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Att anpassa sig till en ny världsordning. Den svenska socialdemokratin och beslutet om att ta emot Marshallhjälp 1947–1948
(2025-10-13)This thesis shows how Sweden took its first steps into the emerging cold war order during the years 1947-1948. The study focuses the Swedish Social Democratic party, which had to wrestle with different views on the conflict ... -
Köpa eller köpas? Åbors motiv för skatteköp under 1700-talet i tre härad
(2025-10-02)In year 1701 the Swedish king Charles XII ordered the Royal Chamber of Commerce to sell Crown land to tenants or others who were willing to buy, in order to collect resources to carry on with the Nordic war against Russia ... -
Förutsättningar för Arkeologisk Förmedling. En Analys av Tillgång, Likvärdighet och Samverkan mellan Uppdragsarkeologi och Grundskolor
(2025-09-19)Conditions for Archaeological Mediation An Analysis of Access, Equity, and Collaboration Between Contract Archaeology and Primary Schools This study examines how contract archaeology companies engage in communication ... -
Från olagligt till mänsklig rättighet. En begreppshistorisk undersökning om hur homosexualitet beskrivs i svenska uppslagsverk 1874-2015
(2025-08-07)The essay is about the concept of homosexuality in swedish encyclopedias, dictionaries and glossaries. The purpose of the essay is to analyze how this concept has changed over time during the 1800's to 2000’s. The method ... -
Från olagligt till mänsklig rättighet. En begreppshistorisk undersökning om hur homosexualitet beskrivs i svenska uppslagsverk 1874-2015
(2025-07-30)The essay is about the concept of homosexuality in swedish encyclopedias, dictionaries and glossaries. The purpose of the essay is to analyze how this concept has changed over time during the 1800's to 2000’s. The method ... -
Oro, arghet och avbön. Känslokultur och rättskipning i fyra karolinska högmålsrättegångar
(2024-12-16)The aim of this master’s thesis is to cast new light on the social conflicts of the Swedish Empire by examining the emotional practices of peasant protests and their prosecution during the 17th century. Through quantitative ... -
Den ärlige kyrkoherden och den våldsamme drängen. Etablering av trovärdighet och sanning i den tidigmoderna häradsrätten 1687–1704
(2024-12-16)In this thesis, the establishment of truth in the early modern district court is analyzed through a collection of seven criminal cases from 1687 to 1704. The aim is to understand contemporary notions of truth, credibility, ... -
Akta på mig och tjäna mig troligen. Den baltiska adelns etablering i det svenska riket 1568-1611
(2024-12-16)This study examines the establishment of the first Baltic German nobility in Sweden in the late 16th century and early 17th century. The main perspective concerns their relationship with the swedish royal family (House of ... -
Om stenar kunde spela. Framställningen av musiker och ljudlandskap på Trajanuskolonnen
(2024-11-04)This thesis aims to explore the representations of musicians and soundscapes on the column of Trajan in Rome. While many different parts of the column have been explored thoroughly, the musicians are not such a part. As ... -
På kanten. Torparnas markanvändning under 1800-talet i Ormesta och Backa, Örebro län.
(2024-09-13)In the middle of the 19th century, approximately 90% of the Swedish population lived in the countryside. A large share were crofters that did not own the land they farmed. Landless crofters are often depicted as a homogeneous ... -
Energikrisen, intet nytt Könsföreställningar och könsroller så som de kommer till uttryck i svenska energisparkampanjen under 1970-talet
(2023-11-20)The primary aim of this essay has been twofold. First, to study how gender and gender roles are portrayed in the Swedish energy advertising campaign at the time of the oil crisis, and second, to analyze whether the ... -
Svenskar, västgötar eller vassbölingar? Föreställda gemenskaper bland allmogen under stora nordiska kriget
(2023-10-01)This study examines imagined communities at the grassroots level during the Great Northern War of 1700-1721. A specific district is studied is under investigation: the inland area of Vadsbo district in Skaraborg county. ... -
De avvikande sinnessjuka? Normer och förhandlingsutrymmen kring psykisk sjukdom och steriliseringar i 1930- och 40-talens Göteborg
(2023-09-05)This essay examines the sterilisation of people with mental illness in the years 1936, 1937 and 1942 in Gothenburg. Focusing on people with mental illness, rather than the more researched so-called feeble-minded, the aim ... -
Terrorism – en begreppshistorisk analys
(2023-09-05)This conceptual-historical study examines the term terrorism and different variations of the word in the Swedish and Italian press between 1870 and 1960. The basis of the study is the research conducted in the field of ... -
Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea
(2023-08-17)Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building ... -
Elakartade enigmatiska epidemier. En komparativ studie rörande den geografiska komponentens betydelse för sjukdomsincidens och dödlighet i epidemiska sjukdomar 1750–1810
(2023-06-09)The primary objective of this study has been to investigate whether geographical localization can be argued to be of significance for a communitys predispositon to suffer epidemic outbreaks and furthermore, to evaluate ... -
Chariots of the Atlantic Warriors - A Comparative Study of Chariot Motifs on Scandinavian and Iberian Rock Art
(2023-03-17)During the last two decades, ideas of long-distance interaction between cultures has gained an increased amount of attention in the field of Bronze Age research. Previous research has shown that such a long-distance ... -
Archaeology in the Shadow of Governments “Holy Land”. An analysis of the stories of what happens to Israeli-Palestinian cultural heritage during conflicts
(2022-10-06)From the Temple Mount to the Israelite tower to the convent, the significance of excavations in Jerusalem is unmatched. Layer by layer reveals the history of mankind in the holy land. But these excavations are more than ... -
The megaliths of Bohuslän in a south Scandinavian context
(2022-11-15)The transformation from a hunter/gatherer population to a farming society in southern Scandinavia is a process of only 300-400 years, primarily from around 4000 BC to around 3700 BC. Farming is then established in most of ...
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