The main topic of this master thesis is instruments of the EU external representation specifically in case of the European Neighborhood Policy. As the theoretical part this thesis uses forming the external united position of the European countries after the World War II through the key documents adopted in the framework of the European integration, ending with the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty that creates the contemporary instruments for the external representation of the EU. The research question of this thesis is whether in the context of the European Neighborhood Policy is the united position of the EU Member States. The case study of the European Neighborhood Policy combines elements of both quantitative and qualitative research.

Examining human interaction networks contributes to an understanding of factors that improve and constrain collaboration. This study examined multiple network levels of information exchanges within a public service model designed to strengthen community partnerships by connecting city services to the neighborhoods. The research setting was the Neighbourhood Integrated Service Teams (NIST) program in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. A literature review related information dimensions to the municipal structure, including social network theory, social network analysis, social capital, transactive memory theory, public goods theory, and the information environment of the public administration setting. The research method involved multiple instruments and included surveys of two bounded populations. First, the membership of the NIST program received a survey asking for identification of up to 20 people they contact for NIST-related work. Second, a network component of the NIST program, 23 community centre coordinators in the Parks and Recreation Department, completed a survey designed to identify their information exchanges relating to regular work responsibilities and the infusion of NIST issues. Additionally, 25 semi-structured interviews with the coordinators and other program members, collection of organization documents, field observation, and feedback sessions provided valuable insight into the complexity of the model. This research contributes to the application of social network theory and analysis in information environments and provides insight for public administrators into the operation of the model and reasons for the program's network effectiveness.

[EN] Nowadays, manufacturing systems meet different new global challenges and the existence of a collaborative manufacturing environment is essential to face with. Distributed manufacturing and assembly systems are two manufacturing systems which allow industries to deal with some of these challenges. This thesis studies a production problem in which both distributed manufacturing and assembly systems are considered. Although distributed manufacturing systems and assembly systems are well-known problems and have been extensively studied in the literature, to the best of our knowledge, considering these two systems together as in this thesis is the first effort in the literature. Due to the importance of scheduling optimization on production performance, some different ways to optimize the scheduling of the considered problem are discussed in this thesis. The studied scheduling setting consists of two stages: A production and an assembly stage. Various production centers make the first stage. Each of these centers consists of several machines which are dedicated to manufacture jobs. A single assembly machine is considered for the second stage. The produced jobs are assembled on the assembly machine to form final products through a defined assembly program. In this thesis, two different problems regarding two different production configurations for the production centers of the first stage are considered. The first configuration is a flowshop that results in what we refer to as the Distributed Assembly Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem (DAPFSP). The second problem is referred to as the Distributed Parallel Machine and Assembly Scheduling Problem (DPMASP), where unrelated parallel machines configure the production centers. Makespan minimization of the product on the assembly machine located in the assembly stage is considered as the objective function for all considered problems. In this thesis some extensions are considered for the studied problems so as to bring them as close as possible to the reality of production shops. In the DAPFSP, sequence dependent setup times are added for machines in both production and assembly stages. Similarly, in the DPMASP, due to technological constraints, some defined jobs can be processed only in certain factories. Mathematical models are presented as an exact solution for some of the presented problems and two state-of-art solvers, CPLEX and GUROBI are used to solve them. Since these solvers are not able to solve large sized problems, we design and develop heuristic methods to solve the problems. In addition to heuristics, some metaheuristics are also designed and proposed to improve the solutions obtained by heuristics. Finally, for each proposed problem, the performance of the proposed solution methods is compared through extensive computational and comprehensive ANOVA statistical