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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Power (Social sciences)"”.
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Perceptions of height, attractiveness, and power
… how perceptions of physical attractiveness and power changed based on an individual's height and gender. Participants were 117 Rowan University students (53 males and 64 females, mean age = 20.9 years). Students were administered a packet that asked demographic data including their age, sex, …
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Governmentality: Welfare, Health and Higher Education as Sites of Agency, Resistance and Identity
… of various micro-sites that practices of power or governmentality might be identified. The research collected here represents a study of governmentality in the 'micro-sites' of welfare, (in this case, the provision and use of social security benefits); health care (the delivery and …
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Refracted Governmentality: Space, Politics and Social Structure in Contemporary Luanda
… of political patronage onto space. Political power, then, has been a force in the spatial transformation of Luanda. These developments have taken place against backdrop of a very particular politico-economic structure, which has two consequences that I explore in the remainder of the …
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From Shocks to Waves: Hegemonic Transitions and Democratization in the Twentieth Century
… argues that sudden shifts in the distribution of power among major states can help explain the wave-like spread of democracy over the past century. These hegemonic shocks lead to bursts of regime change by creating unique incentives and opportunities for domestic reforms, and do so through three …
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El poder de la memoria en la narrativa chilena actual.
Esta tesis explora la relación entre la memoria y el poder en la narrativa chilena actual a través de dos novelas neopoliciales del autor chileno Ramón Diaz Eterovic, La ciudad está triste (1987) y Nadie sabe más que los muertos (1993). La hipótesis propuesta sostiene que dentro de la historia …
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Partnership of Power: The Relationship Between President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice President John Garner
This thesis involves a look at the political history and dynamics of the relationship between President Franklin Roosevelt and his first vice president, John Nance Garner. The document explores the historic partnership’s rise and fall.
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Power relationships and authentic organisational learning : daring to break the silence on meaningful dialogue in policing organisations
… to opportunities as well as great economic and social volatility. However the reality for many is that they become proficient at the kind of organisational learning that reinforces the status quo (Morgan, 2006). This thesis aims to make an original contribution to the organisational learning …