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Showing 1 to 20 of 142 for “"devolution"”.
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Political traditions and Scottish devolution
… and then apply it to the development of Scottish Devolution. I argue that the concept of tradition has been under-valued and theorized in social science and that the notion of political traditions has heuristic value when applied to British politics. Discussion of a distinctive British Political …
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The Queer Moment: Post-Devolution Scottish Literature
… that Scotland encountered when it achieved devolution in 1999, as this moment disrupted the traditional means through which Scottish national identity was constructed. From this moment this thesis argues that the years 1999 to 2015 mark a period in which ideas of Scotland and Scottishness …
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Diamond to coal: an educational leadership doctoral program's evolution and devolution
… depth by looking at the evolution (and devolution) of an on-campus doctoral-level ELPP model. This study examined contextual influences and programmatic effectiveness over time, as well as its uniqueness, integrity and import, from various key stakeholder standpoints. Data collection …
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Working the 'third way': New Labour, employment relations and Scottish devolution
Labour’s election victory in 1997 was heralded as a new era, the dawn of a Third Way, a novel attempt to chart a unique political course overcoming the perceived limitations of both New Right and Old Labour. In this thesis, I explore that era of New Labour generally and, in particular, the impact …
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A critical analysis of devolution and the corporate reform of teachers' work
… reforms is described as corporate managerialism. Devolution has impacted heavily on schools and teachers' work. Evidence presented in this thesis suggests that the corporate values and practices that dominate the organisation and management of schools create personal and professional conflict for …
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Experiencing civil society: the reality of civil society in post-devolution Wales
… aspects and the political culture leading up to devolution, there are gaps in our knowledge regarding the organisation of 'social' Wales; the institutions, networks and relationships that comprise civil society. There is little published data on the form and impact o f civil society in Wales and …
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The European Community and devolution in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
… weakened the cohesion of, and contributed to the devolution of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance into its national entities.
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Performance of the hollow state: local responses to the devolution of affordable housing
The ways in which governments are being organized and managed is changing. To an increasing extent public policies and programs are being administered through complicated webs of multifaceted entities which include public authorities, special districts, government "instrumentalities", government …
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Devolution and party change in the Scottish and Welsh Conservative Parties, 1997-2011
This thesis compares the adaptation to devolution of the sub-state branches of the statewide UK Conservative Party in Scotland and Wales between 1997 and 2011. It uses a comparative analytical framework derived from the literature on party change, multi-level party politics and path dependency. …
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Devolution and Space in England: Empirical Essays on Economic Growth, Democratic Engagement, and Health
… power from national to subnational policymakers, devolution is argued to have significant economic, political, and social benefits. Through being ‘closer’ to the recipient population, subnational governments can utilise their place-specific knowledge and more readily engage stakeholders, improving …
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From Revolution to Devolution: A Social Movements Analysis of the Contemporary Women's Movement in Ireland
This study analyses the evolution of the contemporary women's movement in the Republic of Ireland, from the foundation of the State to the present day. Drawing on a social movement's perspective, the emergence, consolidation and transformation of the Women's Movement in that period is explored. To …
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Civic engagement in the age of devolution: how anthropological approaches can help navigate grassroots conflicts
… My analysis spotlights the consequences of devolution one of which is the shift from government to neighborhood governance; I examine these issues by mapping out the causes and consequences of three separate rezoning cases. I compare the conflicting perspectives among local influential …
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The economics of devolution: evidence from Northern Ireland 1920-1972: evidence from Northern Ireland 1920-1972
This thesis asks whether the devolution of policy-making powers is beneficial for regional economic performance, by examining the subnational government at Stormont, between 1920 and 1972. Greater fiscal decentralisation within the UK has been put forward as a solution to growing regional …
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The Paradox of Localism: Exploring rhetoric and reform promoting the devolution of power, from 1964 to 2017
The Localism Act 2011 is one of many reforms over the past few decades aimed at English local government and its service delivery areas, with the expressed aim to empower citizens and oversee democratic renewal. However, localism has been marked by two fundamental contradictions. Firstly, despite …
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A study to evaluate support for the health sector devolution policy in Zambia : an actor analytic perspective
… an evaluation of Support for the Health Sector Devolution Policy in Zambia. The study adopts a stakeholder analytical approach and its central objective is to study characteristics of key stakeholders, analyse how these influence support for implementing the devolution policy in the Zambian …
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Rewriting the nation: a comparative study of Welsh and Scottish women's fiction from the wilderness years to post-devolution
Since devolution there has been a wealth of stimulating and exciting literary works by Welsh and Scottish women writers, produced as the boundaries of nationality were being dismantled and ideas of nationhood transformed. This comparative study brings together, for the first time, Scottish and …
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Effects of Education Decentralization by Devolution on students’ performance in Tanzania: The Case of Community Secondary Schools in Temeke Municipality
… of the effects of the decentralized by devolution of the administration and management of the community built secondary schools under SEDP in Temeke Municipality. The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of that decentralization on the performance of the students. The conceptual …
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Local government policy in South Africa 1980-1989 (with specific reference to the Western Cape) : devolution, delegation, deconcentration or centralisation?
… evolution of the south African state's policy of devolution of powers to local authorities in the 1980s; 2. To examine critically the main features of new local government legislation in this period, with particular reference to the devolution of powers policy; 3. To apply a normative framework …
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Standing Up for the Nations? Devolution and the Changing Dynamics of Territorial Representation in the UK House of Commons, 1992-2019
… MP has evolved since the introduction of devolution in the late 1990s. Before this project there had been no substantial study of how the UK’s component territorial units are represented at Westminster for over 40 years. This is despite transformative changes to the constitutional and …
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