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Ray, Elise.
Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13151 
► MA thesis.
Efficient financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is important so that SMEs can grow and be sustainable. This thesis applies a qualitative…
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▼ MA thesis.
Efficient financing for small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) is important so that SMEs can grow and be sustainable. This
thesis applies a qualitative approach informed by the concept of
private sector-led development (PSD) to examine the problems of SME
financing in South Africa, and generates useful insight on the
complexity of SME finance in a developing country. Results
highlight how private SME finance can be an efficient driver of
small business development. At the same time, results reveal a need
to develop financing for ‘transitional’ SMEs, and to clearly define
the role of private and government financiers, to improve the
efficiency of the overall sector. The limits of private finance to
widely fund all SMEs show a need to be critical and discerning when
it comes to the involvement of the private sector to drive
development initiatives. This limit, however, is also a core
benefit of the private sector.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ian McAllister (external-examiner), Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), Iraj Fooladi, David Black, Ian McAllister (thesis-reader), Iraj Fooladi, David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: South Africa; SMEs; private sector development; small business finance
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APA (6th Edition):
Ray, E. (2010). Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13151
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ray, Elise. “Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13151.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ray, Elise. “Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ray E. Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13151.
Council of Science Editors:
Ray E. Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance in South Africa:
Implications for private sector-led development. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13151
Dalhousie University
2.
Gansner, Margaret-Anne.
Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14267
► The Rome Statute saw the provision of three statutory rights for victims: the right to participation, protection, and reparations. The addition of these rights is…
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▼ The Rome Statute saw the provision of three statutory
rights for victims: the right to participation, protection, and
reparations. The addition of these rights is an attempt to
incorporate elements of restorative and reparative justice
processes into a primarily retributive system. The emerging
jurisprudence shows there are competing tensions developing in all
areas. The right to participation saw initially broad decisions
consistently scaled back by the Appeals Chamber to ensure a more
streamlined approach. The right to protection, in contrast, has
continued to be upheld by all Court levels resulting in significant
trial challenges and delays. While the right to reparations remains
untested, it is likely to only partially fulfill restorative aims.
This thesis argues that while victim involvement has altered the
traditional trial process, restorative aims will remain unmet.
However, victim involvement has begun to shed light on the
competing purposes of justice within the Rome Statute
framework.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. David Black (external-examiner), Dr. Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Margaret Denike, Dr. Frank Harvey, Dr. David Black (thesis-reader), Dr. Margaret Denike (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: ICC; international criminal law; retributive justice;
restorative justice; reparative justice; victim
involvement
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Gansner, M. (2011). Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14267
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gansner, Margaret-Anne. “Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14267.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gansner, Margaret-Anne. “Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Gansner M. Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14267.
Council of Science Editors:
Gansner M. Challenges to Victim Involvement at the International
Criminal Court: Shedding Light on the Competing Purposes of
Justice. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14267
Dalhousie University
3.
Hayward, Elizabeth.
Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13063
► This study explores with theoretical and practical challenges surrounding the roles of civil society organizations (CSOs) and participatory approaches in development and democratization processes in…
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▼ This study explores with theoretical and practical
challenges surrounding the roles of civil society organizations
(CSOs) and participatory approaches in development and
democratization processes in contemporary Africa. Through a
grounded, contextualized analysis of a coalition of Zambian CSOs,
the Oasis Forum, and its (dis)engagement with the ongoing
constitution-making process, this thesis interrogates the
possibilities and limitations of various conceptions of „popular
participation? in efforts to open up potentially transformative
spaces for citizen engagement. The case of the Oasis Forum
complicates, enriches and challenges both liberal and critical
narratives of civil society, and demonstrates that even within
superficially liberal language and objectives, there can be efforts
to advance, and articulate with, more far-reaching possibilities
for social change. Though the constraints of neoliberal
globalization fundamentally constrain the scope of Zambian economic
and political self-determination, this work reveals the
under-acknowledged radical potential of liberal conceptual and
policy tools to challenge this hegemonic order. More grounded,
nuanced theoretical approaches are required to address the mutually
constitutive nature of hegemonic structures and the agential
subjects struggling within and against them.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Peter Arthur (external-examiner), Dr. Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John Cameron (thesis-reader), Dr. David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: neo-Gramscian; Africa; Civil Society; Critical Theory; Democracy; constitution-making; Zambia; Participation
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Hayward, E. (2010). Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13063
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hayward, Elizabeth. “Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13063.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hayward, Elizabeth. “Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Hayward E. Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13063.
Council of Science Editors:
Hayward E. Participation for a 'People-Driven' Constitution?: A
Critical Investigation of Zambian Civil Society Engagement in the
Constitution-Making Process. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13063
Dalhousie University
4.
Friesen, Valerie.
'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13075
► This study explores the impact of sport on the lives of 15-19 year old female participants in the Physically Active Youth program in Namibia by…
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▼ This study explores the impact of sport on the lives
of 15-19 year old female participants in the Physically Active
Youth program in Namibia by examining how they reinforce or resist
dominant gender discourses in their lives through their reflections
and conversations on sport and by highlighting discourses of agency
that emerge from their perceptions of the role sport may play in
their economic and educational futures and their own personal
growth and development through sport. In the struggle to resist
multiple oppressions within intersecting frameworks of race,
gender, class, and age, this exploration of girls’ reflections on
sports reveals the normalization of dominant discourses of gender
and heterosexism through sport, but also evidence of emerging
critical consciousnesses and questioning of the broader processes
influencing girls’ participation in sport.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Susan Tirone (external-examiner), Dr. Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Theresa Ulicki (thesis-reader), Dr. David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: girls; gender; Namibia; sports; agency
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Friesen, V. (2010). 'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13075
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Friesen, Valerie. “'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13075.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Friesen, Valerie. “'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Friesen V. 'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13075.
