The present thesis is a study of Tenga Rinpoches death process and physical death, based on interviews, textual studies and image analysis. Special attention is given to a particular kind of meditation practiced in close connection to physical death and aimed at reaching a state of mind that in the Tibetan tradition is called tukdam. Further attention is given to how students experiences and relat

This study examines the construction of national identity in two speeches, held respectively by King Abdullah II of Jordan and King Mohammed VI of Morocco, during the height of the Arab Spring in 2011. These speeches were a response to public uprisings and contained numerous reforms, which may have been instrumental for the continued rule of the Jordanian and Moroccan regimes. Using theories on na

International sanctions has been the subject of extensive political debate, its effectiveness is highly questioned and its wide implementation even more so. Yet economic sanctions still remain the primary punitive response in the international community, states violation of sovereignty, authoritarianism and/or deviations from the human rights charter are regularly met with international condemnati

Kriminella gäng framstår idag som ett växande och påtagligt samhällsproblem. Gängkulturen beskrivs som eskalerande, brutal och skoningslös där avhopp utgör ett mycket kritiskt skede i gängmedlemmarnas liv. Syftet med denna studie är följaktligen att undersöka hur före detta gängmedlemmar förklarar sitt gängmedlemskap och hur de avslutar detta. De frågeställningar som studien avser att besvara är:

This report examines how Norway’s and EU’s regulations set requirements to environmental barriers. The result is based on a review of relevant regulations and an interview study with personnel from the drilling industry. The result shows that the main difference between the regulations is that EU explicitly focuses on environmental critical elements and that the tradition within the industry is to

The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze how counsellors in youth centres in the south of Sweden handle ethical dilemmas that might appear when they meet young clients. We interviewed six counsellors about how they handle the dilemma they are faced with when meeting someone under the age of fifteen who is sexually active even though they aren’t old enough according to Swedish law. In S

Bakgrund: OF Ekeri är ett nationellt företag med kontor i Markaryd. De levererar och hyr ut ett stort utbud av olika typer av lastbilssläp som till exempel släpvagnar, påhängsvagnar och reservdelar. Nästan alla företag i dag har någon form av informationssystem, men många av dem är ineffektiva. OF Ekeri är medvetna om att deras sätt att hantera deras information inte är uppdaterad och därför de haBackground: OF Ekeri is a national company with an office in Markaryd. They deliver and rent a wide selection of different types of truck trailers, semitrailers and spare parts. Today almost all companies have some kind of information system and many of them are inefficient. OF Ekeri is aware of that their way of managing their information is not up to date and therefore they have asked for help r

This study examines the implementation of Traditional Landholding Certificates in the Petauke District, and how providing access for small-scale farmers to secure land is affected by the power structures on customary land. Nine weeks were spent collecting data in the Petauke District through quantitative and qualitative interviews with stakeholders and farmers. The empirical material showed a high

Det teoretiska ramverket för denna uppsats baserades på Senges fem dimensioner, Garvins fem aktiviteter och Kline och Saunders teorier om den lärande organisationen. Syftet var att göra en branschöverskridande kvalitativ undersökning av vilka förutsättningar som krävs för att systematiskt kunna arbeta för att bli en lärande organisation samt hur det systematiska arbetet sker. Elva informanter i le

I takt med att Business Intelligence har blivit mer aktuellt bland organisationer har allt fler konsultbolag växt fram. Konsulterna arbetar i en central roll mellan programvaruleverantör och slutkund för att ta fram BI-lösningar. Denna roll är viktig att diskutera för att förstå varför kunden ej kan gå direkt till leverantören. I denna studie har vi undersökt hur konsultation ser ut inom BI för at

Syftet med detta projekt är att ta reda på om det är fördelaktigt för Scania Parts Logistics (SL) att implementera flernivåoptimering, så kallad multi-echelon optimisation (MEO). SL är den avdelning på Scania som är ansvarig för distributionen av reservdelar. För tillfället håller det IT-stöd som används för planering på att bytas ut på SL och i det nya systemet, Service Parts Management (SPM), ärThe purpose of this project is to find out if it will be beneficial to implement Multi-Echelon Optimisation(MEO) at Scania Parts Logistics (SL). SL is the department at Scania that is responsible for the spare parts distribution. The IT-system used for planning at SL is currently being replaced. Even though the new system, Spare Parts Management (SPM), can perform MEO it was decided not to use it

Det har skett stora förändringar de senaste årtiondena inom arbetslivet som påverkar personalens hälsa. Nya risker har tillkommit gällande den psykosociala miljön på arbetsplatsen där många har svårt att hitta en balans mellan privat- och arbetsliv. Detta ställer stora krav på företag och ledare att arbeta hälsofrämjande. Inom personalintensiva verksamheter, vars arbetsuppgifter handlar om att ta

I denna uppsats har översättningsuniversaliers förekomst i svenska översatta texter undersökts. Fokus ligger på förenkling, och metoden för undersökningen bygger på tidigare undersökningar utförda av Laviosa (1996, 1997, 1998). Laviosas resultat tydde på att vissa tecken på förenkling alltid existerar i översatta engelska tidningstexter och skönlitterära texter, och därför har hennes metoder använ

The European Union is a large organ that is constantly under reformation. EU and the Common Agricultural Policy has during its lifetime gone through several major reforms in order to adjust regulations for certain markets. Our study will pay focus on the Sugar reform that was implemented in year 2006 and what effects it had on the European sugar market. The purpose of the reform was to give more p

The purpose of this study is to examine how administrators and service users at an employment agency in Sweden regard the relationship between them in joint meetings. Furthermore we want to analyse what role the aspect of power plays in the meetings and to what extent service users participate in shaping the way in which the employment agency works. The study is based on a quantitative survey that

Author: Hannah Christensen & Sara Lundahl Title: Varulvsvals med flodhästar (Translated title: Werewolfwaltz with hippos) Supervisor: Mikael Sandgren Codependency is what it is called when family members who live with or near addicts, develop the same kind of addiction behavior patterns. The purpose of this paper was to examine how family members define themselves as codependent, how they est

This thesis discusses the phenomenon price manipulation, and its legislation. The definition of price manipulation is artificially deflating or inflating the price of a certain financial security. There are a number of ways to manipulate prices, and the consequences are usually tangible. Legislation in this area is relevant in several aspects. The essay highlights the key legal perspective; mainta

This dissertation aims to analyse how in Saudi Arabia’s perception the Muslim Brotherhood went from being a political asset to a security threat for the Kingdom. It does so by examining the reoccurring historical (in)security elements of the regime in order to understand why they are perceived as a threat. By examining the origin and ideology of the Brotherhood we gain an understanding on how the

This study explores the access of refugee immigrants to employment in Swedish labour market. It explores the trend in immigration in Sweden and the transition from labour immigration to refugee immigration. It shows that Sweden adopts a generous immigration and refugee policy and grants protection to a huge number of refugees but it has had difficulties in improving access to employment for these