The subject of this thesis is polygamy – marriages between more that two parties. It is a phenomenon that in the present day is most prevalent as polygyny, which denotes marriages between one man and two or more women. The thesis’ research question is Can polygamy be justified? Polygamy is justifiable, if its existence in a society is considered to be desirable. Two normative theories, both libera

Sweden’s civil society is changing. The democratic civil organization, a symbol of the ideologically intertwined popular movement with its historical strive toward the welfare state, is increasingly adopting the concepts, resources and organizational models of the corporation. By challenging the member-run and altruistic ideals of the civil sector the process of corporatization is perceived as a t

This thesis takes the current Swedish mining-boom and the conflicts it entails as its point of departure. More precisely, it investigates the question of how to understand the position of the political establishment, defined as the present right-wing government, the Social Democratic Party and the mining-company organization SveMin, in relation to the Swedish mining-boom. This is done through a cr

This thesis aims to reproduce the study Esping-Andersen conducted in the seminal work “The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism” (1990) in a 21st century context. The study conducted in “Three Worlds” discovered that welfare states tended to cluster around three welfare-state regimes: social democratic, conservative and liberal. The purpose is to see whether the studied countries have changed during

When speaking in terms of institutional fragmentation in global environmental governance one might rather immediately notice that a certain degree of said fragmentation probably is a perennial characteristic in this context and, arguably, preferable. However, the degree varies rather widely in time, space and issue areas. Fisheries being an example of a relatively high degree of fragmentation, sin

Könsfördelningen i aktiebolagsstyrelser både i Sverige och inom EU är ojämn, även om klyftorna har minskat under de senaste åren. I den här uppsatsen utreds om införandet av en lag om könskvotering i aktiebolagsstyrelser skulle stå i strid med (i) den svenska aktiebolagsrättsliga regleringen, (ii) det lagstadgade skyddet för äganderätt/egendom och/eller (iii) den lagstadgade näringsfriheten, vilke

This thesis was written as an assignment from the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) in Scania, Sweden. Its main objective was to describe the ideological views of eight members of the regional party on tax and welfare related issues. The subject was raised when the party within their regional political alliance agreed to raise the regional tax level, even though the party had strong ambitions to lower i

Corruption is often seen as a phenomenon resistant to change. The aim of this thesis is to explain the puzzle regarding why corruption sometimes diminishes in a state’s public administration. In order to answer the research question, how can decreasing corruption in a countries public sector be explained, a comparative case study of Estonia and Georgia is conducted according to Mills method of agr

The following thesis investirgates the elements of the governance theories Governance and Government in policy document relating to the interaction between Försäkringskassan and Arbetsförmedlingen. In my research I have, on the basis of government letters and other key policy documents, interpreted the characteristics of both the more softer negotiation focused management and a more hierarchical g

This thesis presents a psychosocial theory of human action, meant to explain man’s reaction to different social orders and help to understand how to create a better society. When man becomes an individual, he experiences an unbearable separetedness from the world and from himself. This creates a longing for reunion, that can be carried out in a love relation with another human or through action, w

The media has often been considered to have an important role in a democratic society as a channel for political communication and public information. Journalism’s primary roles are to inform citizens, make accountable those in power and allow different opinions to be heard. At a local level it is the local newspapers that fulfil this function. Media companies are however generally for-profit comp

During the 1990s the Swedish government was decentralized. Subsequently the states control over the governmental authorities decreased. The shifted steering enabled for local adaption’s and were meant to better meet citizens requests, constitute local solutions and in turn enhance the legitimacy for politicians. Priorities had thus to be done locally and the relation between the local authorities

