Women’s participation in peace processes has become increasingly important as the UN resolution 1325 was adopted in 2000. The resolution encourages women’s participation in peace processes and validates that increased female participation builds sustainable peace. This master thesis provides an in-depth case study of women’s participation in Yemen’s peace process. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and analyze what kinds of Yemeni women are participating in the peace process, and who are not, as well as investigating why there might be a difference in inclusion. Additionally, an interpretation is offered on what these results may say about peace processes in general. To answer the research questions, empirical material in terms of reports, articles, documents, and semi-structured interviews have been gathered and processed through a qualitative content analysis. The empirical data has been analyzed through a theoretical framework consisting of theories on intersectionality and hegemonic femininity. The results of this thesis show that Yemeni women who participate in the higher track levels of the peace process mainly consist of women holding a high level of education and stemming from higher social classes, while women from the countryside, women who have a lower degree of education and stem from lower social classes, are mainly excluded. However, the results also show that the inclusion of women in the peace process is hybrid, as participating women are being excluded from meaningful participation. The thesis also concludes that women are included and excluded according to different specific power dynamics. This thesis finalizes in a discussion on what these results say about peace processes in general, and reflect upon possible continuous research.

The aim of this study was to examine and increase the understanding for how the nursing staff and unit managers in the municipality “Emmaboda” experience language barriers impact on their work and their opportunity to give equal care to the elder who do not master the Swedish language. Through the choice of qualitative method eight semi structured interviews have been held, two of these interviews were held with unit managers and six of these were held with nursing staff. The result has been analyzed on the basis of the qualitative analysis method, previous research and the concepts of inclusion and exclusion. The results show that the majority of the respondents experience that they can not give equal care to the elders regardless of which language the elders speak. The nursing staff experience also shows that the resources the municipality has in place is not enough to manage language barriers in elderly care. The result also shows that elders who do not manage the Swedish language are at risk of being affected by exclusion. Through Emmabodamodellen’s unique work, the municipality can in some ways promote the needs of the individual at the center and also promote inclusion. Our conclusion is that the right to equal care remains but it will take further more research to investigate which resources is needed to make it possible for the nursing staff to offer equal care, contribute to inclusion and counteract exclusion.

Social policy challenges in terms of structural social changes, consisting of economic, political and social conditions, shed light on integration policy difficulties in the Swedish welfare state. The aim and purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze, based on organizational isomorphism, how representatives from a selected football organization in Sweden understand football as an integrative tool and how they work with integration of children and adolescents through their certified academy. Also, in which ways the organization obtains legitimacy for their integrational work.  The results and analysis of the study shows that inclusion and exclusion through football academies is a complex and comprehensive task. It is presented mainly through the understanding of football as a logic, where football is presented as a promoter of integration and as a force for good, even though the main focus of the organization and thereby academy is to produce successful football players.

German text / Das Ziel dieser Masterarbeit ist, das gesellschaftlich aktuelle Thema der Inklusion in einen missionstheologischen Kontext einzuordnen und Folgerungen für die kirchliche Praxis zu ziehen. In einem ersten Schritt wird der interdisziplinäre Forschungstand zum Thema Exklusion und Inklusion in Deutschland diskutiert sowie dargestellt wie komplex und schwierig überwindbar Exklusion ist. In der biblisch-theologischen Einordnung wird aufgezeigt, dass die inhaltliche Ausrichtung der aktuellen „Inklusionsdebatte“ in biblischen Texten und Motiven wiederzufinden ist und Jesus im Neuen Testament ein Beispiel für Inklusion gegeben hat. Inklusion wird dabei als Konzept zur Transformation gesellschaftlicher Bezüge und Strukturen verstanden, mit dem Ziel Exklusion zu verhindern und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermöglichen. Zur theologischen Reflexion und Einordnung dieses Themenkomplexes werden die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse missionstheologisch ausgewertet und Überschneidungen mit weiteren biblischtheologischen und missionstheologischen Konzepten dargestellt. Auf diesem Fundament werden abschließend Ansätze entwickelt, wie Inklusion heute in Kirche und Mission praktisch verortet werden kann. / This dissertation aims at relating the societal issue of inclusion into the context of a theology of mission. It asks which conclusions can be drawn for church life. Firstly, the interdisciplinary state of research on exclusion and inclusion is discussed within a German context. It is shown how complex exclusion is and how difficult to overcome. Biblical contrasting shows that the current topical focus of inclusion is found in biblical texts and motifs and that Jesus has set an example for inclusion. Here, ‘inclusion’ is understood as transforming structures and societal relations to prevent exclusion and enable partaking in social life. Theological reflection and justification are achieved by analysing the results from a theology of mission’s perspective and identifying shared grounds to other theological concepts and ones from a theology of mission. On the basis of this foundation, approaches are developed how to live inclusion in church and misson today. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)

