International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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Muddy waters : framing littoral maritime security through the lens of the Broken Windows theory
(University of St Andrews, 2016-12-01) - ThesisThis dissertation explores the growing field of study around Maritime Security. While an increasingly common sub-heading in American naval strategy documents, maritime security operations are largely framed around ... -
Rowland Kenney and British propaganda in Norway, 1916-1942
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-21) - ThesisRowland Kenney was a British propaganda agent operating in Norway during both the First World War and the Second World War. He has been forgotten by history but the re-discovery of his private collection of materials allows ... -
Spoiler alert? : the effects of pro-government militias on post-civil war peace agreements
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-21) - ThesisWhy do some peace agreements last longer than others? The literature speaks of “spoilers”—parties excluded from the negotiations who turn to violence to undermine the agreement—and identifies the risk that opposition groups ... -
The dynamics of the terrorist state : a comparative analysis of the effect of policy decisions and structural factors upon the shape of state terrorism
(University of St Andrews, 1999) - ThesisThis study employs Alexander George's 'structured, focused comparison' methodology for small-N comparative analysis, in an attempt to address some of the gaps in the theoretical literature on state terrorism. An examination ... -
Understanding small infantry unit behaviour and cohesion : the case of the Scots Guards and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) in Northern Ireland, 1971-1972
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-21) - ThesisThis is the first such study of Operation Banner: taking three Battalions as case studies, drawing upon extensive interviews with former soldiers, primary archival sources including unpublished diaries, this thesis ...