This paper aims to analyse and discuss the events and treaty surrounding the marriage of Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland to Catherine of Braganza, the Infanta of Portugal using traditional economic theory of dowries and exchange. Using a hermeneutical approach, this paper investigates why the parties of this exchange acted in the way they did. Based theory stating that the purpo

Forskning inom konstnärligt företagandet har haft en låg prioritet, vilket har påpekats i ett flertal rapporter under senaste decenniet. Den statliga utredningen SOU 2022:44 benämnd Kreativa Sverige! lyfter ett antal frågor som primärt ligger till grund för uppsatsens syfte. Vilket är att utforska hur konstnärer praktiserar och förhåller sig till företagande i relation till konstnärsskapet. Studie

Arbetet handlar om en studie gällande hur konsumenters inställning och attityd till hållbar konsumtion av kläder skiljer sig från deras faktiska köpbeteende. Inledningsvis kommer bakgrunden att beskriva klädbranschen och dess påverkan på samhälle och miljö, detta kommer sedan att trattas ner till att se hur konsumenter tar ställning och agerar inom detta ämnet. Ämnet problematiseras vidare med bes

The landscape of strategic communication has undergone significant transformations in recent years, driven by progressive societal trends and changing consumer expectations. One increasingly prominent trend is a greater emphasis on diversity in brand communication strategies. A challenge lies in incorporating diversity into branding strategies while authentically appealing to myriad stakeholder gr

In an era defined by finite resources and increasing global interconnectivity, the strategic management of place is crucial for sustaining human life and ensuring a viable future. This paper explores the critical role of global imaginaries (collective understandings shaped by global networks) in shaping the identity and function of place in Singapore. Placemaking, the process by which spaces are t

The world has witnessed different forms of conflict and wars throughout history, resulting in unprecedented suffering for countless people (Danjibo and Akinkuotu, 2019). As of the end of 2023 conflicts, war, violence, human rights violations, and other events disturbing public order have resulted in an estimated 110 million people being displaced from their homes (UNHCR, 2023). This study uses an

International migration holds significant importance in the socioeconomic reality of Bangladesh. As a top migrant sender Bangladesh receives substantial amount of remittance which plays a key role in the economy. Livelihood migration towards middle east and east Asia is mostly the dominant trend yet migration to settle in the developed world is getting popular among Bangladeshi skilled profess

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of salaried digital nomads surged, reshaping leader-employee interactions and presenting new challenges for internal organizational communication. This study employs the five elements of the Perceived Effectiveness of Leaders Communication Scale and applies a contingency approach, incorporating Leadership Behavioral Complexity Theory, to explore the comm

The German gender system for nouns can pose challenges for non-native speakers. There are however tendencies that some distinct phonological endings are connected to a certain gender, i.e. nouns ending in -ə are mostly feminine. Nevertheless, the gender of the masculine and neutral nouns in this ending has previously not been systematically investigated. Furthermore, the possibility that German na

Syftet med denna masteruppsats i praktisk teologi, inriktad mot hymnologi, är att undersöka hur psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmskrivandet av nutida psalmtexter inom Svenska kyrkan, genom kvalitativa intervjuer med några etablerade psalmförfattare. Urvalskriterier för studien var att psalmförfattaren är representerad i Den svenska psalmboken 1986 eller Psalmer i 2000-talet, kan välThe purpose of this master's thesis in practical theology, with a focus on hymnology, is to investigate how the life and environment of hymn writers influence the composition of contemporary hymn texts within the Church of Sweden. This is achieved through qualitative interviews with established hymn writers. The selection criteria for the study included the hymn writer’s representation in the

This is a thesis exploring and comparing four different GIS-based viewscape analysis methods, as well as delving into GIS-based soundscape both in practice and theory. The use of these methods leads to a discussion about their utility for gaining new knowledge about past landscapes and possibilities to create phenomenological studies using GIS-based software. The case study is the old Bosebo churc

Accepting the natural - idea analysis of the usage of ”the natural” in the manifesto acceptera (1931) The manifesto acceptera is considered a very influential text for the introduction of functionalism in Swedish architecture and planning. Written in 1931 and associated with the broader Social Democratic agenda, its ideas represent a radical position aiming to shift architecture and society into

Försäkringskassan's status report from 2023 shows that more and more people in Sweden are taking sick leave as a result of stress-related mental illness. The reasons behind sick leave are often that for a longer period, you have not experienced a balance between the demands placed on you and the resources and opportunities you have had to meet these demands and this ultimately leads to exhaust

The aesthetic and literary genre of dark academia has become popular due to its romanticisation of immersive academic learning and lifestyles. It has however been criticised for its frequent glorification of and focus on Eurocentric educational institutions which celebrate Western patriarchal exclusivity. This thesis examines in how far this is true of the genre’s prominent novels Donna Tartt’s Th

Max Bengtsson A Site Selection of An Energy Island in the North Sea: Optimal Location in an Ecological and an Economic Scenario Using a Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). The Danish Government has decided to build an energy island, either as an artificial island in sand, concrete and steel or as a platform solution in the Danish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the North Sea. The idea of the

Swedish Title: En Ny Era för Ett Nytt Burma: Avkoloniseringens Diskurs och Nationens Strävan i Burma efter Andra Världskriget This study explores the nature of the nationalist discourse in Burma (Myanmar) in the short period of time following World War II but preceding Burma’s declaration of independence on the 4th of January, 1948. Burma, then a British colony in Southeast Asia, had been promised

The shift towards more environmentally friendly means of transportation is a pivotal change that needs to be made, to save the environment. The transportation sector alone constitutes roughly a third of all greenhouse emissions in Sweden, making it one of the leading contributors to all greenhouse gases. With ever-growing climate awareness, the idea of adopting a greener approach to protect the pl

Based on behavioural finance theory and stock market data, this paper studies the contagion of investor sentiment in international markets and its impact o n the US stock market . We use monthly data on four indicators (business confidence index, consumer confidence index, the volume of initial public offerings, and trading volume) for eight countries (the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Germ

The present study focuses on online spaces centered on eating disorders. I conducted a discourse analysis using public posts under hashtags related to eating disorders on Twitter and Tumblr. My analytical process was guided by the assumptions of the self-categorisation theory of identity. It attempts to elucidate how the discursive trends and common repertoires used by the members of these online

To properly understand regions of space behind interstellar dust, like the Galactic bulge, infrared (IR) observations are needed, as it passes through the dust with minimal absorption. In the past few decades, the development of IR telescopes has allowed for a much deeper understanding of our Galaxy’s stellar populations and history. To properly use the data which these IR telescopes produce howev