International Relations: Recent submissions
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Embedded violence and youth : the transmission and perpetuation of violence in post-war Sierra Leone
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06) - ThesisWar exerts an undeniably significant influence on the values, norms, behaviour and attitudes which constitute the shared culture of the society. During prolonged armed conflicts, the exposure to extreme violence creates a ... -
Dynamics of interplay between third-party interveners and national factions in civil war peace negotiations : case studies on Cambodia and El Salvador
(University of St Andrews, 2011-02-15) - ThesisThis thesis examines the processes of the peace negotiations in Cambodia (1987-1993) and El Salvador (1989-1993) in order to address the following question: What does the interplay between the national factions and the ... -
Interventionist norm development in international society : the responsibility to protect as a norm too far?
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-21) - ThesisThis research makes use of a Constructivist approach to norm development, in particular the concept of the norm life cycle, to assess the emergence and development of the responsibility to protect as a norm in international ... -
‘Transitions after transitions’ : coloured revolutions and organized crime in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis dissertation addresses organized crime in post-Soviet Eurasia (Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan) exploring the nexus between politics, business and crime. Based on extensive field research in the three countries the ... -
The race for Muslim hearts and minds : a social movement analysis of the U.S. war on terror and popular support in the Muslim world
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06-22) - ThesisAccording to conventional wisdom winning hearts and minds is one of the most important goals for defeating terrorism. However, despite repeated claims about U.S. efforts to build popular support as part of the war on terror ...