Search for dissertations about: "conservatism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word conservatism.
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1. Making architecture politically : from fresh conservatism to aestehtics as a form of politics
Abstract : This research comes from a particular place, a rather unique moment in the history of the Netherlands when Dutch architecture started to be much applauded for its radical approach and innovative design when the typhoon of another modernization swept across the globe. Architects, municipalities, investors, developers, companies, institutions, politicians, inhabitants, educators, researchers, critics and alike, were all thrown into a kind of experimental condition, one being both pragmatic and geographical. READ MORE
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2. Conserving the American Dream : Faith and Politics in the U.S. Heartland
Abstract : Recent decades have seen substantial changes in the U.S. political landscape. One particularly significant development has been the growing influence of a conservative coalition encompassing evangelical Christianity, interventionist foreign policy and neoliberal reform. READ MORE
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3. 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
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4. Intergroup Relations : When is My Group More Important than Yours?
Abstract : Intergroup relations are characterised by favourable and unfavourable biases. Towards one’s own group these biases are mostly favourable – ingroup favouritism. Research has, however, shown that outgroup favouritism, that is, the preference for a group to which the person does not belong, also permeates intergroup relations. READ MORE
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5. The Hurricane of Passion : Popular Politics and Emotion in Late Georgian England 1792-1812
Abstract : This book casts new light on the struggle over reform in Britain following the French Revolution by studying how Georgians from across the social spectrum sought to enlist popular passions, either in defence of the established order – or in order to subvert and challenge it. Inspired by the history of emotions, practice theory, and social movements theory it introduces the concept of ‘emotional tactics’, defined as the language, material objects, and practices used to encourage emotions for political purposes. READ MORE