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Teachers in Sweden are instructed not just to teach their subject but also fundamental values. However, educators are given no guidelines as to how to do this. It therefore becomes relevant to research how language teachers can use literary works in school to ensure that students acquire knowledge about themes found in the curriculum, thus combining an important part from the subject’s contents wi

Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effects of CEO narcissism in relation to corporate performance and whether there are distinct differences between companies earlier in the corporate life cycle and more mature firms. Methodology: This thesis uses quantitative method with a deductive approach. Five regression models were constructed to investigate the research question. Theore

The thesis explored how waste could be prevented through public procurement in the public institutions on the Danish island, Bornholm. The island has set an ambitious vision, ‘Bornholm showing the way – without waste 2032’, aiming for 100 % waste recycling and reuse by 2032. To reach the vision, it is essential to include waste prevention, particularly dematerialisation before goods are procured o

Tightly knit to the debate about a democratic deficit to the European Union (EU) is that of a communication deficit, meaning that the legitimacy a political entity gain through the communicative processes that ensure insight into politics is flawed. Ideas on how to overcome the communication deficit often revolve around transnationalizing communication between Member States or improving the commun

In 1987, the international community adopted the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – subsequently labelled as one of the most successful environmental treaties of our time. In 1992, Peter Haas emerged with a study on epistemic communities and their efforts to protect stratospheric ozone. According to Haas’ research, epistemic community members – consisting of United Stat

Uppsatsen redogör inledningsvis för ett antal viktiga rättsfall och principer i EU-rätten. Sedan beskrivs den nuvarande korrigeringsregelns internationella förlaga, armlängdsprincipen i artikel 9, tillsammans med OECD:s riktlinjer som korrigeringsregeln följer. Därefter beskrivs korrigeringsregeln i svensk rätt och rättsfallet Diligentia. Ur denna genomgång extraheras ett tillämpningsområde. UppsaThis thesis begins by accounting for some important court-cases and principles of EU-law. It will then describe the international predecessor of the current 'correction-rule', the Arms Lenght Principle in Article 9, together with the OECD guidelines, under which the correction-rule to some extent abide. The thesis moves forward to describe the correction-rule in swedish law and the importa

Den här uppsatsen behandlar hur David Foster Wallace i sitt författarskap bedriver ett anti-ironiskt projekt för att återupprätta det naiva och autentiska. Detta tolkas, med Fredric Jamesons teorier om ”det politiska omedvetna”, som en antikapitalistiskt tendens. Resonemanget underbyggs av ett urval ur forskningen kring romanen Infinite Jest, från 1996, och en närläsning av novellen "The Suff

A leidenfrost droplet forms when a liquid droplet is placed on a very hot surface. In the case that there is a thin layer of insulating material as a step on the substrate, under specific conditions Leidenfrost droplets interact with the edge of the step. The result of this interaction is sometimes lateral detachment or jumping from the surface. Specically, the best jumping can be observed when li

European identity based on the common religious and cultural history is very hard to argue for. Still, the guiding treaties in the European Union are mentioning the necessity to protect and preserve Europe’s religious, cultural and historical inheritance. This essay explains how this identification of Europe’s common inheritance is no more than a political construct, based on the same theories of

The purpose of this essay is to examine if there is a slow genocide taking place in West Papua. To decide this, the situation of the people of West Papua will be applied on the genocide convention. Other alternative definitions will also be presented to recognize the complexity of the term genocide. The essay will focus on the violence and use of authority by the Indonesian government, the milita

The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force December 1 2009, but the road to get there was long and bumpy. For years this Reform Treaty of the EU has been subject of debate and conflict. This paper aims at giving a theoretical understanding of this last amending treaty of the EU, using and comparing two widely recognised approaches in the study of European integration: neo-functionalism and liberal in

The aim of this thesis is to examine natural resource rights of the non-herding Saami population in Sweden. Throughout history Swedish governments have actively reinforced the notion of herding as the core of Saami culture. In reality, the Saamis involved in this traditional livelihood consists a small part of the overall Saami population. Swedish law still make a distinction between the herding a

De senaste hundra åren har inneburit en förändring i det globala maktmönstret; stater är inte längre de enda internationella rättssubjekten, även internationella organisationer kan anta denna roll. Detta har betytt att samarbeten mellan internationella aktörer har blivit allt viktigare. Även EU vill hävda sin identitet som internationell aktör på den internationella scenen. I och med ikraftträdanThe past century has seen a change in the global pattern of power; states are no longer the only recognized subjects of international law, also international organisations can assume that role. This has meant that the cooperation between these kinds of international actors has grown increasingly important. Also the EU is seeking to assert its identity on the international scene. With the entry i

Somalia piracy has its effects on the sea, off the coast of Somalia and in the wider Indian Ocean. However, the source of the problem has its roots on the Somali land. Economic hardship, absence of an effective government and law enforcement are the driving force of piracy. External interference to the Somali land by the colonial powers and some other African states urged the Somaliland into polit

This thesis provides a formal analysis of Agnès Varda’s documentary The Beaches of Agnès (2008), focusing on how the formal elements in the film such as voice-over, reenactments and the use of mirrors create a sense of self-awareness in the film. Through Agnès Varda’s extensive body of work it is possible to see the historical movement of the essay film, from its relation to the French Cinema fro

Sweden has one of the most restrictive HIV transmission laws in the world. The Communicable Diseases Act contains the duty to inform, demanding that HIV positive people must inform their partners about their HIV status before sexual intercourse. Sex is also not permitted without a condom. Charges can be brought against HIV positive people not only in the case of actual HIV transmission, but also w