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With the evolution of window design, the focus has shifted towards comfort and efficiency, prioritising measurable performance over experiential qualities. This often comes at the cost of authenticity, identity, and beauty, causing domestic spaces to feel superficial and anonymous. In order to create meaningful and life-enhancing environments that are loved and cared for, the fundamental role of t
Discussions surrounding Victorian author Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) have explored many of the novella’s themes, including but not limited to the Gothic vampire, queer representation and historical significance. This thesis endeavours to expand the lesser developed discourse on the novella’s ending and narration by analysing Carmilla’s ending through the lens of the “bury your gays” trope,
In this episode, Stella Ebbersmeyer speaks to Prof. Suzanne Lalonde from the University of Montréal about climate change and Arctic shipping from a Canadian perspective. They cover topics such as the roles of indigenous peoples in the regulation of Arctic shipping, the International Maritime Organization’s Heavy Fuel Oil ban and Canada’s proposed Arctic Emission Control Area.
In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Annalisa Savaresi about trends in human rights and climate change litigation. The conversation is based on the article she co-authored with Joana Setzer, entitled ‘Rights-based litigation in the climate emergency: mapping the landscape and new knowledge frontiers’, published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment.
Purpose This study assesses changes in speech production caused by altered auditory feedback provided through two bone conduction devices. The first device uses sidetone amplification through bone conduction headphones and the second device, called Forbrain®, applies a two-band equalizer filter to the voice signal and provides this altered auditory signal through bone conduction headphones. Togeth
The dietary supplement (DS) market, along with the topic of health optimization, is continuously growing. Simultaneously the time, money and health investments of consumers are increasing, which makes the motivations of the consumption a relevant topic to investigate. Research has not sufficiently explored the intersection of governmentality, DS, young women and the modern context they live in. Th
Thesis Purpose This thesis examines how AI-first versus human-first brand communication influences perceived warmth, perceived competence, and brand trust across healthcare and insurance contexts, and whether these effects differ between the two industries. Methodology A quantitative between-subjects experiment employing a 2 x 2 factorial design was conducted. Participants (N = 259) were randomly
Female researchers remain visibly under-represented among deep-tech founders in Germany. Although women are present in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and early academic research, the founder gap is larger than the pipeline alone would predict, signalling leakage at later, commercialisation-oriented stages of the academic career. This study examines how female re
Historians as well as sociologists of higher education by now agree that European supranational policies and processes of European integration dramatically changed European universities during the last quarter of the 20th century—often calling this a process of “Europeanisation”. But how and when did this Europeanisation start, which ideas and ambitions for Europe did it entail, and what did the t
Drawing on 8 semi-structured interviews, this thesis explores how self-described feminist men in Sweden negotiate the interplay between their positions as men and feminists, as well as how this process is facilitated and challenged by broader cultural discourses of masculinity and feminism. Specifically, thorough attention is given to the "uniqueness" of the Swedish case, as discourses t
Kolabacken är en liten gräsbevuxen kulle nära den södra spetsen av Falsterbohalvön i sydvästra Skåne. Platsen är känd som den tidigare fyrplatsen i Falsterbo där en s.k. vippfyr hjälpte fartyg att navigera längs den grunda och farliga kusten innan den nuvarande fyren byggdes år 1795. Trots Falsterbos betydelse för sjöfart och handel under medeltiden har Kolabackens uppkomst, inre uppbyggnad och hiKolabacken is a small grass-covered mound near the southern tip of the Falsterbo Peninsula in southern Sweden. The site is known as the former beacon at Falsterbo, where a so-called tilting beacon helped ships navigate along the shallow and dangerous coast before the present lighthouse was built in 1795. Although Falsterbo’s importance for maritime traffic and trade during Medieval times is well k
Mental health challenges among Chinese emerging adults have become an increasingly important public concern, yet the interplay between family relational environments and dispositional vulnerability remains insufficiently examined. Drawing on attachment theory, this study examines the direct and indirect relationships between perceived parent–child attachment quality, trait neuroticism, and depress
This thesis investigates the transformation of political cleavages in Sweden, focusing on the transition from class-based voting to a multi-dimensional party system. Specifically, it examines whether the 2022 Swedish parliamentary election aligns with global trends where education and income have diverged as primary predictors of political support. To test the validity of Thomas Piketty’s “Brahmin
The paper explores how Indigenous, Black, and Campesinas women in the Colombian Caribbeantransform everyday practices of care into socio-environmental leadership and territorial defence.Based on oral histories collected through collaborative research on water governance and climatechange, we examine how emotions and ecological knowledge converge in defending land, water, andcollective well-being.
Background & Gap Innovation-oriented startups drive economic renewal by exploiting opportunities in uncertain, resource-constrained environments. However, while previous research focuses on objective performance metrics in established firms, little is known about how Swedish startups construct and negotiate marketing success in practice. Aim of the Study This study explores how Swedish-based
This study examines how authenticity is constructed, interpreted, and negotiated through strategic communication in informal market contexts, with a focus on the Onitsha Main Market in Nigeria. While existing research often treats authenticity as a property of products or a matter of consumer perception, less attention has been paid to how it is produced through everyday market interactions. Adopt
This thesis examines how cultural distance and institutional distance are associated with the ownership stakes acquired by US firms in cross-border acquisitions. Drawing on international business theory, two hypotheses were developed, proposing that greater cultural distance and institutional distance lead to lower post-acquisition ownership stakes. Applying a quantitative deductive research desig
This thesis investigates how players of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 morally make sense of in-game crime. The study is motivated by the fact that video games are important cultural spaces where players not only watch crime and violence but also participate in them through play. While previous research on violent video games has often focused on aggression and media effects, this th
Ätstört beteende (DE) och icke-suicidalt självskadebeteende (NSSI) förekommer ofta samtidigt under ungdomsåren och delar flera riskfaktorer, men deras longitudinella utveckling är fortfarande bristfälligt kartlagd. Denna studie undersöker prevalens, stabilitet och psykologiska prediktorer för upprepat NSSI och risk för DE från ungdomsåren till ung vuxenålder. Ett urval (N = 471) besvarade självskaDisordered eating (DE) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) frequently co-occur during adolescence and share multiple risk factors, yet their longitudinal development remains poorly understood. This study examined the prevalence, stability, and psychological predictors of repetitive NSSI and risk of DE from adolescence to young adulthood. A community sample (N = 471) completed self-report asse
Effective disaster risk management in today's evolving risk landscape necessitates functional collaboration between land use planners and preparedness actors, such as fire and rescue services and crisis management organisations. This study investigates barriers and enablers to such collaboration through a combined exploratory scoping study and empirical survey conducted in Sweden, revealing both c