Citizenship is fundamental for participation in a democracy. It gives us rights but also responsibilities in the state that we are citizens of. Citizenship provides us with the opportunity to vote in order to influence who should govern us. However, not all living in a state are citizens. Some individuals are not included in the political life of the state. In recent years, there has been a rise of nationalist political parties in Europe. Since the end of the nineties the party Dansk Folkeparti has been a member of the Danish Parliament and with the 2010 elections in Sweden, the Swedish counterpart Sverigedemokraterna is now also represented in the Parliament. In citizenship theory there is an ongoing debate, chiefly concerning the issue on understanding the underlying meaning of what citizenship really is. The substantially different perspectives that are held by on one side Liberals and on the other Communitarians are ideal for use in a comparative study regarding differences in the recent parliamentary debate in Denmark and Sweden. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the parliamentary debate in regards to the issue of citizenship in Denmark and Sweden. The main results of the study show that the arguments held by the political parties in both countries are in line with the ideologies of liberals and communitarians, but that there is a slightly different focus between the two debates. Also, there are a greater number of parties in Denmark that represent communitarians values than there are in Sweden.

Bisher finden subjektive Bewertungen von Erreichbarkeiten durch individuelle Verkehrsnutzer in den Verkehrswissenschaften und der Verkehrsplanung noch kaum Beachtung. Objektive Maßzahlen bestimmen einen Großteil der Theorie und Praxis. Auch die Zusammenhänge zwischen Mobilität und Wohlbefinden einerseits und zwischen Mobilität und gesellschaftlicher Inklusion andererseits sind noch wenig erforscht. Insbesondere im Hinblick auf benachteiligte, von Exklusion betroffene Menschen bestehen große Wissenslücken. Diese Arbeit sucht sich theoretisch und methodologisch den Mobilitätsbedürfnissen sozial benachteiligter Bevölkerungsgruppen anzunähern, um zu helfen, die vorherrschenden Defizite abzubauen. Ergebnis soll ein umfassender Katalog aus Empfehlungen für ein Forschungsdesign sein, der zukünftigen wissenschaftlichen Projekten Anleitung bietet. Neben der interdisziplinären Studie wissenschaftlicher Literatur stellen Experteninterviews die zentrale methodische Herangehensweise dar. Obschon für das Forschungsdesign bei bisherigen Forschungsarbeiten zu thematisch verwandten Themenstellungen vielfach Anleihen genommen werden können, muss ein eigenes methodisches Vorgehen gestaltet werden. Denn Eigenschaften, die häufig bei sozial Benachteiligten vorkommen, machen ein ganz der Zielgruppe angepasstes Verfahren notwendig. Zahlreiche weitere Schritte, insbesondere Testläufe der methodischen Empfehlungen, werden notwendig sein, um Mobilitätsbedürfnisse angemessen erheben zu können.

