Search for dissertations about: "liberal"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 165 swedish dissertations containing the word liberal.
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1. 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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2. One Nation, One Language? : National minority and Indigenous recognition in the politics of immigrant integration
Abstract : Policies regulating immigrant integration constitute a core element of nation-building through the compliance they prescribe with cultural and linguistic norms. The recognition of multiple national belongings in states with national minorities and Indigenous peoples nevertheless challenges majority-centred notions of what integration should entail. READ MORE
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3. ISLAMIST GOVERNANCE HAMAS STYLE: Readings from the Palestinian experiment in Islamic democracy
Abstract : This study investigates how the Palestinian Islamists in Hamas came to govern following their success in the 2006 parliamentary elections. The study poses the overarching research question: How can Hamas's governance in the Gaza Strip between 2006 and 2012 be characterised and understood? Hamas has attracted particular research interest, partly due to its seemingly contradictory conduct, and partly due to the fact that this was the first case of Islamists in the Arab world to ascend to power by democratic means. READ MORE
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4. Affirming Catholicism : The formative years of a liberal Anglo-Catholic organisation in the Church of England, circa 1985 to 2000
Abstract : This thesis is a history of Affirming Catholicism, a liberal Anglo-Catholic organisation within the Church of England, chiefly covering the period circa 1985 to 2000. It examines the rise of Affirming Catholicism, the events that led to its formation, the individuals involved, and the reasons why it came into being. READ MORE
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5. Hooked on Markets : Revaluing Coastal Fisheries in Liberal Rural Capitalism
Abstract : Natural resource–based economies are typically embedded in rural networks of production. In recent years, however, the privatisation of access rights and the organisation of markets have substantially transformed some of these rural economies. READ MORE