International Relations Theses: Recent submissions

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    • The political economy of land tenure in Ethiopia 

      Davies, Steven J. (University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - Thesis
      In surveying the literature on land tenure reform in Africa, what can readily be observed is that much of that body of work has comprised a markedly econometric and technical focus, to the neglect of evidently contiguous ...

    • The foreign policy of Egypt under Mubarak : the primacy of regime security 

      Shama, Nael M. (University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - Thesis
      The study explores Egypt’s foreign policy under President Hosni Mubarak. It focuses on the way Mubarak's regime dealt with internal and external threats to maintain security and bolster his internal hold on power. Two ...

    • Power, civil society and contentious politics in post communist Europe 

      Cruickshank, Neil A. (University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - Thesis
      This dissertation examines how contentious collective action in two post communist states, Poland and the Czech Republic, has broadened to include European and international actors. It identifies the emergence of new ...

    • Shrouded in darkness : a phenomenological path towards a new social ontology in international relations 

      Michel, Torsten (University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - Thesis
      The thesis sets out to critique recent accounts dealing with the notion and role of ontology in IR theorising as it can be found, for instance, in Alexander Wendt and more recently in the writings of critical realists. The ...

    • Trauma and the ethical in international relations 

      Schick, Katherine Anne (University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - Thesis
      The suffering that initially prompts ethical reflection is frequently forgotten in the generalised rational response of much contemporary International Relations theory. This thesis draws on Theodor W. Adorno and Gillian ...