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Återförvilda Sverige?: En studie av rewilding som strategi för att bevara kulturlandskapet och gynna biologisk mångfald
(2015-01-15)Through millennia, humans have shaped the European landscapes. Agriculture, hunting and forestry have influenced virtually every ecosystem on the continent and formed what we today think of as the cultural landscape; a ... -
Internationell fred och säkerhet ur ett genusperspektiv: En diskursiv studie av Säkerhetsrådets resolutioner för kvinnor, fred och säkerhet
(2015-01-05)The Security Council’s resolution 1325 addressed the major negative impact that armed conflict has on women and children. This in turn complicates the Council’s work on maintaining international peace and security. The ... -
A host society’s perception of changes in its young peoples’ cultural identity due to tourism: A case study in Bagan, Myanmar
(2014-12-18)After the democratising steps following the 2010 election, Myanmar has evolved from a highly isolated country to an emerging tourist destination. As tourism’s impacts are more extreme in previ ... -
From Communal to Private: Dynamics of a Changing Land Tenure System in Chepareria, West Pokot County, Kenya
(2014-12-18)In the context of the ongoing land use change in pastoral areas in East Africa, new developments and dynamics imply various shifts in pastoralist livelihoods and land management. Previous research has engaged in a polarised ... -
Explaining Proenvironmental Behavior: a Qualitative Study into the Motivations of Swedish Environmentalists
(2014-12-05)In the quest to solve environmental problems it is crucial that we understand the basic willingness of people to adopt relevant behavior changes. This study aims to make a qualitative contribution to research in this ... -
A Qualitative Study of Racism Amongst Swedish Football Supporters.
(2014-12-05)Over the last decades, it is possible to recognize how global mobility and migration has created diverse and multi-ethnic societies. In the Swedish football scene this can be seen in the existing diversity amongst the ... -
Vargens värde. Upplevelsevärden av vargen och vargjakten i media under licensjakten 2010
(2012)This thesis examines the experience value of the wolf and wolf hunting presented in media during December 17, 2009-Feruary 15, 2010. I analyze news articles, editorials and letters to the editor in three newspapers. In ... -
A Good Education?: A descriptive study of the implementation of critical thinking, international cooperation and sustainable development in Gy11 and SAMSAM01b
(2014-11-05)This thesis provides a descriptive study from a pedagogic perspective that analyzes objectives, directives and content related to the social science core class, SAMSAM01b, at Gothenburg public high schools. The purpose ... -
Breast Ironing in Cameroon: A harmful practice restricting sexuality or a means to protect the girl child from harm
(2014-11-04)Around the world there exists so called harmful practices, they include e.g. female genital mutilation, child marriages and the little researched practice of breast ironing. This thesis presents lived experiences on the ... -
Ska det framtida Göteborg växa och gro?: En diskursanalys gällande beslutsfattares syn på urbant jordbruk
(2014-10-21)An increasing global population and a worldwide growing urbanization has raised the question about the future food security in cities all over the world. Peak-oil limits the access to cheap fossil fuels which threatens ... -
"I can't change my life situation": An exploration of the relation between agency and social structure for women in the fishery sector in Mangalore, India
(2014-10-21)A lot of people in the global south's fishery sector live in great poverty. Despite this there is a lack of research which comprises the importance of social sustainability as well as the role of women in the sector. The ... -
Vilka aspekter av förändring bör belysas i Gram Vikas arbete för hållbar utveckling?: En kvalitativ studie av en organisation i framkant
(2014-10-17)The non-governmental organization Gram Vikas primary concern is to establish clean water in remote areas inhabited by often aggrieved tribals and low caste communities. Gram Vikas’ slogan is Water for dignity. It refers ... -
Från etik till ekonomi?: En analys av förändringar i svensk klimatpolicy 1990-2008
(2014-09-23)This study analyzes how the Swedish climate policy has changed during the years 1990-2008. This is done through a comparative analysis of three climate bills that were developed during this period. With a constructivist ... -
Barns rättigheter - en självklarhet?
(2014-09-22)Numerous studies have showed that Swedish municipalities are responsible for several of the activities that concern children and their rights, e.g. school and health care. Furthermore, the Convention of the Rights of the ... -
Burmas demokratiseringsprocess – också för kvinnor?: En kvalitativ studie av hur politiskt aktiva burmesiska kvinnor ser på sina förutsättningar för politiskt deltagande
(2014-09-15)In the beginning of this century United Nations expressed their concern about the lack of female participation in politics through a number of resolutions and conventions. To ensure sustainable development and democracy, ... -
Categorization of Human Beings versus The Universality of Human Rights
(2014-09-05)The principle of non-discrimination is central to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the human rights discourse that surrounds it. The principle that no distinction should be made between people based on ... -
The Pirate Parties’ Globality
(2014-08-15)In the following, one transnational - and potentially global - phenomenon will be discussed by asking ‘how do the members of the Pirate Party perceive the Pirate Parties’ globality?’ In the first part of this paper, the ... -
Representing Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Case Study on Living Presentations in the Mekong River - Connecting Cultures Program at the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
(2014-08-15)This thesis explores and analyzes the practice of interpreting living cultural traditions, known as living cultural presentation, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Using a review of the literature, participant observation ... -
Det manliga köttet: Om köttets roll i skapandet av maskuliniteter, och den svenska hållbarhetsdiskursens genus(o)medvetenhet rörande ekologiskt hållbar köttkonsumtion
(2014-07-24)Several studies indicate that Swedish men consume more meat than women, more frequently appear in advertisements for meat and more often than women handle the grilling of meat. Production of meat is one of the largest ... -
Export processing zones and the influence of the state: About export processing zones in Bangladesh
(2014-06-30)This paper analyzes the characteristics and the performance of the Export Processing Zones in Bangladesh to bring a broader understanding of the Export Processing Zones, in relation to the globalization and the state’s ...