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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"POLITICAL SCENE"”.
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Sir Walter Ralegh's verse conversations
… social situation, the patronage system, and the political scene. Even though many scholars believe that often verses were copied groups according to theme, careful consideration shows that verses that have been tradionally seen as related by theme have a stronger connection. The context of the …
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The Resurrection of Andrew Johnson: His Return to Tennessee Politics
… Johnson returned from the Presidency to a harsh political environment in Tennessee. Immediately upon his return, he set out to win the Senate in his state. Although unsuccessful, he attempted office two more times, finally achieving success in 1874. His motivation lay in vindication for his …
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Political textbooks in a political world: A case-study of an Estonian history textbook
… characterized by a relatively rapidly developing political scene. The developments occurred in such a short time period as to render the national history textbook ineffective and thus ill-suited to its perceived use as a tool of socialization into the state, providing an excellent case-study of …
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The Building of a New Left Conglomerate in the City of Ann Arbor: VOICE, the Black Action Movement, and the Human Rights Party (1965-1975)
… By the early 1970s, HRP emerged on the local political scene creating a viable third party in the local arena.
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians in County Monaghan with particular reference to the parish of Aghabo
… a series of very dramatic changes in the Irish political scene which have had lasting and profound effects on the island up to the present time. The Hibernians, as the Order was commonly referred to, were emerging at the end of the nineteenth century from a period of division and stagnation both …
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Power, Subjectivity, and Life in Spain: A Continuation of Elite Power
… history of Spain. The elections come about in a political and social atmosphere of ‘change’ and ‘regeneration,’ marked by the rise of two new political parties, Podemos and Ciudanos. These parties are the new forces in the political scene in Spain. This atmosphere of change is the result of the …
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Public Attitudes towards Crime and Punishment in Greece and the Factors Underlying their Construction
… towards immigrants and the contemporary political scene were found to cause distorted perceptions, leading to lack of confidence in the Greek criminal justice system.
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'When the people are made the enemy': Human Rights, Military Doctrine and the Path to Atrocity in Vietnam and El Salvador
… and military policy had resulted in shifting political tides over the decade between the two wars. This thesis will place the topic of war crimes within this context of a changing political scene in the United States. In doing so, this thesis will break from more narrowly defined …
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The impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on Libya foreign policy during the period from 1991 to 2003
… profoundly changed the outlook of the global political scene and the balance of power among its key actors. This thesis studies the impacts and significance of the Soviet demise on Libyan foreign policy between 1991 and 2003. Libyan foreign policy was transformed; the thesis asks how, why and …
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Blackshirts and White Wigs: Reflections on Public Order Law and the Political Activism of the British Union of Fascists
… its roots were established in the inter-war political scene. The violence provoked by Sir Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) was one of the stimulating factors behind the enactment of the Public Order Act 1936. This Act significantly strengthened the powers of the police to …
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Die blou van ons hemel
… to the full. He is confronted by the changing political scene in post-colonial South Africa, turmoil in his personal life and an attempted coup d'etat in West Africa where diplomats are being held captive. Justine Minnaert is on her way from Brussels to Cape Town for her first journalistic …
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Freedom of expression in Morocco : a comparative study between the reigns of King Hassan II and Mohammed VI
… and extremely powerful when dealing with his political opponents, while his successor opened the political scene for more freedom and human rights. However, both of them seem to be intolerant regarding the main fundamental pivots of the Moroccan Kingdom: Monarchy, Islam and sovereignty over …
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Alternattiva Demokratika and EU membership
… was founded in 1989 as the first and only green political party in Malta. Its presence in the Maltese political scene has, however, mostly been characterised by its marginal position within national politics In fact, the green party's activism prior and during the 2003 EU referendum was largely …
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A Search for Meaning in Politically Motivated Music: Rhetoric versus Pragmatics in the Zambian Political Soundscape
… the functional value of music in Zambia's political soundscape in the context of political rhetoric. It evaluates the meaning and influence of music in the political processes on the choices citizens make for supporting their preferred political parties. The study identifies rhetorical and …
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Corruption: Brazilian Experience and Post-Jungian Perspectives
… and politicians or on the inefficiency of political-administrative systems. As a universal example, I present the Brazilian case, in which corruption is a widespread social problem that seems to be directly connected with the collective identity of Brazilians and, for many, it is intrinsic …
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The implications of the French presence in the South Pacific for interstate relations in the region
… system is a relative newcomer to the world political scene. The South Pacific Forum, the organisation which groups together the independent states of the region, was not established until 1971 and even then it was rather limited in scope with only four of the twenty-three colonial temtories …
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The implications of the French presence in the South Pacific for interstate relations in the region
… system is a relative newcomer to the world political scene. The South Pacific Forum, the organisation which groups together the independent states of the region, was not established until 1971 and even then it was rather limited in scope with only four of the twenty-three colonial temtories …
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The Nature and Development of Liberal Protestantism in Waterford 1800-42
… development of liberalism among the Protestant political élite at local level, examining in particular the liberal values among a section of Waterford Corporation and Waterford Chamber of Commerce. The parliamentary activities of Waterford’s Whig representatives are an important theme, and the …
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After MacIntyre: A Critical Assessment of the Historical Method of Value Inquiry
… Alasdair MacIntyre argues that contemporary political discourse has fallen into a fragmented and impoverished condition as a result of the fact that we have lost contact with the philosophical tradition which spawned our political and cultural practices, and sustained them for hundreds of …
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Transatlantic Tales and Democratic Dreams: Archbishop Gaetano Bedini, Alessandro Gavazzi, and the Struggle to Define Republican Liberty in a Revolutionary Age, 1848-1854
… Know Nothing Party's emergence on the national political scene months after the Nuncio's visit obscured these competing narratives and ensured that nativist retellings became the authoritative accounts of the Bedini Affair. This thesis returns the Archbishop's tour to its original social, …
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