analysis. / [ES] Los sistemas de producción se enfrentan a retos globales en los que el concepto de fabricación colaborativa es crucial para poder tener éxito en el entorno cambiante y complejo en el que nos encontramos. Una característica de los sistemas productivos que puede ayudar a lograr este objetivo consiste en disponer de una red de fabricación distribuida en la que los productos se fabriquen en localizaciones diferentes y se vayan ensamblando para obtener el producto final. En estos casos, disponer de modelos y herramientas para mejorar el rendimiento de sistemas de producción distribuidos con ensamblajes es una manera de asegurar la eficiencia de los mismos. En esta tesis doctoral se estudian los sistemas de fabricación distribuidos con operaciones de ensamblaje. Los sistemas distribuidos y los sistemas con operaciones de ensamblaje han sido estudiados por separado en la literatura. De hecho, no se han encontrado estudios de sistemas con ambas características consideradas de forma conjunta. Dada la complejidad de considerar conjuntamente ambos tipos de sistemas a la hora de realizar la programación de la producción en los mismos, se ha abordado su estudio considerando un modelo bietápico en la que en la primera etapa se consideran las operaciones de producción y en la segunda se plantean las operaciones de ensamblaje. Dependiendo de la configuración de la primera etapa se han estudiado dos variantes. En la primera variante se asume que la etapa de producción está compuesta por sendos sistemas tipo flowshop en los que se fabrican los componentes que se ensamblan en la segunda etapa (Distributed Assembly Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem o DAPFSP). En la segunda variante se considera un sistema de máquinas en paralelo no relacionadas (Distributed Parallel Machine and Assembly Scheduling Problem o DPMASP). En ambas variantes se optimiza la fecha de finalización del último trabajo secuenciado (Cmax) y se contempla la posibilidad que existan tiempos de cambio (setup) dependientes de la secuencia de trabajos fabricada. También, en el caso DPMASP se estudia la posibilidad de prohibir o no el uso de determinadas máquinas de la etapa de producción. Se han desarrollado modelos matemáticos para resolver algunas de las variantes anteriores. Estos modelos se han resuelto mediante los programas CPLEX y GUROBI en aquellos casos que ha sido posible. Para las instancias en los que el modelo matemático no ofrecía una solución al problema se han desarrollado heurísticas y metaheurísticas para ello. Todos los procedimientos anteriores han sido estudiados para determinar el rendimiento de los diferentes algoritmos planteados. Para ello se ha realizado un exhaustivo estudio computacional en el que se han aplicado técnicas ANOVA. Los resultados obtenidos en la tesis permiten avanzar en la comprensión del comportamiento de los sistemas productivos distribuidos con ensamblajes, definiendo algoritmos que permiten obtener buenas soluciones a este tipo de problemas tan complejos que aparecen tantas veces en la realidad industrial. / [CAT] Els sistemes de producció s'enfronten a reptes globals en què el concepte de fabricació col.laborativa és crucial per a poder tindre èxit en l'entorn canviant i complex en què ens trobem. Una característica dels sistemes productius que pot ajudar a aconseguir este objectiu consistix a disposar d'una xarxa de fabricació distribuïda en la que els productes es fabriquen en localitzacions diferents i es vagen acoblant per a obtindre el producte final. En estos casos, disposar de models i ferramentes per a millorar el rendiment de sistemes de producció distribuïts amb acoblaments és una manera d'assegurar l'eficiència dels mateixos. En esta tesi doctoral s'estudien els sistemes de fabricació distribuïts amb operacions d'acoblament. Els sistemes distribuïts i els sistemes amb operacions d'acoblament han sigut estudiats per separat en la literatura però, en allò que es coneix, no s'han trobat estudis de sistemes amb ambdós característiques conjuntament. Donada la complexitat de considerar conjuntament ambdós tipus de sistemes a l'hora de realitzar la programació de la producció en els mateixos, s'ha abordat el seu estudi considerant un model bietàpic en la que en la primera etapa es consideren les operacions de producció i en la segona es plantegen les operacions d'acoblament. Depenent de la configuració de la primera etapa s'han estudiat dos variants. En la primera variant s'assumix que l'etapa de producció està composta per sengles sistemes tipus flowshop en els que es fabriquen els components que s'acoblen en la segona etapa (Distributed Assembly Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem o DAPFSP). En la segona variant es considera un sistema de màquines en paral.lel no relacionades (Distributed Parallel Machine and Assembly Scheduling Problem o DPMASP). En ambdós variants s'optimitza la data de finalització de l'últim treball seqüenciat (Cmax) i es contempla la possibilitat que existisquen temps de canvi (setup) dependents de la seqüència de treballs fabricada. També, en el cas DPMASP s'estudia la possibilitat de prohibir o no l'ús de determinades màquines de l'etapa de producció. S'han desenvolupat models matemàtics per a resoldre algunes de les variants anteriors. Estos models s'han resolt per mitjà dels programes