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Terrorism, security, and power in Russia : domestic, regional, and international dimensions
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis examines the securitisation of the terrorism threat in Russia and its relation to regime consolidation and broadening of political influence. It traces and analyses terrorism-related securitisation moves made ... -
The American Indian in the American film.
(University of Canterbury, 1981)This thesis is a chronological examination of the ways in which American Indians have been portrayed in American f.ilms and the factors influencing these portrayals. B1eginning with the literary precedents, the effects ... -
Corridors of power, liberal peacebuilding and hybrid regimes : understanding development NGOs in a game of power in the Mindanao conflict.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Using critical ethnography and participatory research methodologies, this thesis elucidates the conundrum in the peacebuilding literature, namely, why hybrid peace formation is characterised by tensions, dilemmas and ... -
Exploring the discourse of mental illness and employment.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Within this research I examined the discourse of mental illness and the discourse of work impacting the experience of individuals with mental illness in New Zealand, particularly in the workplace. Discourse was analysed ... -
Beginnings to a political philosophy of international development : epistemology and the limits of reason.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis brings a philosophical perspective to the study of international development. It suggests that the debates which characterize international development discourse can be usefully understood at the level of ... -
Media commercialisation in established and emerging democracies : a comparative analysis of newspapers in New Zealand and Nigeria.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The thesis examines the portrayal of political news in selected commercialised newspapers, on the September 2014 national election in New Zealand and the March 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. The study uses three ... -
Urban transitions for climate justice : a comparison of the ecological justice of two approaches to urban planning that addresses climate change : the Transition Movement and Smart Cities.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Cities and urban communities are facing some of the most significant impacts of climate change. In the coming years, these impacts on transport, housing, food security and the natural environment will have profound adverse ... -
Warring identities : the impact of the EU’s strategic narratives relating to the CSDP on European identity amongst security practitioners.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)European security and defence cooperation has experienced some potentially significant advances since the release of the European Union Global Strategy in 2016. Furthermore, due to recent developments such as more aggressive ... -
Micro meteorological investigations over a mid-latitude temperate glacier - the Ivory Glacier
(University of Canterbury, 1972)During the summer of 1971-72 an investigation was undertaken into the components of the energy balance over a mid-latitude temperate glacier, (The Ivory Glacier), and the mass loss associated with the input of energy. The ... -
The new woman revisited: Asja Lacis between Germany and Russia.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Although there has been much research on the construct of the ‘New Woman’ in Weimar Germany (1918-1933), there is much less study of the ‘New Woman’ in Soviet Russia of the same time period. To compare and contrast these ... -
Peter Jackson : a New Zealand film auteur.
(University of Canterbury, 1998)The auteur theory in film seeks to explain the nature of the director's artistic 'signature' and to critically identify in the filmic works his or her stylistic, technical and thematic characteristics. Auteur theory ... -
Loanword phonology in New Zealand English : exemplar activation and message predictability.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis explores the production of loanwords. When a word is borrowed from one language to another language, the word may contain a sound or structure that is not permitted in the grammar of the borrowing language. ... -
Ethical clothing and issues in visual texts: how persuasion knowledge influences maladaptive responses in ethically inclined consumers.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Research on ethical decision- making often focuses on mainstream consumers and the ways in which they justify attitude- behaviour gaps to manage a consistent image for the self and society. Although research on ethical ... -
Youth perspectives on participation and inclusion in city life post-disaster : a Christchurch case study.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis examines the opportunities for young citizens in Christchurch to be engaged in city planning post-disaster. This qualitative study was conducted eight years after the 2010-2011 earthquakes and employed ... -
Upton Sinclair : socialist prophet without honour.
(University of Canterbury, 1985)In the last ten years literary historians and critics have begun to reevaluate the career of Upton Sinclair. It had always been prevalent to dismiss him as a pamphleteer, a muckraker and a writer of socialist doggrel. A ... -
Traditional vs. modernity : an exploratory study of the Impact of the colonial education system among Maasai children in Laiboni village, Tanzania
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research explored the impact of the colonial education system among the Maasai children in Laiboni Village near Arusha Region, located in the Northern Zone of Tanzania. Over the colonial period in Tanzania, missionaries ... -
Crusaders against the cross : the Fourth Crusade depicted in Orthodox-Slavonic written sources and archaeological evidence
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The Fourth Crusade was a unique event that stood out among all other Crusades. It was conceived as a victorious return of the warriors of Christ on a mission to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslim infidels, thus providing ... -
The UK and CSDP : how has the UK moulded CSDP?
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research aimed to take scope of the relationship between the UK and the CSDP. It aimed to touch on how the UK moulded the CSDP into what it is today, and how it contributed through a variety of different ways namely; ... -
Is there a successful transition without European integration? Investigating the key determinants of Ukraine’s post-communist transformation
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Nearly thirty years have passed since the collapse of communism and the developmental paths of former communist states remain diverse and changeable. While some countries have fulfilled their expectations by becoming well ... -
Enhancing EU peacekeeping capabilities
(University of Canterbury, 2018)As part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) from 2002 until February 2014, the European Union (EU) undertook over thirty overseas operations, using civilian and military instruments, in several countries, ...