Council of Science Editors:
Friesen V. 'I Can Be So Much More Than I Think of Myself': Girls' Sport
Participation and Discourses of Power and Agency in Windhoek,
Namibia. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13075
Dalhousie University
5.
Bislimi, Faton.
Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13090
► On its own, Kosovo has neither come to where it is today nor could it move any forward in the near future. The role of…
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▼ On its own, Kosovo has neither come to where it is
today nor could it move any forward in the near future. The role of
the international community and especially that of the EU is
crucial in helping Kosovo overpass some of the current barriers and
become a truly European state, instead of just another state in
Europe. Therefore, from a state-building perspective, this paper
strives to shed some light on the process of state-building in
Kosovo and the role of the international involvement during this
past decade.
Advisors/Committee Members: n/a (external-examiner), Dr. Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), Dr. David Black (thesis-reader), Dr. Ruben Zaiotti (thesis-reader), Dr. Finn Laursen (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Kosovo; state-building; international administration;
European Union (EU); United Nations (UN)
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Bislimi, F. (2010). Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13090
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bislimi, Faton. “Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13090.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bislimi, Faton. “Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Bislimi F. Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13090.
Council of Science Editors:
Bislimi F. Kosovo: The Building of a European State or Just Another
State in Europe?. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13090
Dalhousie University
6.
Swinamer, Alicia.
Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13101
► The Commonwealth has a history of crises: 1949, 1965, the 1970s through the 80s, 1991 and 2009. Each of these points will be examined: their…
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▼ The Commonwealth has a history of crises: 1949, 1965,
the 1970s through the 80s, 1991 and 2009. Each of these points will
be examined: their historical context, the challenges and changes,
and the actions it took to meet these challenges. Analysis of these
points indicates that the Commonwealth is a reactive and adaptive
organization that is affected by, and strives to affect, world
events; that it is shaped and influenced by its members, and that
crises have resulted in the Commonwealth re-focusing and revising
itself. The primary suggestions are that the Commonwealth generate
a culture of constant revision, while simultaneously focusing its
principles and values. It may also adopt better forecasting
measures as organizational theory suggests, so that it can remain
an agile organization. The dissertation will also compare the OIF,
the CPLP and the OEI and will draw forth lessons that these
organizations can learn from the Commonwealth’s history of
crisis.
Advisors/Committee Members: Frank Harvey (external-examiner), Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), Timothy Shaw (thesis-reader), Gil Winham (thesis-reader), David Black (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Commonwealth; International Relations; Crisis;
Organizational Theory; Politics
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Swinamer, A. (2010). Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13101
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Swinamer, Alicia. “Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13101.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Swinamer, Alicia. “Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Swinamer A. Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13101.
Council of Science Editors:
Swinamer A. Commonwealth and Crisis: Embracing Evolution. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13101
Dalhousie University
7.
Van Houten, Kirsten.
Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13137
► The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been characterized by armed violence carried out against civilian populations. Despite a formal end to…
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▼ The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
has been characterized by armed violence carried out against
civilian populations. Despite a formal end to hostilities with
outside states, numerous cease fire agreements and an
internationally sanctioned disarmament program, Congolese civilians
continue to be targeted in attacks. Research suggests that
addressing the demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons as part of
the broader disarmament process may decrease the proliferation of
weapons and reduce armed violence. The research undertaken as part
of this thesis attempted broadly to identify some of the factors
contributing to the demand for small arms and light weapons in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It suggests that insecurity, weak
governance and regional politics, historical and cultural factors
and socio economic factors significantly contribute to the demand
for small arms and must be addressed in order to reduce armed
violence. ?
Advisors/Committee Members: Tara Ashtakala (external-examiner), Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), Robert Currie (thesis-reader), David Black and Shelly Whitman (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Small Arms and Light Weapons; Armed Violence and Development; International Criminal Law; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Socio Economic Development; Insecurity; Human Security
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Van Houten, K. (2010). Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13137
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Van Houten, Kirsten. “Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13137.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Van Houten, Kirsten. “Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Van Houten K. Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13137.
Council of Science Editors:
Van Houten K. Addressing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13137
Dalhousie University
8.
Nourpanah, Shiva.
A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13143
► The settlement experience of Afghan refugees in Halifax, Nova Scotia
This thesis presents a qualitative study of the experiences of a sample of Afghan refugees…
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▼ The settlement experience of Afghan refugees in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This thesis presents a qualitative study of the
experiences of a sample of Afghan refugees who have settled in
Canada. The concepts of structure and agency, as articulated in
Anthony Giddens’s structuration theory have been deployed as the
theoretical framework of this study. I focus on the concept of
culture, as both an “enabling” and “constraining” structure and the
role it plays in the life of the refugees who form the study group
for this thesis. The interviews explore how the respondents use
culture as a means to express and explore their agency. Several
themes emerge from the interviews, which are analyzed in dialogue
with the literature on refugee and immigrant settlement. In light
of the research findings, the role of the refugees in Canadian
immigration policy is discussed, and it is suggested that there is
room for a broader and more comprehensive role for refugees within
national policy.
Advisors/Committee Members: David Black (external-examiner), Nissim Mannuthekkaren (graduate-coordinator), Pauline Gardiner-Barber (thesis-reader), Pauline Gardiner-Barber (thesis-reader), Theresa Ulicki (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: refugee; Afghan; immigration; immigration policy; resettlement; settlement; cultural identity; culture
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Nourpanah, S. (2010). A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13143
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nourpanah, Shiva. “A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13143.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nourpanah, Shiva. “A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Nourpanah S. A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13143.
