The aim of this essay is to explore the discourse of institutional cultural policies on the promotion of reading, through a series of questions centring on power relations and ideology. The theory and method chosen for this investigation are that of Critical Discourse Analysis, mainly as developed by Norman Fairclough. As the ability to read and understand written texts is imperative to democracy

The purpose of this thesis has been to illustrate the performative aspects of the expressions created by the Swedish reception of Valerie Solanas’ Scum Manifesto, by focusing on Malin Arnell’s performance piece I didn’t do it for nothing. Arnell’s performance works as a connecting point on which Judith Butler's account of performativity and Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation has be

As one of the world’s largest donors, Sweden’s development cooperation has a vision to make a change that will lead to a better world. But how do we know that our aid assistance affects the world for the better? Measuring aid is a very well discussed subject and this paper aims to examine how much the Swedish aid politics focuses on measuring results, and if there are any positive or negative aspe

The primary aim of this thesis is to understand the structure of fashion week in contemporary Stockholm. Does it have a hierarchical or democratic structure? Which participants does the fashion week in Stockholm aim itself to and for what reasons? This encourages further questions concerning the institution of a fashion week and what impact it has for the individuals working in the field. To sum u

Den internationella militära insatsen i Afghanistan har sedan inledningen varit mycket debatterad världen över. Inte minst i Sverige då regeringen redan under det inledande året beslutade att ställa svensk militär personal till förfogande. Denna studie fokuseras till en svensk kontext och till språket i tre propositioner vilka uttrycker regeringens ståndpunkt gällande ett svenskt militärt bidrag t

2009 publicerade FN:s generalsekreterare Ban Ki-moon sin rapport om implementeringen av responsibility to protect, ett begrepp med syfte att aldrig låta övergrepp mot mänskligheten ske igen. Med ett perspektiv som bekräftar FN som ett organ som påverkar staters beslut, med avseende på effekten av beslut, och en analytisk begreppsmetod som inte bara konstaterar begreppsmeningen utan analyserar och

Cambodia’s ruling elite has now remained in power for over 30 years. Today, many scholars believe that this could be attributed to a set of complex and context-specific patron-client relations that intertwines to form the patronage structures that underpin the political system. However, despite this, the specific dynamics of Cambodia’s patronage structures are still considered underexplored. Here,

Denna uppsats syftar till att analysera vilka underliggande idéer och förståelser av verkligheten som ligger bakom vilket ställningstagande som tas i den svenska politiska debatten i media kring en utvidgning av den svenska sexköpslagen till att gälla även vid svenskars sexköp utomlands. Detta har gjorts med hjälp av Fairclough’s kritiska diskursanalys. Utifrån detta perspektiv har ett antal disku

The purpose of this paper was to research how environmental concerns and sustainable thinking could be integrated into the design process of Electrolux, a Swedish home appliance manufacturer. The research will hopefully help the Electrolux industrial design department improve in the area and prove as a good case study for other companies or academic institutions. Electrolux conducts much research

In 2008, the National Library of Sweden decided to transition from the Swedish system of classification, SAB, to the internationally established system Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). The aim of this master’s thesis is to study the process of transition and the effect of this transition on the library collections and users of three Swedish libraries: two university libraries and one public lib

Debatten kring CSR är idag splittrad. De berörda aktörerna inom CSR har olika uppfattning om vad begreppet innebär och vilket ansvar företag har för mänskliga rättigheter. Flera svenska företag har uppmärksammats för att ha varit med i människorättskränkningar genom produktionernas olika led. Svenskt Näringsliv utgör en intressant aktör för ämnet eftersom de representerar 60 000 företag i Sverige.

This thesis, written at Scania CV AB in Södertälje, Sweden, during the spring of 2015, treats the subject of Solid State Fuses and the possibility to use these in heavy vehicles. A Solid State Fuse is a device containing only solid state components, implementing a function to protect wiring harness and connectors from damage caused by electrical faults. The device should contain circuit breakers a

Recently, uropathogenic Escherichia coli were shown to express a virulence factor that specifically inhibits Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling. The TIR-domain protein C (TcpC), has high homology with the TIR (Toll Interleukin Receptor) domains of innate immune signaling molecules such as TLR4, TRIF, TRAM and MyD88. By binding to these domains, TcpC prevents TIR homodimerization and inhibits innat

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for people with psychosis. Ten participants with psychosis participated in an eight week mindfulness program. The participants were assessed at baseline and after finishing the program. Results from the study indicated that the program showed improved capacity for mindfulness, measured with Five Facets of Mi

Individualization of Children: A Critical Discourse Study of Childrens' Competence in Public Texts on Social Care of Children The aim of this study is to critically examine and discuss overarching notions and discourses on children and individualization, with a starting point in public texts within the field of social work with children. The empirical material has been two SOU-reports (“Swedi

En uppsats som undersöker innehållet i ”Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV – Operational plan for the UNAIDS action framework: addressing women, girls, gender equality and HIV” och tolkar det genom en institutionell teori med komplement av ett feministiskt perspektiv. Resultatet blir att bristen hos agendan kan förklaras genom institutionella begrepp så

Denna uppsats syftar till att se till samspelet mellan de komplexa begreppen effektivitet och rationalitet. Det är två begrepp som vanligtvis förekommer inom verksamheten som jagar ständig förbättring. Vi vill dock lyfta dess komplexa innebörd genom att framhäva hur personalen inom en organisation med lättdefinierade arbetsuppgifter kan påverka olika arbetsmoments utfall. Genom den kvalitativa ans

Galagos are an understudied family of primates which inhabit much of Sub-Saharan Africa, some of which are potentially at risk. The coastal forests of East Africa are home to many galagos, however this habitat is under threat from an increasing human population seeking timber, charcoal and land for agriculture, amongst other pressures. This study used repeated transect methods when estimating the