This thesis investigates how human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) to disaster risk reduction mediate the relationship between international human rights law and local practice in the Philippines. It explores the processes of “vernacularization” and bottom-up influence. The former relates to adapting international human rights norms to local settings. The latter refers to local experiences and pra

Can compulsory military service breach human rights protections against slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour contrary to Article 8 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (‘ICCPR’) (and/or equivalent provisions in regional human rights instruments) and, in doing so, meet the threshold of persecution under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees? The

Aims: Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the health assessment instrument EQ-5D-5L in OHCA survivors.Methods: We included survivors from the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after OHCA (TTM2) trial, who completed EQ-5D-5L at 6 months. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the hypothesised unidimensional latent structure of EQ level sum score (EQ Aims: Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the health assessment instrument EQ-5D-5L in OHCA survivors.Methods: We included survivors from the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after OHCA (TTM2) trial, who completed EQ-5D-5L at 6 months. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the hypothesised unidimensional latent structure of EQ level sum score (EQ

Fatal accidents in UK’s manufacturing sector are expected to remain the same or increase in coming years. This paper has tried to combat this issue by adapting and further developing a previously defined Safety Framework for the Paint Sector, to evaluate the safety performance of a metal manufacturing facility. To achieve this, the original Safety Framework was updated to align with the current Br

The purpose of this study was to illustrate social workers' experiences of treatment work with men who use, or have used, violence against their female partners and how they feel that the legal clarification in SoL affected the conditions for the treatment work with violent men. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven social workers from seven different cities in Sweden wh

The current Swedish Social Services Act is based on the law that entered into force in 1982. The society has since then extensively changed, and new social issues have arisen. Therefore, the Swedish government handed over a proposition on the 23rd of January 2025, suggesting the implementation of a new law for social services. The purpose of this study has been to investigate perceptions of and pr

This study aimed to explore young people's perceptions of healthy and destructive romantic relationships, how they perceive the influence of different sources of knowledge, and how they construct and normalize violence regarding their relationships. The method chosen for this study was qualitative focus group interviews with students in grades one and three at a high school in Scania, involvin

The intended purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between CEO compensation and long-term firm performance within the American banking sector. Restricted stock awards as a proportion of total calculated compensation (RSA%) are used to measure the degree of equity compensation, while return on equity (ROE) and net interest margin (NIM) act as proxies for firm performance. The ded

This thesis explores the rhetorical strategies employed by abolition-aligned groups in their pursuit of alternatives to penal punishment, with a focus on their practical implications. The paper establishes the political and historical context of the United States' relationship to incarceration, providing a foundation for the research. It then introduces a discourse analysis method to examine t

E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams today and considered a significant developmental challenge with less than 30% of e-waste being formally recycled. High-income countries are at an increasing rate exporting their hazardous waste onto low- and middle-income countries, creating additional pressure, exacerbating health risks, and degrading local environments in countries with less ca

Molecular pathologies can be targeted using lipid nanoparticles carrying therapeutic RNA. Extrahepatic delivery remains a major bottleneck, however, small lipid nanoparticles could allow targeting of deeper tissue layers, low vascularized tumors and the lymph nodes, improving the range of druggable cell types and diseases. Lipid nanoparticle size as a tunable parameter influencing therapeutic effi

This thesis investigates how the Ministry of Climate,- Energy,- and Utilities employs different environmental discourses in the Reports on Climate Effects between 2020 and 2024. Furthermore, it explores how these discourses change through the years and interrogates implications of the Ministry’s employment of specific environmental discourses. The study applies Critical Discourse Analysis grounded

This thesis examines how Palestinian grassroots resistance in Masafer Yatta, the occupied West Bank, is affected by Israeli military occupation and how this reshapes the emotional geographies of the region. Focusing on space and territory, it analyses how Israeli state and settler strategies of displacement, surveillance and fragmentation are met by Palestinian community practices of Sumud (steadf

Demands for socialization understood as the collective, democratically governed ownership of essential goods, are growing louder in Germany’s energy sector. This thesis critically examines how German labor unions and environmental NGOs articulate the concept of socialization within the energy sector, using Antonio Gramsci’s cultural hegemony and Nancy Fraser’s progressive neoliberalism as theoreti

Författare: Emmy Tegnér Titel: Brott i media - En analys av våldsbrott i media med fokus på könsspecifika skildringar av brottsmisstänkta Kandidatuppsats, [SOCK10], 15 hp Handledare: Tobias Olofsson Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2025 Sidantal: 29 Datum: 2025-05-28 Sammanfattning: Denna studie är en kvalitativ undersökning som undersöker hur manliga och kvinnliga våldsbrottsförövare fram