Browsing Kandidatuppsatser / Globala studier by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 104
-
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 ... -
Social Responsible Business and Development: A study of how a social responsible business can be perceived as legitimate in a development context
(2012-07-03)This bachelor thesis is based on the empirical result of a Minor Field Study that was conducted in the small village of Paje, East coast Zanzibar, Tanzania during April-May 2012. The object of the research is Seaweed ... -
The Quest for Policy Coherence in Education for Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Conceptualisations among International Organisations
(2012-09-14)This study aims to analyse the international institutional support behind the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Specifically, it investigates if there is coherence in the conceptualisations and policy ... -
Prestationsbaserad stimulansersättning inom sfi-utbildningen – ett incitament för snabbare studier?
(2012-10-02)The aim of this study is to analyze the justification of a financial incentive that rewards students who rapidly finish their studies within the language education ‘Swedish for immigrants’ (sfi). Thereby, we want to see ... -
Flyktingrättsrörelsen i Sverige: Ur ett motståndsperspektiv
(2012-10-04)Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka flyktingrättsrörelsen i Sverige ur ett motståndsperspektiv för att kunna kartlägga motståndsmetoder, svara på vad som utgör motmakten mot vilken motståndet riktas samt visa vilken roll ... -
South-South Development Cooperation and the changing dynamics of Development Assistance: A study of Brazil´s positioning and identity as a partner for development.
(2012-10-16)This thesis looks at Brazil as a development actor in the framework of South-South Development Cooperation. By using a qualitative method of document analysis it aims at exploring how Brazil understands and presents its ... -
Kriminella, offer, resurs, börda: Diskurser om ”papperslösa” i svenska dagstidningar
(2013-03-01)This qualitative study is focused on the way “papperslösa” (undocumented/illegal/irregular immigrants) are portrayed in Swedish daily newspapers, what images are presented in the articles, what discourses permeate the text, ... -
“Vi försvinner som en droppe i havet”: En uppsats om svenska civilsamhällesorganisationers upplevelser av sina påverkansmöjligheter i EU
(2013-03-06)This Bachelor Thesis looks at the cooperation between the Swedish civil society and the European Union (EU), and it aims at evaluating Swedish civil society organizations' influence within the EU's development work on ... -
Veto: En motivanalys av FN:s säkerhetsråds fem permanenta medlemmars agerande i konflikten i Syrien.
(2013-06-18)Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse the possible motives behind the actions of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council in relation to the conflict in Syria. The background of this aim is the Arab Spring ... -
Kvinnokroppen som diskursivt slagfält: avvikande visuella representationer av genus i Pussy Riots musikvideor.
(2013-06-18)In this paper I will examine the five Pussy Riot music videos that the group has published online on their official You Tube website. I will examine them through a “gender lens” looking at their visual representations of ... -
Alternatives for another world?: En kritisk analys av Occupy Wall Street-rörelsens idéer för strukturell förändring
(2013-09-06)In the wake of the latest financial crisis, a group of individuals launched the Occupy Wall Street movement. It wanted to change the structures that economic and political life are founded upon. They believe that the ... -
Sustainability or a Waste?: A study of the impacts of the Basura Cero law on the social sustainability of the cartoneros in Buenos Aires
(2013-09-16)This thesis aims to investigate what implications that the environmentally oriented waste management law Basura Cero has on the social sustainability situation of marginalised waste pickers – cartoneros - in Buenos Aires. ... -
Från input till output: En kvalitativ studie om hur resultatkrav inom biståndet påverkar svenska civilsamhällesorganisationer och mottagarens möjlighet till participation
(2013-09-25)This bachelor thesis is based on the current discourse within the aid policy, which highlights and focuses on measurability and reporting of results within the development cooperation. The purpose of this study is to ... -
”De lever så här varje dag, liksom”: Representationer av fattigdom i svenska insamlingsgalor.
(2013-10-11)In this essay, I investigate the representations of poverty in two charity galas on Swedish television. Moreover, through a discourse analysis, I look at how the concepts of ‘development’ and ‘poverty’ are used in these ... -
Todas somos Liderezas: A qualitative study of female leadership and political participation within the Comarca Ngobe-Buglé in Panama
(2014-01-15)Throughout Latin America there seems to have been a significant increase in indigenous women’s involvement in politics and many female political leaders have risen in the political ranks. This suggest a shift from their ... -
Upplevelser av osäkerhet: En kvalitativ studie av globaliseringens effekter för ungas etablering på arbetsmarknad och familjebildning
(2014-06-23)Globalization is described as processes of economic, social and political character and a tendency in the field has been to study these aspects of the phenomenon separately. Another common feature of previous studies is ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...