Postcolonial studies is an academic theoretical field which often tend to have a strongly critical approach towards development organizations and their work and as a result the relation between the two fields is rather ambivalent. However, this paper will use postcolonial criticism as a tool to identify issues reproduced from the colonial era in an Education strategy which the organization Plan ha

For centuries the Roma people have been followed by violence and overall discrimination. Even though the European Union has ratified several conventions discussing discrimination and minority rights problems still persist. In the meantime right wing parties are receiving increased support in parts of the continent. These parties often use racist propaganda that is based on strategies that you also

Primarily due to a massively overburdened docket, the European Court of Human Rights has been experiencing major challenges in the last decade. The crisis has prompted it to modify its procedures and one recent innovation at the Court is the pilot judgment procedure, which is a tool for dealing with systemic deficiencies in the Member States. This thesis assesses what the effects of the pilot judg

Denna kandidatuppsats handlar om hjärtespalterna i VeckoRevyn från åren 1950, 1970 och 2010. Med hjälp av en kvalitativ textanalys, samt användandet av Judith Butlers teori om den heterosexuella matrisen samt om det performativa könet har jag analyserat hur rådgivarna bemöter sina läsare och brevskribenter. Rådgivarnas röster har gått från att 1950 var ganska krass, till att 1970 vara väldigt dist

Millions of women around the world perform domestic work, in spite of this the work to a great extent remains undervalued and excluded from labour legislation. Domestic work is further one of the most common occupations for children, in fact it is estimated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that it is the most common work for girls under 16. The thesis sets out to determine whether in

Post-conflict is a term embedded with peacekeeping and peace-building. This paper is mainly based on political scientist Séverine Autesserres conclusion, that applying the post-conflict label was a main reason why international peace-builders failed to create a sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and war resumed in 2008. This paper focus on a strategy report presented by the Swed

Denna uppsats behandlar frågor om hur Nya Moderaterna framför sin politiska kommunikation på Facebook. Uppsatsens innehåll bygger på en intervju med en pressekreterare, som har huvudansvaret för sociala medier på riksorganisationen Nya Moderaterna, en textanalys vi har genomfört på deras facebooksida samt reflektioner utifrån delar av en kvantitativ webbenkät om politisk kommunikation på Facebook

Studiens syfte är att undersöka och diskutera vem som har makten över vad som publiceras i medierna, och hur andra aktörer kan påverka medieagendan. Genom att studera strategin bakom en PR-kampanj vill vi bredda kunskapen och öka förståelsen för denna makt i allmänhet och nyhetsvärdering i synnerhet. PR-kampanjer kan ses som en marknadsföringsstrategi som genom att vara uppseendeväckande skapar si

In marine insurance causation is a fundamental principle. Causation defines if a loss falls under the insurance policy or if the loss is too remote to be considered under the insurance policy. In order to define the necessary causal connection different principles are used in different countries, or in relation to different perils. In England the proximate cause principle is used while the Nordic

The thesis deals with matters relating to neglected diseases and the lack of pharmaceutical R&D for the same diseases. Everybody is entitled to the right to health and subsequently the right to access to medicines, however not everyone has been receiving the benefits of this right. Currently there is an unsatisfying market-driven system, that can be changed by new and innovative approaches, su

Vårt syfte med denna uppsats är att studera dialogflödet på Polisen i Lunds Facebooksida. Vi har avgränsat oss till att undersöka kommentarerna på Polisens uppdateringar om valborgsfirandet i staden eftersom det är en av de mest händelserika helgerna i Polisens arbete. Vi intresserar oss för hur kommentarerna ger uttryck för en medborgardialog och vilken betydelse dessa kommentarer har för en demo

The essay investigates if gendered power structures manifest themselves in the Swedish law on sex crimes (2005:90) by analysing how the concepts of ‘sexual integrity’, ‘sexual deed’, ‘sexual molestation’ and ‘rape’ are depicted in the preparatory work of the law (prop. 2004/05:45 and 2004/05: JuU16) together with the Swedish government’s bill on tightened legislation for sex crimes from 2012 (prop

The Swedish Migration Board is the authority who has the main responsibility to provide housing for asylum seekers. Housing which the migration board provides is called ABO. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the people working with ABO perceive their different areas of responsibility and implementation of the Swedish laws and goals set up for one specific ABO. This will be done with a q

The Russian Federation decided in late 2012 to ban adoptions to the United States. The adoption ban has been criticized from several directions for being motivated politically and that it did not take into account the children who were waiting for an adoption to the United States. Children who go through an adoption are often found in an unusually vulnerable position. Not only have they lost their

Postoperativa sårinfektioner är ett rådande problem inom sjukvården som ger en förlängd vårdtid och en ökad kostnad för samhället. Därför måste nuvarande rutiner på operationsavdelningen granskas för att se om förebyggande åtgärder bör vidtas. Syftet med studien är att undersöka uppkomst av bakterietillväxt på sterila instrument under operation. Metoden är en icke experimentell tvärsnittsstudie so

Cambodia has struggled with discrimination and stigmatization for many years. This text examines the view of the Cambodian state on discrimination in relation to child health. The material that is studied is Cambodia’s combined second and third state report to the committee for the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The theoretical background to this examination is the discussion of redistribu

The Swedish government composed in 2012 a strategy to guarantee Romanies the same possibility to participation in the Swedish society as non Romani people. In this paper I analyze the strategy through a perspective that is critical to power structures. The analysis is based on the question of how a subordinated minority is portrayed within a majority society. The purpose is to demonstrate how powe