Dissertations / Theses: 'Liberian'

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Santana, Genesys. "A case of double conciousness americo-liberians and indigenous liberian relations 1840-1930." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/613.

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This study argues that the formation of Americo-Liberian identity overwhelmingly relied on White American middle class cultural values despite the founders' criticisms and rejection of racial oppression and slavery. Americo-Liberians' previous participation in a culture that downgrades African heritage fostered the internalization of Western notions of civilization and African inferiority that led them to establish an oppressive regime similar to the one they had escaped from, and even enslaved the indigenous population, which they considered "uncivilized." The study thus investigates how formerly oppressed and enslaved blacks became oppressors and enslavers of other black people in the name of a "civilizing mission." The relationship that developed between Americo-Liberians and indigenous Liberians provides a case study to explore the impact of White supremacy ideology on enslaved Africans and racial uplift ideology. Building on contributions of social theory and conflict theory my analysis of Americo-Liberians demonstrates how social class and ideology interacted to produce socio-economic developments that led to the Liberian Civil War. This study covers the founding of Liberia as a republic during the 1840's through the League of Nation's intervention in 1928. It is during this time period that Americo-Liberians fostered an exploitative and colonizing relationship with the indigenous Liberian population. Previous scholarship regarding Liberia engages in descriptive analysis this study is the first to employ the theoretical framework of double-consciousness to further illuminate the ambivalent positions of the Americo-Liberians vis-a-vis indigenous Liberians
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Gobewole, Stephen H. "Public Corruption in Liberian Government." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/355.

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There is a widespread public perception of corruption in Liberia's election process, yet there is little documentation on the characteristics of voters and their perceptions of electoral corruption. The purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between gender, ethnicity, physical location, and perceptions about political activity during the 2005 national election. Roderick Chisolm's conceptualization of the internalist view of justification served as the theoretical construct. Data were acquired from the Afrobarometer survey (n = 1,200), which used a representative cross-sectional sample design, and were subjected to cross-tabulation analysis, a chi-square test, and a correlation analysis. The results of the analysis indicated that elections were perceived as unfair and that gender was an important predictor of perception. The analysis revealed that 26.8% of women perceived the National Election Commission as untrustworthy and 79.0% reported that they did not feel completely free to choose their preferred candidate. A chi-square test of association confirmed that among males, the belief that elections are free and fair was statistically significant (p = .002), though not for females (p = .151). Gender was moderately correlated (r = .088) with corruption of government officials. It was also found that the theoretical construct may explain the behavior of elected officials, but was not predictive of voter engagement. Recommendations to remedy this problem include widespread election reform that focuses on combating negative perceptions of voters, particularly among women, and correcting technical irregularities in Liberia's electoral processes.

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Eubank, Morgan Lea. "Significance is Bliss: A Global Feminist Analysis of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its Privileging of Americo-Liberian over Indigenous Liberian Women's Voices." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4480.

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The purpose of my research is to analyze the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (LTRC) lack of attention towards accessing rural Liberian women's voices as opposed to privileged Liberian women residing in urban and Diaspora spaces. By analyzing the LTRC and its Final Report from a critical global feminist perspective, I was able to not only illuminate, but bring a spotlight over issues including access, privilege, and multicultural insensitivity related to Liberia's indigenous tribal cultures. Liberia, being a country founded by American colonials, is socially constructed by Western ideological norms. As Western ideology is mainly normalized and enforced by the privileged class, Americo-Liberians, the LTRC and Final Report were also constructed within Western constructions. Given Liberia's historical colonial ties to the United States and its current relations to the global community, the LTRC decided to include Liberians in the Diaspora to its focus group. The Diaspora, also referred to as Liberia's 16th county, is made up of privileged Liberians displaced in overseas countries including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. As with any progress, fashion, or business, attention is given to the newest, most profitable merchandise, or in the case of the LTRC, population. I hypothesized, and feared, that the LTRC did not provide indigenous Liberian women, many of whom reside in rural Liberia, equal access and effort as they did privileged Liberian women residing in urban and Diaspora spaces. To prove this, I conduct a feminist content analysis of the LTRC Final Report, recorded public testimonies which are available on the LTRC website (www.trcofliberia.org) and quantitative data collected and processed by, Benetech, a human rights statistics organization based out of Minnesota... a city which happens to be home to the highest number of Diaspora Liberians in the world. After conducting my investigation, I was able to conclude my thesis with reasons as to why underprivileged women's voices in Liberian should be included in doctrine, like the LTRC, and suggest ways to improve methods like the LTRC to ensure indigenous women's voices are fairly accessed and heard.

