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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"International Society"”.
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A right to leave : refugees, states, and international society
… are shaped both by other actors in the international system - including norm entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations - and by the broader normative environment. Refugees are a by-product of this environment. Fundamental institutions - including …
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How Romanian Governmental Elites Conceptualize The European Union As an International Society
… between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft models of society at the regional level by investigating the understanding of the Romanian governmental elites with respect to the EU and the EU's Second Pillar. The findings of the study suggest that the conscious recognition of common culture and common …
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Religion and International Society - Approaches to Including Religion in the International Relations Research Agenda
… can also pacify them – within societies and in international politics. Religion endures and it can exist independently of states, it can constitute them, and it can provide new forms of states, societies, and empires. Arguably, religion shapes or even constitutes the international society of …
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The use of private military and security companies in international society: contestation and legitimation of state practice
… to understand how the legitimacy of the state’s international use of PMSCs is evolving in contemporary international society. The first part of the dissertation develops an analytical framework that combines theoretical propositions of the English School and the ‘German’ constructivist strand …
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Running in the Hamster Wheel. The Foreign Policy of Serbia between National Identity and the International Society.
… Europeanization process and the nature of the international system. The overarching focus of the thesis is laid on the following puzzle: in spite of not attaining self-declared foreign policy goals and changing dynamics at the systemic level, Serbia’s foreign policy appear to be stable over …
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Conversion and Ritualisation: an analysis of how westerners enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and assimilate its values and practices
… individuals from a Western background enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousnes (ISKCON), a transnational religious movement with its roots in Chaitanya Vaishnavism, a Hindu tradition originating in India. The central argument of my research is that extant models of conversion do …
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Conceptualizing Regional International Societies: Examining the Post-Soviet Space
… school's growing literature on regional level international societies. Thus far English school scholars have demonstrated the existence of a post-Soviet regional international society. However, what is lacking is a clear defining of the members and institutions of this society. This paper gives …
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Title Changes in International Law in response to Terrorist attacks. A comparative study of Israeli and the US state practice
… of the nature, status and determinants of international law in the aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks upon the US. More specifically, I am interested in the variation of legal responses of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to policies of counter-terrorism adopted by …
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From the Body of the Faithful to the Invention of Religion: The Long Reformation for International Relations
… associated with canon law of late medieval international society granted authority to myriad polities in fifteenth and sixteenth century questions of societal governance. In international relations, the late medieval period has rarely been given much attention; scholars have argued that the …
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Institutional order in multi-state systems and societies: an English school analysis with views from China and India.
… two main arguments. First, the English School of international relations approach, based around the concept of international society, provides a productive paradigm with which to address both contemporary and historical issues in international relations. The twin concepts of gemeinschaft and …
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The Universal Grammar of the Laws of War: A Theory of Moral Discourse and International Norms
In contemporary political science, many international relations scholars presume that normative restrictions on military violence in world politics are an outgrowth of Western liberal modernity. Indeed, humanitarian norms such as the Geneva Conventions are comparatively recent in world politics, …
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A Qualitative Analysis of the ISKCON Movement in South Africa
This thesis explores the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) movement in South Africa. I employ qualitative analysis and use David Chidester's theory of symbolic exchange to analyze contestations over symbols between ISKCON devotees and proponents of competing perspectives in …
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Gramscian Perspectives on Populism
… the implications of non-hegemony within international society, and how it affects and shapes states' domestic lives and inter-state relations.</p>
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Technology Infusion in Higher Education Curriculum: A Case Study of the Strategic Educational Leadership Program
… during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study used the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Standards for Education Leaders to guide recommendations for curriculum enhancement. A mixed-methods approach explored how faculty currently infuse technology, key outcomes of aligning with ISTE …
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An exploratory examination of reflective thinking in certified human performance improvement professionals
… sample (n = 102) of individuals certified by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) as Certified Performance Technologists (CPT) (N = 697). Business leaders seek employees who practice reflective thinking. Employers and students expect college coursework to provide the needed …
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Combat Drones and International Order: An English School Approach
… drones for the practice of targeted killing on international order. The understanding of these effects is critical for if the use of combat drones for targeted killing undermines critical institutions of international society, which serves as the basis for international order, then the …
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The Post-Westphalian State in transition : a case study : transnational organized crime and Russia's Mafiya
… Cold War, and the subsequent end of the bipolar international system, new security threats have arisen. One of the most important ones is that presented by transnational organized crime, which has increased both in wealth and power as a result of these geopolitical shifts, and with the …
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Development And Validation Of The Beile Test Of Information Literacy For Education (b-tiled)
… on nationally recognized standards from the International Society for Technology in Education and the Association of College and Research Libraries. Procedures designed to enhance the scale's validity were woven throughout its development. 172 teacher education students at a large, …
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A Search for Justice: An Analysis of Purpose, Process and Stakeholder Practice at the International Criminal Court
At the outset the International Criminal Court (ICC) was heralded as a revolution within international society, but it has since found itself at the centre of much controversy and debate. According to the Rome Statute’s Preamble, a broad aim of the ICC is: “to guarantee lasting respect for and the …
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Image of Self as Teacher Mediated by Computer Technologies in Learning to Teach
… and Support Consortium (INTASC), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
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