Council of Science Editors:
Nourpanah S. A STUDY OF THE CULTURAL IMAGINARY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
RESETTLED IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13143
Dalhousie University
9.
Claveau, Steven.
RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13179
► This Master’s level research project investigates how gender shapes the resettlement challenges that liberian refugees have faced in Nova Scotia. The study investigates the impact…
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▼ This Master’s level research project investigates how
gender shapes the resettlement challenges that liberian refugees
have faced in Nova Scotia. The study investigates the impact of the
reframing of gender relations during resettlement processes in both
material and symbolic domains of life in Halifax. While male
Liberian refugees are found to have a comparative advantage over
their female counterparts, due in large part to the priority given
to educating young men in rural Liberia, they also have higher
expectations of education and employment once settled. Women seem
to benefit symbolically if not materially from the reframing of
gender relations in Canada, as compared to Liberia.
Advisors/Committee Members: Martha Radice (external-examiner), Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), David Black (thesis-reader), Pauline Gardiner Barber (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), No (manuscripts), No (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Halifax; Refugees; resettlement; Liberia; gender; women; men; government assisted refugee; privately sponsored refugee; nova scotia; canada; refugee camp; immigration; masculinity; patriarchy; feminism; migration; resettlement challenges; gender roles; employment; discrimination and racism; cultural practices; comparative advantage; material benefits; paradox; symbolic benefits; Liberia history; canada immigration policy; household responsibilities
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Claveau, S. (2011). RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13179
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Claveau, Steven. “RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13179.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Claveau, Steven. “RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Claveau S. RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13179.
Council of Science Editors:
Claveau S. RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN
REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13179
Dalhousie University
10.
Ashton, Nathan.
Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13493
► International development has become an increasingly fragmented and complex undertaking, with private wealth assuming an increasingly important role. At the forefront of this group sits…
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▼ International development has become an increasingly
fragmented and complex undertaking, with private wealth assuming an
increasingly important role. At the forefront of this group sits
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has put significant
resources behind Public-Private Partnerships such as the Global
Alliance for Vaccinations and Immunizations (GAVI). Utilizing
Foucault’s concept of governmentality, this thesis argues that
foundations are key catalysts in the formation of such globally
oriented partnerships, a trend not indicative of a shift in power
from multilateral organizations to non-state actors, but
representative of changing rationalities and practices of the
government of populations at a global scale. This position is
contextualized through a case study of the GAVI Alliance, which
demonstrates that in the process of governing specific populations,
such conglomerations of public and private actors seek to modify
the governmental practices of states, in what Dean (1999) refers to
as the “government of government”.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shirley Tillotson (external-examiner), Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), David Black (thesis-reader), John Cameron (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Philanthropic Foundations; Public-Private Partnerships;
Governmentality
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Ashton, N. (2011). Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13493
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ashton, Nathan. “Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13493.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ashton, Nathan. “Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ashton N. Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13493.
Council of Science Editors:
Ashton N. Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations,
Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13493
Dalhousie University
11.
Lindsay, Ian.
140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13686
► The study is an exploration and analysis of regional economic development programs and policies in the Maritimes from the start of Confederation to the present…
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▼ The study is an exploration and analysis of regional
economic development programs and policies in the Maritimes from
the start of Confederation to the present day. The study revolves
around three major time periods in Canadian history and their
influence on the Maritime region. By viewing the Maritimes as one
region that has the comparative advantage to compete with the rest
of Canada, the study asks the following question: why, after 140
years, have regional development programs failed in leading to
sustained prosperity for the entire Maritime region? The study
concludes that the Federal government needs to create changes in
its regional development programs by implementing new policies to
break the cycle of poverty.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. David Black (external-examiner), Dr. Nissim Mannathukkaren (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John Cameron (thesis-reader), Dr. Ian McAllister (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Regional development
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Lindsay, I. (2011). 140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13686
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lindsay, Ian. “140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13686.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lindsay, Ian. “140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Lindsay I. 140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13686.
Council of Science Editors:
Lindsay I. 140 Years Of Disparities: Regional Development In The
Maritimes Past, Present And Future. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13686
Dalhousie University
12.
Irvine, Lewis.
PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14225
► The author examines Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as a face, or tool, of foreign policy used by governments. PRTs are unique organizations that have been…
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▼ The author examines Provincial Reconstruction Teams
(PRTs) as a face, or tool, of foreign policy used by governments.
PRTs are unique organizations that have been created to
specifically satisfy the security and development requirements of
failed or fragile states and in the context of this study,
specifically Afghanistan. The essential questions are: how do PRTs
meet the objectives for which they were organized and how effective
are they at the job? This study seeks to answer these questions and
to determine the motives for this type of international involvement
from the perspective of contributing states that form the 26 PRTs
that are part of the NATO/ISAF organization. This crisis has
presented new challenges to governments at home as they attempt to
design and field a group of military and civilians that are
equipped and trained to meet the demands placed upon them for
security and development in Afghanistan.
Advisors/Committee Members: N/A (external-examiner), Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), David Black (thesis-reader), Lori Turnbull (thesis-reader), Danford Middlemiss (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Subject Not Available
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Irvine, L. (2011). PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14225
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Irvine, Lewis. “PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14225.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Irvine, Lewis. “PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Irvine L. PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14225.
Council of Science Editors:
Irvine L. PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS: A FACE OF FOREIGN
POLICY. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14225
Dalhousie University
13.
Therrien, Laurence.
Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2012, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15419
► The concept of Humanitarian Military Interventions has become a core issue within the international community since the 1990s. Human rights violations carried out on a…
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▼ The concept of Humanitarian Military Interventions has
become a core issue within the international community since the
1990s. Human rights violations carried out on a massive scale are
no longer perceived as purely domestic concerns but are now
recognized as a central concern of the international community.