Det grundläggande syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera tillämpningen och tolkningen av skatteflyktslagen på förfaranden som omfattas av skatteavtal. HFD har inte prövat frågan utan endast uttalat att lagen principiellt kan tillämpas om den gemensamma partsavsikten i det aktuella skatteavtalet inte hindrar det. Däremot har skatteflyktslagens tillämpning på s.k. Peru-upplägg prövats i kammarrätternThe objective of this thesis is to analyse the interpretation and application of the Swedish General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR – Sw. lag (1995:575) mot skatteflykt) to transactions involving tax treaties. The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has not ruled on the issue. However, the SAC has declared that the GAAR, in principle, can be applied to such transactions if the common intention o

The history of the population control movement is one replete with controversies and where narratives about coercive population control policies and programs abound. Questionable practices such as the wide sterilization campaigns as took place in India during its state of emergency period in the 1970s or the use of contraceptives in developing world already banned from Western markets contributed

This report evaluates continuing professional development and training for fire offi-cers in the Swedish fire service. A survey about educational and training activities has been carried out amongst Swedish fire services. Some other persons with knowledge in the area has also been interviewed. The results show a big diversity among the interviewed fire services but also some similarities. Discussi

På sexualbrottslagstiftningens område har det i Sverige under en längre tid pågått en intensiv debatt. Diskussionen rör frågan huruvida det i svensk rätt bör införas en våldtäktsbestämmelse där straffansvar grundas på ett bristande samtycke, istället för den nuvarande bestämmelsen som baseras på medel (tvång) och omständigheter (utnyttjande). Denna fråga utgör även den huvudsakliga frågeställningeIn Sweden there's an ongoing debate on the sexual offences law area. The discussion relates to whether the Swedish rape law should be a legislation where criminal liability is based on a lack of consent, rather than on coercion and exploitation, which is the current rule. This issue is also the main research question in this essay. After describing the debate and the arguments raised for and a

Framväxten av elektronisk handel under 1990-talet ansågs av både OECD och EU skapa såväl förutsättningar för stora vinster för företag som stora utmaningar för skattemyndigheterna. Till sin natur är elektronisk handeln global, omedelbar, utan traditionella gränser och genomförs med relativ anonymitet . Dessa aspekter innebär svårigheter för ett traditionellt skattesystem. Enligt sjätte mervärdesskThe emergence of electronic commerce in the 1990's was acknowledged by both the OECD and the EU to bring about prospects of great profits for businesses as well as huge challenges for fiscal authorities. By its very nature, electronic commerce is global, instantaneous, without traditional borders and conducted with relative anonymity. These aspects make it difficult for a traditional tax syste

Background: An Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP, system is an important part of a company and can create competitive advantages. Hence, the reasons for implementing an ERP system are several. However, the comprehensive nature of ERP systems results in complex implementation projects. Problem: A large proportion of ERP implementations fail. Several different Critical Success Factors, CSFs, for ER

Bakgrund: Företag utvecklar och förbättrar sina tillverkningsanläggningar för att öka kapaciteten och kunna tillgodose en ökad efterfrågan. Stundtals sker det dock en tillfällig nedgång i efterfrågan och anläggningens effektivitet och lönsamhet minskar. Det är därför viktigt att förbereda verksamheten för nedgångar och generera strategier för att bibehålla effektiviteten och lönsamheten. Syfte: DBackground: Companies modify and improve their production systems in order to maximize production volumes and meet an increased customer demand. However, occasionally the customer demand decreases and the production system is therefore not the most profitable. It is therefore important to prepare for downturns and generate strategies to maintain efficiency and profitability. Purpose: The main pur

Arbetsgivarvarumärket (eng: employer branding) har de senaste åren kommit att bli en viktig strategisk företagsledningsfråga för många organisationer och jag har därför valt att fördjupa mig inom detta område. Definitionen för arbetsgivarvarumärket enligt Backhaus och Tikoo (2004) är ”A targeted, long-term strategy to manage the awareness and perception of employees, potential employees, and relatEmployer branding has in recent years become an important strategic business issue for many organizations and therefore interesting to examine. The definition of employer branding according to Backhaus och Tikoo (2004) are "A targeted, long - term strategy to manage the awareness and perception of employees, potential employees, and related stakeholders with regards to a particular firm"