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Dorbor, Jenkins Kolobalie. "Geochemical investigation of Liberian granitic rocks." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/37677.

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Sorie, K. K. I. "Transformation of Liberian peasantry under peripheral capitalism." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382757.

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Wallton, Åsa. ""Addressing falsehoods and misconceptions of the past" : The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission reinterpreting Liberia’s past." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Historiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-232447.

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Utas, Mats. "Sweet Battlefields : Youth and the Liberian Civil War." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi, Univ. [distributör], 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-3483.

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Antwi-Ansorge, Nana Akua. "Ethnic mobilisation and the Liberian civil war (1989-2003)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9d7a54b2-e2e9-4f72-aad4-2301e9cf2def.

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This thesis examines the relationship between ethnicity and violent group mobilisation in Liberia’s civil war (1989-2003). It focuses on Gio, Mano and Mandingo mobilisation to investigate how and why internal dynamics about moral norms and expectations motivated leadership calls for violence and ethnic support. Much of the existing literature interprets popular involvement in violent group mobilisation on the Upper Guinea Coast as a youth rebellion against gerontocracy. I argue that such an approach is incomplete in the Liberian case, and does not account for questions of ethnic mobilisation and the participation of groups such as the Gio, Mano and Mandingo. At the onset of hostilities, civilians in Liberia were not primarily mobilised to fight based on their age, but rather as members of ethnic communities whose membership included different age groups. I explore constructivist approaches to ethnicity to analyse mobilisation for war as the collective 'self-defence' of ethnic groups qua moral communities. In the prelude to the outbreak of civil war, inter-ethnic inequalities of access to the state and economic resources became reconfigured. Ethnic groups—as moral communities—experienced external 'victimisation' and a sense of internal dissolution, or threatened dissolution. In particular, the understanding of internal reciprocal relations between patrons and clients within ethnic groups was undermined. Internal arguments about morality, personal responsibility, social accountability/justice, increased the pressure on excluded elites and thus incentivised them to pursue violent political strategies. Mobilisation took on an ethnic form mainly because individuals believed that they were fighting to protect the moral communities that generate esteem and ground understandings of good citizenship. Therefore, ethnic participation in the Liberian countryside differed from the model peasant rebellion that seeks to overthrow the feudal elites. Rather than a revolution of the social order, individuals regarded themselves as protecting an extant ethnic order that provided rights and distributed resources. Even though some individuals fought for political power and resources, and external actors facilitated group organisation through the provision of logistical support, the violence was also an expression of bottom-up moral community crisis and an attempt by politico-military elites to keep their reputation and enforce unity.

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Hanson, Jessi, Patrick Seeco Faley, and Megan Quinn. "Analysis of the Liberian Ebola Survivors Support System (ESSS)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6786.

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A systems theoretical analysis to capture the evolution and transition of the network systems supporting Ebola survivors and their affected communities, during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and recovery phases. The qualitative analysis includes a literature review, archival review, and interviews with representatives of key actors operating in strategic action fields. This paper uses a series of Diagrams that visually illustrate the various complex phases and their network changes that occurred and were established during the outbreak. This case analysis provides crucial phase information that both captures the historical events that informed the systems changes, including the development of the Ebola Survivors’ Support System (ESSS). Secondly, this analysis acts as, a model of understanding how disease support networks first emerge and can be better supported in other outbreaks.

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Mgbeoji, Ikechi. "Collective insecurity : the Liberian crisis, unilateralism, and global order /." Vancouver (B.C.) : UBC Press, 2003. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39236864g.

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Kohler, Kristen Marie. "The Development of a Literacy Curriculum for Adult Liberian Refugees." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1952.pdf.

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Ighobor, Kingsley Lington. "Experiences and Perceptions of Liberian Business Leaders' Transformational Leadership Skills." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1709.

