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Bodies for Sale: Assessing the Features & Maintenance of Illicit Organ Markets

Illicit organ markets coincides with medical advancements and greater global interconnectedness. Many organ vendors come from poor socioeconomic backgrounds and are coerced into the sale which lacks the altruistic notion often associated with transplantation. This is a case study based on a literature review with a focus on Sudanese migrants in Cairo, Egypt. The purpose of this study is to investi

Relationerna som blev anstiftningsprocesser - En dokumentanalys av tingsrätternas domar i Knutbydramat och Arbogafallet

Att förmå någon att begå ett brott benämns inom juridiken som “anstiftan”. Det är ett brott som kan ge ett lika högt straff som det brott som anstiftas. Anstiftan förutsätter att det finns minst två gärningspersoner, varav den ena agerar på uppdrag av den andra. I två av Sveriges mest kända rättsfall, Knutbydramat från 2004 och Arbogafallet från 2016, är det just detta som sker – en person förmår

The Impact of Pandemic Shocks to the Stock Market

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2019, has made a huge impact on the stock market. Thus, this paper aims to analyze how big of an impact the pandemic shocks have compared to other known shocks on the market. The study focuses on financial services companies due to the limited work that views the effect of pandemic driven shocks on this sector. The study conducted two samples of da

Political Microtargeting: A Mixed Method Study in a Multi-Party System

This study investigates political microtargeting in a multi-party context, more specifically, in a Swedish setting. By utilizing a mixed-method approach, the objective of the study is twofold. Firstly, interviewing researchers and political parties regarding their perception of microtargeting to generate a holistic view around the technology and its utilization. Secondly, implementing a survey wit

Hej, det är kommunen, vill du prata klimat? - En kvalitativ studie om klimatrådgivning inom befintlig kommunal energi- och klimatrådgivning

Att ringa och prata klimat med någon på kommunen kan vara trevligt, men kanske inte mer än så Det finns många sätt att söka information om klimatet på. Är energi- och klimatrådgivningen, Energimyndigheten och kommunen redo att vara en klimatrådgivare i den skala det skulle behövas för att få tjänsten framgångsrik? Eller är det klokare att låta apparna och företagen som redan finns därute att skötThis study explores the opportunity of advancing climate focused projects within the Swedish energy and climate advising. Inspired by behavioural change and climate communication theory, a pilot project was developed where a climate advising service was tested and reviewed. Further, interviews with responsible climate and energy advisors of other climate focused projects were performed, and togeth

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March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declare the virus outbreak Covid19 as a pandemic. To prevent further outbreak, the Norwegian government has implemented the most drastic measures in Norway during peacetime. All schools have been forced to lock down, the number of unemployment has increased, and the population is encouraged to stay at home and keep social distance. In light of the cri

Medborgardialog vid kollektivtrafikplanering

För många människor är kollektivtrafik avgörande för en fungerande vardag. Att planera för kollektivtrafik är komplicerat och måste ta hänsyn till många olika aspekter. Denna rapport syftar till att undersöka en av dessa, medborgardialog vid planeringen av kollektivtrafiken. Genom att svara på vad medborgardialog är, hur det regleras av svensk lag och om förbättringar kan behövas, och slutligen huFor some people, public transport is essential for a working everyday life. To plan for public transport is complex and has to take many different aspects into account. This report aims to investigate one of them, the public’s participation, in public transport planning by answering what the public’s contribution is, how it is regulated by Swedish law and if improvements might be needed, and lastl

"Stuck in Hel Joseon"

South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. The millenni

Self transportation of goods for consumers from a retail store: A Pilot study

The Last-mile delivery is seen as an emerging attention due to the increased focus on e-commerce and Omni-channel retailing. Due to these and since it involves end consumers, organizations look for innovative solutions to provide customers with a service fulfillment option. This thesis present, the evaluation, and understanding of Cardboard trolley solution for self transportation of goods by a co

Graffiti: A subculture alive within the legal. A pluralistic study of the regulations within Swedish graffiti and the influences of formal law.

