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  1. 1. The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Sweden, 2015-2020

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Laura Lizák; Elif Etemova; [2023]
    Keywords : Crime; Immigration; Male Population Density; Gun Violence; Fixed Effects Model; Swedish Media and Politics;

    Abstract : This paper addresses the pressing problem of the surge in crime in Sweden, which has led to substantial uncertainty about its underlying causes. By investigating the correlation between socio-economic factors and crime on a municipality level from 2015 to 2020, we aim to provide valuable insights into understanding and effectively tackling this issue. READ MORE

  3. 2. Problematizing Security in Education: A poststructural policy analysis of Swedish school security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Rosberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Education Act; school security; securitization; poststructural policy analysis; WPR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the last few years several violent school attacks have taken place in Sweden, leading to a debate in both the media and in politics concerning school security. There is pressure from the public to “make schools safer”, with some steps being taken on a legislative level. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategies of counter Image-Making of Arabs' portrayals in Swedish films through a Decolonial Approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Yaser Kassab; [2022-06-01]
    Keywords : Representation; Otherness; Eurocentrism; Stereotypification; Arab portrayals in films; Power structures; Symbolic violence;

    Abstract : Many groups and marginalized communities have been struggling for better representation in the media and film in different countries for many reasons. One of them is the direct effects of stereotypification on their lives. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Harmful Effects of Online and Offline Anti LGBTI Hate Speech

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Hanna Nyman; Annastasiya Provozin; [2019]
    Keywords : Hate Speech; LGBTI; Online Hate Speech; Offline Hate Speech; Ukraine; Moldova; Violence; Harmful Effects;

    Abstract : Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) are discriminated and subjected to violence in societies across the world, and ensuring their rights is on the international agenda. On a European level, nationalism, state-led persecution and rhetoric of hate have slowed down the process of ensuring human rights for LGBTI people particularly in Eastern Europe, where they are subject to violence, discrimination and hostility. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”A compliment immediately becomes a harassment” : A qualitative study of young male university students’ perceptions on the #metoo movement and the changes in their attitudes

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Samantha Nadjafi; Olivia Murdock; [2018]
    Keywords : #metoo; sexual harassment; women’s movement; Sweden; globalization; gender roles;

    Abstract : In the fall of 2017, the #metoo movement began on social media to encourage victims of sexual harassment to speak up and show the magnitude of the problem, especially violence committed by men against women. The message of #metoo went viral and developed into a significant topic on gender equality. READ MORE