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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 ... -
The U.S. military presence in New Zealand
(1983)The US Military Presence in New Zealand chronicles the development of US defence and defence-related facilities in New Zealand and opposition to them. It also examines the nuclear warship visits issue. Each chapter deals ... -
New Zealand in and out of Vietnam : the influence of the United States on the foreign policy decision-making of a small ally
(1983)This thesis is an analysis of the New Zealand Government's decision-making on combat military aid to South Vietnam and of subsequent decision-making on the admission of nuclear-powered ships to New Zealand ports. Particular ... -
Women as parliamentary candidates : asset or liability?
(1980)This thesis investigates why so few women have been elected to Parliament in New Zealand. It is commonly assumed that women face obstacles in entering politics. These include situational constraints, sex-role socialization ... -
The dynamics of the halal meat trade in New Zealand (and Australia)
(1985)The growing significance of the New Zealand-Middle East meat trade has clearly underlined the halal factor as a vital marketing strategy. This paper traces the progress of the Federation of Islamic Councils in New Zealand ... -
The actor identity of the European Union : the impact of the institutional reforms of the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference on the acceleration of European actor identity
(2005)The changing geopolitical environment and the advent of the new millennium both culminated at a time when the European Union was itself experiencing generic upheaval, derived in part from an 'identity crisis'. The European ... -
Editorial policy-making in the political communication process : a study of New Zealand's metropolitan newspapers
(1980)The liberal democratic norm of the press acting as a check upon political authority springs from the press being assigned to an independent position in the political process. If the press is not considered to be fulfilling ... -
The European Union and the Palestine/Israel Intifadas : the success and failure of the EU's common foreign and security policy
(2003)This thesis is an in depth study into the development of a common foreign and security policy within the emerging European Union. In particular, it looks at the measurement of success and failure of two European foreign ... -
Crisis and decision : New Zealand and the Persian Gulf War, 1990/1991 : an analysis of the decision by New Zealand to contribute military forces to the multi-national force
(2002)On 2 August 1990 Iraq invaded and occupied the Emirate of Kuwait, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the largest military build up since the Second World War. These events, which have come to be known as ... -
Reinventing the national amidst the global : shifting patterns in New Zealand nationalism
(2003)This thesis will look at the ways New Zealand national identity has been reshaped, redefined and reinvented since the 1970s, particularly since the time of the third Labour government, which was elected in 1972. It will ... -
Identity and Integration as Conflicting Forces Stimulating the Sunflower Movement and the Kuomintang's Loss in the 2014 Elections
(2016)Over the past twenty years, there have been two important trends in Taiwan’s political economy whose contradictory implications provide an important explanation for the dramatic events of 201 4. The logic of each pulls ... -
The variation of the social distance variable
(1974)It was posited that the social distance variable, as measured by the Bogardus Social Distance Scale, will appear unidimensional or multidimensional depending on the population in which it is measured. Concepts from the ...