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As geopolitical tensions in the Baltic Sea region have intensified in recent years, Gotland has reemerged as a strategically central location for both Sweden and NATO. The aim of this thesis is to examine how the changing security environment has affected more than just Gotland’s military significance. This thesis asks: “How is Gotland constructed as a security issue in public discourse, and how d

This thesis examines how Chinese women players negotiate sustained engagement with narrative-driven single-player games with fixed male protagonists, and how these experiences relate to agency and empowerment across personal, interpersonal, and political levels. The study draws on semi-structured interviews with fifteen Chinese women players and reflexive thematic analysis. The findings reveal dif

This thesis is an analysis of Sweden’s 2024 election to the European parliament. Its primary research question is whether or not this election can still be classified as an election that adheres to the model of second-order elections (SOE). Secondary research questions concerns how the 2024 election compares to the 2019 EP election as well as how the Swedish results of the 2024 election can be com

Currently, Germany is the largest provider of official development assistance globally, while simultaneously facing growing domestic financial and political pressure. Against this backdrop, security considerations came to the forefront of German development politics following the federal election in 2025, marking a shift away from previous feminist and rights-based approaches. In this context, the

As one of the United Nations’ specialized agencies UNESCO encourages countries to further development in regard to preserve culture, education and science. These obligations are fixed within frameworks. To fulfil the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions(CoCE), countries should report cultural policies and measures to UNESCO. Despite these reporti

Gendered time allocation has been widely studied in China, yet research on gender differences in time poverty remains relatively limited. Using individual-level data from the 2022 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this thesis examines gender gaps in paid work, unpaid work and total workload among employed adults aged 18–59 in China, and compares the prevalence, depth, severity and composition of

Bloomsburys description: This book examines schools as dynamic social arenas where everyday interactions are shaped by broader institutional conditions. Drawing on sociological theory - particularly Erving Goffman’s interactionism and dramaturgical perspective - Ingrid Bosseldal and Anders Persson analyze how teachers and students perform and negotiate roles within the classroom while also conside

Kapitlet undersöker hur förståelsen av transnationell adoption i Sverige har förändrats över tid och hur erfarenheter som tidigare fallit utanför den dominerande föreställningsramen successivt har bidragit till att omforma denna. Med utgångspunkt i Erving Goffmans ramanalys, Johan Asplunds teori om tankefigurer och Eviatar Zerubavels kognitiva sociologi analyseras samspelet mellan social praxis, d

This commentary uses the final season of Stranger Things as a point of departure for reflecting on contemporary ideas about the purpose of education. Drawing on Gert Biesta’s distinction between qualification, socialisation and subjectification, it discusses how current debates about the crisis of schooling tend to privilege measurable knowledge, performance and order, while leaving little room fo

This commentary discusses problematic school absenteeism and questions explanations that locate the problem primarily within the individual child. Drawing on Barbro Lindgren’s novel Jättehemligt, contemporary debate and research on school absenteeism, it highlights the importance of relationships, supportive adults and gradual pathways back to school. The article argues that prolonged absence shou

Artikeln diskuterar en rapport från Skolverket som visar att betygsskillnaderna mellan flickor och pojkar minskar, främst till följd av försämrade resultat bland grupper av flickor. Med utgångspunkt i rapportens begränsningar problematiseras en skoldebatt och kunskapssyn som i hög grad förlitar sig på statistik och kvantitativ evidens. Artikeln argumenterar för behovet av historiska, pedagogiska,

Artikeln diskuterar Adoptionskommissionens slutsatser om allvarliga oegentligheter inom internationell adoption till Sverige och förslaget om en offentlig ursäkt till adopterade och deras familjer. Med utgångspunkt i både den svenska adoptionshistorien och egna erfarenheter som adoptivförälder problematiseras bilden av internationell adoption som en räddningsaktion. Särskilt diskuteras vad en offe

Artikeln diskuterar hur förståelsen av transnationell adoption har förändrats i takt med att nya erfarenheter och perspektiv har tillkommit. Med utgångspunkt i den svenska adoptionshistorien analyseras förskjutningen från bilden av adoption som en humanitär räddningsaktion till en ökad medvetenhet om korruption, övergrepp och adopterades och biologiska föräldrars erfarenheter. Avslutningsvis disku

Background: The function of the brain is dependent on cooperation of nerve cells in multiple regions, which is performed through network interactions. A possible expression for this cooperation could be creative output such as visual art. Cognitive disorders influence the foundations for the network interactions which should then also influence creativity.Aim: The thesis investigates this by exami

Background and aimPregnancy in women with congenital heart disease (CHD) increases but complications may occur. To improve health care more research is needed. This thesis aims to study pregnancy complications, healthrelated quality of life in relation to pregnancy and in vitro fertilization complications in women with CHD. MethodsPapers I–II studied local data and Papers III–IV national data. Pap