial to accurately measure, track, and predict precipitation. This has been done using various methods with varying degrees of precision. As the world evolves and as urban areas expand, it has become more apparent that there is a need for a more efficient way to observe and record precipitation. During the summer of 2018, an X-band weather radar located in

The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of gender and national culture on the compensation gap between CEOs and other members of top management and the company performance. The theoretical framework consists of previous research on gender differences, national culture and the effects of compensation gaps on company performance. Furthermore, it is based on theories such as tournament theor

The aim of this study were to explore how social workers experience their autonomy and discretion, related to their responsibilities. Social workers are challenged to meet the client’s needs, while responding to the organization’s resources and the law in the society. This results in a stressful work environment, with overwhelming work pressures. Furthermore, the study aimed to explore how the soc