German text / Das Ziel dieser Masterarbeit ist, das gesellschaftlich aktuelle Thema der Inklusion in einen missionstheologischen Kontext einzuordnen und Folgerungen für die kirchliche Praxis zu ziehen. In einem ersten Schritt wird der interdisziplinäre Forschungstand zum Thema Exklusion und Inklusion in Deutschland diskutiert sowie dargestellt wie komplex und schwierig überwindbar Exklusion ist. In der biblisch-theologischen Einordnung wird aufgezeigt, dass die inhaltliche Ausrichtung der aktuellen „Inklusionsdebatte“ in biblischen Texten und Motiven wiederzufinden ist und Jesus im Neuen Testament ein Beispiel für Inklusion gegeben hat. Inklusion wird dabei als Konzept zur Transformation gesellschaftlicher Bezüge und Strukturen verstanden, mit dem Ziel Exklusion zu verhindern und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermöglichen. Zur theologischen Reflexion und Einordnung dieses Themenkomplexes werden die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse missionstheologisch ausgewertet und Überschneidungen mit weiteren biblischtheologischen und missionstheologischen Konzepten dargestellt. Auf diesem Fundament werden abschließend Ansätze entwickelt, wie Inklusion heute in Kirche und Mission praktisch verortet werden kann. / This dissertation aims at relating the societal issue of inclusion into the context of a theology of mission. It asks which conclusions can be drawn for church life. Firstly, the interdisciplinary state of research on exclusion and inclusion is discussed within a German context. It is shown how complex exclusion is and how difficult to overcome. Biblical contrasting shows that the current topical focus of inclusion is found in biblical texts and motifs and that Jesus has set an example for inclusion. Here, ‘inclusion’ is understood as transforming structures and societal relations to prevent exclusion and enable partaking in social life. Theological reflection and justification are achieved by analysing the results from a theology of mission’s perspective and identifying shared grounds to other theological concepts and ones from a theology of mission. On the basis of this foundation, approaches are developed how to live inclusion in church and misson today. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)

Der vorliegende Konferenzbeitrag wurde in Form eines Posters auf der Vorkonferenz für Nachwuchswissenschaftler_innen auf der Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit in Stuttgart vom 25.04.-26.04.2019 präsentiert. Inhaltlich beschäftigt sich der Konferenzbeitrag der Autorin mit dem gegenwärtigen Arbeitsstand ihres Forschungsvorhabens zu Praktiken der Exklusion und Wegen zur Inklusion bei der beruflichen Zusammenarbeit mit Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in der ambulanten Pflege in Ostsachsen. Das Poster präsentiert den Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung, Forschungsinteresse und Forschungsfragen, Methodologie und erste Ergebnisse. / This conference paper was presented as a poster at the pre-conference for young scientists at the annual meeting of the German Society for Social Work 'Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit (DGSA)' in Stuttgart on 25. - 26.04.2019. It deals with the current state of the author´s research on practices of exclusion and ways of inclusion in professional cooperation with people with a migrant background in outpatient care in eastern Saxony. The poster presents the starting point of the study, research interest and research questions, methodology and initial results.

The aim of this study was to increase understanding of how older Syrian migrants experience aging in Sweden as well as their perspective on needs related to aging and how these needs can be met. The empirical base of the study was eight semi-structured qualitative interviews. In addition, theories about Maslow's hierarchy of needs and social support were applied to the study to enable a further analysis of our respondents' perspectives on aging, perspectives on Swedish elderly care and perspectives on relative support. The result of the study shows that our respondents feel that it is difficult to see how their needs as elderly people can be met. They live in a country with a different language and culture without having any knowledge about the new country. They also believe that the responsibility lies mainly on their relatives instead of searching for help or support from the public elderly care, because they think that the help offered by the elderly care is not prepared to their individual needs. The study concluded that our respondents think that aging in a foreign country does not give the same feeling as aging in their home country. Learning a new language is certainly not easy for them. It is also not easy for them to live in a new society with its norms, culture, and tradition. All of our respondents are dependent on their adult children and need help with various things. This help that children provide for their elderly parents is an obligation in their culture.

Ziel der „Verkehrsökologischen Schriftenreihe“ ist es, die Forschungsergebnisse der Professur für Verkehrsökologie (TU Dresden) und ausgewählte studentische Arbeiten einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen. Damit möchten wir einerseits die fachliche Diskussion zu Problemstellungen einer nachhaltigen Mobilitätsentwicklung und anderseits den offenen Zugang zu Wissen und Informationen unterstützen. Thematisch greift die Schriftenreihe dabei die folgenden Forschungsschwerpunkte der Professur auf: a) Nachhaltige Verkehrsentwicklung: Auswirkungen, Verfahren, Konsequenzen b) Klimaschutz, Energie und CO2 im Verkehr c) Luftreinhaltung & Lärm, Emissionsfaktoren und reale Fahrmuster d) Externe Kosten und Nutzen des Verkehrs, Kostenwahrheit und Internalisierung e) Rad- und Fußverkehr f) Umweltbildung, Monitoring und Evaluation g) Soziale Exklusion und Umweltgerechtigkeit im Verkehrsbereich