The function of traditional leaders in the modern states of Africa has been under debate for decades. The dominant research discourse suggests that these institutions should be integrated into the state in order to minimize the amount of parallel political spheres, since the latters are considered to affect state legitimacy negatively. But are the states in a situation where they need to compete with the traditional institutions in order to gain more legitimacy? If so, is the struggle for legitimacy a zero-sum game where there can only be one winner? Or is it possible for these institutions to co-exist or even benefit from each other? The aim of this bachelor?s thesis is to research if, and to what extent, African citizens? confidence in traditional institutions has an effect on state legitimacy. This has been done by statistically analyzing the data from the latest completed round of the Afrobarometer survey, a study that has been conducted in 20 different countries across West- and Northeast Africa.

Denna studie behandlar den nya läroplanen för grundskolan utifrån samhällskritisk teori. Marcuse och Habermas verk bidrar med det grundläggande teoretiska perspektivet för studien med tesen att det sker en omfattande likriktning i samhället där allt fler värden kan omvärderas och rationaliseras utifrån ett ekonomiskt perspektiv, det vill säga en marknadens logik blir allt oftare det enda rådande sättet att beskåda verkligheten från. För att beskriva denna logiks hegemoni över samhället använder Habermas termen ?den endimensionella rationaliteten?.Studien ställer frågorna huruvida förändringarna av grundskolans läroplan kan sammankopplas till en endimensionell rationalitet och om det går att urskilja idéerna bakom några av de etablerade organisationsteorierna, som grovt talat utgör en rationell handlingsmall.Analysen av läroplanerna kan avslöja flera tydliga kopplingar till olika organisationsteorier och en klar tendens mot likriktning går att urskilja i den nya läroplanen i förhållande till den gamla. Strävansmål och individuell utveckling har ersatts med detaljstyrt centralt innehåll och kunskapskrav.

Titel Ny marknad, nya villkor. En kvalitativ studie omFörsvarsmaktens kommunikation efteravskaffandet av den allmänna värnplikten.Författare Julia Carlsson & Kimberly ÅkerströmKurs Examensarbete i medie- ochkommunikationsvetenskap, Göteborgs universitetTermin Höstterminen 2013Handledare Marie GrusellUppdragsgivare Forskning för militär & försvar, Karl YdénSidantal 43 (inklusive bilaga)Antal ord 14 373Syfte Att undersöka mottagarnas uppfattningar omFörsvarsmakten och en av deras reklamkampanjer.Metod och material Tio kvalitativa respondentintervjuer, under vilka vi har visat tre olika reklamer från kampanjen Det är mycket nu.Huvudresultat Respondenternas har liten kunskap omFörsvarsmakten. De har inte så storkänslomässig uppfattning om dem heller. Derasattityd är därför inte särskilt djupt förankrad. Över hälften av intervjupersonerna blir intresserade av Försvarsmakten utifrån de reklamer som vi har visat för dem.

In nature settings people often experience positive emotions. Litterature and theories about the positive effect of nature on humans are largely based upon visual impressions and aesthetic preference. The purpose of the present study is to examine how visually impaired individuals that lack visual impressions experience nature. The background is about what it means to be visually impaired and what it is like to be visually impaired in a nature setting, followed by a presentation of the five human senses and about stimulation of senses in healing gardens. That is followed by theories about the health promoting effect of nature, about why nature and therapeutic gardens make people feel good. After that theories about experiences and relations with settings are presented.

Denna studie behandlar den nya läroplanen för grundskolan utifrån samhällskritisk teori. Marcuse och Habermas verk bidrar med det grundläggande teoretiska perspektivet för studien med tesen att det sker en omfattande likriktning i samhället där allt fler värden kan omvärderas och rationaliseras utifrån ett ekonomiskt perspektiv, det vill säga en marknadens logik blir allt oftare det enda rådande sättet att beskåda verkligheten från. För att beskriva denna logiks hegemoni över samhället använder Habermas termen ?den endimensionella rationaliteten?. Studien ställer frågorna huruvida förändringarna av grundskolans läroplan kan sammankopplas till en endimensionell rationalitet och om det går att urskilja idéerna bakom några av de etablerade organisationsteorierna, som grovt talat utgör en rationell handlingsmall.

The regime theory is the dominant paradigm in the studies of urban politics in USA. It provides a set of concepts to analyse the change from government to governance in the American local politics. The regime theory postulates that governing power in local government tends to be highly fragmented. The private sector has with its control of economic resources a major influence in shaping governing decisions. In this essay I study the regime theory in a Swedish context to investigate if the theory is pertinent when studying of Swedish local governance.

In recent decades, project based work form has taken a dominant role of work for many companies. Developments in the field have progressed rapidly and research has contributed to more efficient working practices. This study describes the elements that a project manager should keep in mind when he leads a project without actually being physically present, complex factors occurred and the basic approach to encounter them. The aim of this report is to examine factors that arise in the context of coordination at a distance and how companies, in their daily work, surpass these obstacles. The study does not include cultural differences, time zone differences and language differences, all very common in project management at distance.

