International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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Dynamics of interplay between third-party interveners and national factions in civil war peace negotiations : case studies on Cambodia and El Salvador
(University of St Andrews, 2011-02-15) - ThesisThis thesis examines the processes of the peace negotiations in Cambodia (1987-1993) and El Salvador (1989-1993) in order to address the following question: What does the interplay between the national factions and the ... -
Interventionist norm development in international society : the responsibility to protect as a norm too far?
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-21) - ThesisThis research makes use of a Constructivist approach to norm development, in particular the concept of the norm life cycle, to assess the emergence and development of the responsibility to protect as a norm in international ... -
‘Transitions after transitions’ : coloured revolutions and organized crime in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis dissertation addresses organized crime in post-Soviet Eurasia (Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan) exploring the nexus between politics, business and crime. Based on extensive field research in the three countries the ... -
The race for Muslim hearts and minds : a social movement analysis of the U.S. war on terror and popular support in the Muslim world
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06-22) - ThesisAccording to conventional wisdom winning hearts and minds is one of the most important goals for defeating terrorism. However, despite repeated claims about U.S. efforts to build popular support as part of the war on terror ... -
Legitimacy and international public authority : the evolution of IAEA safeguards
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisUsing the IAEA as a case for focused study, this thesis argues that the construction and reconstruction of the Secretariat’s legitimacy has been dependant upon several different legitimating influences at different stages ...