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Bjorklund, Kurt. "The role of leadership during a capital campaign in a seeker-oriented church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Twitchell, Neville H. "The Politics of the Rope: The Campaign to abolish capital punishment in Britain 1955-1969." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499578.
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This thesis is an account of the campaign to abolish the death penalty for murder in Britain from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s. It examines the campaign and the debate that it generated from a very broad perspective. It looks briefly at the history of capital punishment in this country so as to set the campaign in context. It focuses on the chief pressure group set up to lobby for abolition, the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment (NCACP), and examines in detail its motivation, activities, strategy and influence. It examines the high politics of the campaign; the role played by government and opposition and the interplay between them, and scrutinizes the Parliamentary debates. It examines the role of the main political parties and their internal conflicts, both structurally between front bench, backbench and grassroots membership, and ideologically between pro and anti-hangers and examines the way in which the configuration of opinion within the parties affected the controversy. It looks at the debate within the framework of the other 'conscience' issue campaigns of the time in order to see what light this casts upon the process of pressure group activity and policy change.
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Oliveira, Priscila Natacha de. "Chronic disease burden and human capital investment: evidence from the chagas disease campaign in Brazil." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/16587.
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Investigamos os efeitos de aumentos na expectativa de vida e de melhorias na saúde sobre investimento em capital humano, oferta de trabalho e decisões de fecundidade. Nossa principal motivação provém da predição da teoria de capital humano de que uma vida mais longa e saudável encoraja investimentos em educação e participação feminina no mercado de trabalho, ao mesmo tempo em que desencoraja fecundidade. Para avaliar a magnitude desses efeitos, exploramos a campanha nacional contra doença de Chagas no Brasil como fonte exógena de diminuição na mortalidade adulta e de melhorias nas condições de saúde. Mostramos que, em relação a áreas não endêmicas, regiões previamente endêmicas tiveram aumentos maiores no investimento educacional, medido por taxa de alfabetização, matrícula escolar e anos de escolaridade, após a campanha. Adicionalmente, encontramos aumentos na participação na força de trabalho em áreas de alta prevalência em relação às de baixa prevalência. Ademais, estimamos um efeito substancialmente maior na participação feminina no mercado de trabalho em relação à masculina, sugerindo que ganhos de longevidade e melhorias na saúde alteram os incentivos de mulheres para trabalhar, encorajando-as a entrar na força de trabalho. Não identificamos efeitos significantes em decisões de fecundidade.
We investigate the effects of augmented life expectancy and health improvements on human capital investment, labor supply and fertility decisions. Our main motivation is the prediction of human capital theory that a longer and healthier life encourages educational investment and female labor force participation, while discouraging fertility. To assess the magnitude of these effects, we explore a national campaign against Chagas disease in Brazil as an exogenous source of adult mortality decline and improvement in health conditions. We show that, relative to non-endemic areas, previously endemic regions saw higher increases in educational investment, measured by literacy, school attendance and years of schooling, following the campaign. Additionally, we find that labor force participation increased in high prevalence areas relative to low prevalence ones. Furthermore, we estimate a substantially higher effect on female labor force participation relative to male, suggesting that longevity gains and health improvements affected women's incentives to work, encouraging women to join the labor force. We do not find significant effects on fertility decisions.
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Muvingi, Ismael James. "Actualizing human rights norms in distanced spaces an analysis of the campaign to eliminate conflict diamonds and the capital market sanctions (Sudan) campaigns in the United States /." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/2895.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--George Mason University, 2007.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 21, 2008). Thesis director: Agnieszka Paczynska Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Vita: p. 375. Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-374). Also available in print.
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Oliver, Mark J. "Social Networking and the Web Campaign: Observations from the 2010 Election for the U.S. House of Representatives." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78071.
