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Showing 1 to 20 of 391 for “"political context"”.
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A study of John Clare in his historical and political context
… is to set John Clare’s life and work within the context of the social and political history of his time. It is a study that is long overdue. The manner in which topical and political matters were mediated to him and were reflected in his work are analysed. His introduction to the literary and …
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The politics of biopics: Analyzing propaganda films in Bangladesh's political context
… the use of state-funded cinema as a vehicle for political propaganda in contemporary Bangladesh by analyzing two government-funded films: Hasina: A Daughter's Tale (2018) and Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023). The former is a docudrama centered on the personal and political life of …
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Planning in its political context : developing organizational strategies for the planning agency.
Thesis. 1975. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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The Social, Relational and Political Context of Eating Disorders: A Feminist-Informed Grounded Theory Analysis
… Despite knowledge that the larger sociocultural context may contribute to the development of eating disorders, few studies have examined feminist-informed factors that may serve as protective mechanisms for young women who are influenced by Western capitalist culture and exhibit some …
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Rocking the Regime: The Role of Argentine Rock Music in a Changing Socio-Political Context (1970--1985)
"I further posit that the rock nacional phenomenon had a collaborative authorship, articulated through the (often unintended and unwilling) interaction of many individuals and institutions, including state, artists and public. Both the military men so demonized by many Argentines as well as the …
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An analysis of selected ""cyberpunk"" works by William Gibson, placed in a cultural and socio-political context
… seems ironic, given the avowedly futurological context of science fiction at this time.
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"""John Bull's Other Island"": A critical study of Shaw's Irish play in its theatrical and socio-political context"
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T19:35:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7500339.pdf: 6835780 bytes, checksum: 9aedc381b9355c3820ea4482eb2ac8e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1974
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The Matt Talbot Community Trust: A case study of participants' perception of education in a social and political context
… study will explore their views in a social and political context. This will be done by examining critical education and feminist theory and the social and political context in which the organisation operates. The implications of the study will be oriented towards possible future action which …
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African development bank infrastructure investments in Somalia: an analysis of multilateral development funding within a high-risk socio-economic and political context
… AfDB investments in Somalia, which is unstable politically and economically - and faces terrorism as a threat - was examined. To be able to assess this rationale, the framework for infrastructure development theory was used because it assesses the relationship between infrastructure investments …
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The Role of Expert-based Information in Maritime Oil Spill Prevention Policy in the Puget Sound: How Risk Assessments Reflect the Larger Political Context
Oil spills and their prevention have been political issues in Washington State and the Puget Sound area since the Prudhoe Bay oil discoveries on Alaska's North Slope. In an attempt to improve both the process and outcome of oil spill prevention debates, risk assessment-based approaches have been …
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The Supreme Court and labor policy: A rational choice perspective
… with little attention been paid to the political context in which the Court operates. This dissertation attempts to address this allusive issue. A theoretical model is developed that accounts for the political environment in which the Court operates. This model assumes that the Court is …
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A critical examination of the legislative and policy framework governing ECD service provision in South Africa since 1994.
… with a critical analysis of the historical and political context as regards ECD that was inherited by the ANC government of 1994. It moves on from there to examine the various plans, policies and legislation shaping ECD service provision between 1994 and the introduction of the National …
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Politics in Hobbes' mechanics: a case study in the sociology of scientific knowledge
… of Thomas Hobbes' mechanics in light of Hobbes' political views and the political context. Hobbes provides a good subject for research in the sociology of scientific knowledge for at least two reasons. First, Hobbes is a good case for examining the interaction between science and the broader …
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Client experiences of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) : factors influencing engagement
… of the complex nature of social support in the context of chronic illness and the specific challenges and benefits of engagement in CBT in this population. The empirical paper provides a qualitative exploration of the experiences of adults who have dropped out of CBT in a community mental …
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Conflict and crisis in American Methodism: slavery and homosexuality, 1784-2022
… within American Methodism and American socio-political culture. First, the thesis describes and exegetes the events leading to the Methodist Episcopal Church’s 1844 schism. Then, the thesis analyses the socio-political context and cultural trends of antebellum America, thereby drawing …
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Power, Gender, and Representation in the Italian Renaissance Court: The Cultural Patronage of Caterina Sforza (1463--1509)
… and period treatises to provide the social and political context necessary to understand Caterina Sforza's cultural patronage. The analysis demonstrates that Sforza and noble women like her were active participants, not bystanders, in the cultural practices that were so important to the power …
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Accepted Here: Cash, Blood or Stories
… of Native identity in a social and political context through the interpretations of Gerald Vizeonor’s, survivance and Stephen Graham Jone’s, Ledfeather. Native identity in the United States cannot be separated from the founding of the New World and the settlement of the West, like …
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Ufocritique: ufos, Social Intelligence, and the Condon Report
… The history of UFO sightings and their socio-political context and consequences constitutes the broad subject of this study and provides a site for analysis of how scientists address, both publicly and privately, anomalies that appear to pertain to science. The Condon Report, the Scientific …
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