In this thesis, my aim is to offer a comprehensive normative analysis of the different types of ethical dilemmas that Swedish bureaucrats face in their everyday decision-making. By mainly focusing on value systems and different ethical schools discussed by Lundquist (1988, 1998), a complex picture arises with a variety of choices a bureaucrat faces all the way from policy initiation to implementa

State cooperation on transboundary waters is one of our times most crucial challenges to manage as freshwater securitization is the key to human survival, food production and economic growth. State shared water resources are causes of both political tension and territorial disputes. Drawn from a realism perspective this paper analyzes how and when China choose to formalize and not formalize intern

This thesis investigates the use of technology in Japanese studies. Through literature on second language acquisition, individual differences, technology and mobile learning, and student autonomy the thesis looks at what other researches have presented previously. Then, a survey investigating the phenomenon of technology in Japanese studies is presented. The goal of the thesis is to shed light on

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to develop a theoretical integrated framework that con- ceptualize the relationship between ambidexterity, innovation strategy and management con- trol. Further, using the integrated framework, this thesis aims to study how management con- trols can support innovation within the fast-moving industry of e-commerce. Methodology: This thesis is approached throu

Since Sweden held its first election to the European Parliament in 1995, Swedish political parties have arranged campaigns and elected national candidates for the European elections. Europarties also arrange campaigns for the European elections, and elect candidates for the President of the European Commission. Europarties however experience difficulties reaching the voters in the EU Member States

Administrators’ roles in politics have been debated during a long time and is constantly changing. The aim of this thesis is to examine politicians and administrators view on the interaction between them and their view on administrators’ possibility to influence decision making in the case tramway Lund C – ESS, thus to examine how politicians and administrators look upon how the actors interact an

This study is motivated by the recent changes in the German party system which have resulted in the loss of the electoral support of the traditional parties CDU and SPD as well as in the increase of parliamentary influence of the various smaller parties. Earlier studies suggest an inter-state conflict about regional autonomy possibly caused by the current fiscal equalization system. The meaning of

In terms of EU-accession, the seven countries that used to constitute the republic of Yugoslavia have developed very differently. While Slovenia was one of the countries absorbed during the EU:s eastward expansion of 2004 the other states have struggled in their EU-accession, Croatia being the only state to obtain full membership besides Slovenia. The purpose of this study is to shed a light on th

Differences in political orientation are partly rooted in personality, with left-wing political attitudes being predicted by Openness to Experience and right-wing attitudes by Conscientiousness. This has been validated across numerous studies from different countries. This essay adds to that body of research by examining whether personality differences between the political sides also exist in the

This thesis examines a detailed development plan process that took place in a officially designated built cultural heritage. Through conceptualising cultural heritage as a process of formative actions by actors, this thesis aims to understand how these formative actions worked and formed the cultural heritage in relation to the construction of a new building in the cultural heritage. This thesis f

Bakgrund Industri 4.0, den fjärde industriella revolutionen, handlar om att big data börjar utnyttjas inom tillverkningsindustrin. Detta öppnar upp helt nya möjligheter för tillverkningsföretag, men innebär också många risker och nya krav på företag. Syfte Syftet med det här projektet har varit att kartlägga hur ett företag bäst positionerar sig för att börja använda industri 4.0 och dessutom vilk

Internet dating has with the advent of dating apps gone mobile. Furthermore, social media apps and virtual contact are playing an increasing vital role in courtship and flirtation processes while also easing the aches of distance relationships. Online behaviors have consequences on mental health, the purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine what the dominant dating apps and social media platf

Syftet med uppsatsen var att sprida en medvetenhet om det emotionella lönarbetets existens och möjliga inverkan på anställda i förskolan. Syftet var mer specifikt att undersöka hur ett begränsat antal förskollärare i Lunds kommun, påverkades av och hanterade det emotionella lönearbete som de ställdes inför. Empirin samlades in genom sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med förskollärare från Lund. Int

Den föreliggande studien har grund i tidigare forskning som funnit samband mellan stress, arbetsprestation och livsstil. Syftet med studien var att studera dessa samband närmare samt lägga till faktorn sömn i livsstilsaspekten för att se om detta skulle ha en påverkan på sambandet. Vi genomförde en webb-baserad enkät som byggde på olika reliabla skalor för varje kategori som exempelvis Health at w

Polymerer är långa molekyler bestående av identiska repeterande enheter som antingen produceras på konstgjord väg eller naturligt av exempelvis bakterier. Plast, socker och cellulosa är exempel på polymerer som man kommer i kontakt med i sin vardag. Fortsättningsvis, kan polymerer bära positiva eller negativa laddningar och kallas då istället för polyelektrolyter. Om sådana molekyler av motsatt lComplex coacervation is a type of liquid-liquid phase separation, that occurs when oppositely charged macroions are mixed in aqueous solution under certain conditions. It has been proven to have applications within many different industries including the food and pharmaceutical industries. For example, protein/polysaccharide coacervates have been used for their emulsifying and foaming properties.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a global disease affecting more than 3.5 million people in the world, resulting in a high burden to societies. More research on IBD is definitely in need to prevent the disease and treat IBD patients. The intestinal epithelial barriers of IBD patients are weakened due to the inflammation, thereby, enteric microbes in the gut may translocate to the circulating sy

I början av september 2015 började ett stort antal människor på flykt ankomma till Malmö central. Inga myndigheter hade förutspått denna oväntade händelse och samhället var därför helt oförberett på att ta emot så många människor på flykt. De som var först på plats för att ta emot flyktingarna var därför det civila samhället. Under hösten formerades nätverk av civila som hjälpte till att ta emot fDuring the years, societies have faced different complex and hazardous events which has put their resilience to test. The refugee crisis is one event that usually do not fall within the framework of what a country or a political sector is prepared for. In the autumn 2015, when large numbers of refugees arrived at Malmö central station, no authorities were prepared and present to receive the people