Faculty of Arts | Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata: Recent submissions
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The role of the World Bank in post conflict reconstruction : a conceptual analysis
(2005)Since World War Two, internal conflict has emerged as the dominant form of conflict in international relations. Because internal conflict occurs mainly in developing countries, it has become a significant concern for the ... -
The New Zealand export taxation incentive schemes, 1962-1978
(1983)In response to the barriers to exporting created by the previous policies of import substitution, a number of newly industralising countries adopted state assistance programmes for manufacturers wishing to export. New ... -
The origin of Victoria's public sector reforms : policy transfer from New Zealand?
(2005)Policy transfer is one possible explanation for how and why the state of Victoria in Australia adopted strikingly similar public sector reforming policies to those implemented by New Zealand from the mid-1980s to early ... -
Kiwi kindergarteners : exploring kindergarteners' vowel change in New Zealand English over six months.
(2022)This thesis explores the role of kindergarteners in sound change in New Zealand English (NZE) monophthongal vowels. Through examining the vowel productions of kindergarteners over time, this study tests two widely held ... -
The relationship between the Minister of Police and the Commissioner of Police in New Zealand
(1985)This paper is introduced by a discussion of the concept of law and order. The concept of law is then distinguished from the concept of order, and the political significance of separation is illustrated. The conventions ... -
Normativity, Realism and Emotional Experience
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018)Norms are standards against which actions, dispositions of mind and character, states of affairs and so forth can be measured. They also govern our behaviour, make claims on us, bind us and provide reasons for action and ... -
Diplomatie de la défense : la lutte pour le cœur du Pacifique
(CAIRN, 2022)La région du Pacifique étant de plus en plus contestée sur le plan stratégique, les puissances régionales ont intensifié leur recours à la diplomatie de la défense. En conséquence, le nombre et l'ampleur des déploiements ... -
An evaluative norm for belief
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2017)It is often argued that belief is partly constituted by a norm of truth. Most recent discussions have assumed that the norm is deontic concerning what may or ought to be believed. I criticize two proposals, one canvassed ... -
Enough wine, time to dine: agricultural and non-agricultural indications of geographical origin in the context of a European Union and New Zealand free trade agreement.
(2021)New Zealand has continuously rejected upgrading its sui generis system of protection for geographical indications, or indications of geographical origin (IGO). This is a type of product that contains unique characteristics ... -
Change in politeness strategies with regards to gender differences in Disney Princess films over time.
(2022)The present study looks at how politeness is used with gender and archetypes in Disney Princess films and how this changes over time. Thirteen Disney film scripts, nine animated and four live-action remakes, were transcribed ... -
Dwarves of dispute settlement: examining the factors of small state success in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
(2021)This research examines how small states can better utilise the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organisation to gain better outcomes for their state against larger states. Studies of small states have largely ... -
Regulation for the news: An in-depth Analysis of the role of the Ecuadorian Communication Law in the reporting of the 2017 Odebrecht scandal and Vice President Jorge Glas
(2022)Media regulation in South America has been theorised from perspectives that consider the need for unrestricted journalism that is capable of scrutinising power without fear of reprisals as well as journalists’ responsibility ... -
Why small states donate aid : a case study : New Zealand development assistance to South East Asia
(1986)The aim of this research is to determine the effects of size on the behaviour of aid donors, and the reasons why they donate aid. It is proposed that small aid donors will have different reasons for giving aid from large ... -
Ever closer union? : an analysis of the Treaty on European Union
(1992)On 10 December 1991, at the Dutch town of Maastricht, the members of the European Council signed the Treaty on European Union. This can be seen as a significant development in the move towards "ever closer Union" set down ... -
The role of the producer boards in the New Zealand - EC negotiations, from 1970-1982
(1985)This thesis on the role of the producer boards in the New Zealand - EC negotiations examines the interaction of the non-governmental interest group organization in the government policy process and the international ... -
The end of imperialism? : theory and method in the study of decolonisation
(1986)In the study of international relations in the post-war period two major areas of concern have been identified: the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the gulf between wealthy and poor states. ... -
The incorporation of Maori within New Zealand's evolving majoritarian system of government, 1984 to 1993
(1994)This thesis is concerned with how New Zealand 1 s traditionally majoritarian system of government has evolved between 1984 and 1993, particularly so as to better incorporate the Maori ethnic minority. The theoretical ...