This study of four cases of HMI -Somalia, Rwanda, Haiti and East
Timor- is intended to shed the light on two political factors that
play a determining role in HMI: the national interests of the
interveners and the level of neutrality of the operations. I argue
that the level of success of HMI is highly dependent on the
presence of national interests in the region for the interveners
and a low level of neutrality. This thesis also reflects on the
ongoing challenges facing the international community regarding the
most efficient ways to address massive human rights violations and
presents suggestions towards addressing them.
Advisors/Committee Members: na (external-examiner), Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), David Black (thesis-reader), Frank Harvey (thesis-reader), Margaret Denike (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: humanitarian military interventions; Impartiality; Political independence; neutrality; national interests; humanitarian crisis
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Therrien, L. (2012). Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15419
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Therrien, Laurence. “Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15419.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Therrien, Laurence. “Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence.” 2012. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Therrien L. Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15419.
Council of Science Editors:
Therrien L. Humanitarian Military Interventions in the Decade 1990-2000:
Remodelling the Concepts of Impartiality and Political
Independence. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15419
Dalhousie University
14.
Vervaeke, Alison.
‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21916
► This thesis examines the disconnect between the stated intentions of mining companies and narratives of hegemonic dispossession from mining-affected communities in the Andean region of…
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▼ This thesis examines the disconnect between the stated
intentions of mining companies and narratives of hegemonic
dispossession from mining-affected communities in the Andean region
of Peru. The study focuses on Barrick Gold Corporations’ operations
in rural Peruvian communities to illustrate how policy decisions
and corporate privilege in Canada, and globally, construct
hegemonic processes of development broadly. The research question
asks how the mining industry frames its intentions so that civil
society in Canada subscribes to the interest of this elite group.
Findings from two case studies in rural Peru show that the mining
industry uses instrumental tools such as Sustainable Development
(SD), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnerships with
NGOs to create an illusion of shared values with civil society. The
presence of a transnational capitalist class (TCC) is evidenced by
examples of collaboration between government and corporate efforts.
I argue that a TCC enables global mining to maintain an influential
role in shaping economic and political agendas that hinder
development behind a guise of responsible and sustainable
behaviour. A local-level analysis of Barrick Gold Corporation’s
actions in Peru is connected to global economic and political
trends to show how hegemony serves the maintenance of neoliberal
economic growth instead of social development.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. David Black (external-examiner), Dr. Theresa Ulicki (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John Cameron (thesis-reader), Dr. Robert Huish (thesis-reader), Dr. Robert Huish (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Hegemony; Corporate Social Responsibility; Peru; Canadian
Mining; Sustainable Development
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Vervaeke, A. (2013). ‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21916
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vervaeke, Alison. “‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21916.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vervaeke, Alison. “‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Vervaeke A. ‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21916.
Council of Science Editors:
Vervaeke A. ‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21916
Dalhousie University
15.
Harper, Katie.
An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions.
Degree: MA, Department of Political Science, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35428
► The aim of this thesis is to examine Quebec’s two international policy goals: vigorous participation in the global economy and the preservation and promotion of…
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▼ The aim of this thesis is to examine Quebec’s two
international policy goals: vigorous participation in the global
economy and the preservation and promotion of the French as the
national language within Quebec. The goal is to determine whether
culture or economic determinants are the primary driver of the
province’s paradiplomatic activity. The first section of this
thesis surveys previous literature on Quebec’s paradiplomatic
activity, and identitifes the theoretical frameworks which best
suit the purpose of this study. Here, the thesis draws on a number
of sources from academics and scholars who have contributed to the
study of Quebec’s paradiplomatic activity. This thesis then
identities two important case studies, further outlining Quebec’s
international presence since 1965. In conclusion, the thesis argues
that there has been an evolution from cultural determinants to more
economic and materialist interests. The author recommends further
examination and a comparative analsysis of subnation states in the
international political economy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Jerry Bannister (external-examiner), Dr. Katherine Fierlbeck (graduate-coordinator), Dr. David Black (thesis-reader), Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Subject Not Available
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Harper, K. (2013). An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35428
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Harper, Katie. “An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35428.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Harper, Katie. “An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Harper K. An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35428.
Council of Science Editors:
Harper K. An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's
Paradiplomatic Actions. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35428
Dalhousie University
16.
Eybagi, Mahkia.
HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35424
► This study will examine the impact of the hotly-debated sanctions against Iran from the perspective of the civilians who live in a country other than…
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▼ This study will examine the impact of the
hotly-debated sanctions against Iran from the perspective of the
civilians who live in a country other than their sanctioned
homeland, yet keep ties with their country of origin, specifically
Iranians immigrants in Toronto and Halifax. Using transnationalism
theory, this study shows that human consequences of the sanctions
are not limited to the Iranians who live inside Iran but reach out
to immigrants who live across borders. In particular, the more
extensive these ties are, the more severe are the effects of the
sanctions on all the people involved. Although sanctions are
ostensibly to pressure a government, my study demonstrates that the
effect of sanctions has transnational consequences beyond that
which is desirable or foreseen. This study broadens our
understanding of human consequences of economic sanctions. It also
has implications for policy-makers to consider their immigration
populations before imposing sanctions.
Advisors/Committee Members: n/a (external-examiner), Theresa Ulicki (graduate-coordinator), Ruben Zaiotti (thesis-reader), David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Economic Sanctions; Human Consequences; Iran; Iranian
diaspora; Iranians in Canada; Transnationalism; ISIS
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Eybagi, M. (2013). HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35424
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Eybagi, Mahkia. “HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35424.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Eybagi, Mahkia. “HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Eybagi M. HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35424.
