International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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Destruction and redemption : the conduct of revealed religious violence in the contemporary era
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThe final quarter of the twentieth century saw the emergence of a variety of security threats, perhaps the most pernicious and least understood of which has been the rise of religiously motivated violence and terrorism. ... -
Muslim-Christian relations in Palestine during the British mandate period
(University of St Andrews, 2006) - ThesisMy dissertation examines Muslim-Christian relations in Palestine during the British mandate period, specifically, around the question of what constituted Palestinian-Arab identity. More broadly speaking, the ... -
The political role of the patriarch in the contemporary Middle East: an examination of the Coptic Orthodox and Maronite traditions
(University of St Andrews, 2006) - ThesisThe objective of this study is to analyse the contemporary political role of Christianity in the Middle East. This will be achieved by focusing on the office of the patriarch. In most of the Eastern Christian churches, ... -
The integration of the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC): problems and prospects
(University of St Andrews, 1992) - ThesisThe formation of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) in 1981 was perceived by most observers to be a collective security response to the Iran-Iraq war. Despite this view, the group has endured ten years of integration ... -
Political violence in the Third World: a case study of Sri Lanka
(University of St Andrews, 1991) - ThesisPolitical violence in Sri Lanka is not a unique phenomenon. It is a prevalent tendency in many countries of the Third World. Sri Lanka, since 1971, has experienced a sharp escalation of political violence which renders ...