This study examines regional integration in Africa with a focus on the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, COMESA. COMESA, with roots that go back to the beginning of the 1980?s, is one of the largest and most diverse areas for regional integration in Africa and has currently 19 member countries. The goal of the COMESA co-operation is to become a fully integrated area by the year 2025 that will merge into the African Union (AU). AU will then, in turn, create a fully integrated African continent in a not too far away future.

Det här examensarbetet har genomförts i samarbete med företaget ROL Ergo som konstruerar och tillverkar motordrivna höj- och sänkbara skrivbord. Företaget vill utvidga sitt sortiment genom att marknadsföra motordrivna höj- och sänkbara TVstativ mot den offentliga sektorn. Stativet ska konstrueras efter samma tekniska lösningar och principer som företaget redan tillämpar. Uppdraget delades ut som ett examensarbete till Jönköpings Tekniska Högskola, JTH.Författarna har genom en tilldelad kravspecifikation och egna fältstudier på marknaden lagt grunden för utvecklingen av TV-stativet. Genom olika välkända arbetsmetoder har arbetet kartlagts, planerats i detalj och varit till hjälp vid beslut av större och mindre konceptval.

Dagens samhälle präglas av en vilja att göra karriär. Att göra karriär innebär för många att bli chef eller att på något sätt nå en ledande position där man har makten att bestämma över andra. Det finns en uppsjö av litteratur kring hur man är en bra chef, hur man utvecklar ledaregenskaper samt hur man gör karriär. Det saknas dock forskning som fokuserar på hur man blir en ledare. Alltså vilka faktorer och egenskaper som är viktiga eller avgörande för att man ska nå sin målsättning att bli just chef.Syftet med denna uppsats är att belysa de faktorer som banar väg till en ledande position inom ett företag eller en organisation.

The present study examined high school students? attitudes to higher education at university/college and their study engagement in an industrial town in klarälvdalen in the county of Värmland. The main research question was whether there are any differences between students in vocational and theoretically oriented programs regarding their attitude to higher education and study engagement. The results was also compared with a study with the same research question conducted in Countryside town in fryksdalen, Värmland county to see whether attitude and student engagement differ between high school students in different parts of Värmland. The method used was quantitative with data collected by using questionnaires.

The product structure of the fuel tank installation is one of the most complex product areas at Scania. Caused by the number of parameters, which affect the fuel tank installation, a product structure is created which is very difficult to handle. Knowledge exist that the structure in a nearby future will be considerable more complex. The purpose of the study has been to understand in why this complexity exist and find ways to break the trend of a growing product structure. The goal was to achieve a more standardized fuel tank installation.A theoretical study was performed in order to bring knowledge in relevant areas both in general theory but also in documentation at Scania.

Swedish Trotting association was formed in 1925. They are the ones who design the regulations concerning what is permissible and not permissible for the horse, driver and trainer, when they have a license at a Swedish racing track. The Veterinary department of Swedish Trotting association decides in consultation with representatives from veterinaries around the country what is allowed and not allowed, based proven experience, combined with the availability of scientific data and Veterinary Department's own assessment. After stricter regulations for good animal welfare from the Swedish government, Swedish Trotting association is going to work out a workable model for how new equipment can be tested in the future to see how the equipment affects the horse. In the future, all equipment will be objectively tested before approved. The purpose of this work was to develop a well-functioning model for this. The research-question for this work is: Is this study design a well-functioning model of how the equipment should be tested in the future? The equipment used for designing this model was bitless bridle with a bit.

I det ha?r examensarbetet underso?ktes hur biblioteksbeso?kare kan delta i en kollektiv designprocess. Under tre dagar genomfo?rdes ett designpedagogiskt projekt pa? Dieselverkstadens bibliotek i Sickla, Stockholm. Da?r erbjo?ds beso?karna att delta i formgivningen av en bordsduk.

I det ha?r examensarbetet underso?ktes hur biblioteksbeso?kare kan delta i en kollektiv designprocess. Under tre dagar genomfo?rdes ett designpedagogiskt projekt pa? Dieselverkstadens bibliotek i Sickla, Stockholm. Da?r erbjo?ds beso?karna att delta i formgivningen av en bordsduk.

