The purpose of this thesis paper is to describe how a physical border affects the Human security of people living in the borderlands and to investigate how the theory of Zartman is compatible with Human security as described by Owens. The case described is the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and South Ossetia where Russian soldiers erect a fence in 2011. The study uses Zartman’s

Då människor utsätts för utvecklingsorsakad tvångsförflyttning utsätts de för en stor risk att drabbas av marginalisering. Utvecklingsorsakad tvångsförflyttning innebär flera olika risker för de förflyttade personerna. Dessa risker måste förebyggas för att motverka att marginalisering för de förflyttade uppstår. Uppsatsen studerar utvecklingsorsakad tvångsförflyttning för projektet Integrated Hous

Problem/Bakgrund: Genom den teknologiska utvecklingen har ungdomar idag vuxit upp i en värld där den digitala kommunikationen har blivit en naturlig del i vardagen och där de ständigt kommunicerar via telefonsamtal, sms och sociala medier. Vad händer egentligen mellan ungdomarna och deras kommunikation via mobiltelefonen – den ständiga flexibla kommunikation, där det verbala språket har fått en al

The concept of run-o triangles is widely used within the actuarial eld. Its purpose is to estimate Incurred But Not Reported claims for insurance portfolios, in order to set appropriate reserves that are in compliance with regulatory requirements as well as the company's risk appetite. In this thesis, a parametric approach is proposed, where the portfolios are modeled using non-stationary dist

’Det kändes som ett sommarregn, men det var gentrifieringen’ sjunger bandet Docenterna om stadsdelen Södermalm i Stockholm. Och det är just Södermalms socioekonomiska strukturförändring som kanske är det mest igenkända exemplet av gentrifiering i Sverige. När nya inflyttare med högre ekonomisk status stegvis ersätter ett områdes befintliga invånare, som ofta men inte alltid har en lägre ekonomisk

Denna kandidatuppsats är skriven av Charlotta Strohkirch och Fideli Österström, och är författad i Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid institutionen för kommunikation och medier vid Lunds Universitet. Uppsatsens titel är ”Kamratposten i genusfabriken - En studie av hur genus konstrueras i Sveriges största barntidning”. Uppsatsens huvudsakliga syfte är att undersöka hur barns fritidsintresse

Previous studies have shown that female-centred households in Windhoek, Namibia, receive half as much of the most essential staple crop through rural to urban food transfers as male-centred households, and that female-centred households are the most food insecure. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate if and how gender norms influence access to food made available through rural

The purpose of this study is to see how re-enactment groups in Sweden are integrated in the museum context, environment and activities and what purposes the re-enactment associations and museums have with the performances at the museum. The study also focuses on the relationships between museum and re-enactors and the re-enactors experiences with museums. From the 1990’s, Swedish politicians ha

I dagens postindustriella och globaliserade planering kan man i litteratur urskilja två dominerande planeringsteorier vilka står i kontrast mot varandra, nyliberal respektive kommunikativ planeringsteori. Den nyliberala planeringsteorin utgår från en stark tro på den fria marknaden där ett decentraliserat och effektivt styre skapar planerade lösningar som gagnar den ekonomiska tillväxten, där väls

In this study, I suggest that freegan practices can be studied in relation to primitivism––a cultural strategy that advocates a return to nature, or alternatively, a return to a more ‘wild’ state of being. Individuals known as freegans are primarily young westerners who choose to fulfill their needs––be it sustenance, desire, or other essential services––without participating in the formal economy

This master’s thesis examines 21 master’s theses written in Library and Information Science in Sweden between the years 2010 and 2013. The master’s theses are written in Lund, Borås and Uppsala and all of them have literature and/or reading as subject matters. The aim of the thesis is to investigate how master’s theses in our time handle the question of reading and literature as a subject matter i

This master thesis was performed at the company Radinn AB in Lund, Sweden. The company develops and will in the coming year start to sell their first product which is an electric powered wakeboard. As the company not yet has started selling this board and it is a newly started company some information will be held as a secret to the reader. The wakeboard is in need of a control to set the throttle

The big three American-based rating agencies Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch are frequently accused of pursuing their sovereign ratings in the interest of their home country – the United States. Since these agencies have crucial influence on the financing costs of countries and share the sovereign rating market in an oligopoly structure, the question of independence is of crucial importan

Problem What is the role of the safety representative? What training does the safety representative have and in what areas do they want to increase their knowledge? How can a safety representative be proactive? • What affect do the party organizations have in small enterprises? Purpose The purpose of the study is to investigate how safety representatives are working in small construction enterpris

This study investigated the quality and availability of environmental education (EE) in Dhading Besi, Nepal. Focus was placed on the cultivation of students’ agency and their participation in environmental actions. Interviews were conducted jointly at two local high schools with students and teachers, and with climate science researchers and local environmental NGOs. The study found that current e

Nyhetsläsning sker allt mer via de sociala medierna vilket skapar nya förhållanden för konsumtionen av nyheter och därmed även en förändring av det offentliga samtalet. Genom sociala medier kan individer anpassa sin nyhetskonsumtion till att främst handla om egna intressen och med enkla medel dela utvalda nyheter med utvalda vänner. Möjligheten att dela nyheter med andra skapar även möjligheten at

This paper presents a case study from the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where large-scale land concessions shape the resource system and necessitate adoption of new institutions. Private investors are free from water charges, and have the right to take over already built irrigation structures such as dams or main canals. The Alwero river in Gambella, located in the Baro-Akobo river basin, is one of

Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a principle that is always up for discussion, and has been since it was first mentioned in the ICISS report from 2001, which was issued as a consequence of that rhetorical question that Secretary General Kofi Annan asked about the genocide that occurred in Rwanda and Srebrenica in the 1990s. He questioned how we should react to systematic violations of Human Righ