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African business leaders may not be effective because of a lack of transformational leadership skills. Business leaders applying transformational leadership skills can strengthen relationships with followers and enhance organizational performance. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of Liberian business leaders regarding transformational leadership skills needed to lead profitable organizations. Building on a conceptual framework of transformational leadership theory, data were obtained from open-ended interviews of 20 Liberian business leaders operating in the capital city of Monrovia. Interviews were transcribed, coded, validated through transcript review, and analyzed to generate themes. The most prominent themes were the need for Liberian business leaders to act as role models, to attend to individual employee's needs, and to demonstrate ethical conduct. The findings indicated that Liberian business leaders may adopt transformational leadership to help a company gain a competitive advantage, make profits, and enhance employees' commitment and organizational performance. These findings may contribute to positive social change by creating awareness among Liberian business leaders about the benefits of transformational leadership to expand company operations, create employment opportunities, and contribute to poverty reduction in Liberia. Research findings may be useful information to Liberian policymakers, business leaders, and scholars seeking to understand business leadership challenges in a postconflict economy.

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Adebajo, Adekeye. "Pax Nigeriana? : ECOMOG in Liberia, 1990-1997." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310155.

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Farinde, Louisa Omolara. "The effectiveness of protecting children's rights in post-conflict Liberian society." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15200.

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This dissertation will primarily involve desk-based research to examine those provisions of the Liberian Children's Law that refer to measures preventing the use of children in armed conflict, measures protecting children from being used in armed conflict as well as measures reintegrating children into society who have participated in such violence in their past in light of CRC standards. Reference will also be made to scholarly contributions on children's rights in postconflict societies, reports on and documentation of the condition of child rights in Liberia and the relevant international and regional human rights instruments including the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Among critiquing the Children's Law by comparing its standards to other international human rights instruments, feasibility of the Children's Law will be examined by considering 1) justiciability, 2) accessibility, and 3) enforceability as criteria indicating whether the Children's Law is a substantive document and proves effective in theory or not.

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Olonisakin, Olufunmilayo Titilayo. "Peace creation and peace support operations : an analysis of the ECOMOG operation in Liberia." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310492.

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Agbedahin, Komlan. "Young veterans, not always social misfits: a sociological discourse of Liberian transmogrification experiences." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003104.

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This thesis examines the phenomenon of child-soldiering from a different perspective. It seeks to challenge, using a novel approach, earlier studies on the roles of former child-soldiers in post-war societies. It focuses on the subjectivity of young veterans, that is war veterans formerly associated with armed forces and groups as children during the 14-year gruesome civil war which bedevilled Liberia between 1989 and 2003. This civil war claimed roughly 250,000 lives, and saw the active participation of approximately 21,000 child-soldiers. This thesis departs from previous works which mostly painted an apocalyptic picture of young veterans, and explores the nexus between their self-agency, Foucauldian technologies of the self and their transformation in the post-war society. The majority of previous scholarly works which have dominated the field of child-soldiering dwelt on the impact of armed conflict on the child-soldiers, the negative consequences, the causes of child-soldiering, and the rehabilitation and reintegration of the young veterans after their disarmament and demobilization. What this thesis seeks to do however, is to establish that, rather than considering the young veterans simply as social misfits, distraught and dispirited human beings, it should be noted that young veterans through their agency, are capable of ensuring their reintegration into their war-ravaged societies. Sadly, these young former fighters’ self-agency and technologies of the self in defining their civilian trajectories have often been overshadowed by vaunted humanitarian aid and multilayered war-profiteering. This study is underpinned by interpretive constructivism, symbolic interactionism, social identity theory, sociometer theory and expectancy theory, and sheds light on how young veterans’ self-agency, instrumental coalitions, and decision-making processes, synergistically shifted the negative identities foisted on them as a result of their participation in the war.

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Atkinson, Philippa. "Stationary and roving banditry : an alternative historical perspective on the Liberian conflict." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551082.

