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Den globala medelhavsnivån stiger och är ett oåterkalleligt fenomen som kommer fortsätta att stiga flera tusen år framöver. Studien syftar till att förstå hur kustkommunerna, Malmö och Trelleborg, resonerar kring strategier och anpassningsåtgärder för att hantera utmaningar med havsnivåhöjningar, såväl som med rådande styrning och ansvarsfördelningen. Studien undersöker även kommunernas syn på havet och valet av tidsperspektiv i planeringen. Resultatet från studien visar på ett behov av ett längre tidsperspektiv, bortom 100 år för att möta utmaningarna med havsnivåhöjningar. Det rådande synsättet på havet som en fiende behöver således förändras för att åstadkomma en effektivare planering. Det krävs bland annat ett förändrat synsätt där havet ses som en medspelare och tar hänsyn till havets dynamik, men även alternativa åtgärder som utgår från ett längre perspektiv. Utmaningar kring styrning och ansvarsfördelning har identifieras som centrala i arbetet för en effektivare planering med havsnivåhöjningar. Det krävs inte bara tydligare strukturer för samarbete och ansvarsfördelning, utan även en bättre lagstiftning som främjar agerande över passivitet., Global sea level rise is a phenomenon that is irreversible and will continue to rise for thousands of years to come. The study aims to understand how the coastal municipalities, Malmö and Trelleborg, reason about strategies and adaptation measures to address the issue of sea level rise, as well as the current governance and responsibility. The study also examines the municipalities' approach to the sea and the decision on the time perspective in planning. The results of the study show a need for a longer time perspective, beyond 100 years, to meet the challenges of sea level rise. The current approach to the sea as an enemy therefore needs to shift in order to achieve a more effective planning. This requires, among other things, a change in approach where the sea is seen as a co-player and takes into account the dynamics of the sea, but also alternative measures based on a longer-term perspective. Challenges related to governance and the delegation of responsibilities have been identified as crucial in the work towards a more effective planning for sea level rise. Not only do we need explicit structures for governance and accountability, but also improved legislation that promotes action over inaction.

Music streaming service Spotify has recently declared that genre is becoming less important in popular music culture, linking this idea to post-identity claims. In contrast, the central argument of this article is that genre continues to matter in music streaming, where algorithmic recommendation systems remediate genre and its association with constructions of identity and difference. We examine Spotify's mediation of genre through a multimodal discourse analysis of genre metadata as presented on the website Every Noise at Once, playlist curation, and media discourse. Analysing the genres bubblegrunge and rap français (French rap), we show that the algorithmic and human processes of Spotify and its users rearticulate genre, shaping, in turn, patterns of recommendation, curation, and consumption. These processes remediate earlier constructions of identity, temporality, and place in music culture. Simultaneously, they intensify differentiation and individuation, tying in with postulations of multiplicity and diversity in neoliberalism that conceal power imbalances.

Practical pedagogical tools are central to officer training and these tools form part of a longstanding tradition, not just within the Swedish Defence University but also within the Swedish Armed Forces more broadly. Further, this sphere has always been prominent within the Swedish Defence University, with its long history of using methods including different forms of case studies, map manoeuvres, war games, staff rides, staff exercises and tactical problem solving. This handbook focuses on one of these pedagogical tools: the staff ride. The handbook is laid out as follows: firstly, a presentation of the historical background to staff rides, along with a discussion of what a staff ride is and what types exist. Secondly, the focus moves to thoughts on planning and implementing a staff ride, in which we discuss the planning phase, lessons learned regarding the use of reconnaissance prior to implementation, and thoughts concerning the pedagogical aspect to the staff ride. Finally, the handbook closes with a discussion on how to plan and implement staff rides, both from practical and pedagogical perspectives. Here a schematic model is presented on the pedagogical dynamics of a staff ride as regards various target groups, based on their understanding and the varying complexities of staff rides., Translation from: En handbok om fältövningar: Att planera och leda en fältövning (2023)

The aim of this paper is to, based on official statements in public documents as well as statements and opinions in media, identify how different perspectives that appear in the debate about the green transformation can be understood and justified in Norway and Sweden with a specific focus on land use. It is assumed that these perspectives can be linked to fundamental values such as for example anthropocentrism or ecocentrism. Given that different perspectives on land use can be identified, the paper also identify what type of policy instruments the literature suggests has a potential to bridge the different perspectives. The literature acknowledges traditional policy instruments (regulatory, economic and informative) including spatial planning, but also suggest testing more innovative policy instruments within the realm of economic incentives, information, and voluntary instruments, to mitigate land use conflicts in the context of green transformation.

THE HANSA European Cultural Route (hereafter THE HANSA) is among the oldest, largest, most well-organized and active Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (CoE). Based on the shared heritage of the Hanseatic League, the nearly two hundred members of this route cultivate intercultural communication, cross-border cooperation, local self governance, commitment to the principles of democracy and sustainable development of Europe. With its active youth wing youthHANSA, the route engages young Europeans in acquiring and further developing the aforementioned principles and values. The highlight of the network is organization of the International Hanseatic Days – a massive festival organized every year since 1980 in various member cities, which is a celebration of common culture and heritage, as well as a political, economic and cultural forum. Overall, this is a highly valuable and appreciated network, dedicated to preservation and cultivation of important European heritage., Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of EuropeCertification cycle 2023-2024

Fokus på friluftsliv och dess miljöpåverkningar - definition, beskrivning och organisering av friluftsliv på regional och kommunal nivå, hur miljöpåverkan samt hållbar utveckling av friluftsliv beskrivs och inkluderas i planering och förvaltning.

