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A fractured identity, a fractured democracy: the national facet of Ukraine’s transition
After the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, Ukraine became an independent state. Despite an initial period of optimism regarding the future of the state, after twenty two years, Ukraine has continued to remain politically ... -
Aim for the Heart? A Study of New Zealand Voters' Responses to Emotional Appeals in Televised Political Advertising
Political advertising plays a fundamental role in enabling political parties to communicate with their constituents. This communication process is intensified during elections when parties seek to not only inform but also ... -
Are New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi settlements achieving justice? : the Ngai Tahu settlement and the return of Pounamu (greenstone)
Achieving 'justice' is the overriding aim of the Treaty settlement process. This process was established to resolve Maori historical grievances against the New Zealand Crown for alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. ... -
ASEAN and the Sovereignty Principle: Explaining the Dynamics of Resistance to Sovereignty Violation
This thesis investigates the history of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) stance on external intervention in regional affairs. It addresses the question: When has ASEAN state resistance to sovereignty ... -
Belief-Based Exemptions: Are Religious Beliefs Special?
Religious beliefs are often singled out for special treatment in secular liberal societies. Yet if a legal exemption is granted for a belief with a religious foundation, the question arises whether a similar, but non-religious ... -
Can Criminal Justice Systems Harness Restorative Power? The Impact of Legislative Mandate and Policy Design on the Implementation of Restorative Justice Practices
Restorative justice is regarded in modern criminal justice systems as one approach to address some of the shortcomings of conventional justice models. Many governments have begun to legislate for restorative policy and ... -
Chipped Jade: Political problems of the Dunedin Town Belt 1900-2010
Throughout the 20th century and into the subsequent 21st century the unique Dunedin Town Belt of 500 acres of contiguous sports fields, botanic gardens, cultural icons and original native bush has been subject to invasion ... -
The construction of entrepreneurship in publicly-owned utilities in New Zealand: local and translocal discourses, 1999-2001
This research project examines how managers in local-government-owned business organisations justify their adoption of an entrepreneurial orientation and their interpretation of their role in entrepreneurial terms. To ... -
Contemporary Rangatiratanga: Do Treaty settlements enable rangatira to exercise rangatiratanga?
This thesis asks whether Treaty of Waitangi settlements enable or re-establish Māori rangatiratanga guaranteed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, in a contemporary context. It does so by first establishing the pūtake (foundations) ... -
Debt and Default from a Post-Keynesian Perspective: A Historical Case Study of the Argentine Puzzle
The subject of sovereign debt and default has received intense focus since the beginning of this century. This interest was fuelled by the largest default in history - by Argentina in 2001 - but it was the Global Financial ... -
Democratic Theory an Democratic Education: A New Zealand Case Study
The history of democracy and various theories of democracy indicate that democracy is not a static practice or philosophy, rather it is adapted for those who make use of it and question it. It is not, however, a practice ... -
Democratisation Progress in Turkey Under the Justice and Development Party 2002 to 2014
This thesis examines the democratisation progress of Turkey during the period 2002 to 2014, a period in which the Justice and Development Party (the ‘JDP’) held continuous national office, in order to answer its central ... -
Deterrence, Global Security and the Long Road to the Deployment of the Bush Administration’s Missile Defence System
This thesis examines the theory of nuclear deterrence and its relationship to missile defence in the context of global security. The issue of whether missile defence would bolster deterrence – or undermine it – became a ... -
Digital Diplomacy & Social Capital: Analysing Relational Components of Trust in US & Israeli Online Social Networks
For diplomatic relations, the ability to influence through attraction, or soft power, rather than hard power is preferable in the interconnected 21st century global society. Although debate remains regarding the objectives ... -
Ecampaigning
This thesis is an attempt to answer the following question: How can the Internet be used to win political campaigns? Most political campaigns use the Internet, with email lists and web sites, but there appears to be ... -
Eclipse of Courage: Technical Reason and the Limits of Self-Affirming Bravery
Courage is among the most popular and least-understood virtues, with a seemingly endless array of paradigms and descriptions. Does courage relate primarily to physical or to moral struggle? Is courage fortitude, or is it ... -
Election special : New Zealand election campaigns in the newspaper, The New Zealand herald, 1946-2002
This thesis investigates the changing campaign coverage from 1946 to 2002, in The New Zealand Herald (The Herald), New Zealand's most-read newspaper. From tracking the percentage of news coverage devoted to parties and ... -
Ethical Norm Promotion in European Union Foreign Policy: Responding to the Arab Uprisings in the Southern Neighbourhood
The European Union (EU) has increasingly used its external policy mechanisms to export the principles that it was founded upon: democracy, rule of law, social justice and, in particular, respect for human rights. This ... -
Farming Out Our Responsibilities for Animal Welfare: Does the New Zealand Animal Welfare Act Meet Our Obligations to Animals?
What, if any, moral obligations we have to animals is a matter of intense debate. Views in moral and political philosophy vary from those that give animals no moral status in themselves, to those that give animals a ...