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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Constructivist analysis"”.
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A Constructivist Analysis of Perceptions of 1980 Presidential Candidates
This study sought to assess the feasibility of a constructivist interpretation of the influence of political campaign messages on the development of persons' impressions of presidential candidates. The study sought to discover whether persons who differed in orientations to the 1980 campaign would …
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How Could This Happen? A Constructivist Analysis of Reactive State Terrorism at Ruby Ridge
… (Kopel and Blackman, 1997:32). Since this is a constructivist analysis of events surrounding Ruby Ridge, I specifically focus on how reality is constructed through the process of reification. In this research endeavor, I utilize an elaboration of Aho's (1994) steps of reality construction …
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Политика Чернобыля в Беларуси в 1986-2008 годах: формирование и проявления дискурс-коалиций /
… (Hajer 1995) in this dissertation the constructivist analysis of the politics of Chernobyl is represented. The main hypothesis of this research is to identify the discourse-coalitions within the Chernobyl policy, the actors and story-lines they utter. This research analyses also how the …
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Developing and utilising a realist-constructivist analytical framework towards understanding the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy
This thesis develops and utilises a realist-constructivist framework for the purposes of analysing the development of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy. This thesis challenges ‘paradigmatic thinking’ within the discipline of International Relations to demonstrate that …
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Drivers of Change: Explaining IMF Low Income Country Reform in the Post Washington Consensus
<p>Through use of rationalist, constructivist, and historical structural theory, this study of IMF Low Income Country (LIC) policy change from 1996 to 2010 identifies potential causal variables and mechanisms that drive contemporary reform in the institution toward its poorest member states. …
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An analysis of the development of family health nursing in Scotland through policy and practice 1998-2006.
… has been subject to little in-depth critical analysis. This thesis addresses this deficit by analysing why and how family health nursing developed in Scotland. The research methods used are: critical review of textual sources; empirical research into policy, education and practice; and …