Online movie distribution has become a common practice after giants such as HBO and Netflix have entered the scene. Despite the new digital technologies, the Danish movie industry are having a hard time benefitting from these. While watching the Danish movie ticket sales decrease, the film industry can observe the increasing number of people staying at home watching Netflix. Therefore, it is essential that the movie industry start looking at their business- and distribution models in order to find out where they can optimize their businesses. By using a qualitative inductive approach, this study explored how the Danish movie industry’s traditional business- and distribution models can be adjusted; in order to meet customer demands and be able to compete with its digital competitors. Focus groups with movie customers as well as interviews with industry experts were conducted. The main results were that the participants preferred watching Danish content at home, because of the lack of special effects; because of the cinema ticket prices; as well as the many different options they have at home. Furthermore, it was found that the film industry has difficulties creating content that is embracing new technologies such as 3D; that they are still focusing on the mass when producing movies; and they are not able to get first-hand data from customers. Based upon these results, new business models and distribution models were created. These implement concepts of how the Danish movie industry can meet the requirements of the audience and be able to compete with its digital competitors. The business models include a varies of factors such as Virtual Reality, 3D, data-driven marketing, audience co-creation, new niche subsidy possibility, crowdfunding, more film club memberships and QR codes. The new flexible distribution model makes it possible for a movie to move into the Video-on-Demand window as soon as the movie stops selling in the cinema. These models propose that by implementing these concepts in their business models, the film industry can attract more customers to Danish movies as well as move toward a digital transformation, letting them benefit from the new technologies and be able to compete with its digital competitors. Thereby this study contributes with the first steps for the Danish movie industry to go through a digital transformation.

The first half of the 19th century is considered the Golden Age of Danish art. It was a period with economic problems for the country and for many people. As a result new values and ideals became important with emphasis on family and work. The middle classes gained more influence and also became more interested in art. The period was not called a golden age until the end of the century, when the artistic value of the works was more recognized. Nowadays Golden Age portraits and landscape paintings are especially admired.  In this essay I have investigated three family portraits painted 1829-1830 in order to find out who the sitters were, how they were depicted and in what settings. In my view the portraits tell stories of the sitters and the way families adhered to the ideals of family life and diligence. There was a division between male and female spheres and also between private and public parts of family life. As a result he family portraits do not only show what the persons and their homes looked like, the contents of the painting becomes a story presenting them to viewers, although, perhaps, in an idealized version of reality.

As the Kalmar Union came to an end in 1523 the balance of control and power shifted in Scandinavia. Due to the tyranny of Christian II, Sweden rebelled and broke away under the leadership of Gustav Vasa while Norway remained in union with Denmark. Although Danes and Norwegians shared common traits and identifiers; including religion, language and cultural aspects, they had a stronger sense of identity to their own country rather to the union. Because of their political and economic influence in Norway prior to 1523, Danish nobles had increased Norwegian's sense of being Norwegians rather then Danish. Frederik I, who ruled from 1523 to 1533, did all in his power to increase his own and Denmark's control of Norway in this period. In clear violation of his Norwegian Coronation Charter of 1524, Frederik placed prominent Danish nobles in central political and military positions in Norway. Frederik also by-passed the Norwegian National Council in many matters that rightfully should have been handled by the council rather then the King. After Frederik I's death in 1533 the Danish-Norwegian throne remained vacant until 1536. Within this interregnum a civil war broke out in Denmark, followed by the Count's War, instigated by the Hanseatic town of Lübeck, which sought to place Christian II back on the throne. This war, which ended in 1536, brought an end to Lübeck’s Baltic dominion and placed Christian III, son of Frederik I, as king of Denmark-Norway. Once in power, Christian III obliterated the Norwegian Council, thus removing Norway's political influence in the union permanently. Although Sweden officially broke away, it maintained a diplomatic relations with Denmark-Norway. In fact, Gustav Vasa made efforts to strengthen their diplomatic during Frederik I's reign. The outbreak of the Count's War in 1534 rallied the former members of the Kalmar Union to cooperate militarily. Together they defeated Lübeck and secured a peaceful relationship between Sweden and Denmark-Norway which lasted until 1563.

Denna undersökning tar sig an problematiken i översättning från danska till svenska. Då litteratur och tidigare forskning i ämnet är mycket sparsam, bygger undersökningen framförallt på erfarenheter från verksamma dansk-svenska översättare. Även språkvetare och en förlagsredaktör har bidragit med sina kunskaper kring översättning i allmänhet och hur danskan och svenskan skiljer sig i uttryckssätt. Innan resultaten sammanställdes utfördes teoretiska studier i dansk och svensk språkhistoria och översättningsproblematik. Intervjuer har genomförts både genom direkta samtal och via e-post. Resultaten är i stort sett överensstämmande. Undersökningen visar att det svåraste vid översättning från danska till svenska är att känna till och särskilja språkens likheter och olikheter. Översättare har lätt att missförstå de ord som i danskan och svenskan har likartad form men olika betydelser, vilket orsakar många fel vid översättning. De två språkområdens närhet gör att man lockas ta till sig varandras formuleringar på felaktigt sätt. / In my essay I have focused on the most common difficulties in translation from danish to swedish. My research is based on interviews with ten translators and a few linguists. In addition, I have read some theoretical texts about language history and translation studies. The results are unanimous and show that the most translation faults arise because of the translators difficulties in separating two very similar languages. My research in danish/swedish translation is the first of its kind.

