On the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, two countries share the same environmental and climatic pre-conditions, but show monumental differences in current forest-cover. While tropical forests are covering almost half of the Dominican Republic, Haiti is down to just a few percent. In this thesis, political ecology and earlier research is combined to formulate four hypotheses: colonial history, human

Digitalization has grasped almost every aspect of work in Norway in similarity to the developed world. Although many advantages are followed with the implementation of digital tools to bolster the work effort, there is a widespread downside, technostress. This phenomenon engulfs large parts of the workforce and poses a challenge for any foreseeable future, and there is a general lack of research a

This thesis studies how Sweden’s state identity is constructed within the discourse on Swedish Migration Policy following the European refugee crisis in 2015. Identity is studied by seeing the constructions of identity and policy as discursively interlinked and by using the notion of processes of linking and differentiation. The material analyzed are statements made by the Swedish government in or

The development of policy instruments with the aim to support production of electricity from renewable sources is, and has been for the last decades,an important factor when working with global environmental challenges. Compared with other countries in the EU, Sweden ranks very high when referring to the development of renewable energy production. This thesis aims to examine the policy processes t

In 2015 the Swedish government declared itself to be feminist as the first government in the world. Margot Wallström, foreign minister at the time, said: ”It’s time to become a little braver in foreign policy. I think feminism is a good term. It is about standing against the systematic and global subordination of women” (Nordberg 2015). The declaration of a feminist foreign policy is remarkable in

As climate change intensifies, more voices are being raised in favor of re-conceptualization and transformative systems change, where actions are taken on a social, political and economic level. Environmentally engaged art and its artists are brought forward as potential instigators of change, as both researchers and as civil actors in society. Through semi-structured interviews and discourse an

This thesis takes on a case study approach and investigates the populist radical right party Alternative für Deutschland’s opposition towards the coal phase-out in Germany. The party is known for its contrarian position towards (human-made) climate change. Drawing on literature that investigates the populist radical right as well as climate change denial (also referred to as ‘scepticism’), a frami

In this study a landscape is interpreted from an analytical and binary theoretical framework in order to contrast and extract different social formations that have been conducive to its creation. The landscape in question is a contemporary park found in Lund, Sweden, in the province of Skåne. Lurking beneath the spatial scenery of the park, histories of transgressed and repressed social formations

This thesis contributes to growing critical scholarship investigating co-operative housing projects in relation to their wider socio-political and institutional contexts. It goes beyond normative questions of whether co-operative housing projects are sustainable, or not. Instead, it proposes to utilize an empirical case study on an emerging co-operative housing sector in Finland, as a tool to prob

Food is a fundamental human need – a physical requirement for survival. At the current historical juncture, the global food system is entangled in a web of neoliberal capitalist exchange relations and suffers from heavy dependence on fossil energy inputs. Today’s agro-industrial complex, which has evolved jointly with fossil capitalism and is organized according to its principles, is firmly entren

The following study is a qualitative study of how the food industry has influenced policymaking regarding the implementation of a sugar tax within the EU. Through Pieter Bowen’s theory of access, stakeholders’ access to Efsa has been analyzed and the authority’s critical resource has been identified, in order to understand how the authority provides it. The study shows, in accordance with the theoThe following study is a qualitative study of how the food industry has influenced policymaking regarding the implementation of a sugar tax within the EU. Through Pieter Bowen’s theory of access, stakeholders’ access to Efsa has been analyzed and the authority’s critical resource has been identified, in order to understand how the authority provides it. The study shows, in accordance with the theo

The initiating impetus of this project was a frustration over the en-masse inaction experienced in relation to the climate crisis. Although people are aware of necessary actions few are able to act. This project attempts to understand people’s inability to act whilst looking at ways to counter this apathy through behavioral change. Through research on convenience, human behavior and inaction we a

The purpose of the project was prmarily to design an in-store display for a new product planned to be launched by Sudio, a Swedish headphone brand, while leaving the brief open to look for other opportunities as well. The project lead me to research in to point of sale, branding, and trends that are currently effecting the near future, as well as analyze Sudio’s brand before making a few recommend

Valuating a company is traditionally a finance subject that requires a deep analysis of a company’s financial history and projections about its future potential to generate revenue. When it comes to technology startups, valuation becomes difficult. Startups are, by definition, newly established companies with insufficient historical data. Future revenue is typically problematic to forecast as they

Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. In this thesis, it is argued that polarization is more dynamic than previously implied and t

Amyloid β 42 (Aβ42) is one of the peptides associated with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) due to its aggregation propensity which in the end causes neuronal damage. Much is yet to be understood on how the aggregation processes occurs but most importantly the toxic species responsible have not been identified yet. It is believed that transient oligomeric species are involved in the process. The lack

This research project examines how, by studying principles and systems that occur naturally among plants and animals, lessons can be learned that can be applied in the design of buildings to make them more sustainable. Based on the water shortage prevailing in the Spanish region of Valencia, I explore different ways of working with technical systems that extract water from air as architectural el

In the crowded market of jetboards, design and innovation plays a significant role when it comes to maintaining a competitive advantage. Both, which can be found in the company Radinn’s jetboards. Yet, the hand controller used to control their board does not convey thesame feeling, and is described by the company as not being at par with their main product. This thesis evaluates the controller fo