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In this thesis project I investigate, analyze and develop a proposal in order to improve the urban qualities of my hometown, Visby on the island Gotland in the Baltic sea. The city had a major role as a trading port during the 12th and 13th centuries but then had an economic setback which hindered its growth until the19th century. The medieval street network of the old city as well as the old city
Rätten att straffa förbrytare ställer höga krav på rättssystemet att ha rättvisa och robusta prövningsmetoder som säkerställer objektivitet och opartiskhet i rättstillämpningen. Sedan Ciceros tid innefattar detta att straffa för uppsåtet bakom handlingar, snarare än handlingars konsekvenser. Men hur fastslår vi uppsåt? Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur uppsåt hanteras i svensk rätt, oThe legal right to punish perpetrators of crime places high demands on the legal system to have just and robust methods for the application of law, to ensure objectivity and impartiality. Since the time of Cicero this entails punishing the intent of actions, rather than the consequences of actions. But how do we establish intent? This essay aims to investigate how this area is managed in Swedish
Lekmannadomare har en viktig roll i såväl det svenska som norska rättsväsendet. I båda länderna har användandet av lekmannadomare en lång historisk bakgrund. Lekmannadomares roll har skiftat över tiden i båda länderna. I nutid finns stora likheter mellan nämndemannasystemen i Sverige och Norge. Det finns dock skillnader som är värda att belysa och analysera. Den här uppsatsen syftar till att Lay judges have an important role in both the Swedish and Norwegian legal system. The use of lay judges has a long historical background in Scandinavia. Nowadays, the role of lay judges in Sweden and Norway are very similar. However, there are some differences that are worth highlighting and analyzing. This essay aims to clarify how the role of lay judges have developed in both countries from a hi
Globalisation has expanded investors’ financial reach and while most investments occur without much attention, some lead to disagreements and divergent responses from consumers. Therefore, this paper aims at providing a comprehensive picture of consumers’ responses following investments that become a matter of controversy. This research problem was addressed through the case of Oatly’s consumers’
Uppmaningen till att leva hållbart genomsyrar samhället, fast en övergång till hållbara liv är långt ifrån verklighet. Genom att förstå hur individer ser på hållbara liv i relation till välmående kan potentiellt hjälpa människor i övergången till mer hållbara liv. Den här studien var förregistrerad till undersöka valensen av individers syn på en hållbar livsstil, och hur denna synen relaterar tillThe call for living sustainably can be seen in many places throughout society, although a transition towards sustainable lifestyles is far from a reality. Understanding how people view sustainable living in relation to well-being can potentially help individuals in the transition to live more sustainably. This study was pre-registered to examine the valence of how people view sustainable lifestyle
Vid en verksamhetsövergång tillämpas överlåtelsedirektivet som syftar till att skydda arbetstagares anställningsskydd och anställningsvillkor vid en överlåtelse av verksamhet. En verksamhetsövergång innebär dels att en verksamhet överlåts och dels att den verksamheten behåller sin ekonomiska enhet och identitet. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda huruvida direktivets syfte uppnås under och eftIn case of a transfer of business, the Council directive 2001/23/EC, aims to protect workers' employment protection and terms and conditions of the employment. A transfer of business means that a business is transferred, and that the business retains its economic unit and identity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the purpose of the directive is achieved during and after a t
Israel was officially declared as an independent state in 1948. A time when the modernistic ideology peaked around the globe, although it had been the dominant urban planning paradigm since the early 1920s. The large number of migrants moving to the newly formed nation stressed the need of rapid urban development. The large influx of people also attracted many planners and architects from the west
Syftet med detta examensarbete var att ta fram en enkel och lättförståelig hygienutbildning för nyanställda på Arla i Götene, Västergötland. På detta mejeri tillverkar Arla smör och ost och är även distribution plats för Arlas övriga produkter. När livsmedelverket genomförde en revision av livsmedelsindustrin framkom det avsevärda brister i dokumentation av uppställda rutiner. Även om hygienutbild