Approximately 63% of all incarcerated individuals in the U.S. identify as a parent (Glaze and Maruschak, 2010), with as many as 7% of children experiencing parental incarceration at some point in their lives (Murphey and Cooper, 2015). Historically, much of the parental incarceration literature has relied on between-groups comparison research, highlighting risks and determinants of pathology for youth with an incarcerated parent. However, significantly less research has attempted to understand resilience processes in the context of parental incarceration from a within-group resilience perspective. The overall goal of this dissertation research was to empirically test the theoretical Family Inequality Framework (Arditti, 2018) and better understand how family resilience processes influence the relationship between material hardship and child outcomes within the context of parental incarceration. Structural equation modeling was used to perform a mediational cross-sectional analysis. Results of these analyses suggest that parental mental health processes play an important role in mitigating adverse outcomes for families by mediating the effects of material hardship on youth academic adjustment in the context of parental incarceration. Theoretical, clinical, and policy implications, as well as future research directions are discussed. / Doctor of Philosophy / Approximately 63% of all incarcerated individuals in the U.S. identify as a parent (Glaze and Maruschak, 2010), with as many as 7% of children experiencing parental incarceration at some point in their lives (Murphey and Cooper, 2015). Historically, much of the existing research on parental incarceration is problem focused, painting these families in a negative light. In contrast, there is very little research highlighting the unique strengths and resiliences of families impacted by parental incarceration. The goal of this dissertation research was to better understand how family resilience processes, such as social support, parenting practices, and parental mental health, might reduce the negative impact of parental incarceration. Results suggest that parental mental health processes play an important role for overall family wellness during parental incarceration. In particular, the more a parent says they are doing well from a mental health perspective the better their kids appear to be doing in school. In this way, parental mental health wellness appears to provide a buffering effect against the common risks parental incarceration can introduce into a family. Theoretical, clinical, and policy implications, as well as future research directions are discussed.

Populist radical right (PRR) political parties have become important players in many European countries. These parties generally have a core ideology of ethnic nationalism supported by antiestablishment populism and sociocultural authoritarianism. PRR parties have managed to find electoral success in many European countries over the last few decades, usually at the expense of more established mainstream parties. The success of PRR parties is dependent on both voters and the parties themselves. In other words, parties must frame issues in a way that appeals to at least some voters while voters must have some reason for supporting these parties. This thesis looks at Denmark and Sweden, two countries with relatively similar cultures, political systems, and economies that have had different experiences with PRR parties. An analysis of socioeconomic factors highlights certain traits that makes voters more likely to vote for PRR parties, namely education and unemployment. Additionally, PRR party rhetoric likely appeals to socioeconomically disadvantaged voters by promising improved welfare and shifting the blame for their troubles to immigrants. In sum, this thesis suggests that PRR parties will continue to find electoral success as long as immigration maintains a high level of political salience, as PRR parties can use anti-immigration rhetoric to attract the socioeconomically disadvantaged. / Master of Arts / Populist radical right (PRR) political parties have become important players in many European countries. These parties generally have a core ideology of ethnic nationalism, a form of nationalism defined by ethnicity and focusing on a shared heritage. PRR parties also generally espouse antiestablishment populism by trying to appeal to the masses through critques of the government and established political parties. These parties also tend to embrace sociocultural authoritarianism, the desire for strict obedience to authority as it pertains to society and culture. This thesis looks at Denmark and Sweden, two countries with relatively similar cultures, political systems, and economies that have had different experiences with PRR parties. However, PRR parties have been electorally successful in both countries over the last decade. This thesis examines socioeconomic factors that may affect the likelihood of voters to vote for PRR parties, and determines that education and unemployment can play a large role in voter attitudes. Additionally, this thesis analyzes PRR party rhetoric and ascertains that these parties likely appeal to socioeconomically disadvantaged voters. In sum, this thesis suggests that PRR parties will continue to find electoral success as long as immigration remains an important political issue, as PRR parties can use anti-immigration rhetoric to attract the socioeconomically disadvantaged.