CPLEX i GUROBI en aquells casos que ha sigut possible. Per a les instàncies en què el model matemàtic no oferia una solució al problema s'han desenrotllat heurístiques i metaheurísticas per a això. Tots els procediments anteriors han sigut estudiats per a determinar el rendiment dels diferents algoritmes plantejats. Per a això s'ha realitzat un exhaustiu estudi computacional en què s'han aplicat tècniques ANOVA. Els resultats obtinguts en la tesi permeten avançar en la comprensió del comportament dels sistemes productius distribuïts amb acoblaments, definint algoritmes que permeten obtindre bones solucions a este tipus de problemes tan complexos que apareixen tantes vegades en la realitat industrial. / Hatami, S. (2016). The Distributed and Assembly Scheduling Problem [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/64072 / TESIS

Montréal est une Métropole où des populations de toutes origines, de tous niveaux de vie et d’éducation cohabitent. En tant qu’acteur de santé publique notre objectif est de faire en sorte que chacun ait droit à l’égalité des chances aussi bien sociales que sanitaires. Dans la Métropole, il est possible d’observer des inégalités dans différents domaines, tels : l’éducation, le travail, le logement, l’alimentation et bien d’autres encore. Ce mémoire est une étude de Cas portant sur le plaidoyer de la Coalition Montréalaise des Tables de Quartier (CMTQ) entre le 1er janvier 2011 et le 1er juin 2016 en faveur de la lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale et ayant pour but d’explorer comment est exercé cedit plaidoyer par les acteurs de la CMTQ. La CMTQ qui est un Organisme à But Non Lucratif (OBNL) positionne la population au centre de ses préoccupations, milite de sorte que Montréal soit une métropole juste et égalitaire et place la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale dans ces objectifs sur lesquels il est important d’agir pour le bien-être de la communauté. L’Initiative Montréalaise de Soutien au Développement social local (IM) qui est un programme de la Direction de Santé Publique (DSP), de Centraide du Grand Montréal et de la CMTQ, permet d’offrir un soutien financier à des institutions telles que les Tables de concertation locales dans le but d’améliorer la qualité et les conditions de vie des Montréalais. La CMTQ agit en partenariat avec les tables de quartier en travaillant sur des enjeux soulevés par le développement social local, l’amélioration de la qualité et des conditions de vie des citoyens et la lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale. Cette étude a utilisé des données majoritairement qualitatives issues d’analyses de contenus d’entretiens semi-dirigés, de prises de position, de mémoires, d’apparitions dans les médias traditionnels (La Presse) ainsi qu’une analyse de contenus quantitatifs des réseaux sociaux, plus particulièrement Twitter. Les résultats de cette recherche ont permis d’identifier les porte-parole de la CMTQ sur la place publique et mettent en lumière les stratégies et les moyens utilisés par la CMTQ pour exercer leur plaidoyer ainsi que les messages contenus dans ces stratégies et la façon dont les acteurs s’y prennent. / Montreal is a metropolis where people of all origins, socio-economic background and education live. As public health advocates, our goal is to ensure that each person is afforded equal rights to both social opportunities and the benefits which make for a healthy life. In Montreal, it is possible to observe inequalities in areas such as education, work, housing, and food security, amongst many others. This thesis is a case study of CMTQ’s advocacy methods between january 1st 2011 and june 1st 2016 as well as their approach to fighting poverty and social exclusion (in the public debate). In addition this thesis will specifically explores how CMTQ activists apply their methods of advocacy in order to eliminate poverty and social exclusion. The Montreal Coalition of Neighborhood Round Tables (CMTQ) is a Non-Profit Organization (NPO) that places the population at the center of its campaigns and works to ensure that Montreal is a fair and egalitarian city that prioritizes issues of poverty and social exclusion. The Montreal Initiative of Support for Local Social Development (IM), a program of the Montreal Public Health Department (DSP), the Centraide of Greater Montreal and of the CMTQ, provides financial support to institutions such as local round tables with the purpose of improving the quality and living conditions of Montrealers. The CMTQ works in partnership with neighbourhood councils by working on issues raised by local social development and also by working on ways to eradicate poverty and social exclusion in order to better the quality and living conditions of citizens. This study uses primarily qualitative data derived from the analysis of semi-structured interviews, the examination of official positions held by the organizations, thesis publications and discussions in traditional media (The Press), as well as a quantitative content analysis found on social medias especially Twitter. The results of this research permitted the identification of the CMTQ’s advocates and also shed light on the strategies and tools used by the CMTQ as well as the contents of theses strategies and message and the way activists apply these tools.

