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Showing 1 to 20 of 377 for “"Controversies"”.
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Encounters & Spatial Controversies
… this terrain by engaging with specific spatial controversies, getting embroiled in arenas of friction, overlapping with a variety of different ‘actors’ and processes. Works develop as I try to do things in spaces, often in urban environments, probing situations in order to try to grasp their …
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Sterilization in the United States: Prevalence and Controversies
There have been many breakthroughs in birth control technologies, many of which have been beneficial for women. However, many feminists who advocate reproductive freedom also warn that freedom for some might lead to further oppression for others. The case in point is the practice of tubal ligation …
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An Examination of Image Repair Discourse in College Football Controversies
… there has been widespread media coverage of controversies involving college football players at major universities. This thesis examines college football controversies at the University of Southern California, Ohio State University, and Florida State University through the lens of Benoit’s …
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KNOWLEDGES, CONTROVERSIES AND FLOODS: national-scale flood management in Bangladesh
This research explores the views, beliefs and knowledges of experts responsible for flood management in Bangladesh. As one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth, and in response to the neglect of power-holding experts within the existing literature, this project analyses the differences …
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Muslim Messiah: Evangelical Missionaries and the Controversies of Islamic Contextualization
This thesis analyses a major evangelical missionary controversy over "insider movements", in which American missionaries encouraged Muslim background converts in South and Southeast Asia to follow Jesus while retaining their Muslim identity, triggering fractious debates over their continuing mosque …
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Knowledge Controversies and Renewable Energy Transition: Exploring Science and Policy Debates
This dissertation explores controversies arising from policies to promote a transition to greater reliance on wind and solar power in Ontario, Canada. Drawing on conceptual frameworks from science and technology studies (STS), human geography and socio-technical transition studies, it provides new …
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Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient : Foundations and Controversies
Critically ill children require nutritional support that will give them nutritional and non-nutritional support to successfully deal with their disease. In the past few years, we have been able to better understand the pathophysiology of critical illness, which has made possible the establishment …
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"Sparks From Law's Anvil": The Evolution Controversies in New Mexico, 1925-2008
… an influx of American people, culture and controversies. This thesis tracks the development of controversies over the theory of evolution in the public schools of the state of New Mexico during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. Beginning with the states reaction to …
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Controversies and contradictions: approaches to the study of Harriet Martineau 1802-76
This thesis is a reassessment of Harriet Martineau's place in feminist and mainstream scholarship. It focuses on Harriet Martineau, first, as a subject of research and, second, as an object of text. The importance of Harriet Martineau as a subject of research is explored through consideration of …
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Issues and Controversies Surrounding the Use of Plea Bargaining in International Criminal Tribunals
This thesis investigates the ethical issues and controversies that surround the use of plea bargaining in international criminal tribunals. Existing approaches to this subject have a tendency to be overly abstract, resulting in often ideologically deterministic justifications or critiques of plea …
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Toward a Democratic Science? Environmental Justice Activists, Multiple Epidemiologies, and Toxic Waste Controversies
Environmental justice activists defined an environmental justice, or community-led, research practice as an alternative conception of science to guide epidemiological investigations of the human health effects of hazardous wastes. Activists inserted their position into an ongoing scientific …
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The obscenity issue in textbook controversies: a study of value conflicts in education
Numerous textbook controversies erupted in communities across the nation in the early 1970’s. One objection that protestors frequently voiced. was their belief that reading materials used in English classrooms were "obscene." The purpose of this study was to examine the issue of "obscenity" and its …
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The international criminal court state cooperation regime : current controversies in historical and theoretical context
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent, international institution established to prosecute individuals who commit genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The treaty establishing the ICC - the Rome Statute - entered into force in 2002 and currently has more than 110 …
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The international criminal court state cooperation regime : current controversies in historical and theoretical context
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent, international institution established to prosecute individuals who commit genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The treaty establishing the ICC - the Rome Statute - entered into force in 2002 and currently has more than 110 …
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