The purpose of the study isto,based on network theory, systems theory and development ecological systems theory,understand parent?sexperiences of having children with autismspectrum, as well as understand the importance of social networksfor the parents. All of the intervieweeswere mothers. The results showed that it is important to parentsto have contact with other parents who are in the same situation as them. Many of the interviewees had a small social network.

This essay tries to explain how Swedish donor organisations are working with democracy in foreign aid. Three case studies of Sida, LO-TCO Biståndsnämnd and Rädda Barnen aims to give an overview of Swedish donor organisations, their work with democracy aid, evaluation and the problems with foreign aid. With Carothers theory of democracy aiding I analyse the success of Swedish democracy promotion, how civil society contributes to democratizaion and how democracy is measured.I find that Swedish democracy aid overall is successful due to a wider perspective of the term democracy. When democracy involves human rights it gives the donor a possibility to work with democracy promotion in a more extensive area and especially in the civil society. The essay stresses the importance of being subjective when evaluating and that one have to focus on the definition of democracy in each specific case.

Människor i dagens samhälle flyttar och reser mycket till olika platser och länder. Man växte upp i en stad och sedan flyttade man till en annan för att till exempel gå i skolan eller arbeta. Under tiden träffar man andra människor från andra städer eller länder. Alla har olika erfarenheter och bakgrund med olika traditioner. Etnicitet är någonting som uppstår när man träffar människor som är olik en själv.

LGBT people, in Uganda, have since the colonial time been in a vulnerable situation. When the President signed the ?Anti-Homosexuality Act? into law 2014 all forms of same-sex relationships became criminalized. The time after the law passed have been characterized by an increased homophobia and further violence against LGBT people. These are seen as deviants since they do not live according to the social norms, that the right thing to be is heterosexual.

This study discusses the European Union´s influence regarding the Cyprus Conflict since 1998, when the EU began the official membership negotioations with Cyprus. The first aim of the study is to investigate in what way the EU has tried to practice influence concerning the Greek- and Turk Cypriots, but also Turkey, since Turkey is seen as a relevant party in the conflict. The second aim of the study is to examine what effects the EU´s influence has led to for the parties involved. The theoretical approach in the study is the theory Normative power, the theory stresses that Europe and the EU practices non-military power, and is able to do so because of the fact that the EU is based on internationally acknowledged desirable norms, as democracy and human rights and liberties. The result of the study shows that the EU has been an active participant concerning the Cyprus Conflict by successfully influencing the Greek- Cypriot government and Turkey e.g.

Syftet med införandet av eurokoder är att skapa standardiserade regler och krav för dimensionering av bärverksdelar, vilket ska skapa ökade möjligheter för företag att konkurrera om arbeten utomlands. Förhoppningen är att den ökade konkurrensen ska leda till ökad kvalitet och minskade kostnader inom byggbranschen. Syftet med eurokoderna är också att varje land ska få utnyttja sina tidigare kunskaper och erfarenheter inom området, varför varje land tillåtits tillföra sina egna nationella tillägg till dessa eurokoder. De nationella tilläggen skapar då skillnader mellan hur olika länder nyttjar eurokoder vid dimensionering och lastberäkningar. En bransch som påverkas av dessa skillnader och som ständigt växer på marknaden är industrin för prefabricerade trähus, där marknaden i och med framgången rör sig allt mer mot export till andra länder.

Den fria rörligheten för personer är en grundläggande rättighet för medborgare inom EU, men fortfarande finns stora rättsliga och praktiska hinder. För en revisor som vill arbeta i ett annat EU-land krävs att hans eller hennes högre revisorsexamen erkänns av värdlandet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur väl den fria rörligheten för revisorer fungerar samt identifiera eventuella hinder. För att uppfylla syftet genomförs en kartläggning av hur erkännandeprocessen ser ut i samtliga medlemsländer. Kartläggningen är baserad på tio variabler som härletts ur direktiv 89/48/EEG.

The official Swedish interpretation of the concept of citizenship is based on the social-liberal concept of citizenship. According to feminist critique, this interpretation of the concept contains male norms that lead to the exclusion of several groups from full citizenship. There is also a corresponding feminist critique which holds that in the womens´ movement and gender research there are strong norms as well, especially in the form of ethnocentrism. Also, the image of immigrant women in public debate is being questioned and the critics here raise the question of the responsibility of the society for integration. Swedish research on citizenship has focused very little on the situation of immigrant women, and this essay aims at helping to fill this empirical gap.

Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka hur ensamkommande flyktingbarn och personal på ett urval av boenden, upplever de insatser som görs för att underlätta integrering i samhället, med fokus på skola, fritid och språk. Vi använde oss av fyra stycken halvstrukturerade intervjuer, med personal och boenden, fördelade på två olika boenden. Detta för att få en inblick i det aktiva arbetet med integration samt upplevelsen av huruvida det gett något resultat. Vi grundade vår analys på identitetsteorin samt systemteorin. Viktiga resultat var bland annat vikten av att hitta rätt personer när man som ensamkommande flyktingbarn kommer till ett nytt land.

The Swedish government ratified on May 1 2009 an amendment of marital law, resulting in same-sex marriage becoming legalized. With the rights of the Christian Swedish state church to officiate weddings originating from the same law, the church was thereby faced with two options: Either officially include same-sex couples in the Christian concept of holy matrimony and keep the right to officiate weddings; or give up the right to officiate weddings altogether. An official decision to accept the terms was reached on October 22 2009, but not without being preceded by an agitated medial debate.This research attempts to analyze the arguments of the debate in three stages: In the first stage the arguments are categorized according to their respective ideological standpoint. In the second stage these categories are examined from post-modern, social constructivist and socialization theory perspectives. Based on this, the third stage sees the arguments analyzed from a viewpoint based in the Copenhagen school concept of securization.The research concludes that the debate does not only simply feature two sides with differences of opinion; but rather that the arguments of the two opposing sides are founded in a common view of the other side as a fundamental threat to ones conception of a sound society..

Världsmarknaden för läkemedel växer stadigt då världens befolkning blir allt äldre och allt fler människor världen över har råd med läkemedel. Men företagen i branschen står inför en rad utmaningar med bland annat ökad konkurrens, ökad prispress, samt minskande produktivitet inom FoU (forskning och utveckling). Allt färre nya läkemedel når marknadslansering samtidigt som FoU-kostnaden för varje nytt läkemedel ökar. Den kliniska fasen (då läkemedlet testas på människor) utgör en stor del av kostnadsökningen. Antalet kliniska prövningar i Indien och Kina ökar kraftigt.

Childhood as a social category is under strucural redefinition. In this thesis the child and childhood are understood as socially constructed phenomenons. Focus is laid upon the construction of the concept ?in the best interest of the child? wich in The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is defined as beeing the foremost important view to take into account when decisions wich affect children are made. As the thesis shows, a concrete and universall view of the best interest of the child is lacking in practice and would in many cases be unfortunate.

Syftet med min studie har varit att undersöka kärlekens spelregler och värderingar utifrån Judith Butlers tankar kring imiterandet av kön. Jag har valt att studera den kvinnliga och manliga diskursens verkan under kärleksspelets tidigaste fas. Materialet består utav fem skilda intervjuer utförda på två kvinnor och tre män, samtliga mellan 20 och 26 år gamla. I analysen har två tydligt uppdelade könsroller kunnat uttydas och en patriarkal makthierarki har uppenbarats. Jag började mitt arbete med större förhoppningar än vad resultatet kom att påvisa angående eventuella förändringar i genussystemet.

The aim of the present study is to examine which need´s unaccompanied children in adulthood describe as significant. Furthermore the study aims to examine if the participants experience that they have received the support they need from Örebro Municipality?s unit for unaccompanied children. To answer this, qualitative interviews were conducted with six persons in 20-22 years of age who arrived to Sweden as unaccompanied children four to six years ago. The interviewees are some of the first in the care of the Örebro Municipality?s unit for unaccompanied children.

In 2009 The National Land Survey of Sweden, Lantmäteriet, commenced a project intended to provide a new digital elevation model (DEM) of Sweden. The method chosen for the project was airborne laser scanning (ALS). In addition to information about the land surface the project will also provide information about the forest, this as a by-product. This data can be used to estimate forest variables such as height and volume. The estimates are often more reliable than what is standard today. This study is based on interviews with employees and members of the forest owner association Södra in southern Sweden.