Den här uppsatsen har för avsikt att undersöka vad invånares samhällsengagemang i ett ”särskilt utsatt område” i form av trygghetsvandringar och samrådsmöten kan säga om integration. Genom etnografiskt fältarbete och deltagande observation ämnar studien fånga deltagarnas perspektiv på sitt engagemang, undersöka vad engagemanget har för inverkan på lokalsamhället och invånarnas känsla av trygghet, samt vad samhällsdeltagandet och dess inverkan kan säga om integration. Det empiriska materialet analyseras och diskuteras utifrån relevanta teorier om gemenskap, sociala gränser, trygghet samt social respektive strukturell integration. Invånarnas verksamhet och engagemang syftar till att öka tryggheten i stadsdelen, och skapar parallellt ett forum för språkövande och personliga möten över sociala och etniska gränser. Relationsskapandet bland invånare i stadsdelen tycks i sig indirekt leda till ökad trygghet, samt en känsla av gemenskap. Strukturella faktorer på makronivå uppenbarar sig emellertid som barriärer för invånarnas deltagande och delaktighet i en övergripande samhällelig och nationell gemenskap. / The aim of this thesis is to examine what residents’ community participation by way of local night patrol for social reassurance and community meetings in a “deprived neighborhood” has to say about integration. Through ethnographic field study and participant observation the study aims to capture the participants’ perspective of the participation, examine what impact the engagement has on the local community as well as what the affects and participation has to say about integration. The empirical material is analyzed and discussed from the basis of relevant theories of community, social boundaries, social reassurance as well as structural respectively social integration. The engagement of the residents aims to increase the feeling of social security and reassurance in the local community, and parallelly it creates forum for language practice and social encounters that goes beyond social and ethnic boundaries. The increasement of personal relationships seems to indirectly lead to a higher level of social reassurance as well as a feeling of solidarity in the community. Structural factors on a macro level, however, seems to work as barriers for the residents’ participation and involvement in a general societal and national fellowship and community. / الهدف من هذا الأنشاء هو الوصول لكيفية تأثير اهتمام المواطنين لحالة المجتمع في " الضاحيه الخاضعة للأستضعاف الخاص عن طريق التجول لتأمين الأمان ولقائات التشاورية على موظوع الاندماج العرقي   عن طريق استخدام التكنيك للادراسات العليا التي يتم عن طريق الحضور في المكان المناسب للمشاركه الشخصيه والأنتباه المباشر على طريقة اشتراك واهتمام المواطنين لفهم جدية اهتمامهم وتأثير هذا الاهتمام لحصول المواطنين على المزيد بلاحساس بلأمان وكيف يؤدي هذا لفهم حالة الاندماج العرقي                                                                                                                                 المواد التي تحصل عن طريق التجربة تدرس وتناقش عن طريق نضريات وثيقة الصل .التحديات الأجتماعيه،الأمان والاندماج العرقي الاجتماعي التركيبي بموضوع المشاركه هدف اهتمام وعمل المواطنين هو توفير الأمان الأكثر في ضواحي المدينه وإيجاد امكان الغه ولقائات                                                           .اجتماعيه خارجه عن المعدوديات العرقي     بناء العلاقات مابين المواطنين في الضواحي تؤدي بطريقه غير مباشرة على مزيد من الأمان .وإحساس المشاركه العوامل الأنشائيه الغير قادرة للتغير تظهر وتؤدي الى ايجاد حواجز أمام حضور ومساهمة .المواطنين للمشاركة الوطنية

Theory suggests that plant interactions at the neighbourhood scale play a fundamental role in regulating biodiversity–productivity relationships (BPRs) in tree communities. However, empirical evidence of this prediction is rare, as little is known about how neighbourhood interactions scale up to influence community BPRs. Here, using a biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiment, we provide insights into processes underlying BPRs by demonstrating that diversity-mediated interactions among local neighbours are a strong regulator of productivity in species mixtures. Our results show that local neighbourhood interactions explain over half of the variation in observed community productivity along a diversity gradient. Overall, individual tree growth increased with neighbourhood species richness, leading to a positive BPR at the community scale. The importance of local-scale neighbourhood effects for regulating community productivity, however, distinctly increased with increasing community species richness. Preserving tree species diversity at the local neighbourhood scale, thus seems to be a promising way for promoting forest productivity.

