This essay explores the different discourses that intersect to define and explain the concept of "identity" and consists of two distinct parts. The former being an attempt to eclecticize the discourses around identity and the structuring of identity under modern and post-modern conditions. The latter consisting of reflections on the methodological and pedagogical implications in a fragme

Denna studie undersöker den svenska pressens rapportering om barnsexturism åren 2000-2007. Genom kvantitativ innehållsanalys studeras avsändare bakom budskapet i artiklarna, aktiva aktörer och huvudsakligt innehåll. Analysen har sin grund i teorier om mediernas dagordning och om medielogik. För att öka förståelsen för den svenska rapporteringens förutsättningar görs en liknande men mindre omfattan

This thesis attempts to explore and interpret the contradictory forces and the direction of development of contemporary China as exemplified by Shanghai by investigating the emerging phenomenon of architectural adaptive reuse. The purpose of exploring Shanghai's architecture is to determine how adaptive reuse is contributing to a more historically and culturally sustainable architecture/societ

This research is about unmarried cohabitation in Thailand, a country experiencing rapid economic modernization and social change. The primary aim of this research was to understand "the meaning of living together" in Thai society and societal perception toward this phenomenon from the migrant workers' point of view. The project examined the relationship of migrant workers living toge

This thesis concerns how current educational practices of teaching about the environment, where focus is practically solely set on ecological perspectives, can evolve into encompassing a triple-bottomed perspective of sustainability where ecological, social and economic perspectives have equal scope.

This thesis looked into the protection and occupational development process under the Thai government shelter and the extent to which it has assisted and supported the victims of human trafficking, both Thai and non-Thai, in psychosocial rehabilitation, therapy, and vocational training and development. I used the capability theory and empowerment approach as a framework of analysis to assess quali

The once landlocked position of Laos has developed into a strategic edge that it can leverage on for economic and social development, as it is situated right at the crossroads of the north-south and east-west economic corridors of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Due to global geopolitical developments, Laos began integration with the region and the world to support economic development through

When China occupied Tibet in 1950 in order to "liberate" Tibet from its "economic backwardness" of feudal and religious traditions, the effects were devastating. Tibetans were dispatched to labour camps, monks and nuns were executed or imprisoned, thousands of monasteries and temples were destroyed and communist propaganda was forced upon the Tibetan people. Tens of thousands f

Det talas om översvämningar - hur processen med att ta fram översiktsplaner, samt dess styrmedel skall förändras så att den fysiska miljön kan möta klimatförändringarna, är ett examensarbete som redogör för hur anpassande och förebyggande klimatarbete lättare skall implementeras i fysisk planering. Fyra kommuner och två länsstyrelser har studerats genom litteratur och kvalitativa intervjuer med fy

Filmanalyser med inriktning på representationen av Afrika, afrikanen och västvärlden i Blood Diamond, The Constant Gardener och Hotel Rwanda ur ett postkolonialt perspektiv.

The purpose of this report is to collect, compile and complement the scientific and experience based knowledge concerning high pressure fire fighting today. The goal is to produce a decision data for the Rescue Service concerning the use of high pressure systems for fire fighting. Focus is on hose reel high pressure systems but other systems are discussed too. The report begins by describing the t

Arbete har en stor påverkan på individens liv. Det ger förutsättningar för att kunna försörja sig och är del av ens identitet. Förlust av förmåga att arbeta är både negativt för individen och samhället. I arbetet med den vuxna människan i arbetslivet har arbetsterapeuter, trots stor kunskap och kompetens gällande människan i aktivitet, en begränsad utbredning inom arbets-rehabiliteringen, speciell

The paper is a discourse analysis of the liberal environmental discourse in Sweden today. It is based on articles in two of the main liberal Swedish newspapers, Dagens Nyheter and Sydsvenska Dagbladet, and a liberal periodical, Neo. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the environmental problems that have been produced by the industrialised society, especially global warming, are seen upon

Denna C-uppsats i sociologi handlar om hur studenter som har en hörselskada upplever sina högskolestudier. Andelen hörselskadade elever som går vidare till högskolestudier är markant mindre jämfört med hörande elever. Syftet med denna uppsats är att få en bild av de hörselskadade studenter som studerar på högskolan studiesituation samt deras uppfattning om att studera på högskolan. Studien har en

In contemporary global environmental governance stakeholding, as a means for defining legitimate participants in democratic decision-making, has become of great importance. In this essay I deploy the concept of ?the stakeholder perspective? to denote arguments that all stakeholders ? defined as carriers of particular interests ? should be able to participate in political decision-making affecting

Abstract This essay examines the idea of unity in the early church, based on Psalm 133:1. My interest in this was awakened during a seminar with the scholar Sr. Dr. Michaela Puzicha OSB, who proposed that St. Benedict of Nursia in his Rule, RB 42, alludes to Ps. 133:1 and does this because he wants to stress how much he values the unity of the community. The main question of my essay is whether i

Syftet med arbetet har varit att undersöka varför en så udda teknik som skånsk knyppling fortfarande utövas. Efter en historisk tillbakablick har en rad intervjuer gett svar på vilka som idag knypplar, vilken åldersgrupp det är, varför man börjar knyppla, varför man fortsätter och vilken tillfredsställelse knypplingen ger. Förutsättningar som behandlas är knypplingens status, dess nätverk samt Hem

In Sweden we are spared from large natural disasters. However, in January 2005 part of Sweden was struck by a hurricane. It did not only leave a decimated landscape in its wake. It also left its mark on many people who lived in the south of Sweden. In this paper the reader will be presented six qualitative interviews that build on forestowners' experiences during and in the aftermath of the St

To avoid eutrofication and excessive algal bloms it is necessary to reduce the phosphorus contents in wastewater. Previous wastewater treatment systems often have a good process for phosphorus reduction but in general not the ability to recycle the material and phosphorus for further utilisation after its use in wastewater treatment. Polonite® is a material with large content of calciumoxide wh