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Scholars and political candidates have frequently viewed online political participation as a weaker and less meaningful form of political involvement than traditional, offline activities. This thesis presents an overview of the literature on political participation and the Internet in order to understand the origins of this view and why participation on social media may be uniquely meaningful in comparison with other Internet-based activities. Examination of social media using Resource Theory and Social Identity Theory justify this unique status by highlighting and rationalizing social media's exceptional capacity to build and maintain weak-tie networks while also generating an intimacy between constituents and candidates. Social Identity Theory also provides an argument for the potential of social media for reaching and mobilizing first-time participants through its capacity to passively reach and attract constituents for non-political, personal and identity-serving reasons. This thesis then shows how social media-enable first-time participants may be more inclined to continue and expanding their participation over time, thereby substantially affecting participation trends in the United States. Using case studies composed of qualitative data collected on candidate views of the Internet and social media in U.S. House campaigns, this thesis examines the state of Web campaigning in 2010 in comparison to the theoretically "archetypal" Web campaign in order to provide indications of whether the prescribed theoretical activities deliver meaningful citizen engagement and valuable returns to campaigns.Master of Arts
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Akcelik, Yasin. "Three Essays on the Time-Series Analysis of Politics, Capital Flows and Macroeconomic Policymaking." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306894830.
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Waygood, Steve. "NGOs and equity investment : a critical assessment of the practices of UK NGOs in Using the capital market as a campaign device." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2004. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/939/.
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Ballard, Jay. "Making Use of All of Your Resources| The Importance of the Feasibility Study as a Strategic Planning Tool for Capital Campaign Preparation." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10829313.
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Feasibility studies are invaluable resources for strategic planning and capital campaign preparation for nonprofit organizations. As nonprofits operate on stringent budgets, they must utilize resources that will expand efficiency while meeting their goals. By engaging in a feasibility study, nonprofits gain valuable information about their organization and how they are perceived. This information can help diminish external factors that may harm the nonprofit. With the passing of the recent tax bill in December 2017, charitable giving is expected to decrease across the country. This could hamstring nonprofits. By explaining the negative implications of the tax bill, I present a pressing threat that nonprofits may need to address by using as many resources as possible to avoid a financial burden. Through a series of interviews with several Southern California based arts professionals, I find supporting information promoting feasibility studies and strategic planning while exploring the fear the new tax bill represents.
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Astorino, Paula Sanchez. "Consequências das conexões políticas para as empresas de capital aberto no Brasil: desempenho e acesso a crédito do BNDES." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12136/tde-11112015-134451/.
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O propósito desta dissertação consiste em verificar quais seriam as consequências das conexões políticas estabelecidas por algumas empresas de capital aberto no Brasil no que se refere a seu desempenho e acesso a crédito concedido pelo BNDES. O conceito de conexão política é amplo, mas as empresas de capital aberto que fizeram parte da amostra utilizada no trabalho buscam se aproximar do governo de duas maneiras: (i) inserindo em seu conselho de administração membros que atuem (ou que já atuaram) no governo, visando estabelecer um ponto de contato com o Estado, ou ainda, (ii) realizando doações às campanhas políticas brasileiras. Para realizar a análise proposta, utilizaram-se dados do conselho de administração das empresas listadas na BM&F Bovespa no período de 2010 a 2013, informações sobre doações de pessoas jurídicas às campanhas políticas realizadas em 2002, 2006 e 2010, juntamente com outros dados extraídos das demonstrações financeiras das companhias contempladas na amostra. Os testes de regressão múltipla com dados em painel não revelaram significância estatística entre as variáveis de estudo e os indicadores de desempenho e de acesso a crédito concedido pelo BNDES. Embora não conclusivos, os resultados apresentados acrescentam à literatura das conexões políticas motivando a realização de trabalhos futuros que objetivem testar outras hipóteses capazes de explicar quais são os motivos que levam as empresas no Brasil a estabelecerem conexões com o Estado.The purpose of this dissertation consists in verifying the consequences of political connections established by some Brazilian public companies with respect to their performance and access to credit granted by the BNDES. The concept of political connection is broad, but the public companies used in our sample aim to approach themselves to the government by two means: (i) electing a member of the board of directors that works, or has a history in working in the government, or (ii) donating money to political campaigns. In order to accomplish this analysis, we collected data of the board of directors from public companies listed on the BM&F Bovespa during the period of 2010 to 2013, information on political donations made by companies in Brazil along the years of 2002, 2006 and 2010, as well as data extracted from the sample companies\' financial statements. The multiple regression tests ran with panel data showed no statistical relation between the main variables and the performance indicator or the variable that measures company\'s access to loans provided by BNDES. Although inconclusive, the presented results add to the literature motivating further studies that can test other hypotheses able to explain the reasons that induce companies to establish political connections.
