International Relations: Recent submissions
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Beyond securitization : a critical review of the Bush administration and Iraq
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis thesis responds to the longstanding call from constructivist and poststructuralist scholars for a turn to discourse. It focuses on the paradox of the ability of language to act as a constituting and constraining ... -
Location: Europe. Occupation: Mujahedeen : choosing the radical Islamist career track
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06) - ThesisThis thesis conceptualises Islamist radicalisation in Europe as a process of occupational choice. It follows the approach to individual radicalisation as incremental development (process) with the consideration of ... -
Opportunity, ethnic identity and resources in ethnic mobilisation : the cases of the Kurds in Iraq and the Abkhaz in Georgia
(University of St Andrews, 2011) - ThesisThe cases of the Kurds in Iraq and the Abkhaz in Georgia were chosen to illustrate how ethnic entrepreneurs play a crucial role in the ethnic mobilisation process. The study argues that in both cases a combination of ... -
Kazakh and Russian identities in transition : the case of Kazakhstan
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-21) - ThesisThis dissertation concerns the development and interaction of Kazakh and Russian identities in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. My research questions were: (1) what was the character of these identities in 2003/04 (the time of my ... -
Neo-liberalism, socialism and governmentality : has socialism yet developed an autonomous governmentality?
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-21) - ThesisRecent years have seen an increasing interest in the writing of Michel Foucault within political theory. This paper will examine two series of lectures Foucault presented at the Collège de France in which he discussed in ...