Increased scholarly and practitioner attention has been paid to community gardens and their potential impact on community building and sustainability, as well as a tool to combat the decline in physical and mental well-being connected to childhood obesity. Specifically, community gardens may play a role in on families’ eating habits, and there is a need to investigate parents’ perspectives of their children’s involvement in a rural community garden and to explore the impact this has on children’s and their families’ healthy eating habits. This is a small-scale pilot study of children’s involvement in a community garden. Using a qualitative design method, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore parents’ viewpoints of their children’s eating habits prior to and after the children’s involvement. The data gathered was coded and organised into emerging themes for interpretation. The study found indications that children’s involvement in a community garden has a positive impact on children’s social development, confidence and food awareness, along with a noticeable influence on the family’s general healthy food consumption. While the findings suggest that involvement in a community garden has positive impact on children’s eating habits, further research is needed with a higher number of participants for more accurate data.

Forest owner associations are co-operative organisations with democratic foundations based on one member -one vote. The members are forest owners who are organised in the associations as owners and also have the roles of suppliers of forest raw materials and customers of forest services. Generally, forest owners are changing from a homogenous to a more heterogeneous group based on socioeconomic and demographic transitions. Therefore, forest owners can be said to have increasingly diverse interests and values. This leads to different ways of viewing their forest ownership in relationship to sustainable development. These changes are also affecting their willingness and motives for participating in the governance of the co-operative organisation. An important aspect of sustainability management in forest co-operatives, is including the forest owners in the process. This thesis aims to increase understanding of how forest owners view sustainability management by analysing their various stakeholder roles in forest co-operatives. The studies compilated in this thesis consist of different perspectives of forest owners in their relation to the association. Study I focus on forest management certification as a sustainability management activity in forest owner associations. Forest owners are here seen as suppliers of sustainability-certified raw materials and customers of a sustainable service offering. Study II takes on the perspective of forest owners as members and owners of the association and how they are viewed to participate in sustainable development in the association. The findings suggest that the stakeholder roles that forest owners have need to be taken into consideration by forest co-operatives in sustainability transitions., Vid tidpunkten för framläggningen av avhandlingen var följande delarbete opublicerat: delarbete 2 (inskickat).At the time of the defence the following paper was unpublished: paper 2 (submitted).

This paper focuses on art productions by children participating in an art-based wellbeing intervention project in Kashmir. Drawing on feminist security studies, we conducted narrative analysis to explore how children represent in/security. The locations of in/security were the environment, the body, and the socio-political realm. Children articulated nuanced and complex representations of the natural and social world, influenced by local and global forces, and created their own meanings and practices of in/security., Art of Healing in Kashmir

‘Translanguaging’ is nowadays an umbrella term referring to either the framework of ‘spontaneous translanguaging’ from the United States or that of ‘pedagogical translanguaging’ from the Basque Country. Both these frameworks propose ways of integrating languages in school, but they adopt very different perspectives on multilingualism, language education and minority languages. This article starts out with a discussion of spontaneous and pedagogical translanguaging as related to their sociolinguistic and educational contexts and a discussion of multilingualism in Sweden. This is followed by a critical review of academic publications on translanguaging published by researchers affiliated to Swedish universities between 2017 – the year in which the distinction between spontaneous and pedagogical translanguaging is featured in the literature – and 2023. The analysis shows that whereas spontaneous translanguaging is highly influential, pedagogical translanguaging generally plays a very understated role. Linked to the current discourse about multilingualism in Sweden, most researchers discuss translanguaging in relation to the social inclusion of students with a foreign background, who are referred to as ‘the multilingual students’, rather than to teaching languages to the whole student population. A central goal of the Swedish educational system, however, is to promote all students' multilingualism by teaching multiple languages, including foreign languages as well as any official or immigrant minority language a student uses at home. We call, therefore, for more attention to pedagogical translanguaging and we claim the importance of adapting translanguaging to the challenges of each society.

I åtta år har de nordiska länderna samarbetat kring demokrati, inkludering och sammanhållning genom det så kallade DIS-nätverket, som består av policy-experter inom utbildning. Denna rapport redogör för det nordiska samarbetet och ländernas pågående arbete inom våra utbildningssystem, för att skydda och främja de demokratiska värderingarna. I en tid där globala kriser och oroligheter skapar grogrund för desinformation och polarisering, där demokratiska värderingar ständigt utmanas, står de nordiska länderna tillsammans i försvar för dessa grundläggande principer. Rapporten belyser betydelsen av att upprätthålla och vidareutveckla en stark demokratisk kultur, som värnar om yttrandefrihet och källkritik, respekt för medmänniskor, empatiförmåga och aktivt medborgarskap. Rapporten har särskilt fokus på utbildningens roll i detta arbete. För oss i Norden är demokrati inte bara en politisk struktur, utan också ett sätt att leva som kräver kontinuerligt engagemang, dialog och delaktighet. Genom DIS-nätverket har vi samlat kunskap och bästa praxis för att stärka demokrati- och människorättsutbildning, samt för att motverka social marginalisering, extremism och religiös diskriminering. Det är frågor som har att göra med skolornas verksamhetskultur, skolledning och lärarkompetenser, samt elevernas möjligheter att utöva sig i demokratiska processer och påverka sin egen vardag. Vårt mål är att stärka den kollektiva förståelsen och stödet för demokratiska värderingar, samtidigt som vi respekterar och hyllar vår kulturella mångfald. I Vår vision 2030 slår det nordiska samarbetet fast att vi arbetar för ett socialt hållbart Norden. Vi anser att ett samhälle där demokratin är stark och där varje enskild medborgare känner sig värdefull och inkluderad inte kommer av sig självt. Det måste skapas varje dag. Det nordiska policy-samarbetet via DIS-nätverket är en viktig del i detta arbete.

