Being one of the most valuable commodities in the world, coffee is of great importance to the world economy, producing countries and the daily lives of millions of people. China is one of the largest and fastest growing consumer markets in the world and is experiencing an increasing demand for coffee. Very little research has been carried out concerning China’s growing appreciation for the commodi

The purpose was to investigate whether the Merton Model works in emerging markets and if it does how efficient it works there compared to in mature markets. Findings show that the Merton model works in emerging markets and considers country specific information, yet only through stock prices and volatility. However, the model does not account for quality and availability of information in thes

In Zambia, the privatisation of state owned companies is challenging job security, working conditions and workers’ rights. It has also weakened the role of government as a regulator of labour legislation, which in Zambia is quite progressive, compared to other countries in the region. Workers struggle to survive and therefore turn to trade unions in order to change their situation. This study exam

Ungdomsarbetslösheten är rekordhög i Norden, samarbeten mellan en rad olika parter och aktörer har blivit aktuellt för att stävja den negativa utvecklingen. Studiens syfte är att följa och få insikt i samverkansprojektet Entreprenörskap över gränser, för att se hur känsla och medvetande om nordisk identitet kan spela in på ungdomarnas möjligheter på ett nordiskt arbetsmarknadsområde. Med kvalitati

This study examines the representation of the European Union (EU) and EU-Hungarian relations in the two largest daily newspapers in Hungary, Népszabadság and Magyar Nemzet. Focusing on the topic of the Hungarian national elections and the tenth anniversary of Hungary in the EU, a critical discourse analysis (CDA) was carried out on articles appearing between 1 March and 5 May 2014 to identify disc

For over a decade and recently as a means to overcome the crippling effects of the credit crunch and its recessionary effects on European economies, EU institutions have initiated an expansive innovation policy centered on the development and support of entrepreneurs and emerging growth ventures. Private investment in the form of venture capital (VC) is necessary to support this policy in that the

Minnet har betydelse för iakttagelsen av oss själva som individ och för våra relationer till andra människor. Hur vi kommer ihåg oss själva i det förflutna och hur vi berättar om det är avgörande för vår självförståelse och identitet, samt vår plats i samhället. Också grupper, familjer, politiska partier, eller en nationalstat har minnen som används för att gestalta en gemensam bas. Minnesakten är

The building sector is one that can be accounted for numerous impacts on the environment, both by extremely high consumption of resources, and by emitting green house gases to the atmosphere on a large scale. Retrofitting existing buildings tackles energetic and emission related issues and one way to go about such projects is through the process of high-performance building certification, within w

Debatten om tiggeriet och tiggare ökar i Sverige och den här uppsatsen syftar till att finna uttryck för framställningen av tiggare, i debatten om ett eventuellt förbud mot att ge till tiggare. Perspektivet som är andrafiering förklarar hur skildringar av grupper skapas och hur vissa representationer av människor konstruerar en annan grupp som "de andra" i förhållande till samhället i stThe aim of this thesis is to uncover the negative representation of beggars in a specific Swedish press-debate, which mainly discusses a possible ban against giving to beggars. Resting on a theory of othering which explains how portrayal of groups, often minorities, are formed, and how certain representations of people constructs them as ”the other” in relation to the society at large, the analysi

Multi-Criteria Evaluation Analysis (MCEA) is a decision making method employed to solve optimization problems that require the evaluation of a set of criteria to build an optimal decision. Where MCEA is integrated with GIS, optimization problems with spatial aspects, such as finding the best location of a facility across an area, could be solved. MCEA is implemented through different criteria dec

This thesis investigates parking in residential areas, in the context of today’s car dependent society. The aim is to study the demand for parking in residential areas and to contribute to the knowledge of how this kind of parking can be used for changing travel behavior towards less car use, by investigating the demand for parking and the importance parking facilities in residential areas on hous

This study treats Swedish university students view on responsibility for human rights that are affected badly by the global trading environment. Human rights can no longer be seen as a local matter between the state and the individual, as globalization, technology and new ways to communicate has given the world tools to both contributing to the violation and the promotion of human rights globally.

France legalised same-sex marriage (mariage pour tous) in 2013. In theory, it also allows a recognition of gay and lesbian families, as the social parents can now adopt their spouses children, thus becoming themselves official parents. However, same-sex families existed prior to that law. Through interviews with French gay and lesbian parents, I focus on two aspects of their family life: the way t

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utveckla förståelsen av begreppet mänskliga rättigheter genom två olika perspektiv; ett moraliskt och ett politiskt. Materialet i uppsatsen utgörs av texter skrivna av tre olika filosofer: Martha C. Nussbaum, Charles Beitz och Philip Pettit. De tre erbjuder tre olika teorier för att förstå mänskliga rättigheter. En metod baserad på Quentin Skinners teori för attThe purpose of this essay is to develop the idea of human rights, using a moral and a political perspective. The material consists of texts written by three philosophers: Martha C. Nussbaum, Charles Beitz, and Philip Pettit. Each of them has their own idea of human rights. To fulfill the purpose of the essay a method based on Quentin Skinners theory of analyzing political philosophy is created. Th

This thesis aims to examine the European Union’s policy regarding immigration to the EU from third part states. The main purpose is to highlight the reformations that have taken place since the late 50’s. Through an critical discourse analysis as a method, the thesis concludes that EU’s present-day restrictive migration policy has had substantial influence on how we interpret the concept of immi

In the United States of America media and the press have the important role of being ”the fourth estate of government” which means that American media has the task to examine the political processes taking place within the country, as well as the USA's actions abroad. The importance of media not being biased or not framing certain kind of information cannot be overemphasized, but despite this,

This essay examines the extent to which notions concerning masculinities manifest themselves in the Swedish Government Official Report SOU 2014:6 Män och Jämställdhet, by analyzing how the concept of masculinity is constructed throughout the discourse presented by the document. Restricted to chapter 3, 4 and 11 of the publication; all of which is primarily focused on the question at issue, this es

The actions of states are governed by norms. These norms regulate what is looked upon as desirable behaviour and what is not. In recent years the norm about women, peace and security has developed and resulted in the UN Security Coun-cil Resolution 1325. The aim of the resolution is to make peace processes more inclusive and take issues related to women into concern. Despite the resolution much is