Friårreformen genomfördes i hela Sverige vid årsskiftet 2004/05 med två huvudsyften, att underlätta för arbetslösa att komma in på arbetsmarknaden och att erbjuda arbetstagare möjlighet till ledighet. Reformen har väckt stort intresse, hos arbetstagare och i media. Många artiklar har skrivits om de positiva effekterna men även negativa sidor har lyfts fram. Syftet med denna uppsats är att försöka

The main aim of the thesis is, first, to present a theoretical and methodological perspective for the study of postmodern theory in historiography; second, to discuss and evaluate earlier research on the subject; and third, to show that historians must be more self-reflexive about their explicit as well as implicit theoretical and philosphical premises. My theoretical and methodological inspiratio

Our purpose was to investigate if Swedish University educated social workers, living as active Christians, in any way might be influenced by Christian values. The main questions; Can Christian values be a factor in the choice of career to become a social worker? How does a personal belief in Christ impact the relationship towards the clients? Is Christian belief a support in the work? In this pape

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of minimising waste generation in the healthcare institutions in Kaliningrad, Russia. In order to meet this purpose the following research question is investigated: what kind of drivers are enforcing and which barriers are hindering waste minimization in the healthcare sector in Kaliningrad? The research carried out among public and priva

This thesis covers sustainable tourism management in protected areas in Sweden taking the case of Stenshuvud National Park. Through a literature review and empirical studies, the current situation in regard to tourism management in Sweden and in the park is investigated, needs are identified and the usefulness of a formalised management system is discussed. The research indicates that the lack of

The aim was to investigate three anti-racist groups of pupils, their thoughts about respectively their work against racism. The aim was divided into the following questions: - What is, according to the groups, racism and what does the situation look like at the schools? - What does the dynamics in the group look like? - What courses of action are the groups using and how can they improve their wor

Negotiated agreements are policy instruments that are increasingly used to manage environmental issues across a range of contexts. At their simplest, negotiated agreements are contractual arrangements between public authorities and an industry that the authorities have targeted to improve their environmental aspects. Part of the attraction of these agreements are the flexibility in their design, a

Recently, industries have changed their efforts of collaboration to encompass transformations not just from an economic view but also for enhancement of environmental and social performance. This collaboration is Industrial Ecology (IE), or its regional application of Industrial Symbiosis (IS). IS can be defined as a long-term, symbiotic relationship between and among companies involving physical

The frequent replacement of office furniture contributes to the increasing production of solid waste that leads to the use of more landfill space. Germany only produces approximately 700000 t of office furniture waste per year whereas most of this waste goes to landfill or incin-eration (Nolte, 2001). In addition, there are concerns about the use of hazardous chemicals in office furniture producti

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive of the European Commission places the responsibility on producers to finance collection and treatment of waste deposited at collection facilities after 13 August 2005, on a collective or individual basis. For "historic" waste, put on the market before this date, producers are responsible for a proportion of their respective share of

Switching from oil to biofuels appears to be good business for the Swedish pulp and paper industry today. Mixing traditional wood fuels with sludge residues makes the transition even more profitable. Public financial support of 159 MSEK has pulled the four pulp and paper industries studied in this thesis to invest another 538 MSEK, creating annual cost savings of 150 MSEK per year. This thesis sho

During the next years, environmental pressures due to consumption are expected to continue increasing, driven by per capita income increases and resource intensive lifestyles. Although significant income and consumption increases have been experienced, the average level of subjective well being has remained stable over time. This research explores the individual's choice between income and ma

Developing countries are particularly new to the usage of voluntary environmental agreements and they have not fully explored the opportunity to take advantage of companies that are willing to regulate themselves voluntarily. Their formal regulative environment is often hampered by the absence of clear and enforced environmental standards, lack of human and financial resources. This paper provide

Commercial banks in China, such as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) should take environmental considerations into their business operations and policies to 'green' their business, from the perspective of risk management and business marketing. This is not only the social responsibility for them as a corporate citizen which is playing an important role in the business life

The formation of industry standards for environmental issues and corporate social responsibility is gaining acceptance but the number of successfully implemented programs are few. On an individual level companies have for some time applied company standards or codes of conduct. But on a collective level cooperation seems much more difficult. Although from an economic point of view there are clear

Since the early days of the transition process, the negative impact on the environment is very visible in Armenia. In this situation, there is an urgent need for coherent environmental policy, legislation, and institutional structure. It is particularly necessary for the municipal solid waste (MSW) management sector, which has been neglected for many years. In this context research has been carri

Europe is struggling to reduce its CO2 emissions and to fulfil commitments made according to Kyoto protocol. At the same time, Europe does not possess enough fossil energy resources to cover its needs and thus consumption of imported fossil fuels is growing, placing threats upon economic stability. In order to combat these challenges, renewable energy sources and biomass in particular are expected

Uppsatsen behandlar mottagandet av Wallanderfilmerna från Ystad i svensk dags- och kvällspress. Den utgår teoretiskt från receptionsteorin såsom den presenterats av bl.a. Janet Staiger och behandlar främst filmerna "Innan frosten" (2005) och "Mastermind" (2005). Uppsatsen visar på och analyserar skillnaderna i mottagandet av de bägge filmerna och föreslår därefter några möjliga

An energy service company (ESCO) is an example of an atypical business concept that generates greater positive externalities as its business grows. The basic business concept of an ESCO is a company that installs energy efficient improvements in their customers' buildings, such as new lighting and ventilation systems, and then recovers expenditures and gains profits by splitting the resulting

Many countries have chosen tourism as a tool for economic development. Economic leakage is a phenomenon that always occurs in the tourism industry of every country. Although this issue has been mentioned for over a half century, it seems that only few researchers have done a thorough analysis about this subject. Despite this fact, it by no means implies that economic leakage should be underestimat