This thesis analyses the rise and fall of social movements. Social movementsfunctions in the civil society, by contentious collective action they form identities,mobilize their forces and use repertoires of contentions to make new or previouslyunaccepted claims. They function in a limited timeframe, sooner or later they getinstitutionalized, marginalised or succumb into violence. The landless movementin Brazil is one of the most profound social movements in the world; their majorgoal is a land reform. Since the leftwing president Lula da Silva won the Brazilianelection in 2002 the president has been unable to live up to the expectations fromthe landless movement about implementing a land reform.

This comparative case study, which is based on a most similar system design,investigates why the Chávez government has attained a lower degree of democracy than the Kirchner and the Lula governments. In order to develop asupplementary theory about why governments in general achieve various degrees of democracy I compare these governments and examine what policies that differ them and why. My results show that these governments? policies differ concerning the rule of law, militarization, and negotiations with economic groups and anti-regime parts of civil society. I have found numerous answers to why some of these governments (and governments in general) have democratic policies within these four areas and why some do not.

This Master Thesis has been carried out in cooperation with Silva Sweden AB. A companywhich manufactures products like compasses, pedometers, headlamps, hiking poles and otherequipment for the out door life and navigation. The purpose of the project has been toassemble methods and models which support user involvement in Silva?s design process.Thus, to increase the number of products with purchasing power, enhance product quality aswell as increase foundation for new product ideas.The focus through out the project has been to assemble a pallet with methods for userinvolvement and from this select a few methods that will fit the company. The purpose of thepallet is to be accessible for the company during their work of change with the design processthat has been going on and will be in the future.

In the spring of 2009 Silva Sweden AB was contacted for a collaboration within the scope of a MasterThesis project. The company had discussed the possibility to develop a device that monitors usermovement during different types of exercise. The objective of this Master Thesis has therefore been todevelop and design a multi training device that records the user?s physical performance during severalactivities. The purpose of the thesis project has been to use scientific methods for product development inorder to design a multi device that supplements Silva?s range of products.The project followed a product development process divided into four phases; Market Analysis, ConceptCreation, Concept Development and Construction.

The Master Thesis has been carried out in cooperation with Silva Sweden AB and the objective was to develop a new product concept within the product category for everyday exercise. The purpose of the thesis was to use and analyze methods and tools which aid creativity and concept creation in order to make method recommendations for future projects.During the thesis a number of customer needs were identified, which in turn were translated into 20 concepts. On a concept decision meeting a pedometer-based concept was chosen for development. The new pedometer is in addition to counting steps also able to measure and calculate the user?s total climbed height during a day and present this graphically in comparison to famous monuments or distances.

Evar är ett examensarbete, om 22,5 HP individuellt utfört av André Runling under våren 2012 vid Karlstads universitet, till högskoleingenjörsprogrammet i innovationsteknik och design. Uppdragsgivare för projektet har varit Johan Larsvall, industridesigner och ägare av Idesign i Stockholm. Handledare på Karlstads universitet har varit Lennart Wihk, industridesigner och universitetsadjunkt. Examinator har varit Fredrik Thuvander, professor och universitetslektor.Idesign är en designbyrå med kontor på Långholmen i centrala Stockholm och har uppdrag för olika företag inom olika branscher, bland annat Silva Sweden AB och myndigheten Trafikverket.Idesign har Trafikverkets uppdrag att komma med förslag på koncept till cykelbelysning för ökad användning och tillförlitlighet mot dagens användning. Projektet har initierats av Trafikverket och Idesign skall stå för utvecklingen av en belysning åt Silva.

Uppsatsen undersöker hur representationen av Brasilien har förändrats i svensk dagspress. Syftet är att granska vilken roll de olika sociopolitiska och geopolitiska förutsättningarna som rådde i Brasilien vid presidentvalen 1998 respektive 2010 spelade för representationen av landet. Huvudfrågan är hur representationen av landet och rapporteringens omfång påverkades under en period av stora förändringar. Uppsatsen försöker också svara på hur representationen av Brasilien och brasilianarna har förändrats i termer av huvudteman och ämnesområden, andrifiering och stereotyper samt vilka röster/aktörer som kommer till tals i artikelmaterialet.Studien använder ett socialkonstruktionistiskt angreppssätt tillsammans med Galtung och Ruges nyhetsvärderingsteori, Stuart Halls teorier om representationen av de(n) Andra, andrifiering och stereotyper samt Faircloughs kritiska diskursanalys.Uppsatsen består av en kvantitativ del och en kvalitativ, diskursanalytisk del. Den kvantitativa undersökningen består av den årliga Brasilienrelaterade artikelfrekvensen mellan 1998 och 2010 och artikelfrekvensen under de brasilianska presidentvalsåren 1998, 2002, 2006 och 2010.

