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Showing 1 to 20 of 396 for “"supporters"”.
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An ethnographic study of football supporters in Northern Ireland
This thesis is an ethnographic study of football supporters in Northern Ireland. It focuses on the supporters of Cliftonville Football Club, based in North Belfast.<br/><br/>This thesis examines the relationship of the supporters with the club including the various activities of the supporters in …
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Professional Football and its Supporters in Lancashire, circa 1946-1985
… of English foothall, particularly in terms of supporters' changing relationships with clubs in the period from 1946 onwards. This project has four principal aims. These are to assess the social make-up of postwar football crowds in Lancashire; to analyse the fall in attendances that occurred at …
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An Examination of Environmental Sensitivity Among Supporters of an Outdoor Recreation Area
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"Few Supporters and No Organisation"? Cumann Na Ngaedheal Organisation and Policy, 1923-33
As stated, this thesis is organised in two parts. Part I comprises the first five chapters, part II the latter four. Chapter one is an introductory chapter that examines the origins of the Cumann na nGaedheal party, founded in December 1922 and launched in April 1923. It looks at the new cultural …
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Socio Demographic and Motivational Differences Between Active Participants And Supporters In PKK Terrorist Organization
Especially for last three decades many of the scholars have tried to provide general terrorist profile, which is commonly usable for all terrorists. They were seeking to identify the process of becoming terrorist (Sageman, 2004; Russel&Miller, 1977; Strentz, 1988; Hassan, 2001). The main problem on …
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How Message Framing and Activating Constructs Reduce Psychological Distance: Strengthening Connections Between Supporters and Beneficiaries
… attention to the relational dynamics between supporters and beneficiaries. These limitations hinder the development of truly impactful and inclusive social initiatives. This raises an important question: how can companies encourage support for social initiatives that address actual needs, …
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"Until the last Rebel": A study of the Green Brigade as a politicised football supporters' "Subculture"
This is a qualitative exploratory study of the Green Brigade ultras of Celtic Football Club. Using mixed methods of semi-structured interviews, participant observation and desk-based research, it examines the group's activities, political culture, and experiences of policing. This study aims to …
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The role of export associations as supporters of SME exporters in Ghana's non-traditional export sector
Ghana's Non-Traditional Export (NTE) sector is central to her export growth and socio- economic development. Dominated by SME exporters, the sector has historically underperformed, hence Government's establishment of Export Associations (EAs) to boost SME exporters' performance. This research …
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An Organizational analysis of the inter-organizational relationships between a public American higher education university and six United States corporate supporters : an instrumental, ethnographic case study using Cone's Corporate Citizenship Spectrum
Purpose of the study. This organizational analysis examined corporate citizenship through the interorganizational relationships between a public American doctoral research university and six of its corporate partners as framed through Cone's (2010) corporate citizenship spectrum. The World Economic …
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A cross-case analysis on models of football governance and the influence of supporter groups
… for financial growth, historic clubs and their supporters continue to endure administration, bankruptcy and mismanagement at the hands of powerful owners. This has led supporters to call for a greater say in how their clubs are governed to safeguard their futures against over-commercialisation, …
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Post-Materialism: Its Impact on Presidential Election Year Issues, 1972-2000
… 1972-2000 and the cultural priorities of party supporters as defined by their presidential vote. This relationship also holds true for the 'most significant issue facing the nation' variable in the National Election Studies and presidential vote choice. These results are reproduced in a …
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After the honeymoon: The Obama effect on political attitudes and participation
… the political attitudes and behaviors of Obama supporters from 2008. Defining the Obama Effect as the extraordinary enthusiasm surrounding Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, I argue that a <em>short term</em> Obama Effect was clearly present in 2008 based on Obama’s electoral success, fundraising …
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Mia San Mia: Professional Club Soccer, Religion, and Social Ethics
… for non-fans to understand how religious supporters view the game and addresses major moments in the development of soccer throughout the world, paying special attention to the difference between the United States and the rest of the world. Religious soccer is then explored in depth, …
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Transforming the City. An Ethnography of Contested Public Space in Venezuela
… within urban anthropology, as it examines how supporters and opponents of the Venezuelan government have manipulated symbols in attempting to control certain public places in Venezuela's capital city, Caracas. My thesis is that by using public places to advance their respective agendas, …
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New social movements in France and West Germany: their activists and conditions for their development
… and West Germany are compared in terms of their supporters, and in terms of certain elements of the political and administrative conditions which they are confronting. On the basis of survey data from 1982, specific attributes of supporters of new social movements (socio-demographic …
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Exploring the Support Networks of those Caring for Loved Ones on Texas Death Row
Supporters of death row inmates suffer greatly and endure many hardships related to caring for a loved one on Texas’ death row. This study aims to understand the support networks developed by caretakers of capital offenders, along with their current needs and barriers. While the research …
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What Predicts Support Selection: Examining Personality and Gender
… considers a person's entire network of potential supporters. The first is how many supporters a person seeks when a need arises. The second is how people choose which supporter(s) to seek. In order to investigate these issues, 171 participants were recruited for a daily diary study in which they …
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The New Economy of the United States: A New Mode of Production?
… in the United States. According to New Economy supporters, the recent technological developments in information technology and the expansion of globalization are changing the economy, producing increases in productivity, and creating economic growth. However, critics of the New Economy have …
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The Oath Keepers: Patriotism, Dissent, and the Edge of Violence
… serve three purposes: (1) helping the group’s supporters to make sense of contemporary America, (2) providing the group’s supporters with models of appropriate behavior in response to ongoing events, and (3) help the group to gain additional support. It also argues that different rhetorical …
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The nature of peer-feedback in a MOOC : a case study
… participate in two different roles: students or supporters. Considering participants’ diversity and voluntary participation in the MOOC, three aspects of feedback were explored: 1) the quantity and quality of feedback provided throughout the course; 2) the feedback provided by students and …
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