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This bachelor thesis is a discourse analysis on the proposal of making a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. The analysis examines what democracy discourse is found in the material and how it is defined. The material for the discourse analysis is based on material from the international lobby-organization “The UNPA-campaign” and is understood by different democratic theories. These theories are
Challenger branding is a phenomenon that is gaining significant exposure in academia. However, most research on this branding approach relates to a practical or technical knowledge interest, ignoring the counter-hegemonic critique that exemplifies challenger branding. The critique that these brands base their identity on often shifts after they have been acquired into a hegemonic context, by joini
The nanowires technology has proved itself to be fairly promising in order to develop more ecient optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and LEDs. It becomes therefore interesting to be able to characterize nanowires samples with a high precision, so that the light emitted from each single nanowire can be detected and analyzed. The purpose of this thesis project was to test if solid immersion
The fatigue behavior of laminated veneer lumber (Douglas-fir) subjected to shearstress has been studied. The static shear strength of specimens, 37 by 102 by 406 mm was established through a three point bending test over a span of 305 mm. Four series of specimens were subjected to a cyclic load history with peak loads ranging from 95 to 80 percent of the static strength. The duration of each load
Is it possible to predict the future returns for the crude oil index by looking at the activity on Twitter? It is not possible to predict the market according to the efficient market hypothesis but earlier research on the topic states that it is possible for Twitter to predict the markets. This paper examines this phenomenon further by investigating the relationship between the market and Twitter
Dividends effect on stock prices and shareholders return is a disputed subject in finance. The purpose of this thesis is to expand on the existing research both the effect of dividends in general and on stocks on the Swedish market in particular. This thesis establishes an index of stocks with 5 or more years of dividend growth for at least the last 5 years on the Swedish market, by comparing this
This study has been carried out, as part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation at Lund Technical University, to assess the fire safety of an elementary school in Flen. The study is made up of three parts, an overview and description of the school, an analysis of possible fire scenarios within the school compound, and a set of action proposals based on the findings from the analysis. In the analysis
This report was made in order to evaluate the safety of persons within the hotel Scandic Arvika in case of fire. Except for the hotel rooms, Scandic Arvika is also arranging conferences and festivities throughout the year. The building was constructed in 1815 and has since then been updated with several changes which have made the evacuation situation of the hotel complex, and therefore this is th
There have been many studies made which measure the effects of trade facilitation on trade flows, and it is has been established that there are large gains from improving inefficient and cumbersome trade procedures that act as a barrier to trade. Still there are differences between countries and their level of trade facilitation. With a framework defining resources indicator and protectionist indi
