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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Political structures"”.
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How the ideology and political structures of Nazi Germany enabled the Holocaust : a study in ideology and political structures
This thesis presents an analysis of the political and social structures of the Third Reich and how, informed by the ideology of Nazism, they enabled the Holocaust, from the two different political-scientific approaches of interpretivism and structuralism. The argument is that Nazi ideology informed …
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The Influence of Economic and Political Conditions on Revitalizing Downtown and Neighborhood Business Districts.
… depend more on local economic conditions or on political conditions? Political scientists have debated this question of whether political structures and processes or socio-economic needs and resources are more influential in shaping public policy. The original assumption that political …
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Oil, politics, society and the state in the middle east: Enduring authoritarianism in Iran and Saudi Arabia
… other, arguably more consequential, factors (political structures, religion, history/actions of external actors, and state mechanisms and strategies) that account for the persistence of authoritarianism in the Middle East </p>
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Feminist counter-geopolitics: knowledges, practices, and spaces of activism in Iranian diasporas
… national border negotiates and contests political structures of gendered violence and displacement is of growing importance. This dissertation explores how knowledges, practices, and spaces of activism in Iranian diasporas across selected European and Canadian cities create alternatives …
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Re-presenting gender fluid identity in a contemporary arts practice
… imagery. An examination of historical and socio-political structures inherent in modern Western society serves as a foundational position for a broader exploration of differently gendered communities globally. The case is made for contemporary art to be encouraged as a tool for the emancipation …
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The Political Communications of Iranian Green Resistance Movement of 2009: A Critical Discourse Analysis
… that challenged the status quo of the socio-political structures of the Islamic Republic. In this research, I attempt to develop an understanding of the conditions that contributed to the demise of the movement. This study takes a Critical Theory approach, and the theoretical foundations of …
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Searching for a Social Contract
… context of SSA. In this regard, SSA states are political communities that have not done enough to promote and develop a social contract that is compatible with the region's sociopolitical and structural peculiarities. Since civil war and state failure have hampered different dimensions of human …
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Bringing in the Garbage: Opening a Critical Space for Vehicle Disposal Practices
… practices and policies of waste/ing and economic structures to make visible the implications of vehicle disposal policies for environmental policy and theory. Consequently, I attempt to build upon the small body of literature that is now critically engaging with waste production and resulting …
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Changing contexts, shifting masculinities : a study of ex-combatants
… factors shaping each of these masculinities are: political structures, ideological and political youth constructs; the totality of the military and a patriarchal and heterosexual discourse; and cultural concepts of manhood. This thesis outlines similarities and differences between the three types …
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Blood ties : and 'Kings. what a good idea' : monarchy in epic fantasy fiction
… countries may choose to use monarchical political structures in epic fantasy novels. It considers evidence from folktale research, primate behavioural studies, literary traditions, both ancient and modern, and the effect of religious doctrine and history on the symbolic role of the …
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Sources of succession disputes in respect of ubukhosi / chieftainship with regard to the Cele and Amangwane chiefdoms, KwaZulu-Natal
… South Africa. The incorporation of indigenous political structures within the wider South African state has a long history, starting from the movements of people from one area to the other, the formation of smaller chiefdoms and bigger chiefdoms and to the rise of the Zulu kingdom. The entire …
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Gender and Social Capital: Implications for Women's Civic Engagement in Ecuador and Peru
… subgroups which are under-represented in formal political structures, such as women, as it affords these groups the opportunity to voice their unique concerns. However, women participate less in many important forms of civic engagement. The United Nations and other international organizations …
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The Oriental Orthodox Communion in Modern Egypt: The Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, and Syriac Orthodox Churches, 1805 CE- Present
… vitality of these churches amidst changing socio-political landscapes, delving into the delicate interplay between these churches and the political structures in modern Egypt. From Muhammad Ali Pasha’s rule, father of modern Egypt, which inaugurates the examination, to the challenges presented by …
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Public by design : auto-fabrication for a contemporary urban physiognomy
… practices but also the formation of the socio-political structures to allow such new praxis to mobilize and become effective. For example, with the advent of printing press, publishing houses organized the literary world, selecting culture for mass consumption, or film and television industry …
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Rural Planning and Zoning Adoption in the United States
… to urban hierarchy, institutional factors and political processes, two independent variables stand out. For both comprehensive planning and zoning, legislation mandating adoption and higher median household incomes both encourage adoption and show statistical significance. The percentage of the …
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UNE EXPERIENCE COMMUNALE. SOCIETE ET CULTURE POLITIQUE A MARSEILLE ENTRE XIIE ET XIIIE SIECLE.
… to a full development and a conscious use of the political institutions and social languages specific to medieval communal civilisation. Based on the case study of Marseilles, the most important Provençal city of the medieval period and one of the most dynamic Mediterranean ports of the …
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A Socio-Political History of Griqua Women in Griqualand East, c. 1950 – 2005
This thesis examines the social and political history of Griqua women in Kokstad, South Africa, between 1950 and 2005. It explores how women shaped, resisted and were shaped by the political structures of their time. Although the East Griqualand Pioneers Council (EGPC) emerged as the leading …
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Mapping the Dominican-American Experience: Narratives by Julía Alvarez, Junot Díaz, Loida Maritza Pérez and Angie Cruz
… social, religious, patriarchal, educational, and political structures of both the Dominican Republic and the United States in order to formulate diverse modalities of belonging to what Julia Alvarez has called a new “country that’s not on the map” and establish their own distinct position as …
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