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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"political opposition"”.
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Contemporary political opposition in Russia’s competitive authoritarian regime
… Putin came to power in 2000, the Russian political opposition has faced increasing levels of oppression by the state. As elections have become less democratic and the governing practices of Putin have become more authoritarian, Russia has come to resemble a competitive authoritarian regime …
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Political Instability, Terrorism, and Proliferation in Algeria, Egypt and Libya
… establishment, Islamic fundamentalists, other political opposition forces, and the regimes in power. With this context and current political and social instabilities established, the thesis analyzes two major international security threats from the region: terrorism and proliferation of weapons …
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The political role of the Catholic Church in Poland under martial law, 1981-1983.
Most historians and political commentators agree that the Catholic Church was an important force in Communist Poland during the period of Martial Law between 1981 and 1983. However, they do not agree on the nature of its significance. Some have argued that the Church played the role of mediator …
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Evaluating the Impact of Rail-Trail Conversion Projects on Property Values: Empirical Evidence from the Illinois Prairie Path
… conversion projects, they often face strong political opposition. This opposition is primarily from owners of residential properties along the railroad right-of way who fear that the value of their properties will decline after the conversion. This study uses empirical data (as opposed to …
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Framework for a lottery-based incentive scheme and its influence on commuting behaviors : an MIT case study
… about the social equity issues it raises and the political opposition it often faces. This thesis focuses on another travel demand management strategy that is contrary to congestion pricing, a reward-based scheme which provides positive incentives to commuters when they change their travel …
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A proposal for an improved institutional mechanism to facilitate interjurisdictional water transfers in Virginia
… involved. Due to these uncompensated losses political resistance to such proposals is automatic and intense and leads to delays in the implementation of even worthwhile projects with low levels of negative environmental and social impacts. The existence of these uncompensated, and in some …
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Human rights treaties in the Pacific: A case study of the non-ratification of CEDAW in Tonga
… there were constitutional, cultural and political impediments to formal and substantive equality for women in Tonga. The theory of patriarchy, or the suppression of women by men and which now extends to include suppression of particular groups by others, offers the best explanation for …
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Herederos de la libertad: criminalización, liderazgo y escritura de afro-descendientes en Colombia, Brasil y Cuba
… as well as repressing all manifestations of political opposition. In the first chapter I explore processes of criminalizing Afro-descendants as revealed in literary, legal and medical texts. In the second I analyze the strategies of self-representation as heroes implemented by Afro-Latin …
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Safe injections sites as a solution to the opioid crisis : a policy analysis
… Barriers to the adoption of SIS include political opposition, legal challenges, and community pushback. Possible solutions to overcome these barriers include education and outreach campaigns to increase public awareness and support, partnering with law enforcement and community leaders, …
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Ethics, politics, and alterity in selected plays and other works by Harold Pinter
… of the intersections between Pinter’s political output – most notably his drama – and contemporary ethical thought. In order to so, I build on the recent few discussions of Pinter’s ethics by arguing that the ethical has always been a critical focus at every stage of Pinter’s work. In …
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Producing Ambiguous Threats: The Xenos and Xenophobia in Postcolonial France
… Yet, because the xenos emerges beside the binary opposition between identity and difference, they cannot be analysed under the poststructuralist difference, especially since the latter is a tool for subversion while the xenos’ ambiguity is here problematised in relation with xenophobia. …
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#Democracy: The Internet And Support For Democracy In Central And Eastern Europe
… undergone a tremendous amount of societal and political change. While previous studies have noted the importance of citizen support for democracy in providing a base for regime stability in these new democracies, there is considerable debate in what influences these values. One possible …
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An analysis of identity-based and security-oriented Russian foreign policy in relation to Syria
… from historically strong ties with Syria, geopolitical and economic interests between two states still matter. At the same time it seems that in regards to Syria, Russian foreign policy has been mainly security-oriented, and simultaneously identity-based. A primary contribution of this thesis …
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Essays on Efficient Policy Interventions in Electricity, Natural Resource, and New Technology Markets
… are often impractical or are met with powerful political opposition. This is especially true for challenges such as climate change, for which effective mitigation policies may require buy in from a tremendous number of influential stakeholders across the globe. Energy markets are perhaps the …
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Theological Higher Education in Cuba: A Case Study of the Eastern Cuba Baptist Theological Seminary
… has continued its mission through extraordinary political opposition and economical difficulties. The second major purpose was institutional: to gain insight into Cuban seminary modus operandi. The third purpose of the study was to identify perceived needs of the seminary. This study sought to …
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Great Powers Have Great Currencies: Popular Nationalist Discourse and China's Campaign to Internationalize the Renminbi
… as well as <em>how</em> it finally overcame political opposition to currency reform. In the years leading up to the financial crisis, nationalist voices increasingly stressed the need for China to boast a global currency commensurate with its growing international stature. Leveraging …
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Securitizing suburbia : the financialization of single-family rental housing and the need to redefine "risk"
… minimizing maintenance costs, and reducing political opposition. I argue that the ability of the financial industry to "self-regulate" access to capital through internally negotiated legal structures, disclosure requirements, and agreed upon norms of "trust", shifted the burden of risk from …
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Understanding and Measuring Affective Polarisation in Mass Publics
This thesis concerns individuals’ affect within political divisions, more precisely it discusses the concept and phenomenon of affective polarisation, which commonly refers to the dislike between individuals of different political camps. This thesis is guided by a methodological approach focused on …
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Between North and South: the politics of race in Jim Crow Memphis
… one of the most corrupt and racially oppressive political machines in American history, headed by notorious political boss E.H. Crump. What makes this story unusual however is that the machine was kept in power not only through the typical tactics of political patronage, the spoils system, …
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