The notion of a subnational role conception is frequently absent in the literature of role conceptions within the European Union (EU), despite that the perspective of multilevel governance has acknowledged the importance of subnational actors within the governance process of the EU. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with members of the Swedish delegation to the Committee of the Regi

This thesis examines the situation of people living in statelessness by asking 'What is statelessness?' With the aim of contributing to the contemporary understanding of the topic, the text reviews both the resonating theories of Hannah Arendt, as well as original interviews with people living in statelessness today. In accordance with recent critique directed towards the Arendtian school

This essay focus on the structure behind policy making in the city of Malmö. Leaning on the theory of Cultural Political Economy it attempts to descirbe Malmö's policy making as a product of the path-dependent and path-shaping nature of the political process. This perspective suggests that researchers take in account not only the contemporary discourse and semiosis, but also examine the materi

Massmedia är en institution i samhället för givande och granskning av information till befolkningen kring viktiga frågor och händelser. Syftet är att analysera, tolka och förstå artiklar som rapporterade om ubåtskränkningar under oktober månad 2014. Kan journalister på de största tidningarna utan bevis spekulera och påstå saker i artiklar, om så, varför? Teoretiska inriktningar utgörs av begreppen

In light of a rise in the number and recurrences of armed conflicts, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of interim constitutions in balancing short-term peacemaking and long-term peacebuilding goals in war-to-peace transitions where a new constitution is to be written. Drawing on peacebuilding and constitution making literature, the study examines the effect of the duration of i

Värdering av obebyggd tomtmark för småhus kan ibland vara svårt då det saknas ett bra ortsprismaterial. Ännu svårare är att värdera tomtmark för småhus som är bebyggda med byggnader på ofri grund. Tomtmark med byggnader på ofri grund upplåtna med nyttjanderätter anses ha ett lägre värde än tomtmark som är obebyggd eller tomtmark som är bebyggd av fastighetens ägare. Det beror på att nyttjanderätteThe objective of this work is to examine the impact on value that a house on leasehold has on the underlying land in a partition ordinance. In order to build a foundation and create an understanding about houses on leasehold, partitiontools and different methods of valuation I undertook literature studies. The literature consisted of, among other things, preparatory work for FBL and the Court of A

Innovation has become increasingly important for the performance of firms and nations. At the same time, financial markets have come to exert a great deal of influence over resource allocation in publically traded firms. A significant body of evidence suggests that certain actors exert pressure on corporate managers to maximize short term financial results at the expense of investments in long ter

Med en teoretisk utgångspunkt i engagemang, volontärskap och ledarskap - mer specifikt transformativt ledarskap - har uppsatsen som syfte att undersöka och analysera hur ledningen i en organisation som bygger på frivillig arbetskraft skapar och bibehåller engagemang. Vi vill även undersöka hur ledarskapet fungerar i en organisation som präglas av en stor omsättning på människor, samt där en person

Elbilars utveckling går fort framåt och fler väljer att investera i en. Vilka olika laddningstekniker finns det? Hur kommer laddningen av elbilar påverka våra elnät? Kraftdistribution till en elvägssträcka modelleras för att påvisa kapacitetskrav och kostnader. Studien visar även hur hemmaladdning och arbetsplatsladdning kan påverka belastningen i elnätet om reglering uteblir.Sweden’s road traffic is responsible for a great part of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the country. Conventional vehicles, driven by fossil fuels, have low efficiency and emits environmentally destructive particles. Electric vehicles can be the solution! Electric vehicles have no local emissions while driving and the electric motors of today have an efficiency of above 90 %. But there are s

The sexual assaults in Köln on New Year’s Eve 2016 and similar events in Sweden started a debate in Swedish articles and editorials regarding the explanations to these assaults. Through a critical discourse analysis, the aim of this study is to examine how specific world views are upheld by focusing on how the writers argue reasons for the assaults’ occurrence. Furthermore, the study aims to exami

Fidgeting is a common behavior, though often with negative associations. In this master thesis positive effects of fidgeting, and possible connections with creativity are investigated. By conducting both literature research and several studies, four main reasons for fidgeting were identified. Relax, when fidgeting is done to decrees stress and anxiety; Focus, when increased attention and focus is

Vår uppsats behandlar ämnet känsloarbete. Känsloarbete är servicearbeten där de anställda måste hantera sina egna och kunders känslor. Dessa arbeten kan föra med sig en rad negativa aspekter och mängden forskning på området som har ägnats åt hur servicearbeten med låg status kan förbättras är mycket knapp. Uppsatsens syfte är att ge en inblick i hur organisationer på bästa sätt kan ge sina anställ

Building sustainable, collaborative solutions to contemporary sustainability challenges requires a new generation of future professionals or ‘change-agents,’ the engagement of non-academic stakeholders, and academic facilitation. Educational reform is needed in order to enhance students’ competencies in becoming effective sustainability professionals. Effective collaborative platforms have the pot

Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer the potential to sustainably address environmental problems in an urban context, with environmental, social, and economic benefits. As a relatively new concept, NBS is poorly defined in the literature and there is great need for more empirical information about implementation and impacts. This case study of the city of Malmö, Sweden, attempts to understand the st

The central role of solar photovoltaics (PV) energy to facilitate transition of energy systems leads to the global diffusion of solar PV systems. Despite increasing deployment, the adoption of solar PV systems still faces numerous barriers. The existence of a business model can contribute to the removal of barriers, and further catalyze solar PV development. This study carries out an assessment to

Chinese furniture industry is facing serious problem of limited virgin resources, environmental pollution and has an overall low profit rate. Implementing the circular economy in the industry is necessary and will contribute to its economically sustainable growth. Exploring and understanding these limited business models and conditions under which resource efficiency can be enabled and secured, es

The sharing economy, new and still evolving, is being put forward as a potentially disruptive sustainable solution to economic, social and environmental problems. Its design is mainly shaped and analysed by people from the Global North, while the spread of sharing economy initiatives in the Global South has escaped the purview of scholars. More so, the sustainability potentials claimed by proponen

As companies compete on the global market with an increasing amount of competitors trying to win market shares the need for an increasingly effective production becomes apparent. By utilizing the correct indicators the company can identify and improve their weaknesses to becoming more effective. The project is performed at five of Alfa Laval’s production sites, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The study is also