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Svenska aktörers närvaro på den danska fastighetsmarknaden har ökat väldigt mycket de senaste åren och det svenskägda fastighetsbeståndet har ökat med 183% de senaste fem åren. Detta är en oerhört stor ökning och något som går att koppla till globaliseringen. Därav uppstår frågan varför en ökning som är så pass stor har skett. Denna studies syfte är att undersöka vilken som är den främsta drivande faktorn vid fastighetsinvesteringar i Danmark och vad de svenska fastighetsbolagen ser på den danska fastighetsmarknaden. Målet är att uppnå en förståelse kring ämnet som är komplett och baserat på ett ordentligt underlag av tidigare forskning, data och ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt.  För att samla in data har en metod med kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt använts. Detta i form av intervjuer med aktuella aktörer som bedriver verksamhet på den danska marknaden. Totalt har sju respondenter valts ut för att svara på frågor kopplade till denna forskning. Intervjumaterialet har transkriberats och sedan gallrats. Detta, i kombination med teorin samt litteraturöversikten, har använts för att kunna genomföra analysen och därmed nå slutsatsen.  Resultatet av forskningen visar att det finns fyra primära drivande faktorer varav en faktor är den främsta drivande faktorn. Det framgår att både politiskt risk och och en god ekonomi är drivande och även diversifiering. Den främsta drivande faktorn är riskjusterad avkastning, något som har en koppling till diversifiering. Därmed är diversifiering den näst viktigaste faktorn. / Swedish actors' presence on the Danish real estate market has increased a lot the last few years. The swedish-owned property portfolio has increased by 183% in the last five years, which is an extremely large increase and something that can be linked to globalization. That raises the question why such a large increase has taken place. The purpose of this study is to investigate which factor is the main driving factor in real estate investments in Denmark, along with what Swedish real estate companies see in the Danish real estate market. The goal is to achieve an understanding of the subject that is complete and based on a proper basis of previous research, data and a qualitative approach.  To collect data, a method with a qualitative approach has been used. This has been done by doing interviews with Swedish real estate companies who operate in the Danish market. A total of seven respondents have been selected to answer questions regarding the research. The material from the interviews has been transcribed and then thinned. This, in combination with our theory-part and the literature review, has been used to be able to carry out the analysis and thus reach the conclusion.  The results of the research show that there are four primary driving factors, one of which is the main driving factor. It appears that both political risk and a good economy are driving factors, along with diversification. The main driving factor is risk-adjusted return, something that has a connection to diversification. Thus, diversification is the second most important factor.

The aim of this study was to examine how the Danish people and Denmark are represented in the daily Swedish press. We wanted to examine how the Danish people were represented, the characteristics given to the Danes and the differences we see between the different genres. We used theories about discourse, representation, stereotype and national community, too see what underlying messages was hidden in the texts. We analysed 30 texts from three Swedish daily newspapers: Sydsvenska Dagbladet Snällposten, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. The method we used was discourse analysis based on Faircloughs theories and methods.One of the most interesting results we found was that the Danish people often were represented as different kinds of stereotypes. We found the following stereotypes that we named: the drunken Danish, the racist, the laidback Danish and the criminal Danish. The drunk Danish stereotype is mostly seen in the text about sports when the journalists are writing about the Danish football supporters. In these texts the supporters are given properties like drunk and that they like to drink a lot of beer when they are watching football. The stereotype that we named the racist, we mostly see in the texts that were about politics and about the Dansk Folkeparti. The laidback Danish is particularly evident in texts that describe the Danish culture. The fourth stereotype, the criminal, we see in the texts about gang violence.Our study also showed that the Danish people and Denmark are represented through people that are not Danish. In many of the texts we could see that Swedish journalists interviewed other Swedish people about Denmark and the Danish people.

Uppsatsen är en språkjämförande studie av svenskt och danskt spatialt prepositionsbruk. Den tar utgångspunkt i de tre prepositionerna på, i och till (til) som är identiska till formen i både svenska och danska och som därmed kan förväntas vara överensstämmande även i funktionen. Materialet utgörs dels av svenska och danska grammatikor, dels även av två romaner (en svensk och en dansk) och deras översättningar till respektive grannspråk. Målet har varit att undersöka hur prepositionerna används både som befintlighets- och riktningsmarkörer i förhållande till rekommenderat prepositionsbruk. Jag har även haft en förmodan om att det finns en viss divergens såväl som konvergens i det svenska och danska prepositionsbruket vilket jag har analyserat med hjälp av aspekter av den kognitiva semantiken. Jag har även sökt fastställa vilka svårigheter man kan påvisa ur ett översättningsperspektiv.             Resultatet av min undersökning visar att speciellt valet mellan i och på som befintlighetsmarkörer är problematiskt både inom respektive språk men även att det finns betydande skillnader mellan svenskan och danskan. Där på dominerar i svenskan gör danskan även stort bruk av i för befintlighet vilket ofta kan skapa interferens i ett översättningssammanhang. Ursprungsbetydelsen av i som varande inneslutande återfinns även i danskans bruk av denna preposition vid många tillfällen (till exempel i fraser som rör nöjeslokaler, fordon och institutioner) där på i stället dominerar i svenskan.  Divergerande bruk finner vi även i danskans val av till för befintlighet och ett väsentligt större bruk av ledsagande rumsadverb både vid befintlighets- och riktningsmarkering. Både forskningslitteratur om grannspråken och den svensk-danska lärobokslitteraturens framställning av ett oproblematiskt och konvergerande prepositionsbruk har därmed visat sig något missvisande och uppsatsens resultat pekar i stället på att fler språkjämförande studier i svensk-danskt prepositionsbruk behövs.