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Coloniality persistently prevails in the many aspects of today’s societies, including identity constructions. However, the role of the Nordic region in colonialism and its continuous consequences has been severely downplayed, if not ignored, not least in connection to Finland. Thus, this research explores the visibilities of coloniality in social identity constructions in the context of Finland. A
This study examines how the European Union is represented in Viktor Orbán’s political speeches. It is based on a qualitative analysis of sixteen speeches and interviews delivered between 2022 and 2025. Using Critical Discourse Analysis, the study investigates how the EU is constructed across societal, political, economic, and military dimensions, guided by insights from populism and securitization
In recent years the gendered aspects of the 1951 refugee definition have been discussed within asylum law and amongst feminist theoreticians, claiming that women’s persecution grounds often aren’t defined legitimate within the definition. This thesis address the issue of women fleeing domestic violence; a persecution by a non-state actor. With a starting point in feminist theories critique of the
With the idea of the governance, the model of social service delivery changed from government produces to purchases of services from Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs). Thus, cooperation was established between public sector and NPOs. The cooperation can be achieved by defrayed directly or using competitive contract outsourcing. The former one was commonly used while the latter one asked more for man
Studieåret vid Lunds universitet består av två terminer – höst och vår. Här hittar du aktuella terminstider och information om hur du tar reda på om just din utbildning har annat startdatum. Läsåret startar vanligtvis den måndag som infaller mellan 28 augusti och 3 september. Höstterminen pågår i 20 veckor och följs direkt av vårterminen som också är 20 veckor.Sommarkurser ges mellan juni och augu
https://www.lu.se/studera/om-universitetsstudier/studiearet-terminstider - 2026-08-02
Through an historical sociological investigation of space and time, globalization theory is found to be based in a faulty understanding of history. Globalization theory argue that a spatio-temporal shift has occurred which has transformed social reality from a territorialist Westphalian system to post-territorialism. Such an understanding is proven problematic as the historical basis for the Westp
This paper aims to enhance the understanding of the extent to which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are able to shape the civil regulation of transnational corporations (TNCs), in addition to civil regulations’ potential to compensate for failed state-regulations. For this purpose, the paper examines the case of Shell’s civil regulation in Nigeria, where the oil-industry is effectively left
In contrast to the Western ideal of secularization, religion has in some cultures maintained its important role in nationalist undertakings. This is the case in Myanmar, a country that is currently in the midst of a state transformation towards democracy after more than fifty years of authoritarian, military rule. This religious nationalism has been taken to a higher level of chauvinism and violen
This Master thesis analyzes the causes to the Lebanese civil war and if Lebanon can be regarded as a deviant case in comparison to existing civil war theories that explain the outbreak of civil wars. The author has composed his own civil war theory, consisting of the most commonly used explanatory factors behind the causes of civil wars and this theory is applied on the Lebanese civil war to be ab
PROTOKOLL 2019-06-12 Diarienummer I . LUNDS UNIVERSITET 1 Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten Graduate School Nämnden för Graduate School, 2019-06-12 Närvarande ledamöter Mikael Sundström Henrik Gutzon Larsen Jakob Gustavsson Marta Kolankiewicz Rebecca Selberg Diana Rodriguez Benitez Carlos Ranero Övriga närvarande Lucie Larssonova Buleza Emerllahu Sinnamon Varsamouli Frånvarande ledamöter Jan-Olof N
https://www.graduateschool.sam.lu.se/sites/graduateschool.sam.lu.se/files/protokoll_namnden_for_gs_190612.pdf - 2026-08-03
0926 Samhäl lsvetenskapl iga fakul te ten Nämnden för Graduate School Nämnden för Graduate School, 2014-09-22 Närvarande ledamöter Lena Örnberg Ordförande Dolf Tops Socialt arbete (anlände senare) Sara Goodman Genusvetenskap, Programansvarig Social Studies of Gender Per Wickenberg Rättssociologi Jan Schulze Samhällsvetarkåren Cris Mathieu Sociologi Övriga närvarande Annika Bergman Rosamond Program
https://www.graduateschool.sam.lu.se/sites/graduateschool.sam.lu.se/files/minutes_graduateschoolboard_140922.pdf - 2026-08-03
The situation for asylum seekers in the EU varies greatly depending on the country responsible for the individual asylum claim. Even though the EU Commission is working to harmonize the different member states asylum policy, great disparities still exist. Many NGOs have been criticizing the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), defining the Dublin Regulation as the responsible instrument for the m
