Search for dissertations about: "State-Building"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word State-Building.
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11. State building in post conflict Rwanda: Citizen participation in local conflict mitigation
Abstract : The aim of this PhD dissertation is to understand state building at the local-level by focusing on citizen participation in local conflict mitigation. The involvement of ordinary people in conflict mitigation is motivated by the fact that in most cases citizens are the victims of conflicts and that therefore, they should participate in attempts to provide solutions to the conflicts within their communities. READ MORE
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12. The Structure of Chinese Timber Architecture Twelfth century design standards and construction principles
Abstract : This thesis examines the building standards and construction principles prescribed and used in the construction of state buildings of the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), China, from the viewpoint of architectural design. It aims to answer three fundamental questions: (1) What measuring system was used in the carpentry design and construction? (2) What building scales and proportions were prescribed for and used in state buildings of the time? (3) What were the interrelations of the structural patterns and roof types, and what were their relationships to the building scales and proportions? The thesis begins by providing detailed explanations of the highly refined and unique Song period modular system which governed not only the sizes of each individual elements, but also the dimensions of structural grids and the proportion of entire building. READ MORE
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13. Beyond the Border : Syrian Policies towards Territories Lost
Abstract : This study furthers our understanding of an often ignored but important and central part of modern politics; the dynamic relationship between territory and state. The republic of Syria, carved out of a much larger territory during the post World War I re-mapping of the Middle East, constitutes the empirical focus. READ MORE
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14. Rethinking Russian Federalism : The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations and Federal Reforms
Abstract : In Russia federalism and the design of federal institutions have been greatly debated topics ever since the beginning of the 1990s. When the newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin introduced a number of federal reforms in May 2000 it represented the culmination of a debate on federalism that had been triggered by the political and economic crisis of 1998. READ MORE
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15. Rethinking Russian Federalism : The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations and Federal Reforms at the Turn of the Millenium
Abstract : In Russia federalism and the design of federal institutions have been greatly debated topics ever since the beginning of the 1990s. When the newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin introduced a number of federal reforms in May 2000 it represented the culmination of a debate on federalism that had been triggered by the political and economic crisis of 1998. READ MORE