According to Nosti (2012) banks target youths to find new customers by giving them special offers such as debit cards from a relatively early age. However, Moschis and Churchill (1979) point out that age can affect the level of knowledge in the consumer. Therefore, this essay focuses on youths as consumers. Specifically, youths? awareness of security risks in using bank tools such as debit cards or internet banks was studied.

According to Nosti (2012) banks target youths to find new customers by giving them special offers such as debit cards from a relatively early age. However, Moschis and Churchill (1979) point out that age can affect the level of knowledge in the consumer. Therefore, this essay focuses on youths as consumers. Specifically, youths? awareness of security risks in using bank tools such as debit cards or internet banks was studied.

AbstractTitel: Ur elden in i askan. En kvalitativ studie om det sociala nätverkets betydelse för ensamkommande barnKeywords: unaccompanied refugee children, social network, risk and resilience, social work.Authors: Karin Bodå och Leila Silva The main purpose of this study is to illuminate and describe the importance of having a social network for unaccompanied refugee children in Sweden. Using qualitative interviews this study looks at their possibilities to create a social network in Sweden and how their network helps them to solve problems. Knowledge of this subject is important for social workers, in order to be able to encourage and help unaccompanied refugee children to build a social network. The base for our analysis is attachment theory, coping theory, social network theory, KASAM theory, risk and resilience theory, system theory are used to give deeper insight into experiences of four unaccompanied refugee boys.

AbstractTitel: Ur elden in i askan. En kvalitativ studie om det sociala nätverkets betydelse för ensamkommande barnKeywords: unaccompanied refugee children, social network, risk and resilience, social work.Authors: Karin Bodå och Leila Silva The main purpose of this study is to illuminate and describe the importance of having a social network for unaccompanied refugee children in Sweden. Using qualitative interviews this study looks at their possibilities to create a social network in Sweden and how their network helps them to solve problems. Knowledge of this subject is important for social workers, in order to be able to encourage and help unaccompanied refugee children to build a social network. The base for our analysis is attachment theory, coping theory, social network theory, KASAM theory, risk and resilience theory, system theory are used to give deeper insight into experiences of four unaccompanied refugee boys.

Silva Sweden AB gav i uppdrag att ta fram en ny tumkompass för skolverksamhet. Orientering uppfattas av många barn som svårt och krångligt. För att höja intresset och göra det enklare vill man ge lärare och elever en tumkompass som är anpassad efter hur barn använder den. Traditionellt används handkompasser i undervisningen. Dessa kompasser uppfyller inte de speciella krav barn ställer, de är för stora, komplicerade och svåra att förstå.

SammanfattningDatum:2011-01-14 Nivå:Kandidatuppsats i företagsekonomi, 15 hp Författare:Damir Foric, Robert Medvegy, Sebastian Silva Handledare:Lennart Bogg Titel:Personalliggaren - Ett effektivt kontrollverktyg mot svartarbete inom restaurangbranschen? Nyckelord:Ekonomisk brottslighet, personalliggaren, svartarbete, rutinaktivitetsteorin. Problemformulering:Vad anser ekobrottsbekämpande myndigheter om personalliggarens effekt mot svart arbetskraft i restaurangbranschen? Vad anser två anonyma restaurangägare om personalliggarens effekt mot svart arbetskraft i restaurangbranschen? Vilka faktorer påverkar ekonomisk brottslighet? Syfte:Syftet med denna studie är att jämföra ekobrottsbekämpande myndigheters, en företagsrevisors, och två anonyma restaurangägares åsikter om personalliggarens effekt på svart arbetskraft och sedan styrka dessa åsikter med teoretiska faktorer som påverkar ekonomisk brottslighet. Metod:Studiens syfte och problemformulering besvaras genom en kvalitativ ansats.