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The landscape of Swedish local politics is changing, through the emerge of a new set of values: the authoritarian left-wing populism. This descriptive study constitutes a first scientifical examination of the local party Örebropartiet and its expanding network of five follower parties. Firstly, the parties’ values are mapped out through a descriptive idea analysis of party programs along three dim
Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among wome
Technical development and automation have flourished the private sector for a long time. Now, the technical developments are finding its way into public administration. The Swedish Government encourage the public sector to broaden their use of digital tools and automation in administrative processes are now more common than none. Meanwhile, digital innovation such as automation faces more prominen
In-work poverty is a societal problem that should be prevented according to the European Pillars of Social Rights. However, the European Social Fund Plus, being the main European social policy, only addresses the issue indirectly. The aim of this thesis is to build an explanation for this partial actuation of the European Union. By adopting an abductive approach, a process-tracing is conducted to
Donald Trump's time in the White House has done decades of damage to women's rights, especially their right to self-determination. President Trump's appointment of two new Supreme Court justices has allowed the central decision making system on abortion rights to be repealed by making it federal, which has allowed dozens of states to repeal and ban it. This event demonstrated to the wo
Sustainable land stewardship is key for human and environmental wellbeing, yet existing policy frameworks fail to adequately grapple with the question of land access. Building on the literature on land concentration, this thesis explores strategies for land access that traverse the legal and illegal realms by examining the conflict between Mondeggi Bene Comune, a land occupation near Florence, Ita
An archaeological excavation made within contract archaeology almost invariably means that the site is destroyed. This means that the documentation, which can be seen as the site’s remaining archive, is extremely important. In this master’s thesis the written digital documentation from eight excavations made within Swedish contract archaeology between 2000 and 2013 is examined using the technique
Natural capital has emerged as the dominant response to revaluing nature in the context of deepening ecological degradation. The belief is that we make the contribution of nature to our well-being visible by seeing it as a form of capital alongside human-produced capitals. This would, it is assumed, help correct the observed imbalances between the capitals and prevent further ecological destructio
This master thesis examines virtual space, its requirements, functions and considerations. Virtual reality will not only improve the architect’s design process, but also the way our physical world is built. Metaverse is referred to as the future of the internet, a virtual world where users will be able to work, play, meet and socialize together in three dimensional spaces.The digitalisation of wor
Though opera is not a widely popular art form and though the construction of an opera house has few economic incentives the typology is far from dying. The opera house has somehow found its raison d’etre in other ways, mostly through its role as a symbol for a city or the state. To understand the role that the opera house plays in a city this thesis explores the typology and how architecture in th
In the last thirty years, the field of education and educational policymaking has become increasingly internationalized. Consequently, more actors, especially actors beyond the national level have become interested and involved in educational policymaking. International Organizations (IOs) in particular have become prominent in the educational sphere and their role in affecting and defining educat
Investing based on environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) criteria has grown rapidly in recent years. The trend has been driven by both an increased interest in sustainability, and the fact that ESG related corporate events have been shown to influence stock prices. In tandem with this development, a number of companies has pioneered methods to quantify a firm’s ESG performance. One of thes
Insurance companies utilize various methods for identifying claims that are of potential fraudulent nature. With the ever progressing field of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, great interest can be found within the industry to evaluate the use of new methods that may arise as a result of new advanced models in combination with the rich data that is being gathered. For this end,
Due to environmental considerations, volumes of renewable power production are rapidly growing, and its share of the energy pool is increasing. The inter- mittent nature of wind power, being one of the main renewable energy sources, is a challenge when generating production forecasts. Accurate forecasts are nec- essary for the electrical grid to be kept in balance as the development of wind power
Thailand is facing with various extreme climate events from flood to drought. As a result of climate change, these events tend to increase in frequency and intensity. The existing water infrastructures and management is showing sign of fragility and incapable of dealing with these challenges. To increase adaptive capacity and tackle current water resource challenges, water management agencies in T
Language is a protected ground for discrimination internationally, but not in Sweden, although minority politics recognize language as a human right. This thesis focuses on Swedish Finns, one of Sweden's national minorities. As minority rights exist internationally, nationally, and locally, this thesis will analyze official documents from the Council of Europe, the Swedish state, and the Equal
The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. The weakest point in the supply chain is the p
A cleanup step is essential from an analytical perspective, to improve the chance of quantification and to minimize interference. Pesticides in soil are a necessity is agriculture for survival of crops and protection from unwanted growth and pests. However, an ongoing problem is the lack of instruments where levels of pesticides can be measured with high accuracy, even at low concentrations during
