International Relations: Recent submissions
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Dilemmas of late formation : international system and state survival in the Middle East : case studies : Saudi Arabia and Iraq
(University of St Andrews, 2009-05-06) - ThesisThis thesis is a theory-proposing and theory-testing study that examines the conditions of state survival in the Middle East. In contrast to the predominant Political Culture and Political Economy approaches, which focus ... -
Why Don’t the French Do Think Tanks?: France Faces up to the Anglo-Saxon Superpowers, 1918-1921
(2008) - Journal articleAbstract. This article asks the question: ‘Why have the French not developed ‘‘think tanks’’?’ by looking at the period when such institutions were being set up in The UK and the United States, during the preparation for ... -
The political economy of land tenure in Ethiopia
(University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - ThesisIn surveying the literature on land tenure reform in Africa, what can readily be observed is that much of that body of work has comprised a markedly econometric and technical focus, to the neglect of evidently contiguous ... -
The foreign policy of Egypt under Mubarak : the primacy of regime security
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisThe study explores Egypt’s foreign policy under President Hosni Mubarak. It focuses on the way Mubarak's regime dealt with internal and external threats to maintain security and bolster his internal hold on power. Two ... -
Power, civil society and contentious politics in post communist Europe
(University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - ThesisThis dissertation examines how contentious collective action in two post communist states, Poland and the Czech Republic, has broadened to include European and international actors. It identifies the emergence of new ...