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Communities in Peru have for centuries used fire in their agricultural communities as a tool for managing vegetation and the revival of pastures. However, climate change, rising temperatures, and population growth are contributing to an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires worldwide. These wildfires may lead to job losses, lower agricultural productivity, and constrain investment in

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att analysera om det föreslagna auktionssystemet i SOU 2024:89 kan utgöra ett ändamålsenligt verktyg för att hantera de brister som finns i dagens regelverk för havsbaserad vindkraft, med särskilt fokus på intresseavvägningen och intressekonflikten mellan riksintresset för totalförsvaret och riksintresset för energiutvinning. Rättsutredningen visar att det nuvarThis thesis examines the proposed auction system for offshore wind power in Sweden (SOU 2024:89) and its potential to address structural deficiencies in the current regulatory framework. The analysis focuses on how the system may affect the legal balancing of conflicting national interests under Chapter 3 of the Environmental Code, particularly between energy production and national defence. The

The use of AI-supported recruitment systems is increasing rapidly, raising important ethical questions. The study explores how HR professionals perceive and manage ethical challenges related to AI-supported recruitment, as well as how these challenges are managed in practice. The study is based on a qualitative method where semi-structured interviews were conducted with six respondents working wit

The ways in which victims of rape are portrayed in news media is important, as they influence public perceptions of blame and responsibility. Media coverage can contribute to victim blaming by emphasising certain behaviours or circumstances, or by framing specific narratives. Despite extensive research on this topic, little is known about how such portrayals are affected by legal change, and how ‘

This study aims to deepen the understanding of how automated tipping systems affect guests' restaurant experiences and service interactions in the context of limited bar service in Sweden. Specifically, the study examines how social norms and moral perceptions shape tipping behaviour, what level of service is considered sufficient to warrant a tip and how the design of automated tipping reques

Cannabis use and policies have been a subject of Swedish and global political discourse. Cannabis is the most prevalent drug in Sweden, and social workers have an important role in the care of people who use it. Media constructions as well as prohibition-based political ambitions have stigmatizing and marginalizing consequences for this user group. Studies regarding Swedish social work students

This thesis examines how gender operates as a central discursive and hegemonic organizing principle in the construction of Danish radical right populism, with particular focus on the Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti) and the Citizens’ Party (Borgernes Parti). Drawing on Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study investigates how textual, discursive

CEO compensation is a contested topic in business research, shaped by several determinants. One such factor is CEO visibility, which prior research has linked to CEO compensation in traditional media settings. However, it remains unclear whether this visibility-compensation relationship extends to professional social media platforms (PSMPs). This study examines whether CEO PSMP visibility is assoc

Denna B-uppsats i Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, vid institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds Universitet, är skriven av Johanna Söderlund och Smilla Steinsvik. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur den amerikanska politiska rörelsen MAGA skapar politisk uppmärksamhet och potentiell propaganda med hjälp av internetfenomenet memes. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ innehållsanalys

Debt can create a significant barrier for individuals attempting to leave a criminal lifestyle, yet how debt is experienced at an individual level has remained relatively unexplored. The overall aim of this mixed-methods study was to examine how individuals attempting to leave a criminal lifestyle experience, give meaning to, and manage debt. The quantitative study was based on a total population

Kandidatrapporten undersöker hur en före detta ångcentral kan omvandlas till stadsdelsbiblioteket Ångcentralen 2. Järnvägsverkstäderna har förlorat sin ursprungliga funktion, men de historiska tegelbyggnaderna berättar historien om området och de människor som arbetade där. Projektet betonar hur vi tar hand om och vidareutvecklar Lokstallarna i södra Kirseberg. Industriell historia och rumsliga kv

Uppsatsen har som syfte att utforska hur personer med autism och personer med intellektuell funktionsvariation (IF) beskrivs i fyra större svenska nyhetstidningar. Syftet är även att jämföra beskrivningarna av personer med autism och IF med varandra. Som metod och teoretisk utgångspunkt används ramanalys som den är definierad av Robert Entman. Resultatet blev att fem ramar rörande autism kunde ide

This thesis examines how freedom of expression and misinformation are governed within contemporary digital environments, focusing specifically on the relationship between platform governance on X and international human rights discourse developed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. As social media platforms increasingly shape political communication and public debate, questions regarding w

Phosphorus is essential for food production, but Sweden and the EU depend on imported phosphate rock, mineral fertilisers and feed phosphates from concentrated supply chains. Price fluctuations, trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions have made this dependence more visible. Although phosphorus is present in wastewater, sewage sludge and other residual flows, increased recycling is constrained

Honor is not formally defined as a legal category in Swedish law, yet it is invoked in court reasoning as both a motive and an aggravating circumstance. In recent years, legal measures have been introduced in Sweden to identify and address honor-based violence (HBV), and since 1 July 2020, increased penalties of crimes committed with an honor motive. At the same time, concerns have been raised tha

Denna studie undersöker hur användare uppfattar märkningar för AI-genererat innehåll på Instagram och TikTok, med fokus på transparens och förtroende. Studien bygger på en kvantitativ forskningsdesign där data samlas in genom en enkätundersökning. Den teoretiska referensramen utgår från Trust in Information Systems samt forskning om AI-märkningars design, synlighet och kognitiv belastning. Resulta

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the process of quitting harmful substance use or addiction. To do so, the study took into account how the participants came to be in that situation and what their experience of harmful substance use was like. The method used in this study was a qualitative content analysis of podcasts. The sample consisted of a purposeful samp

This study examines the underexposed standpoints of young leftist women* and nonbinaries at a time when the public conversation tends to focus on young men’s political shift to the right. The study seeks to explore how this group embodies resistance and hope in neoliberal times, through conversations about activism, the future and social justice, by which I hope to help outline alternatives to rig