Sociala mediers roll i politisk polarisering är en kontroversiell fråga. Det finns inte stark konsensus kring var ansvaret för den ökade polariseringen ligger; en del pekar på teknologin, andra på användarna. Relevansen av denna fråga växer i takt med att internet blir den viktigaste informationskällan för svenskar och politiker prioriterar sociala medier för att vinna val. Syftet med denna studie

To tackle global deforestation, the EU enacted a new regulation on deforestation-free products in 2023. The regulation aims to eliminate production-linked deforestation of specified commodities by requiring complete traceability and due diligence from importing EU companies. To explore the challenges the EU regulation will face to achieve deforestation-free cattle commodities from Brazil, we condu

The universe shows signs of containing some invisible matter, known as dark matter. There are many possible constituents for dark matter, one such being light dark matter which would interact with ordinary matter through a new mediator force and have masses in the range of a few MeV to GeV. The light dark matter mass range is largely unexplored experimentally. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment, LDM

Bakgrund: Enligt klinisk forskning visar ADL-taxonomin hög validitet och reliabilitet, men det finns inga studier kring svenska arbetsterapeuters erfarenheter av att använda ADL-taxonomin som bedömningsinstrument i sitt kliniska arbete. Det är viktigt att studera användarnas erfarenheter och synpunkter för att förbättra implementering av evidensbaserade metoder såsom ADL-taxonomin. Syfte: SyfBackground: The ADL-taxonomy as an assessment instrument shows high validity and reliability in the clinical research, but there is no study about occupational therapists’ experiences of using the ADL-taxonomy in clinical practice. It is important to study the users’ experiences and views to improve implementation of evidence-based methods such as the ADL-taxonomy. Aim: The aim of this study i

Femicide is the lethal form of gender-based violence (GBV) and is a reflection of our unequal societies and power relations between women and men. This present study is investigating how femicide is represented in the online news media with the argument that it has the ability to shape and form the perceptions and understanding of femicide in the public debate, hence either contributing or counter

This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionar

Airlines face a highly competitive industry requiring large capital investment at thin profit margins. In addition, the carriers are re-emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic; a time period which brought the industry to a standstill and revenue streams to an unforeseen low. Airlines are now facing their next challenge: regaining their market shares to pre-pandemic levels, and beyond. As such, reputat

This paper analyzes if patients’ demand for Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine (DCT) providers is affected by a change in patient fees. The paper utilizes a natural experiment when the patient fee increased for patients in Region Stockholm using one DCT provider but remained unchanged for other DCT providers. By using DCT visits per month for all other regions as control, the effect on the demand for

This study is an investigative inquiry into the nature of foreign aid and its impact on Nigeria’s economic development. The role of foreign aid in the growth process of developing countries has been an issue of intense debate. Foreign aid is an important issue given its implications for poverty reduction in developing countries. As the government of Nigeria explores the avenues for foreign aid ass

With activities engendering tremendous socio-ecological impacts, the fashion system is increasingly spotlighted as one of the most unsustainable industries. In this context, many actors in the fashion system, including brands and retailers, have implemented corporate sustainability strategies. Yet, sustainability can be understood and interpreted through different logics, which requires organizati

This study investigates the abnormal returns associated with announcements of primary seasoned equity offerings of common stock on the Swedish stock market. It provides a comprehensive discussion on equity offerings and their related theories, in addition to a thorough review of existing empirical research. Based on our event study analysis of data on rights and directed offerings for firms listed

This paper presents a Deep Learning-based Hybrid Recommendation System (DLHR) designed specifically for institutional investors with public portfolio holdings on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The objective is to provide personalized investment recommendations, complement existing portfolios, and explore untapped cross-selling opportunities. We evaluate the DLHR's effectiveness using selected m

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between ownership concentration and corporate performance in Chinese listed companies. Enriching the theory of corporate governance. The empirical foundation consists of data collected from 1468 listed companies at the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges in China, spanning 2018 to 2022. We observed a statistically significant positive

Bygg- och fastighetssektorn stod år 2020 för 21% av Sveriges totala utsläpp av växthusgaser (Boverket, 2023a). För att synliggöra och därigenom minska klimatpåverkan vid uppförandet av nya byggnader blev det den 1 januari 2022 obligatoriskt att genomföra klimatdeklaration av nya byggnader som kräver bygglov, med vissa undantag (Boverket, 2021a). Klimatdeklarationen ska redovisa klimatpåverkan frånThe construction and real estate sector accounted for 21 % of Sweden’s total green-house gas emissions in 2020. To mitigate the impact of new buildings, the Swedish government introduced a new law on climate declaration for new buildings called “lag om klimatdeklaration”. The law requires most new buildings, which already re-quired building permits, to perform a climate declaration. The climate de

This thesis explores biases against smaller firms in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings. The study investigates the relationship between firm size and ESG scores, considering sector-specific dynamics, regional variations, and the impact of ESG disclosures. The analysis was conducted on Nordic stock market firms (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland). The findings confirm

Expectations of and prerequisites for Swedish school libraries is the subject of this master’s thesis. The purpose of the thesis is to gain insights into what a school library is expected to be and what is required to achieve it. The thesis focuses on the trade union DIK's award “World class school libraries” which is meant to function as a set of criteria for what a well-functioning school li

The aim of this master’s thesis is to exhibit to what extent municipal archives in southern Sweden work with irradiation and intermediation of the historical material they possess, as well as the reasoning behind these actions. Furthermore, we also investigate whether the municipal archives’ employees experience that intermediation of the historical fonds is part of the archive’s mission. We argue

This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development. Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the United States Agency for International Development. Specifically, it looks at how these