International Relations: Recent submissions
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The consequences of Israel's counter terrorism policy
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThe main focus of this thesis is to examine Israel's counter terrorism methods and their consequences and to debate the effectiveness of Israel's counter terrorism policy. By stimulating a debate on these issues it is ... -
Law, reconciliation and philosophy : Athenian democracy at the end of the fifth century B.C.
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThe purpose of this thesis is to defend Athenian democracy against a long-established suspicion that the Athenian government, with its radical form of popular participation, was not only incompetent but also dangerous. ... -
Preventing terrorism? conflict resolution and nationalist violence in the Basque Country
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06-24) - ThesisThis study examines the debates on nationalism, terrorism and conflict resolution, and intends to identify, on the one hand, the reasons why and the instances in which nationalist discourses usurp the notions of political ... -
Regime maintenance in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: the case of the regime and oil industry relationship (1991-2005)
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06-27) - ThesisThe main aim of this thesis is to investigate the ways in which the authoritarian regime in post-Soviet Kazakhstan maintained itself in power from 1991 until 2005. This study endeavours to uncover the palette of the ... -
Adapting authoritarianism: institutions and co-optation in Egypt and Syria
(University of St Andrews, 2007-03-07) - ThesisThis PhD thesis compares Egypt and Syria’s authoritarian political systems. While the tendency in social science political research treats Egypt and Syria as similarly authoritarian, this research emphasizes differences ...