Trots väl utbyggda välfärdssystem i Norden så är fattigdom ett växande problem. Fler nordbor lever idag i ekonomiskutsatthet, jämfört med tio år sedan, och i flera av de nordiska länderna har klyftorna mellan fattiga och rika ökat. Att ett växande antal barn lever i fattigdom är särskilt allvarligt, liksom att många pensionärer, särskilt kvinnor, lever i ekonomisk utsatthet. Det krävs därför att människors hela livslopp beaktas, från barndom, genom livet som ungdom och vuxen till ålderdomens pension, för att fattigdom kraftfullt ska kunna bekämpas. Detta kunskapsunderlag belyser ekonomisk utsatthet genom livets alla faser och visar på olika gruppers villkor. Det tar också upp ekonomiskt våld i olika former, konsekvenser för de utsatta och behov av stödstrukturer. Underlaget är framtaget av Nordisk information för kunskap om kön, NIKK, ett samarbetsorgan under Nordiska ministerrådet.

Despite well-developed welfare systems in the Nordic countries, poverty is a growing problem. More Nordic citizens face economic vulnerability today than ten years ago, and in several of the Nordic countries the gap between rich and poor has increased. The growing number of children living in poverty is particularly serious, as is the fact that many pensioners, especially women, are living in economic hardship. It is therefore necessary to consider all stages of life in order to more effectively tackle poverty. This knowledge base describes economic vulnerability through all phases of life and shows the conditions of different groups. It also addresses economic violence in different forms, the consequences for victims and the need for support structures The report has been produced by Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) a co-operative body under the Nordic Council of Ministers.

This study focuses on sharing, both in equal parts (groups) or unequal parts. Children at age five attending preschool, are faced with two different tasks working in pairs. The analysis focus on the mathematical properties in the reasoning, or when mathematical arguments were replaced with an ethical reasoning. When performing division, different strategies were used, and the norm of fair share was often expressed. It was easier for the children to allocate resources when the dividend was larger than the divisor, and when dealing with a fraction, the cardinality of the number of parts appeared to be a prominent property compared to property ‘equal size’ of the parts. There were also indications of ethical reasoning where the child used different claims to convince their peer. There was a tension between the norm of equal sharing and solutions with unequal parts. One implication is that if wanting to challenge children’s mathematical reasoning in a division task, it could be fruitful to look at fractions instead of repeating tasks where the dividend is larger than the divisor., Att göra matematik och naturvetenskap relevant inom undervisning för hållbar utveckling

Introduction: Compared to other countries, Sweden did not introduce sudden lockdowns and school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the country chose a less restrictive approach to managingthe pandemic, such as staying at home with any symptoms of cold orCOVID-19, washing hands, and maintaining social distancing. Preschools and compulsory schools remained open. In this context, limited evidenceexists about how Swedish families of students with special educationalneeds and disabilities (SEND) experienced collaboration with school professionals to support their children during the COVID-19, and how the pandemic affected parents’ perceptions of quality of their family life. The present study investigated parental perceptions of satisfaction with family-school collaboration and with family quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Twenty-six parents of students with SEND who attended general lower secondary schools (grades 7-9) completed a survey using three measures: the demographic questionnaire, the Beach Center Family Quality of Life scale (FQOL), and the Family-School Collaboration scale – the adapted version of the original Beach Center Family-Professional Partnership Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations were used to analyse data. Results: Parents felt less satisfied with family-school collaboration related to child-oriented aspects; they were least satisfied with their emotional well-being aspect of family quality of life. Strong, significant and positive associations were found between family-school collaboration and disability-related support aspect of FQOL. Discussion: The findings point to the importance of family-schoolpartnerships in promoting students’ positive school achievements, and inenhancing FQOL. The findings have practical implications for professional development of pre- and in-service teachers within the existing curricula of teacher preparation programs. Implications for further research are discussed give

The characterization of the socioeconomic profle of COVID-19 mortality is limited. Likewise, the mapping of potential indirect adverse outcomes of the pandemic, such as suicide and alcohol abuse, along socioeconomic lines is still meagre. The main aim of this paper is to (i) depict SES-diferences in COVID-19 mortality, and (ii) to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and alcohol mortality across socioeconomic groups. We used Swedish monthly data spanning the period January 2016–December 2021. We chose education as indicator of socioeconomic status (SES). The following causes of deaths were included in the analysis: COVID-19, all-cause mortality excluding COVID-19, suicide and a composite index of alcohol-specifc deaths. SARIMA-modelling was used to assess the impact of the pandemic on suicide and alcohol-specifc mortality. Two alternative measures of the pandemic were used: (1) a dummy that was coded 1 during the pandemic (March 2020 and onwards), and 0 otherwise, and (2) the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker’s Stringency Index. There was a marked SES-gradient in COVID-19 mortality in the working-age population (25–64) which was larger than for other causes of death. A SES-gradient was also found in the old-age population, but this gradient did not difer from the gradient for other causes of death. The outcome from the SARIMA time-series analyses suggested that the pandemic did not have any impact on suicide or alcohol-specifc mortality in any of the educational and gender groups.

One of the main tasks of the armed forces is to recruit and select future soldiers and to identify potential officers. However, these procedures may have a wider societal impact beyond the borders of the military organization itself. This study aims to examine how compatible assessments of military leadership potential are with those in the labor market. Using longitudinal data concerning a large cohort of Swedish males who underwent mustering during the early 1970s, we analyzed the association between officer suitability assessments and managerial role occupancy at age 50 to 55, while controlling for socio-demographic factors in childhood and adulthood. We found a high level of predictability, whereby those who were ranked highest were four times more likely to hold managerial positions than those with the lowest ranking. Results are discussed in relation to perceptions about leadership skills and possible institutional isomorphism between the armed forces and other societal organizations.

We study how exposure of employers to immigrants, both at the market and at the individual firm level, mitigates immigrant-native disparities. We use administrative employee-employer matched data from Portugal, which provides a unique setting given that it experienced almost no immigration until the early 2000s followed by substantial immigration waves. Focusing on the evolution of market wages across successive immigration cohorts, we find that increased employer exposure to immigrant groups can account for up to 25% of the wage convergence between immigrants and natives over the last two decades. We also document that individual-level exposure of firms to immigrants plays an important role, influencing future hiring and remuneration of immigrants. Our results provide new insights into how barriers to hiring different worker groups shape economic inequality, with novel implications for integration policies.

