School of Global Studies / Institutionen för globala studier: Recent submissions
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“What makes you Israeli”: A qualitative study of young men’s testimonies on military service, nationality and identity in Israel
(2016-06-13)Military service is an important site of contact between the state and citizen. Studying military service can highlight the penetrating power of nationalism, as the state makes a claim of the individual’s sacrifice in ... -
Det bekymmersfria resandet: En studie om socialt ansvar och svenska researrangörers arbete för homo- och bisexuella personers mänskliga rättigheter i sina destinationsländer
(2016-06-10)Globalisation is very much related to an increased mobility across the world. Since homosexuality or homosexual acts are criminalised in 75 countries and homophobia exists in all societies worldwide, this mobility is ... -
Chinese Involvement in Mozambique: Sino-Mozambican Relations Understood through the Perspectives of Farmers in Boane and Xai-Xai
(2016-06-10)Sino-African relationships have become increasingly important for African development. Chinese investments and aid have provided an alternative to the development model presented by traditional Western partners. One African ... -
Återkomsten av djungelns lag: om svensk arbetarrörelse och prekariatet
(2016-05-24)Hobbe’s Leviathan has not only proved important for the theory of International Relations. This explorative study suggests that Hobbe’s experiences from the British civil war (1648-51), “bellum omnium contra omnes”, and ... -
Social hållbarhet i upphandling: En kvalitativ studie om hur social hållbarhet kan skapas genom de institutionella förändringar som sker vid införandet av den nya lagen om offentlig upphandling
(2016-04-13)Many researchers argue that there is a need for institutional change to reach sustainable development. One example of such a change is the new law of public procurement that will be implemented through Swedish law in January ... -
Vilken roll spelar hållbar utveckling för Löfbergs som företag?: En kvalitativ tematisk analys med hermeneutisk utgångspunkt
(2016-04-08)Hållbar utveckling har sedan publiceringen av Brundtlandrapporten år 1987 diskuterats flitigt och varit aktuellt på agendan (Death, 2010, s. 36). Enligt Brundtlandrapporten ska den hållbara utvecklingen ske genom både ... -
Understanding the Zimbabwe situation through the human security lens 2005-2009
(2016-03-24)The human security concept emerged as a result of contemporary global developments that triggered the manifestation of risks threatening the safety, survival and welfare of human beings. As such, there was need to widen ... -
‘The Palestinian Threat’: A Study of Israel's Contemporary Security Discourse in a Human Rights Context
(2016-03-23)This thesis is a case study of how Palestinians are depicted as a threat in Israel's security discourse. Applying Securitization Theory, a broad definition of security is adopted, whereby what may constitute an “existential ... -
Meänkieli Från ”mossigt” till ”coolt”: En antropologisk studie om identitet och kulturarv i Tornedalen
(2016-03-02)Den här uppsatsen undersöker med hjälp av kvalitativa metoder meänkielis ställning bland unga vuxna i Tornedalen idag. Utgångspunkten är att det finns indikationer på att intresset för språket börjar öka hos den unga ... -
Is it not enough to have nature outside cities?: The role of urban green spaces in a sustainable city
(2016-02-16)Green spaces have been seen an important part of urban areas for a long period of time. Both social and ecological benefits are well researched in relation to the sustainable city and concluding that the green spaces ... -
The Governance of Climate Adaptation in Sweden at Multiple -scales and -levels: A Case-Study on the Actors and Political Influence on Climate Adaptation in the Regions Surrounding Vänern and Göta Älv
(2016-02-16)This case study analyses the public multi –scale and –level governance of climate adaptation in the regions surrounding Vänern and Göta Älv in Sweden. It’s done in a governmental context and analyses how political priorities ... -
Lärarens demokratiska redskap mot våldsbejakande radikalisering: En studie vid skolverksamheter inom Statens särskilda ungdomshem
(2016-02-11)Utbildningens och demokratins roll ses som viktiga i arbetet mot våldsbejakande radikalisering, på den globala arenan och i Sverige. Oavsett regeringens ambition att värna demokratin för att motverka våldsbejakande ... -
Women or victims?: An analysis of National Action Plans in response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
(2016-02-01)Conflict affects and engages men and women in different ways. United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security draws attention to the disproportionate impact on women during and after conflict. ... -
Tillgång framför ägande: drivkrafterna bakom kollaborativ konsumtion
(2016-01-13)Uppsatsen har som syfte att undersöka fenomenet ”kollaborativ konsumtion” vilket förenklat kan beskrivas som ”tillgång framför ägande”. Med två kvalitativa metoder, litteraturgranskning och djupintervjuer, identifieras ... -
How do supply companies perceive customer company’s Ethical Trading practice?: A study on the case of IKEA's code of conduct in Vietnam
(2016-01-08)This study explores ethical trading practices in Vietnam. Ethical trading is considered to be a major part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and emerged partly as a response to anti globalization and anti corporate ... -
Union women organizing towards a gender perspective at Frente Auténtico del Trabajo (FAT) in Mexico City: A study on their strategies, obstacles, and the inclusion of men
(2015-12-10)This thesis takes the stance that globalization and neoliberalism have dramatically altered gender relations in Mexico. Women’s increased access to the paid labor force has caused conflicts and a demand for the revision ... -
Securing the Heterosexual State: A study of the political debate surrounding homosexuality in Uganda
(2015-12-02)In 2009 a Ugandan Member of Parliament presented the so called Anti Homosexuality Bill to the Ugandan parliament. The Bill offers extensive restrictions in order to combat homosexuality, which is already a crime in Uganda. ... -
Att tolka och arbeta med mänskliga rättigheter: en jämförelse mellan förvaltningar och bolag i Göteborgs Stad
(2015-11-04)Human rights is a broad concept which can be interpreted and implemented in many different ways. Human rights in public management is a growing research area, but many aspects are still not well researched. One of these ... -
Från kvantitet mot kvalitet?: Har transformeringen av internationalisering av högre utbildning nått det svenska högskolelandskapet? - en kvalitativ studie av lärosäteslärares uppfattningar om drivkrafter, strategier och stöd avseende internationella frågor.
(2015-11-04)Denna magisteruppsats är en kvalitativ studie om internationalisering av högre utbildning i Sverige. Den bygger på antagandet att det - i alla fall internationellt – pågår en transformering av internationalisering inom ... -
"We Paid and Then We Could Continue”: Corruption during the Migration Trajectory, the Experience of Afghan Migrants
(2015-09-30)It is a common argumentation that contemporary world is characterized by globalization and the dissolving of borders. Flows of information, goods and people are argued to be fundamental in this new world. However, it seems ...