The purpose of this thesis is to study how swedishness is constructed and narrated in two Swedish documentary series that picture the Swedish participation in the international ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The main focus lies on how the Swedish soldier as such is portrayed, on which values, characteristics and qualities that they are said to embody and how these are linked to notions of swedishness, particularly the strong historical narrative, formed during the second half of the twentieth century, that defines Sweden as a peaceful, neutral and humanitarian state, with peaceful, enlightened and democratically minded citizens. Theoretically it draws on the concept of metanarrative to explain how ideas of shared national origin translates in to a broad organizing discourse, that defines, interprets and communicates notions of what it means to be a Swede and what is needed to make claims on swedishness. Another concept, that of national bodyscape, is also used to further define and explain how ideas of nationality are embodied and take the form of specific characteristics and  personal qualities. The meaning-making in these two series makes use of the above mentioned definition of swedishness as defined by humanitarian concerns, democratic ideals and moral superiority to construct an image of the Swedish soldiers as on the one hand soft, humanitarians, who are needed in Afghanistan because of their especially strong sense of justice and moral, and, on the other, as tough soldiers, who are able to participate in every aspect of the war as fighters.

The purpose of this thesis is to study how swedishness is constructed and narrated in two Swedish documentary series that picture the Swedish participation in the international ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The main focus lies on how the Swedish soldier as such is portrayed, on which values, characteristics and qualities that they are said to embody and how these are linked to notions of swedishness, particularly the strong historical narrative, formed during the second half of the twentieth century, that defines Sweden as a peaceful, neutral and humanitarian state, with peaceful, enlightened and democratically minded citizens. Theoretically it draws on the concept of metanarrative to explain how ideas of shared national origin translates in to a broad organizing discourse, that defines, interprets and communicates notions of what it means to be a Swede and what is needed to make claims on swedishness. Another concept, that of national bodyscape, is also used to further define and explain how ideas of nationality are embodied and take the form of specific characteristics and  personal qualities. The meaning-making in these two series makes use of the above mentioned definition of swedishness as defined by humanitarian concerns, democratic ideals and moral superiority to construct an image of the Swedish soldiers as on the one hand soft, humanitarians, who are needed in Afghanistan because of their especially strong sense of justice and moral, and, on the other, as tough soldiers, who are able to participate in every aspect of the war as fighters.

During the past 10 years Sweden has updated its penal code for sexual crimes twice. Despite this few are convicted for the crime of rape in Sweden. As the majority of perpetrators being male, this is a problem concerning women?s rights to respect for their bodies and personal integrity. A possible explanation, and this study?s point of departure is a potential discrepancy between the intention of the law and the interpretation of the same as the Swedish legal system rests on a foundation of legal positivism.

The prevailing food and energy crisis of the world, due to the declining reserves of fossil energy and a never ending rise of consumption, forces us to look into new fields to supply our energy demand. The boom of bio energy is criticized, as food crops are used to provide biodiesel and ethanol and the volumes are ridiculously small to supply world demand. Algae are one of the world?s oldest life forms and exist in many different phyla, providing a great variety to choose from, for different purposes. Cultivating microalgae offer a way to produce energy at great volumes without competing with food production and at the same time the algae offer a way to use our expensive nutrients in a more efficient way, besides this the algae are carbon dioxide neutral since their carbon source can be supplied by the atmosphere and the additional energy required can be supplied by algal oil or other renewable sources.

SAMMANFATTNING Syftet med min studie har varit att ta reda på hur arbetslösa ungdomar resonerar kring Arbetsförmedlingen, samt hur de upplever mötet med myndigheten. Utifrån detta har min ambition varit att söka efter möj¬liga orsaker till deras åsikter och upplevelser vilket jag har försökt att klargöra i uppsatsens analys genom att binda samman resultatet med ut¬valda teorier. De teorier jag valt att använda mig av är: socialisation, identitet, attityd samt rollteori. Jag har även använt mig av tidigare forskning och Arbetsförmedlingens uppdrag för att relatera till resultaten och teorierna. Mitt ämnesval väcktes av att det enligt tidigare studier riktas mycket negativ kritik mot Arbets¬förmedlingen och att många ungdomar verkar ha fel förväntningar på vad de gör.

Syftet med vår studie har varit att få klarhet i vilka tankar och åsikter en grupp unga vuxna mellan 18-25 år utan tidigare erfarenhet av arbetsförmedlingen har gentemot myndigheten, samt att undersöka i vilken utsträckning individernas familj, vänner samt massmedia ligger till grund för deras åsikter och vilka förväntningar de har på ett framtida besök hos Arbetsförmedlingen om så skulle bli aktuellt. De frågeställningar vi valt att undersöka i vår studie är vad unga vuxna har för tankar och åsikter om arbetsförmedlingen, vilka förväntningar de har på ett framtida besök samt vad som påverkat dem i sitt ställningstagande gentemot arbetsförmedlingen med fokus på familj, vänner och massmedia. De teoretiska begrepp vi använt oss av är socialisation, sociala roller, identitet, i vår teoridel kommer vi även att belysa massmedias påverkan på individen. Våra valda teoretiska begrepp ger oss förklaringar till hur människan påverkas av yttre faktorer som familj, vänner och massmedia. Den ger också förklaring på hur samhället tillskriver olika yrkesbenämningar egenskaper som många sedan tar till sig och låter sig påverkas av.

Humans attitudes towards different animals are very complex were culture, genetic, psychology and evolution are some of the factors that influence. The order of animals that can provoke the most intense and extreme attitudes, both positive and negative, are the carnivores. Wolves are a constant debate in Sweden and even though a big part of the population are neutral towards the wolf, a clear friction of the attitudes can be seen. Some factors that have been seen to influence the attitude are age, education and the size of the hometown. The aim of this study is to investigate whether outdoor activities, time spend in rural areas, and time spent in a weekend cottage, also correlate with attitude towards wolf.