The usage of children’s books is a fundamental aspect within a preschool environment. Even though the content in such books are childlike, they are always written by adult authors who appropriates a child-perspective. This sparked an interest in creating a children’s book with the cooperation of a group of children and producing a story from a children’s perspective. The overall objective of the project was to improve children's participation in preschool and develop their understanding of democratic principles through the creation of their own story book. By using art based research as the method, creative workshops were carried out where the children created their own story through conversation and artwork. The collected data were in the form of transcriptions of films recorded during the workshops and the artwork done by the group of children which was analyzed using concepts such as democracy, participation, child-perspective and children’s perspective. The steps which involved the creative workshops together with the group of children were further examined by the usage of Roger Hart’s Ladder of Participation. The results of the project showed a high level of participation by the group of children due to possibilities provided for them to exercise democratic principles such as voting and decision making as a group while creating a story and all its essential contents from their perspective. In regards to the Ladder of Participation, genuin participation of different levels were observed from the group of children during the course of this project. The 2 highest levels of the ladder; where an activity is initiated and carried out by children, were unable to be reached since in practical sense, preschool aged children need adult assistance. The storybook created involved a fantasytale titled Superkatterna (The Supercats) which consists of cats, dinosaurs and unicorns in their rainbow world, conflict between the cats and dinosaurs and how the unicorns help them to

The aim of this research paper was to examine and understand how Russia contributed to be exacerbating the situation in Syria, leading it from peaceful protests demanding freedom, justice, and a better social and economic life, to a devastating civil war that took and displaced the lives of millions around the world. It seeks to answer why Russia chose to militarily engage in the conflict that began on March 15, 2011. The thesis explores Russian´s methodology in exerting influence and navigating global power structures becomes apparent. The theoretical framework includes realism to analyze Russian´s intentions, with elements of self-interest, balance of power, and security dilemma. Additionally, social constructivism is used to illustrate how identities and norms influenced the course of events. In conclusion, the thesis determines that Russia viewed the crisis as an opportunity to benefit its own interests and increase its power. There are many other significant geopolitical actors, including the USA, China, Turkey, and Iran, that have a history of utilizing international crises to advance their own strategic goals. Despite the actions of these countries, the focus remains on Russia.

Rapporten bygger på tre delstudier med olika datainsamlingstekniker: En bibliometristudie av svensk spelforskning baserad på data från Scopus respektive SwePub. En enkätstudie över svenska spelforskningsmiljöer. En intervjustudie om svenska spelforskarmiljöer. Bibliometristudiens ansats har varit bred. Materialet inkluderar därmed även poster som endast har en perifer koppling till spel, men returnerar i fallet SwePub färre än 3000 poster. Spelforskning bedrivs på många lärosäten i Sverige och publiceras inom många ämnesområden. Totalt 95 forskare har en publicering som omfattar 10 eller fler spelpublikationer1. Det finns starka lokala kluster av forskare som sampublicerar men sampubliceringen mellan svenska och nordiska lärosäten är inte så omfattande. Jämfört med Finland har Sverige färre publikationer med ett tydligt fokus på spelforskning. Enkätstudien visar att spelforskarmiljöerna oftast består av ett antal forskare med olika ämnesmässig bakgrund där de själva definierar sig som spelforskare snarare än att organisationen som sådan gör det. Miljöerna har sammantaget och högt räknat runt 30 aktiva doktorander men siffran är osäker. 94% av respondenterna anger att deras forskning ligger inom ”spel för andra områden än underhållning” och endast 6% anger ”spelteknikfokus”. 44% anger ”spelbranschen”. Det är tydligt att spel för just underhållning inte ligger fokus för svensk spelforskning. Detta är remarkabelt då den svenska datorspelsindustrin är en multimiljardindustri fokuserad på just spel som underhållning. Det finns alltså en mycket stor diskrepans mellan industri och svensk spelforskning. Intervjustudien ger en bild av att spelforskningen bedrivs inom splittrade miljöer, av forskare med olika ämnesmässig bakgrund. Det finns en tydlig upplevd brist på forskningsfinansiering inom adekvata områden och det finns brister i de finansieringsinstrument som finns idag. Detta påverkar såväl vilken typ av fo

The Nordic region's climate change goals are challenged by significant energy price hikes from 2021 to 2023. Nordic governments implemented various price compensation measures, but their impact on social-, climate-, and environmental goals remains uncertain. The impact evaluation presented in this report highlights that the Nordic measures were characterised by diverse designs, rapid yet problematic implementation, and limited redistribution to low-income households. Several measures discouraged effective resource allocation and emission reduction. To reduce the risk of conflict between compensation measures and climate change policy it is important that measures are understood as temporary. Measures that utilise flat rate or regressive patterns for transfer of funds, and that decouple funds from current consumption, should have been more effective that most of the measures utilised.

Fjárhagsáætlun Norrænu ráðherranefndarinnar er mikilvægt stjórn- og forgangsröðunartæki til að ná markmiði framtíðarsýnarinnar um að Norðurlöndin eigi að vera sjálfbærasta og samþættasta svæði heims. Fjárhagsáætlun ársins 2024 er sú fjórða og síðasta á gildistíma framkvæmdaáætlunarinnar en markmiðið með henni er að ná framtíðarsýninni innan lauslegra fjárhagsramma til fjögurra ára sem gilda til ársins 2024. Rammar til margra ára eru forsenda þess að hægt sé að skipuleggja starfið til lengri tíma í senn og ná hinum tólf markmiðum framkvæmdaáætlunarinnar.

Nordisk Ministerråds budget er et vigtigt styrings- og prioriteringsværktøj til at nå visionens mål om, at Norden skal være verdens mest bæredygtige og integrerede region. Budget 2024 udgør det fjerde og sidste år i handlingsplanen, der har som mål at indfri visionen og opfylde de fireårige, indikative økonomiske rammer. De flerårige rammer er en forudsætning for at kunne planlægge arbejdet mere langsigtet og opfylde de 12 mål i handlingsplanen.

