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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Socio-political factors"”.
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Occult-Related Crime and the Policing thereof, through the lens of Cosmology of Socio-Political Factors
… and nature. But these crimes also exist in a sociopolitical context, as well as an economic one. It is said that modern occult crimes have become entrepreneurial, this is what the Comaroffs (1999) call ‘modern occult economies.' The transition from traditional occult practices to modern …
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The implications of organizational context for Information Systems and Technology strategy formulation. A study of socio-political factors in global corporations.
… as manifested in the changing social and political environment of the organization and the reciprocal effect of social and political changes on IT strategies. Further it aims to investigate whether the relevant theories and concepts can be integrated to develop a new model that can …
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Kicking the Can
… explores the financial crisis of 2008 and the socio-political factors that led to the collapse. The documentary was produced over the course of a year and a half, and contains interviews with economists, politicians, academics, and U.S. citizens.<em> Kicking the Can</em> ultimately reveals that …
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Indigenous knowledges in health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and Saskatchewan Canada: A comparative study
… of this phenomenon; specifically, the socio-political factors that facilitate and limit the engagement of Māori knowledges with health policy. Of the four settler states, only in Aotearoa New Zealand are the knowledges of the Indigenous peoples engaged with health policy. In …
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The Rise of Independent Bookselling in China
… has been a process shaped by both economic and socio-political factors stemming from both inside and outside the book industry. Studying independent bookselling, a significant change in the Chinese book industry in recent years, my thesis advances our understanding of the transformation of the …
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Greening climate adaptation : exploring the use of green infrastructure as an adaptation strategy in Boston and Cambridge, MA
… and semi-structured interviews to explore how socio-political factors drive or prevent the use of GI. I found that path dependencies, navigating trade-offs in decision making, and shifting risk analysis act as barriers to using GI for adaptation. I also found that adaptive learning, knowledge …
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Art & Agency: Transforming Relationships of Power Through Art in Iraqi Kurdistan
… cultural context of the Kurds that impacts the socio-political factors inside Iraqi Kurdistan.</p> <p>The deeply entrenched political rhetoric of the hegemonic Kurdish nationalist narrative in Iraqi Kurdistan has served to homogenize the idea of what the Kurdish “nation” is, to whitewash deep …
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Learning beyond words.The impact of second language adult education on migrants' social involvement: a comparison between Scotland and Greece
… explores the impact of pedagogic traditions and socio-political factors on the outcomes of the educational experience. These classes took place within diverse organisations, which consisted of a Further Education college, a single-ethnic group community centre, a charity organisation and a …
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Attitudes and perceptions towards organizational functioning in substance abuse treatment facilities across South Africa
… South Africa. In South Africa a history of socio-political factors have hindered substance abuse treatment. Large disparities existed between racially defined population groups and the quality and allocation of resources to substance abuse treatment services across South Africa have not been …
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Probation officers’ attitudes towards balancing public protection and human rights in the risk management framework of Mappa
… the literature in the area and reviews the factors that appear directly linked to human rights, such as the current probation context, risk assessment, relationships, public protection, and the interplay between crime control and due process. The methods employed include documentary analysis …
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Trending in the margins: contemporary art from Nigeria in the global markets
… but mainly to debilitating domestic socio-political factors. These support Bourdieu’s claim that agents' position in the artistic field is determined by the strength of their cultural, social and economic capital. The study argues that for Nigeria to become a centre of art, supporting …
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Social Movements and Corporate Social Disclosure: Evidence from Jordan
… with employee disclosure and the role of socio-political factors in shaping such disclosure practices has been evidenced in this study. Moreover, employee and community disclosures are found to increase significantly in response to changes in social pressures and social expectations after …
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In Pursuit of Racial Justice: The Politics and Consequences of Racial Disparity Reform in the U.S. Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
… criminal justice system as well as recent political attempts to scale back criminal justice operations. This study examines the political development and consequences of policies aiming to reduce racial inequalities in the adult and juvenile justice systems. It introduces the concept of …
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Towards environmental sustainability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: a theological framework for broader involvement of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
… of a complex mix of bio-physical, economic, and socio-political factors. These factors have compounded the state of degradation. In this thesis, the response of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) to these problems was brought under scrutiny in the light of the failure of key stakeholders, …
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The importance of practitioner and client accounts of context in mental health
… or material circumstances to the impact of wider socio-political factors and an individual’s place in society. Substantial evidence of the potential harms of contextual difficulties across all of these levels exists, whether difficulties in relationships, the impact of living in poverty or …
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Climate Change and Seed Security Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana
… communities. Conceptually, the study uses a political ecology framework to understand the environmental, historical, and political factors that shape seed systems under changing climatic conditions. Methods of data collection included a household survey (n=429), focus group discussions (n=2), …
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Factors Perceived by Legislators, School Board Presidents, and Superintendents that may Inhibit or Promote School District Consolidation Considerations in South Dakota
… of this study was to ascertain whether various factors may be identified as having either inhibiting or promoting influence on school consolidation considerations in South Dakota public school districts. In addition, the study sought to identify clusters of factors by direction, intensity, and …
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Language Policies in the European Union and India: A Comparative Study
… and contexts which concern the historical and socio-political factors underpinning language policies. The thesis makes three important contributions. First, it marks a break from the prevalent understanding of power in macro-level policymaking. Research to date has tended to view power as a …
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The Child in the City: Play, Architecture, and Urbanism in Modern Kuwait, 1957-1983
… focused on the impact of globalization and socio-political factors, this dissertation recognizes the role of the youngest citizens, the children, as key contributors to the country’s development. This facet has often escaped the spotlight of modern histories of city planning, prompting my …
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An innovative practice assessment in nursing: exploring the contested relationship between assessment and learning in practice
… environments influenced by historical and socio-political factors. The significance of these findings within the changing context of nurse education with the planned implementation of new Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for education in Sept 2019 will also be elucidated. This …
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