Does the increase in descriptive representation of Māori legislators in the New Zealand House of Representatives have a positive impact on the substantive representations of Māori related issues in terms of legislation? This study is based on a content analysis of New Zealand legislation during two distinct terms of office, 1999 to 2002 and 2005 to 2008, in which the ambition is to find acts that

Humanitarian interventions are a controversial phenomenon. Many practitioners claim that for a humanitarian intervention to be successful they must not have ulterior self-interested motives - my study aims to test whether this is true. Using the most different systems design I analyze the motives and success in the humanitarians interventions Operation Provide Comfort in Northern Iraq 1991 and INT

The master thesis "Produce Wu Lei: a National Icon or a Product? - A Case Study on National Identity and Sports Media in China" studies the news coverage of a Chinese professional footballer - Wu Lei, by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study to analyze the representation of him in Chinese media. This thesis aims to understand the interrelation between football, media and natio

Beginning from June 2019, the streets of Hong Kong have been turned into a theatre of protests. Together with their banners and umbrellas, protesters took to the street to protest against the proposed extradition bill that allows the government to send suspected criminals to mainland China. This ongoing movement is the largest anti-government movement in the city’s history, and it is also the firs

Policy conflicts in the multilateral Arctic cooperation have gained more space during the past few years. Once established for cooperation and interaction among the Arctic states and indigenous peoples, along with the promotion of sustainable development and environmental protection, the Arctic Council is now facing some challenges in fulfilling its core doctrines. This development is primarily a

Bakgrund: Endometrios är en sjukdom som en av tio kvinnor lider av. Tidigare forskning visar att det finns en kunskapsbrist kring sjukdomen hos sjukvårdspersonal. Bilddiagnostiska metoder som MR används i allt högre omfattning för att diagnostisera endometrios. För att utföra god holistisk personcentrerad vård måste röntgensjuksköterskan förstå kvinnans upplevelser och ha mer kunskap om sjukdomen

This paper explores the process of transitioning to a rural, self-sustainable lifestyle in terms of ecological sustainability and geographical place, while focusing on how these concepts serve to motivate change and create a sense of purpose. It further analyzes how aspects of structural power may facilitate or impede the transition into self-sufficiency. The study consists of ethnographically ga

Does treating high blood pressure improve neurodegeneration High blood pressure, also called hypertension could damage the brain. Our research tries to understand how lowering blood pressure affects the hypertensive brain. Hypertension is the disease that people have abnormally high blood pressure. Nowadays, 1 in 5 people worldwide have hypertension, accounting for 1.13 billion people. This cause

Mjukvaror och produktansvarslagen - en komparativ studie är en komparativ studie som belyser den svenska och danska produktansvarslagstiftningens tillämpligheten på mjukvaror och vad för problematik som uppstår om gällande lagstiftning inte omfattar mjukvaror. Tillämpligheten har diskuterats utifrån analyser av förarbeten och hur frågan har diskuterats i litteraturen. Slutligen förs ett resonemangMjukvaror och produktansvarslagen - en komparativ studie is a comparative study that illustrate the applicability of the Danish and Swedish Product Liability Act and what problems arise if the current legislation does not include software. The applicability has been discussed based on analyzes of preliminary work and how the issue has been discussed in the literature. Lastly, there is a discussion

The purpose of this study was to explain Greece’s decision to block EU’s statement on China’s human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2017. By formulating a hypothesis that Greece’s decision was a result of Chinese investment in the country through the global infrastructure project “Belt and Road Initiative”, the study then engaged in a process tracing, combining both ind

Despite the increasing level and number of techniques deployed to generate more robust, better-producing microbial cell factories for production of chemicals, the number of products that reach commercial feasibility is still very low. Many hurdles come along the way as it has been observed that strains designed in the laboratory do not perform as expected in industrial-scale bioreactors. For insta

Syftet med studien är att undersöka musiklärares uppfattningar av sin yrkesidentitet. Vidare syftar studien till att utforska vilka faktorer som bidrar till formandet av musiklärarnas yrkesidentitet. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ metod. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med fem behöriga musiklärare på ett gymnasium. Empiriska data som ligger till grund för analysen och resultaten, The aim of the thesis is to investigate conceptions of teacher identity among upper secondary school music teachers. Furthermore, the study aims to explore which factors contribute to the construction of music teachers’ professional identity. The investigation was conducted using a qualitative method. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with five qualified upper secondary school music teac

Lunds centralstationen är en av Sveriges högst trafikerade stationer i dagsläget. Dagligen sker tusentals resor till och från Lunds centralstation. För att ta sig till och från centralstationen är risken stor att man måste passera det obevakade övergångstället som är beläget mellan centralstationen och Clemenstorget. Vid ett samråd 2016 framgick det att det fanns ett starkt missnöjde angående trafLund Central station is one of Sweden’s busiest train station at present. Thousands of travellers arrive and departure at the central station at daily basis. In order to get to and from the central station there is a great chance that you will have to pass the uncontrolled crossing which is located between the central station and Clemenstorget. From a meeting in 2016 between Lund municipality and

Achieving constitutional amendment has been a goal for the Japanese conservatives for a long time, especially after the Cold War, because Japan’s peace identity has been perceived increasingly “abnormal” by the conservative elites in Japan. It thus engendered the heated debates surrounding whether Japan should change its peace identity via controversial constitutional amendment, which conflicts ag

Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur kontrollmodellen har tolkats och tillämpats i praktiken inom fastighetsbranschen, utifrån de teoretiska perspektiven kring principbaserade standarder. Vidare ämnar studien analysera huruvida utfallet har bidragit till en mer jämförbar och konsekvent intäktsredovisning. Den forskningsstrategi som använts i denna studie är av kvalitativ karaktär. För att besvaThe purpose of the study is to investigate how the control model has been interpreted and implemented in the real estate industry, based on the theoretical perspectives of principles-based standards. Furthermore, the study intends to analyze whether or not the outcome has contributed to a more comparable and consistent revenue recognition. The research strategy used in this study is of a qualitati

Background: The fashion industry is one of the world’s largest and most creative sectors in the retail industry, but also one of the most polluting industries globally. More and more clothes are produced than it is needed, and this has been a usual process in the fashion industry to meet consumers’ needs. Consumers can also be responsible for the environmental degradation, even though most of the

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

The need for sustainable solutions to the negative state of the Earth is urgent. Ethical choices need to be made and humanity’s endowed imagination needs to be employed to find creative ways ahead. Literature has a potential to open minds and challenge perceptions, which is necessary to activate the creative imagination needed to find visionary solutions. This analytical research paper explores ho

This paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the industrial upgrading process of Vietnam based on the concept of the new structural economics. The most recent development of industries in Vietnam is analysed using the annual data published by the statistical office of Vietnam and the studies done by various academics on spillovers effects of FDI. The paper finds the an impo