I många år har massmediala fenomen såsom modetidningar haft oerhörd läsarpopularitet. Särkilt i kretsar om yngre kvinnor ser man ideligen att just modetidningar är väldigt eftertraktade. Mina ambitioner med den här utredningen var främst att titta närmare på orsaker som ligger bakom denna popularitet, och dessutom att försöka belysa hur en konsument påverkas genom att läsa tidningar av den här typ

I denna uppsats analyseras dokumentären "Missionaries of Hate" från Current utifrån Sonja K. Foss' version av Narrative Criticism. Denna studie är ett steg på vägen mot en kritisk granskning av media och hur vår världsbild kan vinklas av en auktoritär källa. Fokus ligger på berättarrösten i artefakten, för att undersöka berättarens inflytande över en dokumentär. Resultatet kan samman

This essay brings awareness to some of the root causes of the problem of Somali Piracy and some of the deterrent solutions that have been produced thereof. In order to understand the issue and the progression of the legal framework and other piracy deterrent measures one needs to understand the magnitude of the threat piracy possesses to international shipping and the global economy. By presenting

Syftet med denna uppsats är att identifiera och beskriva språkliga strategier genom vilka chefer åstadkommer en föreställning om ett samtida medarbetarideal. ”Den gode medarbetaren” framställs diskursivt i chefshandböcker och självhjälpslitteratur medan medarbetar- och lönesamtalen fungerar som praktiker för styrning av medarbetaren i riktning mot idealet. Metoden för datainsamling var semistruktu

Europeiska unionens demokratiska grund har länge debatterats. Det har ifrågasatts om det finns en legitimitetsbrist inom EU då medborgarna anses ha svårt att ta del av den politiska processen. Även intresset för EU sjunker och det finns en negativ trend gällande valdeltagandet till europavalet. För att stävja den negativa trenden reformerades EU:s fördragsordning. Lissabonfördraget blev gällande u

Under the current international framework of copyright, rights are automatically granted to all creators of eligible works regardless of their will. Elimination of formalities, formerly a necessary condition for grant of copyright, deprived creators of choice as to whether obtain rights with accompanying obligation for others or not. Copyright legislation has primarily been established for satisfa

This thesis investigates how Vårdförbundet, a Swedish trade union organizing nursing personnel, articulates the problem of the wage gap between men and women. Using discourse analysis, it also focuses on through what kind of strategies members are encouraged and assumed to achieve pay equity. The main finding is that a neoliberal discourse is highly present in the way of which the problem is thoug

Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two landlocked developing countries located in the Western Hemisphere. Their favourable location in the middle of the continent and healthy trade relationships with their neighbours is counterweighed by the increased transport burden they incur that makes them less competitive compared to similarly sized coastal economies. This paper calculates the effects of land

Den här uppsatsen handlar om nätdejting och de sätt på vilka människor framställer sig själva på dejtingsidor. Syftet är att besvara frågor som rör nätdejtingen utifrån ett konsumtionsperspektiv och dess roll för människors identitetsskapande. Vi vill även belysa de sätt som kvinnor och män presenterar sig själva och kommunicerar med varandra på dejtingsidor. En dejtingsida kan ses som ett ekonomi

Konsumtion blir ett allt viktigare inslag i vår vardag. Konsumtion har gått från att vara något behovsbaserat, till ett index på popularitet, status och attraktivitet som människa. Det reklambranschen spelar på i sina annonser är våra drömmar, mål och uppfattningar om vad som är attraktivt. Fokus i denna uppsats ligger på att undersöka hur dessa värdeföreställningar ser olika ut för de olika könen

Corporate social responsibility has become something of a buzzword over the last decade-and-a-half. Companies apply CSR-documents to their operations in seek of an ethical guide that can lead the way through complex situations and steer away from misconduct. Globalization has lead to especially multinational corporations experiencing difficulties in navigating among different contexts. A large num

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the construction of a Swedish national identitty. I have examined what role the idea of “swedishness” plays in the medial contemporary discourse through editorial articles on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Julian Assange. The used theory's focus themes such as the relationship between womens bodies and the nation, the constructio

This report is a fire safety evaluation of Gothenburg’s public library. It includes a visit of the library where the writers of the report control and evaluate the existing fire safety procedures and equipment. Focus lies on the human safety in the means of evacuation and critical conditions during that time. The goal is that no critical conditions occur during the time it takes to evacuate the li

This report is an evaluation of human safety and evacuation possibilities in case of a fire at Bräcke ice hockey arena, Sweden. Three fire scenarios have been analyzed and the modeling of these has been done by computer simulations and hand calculations. The time until the fire has reached critical conditions in the building was then compared with the time it takes for all the persons in the build

This report is an analysis of the evacuation capabilities of COOP Forum Nyköping. COOP Forum is a 6800 square meter supermarket built in 1970. The building is fitted with a sprinkler system, but lacks an automatic detection system in the sales part of the building. Two likely scenarios were identified and then simulated in FDS 5. In case of a fire in the personnel department, the smoke quickly fil

This report aims to evaluate the personal safety of Tumba care home for elderly in case of fire. The current fire safety was assessed by analyzing a number of fire scenarios. Simulation in regard to evacuation and fire development was carried out combined with an index method. The simulated time for evacuation was compared to the time when untenable conditions occur according to the fire simulati

Projektet rör sig runt att undersöka science fiction som en särdeles användbar genre för feministisk politik och agenda. Detta är en genreövergripande studie som undersöker tre feministiska science fiction-romaner från 70- och 80-talets Nordamerika. Jag undersöker hur den feministiska kritiken belyses genom texterna men även vilka alternativa verkligheter som verken gör gällande. För att göra dett

This report is written as a part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation at Lund University. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the fire safety of Sollentuna centrum. Sollentuna centrum is a mall north of Stockholm that has 18 000 to 19 000 customers per day. The focus is mainly on evacuation and human safety. Other aspects, such as structural stability and property damage, have not been evalua

The following report contains an evaluation of the fire safety regarding evacuation at Aeroseum in Gothenburg, Sweden. This report is the result of the course Fire Safety Evaluation given by the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund, Sweden. Aeroseum is an old hangar located underground that now functions as an aircraft museum. They also arran

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current fire hazards and evacuation safety on board the M/S Hansa in Helsingborg. The report is a part of the course, VBR054, Fire safety evaluation. The main goal of this report is to study the safety of people evacuating the building, therefore damage to property and structural stability has not been evaluated. M/S Hansa was originally built as a pas