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This thesis examines the historical evolution of the Liberian conflict of 1990-2003, analysing the reasons for its initiation, prolongation, and eventual resolution. It aims to offer an alternative perspective to the focus of much existing literature on the failures of the country's successive governments, by exploring in detail the development processes and external factors which also shaped this protracted political crisis. It draws on extensive and in-depth field research in Liberia conducted over a number of years, as well as on the secondary literature, primary economic data and 'virtual' sources. The thesis uses the concept of a continuum to model the country's trajectory from the development and nation-building of the modem Americo-Liberian state of the 1950s- 70s, to the predation and violence of the Doe regime of the 1980s, which then deepened further during the conflict under various warlords including Charles Taylor, before returning to development under the current government. The application of this continuum facilitates a clear distinction between the developmental strategies of the Americo-Liberians, characterised here as stationary bandits whose self-interest was moderated by a longer-term perspective, and the far more degenerative approach of the roving bandits who succeeded them, whose pursuit of varying degrees of predation reflected a shorter-term and purer self-interest. This differentiation promotes understanding of the role of the ambiguities of the transformative development processes generated by the stationary banditry of the Americo-Liberians in the initiation of the crisis, as well as the contribution to its prolongation of the relatively milder form of roving banditry practised by Taylor as compared to the other warlords. While the type of banditry adopted by the various regimes reflects primarily internal dynamics including historical and ethnic factors, analysis of movement along the continuum highlights the instrumental role of external factors in determining shifts from one type to another, including the global recession of the 1970s, the US relationship with the Doe regime during the Cold War, and the regional and international interventions during the conflict. The thesis maintains that despite the counter-productive impact of their earlier involvement, external actors contributed significantly to the eventual resolution of the conflict and the sustainability of the subsequent peace process, in a rare but potentially important example of an effective international intervention.

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Scott-Attoh, Zoe Veronica. "An examination of demand-oriented growth in the Liberian economy (1970/84)." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1988. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2422.

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The role of government expenditure is very important to the growth of the economy. There has been a continuous rise in government spending such that Liberia is faced with serious debt problems and growing deficits. It is with this concern that the researcher has employed the macroeconomic theory to examine the components influencing the growth level in the Liberian economy. The purpose of this research is to forecast the level of growth in the Liberian economy with gross domestic product representing the total output level of the economy, i.e., the growth level. It is hypothesized that the country will experience growth in terms of an increase in its total output (GOP = Y) which is influenced by an increase in aggregate demand. The components of GOP, Y, are: Cp =personal consumption; I=increase in capital stock; G =government purchases; and X- M =net exports. A macroeconomic model is built based on the theoretical equation Y = Cp + I + G + (X - M), using the accounting framework. The fifteen-years time-series study (1970-84) employed linear regression to forecast growth in the Liberian economy. The estimated macro equation is:ŷ=102.16 + 9.87 F + 6.33 Px +77 G- 2.16 Pm s2 = 19,909.457 R2 = .94where F =Foreign capital inflows (grants); Px =The unit value for exports; G = Government spending; and Pm = The unit value for imports. The R2, with a high percentage of variation (94 percent), explains the goodness-of-fit of the actual values to the predicted values. According to the results, investments (increase in stocks) are not stimulating growth (Y), neither is the high level of import demand. It is recommended that government continue to critically reexamine investment and import tax policies. Since tax is a major stimulator of growth, government must continue to create and improve jobs, thereby improving consumers' income levels. With the implementation of the progressive tax system, higher taxes will be paid, resulting in higher tax revenues, i.e., increasing the growth level of the economy.

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Mellish, Mars. "Exploring Skills That Liberian Small-Business Entrepreneurs Use to Succeed in Business." Thesis, Walden University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10133635.

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Over 35 years of gross economic mismanagement and business failures led Liberia’s gross domestic product to collapse by 90% in less than two decades. As a result of a general lack of business skills, up to 80% of Liberian small-business entrepreneurs fail in business beyond the first year. Based on the theory of constraints, the purpose of this exploratory multiple case study was to explore the business skills that Liberian small-business entrepreneurs used to succeed in business beyond the first year. Data came from semistructured face-to-face interviews with 5 central regional Liberian small-business entrepreneurs who had succeeded in business beyond the first year. Participant observation, the use of company documents, and the use of member checking allowed for methodological triangulation and verification of the themes. Analysis of data involved using pattern-matching technique and date coding to evaluate, organize, code, and analyze the raw data. There were 3 prominent themes that emerged among entrepreneurs during data analysis: business knowledge, bookkeeping, and pricing skills. The data from the results indicated, within this particular context, Liberian small-business entrepreneurs used business skills for knowledge, finance, and marketing. Focusing on these practices may lead to increased profit and business success beyond the first year for other Liberian small-business entrepreneurs. The findings from the study could provide mechanisms for social change by giving Liberian small-business entrepreneurs additional ideas for using their business skills in their businesses. Furthermore, the findings may aid the Liberian communities to create training programs and curriculums for numerous Liberian colleges and institutions for future Liberian small-business owners.

