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Māori participation and representation : an investigation into Māori reported experiences of participation and representation within the policy process post-MMP.
(University of Canterbury. Political Sciences, 2015)
This thesis seeks to understand Māori experiences of representation and participation in the policy process of New Zealand Government. The introduction of an MMP electoral system came with a promise of more effective ...
Showing Japan's Face or Creating Powerful Challengers? Are NGOs really partners to the government in Japan's foreign aid?
(University of Canterbury. School of Political Science and Communication, 2007)
This thesis is exploring interactions of Japanese NGOs to be influential in official foreign aid from outside of the exclusive Japanese decision-making process. Three case studies have been undertaken to examine how ...
The power elite: the treasure and New Zealand business roundtable's power in the formation of the privatisation programme (1984-1987) : a theoretical analysis
(University of Canterbury. Political Science, 1990)
This thesis has two primary aims. The first is to more fully understand the bounded rationality models are first applied to the Treasury's relationship with the Minister of Finance. The economic elite model is then applied ...
Barbaric mistakes: Western print media’s portrayal of “ethnic” conflicts
(University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences, 2013)
This study addressed the question: “Does Western media framing of different actors in ethnic conflict influence the likelihood of intervention being advocated in the media?” In order to answer this question, this study ...
Pathways to the Development: A Comparative Study of Business Structures in Korea and Taiwan
(University of Canterbury. Political Science and Communication, 2008)
This thesis examines the emergence of different business structure in Taiwan and South Korea. This thesis questions how, in very similar contexts, different economic institutions have evolved. In contrast to the political, ...
Citizenship education and ‘Bildung’: Learning from “the Norwegian way” : a case study of teaching and learning democracy in a Norwegian junior high school.
(University of Canterbury. Political Science, 2014)
How citizenship is taught in schools can have a profound impact on the development of young people’s ability and willingness to participate in public life. In turn, citizen participation has significant consequences for ...
The effectiveness of parliamentary petitioning in New Zealand 1969-1983
(University of Canterbury. Political Science, 1985)
Among commentators and Parliamentarians in both Britain and New Zealand, petitioning has been viewed as an ineffective means of influencing Government. Yet this opinion has never been verified with data on the outcome of ...
Exit, voice and the decay of the welfare state provision of hospital care
(University of Canterbury. Political Science, 1974)
The consequences for public sector medical care of the introduction of medical insurance into New Zealand are traced. The analysis is based on a simple choice model describing consumer decisions and their consequences; it ...
NGOs Participation in Local Governance in the Philippines
(University of Canterbury. Political Science, 2013)
This thesis is concerned with Local Government Unit - Nongovernmental Organizations (LGU-NGOs) partnership in local governance in the Philippines as embodied in the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Local Government ...
David Lange and the ANZUS Crisis: An Analysis of Leadership Personality and Foreign Policy
(University of Canterbury. Political Science and Communication, 2006)
The New Zealand Labour Party's election victory on 14 July 1984 resulted in an official rejection of the global strategy of nuclear deterrence. This action was the most fundamental challenge to the defence relationship ...
