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An investigation of incoming short and long wave radiation over Christchurch
(University of Canterbury, 1976)Variations in short and long wave radiation were measured across the city of Christchurch over a five month period to mid-winter 1976. Two fixed climate stations were the basis of data collection, with mobile traverse s ... -
Legacies of closure : a history of Aranui High School 1960-2016.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis examines the closing of Aranui High School in 2016, a low socio-economic secondary school in eastern Christchurch, New Zealand, and reflects on its history through the major themes of innovation and the impact ... -
The historical development of the South Malvern district, Canterbury, 1859-1900
(University of Canterbury, 1949)So wrote Frederick Broome when he left his sheep-run at "Broomielaw", now called "steventon”, to seek a new life in Australia. To those low hills, dominated by "Flagpole" and by the mountain ranges beyond, and to that ... -
The EU as peace builder : a comparative analysis of civilian CSDP missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Promoting peace and security (both internal and external) was identified as a key priority of the 2016 European Union Global Strategy. Indeed, the EU has carved a name for itself in the realm of peacebuilding, primarily ... -
Blood & memory : Victorian colonial death, memorial practices, and the dynamics of local society at Christchurch’s Addington Cemetery.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Contemporary researchers have pointed out that while historians and archaeologists are both interested in the behaviour and lives of those in the past their various research approaches are often disconnected from one ... -
Wittgenstein’s rejection of Begleitungen : case studies in semantics and cognition.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)What is it to mean, or to think? According to Wittgenstein, the mainstream Western philosopher’s typical starting-point is to ‘think of meaning or thinking as a peculiar mental activity’ that accompanies speaking or ... -
The Philippines as a small state: assessing its external behaviour and foreign policy in bilateral interactions with small states
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This study puts the spotlight on small states that has long been overlooked in the field of International Relations. The limited academic discussion is quite paradoxical, considering that the world is for the most part ... -
The drive for sustainability :an exploration of the private sector’s role in assisting sustainable development in the Smaller Island States of the Pacific.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Humanity has constantly searched for and created theories which explain and guide the pursuit of a better life, a more equal global system and a method through which to live a fulfilling existence. These ambitions have ... -
The EU-Thailand political and military relationship
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis focuses on the changing dynamics in European Union (EU)-Thailand political and military relations within the context of the EU 2004 enlargement and the launch of European/Common Security and Defence Policy ... -
Integration: for, against or on the fence? German media frames of the Europe migrant crisis to a global audience
(University of Canterbury, 2019)At the height of the European migrant crisis of 2015, Angela Merkel promised refuge to many migrants fleeing the ravages of civil war. The result of this decision is reflected through an ongoing influx of refugees into ... -
Whose life is it anyway? Identity, surveillance and power in the digital world.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Throughout its initial conception, anthropological studies of the virtual world have been very limited in numbers. A drastic shift began to occur in recent years as the virtual world has become accessible to a wide array ... -
Policies on the integration of refugee children through education at primary schools of two Länder in Germany : an analysis of recommendations and initiatives by supranational, national and local political stakeholders
(University of Canterbury, 2019)In response to the 2015 migration crisis, the European Union, Federal Republic of Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia and Saxony issued recommendations and initiatives on how the integration of refugee children can be facilitated ... -
Warring memories: Japan’s battle between remembering and forgetting.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)In 1945, Japan was bombed into submission by the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This ended a period in Japan’s history notorious for aggression, atrocities, and the victimisation of East Asian ... -
Suburban homeownership & class identification : are two-bob tories a myth in New Zealand?
(University of Canterbury, 1977)The growing structural complexity of developed post-capitalist societies has led many political theorists to add numerous qualifications to the assumed salience of relationships to 'property' in the shaping of social, and ... -
Ethical espresso? : exploring the extent to which the European Union supports the Fair Trade coffee industry and the potential for an EU Fair Trade coffee policy.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Coffee is consumed daily by many citizens of the European Union (EU) and plays an important cultural role in bringing people together for social interactions. However, as consumption of this beverage continues to grow, a ... -
An historical study of the Proto-Indo-European nominal derivational morpheme *-ti-.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)In this thesis I shall be discussing the nominal derivation suffix in *-ti- which has a fairly major role in many of the so-called “late” Proto-Indo-European (Proto-Indo-European hereafter may be abbreviated as PIE) ... -
Everything but democracy and human rights : EU conditionality in Cambodia : effectiveness of EU conditionality as a mechanism to promote democracy and human rights in Cambodia in the context of the everything but arms agreement withdrawal.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Development assistance is a vital feature of the international system in the pursuit of a better world for all. The European Union (EU) and its Member States form one of the world’s largest development aid donor body’s, ... -
Acoustic convergence : exploring the influence of ambient noise on speech production.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Increasing work across disciplines has recognized various ways in which people can be influenced by aspects of their surroundings. In fact, people have even been found at times to take on certain properties of the environment ... -
Climate change adaptation programs in the Solomon Islands : a study of perceptions and relationships.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis looks at perceptions and relationship of those involved in climate change adaption programmes in the Solomon Islands. Climate change adaptation (CCA) programs have become a major part of donor response to climate ... -
Experiences and expectations in the perception of speech
(University of Canterbury, 2019)A phoneme-monitoring experiment was conducted in which participants were required to listen for instances of /ɹ/ distributed variably in four different voices. Listeners had different expectations of the occurrence of /ɹ/ ...
