The European Union initiated the Permanent Structural Cooperation (PESCO) in december 2017, which is a security and defence strategy based on the Treaty on European Union, in which 25 of the 28 union member-states participate in. It is a step towards deeper European integration for the EU-countries, which aims to bring together the national armed forces as a united power. The president of the Euro

The modern western politics of environment and climate change presents the critical analysist with a number of intresting contradictions between economic, social and ecological agendas. In this study the Swedish government’s policy for sustainable consumption has been analyzed through the lens of governmentality and critical environmental theory. The study has found that consumption is primarily u

The purpose of this essay is to examine the ideas that are prominent in the Swedish disability policy regarding the stated goal of equal participation in society for all. In order to achieve this, I have chosen to focus on two documents, they are SOU 1982:46 Handlingsprogram i handikappfrågor and Prop. 2016/17:188 Nationellt mål och inriktning för funktionshinderspolitiken. I have examined these t

This study will aim to test two different theories on the subject of interest groups and their political work, against a case of a large Swedish interest group. The aim is to see if these two theories are applicable on this case, and if so, they can help to better understand the subject of interest groups and political influence. The first theory of the study is a bit more evolved and gives room f

This is a paper about the Science Based Targets Initiative and how the initiative creates and maintain it’s legitimacy and authority. The initiative was creates as a result of the Paris Agreement. Science Based Targets is an example of climate change governance and how companies works throw private regulations. To answer my question ”How does the Science Based Targets Initiative creates and mainta

Climate-induced migration has received an increased amount of attention as an area of research. Earlier studies identify ideal typical discourses of climate-induced migration, in which climates migrants have been positioned as a ‘threat’, as ‘passive victims’ and most recently as ‘adaptable agent’. Drawing on poststructural discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe and postcolonial theory this essay h

Den 3 juli 2016 trädde Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EU) nr 596/2015 av den 16 april 2014 om marknadsmissbruk, marknadsmissbruksförordningen (MAR), i kraft. MAR har mötts av en del kritik i form av att den påståtts vara svårtolkad och medför omfattande administrativa krav för emittenter vars värdepapper är upptagna till handel för allmänheten. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda deOn 3 July 2016, Regulation (EU) No 596/2015 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, market abuse regulation (MAR), entered into force. MAR has been criticized due to its allegedly vague provisions and for straining issuers with extensive administration in order for them to comply with the regulation. This essay aims to investigate the definition of inside

I början av 1800-talet fanns det ingen lagstadgad rätt för mannen att bruka mildare fysiskt våld mot sin hustru, men inte heller något förbud. Det hade fram till 1734 års lag varit tillåtet, så länge hon inte fick synliga skador. Våld i nära relation är ett nutida begrepp och inte något som diskuterades eller användes på 1800-talet. Begreppet har använts i uppsatsen i syfte att studera vilka handlIn the early 19th century, there was no statutory right for a man to use milder physical violence against his wife, but no prohibition. It had been allowed until the 1734 law, as long as she did not receive visible injuries. Violence in close relationship is a contemporary concept and not something that was discussed or used in the 19th century. The term has been used in the paper in order to stud

There is a shortage of models and analysis methods of fourth generation district heating networks, which are capable of both extracting and depositing heat energy to some thermal network grid. This thesis fills that gap by combining mathematical models of components into a network that is capable of sending heat energy between its nodes. Questions regarding good heating strategies for controlling

Research Problem: Existent literature has predominantly focused on applying the concept of CSR on large corporations, disregarding the role of CSR in startups despite the fact that CSR related aspects especially in relation to sustainability provide a fruitful avenue for new ventures to base their competitive advantage on. Investigation of the link between CSR and startups is needed since emerging

In 2014 Salters et. al. introduced the concept of an UV-emitting wallpaper. By using UVC LEDs, a completely clean ship hull surface can be achieved without polluting the marine environment with biocides, normally associated with antifouling paints. A larger hull surface area could be illuminated by a single LED if the LED light is used efficiently. Exactly how the light exits the wallpaper materia

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of leprosy at the medieval cemetery if the St Clement church in Helsingborg. The material was excavated during 1958-1962 by Margareta Weidhagen-Hallerdt, however the results from the excavation was not published until 2010. New excavations were performed during the late 1980s and the results from the osteological analysis, which was conducted b

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur böcker presenteras i tjänster för ljudboksstreaming. Detta genom att fokusera på vad som utgör och vilka element som ingår i ljudbokens förpackning och omslag. Materialet består av 20 ljudbokstitlar på streamingtjänsten Storytel. Dessa har erhållit Stora Ljudbokspriset 2018. Titlarnas enskilda sidor i Storytels mobilapp, eller så kallade detaljsidor, a

This study investigates whether event construal of placement events varies between Mandarin Chinese and German speakers by comparing how native speakers of the respective languages speak and gesture about placement events. It has been argued that there are universal constraints on how languages encode placement events. However, languages arguably differ in their semantic divisions of placement eve

Livsmedelsproduktionen bidrar till klimatförändringarna via utsläpp av koldioxid, men de två växthusgaser som påverkar klimatet mest och uppkommer via köttindustrin är metan och lustgas. Idag står produktionen av kött och mejerier för cirka 15 % de globala utsläppen, vilket är lika mycket som utsläppen från bilar, flygplan, bussar och båtar genererar tillsammans. Livsmedelssektorn inom Sverige ståThis study shows that by choosing plant-based organic food for lunch in the Swedish elementary school, one of the national environmental objectives in Sweden, Reduced climate impact, can benefit and be achieved sooner. Four respondents have been interviewed regarding Lund municipality and its commitment to become 100 % organic by the year 2020 and if the municipality reduces their use of animal pr

Syftet med studien är att undersöka huruvida ett företags storlek påverkar dess innovativa arbete och även hur stor inverkan marknadens mognad har. Rapporten är en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie där data i form av omsättning och FoUutgifter från 1065 företag inom EU inhämtats från databasen Eikon. Datan sammanställdes och analyserades sedan med hjälp av SPSS för att visa på eventuella samband. Jos

The changing customers’ behavior nowadays strongly affects the market situation in any type of industries. Markets are demanding a shorter delivery lead time, shorter product life cycle and higher flexibility to fulfill customers’ expectation. In order to fully adapt in this kind of situation and maintain competitiveness in the market, a company need to have better collaboration internally and ext

Background and Research question The company have a complex product portfolio and production facility. Currently, the batch sizes in production are based on experience and is not based on any cost analysis. The central organization have recently put more emphasis on the batch sizes, especially in a context of increasing the efficiency of the packaging lines. The company wishes to investigate

Background In the latest years, developments in technology has created new opportunities within the area of after-sales services. Examples of such developments are the Internet of Things and Big Data, which can be used e.g. for predictive maintenance. Combined, the developments imply that there is potential gain for an OEM in using the IoT, Big Data and a transformed business model in their a