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The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region was launched in 2009 after an extensive and inclusive consultation process lead by the European Commission; however, during the implementation phase un-clarities in its leadership responsibilities have emerged. The thesis adopts a case study design with the aim of examining the EUSBSR leadership structure, more precisely the European Commissio

In the book ”street-level bureaucracy dilemmas of the individual in public services” (2010) the author Michael Lipsky writes about the individual in public services. Lipsky presents a theory about street-level bureaucrats as policy makers. He argues that policy is created by the people at the bottom of the organizational hierarchy, the street-level bureaucrats. This is made possible by two interli

The European Union aims at being an ethical actor on the global arena and the EU development-policy is directed towards achieving long-term socio-economic development, with a specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, where development is showing little progress, and food security and agricultural development is at the top of the agenda. The EU is both the biggest market and the biggest aid-donor for

Uppsatsen behandlar internprissättning av koncerninterna lån i ljuset av den svenska rätten. Internpriset är det pris ett visst bolag, eller en viss del av ett företag, debiterar ett närstående företag i en annan jurisdiktion för varor och tjänster som köpts. Grundregeln är att sådan prissättning skall ske på en nivå som motsvarar den två oberoende parter hade enats om under liknande omständigheteThe paper deals with transfer pricing of inter-company loans with regards to the Swedish law. The transfer price is the price at a certain company or a certain part of a company, charges a related company in another jurisdiction for goods and services purchased. The fundamental rule is that such pricing shall be on a level corresponding to the one which two independent parties would have agreed up

Purpose: Management autobiographies are an important discourse in today’s management literature and we believe that they have become a great influence on management practitioners. In this study we aim to analyse how CEOs portray themselves in their autobiographies. Methodology: Our data consists of four selected autobiographies from the criteria that they should be bestsellers, written by a

In this thesis, I have attempted to understand how young people are using social media tools to increase capabilities. The primary fieldwork was carried out in Harare, Zimbabwe. A qualitative study was completed, employing Sen's (1999) Capability Approach, adapted by various authors to account for the role of information and communication technologies. After presenting empirical analysis, the

Employment integration of non-Swedish residents into the Swedish labor market increasingly sparks political debate and begs further exploration. While some scholars try to focus on pre-arrival characteristics as determinants of an immigrant’s future employment prospects, this project attempts to examine the degree to which municipal-level conditions influence the local employment rate amongst non-

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the features of the Swedish parliamentary parties’ immigration-discourse regarding discursive discrimination in the election campaigns of 2002 and 2010. Immigration-discourse here both includes what is said and written about different categories of immigrants and aspects of integration. This is approached from a critical discourse analytical perspective wit

The thesis focuses on the perceptions and strategies of migrant’s wives in Tajikistan influenced by the male out-migration. We discuss how migrants’ wives view and bargain their positions in the family setting. We point to the power relations in the families and scrutinize the mechanism of misrecognition through which the domination is justified by the migrant wives. We also suggest how such perce

Neutralitetskonceptet växte fram under en tid då konflikter mellan länder fortfarande var en regional angelägenhet. Idag har kollektiva säkerhetssystemet i FN-stadgan konverterat dessa konflikter till en global angelägenhet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka korrelationen mellan neutralitetslagstiftningen och FN-stadgan och hur detta påverkar neutrala stater inom FN. Frågeställningen är i viThe concept of neutrality emerged at a time when conflicts between states were still regional matters. Today the system of collective security within the UN Charter has converted these conflicts into a global issue. The purpose of this essay is to examine the correlation between the law of neutrality and the Charter of the United Nations and how this affects the neutral member states of the Unit

Abstract The blue gum psyllid, Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Homoptera: Psylloidea), is an economic threat to Eucalyptus plantations worldwide. To date, no efficient control method is available for this pest and the potential for semiochemical-based monitoring or control methods have not yet been investigated. Hence, I conducted the first study on the olfactory sense of C. eucalypti, investigating the

It has been argued that harmonization leads to a more effective delivery of aid to recipient countries, and ultimately to the target population and thus cooperation in general would be an adequate means to achieve this goal. However, the implementation of the Paris Agenda has so far progressed slowly. Vietnam is often reported as a case where cooperation between donors is working fine. By making u

Rwanda is often used as a showcase for promoting gender equality in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of the progressive policies of the Rwandan government, women hold many high positions in the public and private sector and constitute the highest proportion in the world in a national parliament. However, there is evidence that patriarchal tendencies are still endemic in Rwandan socie

Through a case study of teachers’ reactions to inclusive education in Dar es Salaam, this thesis sought to answer (1) how teachers in Dar es Salaam perceive their ability to deliver inclusive education to their students and (2) how an understanding of their perceptions can be utilized to overcome the challenges of implementing inclusive education in Tanzania’s public schools. Using an abductive ap

Over two million people have returned from exile to South Sudan since peace was restored in 2005. Among them many young men and women who have mainly grown up in urban areas in Sudan. Northern Bahr el Ghazal state (NBeG) which borders Sudan receives the highest number of returnees. Yet NBeG is ill-prepared to absorb this influx of people. The discourse on postconflict return widely perceives retur

Global demands for water continue to rise while at the same time, the availability of reliable water resources are deteriorating. As 70% of the world’s human consumption of water resources is directed towards agricultural production, the need to improve water use efficiency and sustainability in these areas is of utmost importance. In order to tackle these issues, the concept of “Integrated water

Purpose: With this study we seek to reveal and analyse the difficulties and challenges change implementation processes may bring along. Our purpose is to find out how managers and their subordinates perceive change and change management processes, and what impact communication has on the implementation of organisational changes. Methodology: Our research is based on a hermeneutical interpretive p

This study discusses the risk-decisions of peasant economy. It draws examples from campesinos in Chile and suggests how these decisions may impact the future of campesinos as a distinct cultural group. Utilising a theoretical discussion, illustrated with empirical field data, some of the risks as perceived by campesinos across a region of Chile’s Central Valley are highlighted. The study first ana

The purpose of the study has been to gain an understanding of how socio-cultural structures and gender norms affect young women’s leadership possibilities. This has been explored through a qualitative case study focusing on how young women leaders, working with sexual and reproductive health rights issues, experience and pursue leadership in Zimbabwe. A theoretical framework based on contextual an