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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"political landscapes"”.
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Health in the medieval world: Regionality and the bioarchaeology of Ireland and Britain
… to unique and diverse cultural, physical, and political landscapes, which could potentially affect the general health of the population in different ways. To accurately answer the research question, a bioarchaeological survey of six regions within both islands was carried out, specifically …
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Weaponised Misogyny: News Media Representation of the Northern Ireland Conflict (1960-1986)
… to reinforce sectarian divides, advance political agendas, and influence public opinion. By analysing media depictions of women who gained public attention through peace activism, paramilitarism, imprisonment, and feminism, this work argues that the media both reflected and reinforced …
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Visceral approaches in planning practices : a study of neighborhood centers in Austin, TX
… analyzed to understand the economic, social, and political landscapes of three Neighborhood Centers as their physical landscapes change. As planners utilizing visceral methodologies, this study’s hyperlocal evaluation gives insight into how visceral methodologies can be used in the planning …
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Crossroads of Conversion: Intersections of Bodies, Materials, and Histories in Early Medieval Bohemia
… in Central Europe have been characterized by political consolidation and the rise of Christian institutions. As Christianity gained influence in the region, conversion altered not only religious beliefs: political landscapes, disease ideologies, material culture, and bodies were also …
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The Oriental Orthodox Communion in Modern Egypt: The Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, and Syriac Orthodox Churches, 1805 CE- Present
… vitality of these churches amidst changing socio-political landscapes, delving into the delicate interplay between these churches and the political structures in modern Egypt. From Muhammad Ali Pasha’s rule, father of modern Egypt, which inaugurates the examination, to the challenges presented by …
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A new terrain of struggle : the liberation of the 'self' : an analysis of the narratives of the experiences of activists of the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) about their circumstances in post-apartheid South Africa, in the context of reconciliation
… Umkhonto we Sizwe, their role, behaviour and political proximity to the current government and the existing political status quo. Here, the study ties together key psychological factors, which cross discursively between two distinct political landscapes, that of Apartheid and the demands of a …
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Different Coloured Tears: Bicultural Bereavement Perspectives
… bereavement, and the cultural and socio-political landscapes within which these events are located. In considering the research findings within the theorectical framework of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, the research offers a unique bicultural and New Zealand specific …
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Bodies in Vertigo: the language of liminalities
… of the individual; and also the geographic and political landscapes that surround an individual or population, simultaneously. With this understanding, the theoretical framework for displacement, bodies, and place, which Bishop, Graham, and Dickinson give us, is the foundation for exploring how …
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Debating the lessons of history : the politics of the Nazi past in Germany and Austria
… societies, and then use it to illuminate the political stakes of "coming to terms with the past" in societies with recent histories of mass violations of human rights. My dissertation recasts dealing with the past as a punctuated series of elite debates over the "lessons of history." These …
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Political ecologies of encounter: mapping enclosures and disruptions in food access
… efforts within broader economic and political landscapes. In doing so, I demonstrate how food access can be conceptualized in terms of global contours and local manifestations. I draw on the work of Anna Tsing, Karl Polanyi, Jason Moore and Bikrum Gill, to develop a political ecology …
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A critical analysis of section 6(4) of the Employment Equity ACT: is it likely to achieve its stated objectives?
… America and Canada. While the socio-economic and political landscapes of these jurisdictions may not be apposite to the South African experience, these jurisdictions have a long legislative history in pay equality issues which assist in establishing a benchmark for South Africa.
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Immigrant Inclusion: Reframing Local Politics in Immigration Debates
… policies, through policy feedback, increases the political participation of naturalized immigrants. I find that over time, immigrants have a higher likelihood of voting in cities with more inclusive policy environments. In my third paper, I ask whether the adoption of a specific policy, sanctuary …
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The cypro-geometric horizon, a view from below: identity and social change in the mortuary record
… a transitional period between two distinct socio-political landscapes – those of the Late Bronze Age and the Cypro-Archaic. Traditionally, the CG has been studied as a coda to other periods, mainly due to the mortuary-based evidence being considered complex and unwieldy and of little value to …
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The Art of Aleks Danko: a fluxus pedagogy and realisation
… and methodologies as a challenge to social and political landscapes in Australia. This research charts Danko's dialogue with the fluxus strategies of intermedia, event scores, chance and art amusement associated with Dick Higgins, John Cage, George Brecht, George Maciunas and others. This …
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The Art of Aleks Danko: a fluxus pedagogy and realisation
… and methodologies as a challenge to social and political landscapes in Australia. This research charts Danko's dialogue with the fluxus strategies of intermedia, event scores, chance and art amusement associated with Dick Higgins, John Cage, George Brecht, George Maciunas and others. This …
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EMANCIPATING DESIRE, EMPOWERING FANTASY: CULTURAL POLITICS OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA
Political changes since the Reformasi movements in 1998 in Indonesia and Malaysia not only provide fertile ground for an ?inter-reference mode of analysis? (Chen, 2010), but also an optic of emerging new visual politics amidst socio-political upheavals in these two countries. This thesis examines …
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Unruly Landscapes: The Making Of 1St Millennium Bce Polities On Cyprus
… contexts, contributed to a shift in the island's political development. The region of focus is both underexplored in the history of archaeology of 1st millennium BCE Cyprus, as well as demarcated as a supposed productive hinterland for two historic kingdoms. This research moves away from …
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Water Governance: The Politics of the Emergence of Reflexive-Discursive Water Policy in California, Australia and Israel
… are democratic, economically-diverse neoliberal political-economies, enduring worsening water scarcity. They have adopted new approaches, from the early 1980s, to the use and allocation of water resources, moving away from supply development towards efficiency and environmental reallocation. The …
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Humanitarian shame and cosmopolitan nationalism: Norwegian volunteers at home and abroad
… and relationships. Chapter 6 analyses DiH’s political turn and efforts to witness and mobilise for more inclusive asylum policies and positive public orientations towards refugees in Norway. The conclusion discusses the redemptive potential of volunteering. Taken together, the chapters …
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Non-Governmental Organizations and Anti-Racist Resistance in Greater Rio de Janeiro
… local organizers and activists navigate a political and social terrain commanded by such organizations, what this means for human rights organizing and struggles against racism, and how this comes to change the very nature of activism, its work and its future. This dissertation follows …
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