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Eicher, Michael D. "The Influence of Leadership Style on Philanthropy and Fundraising in Three Independent Appalachian Schools." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou149064994480359.
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Kalaš, Robert. "Increasing the effectiveness of crowdfunding campaigns." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-206150.
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The aim of this thesis is to analyze crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter, and contribute towards increasing the effectiveness of such campaigns, as most campaigns are unsuccessful. The theoretical part will focus on defining crowdfunding as the new phenomena of capital distribution and compared with other forms of financing new ideas. The empirical part focuses on a paired comparison analysis of campaigns from two various locations and three industries in total. Factores affecting the successfulness are analyzed and a pattern which would help towards solving the initial problem is looked for. The aim of the thesis was fulfilled by giving recommendations which have an impact on the success rate.
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Agyepong, Lawrencia. "Understanding the concept of celebrity capital through an empirical study of the role of celebrity political endorsements in 2008 and 2012 Ghana election campaigns." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/39538.
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Research on political marketing in Africa in general and Ghana in particular has focused little attention on the use of celebrity political endorsement in election campaigns. At the same time, prior research on the use of celebrity political endorsements in election campaigns has predominantly focused on Western democracies and the application of marketing brand theories to the examination of celebrity political endorsement. Such research studies include very little investigation on new and emerging democracies, especially in Africa while the theories have proven inadequate to explain how the persuasive qualities of celebrities are utilized within the political field. This thesis, like Driessens (2013) is advocating that theorising celebrity as a form of capital can explain the qualities of celebrity which can be transferred across social fields including the political field. At the same time the socio-political conditions that enable celebrities to migrate from the entertainment to the political field are specific to their national and historical contexts (Ribke 2015) as presented in the Ghana context. The study therefore examines theories of celebrity capital and how this capital is utilized in the form of political endorsements in the political field of an emerging democracy like Ghana. The thesis enhances the arguments about how theories of celebrity capital can be used to explain the role of celebrity political endorsements in shaping political communication and political marketing during election campaigns while providing the socio-political conditions that shape celebrity migration into the political field in Ghana.
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Aouizerats, Benjamin. "Impacts radiatifs des aérosols sur la dynamique en couche limite urbaine : application à la campagne CAPITOUL." Toulouse 3, 2010. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/1591/.