The world of graffiti is an immense social construct which stretches to every corner of the globe. To many, graffiti may seem to be the simple act of applying paint to a surface, often depicting names or letters. In Sweden, graffiti’s acceptance has gained grounds as of late with the riddance of zero tolerance policies and the opening of several legal walls around the country. However, the legal w

När våld och vänskap möts

Författare: Linda Hjort Titel: När våld och vänskap möts Kurs: SOCK04, Examensarbete i Kriminologi: Sociologi på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Handledare: Agneta Mallén Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2020 Syftet är att undersöka upplevelser av utsatthet av våld som barn och ung i vänskapsrelationer samt upplevelser av tillgängligt stöd i nuvarande vänskapsrelationer. Flera aspekter av stöd innefatt

Do we need a new definition of Permanent Establishment for digital operations in Double Tax Treaties?

This master thesis investigates the need for a new Permanent Establishment (PE) definition for digital purposes in Double Tax Treaties (DTTs). In the core of the necessity to pursue the analysis of this, are the digital economic developments, and the challenges that they pose for international tax law, policymakers, countries, and businesses. More specifically, the physical presence of digitalize

Avvikelse eller avsaknad av sexualitet? : En diskursanalys av riktlinjer till personal inom LSS-verksamheter

This study aims to examine how Swedish guidelines that address staff in disability service according to the Swedish LSS law talk about sexuality and normality among individuals with a norm-breaking intellectual functional variation. With a discourse theoretical approach, I have examined four different materials focused on these issues. The main results of the study have showed how sexuality among

Relevance of Servicescape in Logistics & Supply Chain Management- Warehousing Perspective

Purpose – The warehousing domain is becoming more and more complex. An increasing number of functions participating in the warehousing process has been highlighted. Simultaneously, warehousing constellations become more purpose built. As warehousing features to be leading service offering, logistics companies face new challenges and tend to develop innovative practices to enhance their output as w

Klimat och väder i Nordatlanten-regionen under det senaste årtusendet

Ett av de viktigaste områdena inom klimatologi idag är utvecklingen av klimatmodeller. För att utvärdera hur bra en viss klimatmodell fungerar utförs jämförelser med klimatrekonstruktioner baserade på proxy-data, vilket är indirekt klimatinformation som kan fås från klimatarkiv. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka klimatmodellers förmåga att återskapa klimatet i Nordatlanten-regionen under deOne of the most important areas in climatology today is the development of climate models. To evaluate how well a particular climate model is working it is compared with climate reconstructions based on proxy-data, which is indirect climate information that can be obtained from climate archives. The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of climate models to recreate the climate in the No

Feeling Ontologically Insecure: The Anti- “Gender Ideology” Discourse in Colombia’s Second Half of 2016

Anti-genderism and anti- “gender ideology” discourses have been taken place in various parts around the world including Latin America and Europe. Political parties and social and religious movements have been mobilising against “gender ideology” in elections and protests defending the traditional family model. This thesis investigates such discourses from an ontological (in)security lenses by cond

Tillsammanshet i Höganäs hamn

Idag är en stor del av hushållen i storstäder singelhushåll. Det privata boendet har blivit ett mått på välfärd. I många fall väljer vi de privata boendeformerna av rena bekvämlighetsskäl vilket i längden kan leda till ensamhet. För att motverka ensamheten behöver vi gemenskap i den vardagliga miljön. Vi behöver lättillgänglig kontakt och samvaro med människor runt omkring oss. Hur kan stadsbyggna

From Blind Chickens to Lions: A process perspective on a planned change approach with a communication strategy focus

Today’s era of digital transformation requires modern organizations to continuously invest in new information technology (IT). Managing an organizational change process always implies challenges and often this process fails to meet its objective. This thesis examines a planned organizational change process of an IT-tool implementation by taking on a process perspective to evaluate the employees’ a