Travelling children is the topic of my work. Children who commute between more than one home. Society is rapidly changing and so is the concept â familyâ . The nuclear family is no longer the most common one. Children are now travelling more frequently than ever.

I den här uppsatsen granskas ett nyhetsprogram för barn, Lilla Aktuellt, som sänds av public service-företaget Sveriges Television. Syftet är att undersöka hur skolan framställs i nyheterna och vilken förändring av framställningen som skett över tid. Med en kvantitativ innehållsanalys har sändningar av Lilla Aktuellt från 1994 och 2013/2014 granskats för att ta reda på frågorna; hur mycket sägs om skolan i nyhetsprogram för barn, vad kommer fram om skolan i nyhetsinslagen och vem kommer till tals om skolan. Uppsatsen använder ett barnperspektiv. Teoretiska ramverk för uppsatsen består av barndomsforskning, gestaltningsteori, teori om nyhetsvärdering samt medielogik.Resultaten visar att skolinslagen har ökat samtidigt som tidsutrymmet har minskat.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a correlation between attitude andbuying decisions of consumers regarding certified coffee. The study will examine whether marketsurveys measuring consumer?s attitudes, is a good method for predicting a purchasing decisionsregarding certified coffee.Method: To study consumer attitudes towards certified coffee, we have implemented a web-basedsurvey at Facebook. A total of 108 responses were recorded. To complement the Facebook study wehave conducted three surveys on persons who are customers at ICA.

Kommuner anses vara neutral i sin redovisning. Detta gör att de ska redovisa på ett tillförlitligt, verifierbart och objektivt sätt för att kunna ge relevant information till sina mottagare via årsredovisningen. Eftersom den kommunala årsredovisningen i vissa fall avviker från god redovisningssed och rättvisande bild avsåg denna studie att öka förståelsen för individernas uppfattningar om hur redovisningsarbetet går till och konsekvenserna av det, klargöra vilken kritik kommunerna fått samt hur de behandlar den kritiken. För att svara på frågan Varför kommunala årsredovisningar är orena genomfördes en identifiering av faktorer som påverkar förändringsbenägenheten ur ett organisatoriskt och ett individuellt perspektiv. Denna studie genomfördes via observationer och intervjuer med standardiserade frågor till aktörer i fyra av Norrbottens kommuner.

The prevailing food and energy crisis of the world, due to the declining reserves of fossil energy and a never ending rise of consumption, forces us to look into new fields to supply our energy demand. The boom of bio energy is criticized, as food crops are used to provide biodiesel and ethanol and the volumes are ridiculously small to supply world demand. Algae are one of the world?s oldest life forms and exist in many different phyla, providing a great variety to choose from, for different purposes. Cultivating microalgae offer a way to produce energy at great volumes without competing with food production and at the same time the algae offer a way to use our expensive nutrients in a more efficient way, besides this the algae are carbon dioxide neutral since their carbon source can be supplied by the atmosphere and the additional energy required can be supplied by algal oil or other renewable sources.

The overall purpose of the essay is to initiate a survey and highlight, on the basis of sufficiently material, the dealings between Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a member of the resistance and the Swedish Church and/or its representatives. The purpose of the survey is to structure Dietrich Bonhoeffers activities in Sweden and highlight its implications.The following research questions have been used:1: What was Dietrich Bonhoeffer doing in Sweden and what persons did he meet?2: What was the role of the Swedish Church during the Second World War? 3: What was the impact of Dietrich Bonhoeffers visits to Sweden?In conclusion, this study of the contacts between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Swedish Church has shown: Dietrich Bonhoeffer was in Sweden on two occasions. He met representatives of the Swedish Church, which was engaged in issues related to ecumenism, resistance and peacework. Although the persons he met were representatives of the Swedish Church they sometimes acted as individuals with a Christian philosophy.

För att kunna hantera konflikter krävs olika kompetenser, vilka som krävs och hur vi behärskar dessa genom olika erfarenheter som vi skapat oss i olika sammanhang är en central fråga i denna studie. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilka kompetenser sektionschefer inom statliga myndigheter upplever sig behöva för att hantera konflikter på arbetsplatsen mellan sina medarbetare. Vi vill också belysa under vilka omständigheter de samlat på sig dessa erfarenheter. För att besvara syftet tog vi hjälp av följande frågeställningar: ?vilka kompetenser anser sektionschefer vara relevanta för att hantera en konflikt??, ?vilka tidigare erfarenheter anser de vara användbara?? samt ?hur använder de sig av tidigare erfarenheter för att hantera konflikter på arbetsplatsen??.

Stockholms Universitet, Instutitionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikationJMK, Karlavägen 104Box 27 861, 115 93 STOCKHOLMTel: 08-16 20 00Titel: CCTV och Al Jazeera ? likheter och skillnader i de internationella nyhetsprogrammen Title: CCTV and Al Jazeera ?similarities and differences in the international news programsFörfattare: Hanna Strid, hanna.strid@gmail.com, Marta Kaszuba, marta.kaszuba@hotmail.com.Handledare: Christian ChristensenC-uppsatsHöstterminen 2013This essay aims to identify what similarities and differences there are between news broadcastings from Chinese CCTV and Al Jazeera English which has its national headquarters in Qatar. When national channels broadcasts internationally, it is interesting to see what they choose to convey as that day's news flow and how to represent their country. It can depend on many different things such as structures of media ownership in the country and cultural context. The research methods used have been empirical studies and comparative analysis of a total of ten broadcasts of the largest daily newscasts on both channels, both news programmes are called the News Hour.