International Relations Theses
Our research is focused around three broad themes: conflict, peace and security; the evolving character of global and supra-national institutions; and the interpenetration of civil societies and international relations. In addition we have major strengths in area studies which help to ground our research into these broad thematic areas. Some of this activity is carried out under the umbrella of our various research centres, some within other collaborative contexts both within and outside the university, and some by individual researchers.
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Recent Submissions
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Forged in the crucible of defensive jihad : Arab foreign fighters and their trajectory to involvement in Islamist terrorism
(University of St Andrews, 2017-07-18) - ThesisThis thesis challenges the conventional wisdom that tends to conflate Arab foreign fighters with Islamist terrorists, and ‘martyrdom operations’ with ‘suicide attacks.’ Overlaps notwithstanding, it aims to draw distinctions ... -
Forms of protest and tactics : a strategic interaction on the effects of policing operations on tactical deployment operated by non-state actors in South Lebanon, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Israel: 1982-2011
(University of St Andrews, 2014) - ThesisThis research focuses on assessing the effects of policing operations on tactical deployment operated by non-state actors. The theory advanced by this work, labelled SMORG theory, is first and foremost an attempt to move ... -
Understanding Central Asian cooperation through state narratives : cases of Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan
(University of St Andrews, 2017-04-05) - ThesisThis thesis examines the influence of state identity narratives on regional cooperation frameworks in Central Asia. It applies the perspectives of ontological security theory to the self-articulation of state identities ... -
The state application of repressive and reconciliatory tactics in the North Caucasus (2007-2014)
(University of St Andrews, 2017-03-23) - ThesisThis thesis was inspired by the question of how the state addresses irregular challenges for its survival and reputation. It used an example of the confrontation between illegal armed groups (IAGs) operating in the North ... -
Nation-building and conflict resolution : the Kurds in Iraq and Turkey
(University of St Andrews, 2002) - ThesisThis thesis is a study of national integration policies as a method of conflict resolution. It assumes that a nation can be multiethnic and integrative, rather than ethnically homogeneous and exclusive. Instead of seeking ...
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