The relationship between development and democracy is robust and enjoys strong scholarly support. While research traditionally has favored country-level comparisons based on objective indicators when studying this relationship, this study crafts an individual-level, perceptions-based index of development, and two measures of support for democracy as a regime type, to approach the relationship. The

As dual career couples become increasingly common, challenges related to professional mobility, and career continuation for spouses have been exacerbated, especially for couples in international professions such as diplomacy, often leading to family strain. In response, institutional reforms such as joint posting policies have been introduced to accommodate individuals’ professional and personal n

This thesis examines how gender is integrated into South Africa’s climate governance and finance systems through a Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) lens. By analyzing seven key national and provincial policy documents using NVivo, the research investigates whether gender-inclusive language is backed by concrete mechanisms such as budgeting, monitoring, and accountability. Findings reveal that whil

Climate change is an escalating global issue, with various parts of the world being impacted differently depending on their geographic placement, development status and financial resources. Over the last couple of decades, the intensified climate change impacts have made the climate a subject to be securitized. This happens when a securitizing actor, like a state representative, articulates the cl

Certain organic micropollutants and emerging contaminants are increasingly detected in wastewater effluents due to enhancement of detection techniques and new technological processes or household items being introduced. Some of them can accumulate in food chains and/or pose health risks for humans, wildlife and ecosystems. Often, these are very difficult or impossible to sufficiently remove using

Whereas Nordic education always has been freely accessible to its countries’ citizens, the commodification of education is no new phenomenon to the rest of the world. Nor is the idea of abroad studies, which Chinese students have pursued for decades. With Nordic educational offers available amongst many others within the global higher education market, it becomes of interest how this well-establis

Artificiella torskrev - Kan mänskligt ingripande hjälpa torskpopulationen? Har du någonsin undrat hur torskar i östersjön har det? Man har fått höra att det inte går så värt bra för fiskarna men hur illa är det egentligen? Problematiken för torskarna kan ofta anses bero på att klimatet i Östersjön är ganska illa, och detta är i för sig sant, men varför det är så dåligt är något som inte pratas omGadus Morhua, or commonly referred to as cod, in the Baltic Sea has been experiencing a decline in population for many years due to factors such as overfishing and eutrophication. To combat the decline in population, the people of Hanö torskrevsförening has placed several artificial cod-reefs in Hanöbukten outside the eastern coast of Sweden to study the effect they have on the cod population. The

The growing demand for the recognition of sexual and reproductive rights as a fundamental part of human rights by the approval of policies that make access to them a reality has been classified as one of the factors fueling political polarization, a phenomenon that seems to be transforming global politics, and which was consolidated in the Peruvian context after the 2021 elections. In the middle o

This thesis focuses on the experiences of Christian women in the Netherlands regarding their religion, faith and daily lives – especially within the (envisioned) family. Through Bible study discussions and individual interviews, 11 women shared how they navigated the traditional systems at work within each of these spheres, how they negotiated their own understandings of each and how they would ch

What does it take to be a working mother in developing societies? How do working mothers navigate the dynamics of work and home? These questions evoke a critical issue that invites more scholarly attention to understand the lived experiences of women entering formal labour markets in developing countries. Using qualitative interviews and thematic analysis, the study examines how middle-class worki

In the West Bank, a context of protracted displacement and institutional fragmentation, internally displaced persons remain structurally excluded from both humanitarian and national protection systems. Amid fragmented aid architecture and legal ambiguity, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus has been promoted as a framework for institutional coherence. Yet, it remains mired in a contested spac

An exploration of alternative approaches to addressing gender-based violence/harms (GBV/H) as a phenomenon in Ireland and the UK, often articulated as a formation of ‘rape culture’ in its normalisation of these forms of harm and power dynamics, manifesting in social, political and legal spheres. In an attempt to tackle the root causes of GBV/H, this research examines the specific harms through a

This thesis illustrates the issue of Early Forced Unions (EFUs) in Mozambique, and its intersecting aspects. The enforcement of The 2019 Law on Preventing and Combating Premature Unions is established in the country, however, demonstrates a gap between legislation and practice. Throughout this thesis, factors of EFUs will be considered - financial vulnerability, cultural and traditional norms, pat

This thesis analyzes the novels Bränn alla mina brev and Jävla Karlar with focus on expressions of masculinities. The method is reparative reading which entails reading from a position of hope. The theoretical framework is primarily based on Connell’s masculinity theories, which are the hegemonic, complicit, subordinated, and marginalized masculinity. Complementary are Anderson’s theory of inclusi

This master's thesis analyzes the persecution of the Yazidis through religious, structural, and psychological lenses, with the 2014 genocide by the Islamic State (ISIL) as a central focus. The study highlights how religious narratives, institutional injustices and dehumanization interact to legitimize violence against this minority. Through a historical and contemporary review of sources, it s

This thesis explores a classically conformal extension of the Standard Model featuring a real scalar singlet field as a Dark Matter candidate. In this framework, electroweak symmetry breaking arises radiatively via the Coleman-Weinberg mechanism, foregoing explicit mass scales and preserving classical scale invariance at tree level. The singlet scalar, stabilized by an imposed Z2 symmetry, is inve

Fish played a vital role in the development of the European Mesolithic; from their colonization of the continent during the Upper Palaeolithic to ongoing debates regarding their importance across the Neolithic transition, they are central to many discussions. Here, we focus on the European Mesolithic zooarchaeological fish dataset, in which we have collated >640,000 identified fish remains from 35

The transition to farming in the coastal environments of southern Scandinavia remains a key conundrum in European prehistory. This region was heavily exploited by Late Mesolithic communities of the Ertebølle culture, complex hunter-fisher-gatherers who flourished for some 1500 years prior to the arrival of farming at around 4000 BCE marking the start of the Neolithic period. Extensive genetic and The transition to farming in the coastal environments of southern Scandinavia remains a key conundrum in European prehistory. This region was heavily exploited by Late Mesolithic communities of the Ertebølle culture, complex hunter-fisher-gatherers who flourished for some 1500 years prior to the arrival of farming at around 4000 BCE marking the start of the Neolithic period. Extensive genetic and

Katarzyna Herd, in this chapter, explores how inequalities and discriminatory practices in Swedish football manifest themselves in a country famous for its liberal and inclusive policies. She recognises that Sweden like most European countries has become a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society which is clearly reflected in Swedish football. After considering the emergence and (contested) social