The quality of a design can improve essentially through a participatory designprocess. Initially, The Mulberry School project was supposed to be finished in two months but the involvement of artist Scott G Burnham extended the work and brought a new dimension into the project. In the beginning, Scott and I both worked on the project unaware of each other. I was appointed by the architect to design the external areas of the school and based on a site survey and analysis of the factors infl uencing the site I created a design proposal with the concept form and function. At the same time Scott performed a series of workshops initiated by the school. The purpose and goal was to include the students in the redevelopment of the school and to produce a design based on the thoughts and wishes of the students.

The present study examined high school students? attitudes to higher education at university/college and their study engagement in an industrial town in klarälvdalen in the county of Värmland. The main research question was whether there are any differences between students in vocational and theoretically oriented programs regarding their attitude to higher education and study engagement. The results was also compared with a study with the same research question conducted in Countryside town in fryksdalen, Värmland county to see whether attitude and student engagement differ between high school students in different parts of Värmland. The method used was quantitative with data collected by using questionnaires.

ABSTRACTEssay in Political Science, Advanced Continuation Course, 61-80 credits, by Jonas Nilsson?The democratic islamist? - a study of three islamist movements and their potential role in ademocratization process?Supervisor: Jonas LindeThe purpose of this work has been to explain to what extent islamist movements can be said to bebearers of democratic values and if they have a role to play in future democratization processes. Thepurpose of this work is also to examine the democratic views of the different islamist movements andto compare them with each other in an effort to find a specific islamist definition of democracy.The essay is a qualitative analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Front Islamique du Salut inAlgeria and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The analytical framework is based on the political institutionsincluded in Robert A. Dahl polyarchial democracy.

When designing roads it?s important to knowwhat loads will bedriven on it. The axles on heavy vehicles can either have super single tires ordual tires which, according to studies, damage the roads differently. The SwedishTransport Administration is developing an understanding for the character ofthese different kinds of axle and tire types on the loads induced on Swedishroads. In this thesis a field study was conducted to determine the distributionbetween axles with super single tires and axles with dual tires on heavy vehicles.A highway, a country road and a national road were investigated during thestudy.

För att få en trygg identitet ska alla elever i grundskolan uppnå medvetenhet om det egna kulturarvet och delaktighet i det gemensamma. Detta anser skolverket vara viktigt för förmågan att förstå och leva sig in i andras villkor och värderingar. Tyvärr resulterar många av försöken att tala om kultur i skolan bara till ökat särskiljande, istället för ökad förståelse.Denna undersökning syftar till att hitta ett nytt sätt att arbeta med kultur- och etnicitetsfrågor. Utifrån frågeställningen ?Hur kan man använda designprocessen för att skapa nya högtider och därigenom synliggöra och utmana de sätt på vilka identitetskapande sker bland elever i grundskolans årskurs tre?? har ett designpedagogiskt projekt genomförts tillsammans med 50 barn i nioårsåldern.I detta projekt har dessa 50 barn, eleverna i två skolklasser, använt metoder inspirerade av transformations- och participatory design för att skapa ett helt nytt, eget högtidsfirande. Tillsammans har vi satt ramarna för en ny tradition, en ny kultur och ett nytt beteende. Min förhoppning var att genom att skapa något nytt, gemensamt skulle samhörighetskänslor uppstå istället för att kulturella skillnader skulle uppmärksammas och på så sätt öka segregeringen.Under projektets gång har jag samlat in empiri i form av ljudupptagningar, fotografier, fältanteckningar och artefakter, de produkter som eleverna tillverkade inför firandet.

There has been a lot of debate in media about mathematics teaching in grade school in Sweden. Many students experience that mathematics in grade school is abstract, which leads to decreased interest of mathematics in early years. An international study indicates that Swedish students in class 4 do not fulfill the mean for mathematics according to EU/OECD countries. The study also shows that Sweden practice a textbook driven education, compared to other countries. The aim for this study was to find out how a few pedagogues for class F-6 teach mathematics, and why they have chosen to educate the way they do.

In this report the two authors, and project contributors alike, describe their work withdeveloping a solar cooker intended for usage in the developing countries of the world.Specifically, the work aims at developing a new, solar heat driven cooking device, possiblybased upon the current product. This should, in comparison to the current product, be lighter,easier to transport and to produce. Also, the new product?s production mustn?t be more costlythan today and the included materials and components must be obtainable from within theBolivian national borders where the product is currently produced. During the project, certainadvantages with a more efficient, and, above all, a more moderately priced product, werediscovered.