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1. 6. Investigating the Social

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Staffan Edling; [2018]
   Keywords : Trade unions; political organisations; political ontology; actor-network theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The major trade unions in Sweden have departments of investigation that gather information and write reports on issues relating to their members. This thesis is an examination of how one such trade union, Kommunal, has investigated the issue of temporary and precarious employment over the last several years. READ MORE

3. 7. Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for the Swedish energy demand and electricity supply system

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Giulia Torri; [2018]
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   Abstract : The project was developed within the “Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for sustainable building and planning", a joint program developed by a consortium of Swedish research centers and managed at KTH. The aim of the program is to explore future scenarios that could allow Sweden to achieve both environmental and social goals by 2050. READ MORE

4. 8. The Gendered Implications of Securitized Migration : A qualitative look at how the securitization of migration affects women's experiences of seeking asylum in one of the world's most gender equal countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Iris Luthman; [2017]
   Keywords : gender; asylum-seekers; securitization of migration; Sweden;

   Abstract : The interrelation between gender and the asylum-seeking process has received increasing attention within academic as well as political discussions in the past decade. Looking specifically at the case of Sweden, this paper hopes to add to existing knowledge through the consideration of how tensions and contradictions regarding migrants and asylum-seekers affect women’s experiences of the asylum-seeking process. READ MORE

5. 9. The reasoned Samaritan: a study on the Swedish government’s reasons behind the restrictive shift in refugee policy in 2015

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ina Zuljevic; [2017]
   Keywords : Sweden; refugees; government; humanitarianism and security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with understanding the restrictive shift in refugee policy that occurred in Sweden during the fall of 2015. Several European states decided to deny entry to refugees, which led to a vast immigration in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 10. The Ceremonial Body: The Significance of Bodies in Dynastic Ceremonies of the Swedish Monarchy, 1782-1818

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

   Author : Alexander Isacsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Monarchy; ceremony; dynasty; body; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The late eighteenth and the early nineteenth century was a turbulent time for the monarchies of Europe, the Swedish included. Since Gustav III’s coup in 1772, the king strove to enhance the royal prerogative. READ MORE