The economic slowdown that started to be felt internationally in 2008 has put in doubt the effectiveness and the legitimacy of labor force migration policies. In the European case, such consequences had even greater implications since some of the worst hit countries have been exactly those which have adopted a total openness toward the legal immigration field. Therefore, the economic crisis inevit

In this paper, the investment behavior among market participants in four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) is studied, more specifically with regard to their propensity to exhibit herd behavior. The approach of Chiang and Zheng (2010) is applied to detect market-wide herding during the time period 2001-2012. Significant evidence of local market-wide herding is found in Finland

This thesis focuses on non-heterosexual police officers’ experiences in their workplaces in Germany. It is based on seven semi-structured interviews with non-heterosexual police officers from different branches of the police force and two different federal states. Thereby the main focus lies on the different attitudes the participants encounter in their workplaces and furthermore how they deal wit

Abstract Authors: Entesar Ghaleb Hashim & Sara Gunnarsson Title: Being an elderly care taker in a new social room - An essay on elderly immigrants’ experiences in Swedish health care. Supervisor: Charlotta Zettervall Assessor: Frans Oddner This essay focuses on elderly immigrants and their experiences of health care in the Swedish society. The aim of the essay is to study these immigrants’ t

The aim of this study is to identify changes in pattern of long-term variability of seasonal discharge for the period 1851-2100 among four selected Swedish rivers based on output data from EC-Earth climate model. In order to achieve the main goal and be able to analyze and compare changes in patterns of variability of water discharge for the past time period 1851-2005 and future time-period 2006-

This paper analyzes the impact of the contradictory discourses of the confessional composition of Lebanon on the Palestinian humanitarian rights in Lebanon. In addition to this, it analyzes the correlation between gaining these rights and the Palestinian right of return to Palestine. The Palestinian refugees’ issue creates divisions among Lebanese in handling their situation between supporters and

Mobbning i arbetslivet är ett stort och komplext samhällsproblem. Bortsett från det lidande som kan uppstå för utsatta individer, kan mobbning medföra höga kostnader, dels för arbetsorganisationen men också för samhället. Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att belysa fenomenet mobbning i arbetslivet och dess samband med organisationsförändringar ur ett strukturellt perspektiv. Forskning har visat

After the years of the Cold War rivalry the relations between China and Russia reached one of the highest points in history in the early 2000’s. The arms trade became one of the major aspects of the bilateral relationship. China became one of the main buyers of the Russian arms in the 1990’s, even before the formal rapprochement happened. After reaching its peak in the beginning of the 2000’s the

In my thesis I have chosen to immerse myself in the regional power line network and how it will be built. I have chosen this topic because it is a significant question today and in the future. The investments and technical choices made today, will affect the outcome on the society of tomorrow. When the local power line network was rebuilt, after the hurricane Gudrun in the year 2005, it implied a

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Kalksten är en av våra viktiga geologiska resurser och har genom historien använts till byggnadsmaterial, jordbruk och inom modern industri. Kalksten i alla dess former har varit en viktig del av människans kulturella och teknologiska utveckling. Ett av alla dess användningsområden är som flussmedel vid bearbetning av järnmalm; bränd kalk tillsätts när malmen smäQuicklime (CaO) is an important geological resource with a wide variety of industrial uses. It is a base chemical produced from the burning of limestone or dolomite. This process is referred to as calcination, during which the limestone is heated to temperatures of 900 °C or higher, resulting in the discharge of CO₂, leaving a yield of quicklime. The formula can be written as follows: Limestone:

Focusing on the norm: A study of social workers’ attitudes towards norms and a norm-critical approach. [translated title] Norms are constantly present in our society and affects us all by narrowing our view of each other and limiting people’s possibilities. Norms concerning social categories such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity and disabilities divide people into different categories based on pre

Sveriges vinmarknad skiljer sig från de flesta andra i världen. Försäljningen av alkohol styrs av ett statligt ägt monopol och dess leverantörer ställs inför tuff konkurrens om att få erbjuda sin produkt på den svenska marknaden. För att få in sitt vin i det ordinarie sortimentet måste vinimportörerna offerera på Systembolagets offertförfrågningar. Inköpsprocessen är lång och resurskrävande för bå

The aim of our study was to investigate whether the definition and perception of collaboration is linked to which organization you belong to and to study additional variables that can be the cause for definition or perception differences. The survey was conducted in four public sectors in Höganäs municipality using quantitative method with qualitative elements. The results of the study showed that

New product development is a complex process for bringing new products to the market. While manufacturing is a very repetitive process, the new product development has to be more flexible as the same product is never developed again. Therefore the theory behind lean manufacturing is not applicable in new product development. The purpose of this study is to propose improvements to Oriflame’s new pr

The aim of this thesis is to understand if theory based on economic dependency can be applied to two countries that belong to the Maghreb region: Algeria (DZA) and Morocco (MAR). The period analysed comprehends 1970 to 2010, and a time series approach is used for both countries. This paper will first review previous literature and findings related to dependency theory. Second, it will give a quali

Vintergatan, vårt hem i Universum, är den enda galax vi har möjlighet att studera i detalj. Med hjälp av observationer och beräkningar vet vi idag ungefär hur Vintergatan ser ut. Vi vet att Vintergatan består av en tunn skiva av stjärnor, stoft och gas, kallad den tunna disken. I mitten har den en utbuktning, kallad bulben. I och runtomkring finns en lite tjockare skiva med lägre densitet och bestThe formation history of the Milky Way galaxy is presently a subject of frequent investigation within astronomy. Of interest when constructing theories of the Galaxy’s formation is the question of whether or not there exist any gradients regarding ages of the stars within the stellar disks. In this project, a method for age-determination of stellar populations based on the Sobel Kernel edge detect

The aim of this thesis is to understand the subjective experiences of the people living in a Roma community in Romania, in the context of ethnic-based stigmatization and exclusion. Research themes include ethnic identity patterns, experiences of discrimination and racism, coping strategies and outlook on life. I first describe how the general label of “ţigani” (gypsies) overlooks more complex affi