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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"political groups"”.
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Kidnappings by violent political groups: Explaining between-group and within-group variations
… of the most common tactics employed by violent political groups. It yields money, political concession, publicity, intimidation effects, among many others. However, notable violent political groups differ significantly in how frequently they engage in kidnappings. Meanwhile, even avid kidnapping …
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General Social Trust And Political Trust Within Social And Political Groups: A Case Study
… with high levels of generalized social trust and political trust are more likely to engage in civic activism and participation. Therefore, people involved in social and political groups will likely have higher levels of generalized social and political trust than the general public. What lacks in …
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Labor movement and labor policy under the American military government in Korea, 1945-1948
… the case even though AMG supported conservative political groups had lost mass legitimacy because of their collaboration with Japanese rule.
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German Nationality: an Illustration of Institutionalized Discrimination
… the ethnic Turkish minority in Germany be denied political membership? Over 7% of the German population is made up of foreign residents, mostly ethnic Turks, with vague social rights and no political groups. This thesis is an attempt at uncovering the developments that have lead to this situation …
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Political Commitment: A Sartrean Civic Virtue
… articulates and defends the claim that Sartrean political commitment is a cogent notion of political responsibility, the later half argues for the feasibility and desirability of promoting commitment. Empirical and analytical considerations alike indicate that decentralized civil, social and …
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Poetry and politics on the American homefront, 1914-1918
… also represented the aims and ideals of major political groups, they are arguably more central to American culture than the more aesthetically distanced modernist poems which literary critics favor. Genteel poets and editors reflected closely the country's official posture towards the war, as …
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Social identity and the ideology in intergroup conflict: the case of Northern Ireland
… to the conflict; finally, a content analysis of political party newspapers and a series of recorded interviews with political activists sought to examine in more detail the agenda and content of perceived identities and ideologies in Northern Ireland.<br/><br/>The historical investigation seemed …
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Thinking about “US”: Liberal nationalism and political organizing in Central Iowa
… have neglected the participation of other political groups in nationalism, particularly political liberals and, more specifically, Democrats in the United States. Through content analysis, qualitative interviews, and ethnographic fieldwork, this project aims to understand the nature of …
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The Rise of Anti-immigration Populist Radical Right Parties: The Effect of the Syrian Conflict on Refugee Resettlement and Migration Policies in Germany and Austria
… conflict, while highlighting the resilient political momentum of reactionary new political groups in European states, particularly Germany and Austria.</p> <p>The research and results from this study will include data from government bodies, international organizations, and research …
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The debate on stem cell research in the EU
… studies the differences between Member States, Political Groups and Institutions on the matter. This is done by analyzing the Parliamentary debates, Council minutes and Commission official documents and scrutinizing the different political positions in each. This paper will argue that the views …
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Is God green? : emerging environmentalism in the evangelical community
… is the result of a confluence of theological, political, and cultural developments that have taken place over the past 30 years. As a result, the leaders of evangelical environmentalism do not want to risk forming coalitions with civic or political groups that would alienate members of their …
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Upon a dangerous design: the public life of Edward Sexby, 1647-1657
… broader themes of interest to students of political culture. Sexby's public life demonstrates how social and educational barriers separating political groups were permeable and how radical thought and action were intertwined.
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Federalism in South Africa: Origins, operation, and its contemporary (ir)relevance
… in South Africa, negotiations between major political groups of the country produced the Interim Constitution of 1993 approved by the Multi-Party Negotiating Council, which resulted in the country’s first democratic and multi-racial elections in 1994. The current 1996 Constitution was …
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Politicized armies, militarized politics : civil-military relations in Turkey and Greece
… emerged as a roughly unitary, independent political actor in Turkey, whereas in Greece it remained divided into factions aligned with civilian political parties through patronage relationships. This empirical observation is then used as a basis for an attempt at theory building. Several …
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Discerning the other: political prejudice and intergroup contact
Increasing political polarization in the United States over the last 60 years has led to an increase in self-segregation by political affiliation. This can be seen at the level of the nation, state, city, and even the neighborhood. In contrast, many data trends suggest that polarization between …
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The Troubles: Northern Ireland's Quest For Peace
… to be one of the most intractable and enduring political, culture, and territorial disputes in Europe. The purpose of this thesis is to explain to the reader why. Furthermore, the thesis examines the evolution of American policy towards the province since 1968. The discussion begins by examining …
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Who's in power? : a comparative investigation of the forces shaping British and Danish energy policy, 1950-1980
… approach. Investigating the development of political activity related to energy it is found that changes in energy policy have reflected the ideas of different political groups in the period. Furthermore it is found, that these ideas reflect the cahnging character of energy-related problems. …
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Secession and Survival: Nations, States and Violent Conflict
… but also for neighboring states, proximate ethno-political groups and major powers. This project examines the problem of violent secessionist conflict and addresses an important debate at the intersection of comparative and international politics about the conditions under which secession is a …
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The tragedy of Islamism in Britain: a fetishism for politics
… the dominant representation of the dominated groups can mirror its way into the self-representation of those groups. Moreover, a fetishism for politics (i.e., a repression and denial of engagement in the political arena) deflects the interaction between the dominant and the dominated groups …
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Under theCapital Dome:' the Literary Culture of Middle-Class African Americans In Columbia, South Carolina, 1930-1932
… and advocated for the formation of social and political groups. In addition, it encouraged intellectualism as it published short stories and poems in addition to circulating reviews of newspaper columns and books. </p> <p>The Brawley Book Club ensured that the purpose and goals of the newspaper …
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