Uppsatsen är utformad för att undersöka hur datorvarumärken fungerar som identitetsskapare hos studenter. Uppsatstiteln är: Identitetskapande genom datorvarumärken – kvalitativa djupintervjuer med ekonomi – och ingenjörsstudenter vid Lunds Universitet. Vi som uppsatsskrivare heter Dan Ishaq och Jens Boström och är verksamma på institutionen för kommunikation och medier vid Lunds universitet. För

Seal remains, especially the harp seal is a common find from Stone Age settlements in the Baltic basin. The presence and disappearance of harp seal form the Baltic Sea is an interesting and widely discussed topic. Seal bones are quite easy determined to family (Phocidae), but more difficult to determine to species. Morphological differences between harp seal and ringed seal has been discussed by s

Rättfärdigande av krig är en komplicerad företeelse som genom språk och ord får mening och slutligen makt. I det danska Försvarsministeriets pressmeddelanden som publiceras i samband med att en dansk soldat stupar i Afghanistan finns det en diskurs som speglar detta rättfärdigande . Via kvantitativ metod och textanalys åskådliggörs och avtäcks diskursen av kriget i Afghanistan, som reflekteras och

Författare: Sarah Brunow, Viktor Nilsson Titel: Ungdomar och livsmedelsgrupper på Facebook - en analys av ungdomars attityd till livsmedelsgrupper och -reklam på Facebook Ämne: medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, vid institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds Universitet Nyckelord: Facebook; identitetskapande ;reklam ;livsmedel ;ungdomar; kvalitativa gruppintervjuer; Erving Goffman Under

Den här studien är en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av fallet Liberias Nationella Handlingsplan för Säkerhetsrådets resolution 1325. Resolution 1325 antogs av FNs Säkerhetsråd år 2000 och syftar till att inkludera kvinnor i fredsprocesser, konfliktlösning och konfliktförebyggande åtgärder. Generelsekreterare Ban Ki Moon ansåg inte att resolutionen gett tillräckligt genomslag och därför uppmanade han

Sammanfattning Debatten om påverkan av masskultur är en debatt som vägrar att dö. Samtalet har cirklat kring allt från hur läsandet av dålig litteratur skulle leda till sämre läsförståelse, till 70-80 talets videovålds-debatt. Idag fokuserar detta samtal på tv- och datorspels påverkan på spelarna. Vi har intresserat oss för vad det är som idag sägs bakom de omedelbara argumenten i detta samtal. I

This study examined the relative influence of L1 and L2 on the translation from L3 to L1 depending on the proficiency level of participants in the L3. Native speakers of Russian, matched for proficiency in English (L2), translated words from Swedish (L3) into Russian (L1). The words were Russian-Swedish, English-Swedish, English-Russian-Swedish cognates, and noncognates. Three groups participated

In the transforming world of peace building, the framework that formulates how peace best could be achieved is shaped by various theories and discourses. During the recent years, the discourse of local ownership has gained ground and peace theories supporting increased local participation and ownership has become more widely acknowledged. The World Development Report, published annually by the Wor

Concurrent with the acceleration of globalization there has been an increasing tendency of communal conflicts. Resisting the possibility of the Indian government to acquire land, an expanding movement of opposition is taking place. The purpose of this paper is to highlight what motivates people to turn toward violence. The paper focuses on the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh, India, tracing the pr

Denna uppsats undersöker kvinnors deltagande I fredsprocesser och transitional justice processer I Bosnien-Hercegovina efter undertecknandet av Daytonavtalet 1995. Kvinnors deltagande i processerna analyseras ur ett genusperspektiv med hjälp av feministisk teori och maktbegreppet. Uppsatsen bygger på en fallstudie som undersökts genom empiriskt material som utgörs av tidigare forskning inom ämnet.

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss polycentrism to better understand it and its function in todays planning. To achieve this are this thesis based upon three different parts. First there is a compilation of the most important and available theory on this matter. Among others is Walter Christaller one of the scientists that are described here. His Central place theory had a great impact on ho

Despite several attempts, the UN have not been successful in ending conflict-related gender/ed sexual violence, even within the organisation. To explain the discrepancy between intentions and actions within the UN, gender and feminist theory on power and sexuality are used to map the mechanisms behind sexual violence, leading to postulations of both gender and power as performative and mutable. Th

This essay describes the Norwegian state relation to the Arctic environment in a security context. This has been achieved through looking into how the broadening and deepening of the security concept has been embraced by the Norwegian state, in relation to the environment in the Arctic. The method for the description has been a qualitative text analysis of the Norwegian strategy for The High North

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att ta reda på hur avståndet till parker och grönområden påverkar människors fysiska aktivitet. Detta görs genom en litteraturstudie Uppsatsens teoretiska utgångspunkt är förhållandet mellan fysisk aktivitet och hälsa. Ohälsa och sjukdomar till följd av för lite fysisk aktivitet har utvecklats till ett globalt folkhälsoproblem. Fysisk inaktivitet idag en av de vanl

The determination of the role of the EU and its predecessors in International Relations has long been a conundrum for scholars and policy-makers. In 2002, scholar Ian Manners framed the EU as a Normative Power, arguing that the power of the EU lies in its ability to determine what is deemed appropriate behavior in world politics. The aim of this study is to visualize how the EU is using this norma

This study explores Lund municipality’s ambitions for increasing the share of cyclists. By outlooks to Copenhagen and the Netherlands we try to put the ambitions from Lund in perspective and explain how they vary from one another and how they can learn from each other. Lund already has a high number of cyclists but the city has problems with taking more cars which may come with the increasing popu

Mobility management is soft measures in transport planning that are used to increase sustainable travel within the community. The underlying reason behind the emergence of mobility management is the growing car dependency and its negative effects on society. Effects that conventional measure of traffic planning is not quite managed to solve. Unlike traditional planning, mobility management focuses

This essay examines the nature of contemporary UN peacebuilding mandates and the critique aimed at incorporating Western liberal ideas in postconflict peacebuilding missions. A critical discussion is provided to highlight the problems inherited in promoting liberal peacebuilding in peace operations, followed by an analysis and comparison of the mandates for UNAMSIL and UNMIS through an analytical

Seminar date: 2012-05-30 Course: BUSN69 Business Administration: Degree Project – Accounting and Auditing Authors: Mathias Andersson and Fredrik Aprili Advisor: Kristina Artsberg Five key words: Depreciation, component depreciation, K3, real estate and standard-setting. Purpose: Our purpose with this thesis is to reveal the effects that component depreciation can have on Swedish non-listed rea