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La modélisation de l'aérosol se pose actuellement comme un point de passage obligé pour la compréhension du système atmosphérique. Son rôle multiple le place au centre de préoccupations environnementales comme météorologiques. Aujourd'hui, de nombreuses études attestent que de par ses propriétés physico-chimiques, l'aérosol a un impact direct complexe sur le bilan radiatif du fait de ses propriétés diffusantes et absorbantes. Il a été également montré qu'il avait un fort impact indirect lorsqu'on considère sa capacité d'activation en gouttelettes nuageuses. Enfin et selon différents rapports de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, l'aérosol fin et ultra fin (particules fines inhalables) pose un vrai problème de santé publique (cancers, asthmes,. . . ). Cette étude s'inscrit dans ce contexte et a pour principal objectif d'étudier les impacts radiatifs de l'aérosol urbain sur la couche limite. L'un des objectifs est d'étudier et d'évaluer les rétroactions des aérosols sur la dynamique de la couche limite urbaine au travers des interactions entre les particules atmosphériques et le rayonnement. La campagne de mesure CAPITOUL qui eut lieu entre 2004 et 2005 à Toulouse a servi de cadre à cette étude. Un cadastre d'émissions des aérosols et des gaz a tout d'abord été établi. Puis, une modélisation de l'aérosol urbain, principalement émis par des sources anthropiques (trafic routier et industries), a permis l'étude de l'évolution granulométrique et chimique, ainsi que l'analyse de la distribution spatiale des particules, fortement dépendante de la résolution adoptée. Ensuite, un module permettant de prendre en compte les caractéristiques des aérosols (taille, composition, concentration) calculées en chaque point et à chaque pas de temps lors du calcul des flux radiatifs a été développé. Ce module a permis de calculer les flux radiatifs influencés par la nature absorbante ou diffusante des aérosols. Les impacts sur ces flux et sur la température de la couche limite dans le cas réel de la campagne CAPITOUL sont présentés et comparés aux impacts dus à la surface urbaine seuleNowaday, aerosol modelling is an absolute interest for the understanding of the complex atmospheric system. The role of aerosol particles is considered crucial for air quality, meteorological and climatical purpose. Several studies show that the aerosol physical and chemical behaviours affect the atmospheric radiative budget by scaterring and aborbing the radiative fluxes. Moreover, it has also been shown that the physical and chemical description of the aerosol is necessary to give shape to water droplets. Finally, several reports from the World Health Organisation show that the fine aerosol particles can cause major diseases as cancer or pulmonary diseases, and should be now considered as a public health matter. This study takes place in this context, and aims at estimating the radiative feedbacks of urban aerosol on the boundary layer. The CAPITOUL field experiment, which took place in the city of Toulouse during one year from march 2004 to february 2005, is the framework of a modelling study during a 2-day IOP. First, an emission inventory has been set up to reproduce the gaz and particles emissions. Then, a simulation exercise aims at reproduce the aerosol evolution at the fine scale of 500 m, and the very specific spatial distribution at different resolutions. In order to estimate the impact of aerosol particles on radiation, a radiative module has been developped to compute online the aerosol optical properties depending on the complex aerosol physical and chemical parameters. The radiative fluxes are then impacted by the aerosol scaterring and aborbing behaviour, leading to change in the urban dynamics. Those feedbacks on radiative fluxes lead to a change of the boundary layer's temperature. The impacts are also compared to the urban surface impacts
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Megarity, E. P. J. "Local Campaigns for Environmental Justice in Northern Ireland : Opportunities for Inclusive Social Capital and Collaborative Pluralism Development in the Context of Divergent Local Social Opportunity Structures." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.517551.
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Rolland, Lisa. "La campagne "Fair Trade Towns" : une mise en territoires du commerce équitable au nom du développement durable : exemples de Lyon et Bruxelles-Capitale." Thesis, Paris 10, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA100154/document.
