The purpose of this study was to examine how professionals working in collaboration around a temporary accommodation facility for families who are officially categorized under the term ‘structurally homeless’. Our study was conducted with a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews and observations. We asked how the professionals define the situation of the families and how they look u

In 2011 the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) released new data for the streamflow in the Columbia River. This extends the previous database record (1928-1999) to include the last nine years (1999-2008). Thomson Reuters Point Carbon are using this database to apply their proprietary hydrological HBV-type energy model in the Columbia River and therefore need a complete understanding of the

The purpose of this study was to examine the work of counselors in child psychiatry. More specifically the focus was to investigate how they go about their work and how they themselves describe it. Six counselors working in child psychiatry in Malmö were interviewed about their work on basis of two fictive cases. The analysis was based on psychosocial theory. The main results showed that the couns

In the year of 2004, a tsunami struck the coast of Thailand. Around 30 000 Swedish tourist was present, and over 500 was killed. The Swedish government acted slowly in helping its citizens, which created a political crisis in Sweden when the support for the government declined. After the crisis management of the tsunami was over, the government started to reform Sweden’s national security. The mai

Combustion of methanol is being used widely and the chemistry in the process is therefore important to know. When being mixed with formaldehyde and combusted previous measurements with the heat flux method have shown results not consistent with the theoretical models present today. These experiments are in this paper being repeated. A statistical examination of the burners used for the measurement

Skåne har formats genom flera tektoniska och geologiska processer kopplade till en stor sprick- och rörelsezon – Sorgenfrei-Tornquistzonen. I sydvästra Skåne finns ett större förkastat block, Höllvikensänkan, med sedimentära lager från trias-juratiden. Denna lagerföljd karakteriseras av sandsten varvat med lersten som avsatts både lokalt och över större områden. Studien har fokuserat på analys av The geological setting of Skåne is the outcome of successive phases of transtensional tectonics, block-faulting, subsidence, transpression and inversion focused around the Sorgenfrei-Tornquist Zone. The Höllviken Halfgraben is one of the major blocks in southwestern Skåne with a Rhaetian–Pliensbachian succession characterized by interbedding of arenaceous and argillaceous facies of local and regio

As major flashpoints of contemporary conflict, contested cities are intensely resistant towards efforts aimed at reconstruction, reintegration and reconciliation. Peacebuilding undertaken in these cities often fails, leaving them on a continuum between war and peace where their frozen internal conflicts become stumbling blocks of statewide peacebuilding. Interestingly enough, limited attention has

This thesis has investigated the prevailing understanding of poor leadership as a major impediment to the democratization of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Analytical studies found evidences on the correlation between the authoritarian regimes installed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the abortive process of democratization under the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kab

During the last few decades so called “street gangs” have gained more and more power in both the United States and Central America. Mara Salvatrucha, a Los Angeles based gang, today has a strong presence in several American countries. This essay attempts to understand this development and poses the question: what makes street gangs turn into transnational crime organizations? The essay is based on

The controversy of the Swedish arms trade is expressed in the Swedish parliament as well as in the media. With the increase in arms trade profits, Sweden is in 2011 the country with the highest rate of arms trade per capita in the world. The core of the debate is the conflict between the national security interests, and human rights. Guidelines prohibit arms exports to countries in battle, in spit

A recurring theme in debates on European Union politics is the lack of enthusiasm and involvement of European citizens in the decision-making and legislative procedures, which may appear complex and impermeable. While some scholars deny the existence of a democratic deficit, others fear that continued failure to bridge the gap between the political elite and the constituents will lead to an ever-d

Föreliggande uppsats syftar till att förklara den kvinnliga underrepresentationen i det turkiska parlamentet från det tidiga rösträtts- och valbarhetsinförandet 1935 fram till 2011-års parlamentsval. Som teoretiskt ramverk och utgångspunkt används det statsvetenskapliga aktörs- och strukturperspektivet. Efter en teorigenomgång presenteras internationell forskning som tidigare har använts för att f

EU är en stark institution som har ett enormt inflytande över sina medlemsländer och därigenom de människor som är bosatta inom EU. Sedan unionens grundande har dess makt successivt ökat och i detta arbetar tar jag sikte på de tre första viktiga förhandsavgöranden kring tolkning av fördragstexten som EU-domstolen fattade beslut i. Dessa avgöranden är alla signifikativa för den utveckling hela unio

Den svenska skolan kan idag betraktas som ett skollotteri. Skillnader mellan skolor kan vara betydande till och med inom en och samma stad. Vi har valt att undersöka situationen i Malmö genom att jämföra två stadsdelar i staden: Limhamn-Bunkeflo och Rosengård. Undersökningen är baserad på 8 intervjuer med kommunpolitiker från stadsdelarna samt skolforskning. Vad som uppsatsen ämnar besvara är vilk

With the increasing importance of regions and their new role of promoting a balanced regional development, which demand cooperation and coordination among actors within the region, the theories of urban development that strongly emphasizes the competitive relations between cities are challenged. This master’s thesis examines the relations between the municipalities in the Swedish region of Skåne,

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between budget support and corruption. This is done by conducting a case study of political will to fight corruption of Tanzanian reformers, using Brinkerhoffs framework of political will. The study shows that the Tanzanian reformers have a weak political will to fight corruption, which impedes the results of the budget support. Also,budget supp

The aim of this study is to examine and further the understanding of the relationship between the EU and the rights of minorities. It will address how structures affect the development of rights in the member states and how member states in turn affect the structures. Through a descriptive qualitative literature study the objective structural conditions at play for development of minority rights a

Denna studie syftar till att visa på skolkulturens bidragande orsak till att en skola inte lyckas med sitt förändringsarbete. Den ämnar till att lyfta fram kulturbegreppet som en förklarande faktor som ofta får stå tillbaka för andra perspektiv som strävar efter att förklara varför vissa skolor inte lyckas med sina verksamhetsmål. I denna studie har vi avgränsat begreppet skolkultur till att endas

This thesis examines the role of elections in Sub Saharan Africa. The discourse regarding democratic transitions in Africa has since a while been slightly negative. Staffan I. Lindberg introduces a positive perspective with his book Democracy and Election in Africa. He argues that multi-party elections as an institution in newly democratizing countries, in Sub Saharan Africa, generate a causal fac

The interventions of the Turkish military in Turkish politics have been many and severe. As a consequence the development of a Turkish democracy has been backtracked and halted on occasions. The country’s aspirations for EU-membership have also been hindered. At the center of political (re)development in Turkish politics we find the constitution of 1982. This constitution, written by the military,