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McQuilkin, Patricia A. "Characterization of Severe Malaria in Liberian Children 5 Years Old and Younger." eScholarship@UMMS, 2017. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/896.

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Malaria continues to be a challenging problem in the developing world, and the burden of this life threatening disease continues to be borne by young children living in Sub Saharan Africa. One of the biggest challenges to the prevention and control of this problem lies in accurately diagnosing malaria, and distinguishing it from the many other febrile illnesses which present in children in this age group. Liberia is a West African country with a high burden of malaria. Very little is known about the presentation of severe malaria in children aged 5 years old and younger in Liberia. We undertook a prospective, hospital -based study of children 5 and under presenting to JKF Medical Center, the national referral hospital, with fever and signs and symptoms consistent with malaria. The aims of our study were to determine: 1) the frequency of confirmed malaria cases, 2) the frequency of non-malaria diagnoses, 3) the prevalence of anti-malarial drug resistance mutations, 4) the presence of other life threatening etiologies of febrile illness such as S. typhii and Dengue virus and 5) immunological profiling associated with severe malaria. We analyzed clinical and laboratory data from 462 children age 5 and under who presented to the national referral hospital in Monrovia, Liberia with signs and symptoms consistent with malaria over a one year period. Key findings included determining the demographic factors most closely associated with severe malaria in this population (age > 1yr and urban environment) and those that were negatively associated with the development of severe malaria (prior episodes of malaria, use of bednets and use of anti malarial medications prior to presentation). The clinical symptoms most closely associated with severe malaria in this population were found to be headache and vomiting. We found that 33% of children admitted and treated for severe malaria did not test positive for malaria by rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) or blood smear. These children had a case fatality rate that was 5 times higher than their RDT positive counter parts. Of the RDT negative children, 2 tested positive for salmonella typhii, but were not treated for this pathogen. Upon discharge from the hospital, 11% of children had resolved their symptoms, but had not cleared their malaria parasites. These findings will help to identify the children who present with true severe malaria in Liberia. They also underscore the need to expand diagnostic capabilities to determine which other types of pathogens cause febrile illness in this population, so that adequate treatment can be extended to these patients. The immunoprofiles of these children revealed 3 IgM antibodies (AMA-1, CSP and LSA-1) that were associated with the development of severe malaria. These antibodies also appear to be associated with initial infection with malaria. Such data will help to identify antigens could be potential targets for malaria vaccines, and which can play an important role in the development of new malaria diagnostics for this population.

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McQuilkin, Patricia A. "Characterization of Severe Malaria in Liberian Children 5 Years Old and Younger." eScholarship@UMMS, 2005. http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/896.

