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High time for change: counter-discourse and grassroot mobilization in Swedish Facebook groups for drug decriminalization
(2020-08-21)
Future drug policy can benefit from understanding why the dominant Swedish
discourse of drug prohibition as morally superior is being challenged by an
online counterpublic, making use of Facebook groups to form ...
Non-mixity as an organizational and resistance tool for collective identification within French radical activist groups
(2022-01-21)
This article investigates non-mixity (separatism), its functions, mechanisms, uses and impacts
on specific groups within radical movements. Sense of belonging, frames, diasporic identities
and diaological processes are ...
Institutional difference-making and negotiations of belonging: experiences of "Swedish as second language"
(2020-09-23)
The focus of this paper is on the ambiguous selection-principles that constitute the foundation
of Swedish as second language and how this ambiguity may lead to reproduction and
consolidation of racist discourses and ...
Diagnosens emotionella aspekter – En studie om att få en ADHD diagnos i vuxen ålder
(2020-05-05)
This study explores emotions involved in receiving a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood. The
article used interviews and was based on sociological theory of emotions. Questions answered
in the study were as follows: What are ...
Accessibility and participation in work and employment for people with intellectual disabilities within Gothenburg Municipality
(2021-07-05)
Work and employment are a central part of an individual’s life, not only to gain financial security, but to establish your identity, gain a sense of belonging, as well as build social networks. In Sweden, participation ...
When conflicting interests meet - A critical study of the collaboration and ideals in the project BoStad2021
(2020-11-04)
Decision-makers in Gothenburg face major challenges in solving the housing shortage. As
a response, the housing project BoStad2021 has been initiated by public and private actors with the
goal of constructing 7,000 new ...
Organisational trust in HR - Exploring managers and employees demands and expectations of the HR function
(2020-09-09)
Purpose:
This study aims to explore how the Human Resource (HR) function tackle demands on trust in a multinational medical-technical company by identifying managers and employees’ expectations. Furthermore, the study ...
Materiality, Mobility and Strategies of Nurturing Long- Distance Family Relationships: A Study of Migrant Women’s Practices Around Sending Packages Home
(2021-10-08)
This thesis draws on migrants’ practices around sending packages home to explore their
practical experience with navigating distance and what it actually takes to maintain close
familial relationships across space. The ...
BARRIERS IN BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT - A case study of how certain organizational practices lead to non-inclusion from employees’ perspectives
(2020-09-09)
Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to explore the specific organizational practices
acting as barriers in promoting inclusion at the workplace from employees’
perspectives. The same is explored with a two-fold ...
Emotional labour and racialised subordination in the service sector: A study of migrants’ server experiences in Sweden’s catering industry
(2020-09-25)
This dissertation explores the implications of ethnic penalties and of emotional
labour on the ethnic segmentation of Sweden’s labour market. Taking the catering
industry as a critical case, this study examines foreign-born ...