Despite western familiarity with Japan, there is little general knowledge of Japanese national minorities; the myth of Japanese homogeneity is well entrenched. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between discrimination and invisibility, specifically how the two affect each other. By exploring how 3 minorities have been discriminated and made invisible, I argue that invisibilit

This essay is a discussion on nonviolence as a resistance strategy. First off it gives the reader an overview of some of the theories, strategies and methods discussed in the research field of nonviolence. These theories are then used to perform a comparative analysis on two successful nonviolent resistance movements, Kmara in Georgia and WIPNET in Liberia. The comparison shows that there are simi

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att ta reda på om facebooks popularitet grundar sig i den förenklade kommunikationen och interaktionen sidan erbjuder, alternativt om sidan är till för att projicera sin identitet eller om båda exemplen är orsakerna. Vi har även varit intresserade av att utreda hur användarna väljer att skildra sig själva utifrån publikens förväntningar, syftet är att avspegla hu

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a global threat that often doesn’t receive as much attention needed to rectify the problem. There have been many incidents and deaths caused by the effects of these dangerous medicines, especially in developing countries. Globalization processes have contributed to dark sides and global shadow networks such as the illegal trade of counterfeited pharmaceuticals. Afte

Författare: Louise Straub och Karin Rönnblom Titel: Facebook kan kosta dig drömjobbet – En studie om arbetsgivarens granskning efter potentiella arbetstagare. Enhet: Medie – och kommunikationsvetenskap, Lunds Universitet. Detta är en kvalitativ textanalys som tar utgångspunkt vid debatten som förts i media om arbetsgivares granskning av arbetstagares privatliv på Facebook. Syftet är att redogöra

This thesis studies the connection between authoritarianism and legitimacy by applying it to Egypt. The author argues that the authoritarian regime in the country have maintained its power by using a consistent strategy involving cooptation of some groups and a selective repression of groups that threatens its position. In this way, it has been able to obtain legitimacy from key groups and suppres

Contemporary discussions on peace implementations indicate that new peace agreements are more comprehensive in promoting peace than previous peace agreements. In contemplation of analyzing whether this idea is justifiable, this thesis utilizes the concepts of peacebuilding and power sharing in order to make use of a comparative study. The comparison between two peace agreements, one from 1972 and

This essay presents the contemporary research debate on if and how to regulate the use of PMSCs. Providing an extensive overview of the current arguments for and against the regulation of this market, this essay focuses specifically on the legal dimension of this question. Presenting arguments for and against new legislation in this area, the essay investigates the question of applicability of exi

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka medeltida skandinaviska belägringar, ett ämne väldigt lite har skrivits om. Frågor som uppsatsen försöker besvara är bland annat hur borgbyggandet har förändrats för att anpassa sig till förändringar i belägringskrigföringen, hur snabbt dessa förändringar ägde rum och vad införandet av kastmaskiner och kanoner har betytt för borgbyggandet. Två exempel på v

Forskarnas åsikter och rekonstruktioner av Lunds domkyrkas föregångare skiljer sig. Carl Georg Brunius, Otto Rydbeck, Sten G. Anjou, Ragnar Blomqvist, Erik Cinthio och Anders Andrén har alla olika versioner av domkyrkans föregångare och vill göra gällande att just deras är den riktiga. För att bilda sig en uppfattning av problemet måste man sätta sig in i källäget och granska de arkeologiska fynde

Av de hundratals borglämningar som påträffats i Skandinavien består den absolut största delen enbart av en kombination av vallgravar och borgkullar. Ändå har borgforskningen nästan bara fokuserat på huvudbyggnaderna och de stående murarna. I min uppsats kommer jag att lyfta upp vallgraven som ett förbisett ämne i borgforskningen. Jag kommer att granska vallgravarnas utseende för att finna spår av

Abstract In my work I have examined how newcomers can integrate itself in the Swedish labor market. This survey includes several theories and conceptions as integration, job coaching, culture, ethnicity, participation and diversity. Integration in Sweden is an often discussed topic. Many people move to Sweden but they have difficulty finding a job. The integration is described as having failed m

Trots att säkerhetsrådet inte kan anses vara ett rättsligt organ kan de via FN stadgans legislativa befogenheter indirekt agera som ett sådant genom att vidta rättsligt bindande resolutioner. Denna möjlighet ställer krav på en existerande legitimitet i relation till den legalitet som säkerhetsrådet påvisat. Genom att använda sig utav en rättsteori konstruerad av rättsteoretikern Lon Fuller testar

The main purpose of this paper is to study sugar and its historical archaeology. And also give a wide picture on how one can examine a product with different sources as complement to the archaeological material. In combining archaeology with written sources show how you can get a wider picture on the history of sugar. Different aspects of sugar will be discussed in order to show that there are man

The purpose and goals of this essay is to investigate and explain the Late Mesolithic site at Norrjevägen in Kämpinge from a technological perspective. The foundation of the essay is two private collections of surface finds, found and gathered by Leif Brost, who owns and run the Amber Museum in Kämpinge, and Paul Matsson, amateur archaeologist from Trelleborg. The collections consist of 5331 surfa

The task of this essay is to study paleopathology in unburned bones from the Bronze Age of Scania, Sweden. Questions about the meaning of age, sex and health is raised, due to this task. Further, this study also aims to construct a catalog over the material. The study is based upon 5771 bone fragments and 789 teeth from 18 different archaeological sites. All the material is situated in Lunds Unive

Human development index (HDI) is a summary measure used around the world that indicates whether a country is developed, still developing, or undeveloped. HDI incorporates the main factors of human life such as health, education and income. Deprivation in these areas of human life is measured by calculating human poverty index (HPI). The purpose of this thesis is to find the human development index

This thesis is focusing on the church village of Örja just outside of Landskrona in the western part of Scania in Sweden. In Örja there are several prehistoric sites from the Neolithic and to the late Viking Age. Örja which has its foundation in the early Middle Ages still exists today. The thesis focuses on the 9-15th century. By using interdisciplinarity and a comparative method the aim is to in