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Le commerce équitable fait majoritairement l’objet de travaux en sciences agro-économiques (études d’impact, de filière, structuration des organisations,…). Par ailleurs, si les premières recherches étaient centrées vers le Sud et dans la compréhension de flux mondialisés, un décentrement du secteur vers d’autres espaces et dynamiques d’acteurs est perceptible autour de nouveaux enjeux liés à son inscription dans les politiques publiques. Cette évolution ouvre des perspectives originales de recherche et élargit le champ des disciplines concernées. La thèse s’inscrit dans ces nouvelles approches. Elle interroge les « Fair Trade Towns », campagne internationale de promotion du commerce équitable lancée en 2000, déclinée essentiellement dans les villes européennes. Dans ce projet l’objectif est d’associer collectivités, acteurs locaux, privés et publics, pour valoriser le commerce équitable à l’échelle d’un «territoire». Dans une démarche de géographie sociale, la recherche s’intéresse à ce changement de paradigme du commerce équitable et interroge le rôle de nouveaux acteurs dans ce processus ainsi que les différentes strates spatiales en jeu dans le cadre d’une territorialisation inédite. Pour les comprendre, la thèse se fonde sur des enquêtes de terrain associant entretiens, dessins (cartes mentales) et observation. Les villes de Lyon et Bruxelles sont les deux terrains d’étude choisis : déclinée nationalement « Territoires de commerce équitable » en France (2009), « Communes du commerce équitable » ou « Fair Trade Gemeente » en Belgique (2004), la campagne prend la forme d’un titre décerné à une collectivité, mais aussi celle d’un outil de communication du développement durable urbain. La campagne atteste du rôle nouveau et central de collectivités dans ce projet territorial, avec des stratégies d’acteurs et des tensions palpables sur une redéfinition du commerce équitable dans les NordsFair trade is principally the object of study in agro-economical research (case studies on fair trade impact, networks, structuring of organisations…). Moreover, even if initial research was centred on the South and on the understanding of globalized flows, a growing shift towards the North appears with its integration into sustainable public policy. This progression leads to new research perspectives and broadens the subjects. This thesis falls within these new approaches. It questions fair trade geography with a special focus on the international campaign “Fair Trade Towns”, launched in 2000 to promote fair trade and which is centred mainly on European cities. In this project, the goal is to promote faire trade by linking communities with local private and public actors at a new scale for fair trade which mainly takes “towns” into consideration rather than cities. Within social geography, this research focuses on the paradigm change of fair trade and questions the role of new actors in this process, as well as the different scalar levels involved in a new territorialisation. To analyse and understand them, this thesis is based on field studies which combine interviews, drawing (mental maps) and observation. The two case studies chosen are the cities of Lyon (France) and Brussels (Belgium): on a national level “Fair Trade Territories” in France (2009), “Fair Trade Communities” or “Fair Trade Gemeente” in Belgium (2004), the campaign takes the form of a title given to a community, but also the one of an urban sustainable development communication tool. The campaign testifies of the new and central role played by communities in this territorial project, including stakeholder strategies and noticeable tensions concerning the redefinition of fair trade in the North
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Senate, University of Arizona Faculty. "Faculty Senate Minutes January 27, 2014." University of Arizona Faculty Senate (Tucson, AZ), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/312203.
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Massounie, Guy. "Peuplements et paysages aux confins occidentaux du territoire des Arvernes de la protohistoire au moyen âge." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015CLF20005/document.
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L’ouverture de la fenêtre des Combrailles apporte des enseignements nouveaux sur la puissance et la richesse de la cité des Arvernes.L’occupation du territoire est continue, de la Protohistoire au Moyen Âge, avec un très grand développement au moment de l’Empire romain.Le tracé des deux voies romaines majeures est établi : la densité de la population le long de leur passage prouve le rôle qu’elles ont joué.L’installation des habitats (avec la présence des élites) sur la totalité du territoire montre la complémentarité économique entre la capitale et la moyenne montagne.La densité des espaces miniers et l’exploitation de l’or à la période gauloise ont certainement contribué à la richesse des ArvernesThe opening of the window of study of Combrailles provides new insights into the power and the wealth of the city of Arvernes.The occupacy of the territory is continuous from the Protohistory to the Middle Ages, with a great development at the time of the Roman Empire.The layout of two major ways is established : the density of population along their path proves the role they played.The settlement of the habitat (including those of the elites) on the whole territory shows the economic complementarity between rural areas and the cities.The density of mining spaces and the exploitation of gold during the Gallic period certainly contribute to the richness of Arvernes
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Meunier, Christophe. "Quand les albums parlent d'Espace. Espaces et spatialités dans les albums pour enfants." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ENSL0964/document.