Council of Science Editors:
Eybagi M. HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE
EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35424
Dalhousie University
17.
Kindervater, Lisa Dawn.
Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35430
► This case study investigates gender-sensitive institutional reforms in post-war Liberia. It applies key concepts developed by the Research Network on Gender Politics and the State…
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▼ This case study investigates gender-sensitive
institutional reforms in post-war Liberia. It applies key concepts
developed by the Research Network on Gender Politics and the State
to explore the extent to which the emergent theory of state
feminism might be applicable to countries outside of the West.
Preliminary findings suggest that Liberia is a feminist state
insofar as both the women’s machinery and the Sirleaf
Administration are allied with feminist and women’s movement actors
outside the state, and that they grant these actors access to
policymaking fora. Policy content also appears to reflect many of
the goals identified by women’s movement actors. However, given the
lack of state capacity and the degree of state penetration by
international organizations, it is difficult to determine the
drivers of ostensibly state-led gender equity initiatives in the
country. Because multi-level governance is the norm in areas where
the capacity of the state is severely circumscribed, this research
introduces the concept of “supra-state feminism” to demonstrate the
major limitation of state feminist theory in Liberia. This notion
of feminist policy transfer in areas of limited statehood adds to
the comparative literature on engendering political transitions in
sub-Saharan Africa.
Advisors/Committee Members: Laura Eramian (external-examiner), Theresa Ulicki (graduate-coordinator), Margaret Denike (thesis-reader), David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Yes (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Liberia; sub-Saharan Africa; women; government policy;
political activism; gender; state feminism; women’s movements;
democratization; post-conflict reconstruction; policy
transfer
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Kindervater, L. D. (2013). Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35430
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kindervater, Lisa Dawn. “Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35430.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kindervater, Lisa Dawn. “Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kindervater LD. Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35430.
Council of Science Editors:
Kindervater LD. Seize the Day: Gender Politics in Liberia's Transition to
Peace and Democracy. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35430
Dalhousie University
18.
Dunphy, Sarah Margaret.
180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/39739
► International trade ties the world together and is hypothetically fair and equal. In reality, it is highly asymmetrical and poses a significant challenge for developing…
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▼ International trade ties the world together and is
hypothetically fair and equal. In reality, it is highly
asymmetrical and poses a significant challenge for developing
countries. A massive sea change occurred in the international trade
regime during the Uruguay Round of negotiations of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) from 1986 to 1994. Developing
countries as a whole began to embrace liberal trade policies which
seemed to be the only alternative to failing import substitution
industrialization (ISI). An historical comparative account
describing and explaining this transformation of developing
countries’ attitudes toward the GATT is used in this dissertation
to provide an alternative explanation for the transition of
developing countries from having little interest in the Uruguay
Round of GATT negotiations to sharply changing course and adopting
neo-liberal policies which supported the conclusion of the Round.
Three theoretical approaches seek to explain why this change
occurred, including: liberal trade theory (economic reforms),
dependency theory (external forces) and constructivism (the role
epistemic communities). The Uruguay Round negotiations were dynamic
and heavily influenced by two power-house developing economies,
India and Brazil, who were initially opposed to the Round itself.
Kenya found itself in a starkly different situation with minimal
ability to participate or influence negotiations. These three
countries constitute the study’s illustrative case studies. As
negotiations progressed, India and Brazil changed course and agreed
to the Round’s ‘single-undertaking’ and the ‘inequitable Grand
Bargain’ between the developed and developing economies. This
subsequently led to other developing countries following suit
through a powerful demonstration effect in a trade-off between the
inclusion of trade in services and intellectual property for
reforms in agriculture and textiles & clothing. While economic
reforms began to occur and attitudes began to change during the
Uruguay Round itself, assessing developing countries during the
Round found that no single theoretical approach can explain
developing countries’ transformation; rather each had their own
trajectory for their economic reforms. A multi-dimensional
conclusion provides the most comprehensive account of this
transformation of the global trade regime.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Jennifer Clapp (external-examiner), Dr. Katherine Fierlbeck (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Peter Arthur and Dr. Gilbert Winham (thesis-reader), Dr. David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: International Trade; Developing Countries; Uruguay Round;
Trade Negotiations; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);
Seminal Events; Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI);
Liberal Trade Theory; Economic Reforms; Dependency Theory; External
Forces; Constructivism; Epistemic Communities; Single Undertaking;
Inequitable Grand Bargain; Demonstration Effect
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Dunphy, S. M. (2013). 180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/39739
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dunphy, Sarah Margaret. “180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/39739.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dunphy, Sarah Margaret. “180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Dunphy SM. 180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/39739.
Council of Science Editors:
Dunphy SM. 180: Developing Countries' About-Face in the Uruguay
Round. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/39739
Dalhousie University
19.
Rudolph, Terence.
THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/38745
► This thesis examines, empirically, the securitization of aid delivery at the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with aid workers,…
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▼ This thesis examines, empirically, the securitization
of aid delivery at the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. Through a
series of semi-structured interviews with aid workers, it documents
their security concerns, organizatinonal responses to security
risks, and discusses the impacts of these concerns and responses on
the delivery of aid to the camps. Armed with a biopolitical
conceptualization of sovereignty, articulated in the human security
paradigm, the humanitarian aid industry has increasingly reached
beyond national borders to touch ‘bare life.’ By now, it is widely
recognized that humanitarian principles such as neutrality have
often failed to protect aid workers from violent attack as they
increasingly venture into the world inhabited by “surplus
populations.” Drawing on existing research, this study demonstrates
how humanitarian aid delivery in high-risk environments, like
refugee camps, is essential to the broader task of using aid to
securitize and contain high-risk populations and political
instability. Paradoxically, without the securitization of aid at
the operational level, humanitarian workers are left exposed to the
same enduring elements of insecurity that persistently threaten the
lives of those they endeavor to help.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Owen Willis (external-examiner), Dr. Theresa Ulicki (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Alastair Summerlee, Dr. David Black (thesis-reader), Dr. Christopher Murphy (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Dadaab; refugee camp; refugee; securitization;
biopolitics; UNHCR; humanitarian aid; humanitarian service
delivery; remote management; human security; operation continuity
plan; security-development nexus; development-security nexus;
security; neutrality
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Rudolph, T. (2013). THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/38745
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rudolph, Terence. “THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/38745.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rudolph, Terence. “THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Rudolph T. THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/38745.
