Search for dissertations about: "liberalism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word liberalism.
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1. Apartheid, liberalism, and romance : a critical investigation of the writing of Joy Packer
Abstract : This is the first full-length study of the writing of the South African Joy Packer (1905-1977), whose 17 works of autobiography and romantic fiction were primarily popular. Packer’s writing, which appeared mainly between 1945 and 1977, blends popular narrative with contemporary social and political discourses. READ MORE
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2. Community, Justice, and Freedom : Liberalism, Communitarianism, and African Contributions to Political Ethics
Abstract : This study deals with theories of community, justice, and freedom within liberalism, communitarianism, African philosophy and theology. The study maintains that there are different latitudes on how to formulate and articulate theories of community, justice and freedom informed by particualr moral experiences with bearing on different views of human. READ MORE
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3. Reinterpreting Liberal Legitimacy
Abstract : This thesis is an inquiry into the Liberal Principle of Legitimacy, formulated by John Rawls in his later writings. According to this principle, the exercise of political power is legitimate only if it is justifiable to all citizens. READ MORE
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4. Just Distribution : Rawlsian Liberalism and the Politics of Basic Income
Abstract : Should liberal egalitarians endorse the idea of an unconditional basic income for all? This thesis defends a politics of unconditional universalism, offering a liberty-respecting and non-perfectionist basis for maximin-guided policies. The argument starts off from a Rawlsian justification of basic income in the context of institutional ideal theory. READ MORE
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5. Public and Non-Profit Interaction : U.S. Assistance to Eastern European Media 1989-1995
Abstract : This study explores the relationships among U.S. public and non-profit organizations against the backdrop of the assistance they rendered to news media in Eastern European countries between 1989 and 1995. READ MORE