In this thesis, I argue that given the increasing importance of the global media and the relative unwillingness of democratic publics to accept casualties, decision makers have increasingly relied on the creation and dissemination of rhetorical legitimizations of military assignments with the final ...
"Das vorliegende Papier beschreibt eine Untersuchung zum Umfang sowie zur Qualitätssicherung und Evaluation der primärpräventiven Aktivitäten in deutschen Aids-Hilfe-Organisationen. Als Datenquelle diente ein selbst entwickelter Fragebogen, der in allen 119 deutschen Einrichtungen eingesetzt wurde. ...
Israel-criticism and modern anti-Semitism
After the Third Reich was defeated, the expression of openly anti-Semitic attitudes was, to be sure, discredited in the German public, but anti-Semitism did not, however, disappear entirely. It was instead camouflaged in various ways, and even found socially and politically compatible expression in ...
Investeringar i kommunal infrastruktur: Förutsättningar för en målfokuserad investeringsverksamhet
Capital assets in local infrastructure constitute an overbearing concern for society, with the generation of benefits for the population being its prime purpose. Nevertheless, the conditions for the capital investment activities within local governments are diffuse. Which different kinds of investme...
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Erfarenheter av stigmatisering och diskriminering bland personer med psykisk sjukdom
The overall aim of this thesis is to 1) investigate the prevalence of stigmatizing experiences and beliefs of devaluation and discrimination among persons with mental illness, and 2) to investigate the relationship between beliefs of devalua¬tion/¬discrimination, rejection experiences and sociodemog...
Attitudes to Rankings: Comparing German, Australian and Japanese Experiences
Drawing on an international survey of HE leaders during 2006, and interviews with HE leaders and stakeholders in Germany, Australia and Japan during 2008, it describes and compares the reaction and response to rankings by HEIs in Germany, Australia and Japan, with particular attention to institution...
Alcohol Use in Swedish Halls of Residence
In the year 2000, the alcohol habits of 1460 Swedish university students living in residence halls were assessed. The students had a mean age of 23.8 years, and 64% were male. The results from this baseline assessment show that the mean AUDIT score (± sd) was 10.3 ± 5.2 for males and 8.1 ± 4.7 for f...