This thesis discusses the theory of securitization in relation to the issue of irregularmigration, from EU level to national level. By using discourse analysis, the purpose isto explore whether the discourse leads to practice when it comes to nationalimplementation of EU debates on return policy. The material used in this workconsists of policy documents regarding the Return Directive from the EuropeanCommission as well as the Reva Project in Swedish migration policy. The mainobjective of the Reva Project is to make the process of returning irregular immigrantsmore effective and it has been strongly criticized, both by media and public opinion.The conclusion of this case study is that even if the security rhetoric may appearstronger on the EU level, the main elements of the security discourse are stillportrayed in the implementation on the national level. Based on this analysis we canmake the presumption that discourse develops into practice in the case of returnpolicy in the EU-member state relation..

Due to exploitation of the world?s rivers, the upstream migration of anadromous species is frequently delayed or even prevented. To mitigate these problems and allow fish to migrate past obstacles, structures such as fish ladders have been developed. However, recent studies show that many of the present fish passage facilities are deficient. Monitoring and evaluation of passage facilities is therefore crucial to enable necessary adjustments.

A large number of rivers in northern Sweden have hydropower developments that cause negative effects on both up- and downstream migrations of anadromous species like Atlantic salmon. So far, most attention has focused on the hindrances of adult fish during their upstream spawning migration. However, since turbines in power stations cause losses on downstream passing fish, the focus on negative effects on smolts has increased. The aim of this study was to compare three different causes of losses of salmon smolts passing downstream through a power station area in the flow-controlled River Åbyälven in northern Sweden.A total of 61 wild salmon smolts were caught and radio-tagged in the River Åbyälven during their downstream migration in June 2009. The salmon smolts were released at three locations, 1.1 km upstream from the power station, in the turbine intake and in the upper part of a fishway, acting both for up- and downstream fish passage.

The out-of-town retail establishments are part of the dramatic structural changes in the retailing of food and groceries. There are however strong indications suggesting these establishments result in negative externalities concerning areas such as pollution and urban environment. The purpose of this study is to describe and, from an economic perspective, analyse the Swedish political regulations and planning policies concerning the out-of-town supermarkets. The analysis establishes that the current regulations regarding out-of-town retailing do not, due to the occurrence of market failures, produce an optimal situation. It might therefore be necessary to change the planning policies in a more restrictive direction.

AbstractPrevious studies have shown that wild smolt have 2.5-4.5 times higher survival rate than smolt grown in culture and that starved reared smolt behave more like wild born smolt. The purpose of this project was to study whether there are differences in migration patterns and survival during migration to the coast between wild and reared smolt and between different types of reared smolt.In 2009, 25 smolts in three different groups were tagged with acoustic transmitters: Wild Born, conventionally reared 2-year and 1 ?year old smolt. For the 2010 trial there was also added a group of reared 2 ?year old smolt that were starved before release.

Intranets can streamline workflow processes, improve communication and add value to the employees of an organization. Companies that don?t take advantage of the potential in their intranet is a common phenomenon. In connection with a migration project dealing with a switch of content management system it turned out that SAS Technical Services lacked clear objectives and strategies for the use of their intranet. Thereby they didn?t make the most of the possibilities an intranet brings.The work with this thesis began with collecting the experiences the company could take with them from the migration project.

Following the accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in 1986, great volumes of137Cs were distributed over large parts of the former Soviet Union and Europe. Over Scotland,radiocaesium was deposited as wet deposition. Due to the relatively long physical half-life of30 years, there are still measurable activity concentrations in the natural environment. Thisstudy was made on two organic soils, Knockandy Hill and Rora Moss, situated in the easternpart of the central highlands of Scotland. At these two sites, studies on migration and transferbetween soil and plants were conducted.

REFERATStudiens syfte är att påvisa utvecklingstrenderna i befolkningens utveckling och sammansättning under perioden 2000-2014. Syftet är också att diskutera denna utveckling utifrån teorier och trender i ett större perspektiv.Studien är kvantitativ och bygger på datamaterial från SCB. Studien är en deskription för hur befolkningsutvecklingen och sammansättningen av ålder och könsbalans ser ut för kommunerna i länet.Resultatet visar att de flesta kommuner har en negativ utveckling och att nästan all befolkningstillväxt sker i Umeå. För samtliga kommuner minskar andelen yngre och andelen äldre blir fler. Åldersstrukturen, könsbalansen och försörjningskvoten skiljer sig kraftigt mellan kommuner.

