Degrowth, beyond an ideology, is a comprehensive vision comprised of critical analysis, strategies, and actions denouncing the growth paradigm and presents alternatives calling for radical systemic change. I describe a degrowth vision to compare to my case study, the Cooperativa Integral Catalana (CIC), which is “a transition initiative” in Catalunya, Spain, for autonomous, democratic, and ecologi

Kampala the capital city of Uganda, as well as other cities in the developing world, is facing problems in managing solid waste generated by household. The population is outnumbering government’s capacity to handle the amount waste generated. Lack of service coverage in poor neighborhoods is forcing people to use illegal methods of waste disposal. This includes open space dumping and burning of wa

En grundläggande målsättning i svensk rätt är att barnets bästa ska sättas i främsta rummet och det ska alltid ske utifrån barnets individuella förhållan-den. Umgänge bedöms som utgångspunkt vara bra för barnet. Barn har rätt och behov av att träffa båda sina föräldrar och umgänge ska ske under trygga former. Genom att analysera och kombinera det som anses vara bra för barnet, barnets vilja, barneA basic aim in swedish law is the ”best for the child” always should be giv-en first priority from an individual child perspective. Parental visitation rights are assessed according to what is best for the child. Children have right and also need to see both their parents under safe and secure forms. Through an analysis of what is reasonably good for the child, the child’s own will and need, the b

In 3D rendering a common task is to render large textured surfaces, such as walls and terrains. Ideally you would want a texture that is not obviously repeating itself, but memory limits often work against this goal. This thesis explores a method using texture synthesis that aims to reduce visual repetition and memory usage at the cost of a pre-processing step and higher run time performance requi

Both Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have set ambitious targets for increasing the amount of renewable heat being generated. By 2020, NI is aiming for a 10% target, in the Republic a 12% target has been stipulated (DARD, 2010) (SEAI, 2007). In both countries the majority of the private forest estate has been created through establishment grants that began in the 1980s, the

This research paper aims to identify how womanhood is constructed in the Soviet TV-movies of the Stagnation era. The thesis is based on the theoretical background in the areas of gender constructions in Western media, gender constructions in Soviet society, and gender constructions in Soviet cinematography. The methodology of discourse analysis and the method of discursive psychology are used to i

Ett studie genomfördes i syfte att undersöka om lekfulla detaljer i miljön ökade kreativitet. Kreativitetstest (The Creativity Test – Drawing Production) utfördes för att utreda miljövillkorens påverkan på kreativitet. Miljömanipulation skedde genom ett icke lekfullt villkor och ett lekfullt villkor. Den icke lekfulla miljöpåverkan var godis som uppfattades som icke lekfullt. Den lekfulla miljöpåvA study was conducted with the purpose of exploring if playful details in the environment would increase creativity. A creativity test (The Creativity Test – Drawing Production) was conducted to shed light on the environmental conditions impact on creativity. The manipulation of the non playful environment was composed using non playful candy. The manipulation of the playful environment was compos

This paper is arguing that China’s political and economic opening in 1978, also referred to as China’s open door policy, was initiated by a change within China’s institutions affecting the political as well as the economic system. Since the opening in 1978 up until today (2012), constant economic reforms and developments as well as political progress can be observed. Domestic examples of China’s p

Social medias have changed the way we obtain information about current events in the world. Regular people have the opportunity now more than ever to voice their opinions and tell their stories over the net. Direct democracy proponents are calling for a paradigm change using the Internet to spread direct democracy. The recent revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa have been called Twitter

Olika personer har olika acceptans för bakgrundsbrus vid samtidig lyssning till tal. Akustiska parametrar och sensoriska aspekter har hittills inte kunnat förklara variationen. Högre funktioner som t.ex. arbetsminne tros vara en av de bakomliggande mekanismerna men orsakerna är inte väl utredda. Testet Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) mäter acceptans för bakgrundsbrus men spridningen av resultat på AN

The Logical Framework Approach is applied in development projects all over the world. The Swedish aid agency Sida also encourages all aid organizations who receives funds from them or their umbrella organization Forum Syd to use the LFA for the improvement of development programs. However, the LFAs applicability in development interventions has been seriously criticized by researchers and by NGOs

The thesis presents the challenges involved in attempting to mainstream international labour rights standards into commercial financing relationships. In order to do so, it draws upon the financing relationships provided by the three most prolific banks in the coal-mining industry: BNP Paribas (France and England), Citi (United States of America) and Royal Bank of Scotland (Scotland). It underta

Sammanfattning Titel: Investera i vin som alternativ tillgång? - En avkastningsanalys av franska investeringsviner Seminariedatum: 2012-08-28 Kurs: NEKH01 – Kandidatuppsats Författare: Kristoffer Blomqvist and Robert Svensson Handledare: Erik Norrman Nyckelord: Alternativa investeringar, diversifiering, överavkastningar, Jensens alfa, Sharpekvot. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att analysera e

Fehmarnbeltförbindelsen är en tunnel mellan Rødby och Puttgarden, som ska stå klar 2020. Förbindelsen kommer att bli en direkt transportförbindelse mellan Skandinavien och kontinenten. Den kommer att bli ungefär 19 kilometer lång och bestå av en bilväg med två körfält i vardera färdriktning, samt en elektrifierad och dubbelspårig järnväg. I dagsläget förbinds Rødby och Puttgarden av en färjeförbin

This study examines the visual representations of the European Union (EU) in political cartoons on the 2004 enlargement and the 2009-2012 Eurozone debt crisis, and the interactions between these depictions and Europe’s socio-political order. Carried out on fourteen political cartoons (out of a 300-cartoon corpus), the visual analysis is based on the theories of traditional semiotics, social semiot

The purpose of this thesis is to identify the social structure that sanctions the act of war rape. This by answering the research question; what normative structure is reflected in the meanings attached to the act of war rape? The research design is that of a qualitative case study, with empirical focus on the war rapes committed in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the war in 1992-1995. The analysis is p

Intersectionality is becoming an increasingly important concept within gender research, emphasizing that social inequalities should be seen in the light of other identities than gender alone. The theoretical perspective, suggesting that identities interact and shape people’s experiences and power positions, has also gained ground within the international community and development sphere. However,

The presence of federalism in the EC’s discourse has changed between 2001 and 2007. The discourse analysis of three documents that the EC published in respectively 2001, 2005 and 2007 points out that federalism in the discourse has been very present in the EC’s discourse in 2001 and 2007, but has faded to the background in 2005. The application of historical institutionalism leads to the conclusio

Sammanfattning: Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera och analysera normbild-ningsprocessen i Sverige inom redovisning för att undersöka K3:s möjligheter till implementering. Metod: Uppsatsen präglas av ett kvalitativt angreppsätt och en deduktiv ansats. Teoretiska perspektiv: Teoriavsnittet behandlar harmonisering, sambandet mellan redo-visning och beskattning, centrala principer inom r

In this study the relationship between spa visiting and health aspects was investigated. An Internet survey was developed and out of 152 participants a group of 54 non-spa visitors who had never been to a spa before were compared to a group of 38 spa visitors who frequently had attended a spa. The results showed that spa visitors had significantly higher levels of well-being and nature connectedne