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This thesis investigation examines how understandings of risk are constructed in decisions of foreign investments in infrastructure projects in low and middle income countries, using the sustainability Impact Accelerator at the International Council of Swedish industry as a case study. Drawing on constructivist theory and risk management frameworks, it combines a qualitative document analysis of I
The European Union has long been regarded as a global transformative power, capable of promoting democratic reforms in candidate countries through its merit-based enlargement process. However, democratic backsliding in the Western Balkans has raised concerns about the credibility and effectiveness of EU conditionality. This thesis examines the extent to which the EU enlargement process has enabled
This thesis examines how the second Trump administration’s renewed interest in Greenland reshaped Danish and Greenlandic security discourse from January 2025 to April 2026. Building on securitization theory and literature on Greenland in Arctic security, the thesis analyzes official Danish and Greenlandic political statements through qualitative discourse analysis. The analysis focuses on what Dan
Europeanisation refers to a process through which member states undergo social, economic and political changes to its domestic institutions that align them with EU norms and rules. In essence, it involves not only the adoption of EU policies, laws and regulations, but also incorporates EU governance structures and practices into the logic of domestic institutions. Following the EU’s largest enlarg
Björk är ett träslag som trots sina goda mekaniska egenskaper, inte används i speciellt stor utsträckning för bärande konstruktioner. En av anledningarna är bristande kunskap inom träslagets beteende vid brott, vilket har lett till att dimensioneringen av björkkonstruktioner är komplicerad och regelverk är svåra att följa. I detta examensarbete har björkens brottegenskaper undersökts närmare, huvu
Intimate partner violence is a serious social problem that affects women’s health, safety, and living conditions. Although the topic has been widely studied, further understanding is needed of how women themselves describe violence and the process of leaving an abusive relationship. This study aims to examine women’s experiences of intimate partner violence through autobiographical accounts, focus
This study aimed to examine the experience of women who have been subject to intimate partner violence, with a particular focus on the impact of societal norms. The study was based on a qualitative content analysis of six autobiographical narratives written by women who have left abusive relationships. Theories informed the analysis of gender construction, power structures, stigma, shame, and the
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the process of quitting harmful substance use or addiction. To do so, the study took into account how the participants came to be in that situation and what their experience of harmful substance use was like. The method used in this study was a qualitative content analysis of podcasts. The sample consisted of a purposeful samp
This study aims to examine how social workers in adult-oriented services describe their consideration of the child perspective when the adult client is also a parent. Furthermore, the study will explore the opportunities, limitations, and ethical dilemmas that emerge in this professional work. The study will adopt a qualitative research approach and is based on six semi-structured interviews with
There is a market gap regarding diversity within plant-based beverages with a complete amino acid profile. For this reason, new ingredients that could be used for the formulation of two plant-based drinks were researched: one combining raw ingredients like seeds, and the other one using protein isolates. Once the final formulations were decided, the resulted drinks included a beverage made of quin
Bakgrund: Självständighet hos äldre personer är ett komplext begrepp som inte enbart handlar om fysisk funktionsförmåga utan även om autonomi, delaktighet och möjlighet att påverka sin vardag. Många äldre personer är beroende av hemtjänstinsatser inom instrumentella aktiviteter i dagliga livet (IADL). Syftet: Syftet var att undersöka hur äldre personer upplever att hemtjänstinsatser i IADL påverka
Device location is a practical problem in indoor wireless deployments. Without knowing where devices are positioned in a building, technicians struggle to locate failing equipment, understand coverage issues, and perform maintenance on devices. To facilitate technicians, they often get elevated access to the intranetwork, which not only gives them access to everything, but they still fail to know
Beer brewing relies on the conversion of starch into fermentable sugars. However, in traditional mashing, 3–37% of starch remains unutilized. This is partly attributed to the protein matrix in barley malt, which traps small B-type starch granules and impedes the breakdown of the starch. This study aimed to investigate if applying hydrodynamic cavitation during mashing improved the conversion of to
Natural products are of great interest for a variety of powerful applications that are related to the biological activity of small organic molecules inspired by nature. While the landscape of natural products is structurally abundant, their occurrence in nature is very scarce, posing a challenge to isolate them in quantities required to be studied and used in pharmaceutical application. This work
Sammanfattning Titel: En demokratisk fristad eller en själlös turistattraktion? - Den digitala distanssupporterns identitetsskapande i dragkampen mot fotbollens kommersialisering. Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg Nivå och kurs: Kandidatuppsats vid Institutionen för Service Management, inriktningen Turism & Hotell, SEMK65 - Examensarbete för kandidatexamen VT 2026, 15 högskole
The purpose of this study is to investigate how school counselors describe their work in conversations about gender identity and sexuality with high school students, with particular attention paid to the importance of language and ethical considerations. This study is a qualitative method study, based on interviews with school counselors in southern Sweden. The results show that school counselors
The purpose of this study was to investigate social workers and school personnel's experience of child participation in CIP meetings, with a particular focus on children with NDD. More specifically, the study aimed to explore how child participation was facilitated within these meetings. The study was based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with four social workers, one teacher, and tw
Tetra Pak is a world leading food processing and packaging company. Their manufacturing operations often rely on specialized and highly customized equipment. While the purchasing volumes for such equipment are typically low and irregular, the equipment itself is critical for operational continuity. This creates situations of asymmetric dependence where supplier bankruptcy, product discontinuation,
Companies play a central role in international efforts to counteract ongoing biodiversity loss, which threatens human welfare and the global economy. They are expected to use biodiversity metrics and indicators in strategic sustainability work to understand and manage their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity. At the same time, this work remains at an early stage and is characterised by sever
Access to digital infrastructure in highly digitalized societies is shaped not only by the availability of technology but also by the administrative arrangements that govern access to it. This study examines how non-EU international students at Lund University experience and navigate exclusion from Sweden’s digital financial infrastructure through the case of Swish, a mobile payment system widely
