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After the start of the Syrian civil war, the topic of Scandinavians joining Salafi-jihadi groups in the war has been high on the political agendas in the Scandinavian countries. These countries are increasingly focusing on the role of families to prevent people from joining these groups. However, research about the topic is limited, especially regarding women’s families. This thesis seeks to remed
In February 2020, two groups met in Kartapur, near the border of India and Pakistan, for the first time. The groups, Yes Fam India and Yes Fam Pakistan, are created in connection to the YouTube channel Yes Theory, and they share an active online community. The conflict between India and Pakistan has been active for over 70 years. Previous research suggests that there is a need to explore the possi
In this work the impact of different drying techniques and the stomata aperture induced by pulsed electric field (PEF) prior drying on quality of the dried products was assessed. The conditions of the electroporation treatment were chosen to induce an irreversible opening of the stomata of the basil leaves. The drying times of the different drying techniques used (air-, vacuum- and freeze drying)
This thesis explores the links between China’s demand for foreign exchange reserves and the political economy aspects of China’s monetary policy framework since the start of reforms in 1978. In a single-country approach focused on China, this study combines an assessment of the politico-economic factors that may have influenced China’s demand for foreign exchange reserves with a cointegration anal
The Scandinavian countries have neither been a focus area in terrorism nor intelligence studies, even though the Scandinavian intelligence agencies perceive the terrorist threats as rather present in their countries. This thesis aims to examine the similarities and differences within the assessment of the most significant terrorist threats in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway between 2001-2022 based on
Organizations and societies are turning to Information Technology to help safeguard the future, yet most IT projects reportedly fail due to increasing complexity. Resilience research offers promising insights into how teams can influence their capacity to positively adapt to challenges and achieve greater project success. Definitional debate has extensively focused on individual-level abilities an
Throughout the development of economic history as a discipline, the methodological controversy between histographical investigation and formal theorisation from economics proper, explicit and implicit, has been steadily accentuated since the well-known “battle of methods” (Methodenstreit) in the late 19th century. From the impact of theory to history, which marks the emergence of new economic hist
Plastic pollution is one of the most severe forms of pollution and the high abundance of microplastics (MP) in aquatic ecosystems is already confirmed. Due to their small size and buoyancy, they are highly bioavailable and have been shown to have a wide range of negative impacts. As a result of their high trophic status and long lifespan, aquatic mammals are susceptible to bioaccumulation and biom
The combustion of lignite coal for energy production significantly contributes to Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions, leading climate justice activists to advocate for an immediate coal exit. Workers of the lignite industry strongly oppose this as they worry about the structural decline of mining regions and their financial security. The concept of Just Transition is increasingly employed to bridg
In this paper, we replicate a study by de la Croix et al. (2013) to analyze the effects of population aging in Germany when implementing two different counterfactual pension systems. De la Croix et al. (2013) use a dynamic overlapping generations model to simulate population aging and its effects on the French economy. Calibrating and analyzing the same model as in de la Croix et al. (2013) with n
COVID-19 has generated a visitor increase to national parks, posing challenges, such as littering and crowding. Understanding visitor motivation can help the national park management to better facilitate the dual objective of providing recreational opportunities and nature protection. This thesis studies the motivation of national park visitors and the pandemic's impact on motivation, by compa
The purpose of the contemporary lay judge system is to represent society in court and provide insight as well as influence over the nation’s legal process, while still adhering to the legal guidelines of professional judges. However, against the backdrop of globalization of societies and the resulting political polarization, the question is whether the current lay judge system provides an adequate
This bachelor's thesis is a qualitative investigation regarding technologies for generating code, how these are used within large software development companies, as well as who introduces these technologies and how they affect developers' tasks. The investigation consists of four partially structured interviews based on the TAM3 model. These interviews have been thematically analyzed to ac
Soil moisture (SM) plays an important role in the exchange of heat and water between the surface and atmosphere, impacting water and energy cycles and the climate. Satellite remote sensing offers a global-scale estimation of SM; however, the coarse resolutions of satellite SM products, typically ranging from 25-50 km, are unsuitable for regional analysis. To overcome this limitation, various spati
This thesis investigates: 1) how the Hanfu is presented in videos on social media by young Chinese women and how the netizens respond to it, and 2) in what way the Hanfu Movement might be contributing to the legitimization of the Chinese government’s nationalism in Post-2013. Post-2013 China uses ancient Chinese culture to strengthen the country through national unity and the removal of Westerniza
Since the 1970s, neoliberal policies worldwide have been affecting the organization of care in welfare regimes and the working conditions of care workers. Although it takes different forms in different welfare regimes, studies show that it is a global phenomenon in which care workers endure poor working conditions such as low wages, heavy workload, and sexual harassment. Using the Social Reproduct
Popular science Boreal forests play an important role within the global climatic system, since they generally act as a carbon sink. However, contrary to expectations, measurements have shown that the boreal forest at the Norunda research site in Central Sweden is acting as a carbon source, i.e. emitting more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) as taking up. Soil CO2 efflux plays an importan
This thesis takes a new look at the determinants of the growth in labour compensation since the 1970s. A number of studies have shown that, over the past few decades, income has shifted dramatically from labour to capital, not the least in Europe. Kliman (2011), however, who looks at the corporate sector in the US, maintains that the labour share has remained constant relative to property income a
Upplysningsplikten ålägger den som vill teckna försäkring att förse försäkringsbolaget med relevant information rörande risken. Anledningen till att en sådan skyldighet finns är att den typen av information i många fall finns hos den som vill teckna försäkring. Upplysningsplikten har varit orsaken till en stor mängd domstolsprövningar i Storbritannien medan den i de nordiska länderna knappt har vaThe duty of disclosure is a system of rules applied during the period up until an insurance policy is concluded. In order to ascertain that the insurer gets all the information he needs to properly evaluate the risk, the prospective assured is under a duty to disclose all material circumstances regarding the risk. This duty has caused a great number of lawsuits in the UK, while there have hardly b