Ce travail de recherche a pour objectif d’analyser les différentes initiatives de partenariat liant les pays méditerranéens avec l’UE, ainsi que l’élucidation des différents degrés d’engagement et d'implication de ces pays et sous-groupements régionaux dans ces initiatives. Il vise également à dévoiler les différents atouts et faiblesses qui caractérisent les relations Euro-méditerranéennes. La finalité de ce travail de recherche consiste à éclaircir les enjeux de ces relations et la justification de l’utilité de rapprochement entre les pays Sud-méditerranéens avec l’UE dans un espace géographique restreint et dans un cadre historique limité. Ainsi, cette analyse s’est focalisée sur les différents atouts politiques, économiques et sociaux ayant marqué les relations euro-méditerranéennes, durant la période allant de la Chute du Mur de Berlin (1989) jusqu'à l'échec du Printemps Arabe (2013). A l’issue de cette thèse, plusieurs alternatives et pistes de réflexion ont été suggérées, dans la perspective d’éviter les raisons d’échecs déjà constatées et afin de contribuer à l’édification de fondements solides susceptibles de concourir à la réussite des futurs partenariats et initiatives de coopérations euro-méditerranéennes. / This thesis is attempting to analyze the various partnership initiatives between the Mediterranean countries and the EU, as well as the different degrees of commitment and involvement of these countries and sub-regional groupings in these initiatives.It also aims at revealing the different strengths and weaknesses that characterize the Euro-Mediterranean relations.The purpose of this research work is to analyze the issues of the Euromed relationships and the size of building links between the Mediterranean countries and the EU in geographically restricted space and during a limited historical period. This analysis has focused on the different political assets, economic and social issues which characterized the Euro-Mediterranean relationships, especially in the period from the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) until the failure of the Arab Spring (2013). Following this work, several alternatives and ideas have been suggested, with a view to avoiding the failure of stakes already recognized.The objective is to contribute to analysis of creating new strong frameworks which may contribute to the success of the future partnerships and initiatives in relation to the euro- Mediterranean cooperation.

This thesis concentrates on the role of the European Union as a state-building power. It scrutinizes EU foreign policy in terms of state-building phenomena in three selected areas: Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership, and Southern Neighbourhood. First, it presents the EU as an increasingly powerful international actor and a normative power. Then, it overviews the existing literature on state-building with a special focus on Francis Fukuyama's neoliberal approach and David Chandler's critical remarks. The thesis is methodologically grounded in the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), specifically the four-value fuzzy set QCA, which enables to bridge the quantitative and qualitative approaches. The analysis operates with 23 cases (countries) and five variables in order to assess the EU state-building practices in relation to the targeted states' resilience. Drawing on the moderate generalizations from QCA results, the thesis concludes that the EU is, indeed, a state-building power which strengthens the resilience of states through its state-building practices.