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Le travail présenté dans cette thèse s’inscrit dans le champ de la géographie culturelle et veut participer à prouver qu’il existe un tournant spatial tel qu’il a été défini par Edward Soja en 1996, qui permet de porter un regard autre sur les sociétés en les analysant à partir des objets culturels qu’elles produisent. Les albums pour enfants, ces livres conçus pour le jeune public qui combinent images, supports et très souvent textes dans un rapport d’interdépendance, constituent les objets de ce travail de recherches. Envisagés comme des produits culturels géographiques, ils interrogent, disent, représentent et mettent en scène espaces et spatialités. S’intéressant à un corpus d’albums iconotextuels narratifs édités en France entre 1919 et 2012, ce travail s’emploie à démontrer qu’il existe une interdépendance entre trois instances narratives (textuelle, iconique et plastique) et que cette interdépendance génère et imagine non seulement de l’espace pour le lecteur mais également une intentionnalité spatiale, une transmission d’un habiter tel qu’il est pensé par l’auteur-illustrateur. La dernière partie de ce travail, plus exploratoire, propose de voir dans l’album pour enfants un lieu de communication dans lequel l’intentionnalité spatiale aiderait le lecteur-enfant à agir sur de l’espace. La réception, l’expérience esthétique, la lecture performative de l’album permettraient à l’enfant de se construire un capital culturel spatial dans lequel il pourrait puiser pour « faire avec » l’espace qu’il habite ou qu’il aura à habiterThe work presented in this dissertation fits in the field of cultural geography and hopes to prove that there exists a spatial turning point as defined by Edward Soja in 1996, which will allow a further look into societies, analyzing them by means of the cultural objects that they produce.Children’s picture books, these books conceived for the young public which combine images, props, and very often text in a relationship of interdependence, constitute the objects of this research work. Considered as geographic cultural products, they question, state, represent, and stage spaces and spatialities.Drawing from a body of narrative, iconotextual picture books published in France between 1919 and 2012, this work intends to demonstrate that there exists an interdependence among three narrative instances (textual, iconic, and plastic) and that this interdependence generates and imagines not only space for the reader but also a spatial intentionality, a transmission of living such as envisioned by the author-illustrator.The last part of this work, more exploratory, proposes seeing in children’s books a place of communication in which the spatial intentionality would help the child-reader to act on the space. The reception, the esthetic experience, the performative reading of the picture book would allow the child to construct for himself a spatial cultural capital in which he could delve to “play with” the space in which he lives or that he will have to live
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Silva, José Miguel Salgado da. "Investors activism: The case of Cevian Capital hedge fund campaigns in German companies." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/19381.
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The number of deals involving activist investors has been increasing over time. They buy a small portion of the companies' capital and seek from the executive and supervisory boards, through a more or less aggressive campaign, to get them to implement some change(s). There is, however, an intense debate between those who think that the action of these investors has a positive impact on companies and those who think that they only generate short-term gains at the expense of the companies' long-term performance.
In this work, we try to contribute to the debate by analysing the campaigns made in Germany by the largest European hedge fund activist, Cevian Capital. These campaigns targeted Munich Re, Bilfinger, ThyssenKrupp, and Demag Cranes. The work focuses mainly on two points: 1) whether or not the activist had a positive impact on the company, and 2) what has changed in the company during the period the activist was there. To answer the first point, an event study is performed, while for the second one an analysis of the evolution of the company's main indicators and financial ratios is made.
The results show a positive impact at the time of the announcement but are less conclusive about the long-term. Regarding the changes, there is no evidence of any significant improvement in the indicators and financial ratios of the companies.O número de casos envolvendo investidores activistas tem aumentado de ano para ano. Eles compram uma pequena porção do capital das empresas e procuram junto dos conselhos executivo e de supervisão, através de uma campanha que pode ser mais ou menos aggressiva, conseguir com que elas implementem alguma(s) mudança(s). Há todavia, um debate intenso entre os que acham que a acção destes investidores tem um impacto positivo nas empresas e os que acham que eles apenas geram ganhos de curto-prazo em detrimento da performance de longo-prazo das empresas. Neste trabalho tentamos contribuir para este debate ao analisar as campanhas feitas na Alemanha pelo maior hedge fund activista europeu, Cevian Capital. Essas campanhas tiveram como alvo as empresas Munich Re, Bilfinger, ThyssenKrupp e Demag Cranes. O trabalho centra-se sobretudo em dois pontos: 1) se o activista teve ou não um impacto positivo na empresa, e 2) o que mudou na empresa durante o período em que ele lá esteve. Para responder ao primeiro ponto é feito um estudo de evento, enquanto que para o segundo é feita uma análise da evolução dos pricipais indicadores e rácios financeiros da empresa. Os resultados revelam um impacto positivo aquando do anúncio, mas menos conclusivo relativo ao longo-prazo. Em relação às mudanças verificadas nas empresas, não há em nenhum dos casos evidências de uma melhoria significativa dos indicadores e rácios financeiros.