This paper presents and discusses how virtual meetings (VMs) can be used as a Green IT-measure in an organization, by analyzing the experiences and results from the project ‘REMM’ involving 20 public agencies in Sweden. The paper describes the methodology used in the REMM project, how progress and results have been monitored, evaluating how well the approach has worked out and discussing how appli
Popular Abstract in Swedish Svår alfa-1antitrypsinbrist (AAT-brist), s.k. PiZZ, är ett ärftligt tillstånd som har en hög förekomst i Sverige, cirka 1/1600. Bristen innebär ökad risk för utveckling av kroniskt obstruktiv lungsjukdom (KOL), speciellt hos rökare. Leversjukdom är också relativt vanlig och kan förekomma såväl i barndomen som i hög ålder. Levercirros (skrumplever) och levercancer är öveSevere alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder associated with increases risk of developing of chronic obstructive lung disease and liver disease. The Swedish National Registry for individuals with severe AATD was started 1991.Up to October 2008, a total of 1349 individuals were included in the registry. The aims of the studies in this thesis which bases on AATD registry are to
This study explores the global regulative function of migration politics. Its main aim is to rethink migration politics through an engagement with the Foucauldian governmentality perspective, which focuses on the relation between government and thought. A secondary aim is to use this perspective to explore the global description of migration and migration politics which is emerging with the curren
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the association between various measures of adiposity and all-cause mortality in Swedish middle-aged and older men and women and, additionally, to describe the influences of age and sex on these associations. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A prospective analysis was performed in a cohort of 10,902 men and 16,814 women ages 45 to 73 years who participated in
Every year, the average age of the population is increasing as people live longer and fewer children are born. With age, it is not uncommon for cognitive abilities to deteriorate, affecting the ability to learn new things and process new information. As digitalization continues, some people are left behind and thus experience difficulties in using the newly developed digital environments. This is
Sweden has an almost three-century-long tradition of openness, whose principles are enshrined in the state’s fundamental laws. When the revolution of the Internet was in full bloom at the turn of the century, with new forms of mass communication innovating the media landscape, Sweden saw the opportunity to strengthen freedom of expression and information, as one of the main pillars of openness. Th
Syftet med detta examensarbete har varit att analysera potentialen och konsekvenserna av att använda drönarteknik för järnvägsunderhåll i Sverige. Arbetet har genomförts i samarbete med företaget Nordic Infracenter, som ett underprojekt till projektet Framtidens Järnväg. Metoden för arbetet har baserats på olika litteraturstudier och intervjuer med experter inom drönaroch järnvägsbranschen. ArbeteThe purpose of this thesis has been to analyze the potential and consequences of using drone technology for railway maintenance in Sweden. The work has been made in collaboration with the company Nordic Infracenter, as a subproject to the project Framtidens Järnväg. The work has been based on various literature studies and interviews with experts in the drone and railway industry. The work has bee
Purpose: The purpose is to examine how IKEA works with customer brand co-creation and how it can be further leveraged in the digital era. Methodology: This paper adopts a qualitative case study method, where the primary data consists of an interview with a Social Media Specialist with pre-existing knowledge of brand co-creation at IKEA in Sweden. Furthermore, research about IKEA and the ways they
This is an explorative study of source material that has not been studied before, journals from Asylerna för husvilla in the beginning of the 20th century Stockholm. Asylerna för husvilla was a municipal organisation which was a part of the public poor relief in Stockholm at the time and offered temporal lodging, ”asyler”, for homeless people. The study is a quantitative study of the people who st
Hur starkt är egentligen skyddet för den som blåser i visslan? Uppsatsen undersöker visselblåsarlagen, lag (2021:890) om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden och om lagen uppfyller sitt syfte i praktiken: att kunna blåsa i visslan utan risk för repressalier. Bakgrunden till uppsatsen är att den första rättsliga prövningen av lagen ägde rum i november 2023, när Uppsala tingsrätt
What takes place during the monitoring cycles of UN treaty bodies, and what impact do these cycles have both locally and globally? Movement in the Rights Direction explores these questions through the lens of the UN Human Rights Committee, the treaty body responsible for overseeing state compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), often considered the UN’s mos