This report addresses the gap between current Nordic diets and the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023, emphasising the urgency for policy interventions to drive substantial behavioural shifts towards healthier and more sustainable diets. It introduces a Nordic behaviour change framework that describes determinants influencing the individual’s dietary behaviour and the enabling role of policy instruments in incentivising behavioural changes. The report advocates for a multifaceted policy approach, including taxes, subsidies, public procurement, information campaigns, educational initiatives, nudging instruments and labeling to encourage a shift in dietary behaviour. These efforts are consolidated into five key recommendations.

Info Nordens årsrapport giver i 80 punkter et overblik over informationstjenestens arbejde med mobilitet og grænsehindringer i 2023. Rapporten giver indblik i, hvordan Info Norden informerer Nordens borgere om deres muligheder og rettigheder. Den indeholder også en oversigt over typiske problemstillinger, som brugerne møder. I rapporten findes bilag med statistik for webbesøg og henvendelser til Info Norden.

The Nordic region has a vision to become the most sustainable and integrated region in the world. Secure, affordable and clean energy is fundamental to realising this. Yet, in view of recent unprecedented energy prices and geopolitical risk, the concept of energy poverty has gained a great deal of attention. The Nordic countries have offered varying levels of support to households most affected by the high electricity prices. This report critically examines energy poverty in the Nordics, offering insights into challenges related to energy access and recommending strategies for improvement. In the Nordics it is important to address and reduce energy poverty to make the green transition more inclusive and socially sustainable.

In 80 points, Info Norden's annual report provides an overview of the information service's work with mobility and border obstacles in the Nordic region in 2023. The report provides insight into how Info Norden informs Nordic citizens about their opportunities and rights. It also contains an overview of typical problems encountered by the users of the information service.

The report analyses the potential of developing new economic instruments or modifying existing ones to promote the transition towards a circular economy, with examples from the textile- and construction sector. The results are similar for the two sectors. Economic instruments that could promote circularity include environmental taxes, such as natural resource taxes, import taxes, waste taxes, as well as Extended Producer Responsibility, VAT, and subsidies. A more in-depth analysis of the implementation of environmental taxes in the respective sectors show that taxes can be used to affect the market and consumer behaviour. However, the results indicate that the tax level needs to be relatively high to boost a shift towards circular economy. The results also show the difficulty in anticipating environmental and socio-economic impacts of a tax.

Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston budjetti on tärkeä ohjaus- ja priorisointiväline vision tavoitteiden saavuttamiseksi, joiden mukaan Pohjolasta tulee maailman kestävin ja integroitunein alue. Vuoden 2024 budjetti koskee neljättä ja viimeistä vuotta toimintasuunnitelmassa, jonka tavoitteena on vision toteuttaminen ja vuoteen 2024 päättyvän nelivuotiskauden suuntaa antavien taloudellisten kehysten täyttäminen. Monivuotiset kehykset ovat edellytys työn pitkäjänteiselle suunnittelulle ja toimintasuunnitelman 12 tavoitteen täyttämiselle.

For most of the Nordic countries, fisheries and aquaculture are important economic sectors. Their labour markets are however male-dominated, and strongly gender-segregated. This report serves as a critical resource for understanding the current state of gender equality in the maritime sector. It offers actionable recommendations for policymakers, industry leaders, and educational institutions to promote gender equality and harness the potential and value of women in this field.

Det nordiske budsjettet spiller en sentral rolle som et verktøy for styring og prioritering for det nordiske samarbeidet. Store samfunnsmessige utfordringer har også betydning for det nordiske samarbeidet. Det gjelder hvordan vi eksempelvis møter konsekvenser av geopolitiske endringer, migrasjon og klimautfordringer. Økt internasjonal oppmerksomhet omkring nordiske løsninger representerer nye muligheter. Dette krever et dynamisk og fleksibelt samarbeid hvor budsjettet er et viktig redskap for årealisere nye løsninger på nye utfordringene.

This report stresses the urgent need to address greenhouse gas emissions in construction through research and pilot projects. The key recommendations focus on planning, design, environmental impact assessment, energy, waste reduction, regulations and financial incentives. Emphasizing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) integration in Nordic regulations for estimating emissions, highlights the necessity of harmonizing methods for low-carbon solutions. Addressing data gaps in transport-related emissions and waste, it proposes enhancing collection methods, and exploring energy efficiency, battery electrification, and hydrogen technologies despite infrastructure limitations and cost barriers. Overall, it advocates for gathering emissions data, fostering stakeholder cooperation, and aligning regulations to create a more sustainable construction industry.

Inom ramen för ett forskningsprojekt finansierat av Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Flexit, Högskolan Väst och Trollhättans Stad har undertecknad genomfört en enkätstudie i syfte att ta reda på vad stadens besökare/invånare tycker om Trollhättans stadskärna i dag och varför de besöker stadskärnan. Enkätfrågorna har även handlat om besökarens/invånarens användning av digitala verktyg när de befinner sig i stadskärnan. Denna rapport innehåller en sammanställning och analys av enkätsvaren. Rapporten vänder sig till en bred målgrupp som bland annat omfattar en intresserad allmänhet, samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningen, näringslivskontoret, turist- och besöksorganisationer, lokala företagare, investerare, fastighetsutvecklare, politiska beslutsfattare och forskare som är intresserade av platsattraktion och urban utveckling., Trollhättans omstartsstrategi – från strategier till implementering av samverkan och stadskärna med digital innovation

