International Relations: Recent submissions
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Needs, identity, and leadership: a theory of conflict and change
(University of St Andrews, 2013) - ThesisThis PhD dissertation aims to inform theories of conflict and International Relations (IR) by using modified social psychological models of identification and leadership in which needs fulfilment plays a central role. The ... -
Radicals and reactionaries : the polarisation of community and government in the name of public safety and security
(University of St Andrews, 2013-06-25) - ThesisThe contemporary threat of terrorism has changed the ways in which government and the public view the world. Unlike the existential threat from nation states in previous centuries, today, government and the public spend ... -
Iran's Islamic Revolution: the Ulama, the West, nationalism, and the growth of political consciousness
(University of St Andrews, 2012-11-30) - ThesisThis dissertation seeks to offer an explanation for the Islamic Revolution, taking into account not only the social, political, and economic conditions of the time, but also religious and cultural elements. It seeks to ... -
Al Qaeda's ideology through political myth and rhetoric
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-19) - ThesisThis Thesis develops and applies a theoretical framework to understand Al Qaeda’s ideology. A concept of ideology comprising a number of political myths, shaped through rhetoric is the central feature of this research. The ... -
A clash of swords: civil peace and the counteracting role of defence in Thomas Hobbes's theory of sovereignty.
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-19) - ThesisThis thesis will inquire into the practicable strategies that Thomas Hobbes described in his major works of political philosophy, on the one hand, to allow his sovereign to ensure civil peace, and on the other, to enable ...