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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"European Studies"”.
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Political Cynicism: A Critical Re-Examination
… survey scale items for political cynicism studies are flawed. This paper proposes modifications to question wording based on a historical etymology of the term cynicism as well as a systematic analysis of past question wordings. Several European studies on political cynicism were used as a …
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Proměny motivace k učení se češtině: pohled studentů v kurzech češtiny při studijním pobytu v ČR
… Although it has been discussed extensively, most studies have examined large world languages. This paper brings new insight into the motivation to learn Czech as a second language in the context of study abroad at Charles University in Prague. First, the theoretical part introduces essential …
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Media agenda-building battles between Greenpeace and Shell : a rhetorical and discursive approach
The empirical focus of this research comprises the UK television news battles between Greenpeace (a highly media-aware International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO)), and the oil company Shell (a multinational corporation (MNC)). Specifically, two such media battles are examined, both …
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The impact of European integration on the Danish and British party systems
European integration has been the zeitgeist of Western European politics since the end of the Second World War. Governments and parties not committed to the project have been unable to avoid the issue in the wake of ongoing integration. It has generated unprecedented inter- and intra-party tensions …
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Cultures of Border Control: Schengen and the Evolution of Europe's Frontiers
… developments in the recent history of European integration, namely the institutionalization of a regional policy regime to manage the continent’s frontiers. By adopting this regime (known in policy circles as ‘Schengen’), European governments have in fact relinquished part of their …
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The Positioning Of Iran And Iranians In The Origins Of Western Civilization
… in Iranian, Western Civilization, and Indo-European studies in formulating a consensus on each theme. The researcher then compared expert opinion to content in surveyed textbooks. This study found that the surveyed textbooks overwhelmingly omitted, ill-defined, misrepresented, or …
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Parallel Ruptures: Jews of Bessarabia and Transnistria Between Romanian Nationalism and Soviet Communism, 1918--1940
… exclusion debates at the heart of all interwar European states and the complicated negotiations that took place within all minority communities that responded to state policies."
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Why Go Democratic? Civil Service Reform in Central and Eastern Europe
… in the post-communist Central and Eastern European democracies. While these new democracies underwent a process of civil service reform with the goal of increasing the level of bureaucratic professionalism and efficiency, civil service performance varies greatly in the region. Motivated by …
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Towards a functional definition of German studies: New Zealand and the international context
… of foreign languages, particularly the European languages, especially in view of the fact that historically foreign languages disciplines have been largely literature-based. During the past two decades, however, the question of ‘general or cultural education’ versus career-oriented …
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Our Last Supper:
This thesis argues that when Molisans have conversations about death and dying, they will be more willing to accept their own mortality. In addition, I advocate for musical theatre as a uniquely effective medium for death education through which Molisans will be inspired to continue to discuss …
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Ethnicity, boundaries, and nationalism in a "European" Croatia
Despite the E.U.'s attempts to create a sense of European homogeneity between its members, issues of nationality and identity continue to play a vital role in both its function and expansion. This research examines the shifting role that the nation plays in Croatia's transition to the European …
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Ezra Pound and the rhetoric of science, 1901-1922
This thesis identifies science as Ezra Pound’s first extended extra-poetic interest. This reference to science in Pound’s poetic theory and poetry is portrayed as rhetoric, with its emphasis on the linguistic signifier or word rather than the actual concepts and data of science. The material covers …
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The NUTS and Bolts of Evaluations of the European Union:Exploring the Regional Dynamics of Public Perception
No longer an elite project, European integration is increasingly dependent on citizen support for the continued enforcement of current political systems as well as further integration effort. Europe’s regions are highly diverse and are a significant focus of European policymaking and budgeting. …
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Miscanthus X Giganteus Production: Meta-Analysis, Field Study and Mathematical Modeling
… M. x giganteus literature, including 31 European studies, was analyzed using non-linear mixed models. This quantitative review of the literature (i.e. meta-analysis) revealed patterns across and within growing seasons. This analysis not only revealed the effects of the growing season, …
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Europeanization of the Estonian Electricity Sector: Historical Legacies and Security Concerns
… the first signs of opposition to supranational European Union (EU) policies. This is because the EU's energy- and climate policy's trinity of policy directions---creation of an internal market, security of supply and environmental sustainability---are problematic in regard to the the case of …
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Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in United Kingdom Prisons
… Several accounts of convicted terrorists in European countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere point to this paradox. These accounts also call for serious questions on why and how prisons in the UK are sites for recruitment of inmates into radical ideology and violent extremist …
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Dealing with Conflicting Visions of the Past: The Case of European Memory
… and critically evaluate how the idea of European memory has been conceptualised by different actors at the European level and to develop a novel, pluralist conception. Attempting to ground European integration and the attachment to Europe in historical narratives has become increasingly …
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Leaving Spain: A Biographical Study on the Experiences of an Economic Crisis, Migration and New Beginnings
… this gap in research. In contrast to some other studies, which focused on specific aspects of the experiences of 'new' Spanish migrants, I opted for a holistic approach by taking their whole life history into account: the structural processes of their life histories (e.g., biographical projects …
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