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Malaria continues to be a challenging problem in the developing world, and the burden of this life threatening disease continues to be borne by young children living in Sub Saharan Africa. One of the biggest challenges to the prevention and control of this problem lies in accurately diagnosing malaria, and distinguishing it from the many other febrile illnesses which present in children in this age group. Liberia is a West African country with a high burden of malaria. Very little is known about the presentation of severe malaria in children aged 5 years old and younger in Liberia. We undertook a prospective, hospital -based study of children 5 and under presenting to JKF Medical Center, the national referral hospital, with fever and signs and symptoms consistent with malaria. The aims of our study were to determine: 1) the frequency of confirmed malaria cases, 2) the frequency of non-malaria diagnoses, 3) the prevalence of anti-malarial drug resistance mutations, 4) the presence of other life threatening etiologies of febrile illness such as S. typhii and Dengue virus and 5) immunological profiling associated with severe malaria. We analyzed clinical and laboratory data from 462 children age 5 and under who presented to the national referral hospital in Monrovia, Liberia with signs and symptoms consistent with malaria over a one year period. Key findings included determining the demographic factors most closely associated with severe malaria in this population (age > 1yr and urban environment) and those that were negatively associated with the development of severe malaria (prior episodes of malaria, use of bednets and use of anti malarial medications prior to presentation). The clinical symptoms most closely associated with severe malaria in this population were found to be headache and vomiting. We found that 33% of children admitted and treated for severe malaria did not test positive for malaria by rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) or blood smear. These children had a case fatality rate that was 5 times higher than their RDT positive counter parts. Of the RDT negative children, 2 tested positive for salmonella typhii, but were not treated for this pathogen. Upon discharge from the hospital, 11% of children had resolved their symptoms, but had not cleared their malaria parasites. These findings will help to identify the children who present with true severe malaria in Liberia. They also underscore the need to expand diagnostic capabilities to determine which other types of pathogens cause febrile illness in this population, so that adequate treatment can be extended to these patients. The immunoprofiles of these children revealed 3 IgM antibodies (AMA-1, CSP and LSA-1) that were associated with the development of severe malaria. These antibodies also appear to be associated with initial infection with malaria. Such data will help to identify antigens could be potential targets for malaria vaccines, and which can play an important role in the development of new malaria diagnostics for this population.

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Brunner, Lauren M. "Sport and gender roles : a viewpoint from Liberian adolescent girls in Ghana /." Click here to view full text, 2007.

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Jaye, Thomas. "ECOWAS intervention in the Liberian Civil War : issues of sovereignty, strategy and security." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367011.

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Manyango, Wilfred M. "Theological Higher Education in Liberia: a Case Study of the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc115115/.

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The Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), opened on March 4, 1976, exists to train men and women for Christian ministry. It offers four-year degree programs leading to bachelor of arts in theology, bachelor of arts in religious education, and bachelor of divinity. Three major periods characterized its growth and development. the first, from 1976 to 1989, was a period of growth and prosperity. the second, from 1990-2003, was a time of immense challenge for the seminary because of the Liberian Civil War. the final period, from 2003 to the present, shows the seminary attempting to re-position itself for the future as a premier Christian higher education institution in Liberia. One of the challenges remaining, however, is the lack of historical documentation on factors impacting the growth of the seminary. This historical case study research sought to provide a comprehensive overview of the LBTS within the context of theological higher education in Liberia and the Liberian Civil War. the four major purposes guiding this research were: 1. Historical—to document and evaluate the rise, survival, developments and achievements of LBTS; 2. Institutional—to gain insight into how the seminary operates; 3. to document the effects of the 13-year civil war on the seminary; and 4. to identify the perceived challenges and needs of the seminary. Study participants included administrators, faculty, staff, students, graduates, and trustees, both past and present. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. with thorough analysis of all data, seven major themes surfaced: 1.The lack of funding and qualified national faculty; 2.The relationship between missionaries and nationals; 3. the need for partnership development nationally and internationally; 4. the strong impact of the civil war on the seminary; 5. Realignment of seminary mission; and 6. the need for Bible training center and seminary perseverance during the war. As the seminary positions itself for the future, it continues to experience need in the areas of financial and educational resources, Internet technology, and the acquisition of qualified national faculty.

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Karmue, Quanuquanei Alfred. "Witness: An Artist’s Journey Into The Past." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1182.

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This thesis as a social documentary, using images to provoke awareness of the emotions of children, their lives during the 15-year old Civil War that was in Liberia, West Africa. This thesis will visually explore different timelines, the past, the present and the future of children depicted. In depicting the past, the images capturing specific moment of what a child had to witness during the war. In depicting the present images showcase the aftermath of the war for children who have survived, and finally, for the future, images showcasing how the lives of some of the children have changed because of sacrifices made by people who observed the war and its consequences. Inspiration was gathered from several groups of artists that covered events such as the Great Depression, Vietnam, the Holocaust, etc. These artists include: Henry Mayhew, Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks among many.

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Imungi, Muthoni Gatwiri. "Acculturative stress and psychological distress in adult female Liberian refugees in the United States." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. School of Social Work, 2008.
"This study used a mixed methods research design that employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods to explore the impacts of social and demographic characteristics on acculturative stress and psychological distress in 27 adult female Liberian refugees living in Lansing, Michigan." Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Aug. 19, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-179). Also issued in print.

