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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"Policy Agenda"”.
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The institutional capacity of the UK speculative housebuilding industry – responding to the brownfield development policy agenda
… into the private sectors response to public policy change.
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Institutionalising Public Deliberation in Public Policy Agenda Setting: The Case of the Sustainable Communities Act (2007)
… institutions that increase civic influence upon policy agendas. Participatory-deliberative processes (PDPs) are understood to offer mechanisms for democratic responsiveness. However, the ways in the outcomes of (PDPs) can be linked to policy making has received little attention, especially at …
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Media exposure, policy agenda setting and risk communication in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of Nigeria's Niger Delta region
… region in order to shape the Nigerian public policy sphere as a response to the reoccurring [1958-2009] conflict between the government, oil host communities and independent multinational oil companies operating in the Nigeria’s Niger Delta region over economic embarrassment due to …
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The emergence and development of Disability Hate Crime policy and practice in England and Wales : a case of an unsettled and unsettling policy agenda
… and development of Disability Hate Crime as a policy area in the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It did this through building an understanding of the contributory factors including the challenges within the criminal justice system, wider government and politics, the independent …
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A century of democratic deliberation over American and British national health care: extending the Kingdon model
… dissertation extends John Kingdon's theory on policy agenda formation by examining the aforementioned debates. The conclusions that come from this study are four fold. (1) Contemporaneous interactions can occur between nations. (2) Century-long longitudinal development of a single policy area …
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Information & Interest Group Lobbying in Congress: Policy vs. Political Information
… and how Congress responds to new issues on the policy agenda.
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China in Africa. An assessment of China's role in developing infrastructure and providing aid to development projects. An imperialist model of governance? Or is China redefining the way we assess international relations?
… imperialism can be applied to China's foreign policy agenda through the apparatus of infrastructure. Using Kenya as a case study, it will assess how development, aid conditionality and employment play key roles in China's foreign policy model in Africa. The thesis will assess the role that …
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Interest Representation as a Clash of Unequal Allies
… not have direct control over the fate of their policy agendas in Congress. They cannot introduce bills, vote on legislation, or serve on House committees. If organized interests want to achieve virtually any of their legislative goals they must rely on and work through members of Congress. As an …
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Lei e' servito? Bliver de betjent? Are you being served? : comparing employment changes in the international hospitality industry as a result of globalisation / Jennifer Lauritsen.
… from this thesis raise challenges for modern policymakers who most commonly position labour market management at the top of the policy agenda. Policies do change, but their impact is less profound and pervasive than the deeper, ongoing social forces that are discussed in relation to the …
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Congestion pricing in cities of the developing world : exploring prospects in Mexico City
… that there is hesitation in considering any such policy in the MCMA without prior improvements in public transport. In light of these findings, we have outlined the complicated issues surrounding implementation, with recommendations for a course of action given the current policy agenda. The …
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The U.S. - Colombia free trade agreement - A historical placement of the FTA
… instead is an example of the U.S. continuing its policy agenda towards Colombia that has existed for over 50 years. This agenda grossly benefits the U.S., destabilizes Colombia, and keeps Colombia dependent on U.S. military aid.
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An analytical framework for reform of national water law
… working to achieve this. As part of the global policy agenda for water, many states are reforming their national laws; many other actors are also engaged in these processes. However there is no framework for this area of law reform, no structure against which reform proposals can be assessed. …
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Ethical Dimensions of Corporate Governance Practice in Ghana: Building a Theoretical Perspective
Having dominated policy agenda in developed economies for well over three decades, corporate governance is now getting to the top of the policy agenda in developing countries (Abor and Adjasi, 2007). However, the issues of corporate governance have focused on the major shareholders and …
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Promoting the Idea of Broadcast Deregulation: An Alternative View of the Distribution of Power in the Communications Policy-Making Process
Conventional accounts of the communications policy-making process in the United States tend to focus on the struggles over proposed changes to specific regulations. They give us blow-by-blow descriptions of the activities of the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, the courts, the White …
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An empirical investigation of employee training and development in Greek manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Skills are increasingly identified by policy makers as a central means to address social and economic challenges at national and supranational levels. The present study looks specifically at the Greek economy and explores the determinants, nature and extent of skills development in Greek …
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Whiteness and exclusion: An ethnography of the racialised discourse of the UK’s Widening Participation agenda
The widening participation policy agenda in higher education – increasing participation for historically underrepresented groups – forms part of a broader picture of local and global transformations in higher education. In the UK, the focus on widening participation grew in momentum under the New …
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Latent factor modelling of disability
… of the economics of disability and disability policy in later life, a topic which is currently very high on the policy agenda. It comprises four studies. The first chapter investigates the presence of health-related sample attrition (the drop-out of eligible sample members over time) in the …
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Applause, Laughter, Chants, and Cheers: An Analysis of the Rhetorical Skill of the “Great Communicator”
… humor, external attacks, and advocating for his policy agenda in a way that elicited positive audience responses such as applause, laughter, affiliative booing, or affiliative chanting from his audiences. Furthermore, by analyzing RNC addresses, this study expands scholarship regarding group …
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Political culture and water politics in Nevada: Las Vegas attempts to quench its thirsts
… has secured a permanent place on the public policy agenda. Certainly in Las Vegas, Nevada the rapid population growth, great economic development and extreme arid climate make the region vulnerable to the dangers of a water shortage. While some estimates suggest that Las Vegas will use all of …
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Constitutional change in the United Kingdom: an institutional analysis
… of institutions in shaping and conditioning the policy agenda, enable a more comprehensive explanation of both constitutional development and obstacles to constitutional change. The thesis does not advocate a new constitutional doctrine but does point to research strategies, which may facilitate …
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