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Marracho, António José Machado. "Revoltas e Campanhas nos Dembos (1872-1919). 47 Anos de Independência às Portas de Luanda." Master's thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/1444.
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Em 1872 perante a escassez de meios no terreno, falta de força, falta da autoridade
portuguesa, o dembo Caculo Cahenda, revoltou-se. A resposta militar portuguesa foi
materializada através do envio de uma coluna comandada pelo Tenente-Coronel Gomes de
Almeida. O aparente sucesso militar traz consigo uma paz negociada com a manutenção do
Status Quo.
Como consequência do fim do conflito, foi assinada uma portaria pelo Ministro dos Negócios
da Marinha e Ultramar, na qual foi decretada, a abolição de dízimos dos concelhos, passagens
dos rios e dízimos do pescado.
No período de 1890 a 1907, os dembos, entraram em conflito com os portugueses três vezes:
em Dezembro de 1890, de Janeiro a Março de 1891 e em Fevereiro de 1899. De 1907 a 1919,
foram organizadas sete expedições militares: Setembro a Novembro de 1907, de Julho de
1908, de Fevereiro a Março de 1909, de Julho a Setembro de 1913, de Novembro a Dezembro
de 1918, de Janeiro a Abril e de Maio a Dezembro de 1919, sem contar com incidentes
menores.
Os dembos, nunca tiveram o apoio dos seus irmãos do Golungo Alto ou de Ambaca.
Abandonados, divididos, caíram em dominó. A impossibilidade de arranjar pólvora, a doença
do sono, a abertura de estradas e a cultura do café iriam anular os últimos lutadores pela
independência pelo menos até 1961.
Na conferência de Berlim de 1884-85, foi decidida a partilha do continente Africano. Alterouse
o paradigma de relacionamento entre Europeus e Africanos. Nasceu um direito novo, que
validava a efectiva ocupação dos territórios Africanos.
Quando Paiva Couceiro assume o Governo da província, decide terminar com a
independência dos Dembos. Ordena a constituição da coluna de 1907. A coluna de 1907 fez
39 etapas superiores a 21 quilómetros, sendo a maior de 38, percorrendo enquadrada por
graduados cerca de 840 quilómetros. Se adicionarmos as marchas extraordinárias, ela
percorreu mais de 1500 quilómetros.
Entre 1913 a 1917, a região dos Dembos mantém-se estável. Os poderes locais Africanos
decidem o seu destino e toleram a autoridade portuguesa nos seus fortes.
Na década de 1920, foi desenhado o mapa de Angola, fruto de uma intensa actividade militar.
