The overall purpose with this thesis has been to consider whether cross-border cooperations funded by Interreg strengthen or undermine the nation-state. A case study has been carried out, where the South Baltic cross-border co-operation has constituted a case. The result is based on material of nineteen interviews with stakeholders from five different countries representing subnational level, nati

This study aims to present the relationships between the European Commission and a member state of the European Union during two different phases of the enforcement process of EU legislation and to explain how these relationships change. The relationships are studied and presented using a simple Principal-Agent model, in which the two main figures change sides between the different phases. The res

Med en internationalistisk teori i förgrunden handlar denna uppsats om internationalistisk idéspridning i försvarsberedningens rapporter inom ramen för hotet från olika former av terrorism. Den internationalistiska teoribildningen har sedan decennier tillbaka genomsyrat den svenska utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken, vari man aktivt arbetat för en ökad internationalisering. Efter en vidgad definition

The aim of this thesis is to analyze how different phases of peace processes are related to the behaviour of spoiler groups, and to illustrate this with a case study of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The thesis divides the peace process in three different phases: the prenegotiations, the official negotiations and the implementation phase. In each phase three variables are analyzed: the com

Det finns två varianter av power-sharing; en som strikt belyser en politisk representation av etniciteter i pluralistiska samhällen; den andra är extensivare i sitt utförande då den inrymmer fler statliga dimensioner; politiska, territoriella, ekonomiska och militära. Med hjälp av dessa kontrasteras tre olika fredsavtal i Burundi som alla i varierande grad innehåller power-sharing. Utfallet i dess

Metaphors is a vital and fundamental part of our intellectual abilities. We invent metaphors, but they construct our conceptual thinking in means that they decide in what way we think of phenomenas of which we have no clear knowledge about. To analyze the source domains from which the metaphors are taken is a most fruitful way of gaining information about a metaphor. In comparison to the target do

The study analyses three major conflicts in Zimbabwe during the past forty years through a filter of theoretical models. The study relies on secondary material in the form of articles, books and research reports. The causes of the conflicts, the traumas developed through the conflicts and reconciliation efforts at the end of the conflicts are analyzed. It shows that Zimbabwe is a traumatized natio

We are at least moving forward! Aren´t we..? - A study of genderpedagogic litterature´s development over time. This study is aimed at comparing two different scripts from the genre of pedagogical gender to see how it has developed over time. The two books I have compared are “Godmorgon pojkar och flickor, om språk och kön i skolan”, in English: ”Good morning boys and girls, about language and sex

Title: “Are You a Female Drummer –a study about women within jazz and improvisation music” The purpose of this study is to reflect over the situation for women within the jazzscene. Manyfemale instrumentalist in the past have been forgotten. Why is that? What can be done to reach a more equal distribution between men and women who plays jazz? The basis of this study is the interviews of four prof

Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka om Mandriva Linux kan ses som ett alternativt operativsystem ur ett användbarhetsperspektiv. Inledningsvis genomförde vi en litteraturstudie där både historiken kring Mandriva Linux och användbarhetsteorier behandlades. En egen undersökningsmodell skapades vilken enkätfrågorna och arbetsuppgifterna baserades på. Datan införskaffades i form av en enkätunde

Since the beginning of the new millennium the Rights-Based Approach (RBA) to development has come to influence the international development agenda, challenging the traditional charity model and the Basic Needs Approach (BNA). A large theoretical literature can be found on RBA, as well as training material and handbooks for development practitioners. Little is to be found, however, on the implicat

Title: Proletarian polyphony - Western harmony in Chinese music from the first half of the 20th century The aim of this essay is to examine the use of harmony and polyphony in Chinese music from the first half of the 20th century. Traditional Chinese music contains no chords and no polyphony. At the turn of the 20th century China showed an increasing interest in European culture and music. Many C

Israel is often referred to as a fragmented state, with the situation between Palestinians and Jews in mind. In Israel however, there are far more fragmentations – even among the Jewish populations. Ethnical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, religious differences between ultra-orthodox, orthodox and secular, and ideological differences within the Zionist-framework. There is, however, an

The purpose of this essay is to examine the concept of the child perspective during the drafting process of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. I have analysed the travaux préparatoires of the articles 2,3,6 and 12, which constitutes the fundamental principles of the convention. The conclusion drawn from my study is that there was no child perspective in the sense of childrens view on thei

The protection of human rights within the European Union will, in two aspects, be affected by the Lisbon Treaty entering into force. Firstly, the Charter of Fundamental Rights will become an integrated part of the treaties and secondly, the Union will apply for accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. This study is about how these two instruments will affect the situation of human rig

The public debate on honor-related violence intensified in Sweden after the murder of Fadime Sahindal. A culture-based understanding and feminist understanding on honor-related violence has mainly characterized the public debate. The essay aims to analyze these arguments based on the concept of culture. Does the understanding of the honor-related violence need to be divided into either a culture u

Euthanasia is a much controversial matter, especially the part of euthanasia that is called mercy killing. In Sweden so called passive euthanasia is the only form of euthanasia that is not against the law. The question about whether or not other types of euthanasia should be allowed has since the 1990’s created an animated debate involving a lot of people with different types of views, such as med

The thesis deals with how the ICTR and the Gacaca Courts of Rwanda contribute to reconciliation in wake of the genocide of 1994. They are compared on the basis that the two courts share similar mandates but are very different in structure and have received very different criticisms. The thesis employs discourse analysis through an analytical tool called logics of causality, and looks into the cour

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilka incitament som skulle kunna föreligga hos företagen att använda CCCTB som skattebas utifrån frågorna Transfer Pricing(TP) och gränsöverskridande förlustutjämningar. För att kunna definiera incitamenten är det viktigt att studera förslaget till en gemensam konsoliderad skattebas och hur CCCTB-processen utformas. Ramen för studien av de företagsekonomiska

Over a 15-year period, mobile phones have evolved from providing one single feature - the mobile voice call - to multi-featured multi-media communication and entertainment devices. Customer value has been added through successive integration of features previously conveyed by dedicated devices, as clock, timer, camera, media player, radio, etc. This continued integration strategy now poses several