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The last two decades have seen a significant increase in the number and quality of cross-national measures of institutions, which are also covering longer and longer time spans. However, despite the considerable progress that has been made, important measurement issues linger. This chapter argues that the key future challenge for the measurement of institutions is how to square objective or direct
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether Japan achieves a competitive advantage through digital technologies in order to enhance its socio-economic prosperity in this highly connected world. The author analysed the competitive advantage of Japan’s ICT sector with a particular focus on IoT through Porter’s Diamond Model of National Competitive Advantage. The main motive behind choosing
Elections to the European Parliament have since they were introduced in 1979 been, as scholars define it, a “second-order” election. They are typically as such characterized through the losses for national government parties, surge of smaller parties, low interest from the public in general and most of all low levels of voter participation. Expectations were therefore for once higher that the Euro
Mindfulness is an increasingly popular social work intervention. The aim of this study was to examine how the social problems addressed by mindfulness are framed and how the nature and goals of social work are constructed in the latest mindfulness research from 2017 onwards. 25 peer-reviewed articles were examined with the help of Håkan Jönson’s perspective analysis, which asks questions about the
This work aims to explore the relationship between innovation and inequality, specificly in Brazil in the last decade. Innovation in one hand t is an unquestioned driver of growth, while inequality in the other is a major economic problem, one that arguably hinders growth. Using literature review and three types of analysis, (1) the global innovation index together with the world bank gini index,
Customer segmentation and target analysis are two essential tasks when identifying a company’s customers. To perform these tasks, this thesis develops and applies hybrid data-mining models, integrating clustering and decision trees. The hybrid models are applied to the life-logging camera company Narrative, in order to gain insights into their customer data. From previous research, we found that t
This master thesis addresses the electrically powered assisted bicycle (EPAC) as a future low-carbon commuting option and its market. The purpose of the report is to evaluate whether the EPAC can be used to improve the climate performance of the transport sector and to assess the outlook for the Swedish EPAC market. The EPAC is compared to the bicycle, car, bus and train and assessed thereafter. T
Most vehicles today use some kind of hydraulic brake system in order to stop the vehicle. There are other techniques that will not only decrease the stop length, but also create a more stable vehicle; an example of such system is the Electromechanical braking system. The problem with such a system is that the requirements of data transmission and reliability are different from the system that is u
In light of the pronounced regression in total fertility rates in Spain over the last 40 years and the permanence well below replacement fertility levels up until the present day, this thesis aims to add evidence to the on-going debate about the determinants of reproductive behaviour in this specific country. Given the presence of a significant heterogeneity in the pace of changes in and levels of
Portfolio choice theory have in the last decades seen a rise in utilising more advanced utility functions for finding optimal portfolios. This is partly a consequence of the relatively simplistic nature of the quadratic utility, which is often assumed in the classical mean-variance framework. There have been some suggestions on how to find optimal portfolios in ac- cordance to more realistic utili
Sedan tillkomsten av den nuvarande rättegångsbalken på 1940-talet har utgångspunkten i svensk rätt varit att bevisprövningen ska vara fri och inte styrd av legala normer. Detta hindrade emellertid inte lagstiftaren från att i förarbetena ställa upp krav på att bevisprövningen skulle vara objektiv och analytisk. Som en följd därav utvecklades ett antal bevisprövningsmetoder i den juridiska doktrineSince the creation of the present Code of Judicial Procedure in the 1940s the basis in Swedish law has been a free sifting of evidence, which is not governed by legal norms. This, however, did not prevent the legislator from demanding in the preparatory works that the sifting of evidence should be objective and analytical. As a consequence thereof, a number of methods for sifting the evidence deve
The immigration politics in Sweden has consisted of two different ideologies during the last century. Until the seventies the immigrants who didn´t return to their home countries were expected to assimilate to the Swedish society, in 1974 the integration model was put into practice. The official reason of the decision was that assimilation was considered immoral and undemocratic. Some researchers
For the fourth year in a row, Poland continues to rank as the lowest country of the European Union on the yearly report on the legal and political situation of queer people in Europe. With constant negative media portrayal of queer communities and homophobic remarks from politicians, Polish queer individuals become antagonized and stigmatized by the society. This thesis aims to explore the less re
International immigration has become one of the greatest concerns in world politics in the last few decades. Due to discrepancy of wealth among different regions of the world, some states have become destinations for immigrants whilst others have become targets of brain drain. The aim of this thesis is to examine how immigration is framed in today's European immigration policy. More specifical
Early warning systems are institutionalized hypothesis of an adversary’s behavior. Such systems are mere models of our bias perception, not the real world. At best they describe casual relationships and employ predictive validity within the cognitively constructed analogies of the systems constructor and operator. An analogy is an experience used to create a generalizing model of analysis where a
Conflict prevention is a term which has gained much influence during the last decades. To prevent conflicts from occuring have both humanitarian and economic incentives as the cost for war are much greater than the cost of acting preventive. To act in this matter has been regarded a priority for the United Nations during several years, and the European Union have also expressed a wish of playing a
The municipality of Olofström is intensifying the co-operation with Sölvesborg and Karlshamn, the two other municipalities in the west of Blekinge. They co-operate in two local federations and for the moment negotiations are going on about a third local federation in continuation school, but the municipalities do not agree. The aim of this thesis is to examine why Olofström co-operate with Sölvesb
This work is divided in two parts related to repair and strengthening of engineering structures: the first part deals with the design for strengthening of concrete structures by carbon fiber composites. The work focuses on a design program that had to be corrected before being released on the market according to the following steps: presentation of design rules and materials, development of an own
The purpose of this paper is to explain and examine the status of the women in Iran based on how the Islamic law is affecting the women’s rights. Based on objective information I will try to obtain legal, sociological and religious perspective on the definition of the Islamic law, women’s rights and feminism. In order to clarify the circumstances of this subjects I will be observing the concepts b
The purpose of this essay was to examine what attitude employers have towards hiring outnordic immigrants. In order to achieve this purpose, seven employers in various branches were interviewed, regarding their way of reasoning on the matter of engaging manpower with a foreign origin. These are all situated in Helsingborg, a fairly big city in Sweden. A qualitative method was used with semi struct