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Toweh, Solomon Hartley. "Prospects for Liberian iron ores considering shifting patterns of trade in the world iron ore industry." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184686.

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This dissertation examines the performance of the Liberian iron ore industry from 1950-1985 and its viability in global markets, assuming stagnation (World Bank) and expansionist (Leontief et al.) expectations. It examines past trends in trade and investment patterns in the light of equilibrium allocations which imply the existence of efficient transportation links. This model assumes that given world sources and sinks as constrained by the supply and demand structure of the ore industry, each individual region acts as a basing point to maximize net social payoff from its ore trade. The model is validated on recent (1984) industry data and "explains" 91% of actual demands and 79% of actual trade flows. Price discrimination is evidenced in the form both of monopsony power exercised by some buyers in the Pacific Basin over intra-regional (e.g., Australian) and extra-regional (e.g., Brazilian, Liberian) producers and monopoly power permitting modest rents to be collected by some producers in Africa, including Liberia, from the European markets. In North America, rents appear for some domestic producers in some simulations. These results confirm quantitatively the descriptive results of others while postulating a much more competitive environment for producers. The model assumes world trade doubles through year 2000 or stagnates. Liberia fares poorly in either case, losing significant portions of its U.S. and of its EEC markets to Canada and Brazil respectively despite the maintenance of some resource rents globally. This analysis quantifies for the first time the claims of earlier studies that price discrimination exists, but indicates actual prices may be closer to long-run competitive prices than has generally been assumed by others. Thus, realistic ways for Liberia to increase its market shares require not only an expansion of the industrialized countries' steel industries but an aggressive willingness to absorb transport and other costs by foregoing rents and lowering costs. Removing diseconomies of small transport scale, absorbing freight, and lower U.S. exchange rates combined with world steel expansion could increase Liberian annual shipments by as much as 50 million tonnes per year or $1 billion annually.

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Gassama, Diakhoumba. "Accountability and prosecution in the Liberian transitional society: lessons from Rwanda and Sierra Leone." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_3458_1180416748.

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In the aftermath of World War Two, the International Community has shown a renewed commitment towards the protection of human rights. However, whether during wars or under dictatorial regimes, numerous human rights abuses occurred everywhere in the world, from Latin America to Eastern Europe and from Southern Europe to Africa. Countries which experienced oppressive governance or outrageous atrocities has to address the legacies of their past on the return of democratic rule or peace. In other words, they had to emerge from the darkness of dictatorship or civil war in order to establish a democracy. Today, after 14 years of civil war, Liberia is faced with the challenge of achieving a successful transition where the imperatives of truth, justice and reconciliation need to be met. The purpose of this research paper was to make some recommendations on the way the accountability process in Liberia should be shaped as far as prosecution is concerned.

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Mgbeoji, Ikechi. "Collective security and the legality of the ECOWAS intervention in the Liberian Civil War." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0028/MQ50080.pdf.

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Afolabi, Babatunde Tolu. "The politics of engagement : diaspora and religious actors' involvement in the Liberian peace process." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6323.

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This dissertation examines the involvement of Liberia's religious and diaspora groups in the peace process that ended the 14-year Liberian Civil War (1989-2003). Its aims include determining the extent of, the rationale for, as well as the effects of the involvement of Liberia's religious and diaspora groups in the peacemaking efforts that were undertaken in the course of the Liberian conflict. While findings show that a multiplicity of factors were responsible for the eventual resolution of the protracted conflict, they also reveal that the action of both religious and diaspora actors influenced the trajectory of the conflict and the outcome of the peace process. The religious actors, being the initiators of the Liberian peace process, played such roles as mediators, dialogue facilitators, watchdogs and trustees of the entire process. Although their efforts were mainly influenced by the desire to fulfil the divine mandate to 'tend to the flock', achievable only in a peaceful and stable environment, religious actors' peacemaking roles also presented an opportunity to regain some of the societal influence that organized religion, especially Christianity, enjoyed during the 158 years of minority 'Americo-Liberian' rule. For diaspora actors, whose roles ranged from being founders and sponsors of warring factions, to providing succour to Liberians back home through remittances, and subsequently engaging the peace process, attaining political power through the barrel of the gun or through peaceful means served the same purpose. In achieving the dissertation's aims, a historical analysis of Liberia's socio-political environment is undertaken. Also examined are the roles played by various international, regional and national actors, either as peacemakers or as sponsors of various warring factions engaged in hostilities, as well as relevant theories or paradigms such as Conflict Transformation, Social Capital and Liberal Peace. This empirical study employed the means of qualitative research methods, obtaining primary data through interviews conducted in Liberia, Ghana, the USA and Nigeria.