Samhällsplanering är en stor fråga med många olika perspektiv. I Agenda 2030 beskrivs två mål som är direkt applicerbara på samhällsplanering. Mål 3 innebär att alla människor, oavsett ålder ska ha förutsättningar för att leva ett gott liv med gott välbefinnande där mötet med andra människor är en viktig faktor. Det andra målet, Mål 11 innebär att bostadsområden och städer ska vara inkluderande och hållbara. I Sverige har vi en växande befolkning som är 65 år och äldre. Detta som en effekt av den ökade livslängden och gäller även i Åredalen.   Intresset för att tillbringa tid i Åre växer och en effekt av detta är att efterfrågan på både fritids- och permanentbostäder ökar. Under 1980-talet flyttade många till Åre och av de som blivit kvar i Åredalen sedan dess är det flera som bor i villor. Dessa villor skulle kunna vara intressanta för de yngre generationer som börjat bilda familj och etablerar sig i dalgången. Idag saknas boende som riktar sig till generationen 55+ trots att undersökningen i studien visar på att behovet finns. En slutsats av studien är att ett boendekoncept som riktar sig till bland annat målgruppen 55+ skulle kunna stimulera flyttkedjan i dalgången.   Syftet med studien är att ta fram ett koncept för exploatering av en 45 000 kvadratmeter stor fastighet i Åre by med det sociala perspektivet som utgångspunkt. Fastigheten ingår i fastighetsbolaget Diös bestånd idag och de befintliga byggnaderna inrymmer olika typer av verksamheter. Några av de verksamheter som finns på fastigheten är vård, polis och coworkingytor.   Eddadikten ”Människan är människans största glädje” har använts som utgångspunkt vid framtagningen av förslaget. För att skapa ett förslag med anknytning till det behov som finns i dalgången baseras förslaget på den enkätundersökning samt de intervjuer och platsbesök som genomförts under studiens gång. / Urban planning is challenging and includes many different perspectives. Agenda 2030 describes two objectives that are directly applicable to urban planning. Objective 3 means that all humans, regardless of age, should have the prerequisites to live a good life with good well-being where meeting with other people is an important factor. The other objective, Objective 11, means that residential areas and cities should be inclusive and sustainable. In Sweden, we have a growing population that is 65 years and older. This is an effect of the increased length of life and also applies in Åredalen.   The interest of spending time in Åre is growing and one effect of this is that the demand for both holiday and permanent housing is increasing. During the 1980s, many people moved to Åre. Of those who have remained in the valley since then, several lives in villas. These villas could be of interest to the younger generations who have started to establish their family life in the valley. Today, there is no accommodation aimed at the generation 55+ even though the study shows that the need exists. One conclusion of the study is that an accommodation concept aimed at, among other things, the target group 55+ could stimulate the moving chain in the valley.   The purpose of the study is to develop a concept for the development of a 45,000 square meter property in Åre based on the social perspective. The property is part of the real estate company Diö's portfolio today and the existing buildings house different types of businesses. Some of the activities carried out on the properties are healthcare, police and coworking areas.   The eddic poem "Man is man's greatest joy" has been used as a starting point in the preparation of the proposal. In order to create a proposal related to the needs of the valley, the proposal is based on the survey as well as the interviews and site visits conducted during the study. / <p>Betyg 2021-06-04</p>

This graduate thesis analyses the EU security policy towards the Maghreb between 2005 and 2010. It does so in order to ascertain to what extent the level of practical policy corresponds with the level of declarations. Also, by using the promotion of democratic governance in the Maghreb countries under the ENP as s case study, the thesis means to challenge the proposition that European Union can be described as a 'Normative Power'. First chapter briefly presents the concept of 'Normative Power Europe'. Following section looks at the European Security Strategy and localizes the primary position of the goal of democracy promotion in the document. Third part gives an overview of the European policy towards the Mediterranean under which EU relations with the Maghreb have been framed. Most attention is paid to the European Neighbourhood Policy. Next chapter examines the level of practical EU policy. It consists of three separate case studies of European policy towards Tunisia, Morocco and Libya between 2005 and 2010. The fifth and final part qualitatively analyses the way four factors (trade, energy, migration and terrorism) contributed to the structuring of relations of Tunisia, Morocco and Libya with Spain, France and Italy. The thesis arrives at the conclusion that while at the declaratory level the EU strives...