The biotechnology industry is known for being highly networked and knowledge-intensive, as well as highly internationalized. Young firms within this sector are reliant on long term support from financiers, research collaborators and supply of highly skilled human capital. Further, contributing to the unique circumstances for entrepreneurship in this industry, it is not uncommon for firms to have no product or service, nor revenues, many years or even decades after its founding. Creating and maintaining relationships with their external environment therefore becomes essential for survival. This thesis aims to study how interorganizational networks form over time and to contribute to the understanding of how activities of entrepreneurial actors draw on and shape the networks in which they are embedded. To achieve this, 319 Swedish firms in the Swedish biotechnology industry were studied longitudinally over a period of ten years. Data was collected on their activities and relationships with actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem surrounding biotechnology firms. A relational database of 7,745 interactions between 2,868 unique actors was constructed and analyzed using social network analysis, and additional statistical analysis was performed using panel data linear regression modeling. The findings suggest that there are significant differences in how structural characteristics of the different layers within interorganizational networks enable and constrain entrepreneurial firms in their relationships with external stakeholders. The entrepreneurial ecosystems are presented as supra-local phenomena, integrated in and through networks transcending traditional geographical confines of ecosystems. The result of this thesis underscores the importance of understanding the multi-layered and international dimensions of interorganizational networks, particularly in a knowledge-intensive and globally interconnected industry like biotechnology. An important outcome of this researc, Den bioteknologiska industrin är kunskapsintensiv och till hög grad både sammanlänkad i nätverk och internationaliserad. Unga företag i denna bransch är beroende av långsiktigt stöd från finansiärer, partners inom forskningssamarbeten och tillgång till högkvalificerat humankapital. En ytterligare omständighet som bidrar till de unika förutsättningarna för entreprenörskap i denna miljö är att det kan dröja år, ibland årtionden, efter företagets grundande innan deras produkter och tjänster når marknaden, med total frånvaro av intäkter som följd. Att skapa och underhålla relationer med sin externa miljö blir därför avgörande för överlevnad. Denna avhandling syftar till att studera hur interorganisationella nätverk bildas över tid och att bidra till förståelse för hur entreprenöriella aktörer utnyttjar och formar de nätverk de är inbäddade i. För att uppnå detta syfte studerades 319 svenska företag inom den svenska bioteknologiindustrin longitudinellt över en tioårsperiod. Data samlades in om deras aktivitet och relationer med aktörer i det entreprenöriella ekosystemet kring bioteknologiföretag. En relationsdatabas med 7 745 interaktioner mellan 2 868 unika partners konstruerades och analyserades med hjälp av social nätverksanalys, och ytterligare statistisk analys genomfördes med linjär regressionsmodellering för paneldata. Resultaten tyder på att det finns betydande skillnader i hur strukturella egenskaper hos de olika lagren inom multi-lager interorganisationella nätverk möjliggör och begränsar entreprenöriella företag i deras relationer med externa intressenter. De entreprenöriella ekosystemen presenteras här som supra-lokala fenomen, som integreras i och genom nätverk som överskrider traditionella geografiska begränsningar av ekosystem. Resultaten i denna avhandling visar betydelsen av att förstå lagren och internationella dimensionerna av interorganisationella nätverk, i synnerhet i en kunsk, QC 20240109

The police are involved in almost all phases of a criminal investigation, starting with the crime itself and ending in court. The clearance rate is a core issue. If this rate is low or decreases, perpetrators will not be prosecuted and sentenced, and the police will be criticized. If this is to be rectified it is necessary to understand why it happens (causes).The aim of this study has been to investigate the prerequisites for the investigation of assault crimes and the police's ability to solve these crimes. The objective has been to produce knowledge for a follow-up model that can provide a more multifaceted picture of the police investigation results, beyond just reported preliminary investigation protocols (FUP).The data consist of 384 police reports regarding assaults that were assessed to be non-serious. In line with the aim of the study, the study employs a Swedish equivalent of the Evidence-Based Investigative Tool (EBIT) (McFadzien et al., 2020; Sherman, 2018).Rational decision theory (March, 1994) has been applied, along with theories focused on the way street bureaucracies manage and prioritize among an incessant influx of cases (Lipsky, 2010) and on various mechanisms that influence the approaches employed (Brodkin, 2011a; Jönsson, 2021). As a measure of the prerequisites for police investigations, a number of basic variables have been employed to reflect whether there is an identified victim, who then cooperates with the investigation, and an identifiable perpetrator. Other basic variables reflect whether there are witnesses, or surveillance cameras that may have captured the incident. As a measure of the police's investigative ability, the study employs variables focused on whether victims and witnesses have been interrogated and whether the police have checked/obtained footage from surveillance cameras.The results show that the conditions for investigating assault are not optimal. Only one third of cases meet all the specified requirements. In about 7

Municipal companies are important actors in the pursuit of the goals of Agenda 2030 and are often formally obliged by their owners to work towards achieving these goals, but without jeopardizing ongoing production and the delivery of vital public services. This has, however, shown to be challenging, and managers are often unsure how to develop new ways of organizing to meet such complex challenges and take on broad responsibility. What has been recognized is the importance of collaboration, which is a beneficial and distinct organizational form of its own that creates value greater than what individual organizations can do separately. Such ways of working are, however, hardly straightforward endeavours, since they usually involve members with contrasting goals and approaches, are inclined to fragmentation, and can sometimes even add to the challenges they set out to resolve. The aim of this thesis is to understand the practical challenges associated with collaborative efforts to manage broad responsibility in a municipal company. In response to this aim, responsible managing is studied both empirically and through a research literature review. The purpose of the literature review is to better understand the challenges of managing broad responsibility and what is currently being done to achieve the goals of Agenda 2030 at the municipal level. To understand how responsible managing is accomplished in practice, the enactment of responsible manging is empirically studied in a municipal company over a total of four years. Particularly, two cases have been studied using a participatory research approach: first, the case of a top management team managing responsibly together and second, the case of responsible managing in interorganizational collaboration in a municipal company. For both cases, a theoretical lens is used, resting on a social constructionist and processual-relational ontology, supported by practice-based studies in the communicative stream. This means that

