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Since its inception, the discipline of sociology has struggled to bridge the gap between structure and agency. How is it that individuals can be free whilst also part of a larger context that determines their actions? This study aims to make a small contribution towards solving this conundrum. It departs from the theories of Habermas, Arendt and Machiavelli, and ventures into an archival study of

Thesis Purpose: The present research investigates the relationship between five perceived benefits: environmental, hedonic, financial, functional, and social, as well as two perceived risks: hygiene and loss of ownership, with consumers’ intention to adopt peer-to-peer fashion rental services in the fast fashion segment. Theoretical Perspective: The Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use o

Distansarbetet har inneburit en förändring av arbetslivet. Då distansarbetet till stor del sker hemifrån resulterar det i att arbetssfären (första skiftet) och icke-arbetssfären i form av hushållsarbete (andra skiftet) integreras allt mer. Tidigare forskning påvisar att kvinnor upplever ett ansvar över både hushållsarbetet samt planerandet av detta (tredje skiftet), vilket i sin tur påverkar deras

This paper examines the how the radio program OBS! (or Kulturkvarten) operates as a public arena of knowledge from 1969 to 1972 – i.e, how it offers possibilities and sets limits for certain kinds of knowledge circulation. Drawing from theoretical discussions about “public circulation of knowledge”, the aim is to characterize OBS! and its role in the public sphere during the examined years. OBS! i

Folkbiblioteken i Sverige har ett lagstadgat uppdrag att bidra till en stärkt demokrati genom kunskapsförmedling och fri åsiktsbildning. Uppdraget med att bidra till den fria åsiktsbildningen tolkas ofta som att biblioteken ska förhålla sig opartiska till sina användare och sina samlingar. Nya förhållanden i informationsklimatet har skapat nya utmaningar för den fria åsiktsbildningen, såsom desinfPublic libraries in Sweden have a statutory task to contribute to a strengthened democracy through the dissemination of knowledge and the free formation of opinion. The latter is often understood as libraries being impartial to their users and collections. New conditions in the information climate have brought new challenges for the free formation of opinion, such as disinformation and polarizatio

The aim of this study has been to analyze how children to elderly parents (70+) perceive their role under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We were interested in how the children's relationships to their elderly parents were affected by the pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen persons. We have come to the conclusion that Covid-19 changed the norms in bot

Examensarbetets titel: Den senaste pusselbiten i nyemissionspusslet Seminariedatum: 3/6 - 2021 Kurs: FEKH89 - Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i Finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Amanda Bengtsson, Olle Saanum & Frida Wennberg Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Fem nyckelord: SEO, abnormal avkastning, operationell prestation, window of opportunity och pecking order theory. ForsTitle: The Latest Piece of The New Issues Puzzle Seminar date: 3/6 - 2021 Course: FEKH89 - Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level, 15 credits. Authors: Amanda Bengtsson, Olle Saanum & Frida Wennberg Advisor: Maria Gårdängen Keywords: SEO, abnormal return, operative performance, window of opportunity & pecking order theory. Research

In this master thesis, I analyse a wide array of texts on children’s and youths reading and reading promotion in Sweden during 1980–2020, in order to assess how the concept of imagination is depicted and valued. The source material consists of official documents on reading promotion, such as commission reports, strategy plans, and surveys; a variety of texts dealing with children’s and youths read

Det är förbjudet för en arbetsgivare att utsätta en arbetstagare, arbetssökande etc. för diskriminering eller repressalier i samband med personens sexuella läggning. Detta framkommer både i EU-rätten och i den nationella rätten. Sexuell läggning definieras i diskrimineringslagen som “homosexuell, bisexuell eller heterosexuell läggning”. Definitionen togs fram till den tidigare lagen (1999:133) om It is forbidden for an employer to expose an employee, jobseeker, etc. to discrimination or retaliation in connection with the person's sexual orientation. This is reflected in both EU law and national law. Sexual orientation is defined in the Discrimination Act as "homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual orientation". The definition was developed in the previous law (1999: 133) on the

Background: In today’s consumption society, there is an endless amount of cosmetic brands to choose from. Moreover, the global consumption of cosmetics continues to increase, both among male and female consumers, and new cosmetic brands are constantly entering the marketplace. Despite this, little is known about the relationships between consumers and cosmetic brands (consumer-brand relationships)

Efforts of conservation create a conflict between the archaeological community and tourism industry. The following paper will discuss the tourism industry and the conflict between tourism goals and the conservation of archaeological material. The focus will be on open air museums and exploring the proposal that these open air museums are a valuable resource for archaeology to pursue alternative, i

The aim of this thesis was to explore how people with psychiatric disabilities experience interventions of supportive occupation, and how it affects their well-being, sense of meaningfulness, and participation in society. Since the thesis aimed to explore the individuals’ feelings and experiences, it was based on a qualitative methodological approach. Through semi-structured interviews, the contex

My thesis is about how to define the concept of the preschool library and in what way it differs from other reading promotion and language development activities in preschool. Furthermore, I investigate how the preschool could work with preschool libraries as a long-term and permanent solution in the reading promotion and language development assignment in preschool. The question of why the presch

Mentorskapet betraktas över lag som en positiv instans inom läraryrket, trots att det inte finns en helt enhetlig bild kring vad det egentligen innebär, dess effekter samt hur det skall organiseras. Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka mentorers uppfattningar kring mentorskap, samt relatera det till hur mentorskapet kan utformas för att på ett framgångsrikt sätt bidra till skolutvecklin

Samhället blir alltmer AI-baserat och till följd av denna vetenskap framkommer frågan kring etik upp. Studien siktar på att utforska utvecklingsmöjligheter hos verktyg Moral Machine som används för att undersöka människans åsikter kring AI-partiskhet. I linje med studiens syfte har brister hos verktyget identifierats och utifrån framställd forskningsfråga har undersökningen baserats på att se ifal

This study investigates the linkage between different democratic dimensions and economic growth. This field of study has been examined numerous times. However, the prior studies apply democracy as a united concept, as opposed to this study where the concept is categorized into four different variables. These variables are Representative Government, Impartial Administration, Civil Liberties and Jud

Title: Supporting the Cause: How Can Football Supporters Engage with a Club’s Brand Extensions Seminar Date: June 4th, 2020 Course: BUSN39: Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Peter Moane and Alessandro Solmi Supervisor: Ekaterini Drosou Thesis Purpose: This research aims at understanding what English supporters of football teams with a small fan base deem important in order to buy, engage