International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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Modes of mobilisation : socio-political dynamics in Somaliland, Somalia, and Afghanistan
(University of St Andrews, 2011-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis provides a framework for viewing socio-political contexts and how these relate to interventionist projects. The framework draws on and combines strands from international relations and sociological perspectives ... -
Uncharted waters in a new era : an actor-centered constructivist liberal approach to the East China Sea disputes, 2003 - 2008
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-19) - ThesisThis thesis examines the deep bilateral tensions surrounding the East China Sea (ECS) disagreements between Japan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the period from August 19th 2003 to June 18th 2008 from an ... -
Integration and Muslim identities in settlement : a comparative study of Germany, The Netherlands and Switzerland.
(University of St Andrews, 2010-11-30) - ThesisI adopt an interpretive methodology through which I investigate the becoming of Muslim identities in three national integration discourses. I analyse the meanings of integration in abstract, in context and through texts ... -
Contextual determinants of political modernization in tribal Middle Eastern societies : the case of unified Yemen
(University of St Andrews, 2010-05) - ThesisBy all conventional measurements of modernization and development, from communication and education to bureaucracy and urbanization, Arab societies have been undergoing an impressive transformation. There is, however, a ... -
Beyond securitization : a critical review of the Bush administration and Iraq
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis thesis responds to the longstanding call from constructivist and poststructuralist scholars for a turn to discourse. It focuses on the paradox of the ability of language to act as a constituting and constraining ...