As campanhas na região dos Dembos enquadram-se neste cenário político-militar com
vertentes étnicas e tribais.In 1872, given the shortage of military forces and the reduced Portuguese authority in the area, the dembo Caculo Cahenda rioted. A military column commanded by Lieutenant- Colonel Gomes da Almeida was organized and brings peace, at least for a while, maintaining the status quo. As a consequence of this conflict, the Minister of Naval Affairs and Overseas signed a decree. In it, the tithes on the administrative areas, the river crossings and fishing were all abolished. In the period from 1890 to 1907, the dembos, entered in conflict with the Portuguese three times: in December 1890, January to March 1891 and in February 1899. Between the period from 1907 to 1919, and not counting minor incidents, seven military expeditions were organized: from September to November of 1907, July of 1908, from February to March of 1909, from July to September of 1913, from November to December of 1918, from January to April and from May to December of 1919. The dembos never had the support from their siblings at Golungo Alto or of Ambaca. Abandoned, divided, they fell like dominos. The impossibility of arranging gunpowder, sleeping sickness, the opening of new roads and the coffee plantations would annul the last fighters for the independence at least up to 1961. In the Berlin conference in 1884-85, the division of the African continent was decided. The pattern of the relationship between Europeans and Africans was altered. A new international law was born, which consisted of the effective occupation of the African territories. When Paiva Couceiro was nominated governer of the provincial government, he decided to finish the independence of the Dembos. The column of 1907 made 39 walking stages of up to 21 kilometers, with the largest one of 38. The main column travelled more than 840 kilometers. Including secondary columns, a total of more than 1500 kilometers was travelled. From 1913 to 1917, the Dembos area stays stable. The local African powers decide their destiny and they tolerate the Portuguese authority in their forts. In the decade of 1920, a map of Angola was drawn up as a result of intense military activities. The campaigns in the Dembos area are framed in this political-military but also ethnic and tribal scenario.
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Lavenant-Langelier, Carl. "Du journalisme à la politique : l'impact de la profession et de la visibilité médiatique sur la couverture journalistique." Thèse, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/18834.
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Ce mémoire s'intéresse au phénomène du va-et-vient professionnel entre les médias et la politique et particulièrement aux anciens journalistes qui ont fait le saut en politique au Québec. On croit que ce rapprochement entre les deux professions a pour cause la médiatisation croissante de la vie politique. Pour s'adapter à ce nouveau contexte, les formations politiques ont dorénavant besoin d'acteurs politiques qui maîtrisent la logique des médias afin de contrôler le message et l'ordre du jour politique. On cherche donc à examiner, par le biais d'une analyse de contenu de 2159 articles publiés dans la presse écrite, si les anciens journalistes politiques ont été en mesure d'obtenir plus de visibilité et une couverture plus positive dans le cadre des élections provinciales de 2007, 2008, 2012 et 2014 par rapport à d'autres candidats ayant eu un cheminement professionnel différent. Au final, on a démontré que le statut d'ancien journaliste politique a procuré une couverture médiatique plus abondante, mais pas plus positive que les autres candidats.This thesis investigates the professional relationship between media and politics in Quebec and, precisely, the case of former journalists that seek a political candidacy. We propose that the increasing mediatization of politics is the cause behind this phenomena. In this context, political parties need to recruit political actors who master the media logic, because we assume that this ability leads to a better control of both the message and agenda setting. Concretely, we investigate whether former political journalists are able to gain more visibility and a more positive media coverage in comparison to other candidates with a different professional pathway. We explore this proposal through a content analysis of 2159 newspaper articles during the Quebec provincial elections of 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2014. The results demonstrate that former political journalists are able to gain more visibility than other candidates, but not a more positive coverage.
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LaVally, Rebecca. "Political contradictions : discussions of virtue in American life." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-963.
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This dissertation asserts that American political culture faces a crisis of virtue and explores the role of citizens, journalists and politicians in fostering it. The historic election of Barack Obama on a platform of hope and change in 2008 suggests that Americans yearn for an infusion of virtue into political life. I assert, however, that we have lacked a lexicon of political virtue, or any systematic understanding of which virtues we value and which matter most to us. Nor have we understood whether groups who constitute key elements of our democracy—citizens, journalists, politicians, men and women, Democrats and Republicans—value virtues in politics similarly or differently. Without a working knowledge of the anatomy of virtue in the body politic, what is to prevent us from having to change again? By charting the virtue systems of these key groups, I have made explicit what is implicit to reveal that political virtue is more valued—and more present—than Americans likely realize. This exploration, I believe, contributes to the scholarship of political communication by enabling a fuller and more useful understanding of American political culture—and of the contradictions, curiosities, and surprises that enrich it.text