Since the beginning of the new millennium the Rights-Based Approach (RBA) to development has come to influence the international development agenda, challenging the traditional charity model and the Basic Needs Approach (BNA). A large theoretical literature can be found on RBA, as well as training material and handbooks for development practitioners. Little is to be found, however, on the implicat

Title: Proletarian polyphony - Western harmony in Chinese music from the first half of the 20th century The aim of this essay is to examine the use of harmony and polyphony in Chinese music from the first half of the 20th century. Traditional Chinese music contains no chords and no polyphony. At the turn of the 20th century China showed an increasing interest in European culture and music. Many C

Israel is often referred to as a fragmented state, with the situation between Palestinians and Jews in mind. In Israel however, there are far more fragmentations – even among the Jewish populations. Ethnical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, religious differences between ultra-orthodox, orthodox and secular, and ideological differences within the Zionist-framework. There is, however, an

The purpose of this essay is to examine the concept of the child perspective during the drafting process of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. I have analysed the travaux préparatoires of the articles 2,3,6 and 12, which constitutes the fundamental principles of the convention. The conclusion drawn from my study is that there was no child perspective in the sense of childrens view on thei

The protection of human rights within the European Union will, in two aspects, be affected by the Lisbon Treaty entering into force. Firstly, the Charter of Fundamental Rights will become an integrated part of the treaties and secondly, the Union will apply for accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. This study is about how these two instruments will affect the situation of human rig

The public debate on honor-related violence intensified in Sweden after the murder of Fadime Sahindal. A culture-based understanding and feminist understanding on honor-related violence has mainly characterized the public debate. The essay aims to analyze these arguments based on the concept of culture. Does the understanding of the honor-related violence need to be divided into either a culture u

Euthanasia is a much controversial matter, especially the part of euthanasia that is called mercy killing. In Sweden so called passive euthanasia is the only form of euthanasia that is not against the law. The question about whether or not other types of euthanasia should be allowed has since the 1990’s created an animated debate involving a lot of people with different types of views, such as med

The thesis deals with how the ICTR and the Gacaca Courts of Rwanda contribute to reconciliation in wake of the genocide of 1994. They are compared on the basis that the two courts share similar mandates but are very different in structure and have received very different criticisms. The thesis employs discourse analysis through an analytical tool called logics of causality, and looks into the cour

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilka incitament som skulle kunna föreligga hos företagen att använda CCCTB som skattebas utifrån frågorna Transfer Pricing(TP) och gränsöverskridande förlustutjämningar. För att kunna definiera incitamenten är det viktigt att studera förslaget till en gemensam konsoliderad skattebas och hur CCCTB-processen utformas. Ramen för studien av de företagsekonomiska

Over a 15-year period, mobile phones have evolved from providing one single feature - the mobile voice call - to multi-featured multi-media communication and entertainment devices. Customer value has been added through successive integration of features previously conveyed by dedicated devices, as clock, timer, camera, media player, radio, etc. This continued integration strategy now poses several

Syfte: Att genomföra en analys avseende den förmodade avregleringen för tillhandahållandet av lokal flygtrafiktjänst, samt de förändrade förutsättningarna denna avreglering innebär för nuvarande monopolisten, LFV/ATA. Metod: Studien har sin utgångspunkt i den kvalitativa forskningsansatsen. Inom ramarna för denna ansats har semistrukturerade intervjuer utformats vilket utgör vårt empiriska materia

In 1874 the first Swedish construction norm was written. This stated that no houses were to be built with timbered frames over two floors. It took almost a century before the norm was changed again in 1994 and allowed Swedes to build high buildings with wooden frames again. Although the constructions with timber did not increase, the Swedish government started in 2002 a national timber plan "

Vi har upprättat en jämförelse mellan solcell och solfångare som kompletterande energikälla i befintlig byggnation. Jämförelsen är tillämpbar vid liknande scenarier och kan anpassas för framtida pris- och kostnadsändringar. I samarbete med PEAB Energi ska resultatet från kalkylerna används senare till att inspirera gemene man till utvecklingen och en utökad användning av förnybara energikällor.

Installation of heat recovery system in multi-family houses - A comparison between a central system and an individual system. Energy- efficiency of buildings is a popular subject of discussion. If we are going to reduce the energy consumption in our buildings we need to install more effective ventilation systems that utilize the heat in the exhaust air. Exhaust and supply air ventilation with heat

The purpose of this report is to compare different heating devices for future apartment blocks. The compared heating devices were district heating, geothermal heating, pellets heating and pellets heating combined with solar heating. The two main elements in the report compare the different alternatives with regards to their environmental impact and their lifecycle cost. The heating devices are als

Backup heating for passive houses. This paper consists of information and calculations considering the possibility for the passive houses in Björka 16:1 in north Helsingborg to be heated by district heating, heat pump or an electric boiler. This paper can be used as an inspiration for future projects considering passive houses, as the market for such houses is tiny in Sweden today. Helsingborgshem

Verification of the cleaning routines in a nut roastery The purpose of this report is to verify if the cleaning routines used in a specific nut roastery give an adequate cleaning and make the products microbiologically safe. Furthermore, controls of the products have been made with regard to allergens, personal hygiene, cooling, water content, water activity and the level of oxygen left in the pac

This postgraduate thesis examines various assumption models for energy usage for water heating used in Sweden. The models are compared with the measured energy use in a number of small apartment buildings. Norway and Finland currently use standard models for energy calculations during the production of new buildings but in Sweden the planners are free to select an appropriate model of their choice

Sammanfattning Cook-chill är en tillagningsmetod utvecklad för att tillgodose konsumenternas bekvämlighetskrav på färdigmaträtter. Cook-chill är tillagning av mat i stora kvantiteter med snabb efterföljande nedkylning. Nedkylningen ska snabbt till rekommenderad temperatur, från 90 °C till 3 °C inom 90 minuter. Ett avkylningsskåp med hög kylkapacitet används med fördel. Det är av denna anledning so