International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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The factors which influence the selection of physical targets by terrorist groups
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThe aim of terrorism is to influence a group of people or institutions - the psychological target or targets - by attacking the appropriate physical targets in order to prompt the desired response. Several factors ... -
Reading anonymity : narrative difference and framework selection in the claiming of terrorist violence
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06) - ThesisWhile a significant proportion of terrorist attacks have always gone unclaimed scholarship has noted an increasing number of such acts over the past half-century, which appears to indicate that the claiming of violence may ... -
A critique of United States policy with special reference to Albania and the Bosnian crisis
(University of St Andrews, 1995) - ThesisThis study demonstrates that, in the post Cold War era, US leadership becomes more crucial than ever. Through the adoption of a classical approach; a thorough case study of diplomatic efforts vis-a-vis Albania coupled ... -
From the river to the sea? : honour, identity and politics in historical and contemporary Palestinian rejectionism
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThe present thesis seeks to understand and explain the rhetoric and behaviour of the rejectionist 'current' within the Palestinian national movement. It proceeds from the view that extant scholarship, primarily from within ... -
Comparative analysis of decision-making processes with respect to U.S. armaments procurement: a case study of the F-16
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - ThesisThe overall purpose of this thesis is to question the value of the use of models regarding decision-making as it effectively operates within the environment of US armaments procurements. For example, conceptual framework ...