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We propose a variable selection method for estimating decision rules of optimal sequential treatment assignments when the decision-relevant variables are unknown. Standard variable selection methods are insufficient in this setting since they choose covariates that are predictive of the outcome, not those that interact with the treatment on the outcome and are therefore relevant for decision-makin
Sedan kulturpolitiken inrättades som eget politikområde 1974 i Sverige har den styrts på en armlängds avstånd. Politikerna har ansvarat för den övergripande budgeten medan innehållet överlåtits till tjänstemän. Under hösten 2019 väcktes en debatt om huruvida svenska kommuner lever upp till principen. I centrum för debatten stod Sverigedemokraterna vilka yttrade sig över vilken konst som skulle köp
In 2002, ABC aired the first season of its new reality TV dating show, The Bachelor. Almost 20 years later, The Bachelor franchise has become a cultural phenomenon that is integral to the popular culture zeitgeist. With that popularity came a lot of criticism about many elements of the franchise but one stood out more than others and that is the lack of diversity in casting and the under/misrepres
I denna uppsats studerar vi orsaker till att folk röstar på vänsterpopulistiska partier. Vi gör detta genom att använda data från European Social Survey (ESS) över väljarbeteende i fem europeiska länder och logistisk regression. Till skillnad från tidigare studier om populism och högerpopulism finner vi att ekonomiska faktorer har större förklaringskraft än kulturella i att förklara benägenhet att
Humanitarian interventions are a controversial phenomenon. Many practitioners claim that for a humanitarian intervention to be successful they must not have ulterior self-interested motives - my study aims to test whether this is true. Using the most different systems design I analyze the motives and success in the humanitarians interventions Operation Provide Comfort in Northern Iraq 1991 and INT
I denna studie undersöks den icke-statliga och transnationella anti-abortdiskursen i Europa, genom en kvalitativ textanalys av dokument från olika ”pro-life”-organisationers hemsidor. Uppsatsen använder sig av Carol Bacchis diskursanalytiska metod What’s the problem represented to be – vilket är en analys som fokuserar på själva problemframställningen än problemet i sig. Genom att ställa specifika
This paper tests the applicability of state-capacity theories concerning countries decision to carry out national ’lockdowns’ during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on previous research by Axel Cronert and deepens his conclusion of high state-capacity’s connection to slow implementation of disruptive measures through a contrasting qualitative analysis. By measuring infrastruct
The purpose of this study is to examine how the Swedish parliament legitimizes Swedish participation in military interventions. By comparing two different cases, Sweden's participation in the NATO-led intervention in Libya 2011 and Sweden's participation in the UN-led mission in Mali 2014, we aim to identify the legitimating factors. By picking interventions led by different organizations,
Det syriska inbördeskriget har pågått i nio år. De första demonstrationerna innehöll till stora delar fredliga budskap och en önskan om demokrati och reformering. Det som orsakade den sociala mobiliseringen tycks dock innehålla mer än en önskan demokratisering. Mot denna bakgrund var vårt syfte att undersöka vilken relation regimens och oppositionens framing har med den sociala mobilisering som ut
The present thesis is a qualitative study which aims to explore what impact grades have on students in an esthetic upper secondary school. The study uses a student !3 perspective where the central factors are learning, motivation and self-esteem. The background to the study is an interest in what makes an individual genuinely motivated, and the experience that school puts a great focus on grades.
Marin conflicts has always been on the agenda for states with a goal to gain more sovereignty in regions that has strategic, economic and political worth. When Suez Canal was constructed in the late 19th-century it became clear for Great Britain the benefits that the canal would bring to the table. Influence in the region would contribute with an economic growth for the states who had stakes and s
Uppsatsen studerar organisatoriska gränser mellan myndigheter, i bemärkelsen skiljelinjer mellan deras befogenheter, och framförallt varför dessa gränser överskrids. Gränsöverskridningar studeras genom en fallstudie av skogsbränderna i Sverige 2018 och Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskaps (MSB) upprättande av direktkontakt med landets kommunala räddningstjänster för att samla in informat
The early 20th century was the deciding moment for how Sweden and Denmark would control alcohol in the future. Sweden decided to restrict how much and when people could buy alcohol while Denmark decided to go through a more liberal approach where they only created extra taxation on liquor. The aim of this study is to explain why this difference occurred and which role interest groups played in the
The master thesis "Produce Wu Lei: a National Icon or a Product? - A Case Study on National Identity and Sports Media in China" studies the news coverage of a Chinese professional footballer - Wu Lei, by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study to analyze the representation of him in Chinese media. This thesis aims to understand the interrelation between football, media and natio
This research employs qualitative methods to look at the audience site of veganism documentary What The Health. Through semi-structured interviews with 13 participants (6 non-vegetarians and 7 vegetarians), the thesis attempts to understand the self and individual response to veganism portrayal, truth claims and how viewers learn from the documentary. Exploring audiences’ media practices enables r
The thesis explores online knowledge production around a subject that has been considered taboo and inappropriate through history – sexual, reproductive and genital health for people with female genitals. Therefore, it also examines the political potential of coming together to openly discuss such “delicate issues”. The focus of the study is the Swedish Facebook-group “Fittlife – underliv och häls
Beginning from June 2019, the streets of Hong Kong have been turned into a theatre of protests. Together with their banners and umbrellas, protesters took to the street to protest against the proposed extradition bill that allows the government to send suspected criminals to mainland China. This ongoing movement is the largest anti-government movement in the city’s history, and it is also the firs
In recent years, digital technologies provided new affordances for movement leaders as communication strategies in political protests in order to advance democratisation processes, especially in less developed countries. In Ethiopia, numerous protests have been taken place lately, which were mainly organised along ethnic lines on the basis of nationalist sentiments. Political activists in Tigray,
