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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"320 Political science"”.
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An analysis of humanitarian intervention in action
This submission examines the doctrine of humanitarian intervention by focusing on the Western involvement in the violent breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the 1990s and the wars that this ignited. It draws on several publications written over the past decade including …
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Modernised Policy Making? Investigating the Development of the 2009 Migration Impact Fund
… to public administration within the traditional political context of British policy making.
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British civil defence policy in response to the threat of nuclear attack 1972-1986
… external contexts fused those policies with the political framework during those 15 years. It examines the theory and reality of civil defence, from its rebirth as a political and practical concern in 1972 until the end of civil defence as a practical and political response against a specific …
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Understanding the performance of the Left Party (die Linke) in Western Germany : a comparative evaluation of cartel and social cleavage theories as explanatory frameworks
… in the tradition of social democracy and the political mainstream. Protest and the demand for social justice were indeed mobilised and framed in class terms and the Left Party attracted the votes of the unemployed and workers, as well as organised labour, with a partial realignment towards the …
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The effectiveness of approach : addressing the value of rights-based interventions to protect human rights defenders in oppressive environments
… outputs consider approaches of social and political mechanisms necessary for the mobilisation of improved security in defender communities, studied in multiple regions of the world to advance empirical knowledge and normative argument. The work contributes to academic rigour and scholarship …
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Fit to fight or unfit for the purpose? : a review of the effectiveness of the Intelligence Cycle in UK counter-terrorism, 2003-2013
The Intelligence process has increasingly found itself in the public eye in modern times. The Al Qa’eda attacks against the USA in September 2001 led to a rapid spread of other international terrorist attacks. The invasion of Afghanistan occurred soon afterwards, followed by the invasion of Iraq in …
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An Assessment of Decentralisation Effectiveness on Public Health Service Delivery in Rural Tanzania:A Case Study of Pangani and Urambo Local Government Authorities
… Accountability and transparency,minimal political will,poor records management,shortage of healthy workers and resistance to change characterised public health service,remained so and persisted.The study recommends a review and a re alignment of Legal frame, administrative …
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An Examination of Economic Diplomacy in Promoting Investments: The Case of Tanzania, Oman and United Arab Emirates.
The purpose of this study was to examine why there has been low level of economic cooperation between in Trade and Investment between Tanzania and GCC member states. Specifically the study wanted to study wanted to find out the readiness of the private sector and how favorable were the structural …
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Factors Influencing Internal Audit Operations in Electoral Bodies:An Empirical Analysis of Tanzania Electoral Commission
The main concern of this study was to analyse factors that influence internal audit operations in electoral bodies. Specifically, the study aimed at identifying the extent to which internal audit standards are adhered to at NEC; find out challenges facing effectiveness in internal audit at NEC, as …
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LGBTI rights and NGOs in international relations: how NGOs use the international system to affect domestic policy-making in majority Catholic countries
This research is intended to expand the knowledge on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights at the international level, how LGBTI non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use international channels to advance the cause domestically, with a focus on countries that have a strong …
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Conflicting forms of use: the potential of and limits to the use of the internet as a public sphere
… colonisation requires juridification' through political, legal, socio-cultural and economic frameworks for production, exchange and consumption The limits to the use of the Internet as a public sphere are not, however, inherent features of the technology itself, but pertain to its use under a …
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Monarchy in the democratic age: the head of state debate in Britain: a constitutional and comparative analysis
… acknowledges the strength of the view that the political and legal difficulties in replacing the monarchy are immense, illustrating the magnitude of the task with a case study analysing the 1999 Australian republican project's failure despite apparently favourable circumstances. The difficulties …
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The third way: the British Labour Party and the German SPD
This thesis investigates the Third Way in the cases of the British Labour Party and the German SPD from a comparative perspective. Applying a new mix of analytical tools, the investigation of the Third Way impact on both parties is conducted at three different levels: in the setting of the …
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The promotion and protection of socio-economic rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: prospects and challenges in South Africa and Nigeria
This thesis argues that the nature of socio-economic rights makes their violation central to key poverty and developmental issues in Africa. The thesis further argues that an effective socio-economic rights' legal and institutional framework will aid the realisation of socioeconomic rights as well …
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Analysis of the causes and reasons for the failure of a decade of international efforts and measures against terrorist financing since the 9/11 attacks
… St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence' " the vulnerabilities of Islamic banking, the study of which was received by the commissioning organisation and then disseminated to the Swiss National Bank and Swiss government ministers.
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The Conservative Party representatives study 2002: a multi-focus, quantitative analysis of the beliefs, behaviour and background of Conservative Party politicians in 2002
… quantitative methods of the institutional and political culture of Conservative politicians in 2002. A 20-page questionnaire was sent in April 2002 to all Conservative MPs, Peers, MEPs, Scottish MPs, Welsh and Greater London Assembly members, local councillors in Scotland and Wales and a 10% …
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The sexual politics of asylum: lived experiences of sexual minority asylum seekers and refugees in the UK
… subjects can be exposed in different geo-political locations. In the process I seek to: i) understand the specificity of the experiences of identification and belonging of people claiming asylum for fear of persecution in their countries of origin because of their sexual orientation and/or …
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