Background: Assuring that emergency health care (EHC) is accessible is a key objective for health care planners. Conventional accessibility analysis commonly relies on resident population data. However, the allocation of resources based on stationary population data may lead to erroneous assumptions of population accessibility to EHC. Method: Therefore, in this paper, we calculate population accessibility to emergency departments in Sweden with a geographical information system based network analysis. Utilizing static population data and dynamic population data, we investigate spatiotemporal patterns of how static population data over- or underestimates population sizes derived from temporally dynamic population data. Results: Our findings show that conventional measures of population accessibility tend to underestimate population sizes particularly in rural areas and in smaller ED’s catchment areas compared to urban, larger ED’s—especially during vacation time in the summer. Conclusions: Planning based on static population data may thus lead to inequitable distributions of resources. This study is motivated in light of the ongoing centralization of ED’s in Sweden, which largely depends on population sizes in ED’s catchment areas., QC 20240305

By deploying remotely sensed data together with spatial statistical modeling, we use regression modeling to investigate the relationship between the density of the built environment and two types of crime. We show how the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) data set, which is a measure of building density generated from Sentinel 2A satellite imagery, can be used to create different indexes to describe the built environment for the purpose of analyzing crime patterns for indoor crimes (residential burglary) and open space crimes (street theft). Analysis is at neighborhood level for Stockholm, Sweden. Modeling is then extended to incorporate six planning areas which represent different neighborhood types within the city. Modeling is further extended by adding selected social, economic, demographic and land use variables that have been found to be significant in explaining spatial variation in the two crime categories in Stockholm. Significant associations between the GHSL-based indexes and the two crime rates are observed but results indicate that allowance for differences in neighborhood type should be recognized. Average income and transport hubs were also significant variables in the investigated crime categories. The article provides a practical demonstration and assessment of the use of high-resolution satellite data to examine the association between urban density and two common types of crime and offers reflections about the use of satellite image data in crime analysis., QC 20240126

The purpose of the article is to explore, through comparative analysis, how different objectives within the universities influence the process when implementing programmes with a gender-theoretical orientation for women researchers and leaders. In the Nora programme, with an indivi- dual objective, gender theory is repeatedly rejected by the participants, as the structural perspective in the theories collides with the participants’ idea of themselves and their organization. In Svea, with a structural objective, gender theory instead becomes a useful tool for the partici- pants. The objective also has a significant effect on the participants ability to cope with resistance from the academic environment. In both pro- grammes, participants experienced resistance that triggered frustration. In Svea, the frustration that arose could be repaired by connecting to gender theory, whereas in Nora the participants could not interpret the resistance from a power perspective and were trapped in frustration. When objec- tives focus on the individual, the problem of inequality is interpreted at the individual level, i.e., that the problem is women, and that women are still to blame. With objectives focusing on the structure, inequality is interpreted as stemming from a gendered organization which opens up for organizational change., QC 20240207, Men in focus- exploring homosocial cultures in organizations and developing methods to prevent sexual harassment

Denna rapport om dubbel diskriminering handlar om förekomst av sexuella trakasserier och ohövlighet på KTH. En annan benämning på sexuella trakasserier och ohöv- lighet är genusbaserad utsatthet. Syftet med rapporten är att bidra till förändring för en mer inkluderande kultur på KTH genom ökad medvetenhet om fenomenet och dess förekomst samt genom att bidra till konstruktiva diskus- sioner kring vad som kan göras för att minska problemet. Rapporten är tänkt att användas internt på KTH i utbild- ningar, ledarutveckling, gruppövningar, på arbetsplatsträf- far och i andra lämpliga sammanhang där organisationens kultur och värdegrund är på agendan. Rapporten innehåller en kort introduktion till vad genusbaserad utsatthet, sexu- ella trakasserier och ohövlighet är genom att dels referera till hur det beskrivs och tolkas i forskning och dels till hur det definieras i svensk lagstiftning. Forskning om sexuella trakasserier finns inom en mängd discipliner och utifrån många olika forskningsfrågor, varför vi gjort ett antal avgränsningar. Vi har valt att exemplifiera forskningenmed övergripande teori om makt och maktobalans samt med organisationsforskning om sexuella trakasserier, men presenterar däremot inte forskning om det bredare fältet om diskriminering i organisationer. En sammanfattning av resultaten av en nationell enkätstudie om genusbaserad utsatthet och sexuella trakasserier som genomfördes i högskolesektorn 2021 Syftet med rapporten är attbidra till förändring för en mer inkluderande kultur på KTH genom ökad medvetenhet om fenomenet och dess förekomst samt genom att bidra till konstruktiva diskus- sioner kring vad som kan görasför att minska problemet. (Forsknings- och samverkansprogrammet 2022) presen- teras. Från denna övergripande enkätundersökning harvi hämtat resultat om KTH. KTH data kompletteras med resultat från två olika gruppövningar som genomförts på KTH i samband med presentationer av den, This report on double discrimination concerns the preva- lence of sexual harassment and incivility at KTH. Another name for sexual harassment and incivility is gender-based violence. The aim of the report is to contribute to change for a more inclusive culture at KTH through increased aware- ness of the phenomenon and its prevalence, and by contrib- uting to constructive discussions on what can be done to reduce the problem. The report is intended to be used inter- nally at KTH in training, leadership development, group exercises, at workplace meetings and in other appropriate contexts where the organisation’s culture and values are on the agenda. The report contains a brief introduction to the concepts of gender-based violence, sexual harassment and incivility, partly by looking at how these concepts are described and interpreted in research, and partly by looking at how they are defined in Swedish legislation. Research on sexual harassment exists within a variety of disciplines and is based on many different research questions, which is why we have made a number of delimitations. We have chosen to exemplify the research with overall theory of power and imbalance of power, as well as organisational research on sexual harassment, but we do not present research on the broader field of discrimination in organisations. We present a summary of the results of a national survey conducted in the Swedish higher education sector in 2021 The aim of the report is to contribute to change for a more inclusive culture at KTH through increased awareness of the phenomenon and its prevalence, and by contributing to constructive discussions on what can be done to reduce the problem. (Research and Collaboration Programme 2022) and results from KTH. The KTH data is supplemented with results from two different group exercises carried out at KTH in connection with presentations of the national study. These serve as qualitative examples in order to give a voice to the figures and diagr, QC 20240221

