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Showing 1 to 20 of 4161 for “"the political"”.
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The political impediments to prosperity : an analysis of the political origins of business confidence
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1993.
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The political consequences of trauma
… Although a handful of studies have considered the consequences of major events like wars, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters for political behavior, we lack a comprehensive understanding of how and why trauma affects one’s orientations toward government and their engagement with politics. …
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The political economy of dismissals
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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The autonomy of the political
This thesis examines and critically assesses five arguments for the autonomy of the political. The arguments I examine are those of Niccol6 Machiavelli, Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, Carl Schmitt, and John Rawls. After presenting what I believe to be the most plausible reconstructions of these …
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The Political Origins of Alliances
Our understanding of the causes of alliance formation is limited by a lack of theoretical interest in what types of concerns might inhibit alliance formation and insufficient empirical interrogation of cases of alliance formation compared to cases of alliance non-formation. My dissertation seeks to …
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The political philosophy of William Godwin
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Political Science, 1957
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The Political Implications of Natural Disasters
… floods or droughts happen, people experience their wrath, losing lives, livelihoods, homes and security. Natural disasters disrupt the status quo, and create social, humanitarian and political needs. In most cases, people turn to their governments to provide for these needs. However, …
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Kierkegaard's Existential Theory of the Political.
… if any scholars have seriously investigated whether Kierkegaard had a theory of the political or not. This thesis questions the absence of this literature. The central argument of this thesis is that Kierkegaard developed a theory of the political which was principally grounded in his …
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The Political Economy of Strategic Communication
This thesis contains three chapters exploring the implications of strategically biased information on political outcomes. The first chapter studies how a politically motivated media outlet misreports information in order to endorse its preferred candidate during an election. The task of identifying …
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The political thought of Muhammad Asad
This study is an analysis of the political thought of a prominent Pakistani scholar, namely, Muhammad Asad (1900-1992). The emphasis of the study is placed on how Asad's proposal of a contemporary model of the Shari'ah state in the context of Pakistan deals with constitutional questions pertaining …
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The political philosophy of Xenophon’s Memorabilia
This thesis offers a new approach to understanding the philosophical plan and defensive strategy of Xenophon’s Memorabilia. Where in the past the text’s multidialogic structure has been interpreted in terms of repetition or inconsistency, I argue that it can be re–appraised in terms of …
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The Political Economy of Argentine Development
… Peron's policies, it is necessary to understand the erosion of political institutions that occurred in the 1930s. The military coup of 1930 and the afterwards fraudulent elections throughout the decade undermined democratic institutions and opened the gates of opportunity for populism. One of …
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Small Business in the Political Process
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The Political Thought of Tan Malaka
In the course of a fairly brief lifetime, lasting only a little over fifty years (1897-1949), Tan Malaka was variously a schoolteacher, the chair of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), a Comintern agent, a political exile, and a revolutionary leader. He travelled the world, living for spells in …
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The Political Economy of Alternative Investments
The growing concern surrounding modern political economy is especially evident as political uncertainty increasingly proves to be a critical factor in the global economy. Research on political uncertainty offers profound insights into organizational and human behavior, holding significant …
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The political rationality of American science
Includes bibliographical references,
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The political economy of the Namibe corridor
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) came into being after the Declaration and the Treaty to establish it was signed at the summit of Heads of States or Government on July 17, 1992, in Windhoek, Namibia. SADC replaced the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), …
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