Council of Science Editors:
Rudolph T. THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE
DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/38745
Dalhousie University
20.
den Heyer, Molly.
The Reshaping of Aid Effectiveness Policies in the
International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts.
Degree: PhD, Interdisciplinary PhD Programme, 2012, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14495
► This dissertation explores the extent to which transnational policies can change the international development bureaucracy. Over the last decade, significant resources were invested to integrate…
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▼ This dissertation explores the extent to which
transnational policies can change the international development
bureaucracy. Over the last decade, significant resources were
invested to integrate aid effectiveness policies into the global
network of donor organizations and recipient governments in an
effort to improve aid delivery. These policies adhere to five
principles: ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for
results, and mutual accountability. They are organized around the
principle of ownership, according to which control over the
development process is transferred from donor partners to recipient
countries. While seemingly straightforward, underneath the
perceived consensus are layers of ambiguous terminology, assorted
interpretations and competing discourses that influence the
policies—often dissipating the potential for transformation. This
case study takes a multi-scalar approach in examining how aid
effectiveness principles emerged as a transnational discourse and
were embraced in Canada and Tanzania. The methods include a focus
group, a policy review, qualitative observations, and interviews
with practitioners from government, multilateral and civil society
organizations in Canada and Tanzania. The analysis employs a
reading of governmentality that focuses on the link between the
microphysics of power embedded in day-to-day operations and the
emergence of larger societal or discursive regimes. The
dissertation found that aid effectiveness policies were repeatedly
modified as they moved through the international development
bureaucracy, effectively subduing significant changes in the
recipient government-donor partner relationship. In Canada, aid
effectiveness policies were incorporated into an already weak
policy framework, which resulted in a truncated version that
emphasizes accountability and managing for results. This restricted
how the field staff negotiated with other donor partners and the
Government of Tanzania. In Tanzania, the emphasis was on the
principles of harmonization, alignment, and ownership, which
generated a high level of organizational change with only minimal
adjustments in terms of control over the development process. This
case study found that policy modifications occurred on a daily
basis as bureaucrats negotiated implementation strategies, various
interpretations, and underlying discourses. This process amplified
the technical aspects and subdued the transformational aspects of
aid effectiveness policy. The dissertation concludes with a brief
discussion of possible ways to overcome this
quandary.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Chris Brown (external-examiner), Dr. Marina Pluzhenskaya (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John Cameron (thesis-reader), Dr. Pauline Gardiner Barber (thesis-reader), Dr. Jane Parpart and Dr. David Black (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), No (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: aid; aid effectiveness; Canadain development policy; CIDA; Tanzanian; governmentality; policy; international development; power; ownership
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International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14495
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
den Heyer, Molly. “The Reshaping of Aid Effectiveness Policies in the
International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14495.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
den Heyer, Molly. “The Reshaping of Aid Effectiveness Policies in the
International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts.” 2012. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
den Heyer M. The Reshaping of Aid Effectiveness Policies in the
International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14495.
Council of Science Editors:
den Heyer M. The Reshaping of Aid Effectiveness Policies in the
International, Canadian, and Tanzanian Contexts. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14495
Dalhousie University
21.
Musabende, Alice.
How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi.
Degree: MA, Department of International Development
Studies, 2016, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/71601
► This thesis explores how the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), established with the mandate to provide political accompaniment to countries emerging from violent conflicts, approaches…
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▼ This thesis explores how the United Nations
Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), established with the mandate to
provide political accompaniment to countries emerging from violent
conflicts, approaches the question of sovereignty within these
countries. Rooted in the paradoxical approach to sovereignty within
the realm of peacebuilding, the thesis argues that fundamental
theoretical problems with the nature of peacebuilding lead to
certain critical, real world limitations to peacebuilding
operations in practice. Through an analysis of the PBC’s
experiences in Burundi, this thesis argues that a lack of a shared
and coherent working definition of peacebuilding between the PBC
and the countries on its agenda affect significantly the way PBC
presents itself and the promises it holds for a post-conflict
country – and perhaps more importantly how much power it is able to
exercise and how this power influences the design and
implementation of the peace agenda.
Advisors/Committee Members: Department of International Development Studies (department), Master of Arts (degree), Laura Eramian (external-examiner), Theresa Ulicki (graduate-coordinator), Ruben Zaiotti (thesis-reader), David Black (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Peacebuilding; Sovereignty; African politics; Post-conflict reconstruction
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Musabende, A. (2016). How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/71601
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Musabende, Alice. “How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/71601.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Musabende, Alice. “How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi.” 2016. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Musabende A. How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/71601.
Council of Science Editors:
Musabende A. How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate
the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the
experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/71601
Dalhousie University
22.
Singh, Anita.
Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13160
► Ethnic interest organizations have not been considered a salience influence on foreign policy. Traditionally, democratic theory suggests foreign policy should be determined by the will…
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▼ Ethnic interest organizations have not been considered
a salience influence on foreign policy. Traditionally, democratic
theory suggests foreign policy should be determined by the will of
the general population, rather that the limited and segregated
interests of minority groups. Specifically in Canadian foreign
policy, ethnic groups have also had limited access to
decision-makers because of increased centralization of Canadian
foreign policy. In contrast, the literature on Canada-India
relations suggests there is an important foreign policy impact by
the large, economically progressive Indo-Canadian Diaspora which
has actively attempted to improve relations between these states.
This dissertation addresses this obvious contrast, showing how the
community has overcome the challenges traditionally associated with
ethnic groups and foreign policy. Centrally, the research finds
that Indo-Canadians have been active and successful foreign policy
participants, influencing implementation, perceptions-editing and
direct foreign policy between the two countries. This is determined
by two characteristics: first, the Harper government’s decision to
actively improve economic relations with New Delhi has opened
important cess points for the Indo-Canadian community. Give their
intimate knowledge of India’s business and economic environment,
the Diaspora has been involved in various overseas missions,
consultations and networking between the Canadian government and
various stakeholders. Second, ethnic group influence is determined
by the community’s internal organization, including the composition
of their membership, financial resources and political strategies.
With these characteristics, the dissertation assesses three
interest organizations: the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC),
the Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) and the Canada-India
Foundation (CIF). By conducting a within-case analysis, it finds
that each organization has a niche role within Canada-India
relations – in Diaspora representation (ICCC), business and trade
relations (C-IBC) and policy-related advocacy (CIF). Centrally,
this dissertation speaks to the evolving relations between the
state and society in Canadian foreign policy. It offers a challenge
to earlier work in this field, resulting in theoretical,
methodological and policy-oriented advancement of a nascent body of
literature, suggesting avenues for further
investigation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria (external-examiner), Dr. Frank Harvey, Professor, Department of Politcal Science (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Danford Middlemiss, Department of Political Science (thesis-reader), Dr. David Black, Department of Political Science (thesis-reader), Dr. Frank Harvey, Professor, Department of Politcal Science (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), No (manuscripts), Yes (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Canadian foreign policy; bilateral relations; Canada; decision-making; Diaspora studies; ethnic interest groups; India; state-society relations
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Singh, A. (2010). Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13160
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Singh, Anita. “Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13160.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Singh, Anita. “Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora.” 2010. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Singh A. Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13160.
Council of Science Editors:
Singh A. Stephen Harper's India Policy: The Role and Influence of the
Indo-Canadian Diaspora. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13160
23.
Meadows, David James.
The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2012, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15371
► Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, many predicted there would be economic policy convergence, where it was assumed that the post-Soviet states would all…
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▼ Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, many
predicted there would be economic policy convergence, where it was
assumed that the post-Soviet states would all transition into
liberal-capitalist economies. Over twenty years later, these
forecasts have been confounded by the wide divergence in the
political-economic policy practices of the post-Soviet states,
which has been particularly apparent between Latvia and Belarus. In
terms of policy, Latvia made comprehensive liberal reforms to
become a market economy and orient its policies close to Europe and
away from Russia. Conversely, Belarus has taken a completely
divergent path from Latvia, and has followed a consistent and clear
pattern of behavior in regards to political-economic affairs, which
could be described as being anti-liberal, anti-reform, and
pro-Russian in orientation. Comparing Latvia and Belarus provides
an excellent case study to build on International Relations,
International Political Economy and Comparative Politics
literature, because traditional theories have difficulty in
explaining these states divergent policies. This dissertation uses
political-cultural theoretical arguments to explain the divergent
patterns of political-economic development between both countries,
and builds on the rich body of multidisciplinary literature on
cultural studies found within Social Constructivism to help
understand the political-cultural context in which Latvia’s and
Belarus’s policies were chosen. Specifically, this dissertation
highlights that the predominant political-cultural worldviews in
Latvia and Belarus, were shaped by the historic religious-cultural
environment in which these states were situated, which have had a
central influence on the patterns of domestic political-economic
development chosen by each country since 1991. Additionally, this
dissertation also shows that such worldviews had important
implications for international relations, in that Latvia being
historically situated in the sphere of Western Christian culture
gravitated towards the West and away from the Russia, while Belarus
being historically situated predominantly in the cultural sphere of
Russian Orthodox Christianity was more naturally prone to gravitate
towards closer relations with Russia, and away from Western Europe.
This is important in pointing to the prime influence of
religious-cultural worldviews in shaping political-economic
behavior. In doing so my work addresses many gaps left by previous
theoretical explanations on post-Soviet transformation. In terms of
policy implications, the findings will have a wider applicability
in helping to understand the types of political-economic
development policies that are chosen by other states in
post-Communist, post-authoritarian, and post-colonial contexts,
which are experiencing extensive transformation and integration
into the global economy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Dominique Arel (external-examiner), Dr. Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Finn Laursen (thesis-reader), Dr. David Black (thesis-reader), Dr. Brian Bow (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Political-Culture; Political-Economy; Latvia; Belarus; Religion and Politics; Post-Soviet; Post-Communism; Transformation; International Relations; Comparative Politics
…would like to thank David Black for his
insightful advice, support and constant encouragement… …Dalhousie University. Throughout my years as a doctoral student at Dalhousie, I have
also been…
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Meadows, D. J. (2012). The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15371
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Meadows, David James. “The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15371.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Meadows, David James. “The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991.” 2012. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Meadows DJ. The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15371.
Council of Science Editors:
Meadows DJ. The Effects of Political-Culture on Divergent Patterns of
Post-Soviet Political-Economic Transformation: A Comparison of the
Experiences of Latvia and Belarus since 1991. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15371
24.
Clark, Sean.
TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14306
► The cruel nature of war gives reason for its study. A crucial component of this research aims to uncover the reasons behind victory and defeat.…
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▼ The cruel nature of war gives reason for its study. A
crucial component of this research aims to uncover the reasons
behind victory and defeat. Winning, after all, is the central
attraction of organized violence. Unfortunately, political science
efforts in this direction have been rare, and the few theories on
offer (numerical preponderance, technology theory, and proficiency)
are infrequently tested against the empirical record. This
dissertation therefore not only subjected the main theories of
battlefield victory to a systematic test against the historical
record, but also did so with a dataset more comprehensive and with
greater chronological breadth than any other in the political
science literature. The range of battles included runs from Megiddo
(1469 BC) to Wanat (2008). Such a historically ambitious
undertaking is unfortunately fraught with a series of
methodological concerns. However, fears regarding the reliability
of these historical statistics are best allayed by the assortment
of historiographical techniques that have been used to eliminate
the more dubious estimations. Concerns regarding data validity are
similarly met with a clear delineation of methodological scope:
current data is both western-centric and fails to speak to combat
in pre-agrarian settings; the conclusions drawn below therefore
keep a recognition of these limitations in mind. Ultimately, the
chief findings of this study are that neither Napoleon’s ‘big
battalions’ nor armies boasting technological supremacy over their
rivals are assured any guarantee of battlefield success. This
result is a powerful blow to both mainstream realist theory (whose
power calculations rely on raw aggregations like army size) and
Western defence planners (who have predicated their strategies on
the belief that technology is the chief underpinning of victory).
That being said, the most compelling causal explanation for
battlefield victory, combat proficiency, appears subject to a
crucial caveat: even the most talented armies can be ground into
dust. This finding will provide little comfort to gifted armies
that find themselves involved in a costly and prolonged campaign,
such as Canada and America in Afghanistan. Lastly, this project’s
contribution should be seen as not only theoretical and practical
in nature, but also as providing a methodological toolkit and
empirical resource of use to anyone subsequently interested in
tracing the evolution of organized violence over time. In short,
this project is summation of how political science thinks about the
most basic aspect of war: battle. As the findings of this
dissertation suggest, what is distinctly troublesome is that our
existing theories and assumptions about who wins and why appear to
bear little resemblance to reality. If anything, this dissertation
calls attention to the urgent need for further research into the
matter of battle victory.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Charles Pentland (external-examiner), Dr. Frank Harvey (graduate-coordinator), Dr. David Black, Dr. Robert Finbow (thesis-reader), Dr. Brian Bow (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Battle victory; preponderance; technology theory;
proficiency; hegemony; combat studies
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Clark, S. (2011). TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14306
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Clark, Sean. “TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14306.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Clark, Sean. “TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Clark S. TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14306.
Council of Science Editors:
Clark S. TO WHOM GO THE SPOILS?: EXPLAINING 4,000 YEARS OF
BATTLEFIELD VICTORY & DEFEAT. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14306
25.
McDonough, David.
Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14336
► Canada consistently balances competing inclinations for proximity and distance with the United States. Yet the extant literature on Canadian foreign policy has rarely focused on…
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▼ Canada consistently balances competing inclinations
for proximity and distance with the United States. Yet the extant
literature on Canadian foreign policy has rarely focused on this
particular behaviour trait or readily accepted that such an
ambiguous stance is actually underpinned by a strategic logic, let
alone the crux of a purported grand strategy. And the few that that
are open to the notion of a Canadian grand strategy often overlook
the domestic decision-making determinants of behaviour, are largely
empirical-descriptive in content, or are chronologically limited to
either the early Cold War or a few key foreign policy episodes.
This dissertation rectifies these shortcomings by providing a
theoretical-explanatory and empirically-informed account of
Canada’s post-war grand strategy, in which its domestic origins,
strategic policies, and cultural predispositions are all carefully
explored. It does so by applying the cultural-cybernetic model of
behaviour, which combines strategic cultural factors that guide
policy-makers on security matters with cybernetic policy processes,
through which beliefs, inclinations, and policy choices are
standardized and regularized as distinct doctrines across a range
of foreign, defence, and security policies. It tests this model on
two key cases of Canadian grand strategy in the post-war period:
(1) Canada’s policy responses to American preferences on strategic
(air and missile) defence over some six decades, and (2) its policy
responses to US – and to a lesser extent British – strategic
preferences on NATO defence strategy during the Cold War. The
findings reveal that Canada’s strategic policies fluctuated between
the two Standing Operational Doctrines in its policy repertoire:
continental soft-bandwagoning and defensive weak-multilateralism.
These two doctrines span the range of feasible policy options – the
“goldilocks zone” – required to ensure that any trade-offs between
security and sovereignty, as the central values being pursued in
the cybernetic process, are minimized. It is for this reason that
Canada’s strategic behaviour has a high degree of policy
continuity, patterned consistency, and is best described as the
goldilocks grand strategy.
Advisors/Committee Members: David Haglund (external-examiner), Robert Finbow (graduate-coordinator), Brian Bow (thesis-reader), David Black (thesis-reader), Frank Harvey (thesis-supervisor), Not Applicable (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Canadian foreign policy; Canadian defence policy; grand strategy; strategic studies; North American Aerospace Defence Command; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; ballistic missile defence
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humour and grace. My thanks also to Brian Bow, David Black, Robert Finbow, and… …present academic journey.
The Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University provided…
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APA (6th Edition):
McDonough, D. (2011). Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14336
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McDonough, David. “Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed January 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14336.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McDonough, David. “Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy.” 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
McDonough D. Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14336.
Council of Science Editors:
McDonough D. Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of
Canadian Grand Strategy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14336
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