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För och nackdelar med ett human traffickingnarrativ Human trafficking har, under 2000-talet, erhållit mycket uppmärksamhet, något som har resulterat i uppkomsten av ett dominerande internationellt traffickingnarrativ. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka och problematisera Europarådets Group of experts on action against trafficking in human beings (GRETA:s) narrativ om barntrafficking. MotiThe pros and cons of a human trafficking narrative. Human trafficking has, in the 21st century, received substantial attention, which has resulted in the manifestation of a dominant international trafficking narrative. The pur-pose of this essay is to examine and problematize the European Councils Group of ex-perts on action against trafficking in human beings (GRETA:s) narrative regarding child

How does the municipal platform Beirut Madinati challenge sectarian structures through its nuanced facilitation of radical democratization processes in Beirut and beyond? Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with electoral candidates, founders and volunteers of Beirut Madinati and an analysis of documents provided by the participants, this study argues that Beirut Madinati has facilitat

Different interests ascribe different meaning to the role of culture in urban regeneration and discourses are created. Previous research showed that successful examples of urban regeneration happened as culture-led bottom-up processes, where inhabitants had a supporting cooperation with the city administration. No strong evidence has been presented in previous research that culture has trickle-dow

Kvinnlig könsstympning är en sedvänja som påverkar många miljoner kvinnor i världen. Både kvinnors fysiska och psykiska hälsa drabbas kraftigt av ingreppet. Waris Dirie är en av de främsta motståndarna mot kvinnlig könsstympning. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur Waris Dirie som opinionsbildare propagerar mot Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) samt vilka som kan betraktas vara målgruppern

In this essay two parallel analyses of today’s Russia in relation to the annexation of Crimea and the German Empire from its creation following the Franco-Prussian war until the outbreak of the first world war will be conducted with the purpose to answer the question; if an analogy can be made between these cases. These analyses will be from the theoretical perspective of Neoclassical Realism. Fol

Reaching consensus about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has never been easy on the international arena. The United Nations Population Fund and several women rights movements across the world are the leading actors in promoting SRHR. At the same time as progress for world with a universal implementation is being made, oppositional forces against SRHR are on the rise. The focus of

This study aims to understand the construction process of legitimizing extrajudicial killings through analyzing text from print and electronic media and how they have been portrayed to the audience. It puts an effort to understand how Bangladesh government legitimize extra-judicial killings within a democratic framework of a country. Extrajudicial killing is a threat to modern societies. It has ad

Dynamic pricing is a pricing strategy where prices are no longer fixed or constant. Instead, they are continuously readjusted according to perceived demand and factors that influence the desirability of the product. It is in passenger transport where it has one of its biggest applications, in order to increase profits and maximize the use of limited capacity. While extensively studied for its econ

Research within micro economic geography agrees that certain places create knowledge flow. However, few examples exist on micro perspectives emphasizing interpersonal interactive aspects. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to contribute with a case study on the concept of local buzz. The purpose has been to examine if Restaurant Inspira facilitates local buzz, thus offering a localized advantage

Purpose: This article explores the relation between brands and the use of art, and in which way art helps brands in expressing their values and identity. Furthermore, this article will identify the components that characterize Artistic Brands and Brands with Art. Design/Method/Approach: A qualitative approach will be used, and data will be drawn from six different case studies of brands collaborat

Uppsatsens syfte är att studera det mångtydiga begreppet due diligence och dess innebörd för ansvarsfördelning mellan stat och privata aktörer. Med utgångspunkt i Millers ansvarsteori analyseras uttryck för de dominerande tolkningarna i svenska statliga skrivelser. Med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys synliggörs karakteristiska drag för både den folkrättsliga och den företagsekonomiska tolknEnglish title: Human rights in consideration – the conceptualization of human rights due diligence in Swedish government documents on corporate responsibility. This study examines the ambiguous concept due diligence in Swedish government documents on business and human rights. This is achieved by analyzing how the two concepts of due diligence are embodied through characteristics from existing d

Region Skåne has designated seven regional centers in Skåne: Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg, Landskrona, Hässleholm, Kristianstad and Ystad. These centers are to be, among other things, providers of key services. The aim of this thesis is to examine whether Skåne’s students have equal opportunity, through public transport, to benefit from the regional centers’ provision of gymnasiumlevel education. This

Demographic changes have created large youth cohorts in many developing countries. These large groups of young people are claimed to increase the risk of political violence according to the youth bulge theory, a theory that has been used to explain the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution in 2011. The paper uses a hypothetical-deductive method to test if the youth bulge theory can be applied as a m

Antibiotikaresistens är ett växande problem som orsakar både långvarig sjukdom och dödsfall världen över. Trots att man kan se antibiotikaresistens som ett säkerhetshot är det ofta förbisett i säkerhetsstudier. Denna uppsats gör en säkerhetsanalys över antibiotikaresistens, undersöker huruvida det kan inkorporeras i teorin human security och diskuterar olika lösningar på problemet. De specifika sj

Den här uppsatsen undersöker hur massmedier påverkar uppkomsten till och utförandet av ett folkmord genom spridning av hatpropaganda. För att skapa oss en förståelse av detta utför vi en komparativ analys mellan folkmordet i Rwanda 1994 med folkmordet i Myanmar 2017, där vi ser på likheter i språkbruk och propaganda samt den förmedlande effekten hos radion och sociala medier. Resultatet visar att

Denna studie undersöker medias påverkan på människors attityd till pornografi. Bakgrunden till undersökningen kom av ett radioprogram på P3 som pratade om pornografi utan att problematisera vad de lyfte i programmet. Studien bygger på dels en kvantitativ undersökning och dels en kvalitativ analys. Primärmaterialet till studien har hämtats från en enkätundersökning där målgruppen har fått ta ställnThis study examines medias influence on peoples attitude on pornography. The background for the study is a radio show that talked about pornography without problematize what they where talking about. The study is using partly a quantitative method and partly a qualitative method. The primary material in the study has been collected from a internet based survey. The target group has been allowed to

Denna uppsats undersöker folkrättsliga och realpolitiska förklaringar till varför Eritrea erhållit internationellt erkänd status och medlemskap i FN medan Somaliland helt saknar internationellt erkännande. Kongruensmetod används för att se om antaganden inom Realistisk teori om realpolitik och makt, samt folkrättsliga principer överensstämmer med utfallet i de båda fallen. Analysen utgår från real

The trade in conflict minerals in eastern Congo contributes to the duration of the intrastate conflict. This essay will analyze documents of two organizations, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the World Bank, in relative to the question regarding trade in conflict minerals. Views of accountability and ideas of how to deal with conflict minerals differ between the organizations. Th