Samernas första politiska rörelse runt sekelskiftet i Sverige var startskottet, inte bara för samernas egen politiska organisation, utan också för en debatt kring samernas rasifierade identitet. Debatten kretsade kring rätten till land, och huruvida den skulle förbehållas endast nomadiserande renskötande samer, eller om rätten skulle inkludera alla samer oavsett levnadsuppehälle. Samtidens argumentativa klassificeringssystem satte samernas yrkesutövning främst, men med rasifierade premisser kring samernas temporala och spatiala tillhörighet. En av premisserna för argumentationen, samernas temporala tillhörighet, präglades ur svensk medias synvinkel av en stark tro på att samerna riskerade att försvinna. Jag argumenterar för att detta hade en rasbaserad logik i form av en anakronistisk tillhörighet utanför en (svensk) evolutionistisk tidslinje.

As the title insinuate, this essay illustrate Event Marketing as a marketing instrument, and how it can be used as a tool to facilitate brandbuilding and improve relationships. We have come to the understanding that Event Marketing is in the course of constant development. It seems like Event Marketing as a marketing tool is starting to get its well-merited position in the marketing mix throughout the world, since companies and other organisations have realized that Event Marketing is a powerful tool for differentiation. We have also seen that Event Marketing in the business world lately has come to be more important for building and maintaining relationships, as well as carrying marketing messages.In this essay we discuss Event Marketing in three sections; brand, relationships, and customer experience. Among these topics, inter alia Integrated Marketing Communications, Sensory Marketing, and Service-dominant Logic are presented.

The focus in this study is on the situation of Roma in Sweden. The purpose is to see the integration strategies that are reflected in Swedish politics, considering the inclusion of Roma. Idea analysis has been used as method, and I have analysed the text to find expressions of four different ideal types that represent four different types of integrations processes. The material consists of the government?s strategy plan for the Roma?s inclusion in Sweden between 2012-2032.

The question of the provision of electronic books in Swedish public libraries has lately evolved into a lively debate in Swedish media, where the public library?s identity and itsexpected role as a democratic institution is an underlying topic. The aim of this bachelorthesis is to examine the idea of the public library?s identity as expressed in newspaperand journal articles by writers connected to the library sector. The aim is achieved byexamining the language-use and identifying discourses in the debate.

The topic of homosexuality was until recently a taboo in Russian public discussion, but has during the last years become a hotly debated issue. Analyzing what I call the new homophobic narrative I isolate and examine two ways of ?othering? homosexuals, constructing them as strangers, when sexual minorities are discussed in today´s Russia. Sexual deviants are portrayed as threats to the nation and are connected to the West and its influence. Using analytical tools from queer theory, security studies and postcolonial approaches I discuss different ways of configuring the relation between nation and sexuality, identities that are interwoven in the homophobic narrative.

 In his book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (1982) Saul Kripke claims that Wittgenstein argues for a certain form of scepticism in his book Philosophical Investigations (1953), namely a new form of philosophical scepticism, a result of Wittgenstein´s idea of language as language games. Nihilism, scepticism of meaning or of concept, constitutive scepticism are other commentators´ different names of the same phenomenon. The philosophy of Wittgenstein accounts for how our words, including the words of mathematics, have no meaning and there are no a priori justified objective facts as to what I mean about a word. We follow the rules blindly and without justification. We are unable to find any facts against this proposal.

The aim of this paper is to elucidate and analyze history teacher's didactic choices in the conflict between unequal educational materials and the requirements of equality in the curriculum of Swedish secondary school. The empirical data consists of interviews with five secondary school history teachers, observations of their lessons as well as analysis of their tests. The starting point was to investigate teachers' didactic work in the role as a bridge between the non-equal historiography presented in textbooks in history and the curriculum?s demands for equality. Three different approaches have been observed in the teachers' didactic work when considering gender perspective into their teaching: that women become extensions in a male-dominated historiography; that another part of the story is presented when a gender perspective is considered; and that the gender perspective is included in history teaching and becomes an integral part of all the content of the subject.Several of the teachers acknowledged that gender equality is less prioritized than the courses core content and related assessment criteria.

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyzes how the bookmobile librarians approach to purchase and selection and the range of views that may exist. The study is based on a qualitative method using a document study and three interviews included. The document study looking closely at public libraries library plans in Vastra Gotalands county. The qualitative interviews gets a closer look at librarians´approach regarding the purchase and selection and also if there are any similarities or differences between mobile library activities versus the main library.The theoretical framework is based on Sanna Taljas study where she has identified three different perspectives on the library´s music department. These are categorized as the interpretative repertoires and involves three categories of approach to quality.