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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Elite Networks"”.
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Elite networks of the London Season: perspectives from the New Mobilities literature
… in the practices of the Season. The concept of „networks‟ is adopted to enable a detailed analysis of the connections forged during the London Season, revealing the powerful role held by women in the period. This desire to network is understood in detail through an engagement with performance …
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Elite Networks and Courtly Culture in Medieval Denmark: Denmark in Europe, 1st to 14th Centuries
… its development in the rest of Europe. Because elite culture as it manifested itself in the Middle Ages was an amalgamation of that of Ancient Rome and the Germanic tribes, its origins in Denmark is sought in the interactions between the Danish territory and the Roman Empire. Elites in Denmark …
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‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform & Militarisation in Zimbabwe'
… the state of transitional justice, elite outlooks and militarisation in Zimbabwe, whilst drawing attention to the complexities of achieving this reality. The study draws from transitional justice, civil-military relations, as well as the political settlements literature as analytical …
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The Transition Mechanism of The Limited Access Order - The Emergence And Evolution of Institutions In Kenya
… institutions and using them to bolster their elite networks through patronage, African leaders invariably inherited the contradictions embodying colonial rule, whereby open access to customary economic rights is disruptive to elite capital accumulation, thereby leading to political …
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How elites gain, maintain and propagate status 1770-2012: A social capital perspective
Recent studies on networking, social capital and elites have done much to expand academic knowledge in each of these topic areas. Elites are defined in several ways, including their attributes and their use of and access to power. However, far less research has been conducted on how those …
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What explains authoritarian success and failure in Central Asia? : Exploring regime stability, economic performance, and governance strategies
… oil wealth, has been able to co-opt both elites and significant sectors of the population. Uzbekistan has also benefitted from more modest resource wealth, which has facilitated the co-optation of neopatrimonial support networks, as well as the devotion of resources to state security …
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Serving the Patris in the Roman Empire: Civic Patriotism in Basil of Caesarea, the Emperor Julian, and Gregory Nazianzus
… endorsed, adapted and contested by a variety of elite thinkers, three of whom this thesis studies in detail. The thesis employs the methodology of a ‘language of politics’ to model this process of adaption, redefinition and contestation. In particular, this thesis demonstrates that Julian and his …
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Perceptions and Grievances: Impact of Resource Governance on Protracted Conflicts in Nigeria's Niger Delta
… social relations, stakeholders, key actors, elite networks, institutions, and government regulations are critical to understanding and managing the Niger Delta conflicts. The methodology involves the analysis of the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and other databases, …