The purpose of this article is to investigate how changes in the environment of a library affect thesafety conditions of both visitors and staff. Using principles of Crime Prevention ThroughEnvironmental Design, crime and incidents of public disturbance from 2017 to 2020 from librariesin Stockholm, Sweden, are analyzed and later mapped using 3D models in CAD. These findings areinspected via fieldwork visits and then compared with answers from a safety survey with libraryvisitors (N=112) and interviews with library personnel (N=6). Analysis of variance shows thatcrime and incidents of public disturbance decrease after these interventions, with clear impactson their geography. A third of visitors indicate that there have been fewer problems after changes in the library are introduced while staff suggests that training prepares them to manage conflictsituations more efficiently. The study concludes with a critical assessment of the methodologyand makes suggestions to improve safety conditions in libraries., QC 20240115, Safety in libraries

Nordisk Ministerråds budget er et vigtigt styrings- og prioriteringsværktøj til at nå visionens mål om, at Norden skal være verdens mest bæredygtige og integrerede region. Budget 2024 udgør det fjerde og sidste år i handlingsplanen, der har som mål at indfri visionen og opfylde de fireårige, indikative økonomiske rammer. De flerårige rammer er en forudsætning for at kunne planlægge arbejdet mere langsigtet og opfylde de 12 mål i handlingsplanen.

I åtta år har de nordiska länderna samarbetat kring demokrati, inkludering och sammanhållning genom det så kallade DIS-nätverket, som består av policy-experter inom utbildning. Denna rapport redogör för det nordiska samarbetet och ländernas pågående arbete inom våra utbildningssystem, för att skydda och främja de demokratiska värderingarna. I en tid där globala kriser och oroligheter skapar grogrund för desinformation och polarisering, där demokratiska värderingar ständigt utmanas, står de nordiska länderna tillsammans i försvar för dessa grundläggande principer. Rapporten belyser betydelsen av att upprätthålla och vidareutveckla en stark demokratisk kultur, som värnar om yttrandefrihet och källkritik, respekt för medmänniskor, empatiförmåga och aktivt medborgarskap. Rapporten har särskilt fokus på utbildningens roll i detta arbete. För oss i Norden är demokrati inte bara en politisk struktur, utan också ett sätt att leva som kräver kontinuerligt engagemang, dialog och delaktighet. Genom DIS-nätverket har vi samlat kunskap och bästa praxis för att stärka demokrati- och människorättsutbildning, samt för att motverka social marginalisering, extremism och religiös diskriminering. Det är frågor som har att göra med skolornas verksamhetskultur, skolledning och lärarkompetenser, samt elevernas möjligheter att utöva sig i demokratiska processer och påverka sin egen vardag. Vårt mål är att stärka den kollektiva förståelsen och stödet för demokratiska värderingar, samtidigt som vi respekterar och hyllar vår kulturella mångfald. I Vår vision 2030 slår det nordiska samarbetet fast att vi arbetar för ett socialt hållbart Norden. Vi anser att ett samhälle där demokratin är stark och där varje enskild medborgare känner sig värdefull och inkluderad inte kommer av sig självt. Det måste skapas varje dag. Det nordiska policy-samarbetet via DIS-nätverket är en viktig del i detta arbete.

Info Nordens årsrapport giver i 80 punkter et overblik over informationstjenestens arbejde med mobilitet og grænsehindringer i 2023. Rapporten giver indblik i, hvordan Info Norden informerer Nordens borgere om deres muligheder og rettigheder. Den indeholder også en oversigt over typiske problemstillinger, som brugerne møder. I rapporten findes bilag med statistik for webbesøg og henvendelser til Info Norden.

Det nordiske budsjettet spiller en sentral rolle som et verktøy for styring og prioritering for det nordiske samarbeidet. Store samfunnsmessige utfordringer har også betydning for det nordiske samarbeidet. Det gjelder hvordan vi eksempelvis møter konsekvenser av geopolitiske endringer, migrasjon og klimautfordringer. Økt internasjonal oppmerksomhet omkring nordiske løsninger representerer nye muligheter. Dette krever et dynamisk og fleksibelt samarbeid hvor budsjettet er et viktig redskap for årealisere nye løsninger på nye utfordringene.

Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston budjetti on tärkeä ohjaus- ja priorisointiväline vision tavoitteiden saavuttamiseksi, joiden mukaan Pohjolasta tulee maailman kestävin ja integroitunein alue. Vuoden 2024 budjetti koskee neljättä ja viimeistä vuotta toimintasuunnitelmassa, jonka tavoitteena on vision toteuttaminen ja vuoteen 2024 päättyvän nelivuotiskauden suuntaa antavien taloudellisten kehysten täyttäminen. Monivuotiset kehykset ovat edellytys työn pitkäjänteiselle suunnittelulle ja toimintasuunnitelman 12 tavoitteen täyttämiselle.

Fjárhagsáætlun Norrænu ráðherranefndarinnar er mikilvægt stjórn- og forgangsröðunartæki til að ná markmiði framtíðarsýnarinnar um að Norðurlöndin eigi að vera sjálfbærasta og samþættasta svæði heims. Fjárhagsáætlun ársins 2024 er sú fjórða og síðasta á gildistíma framkvæmdaáætlunarinnar en markmiðið með henni er að ná framtíðarsýninni innan lauslegra fjárhagsramma til fjögurra ára sem gilda til ársins 2024. Rammar til margra ára eru forsenda þess að hægt sé að skipuleggja starfið til lengri tíma í senn og ná hinum tólf markmiðum framkvæmdaáætlunarinnar.