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The purpose of our essay is to describe and analyse the experience of adults growing up with alcohol abusing parents and how their adult lives have been affected by this. The essay consists of both theoretical and empirical studies and we have used a qualitative method. We used a semi structured interview where we interviewed eight persons. We used symbolic interaction to analyse the collected dat
Fair Trade is a growing international movement with the aim to empower disadvantaged producers and workers in the developing world and to promote sustainable development. With an understanding of the increased economic globalization as unfair, Fair Trade seeks to make the relationships in the international trade more equitable. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the impacts from Fair Trade u
Title: HealthBook Sub title: Integrated End-User Device for Rural Health Workers in Low Resource Settings Author: Johan Larsson Supervisor: Goirgos Nikoleris, Machine Design Secondary supervisor: Rustam Nabiev, Karolinska University, MTA R&D Examiner: Robert Bjärnemo, Machine Design Introduction: This thesis is part of a project called ICT4MPOWER with the purpose to solve the problem with med
En alternativ tvistlösningsform som har växt fram sedan 1970-talet är så kallade dispute boards eller privata tvistlösningsnämnder. Dispute boards används företrädesvis i omfattande och komplexa projekt som ska genomföras under lång tid, såsom infrastrukturprojekt och större entreprenadprojekt. I sådana projekt finns det ofta ett stort behov av att snabbt kunna avgöra tvister som uppstår mellan paDispute boards is an alternative dispute resolution method that has emerged since the 1970s. Usually, a dispute board agreement is a part of a mulit-tiered dispute resolution clause, under which dispute board proceedings are a preliminary phase to judicial or arbitral proceedings. Dispute boards are primarily used in large and complex projects continuing for a long period of time, such as infrastr
This paper is a study of Vitruvius and the lifting devices he describes in his work De Architecura. The aim of this paper is to figure out how truthful Vitruvius' statement about the rarity of cranes is. I also explore what sort of education Vitruvius expected an architect to have; thereby stating that a certain level of competence was expected of the people who constructed and handled such li
This thesis is an attempt to understand the process behind honor killings. This phenomenon has been unknown for most people in Sweden until two Kurdish girls were murdered. Both these girls, Pela and Fadime, were from Kurdistan. This thesis will compare the Swedish and the Kurdish society. The two most important purposes of the thesis are to see how the patriarchy is maintained in Kurdistan in dif
By utilizing the concept of empowerment and how education can serve as an empowering tool for women, this bachelor thesis aims to examine women’s empowerment through education in the village of Gerupuk in south Lombok, Indonesia. The thesis is based on empirical material consisting of interviews with women from Gerupuk and representatives from Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), United Nation (UN
The objective of the present work is to study the relationship between the European Commission and the so-called ''civil society'' through policy networks. It is considered whether a fair consultation of specialized partners can increase the level of democratic legitimacy and efficiency in the European Union. This hypothesis is considered in the light of the assumption that risk ma
The thesis aims at understanding local forms of governance and the relationship with representational democracy. The object of study is Malmo city and its participation in a network consisting of larger cities, called Eurocities. The theoretical base is gathered from the governance field, more particularly governance network and multilevel governance theories. The use of networks and lobbying pose
Title: The communicative role of the co-worker during strategic change – A case study of Skåne University Hospital, from a sensemaking perspective. Many organizations of today go through major changes in order to adapt to a fast changing environment. These organizational changes have mainly been studied from a management perspective. In a new approach this empirical and qualitative case study sets
Generally, the time of contract formation is when the acceptance becomes binding and effective. This point in time may vary widely under different jurisdiction's national laws. Further, the special characteristics of the Internet may complicate the issue of the time of online contract formation The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on whether there is a requirement of a uniform rule, def
Information technology is in common use in our society and has affected government offices around the world and in Sweden as well. This has created a whole new form of administration that uses computerised aid in handling areas that generate a big amount of cases. Earlier examples of this within the Swedish administration is the tax authority's tax return through the Internet or by SMS and the
Kommunmedborgare kan agera för att påverka förutsättningarna för den kommunala vardagen och därmed sitt liv. Syftet med denna uppsats är att beskriva de verktyg som är tillgängliga för kommunmedborgare i kommunallagen. Kommunmedborgare fungerar i fem olika aktörsroller; uppdragsgivare, initiativtagare, beredare, brukare och bevakare. Kommunmedborgare ger uppdraget till valda representanter att beLocal Citizens can act to influence the bases of the local everyday life and hence their own life. The objective of this essay is to describe the tools accessible to local citizens in kommunallagen. Local Citizens are in this essay described as five different types of participants. They are assigner, initiator, preparer, user and guarder. Local Citizens gives every fourth year in local elections
This Master’s thesis in library and information science deals with the development of Länkskafferiet, a SBIG created in 1994 by NetLab of the University Library of Lund. Länkskafferiet maintains a selection of quality controlled Internet links for the use of Swedish school children. We have had access to archives and files from the start of Länkskafferiet in 1994 to 2005 and have also interviewed
This thesis focuses on the development of stone weirs on Chipei Island. Chipei is one of the offshore islands of the Penghu archipelago in Taiwan. Stone weirs on Chipei Island have been in use for more than three centuries. The islanders developed a social structure based on building and utilizing stone weirs for fishing. Stone weirs are central to the legacies of every family on Chipei. Nowadays,
Decentralization and support to local democracy are keystones in Sweden's development cooperation. This cooperation is channelled through local partnerships in order to create fora for exchange of experiences of local self-governance and to strengthen democratic institutions on a sub-national level. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of, and to future research on, decentralizat
Title: Information sharing for improved collaborative planning – A case study in the food supply chain from manufacturer to retail stores Authors: Gunilla Hansson and Maria Hansson, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University Supervisors: Maria Fagrenius, Customer Service & Development Sweden/Ahold Customer Supply Manager, Kraft Foods Sverige AB Fredrik Nilsson, Department of Design Sciences
The purpose of this paper is for the reader to realise how national innovation systems are deeply intertwined with the legal background of a country and to understand the processes that involves national innovation systems specifically regarding the stem cell / genetics research and how the need for specific community law must be considered targeting the stem cell patents. The legal part will try
