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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"International Politics"”.
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A Neoconservative Theory of International Politics?
… has long had a tenuous relationship with International Relations theory. Despite an abundance of explanatory material and its influence in US foreign policy, few works in IR have attempted to build a stand-alone theory out of it. Furthermore, previous work on the topic has resulted in an …
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Sorry states : apologies in international politics
… outlines and tests an "apology theory" of international politics, thus contributing to debates within international relations theory about the role of intentions in threat perception between states, as well as to policy debates about the role of contrition in peace building. The apology …
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Bombs unbuilt : power, ideas and institutions in international politics
… tell us about contemporary theories of international relations? To answer these questions, this study tests 15 hypotheses based on core categories in international politics: power, resources, ideas, and institutions. The hypotheses on power suggest that a state's nuclear decisions are a …
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The Rhodesian crisis in British and international politics, 1964-1965
This thesis uses evidence from British and international archives to examine the events leading up to Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on 11 November 1965 from the perspectives of Britain, the Old Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), and the United States. Two …
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Network Hierarchies: Nested Hegemonies and the Global-Regional Orchestration of Order in International Politics
… solution. Firstly, it raises the question of how international hierarchies and international orders relate. Secondly, it inquires how global and regional orders connect and shape one another. Answering these questions, I contend, entails recasting both problems as part of the same relational …
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The wars of peoples : science, democracy, and international politics in the thought of Winston Churchill.
… investigates Churchill's understanding of international relations, primarily by reading and analyzing several of his war histories. The first chapter explains Churchill's historical philosophy, and reviews much of the secondary literature across the project as a whole. The second chapter …
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The roots of Jehu’s bloody coup : a violent story of religious Zealots, retributive justice or international politics?
The study undertaken in this dissertation developed out of my honors research essay titled “A socio-political view of land acquisition in 1 Kings 21:1-16 as a form of dehumanization.” The previous research essay serves as a precursor for the current study. Naboth’s loss of his הלחנ (inheritance), …
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The safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency - a study of the international politics of atomic control
This thesis is a study in international politics. Its subject is the system for the control of atomic energy - the safeguards system - established and administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). I have undertaken a political study of this technical system because the main purpose …
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The safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency - a study of the international politics of atomic control
This thesis is a study in international politics. Its subject is the system for the control of atomic energy - the safeguards system - established and administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). I have undertaken a political study of this technical system because the main purpose …
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Diffusion, co-evolution and strategic interdependence in comparative and international politics: new spatial econometric and event history approaches
"Interdependence is ubiquitous across theories of democratization. For example, the level of democracy in one country might be dependent on its level in other countries; the timing of democratization might be related to the survival of existing democracies. In contrast, much of the empirical …
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International politics and construction of climate security by small island developing states: Maldives and Samoa form broader meanings of security
… objective of this thesis is not to analyse their international (climate security) narratives, but instead to present an analytical framework to investigate and portray a domestic construction of climate security by SIDS - using the Maldives' and Samoa's experience - and to explain the domestic …
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Threat Perception, Non-State Actors, and U.S. Military Intervention after 9/11
… some argue that this represents a shift in international politics whereby non-state actors have more power than they did before 9/11. However, others maintain that terrorism in the post-9/11 era is indicative of continuity in international politics. They argue that despite any of the …
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International Politics of Health Promotion and Tobacco Control - Improvement of the Process of Transcultural Transfer // Международна политика за промоция на здраве и контрол на тютюнопушенето - подобряване процеса на транскултурален трансфер
… and develop a performance improvement approach. International comparative analysis between two countries - Bulgaria (as a recipient) and the UK (as a source of political experience), is the chosen setting to study the potentials of transferring global European health promotion policy to the …
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Celebrity Diplomacy in the Current Global Economy: A Feminist Perspective
… on negotiation and humanitarian aid, in current international politics and the global economy. More specifically, this dissertation uses feminist political economy literature to examine how neoliberal globalization has contributed to the growing role of celebrity diplomats in international …
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From the Ashes of History: Trauma, National Identity and State-Building in India and Israel
Despite violence’s enormous role in international politics, mainstream International Relations (IR) scholarship tends to focus primarily on its immediate impacts on the balance of power, neglecting the lingering impact of trauma. In recent years, a vibrant (albeit inchoate) literature has developed …
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The Politics of Sovereignty: Segmentation and Stratification in International Order Today
How does sovereignty order international politics? This question has inspired a rich body of literature unpacking the concept. Nevertheless, sovereignty remains taken for granted in large parts of the discipline of International Relations (IR) and, as a result, its role in ordering international …
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What Factors Determine Chinese Companies’ Internationalization? A Case Study of Telecommunications Industry
… a comprehensive exploration of telecom company internationalization, examining both industry-wide trends and specific firm-level cases. It delves into the historical evolution of the global telecom industry and conducts comparative case studies involving Western and Chinese telecom firms. The …
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Voting behavior and social class among eighteen to twenty-one-year-old registered voters in Waco, Texas.
… has constructed a model for understanding international politics. Two assumptions regarding human nature and group behavior undergird a structure build around two poles, "national interests" and "community." From this perspective, Morgenthau arrives at the conclusion that a "community" does …
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