International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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A comparative study of Kant and Nietzsche concerning the role of science in political theory
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis thesis is concerned with the implications of natural science for moral philosophy and political theory, from the view point of Kant and Nietzsche. In identifying this association we argue that investigating the ... -
Anti-developmentalism and conflict : 'materialist' theory of ethnopolitical conflict : the case of Georgia
(University of St Andrews, 2010) - ThesisThis thesis seeks to provide a theoretical reasoning through which the political economic background of the post-Soviet transformation could be observed. The argument commences with a critique of the perspectives derived ... -
Contending for liberty : principle and party in Montesquieu, Hume, and Burke
(University of St Andrews, 2010-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis explores the political reformation of “faction” in the political thought of Montesquieu, David Hume, and Edmund Burke, three thinkers whose works span what Pierre Manent calls “an exquisite moment of liberalism.” ... -
Accountability for amnesty
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06-22) - ThesisAmnesties are evidently contentious issues. The issue of immunity and impunity is significant in the peace versus justice debate. What this thesis attempts is to explain the grant of amnesty as a legally permissible exception ... -
Returning culture to peacebuilding : contesting the liberal peace in Sierra Leone
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06-22) - ThesisThis thesis investigates the advantages and limitations of applying culture to the analysis of violent conflict and peacebuilding, with a particular focus on liberal peacebuilding in Sierra Leone. While fully aware of the ...