Uppsatsen undersöker befolkningsförändring sett ur ett migrationsperspektiv under perioden 2000-2009. Studien visar att 145 av Sveriges 290 kommuner under 2000-talet har minskat i befolkning medan 140 kommuner har ökat i befolkning. Det grundläggande pro-blemet uppsatsen belyser är det faktum att 15 av dessa kommuner minskat i befolkning med mer än 10 procent. Utöver detta tillkommer att 29 kommuner haft en befolkningsökning på mer än 10 procent. Utvecklingen orsakar en skevhet i den kommunala organisationen som medför problem ibland annat den kommunala budgeteringen.

The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate how books are weeded in some Swedish public libraries today. It tries to shed light on some of the problems and obstacles that may arise, and on the criteria used by staff for weeding. I also hope to build a model for weeding, based on the results of my investigation. The method I have chosen for my work is qualitative interviews. The results of my thesis indicate that weeding is not the top priority of the staff at the investigated libraries.

The aim of this study is to study how sustainability policies are implemented and perceived in the operations of a Swedish fashion company. The fashion industry is affected by strict controls when it comes to transparency and reporting of sustainability efforts. This contributes to a strong focus on sustainability. The theoretical framework revolved around institutional theory where the phenomenas of decoupling and recoupling were central. A qualitative case study was conducted where interviews were the primary source of data.

Syftet med föreliggande arbete var att få en djupare förståelse för några invandrarkvinnors upplevelse av kriget i hemlandet och de konsekvenser detta förde med sig i det nya hemlandet med tanke på hälsa och sociala relationer. Sju kvinnor som härstammar från Balkanområdet i åldrarna 36-50 deltog i studien. Kvinnorna har bott i Sverige mellan 13 och 18 år. Data insamlades genom en semistrukturerad intervju med fem olika teman: krigsupplevelser, livet i Sverige, hälsa, socialt nätverk och KASAM. Resultatet visade att krigsupplevelserna har förändrat kvinnornas både fysiska och psykiska hälsa negativt.

Denna uppsats undersöker samtalet om de mikrolån som dykt upp som fenomen under de senaste åren. Kan dessa på ett bättre sätt bekämpa fattigdom än det traditionella biståndet? Detta utreds genom en litteraturstudie, där material används från statlig utredning, nyhetsmedia (tidningar) och organisationers egna publikationer. Uppsatsen visar att den generella meningen i de texter som undersöks är att mikrolån kan bekämpa fattigdom på ett annat sätt än vad traditionellt bistånd har kunnat. Traditionellt bistånd visar upp ett antal problem såsom risk för korruption, att det kan skapa passivitet och att det inte verkar bekämpa fattigdom på ett effektivt sätt.

The European Union has created a common plan regarding narcotics use and abuse within the European member states. The aim here is to reduce the supply and demand for drugs among the citizens of the Union. However, the opinions on how to achieve these goals greatly differ among member states. The range of attitudes varies from the strictly restrictive attitudes of countries such as Sweden, to the complete decriminalization of personal possession of all narcotic substances in Portugal. The purpose of this paper is therefore to study the underlying attitudes and approaches that these two countries have, and hopefully to give some light to how come there is this big difference in legal frameworks regarding a rather delicate political question.

Forskare och medier larmar om att allt fler m?nniskor drabbas av kunskapsresistens, vilket inneb?r att ha en ovilja att ta till sig etablerad kunskap. Detta ben?mns som ett hot mot det demokratiska samh?llet och det g?r att se hur fenomenet igenk?nns bland kontroversiella fr?gor. I ljuset av detta har jag gjort en kvalitativ intervjustudie f?r att ta reda p? hur unga m?n bekr?ftar sin kunskap med avseende p? tre omtvistade fr?gor som har en plats inom samh?llskunskapsundervisningen; klimatf?r?ndringarna, vaccin och migration.