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Dalieh, Franklin T. "Liberian Educational Stakeholders' Perceptions of Overcrowding in an Urban Public Elementary School in Monrovia." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4210.

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In post-conflict Liberia, more students are returning to schools and moving to urban areas resulting in overcrowding and class sizes that surpassed recommended and legally-sanctioned limits. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore educational stakeholders' perceptions of the factors (e.g., organizational leadership, social, and environmental) contributing to overcrowding and the challenges and opportunities of overcrowding. The conceptual framework was based on Bolman and Deal's theory of reframing organization and Bertalanffy's theory of general systems. The research questions centered on educational stakeholders' perceptions of the effects overcrowding has on elementary school students' achievement and the opportunities available for reducing overcrowding. Twelve participants, all stakeholders connected to a single school, were purposefully selected for the study. Data collected included individual interviews, a focus group discussion, and documents. A constant comparative analysis of the coded data was undertaken to identify themes and patterns. Participants stated that the national government's statutory and constitutional responsibilities obligate it to provide services including equitable education to its citizens. They also expressed willingness as community stakeholders to form partnerships with other private and public organizations to ensure that the issue of overcrowding is addressed. The findings may contribute to positive social change by providing evidence of stakeholders support for government initiated school construction and by informing leaders of the possible role that engaged stakeholders, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, can undertake in enforcing class size policy.

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Wonkeryor, Edward Lama. "The effects of United States' political communication and the Liberian experience, 1960-1990 : an Afrocentric analysis /." Lewiston (N.Y.) : Edwin Mellen Press, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb389369388.

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Decker, Matthew A. "Hopelessness, quality of life, and HIV/AIDS risk taking behaviors among Ghanaian and Liberian youth." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1345336.

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186 Ghanaian and 199 Liberian young adult students living in Ghana completed surveys regarding their sexual risk taking behaviors, as well as their knowledge about HIV, their current level of hopelessness, and their subjective quality of life. Results indicated that although knowledge levels were adequate, there was no connection between knowledge about HIV and past risk taking behaviors, including multiple sexual partners, and lack of safe sex practices. Results did indicate a connection between quality of life and the number of sexual partners, and a connection between hopelessness and lack of safe sex behaviors. The author concluded that HIV/STD prevention campaigns located in Ghana should include behavioral skills training in current preventative campaigns.
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Weah, Weah III Sunnyboy. "HOW SOCIAL DOMINANCE THEORY MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR (1989-2003)." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22750.

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Even though scholars and researchers have suggested that the Liberian civil war arose as a result of socioeconomic and political inequalities, oppression, discrimination, and marginalization of a certain group of people, Social Dominance Theory (“SDT”) suggests an alternate understanding: social group-based hierarchy is produced and maintained in society by legitimizing myths. SDT explains how these legitimizing myths tend to produce discriminatory and/or anti-discriminatory policies that are endorsed by dominant and subordinate groups, which, if left unattended, eventually lead to conflict.

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JENKINSON, JOSEPH. "Silent Voices of Ebola: The social impact of communication interventions and response aesthetics during the 2014-16 Ebola epidemic in Liberia told through the visual artworks of Liberian youth." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23317.

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Brown, Robert Harry. "A socioliguistic study of language attitudes among selected tertiary Liberian bilinguals and their attained proficiency in ESL." Thesis, University of Essex, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328791.

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Cole, Courtney E. "Organizing After Conflict: Narrative and Postcolonial Perspectives on Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone and the Liberian Diaspora." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1304704014.

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Raddatz, Rosalind. "Blood, Sweat, and Canapés: Assessing Negotiators and Their Tactics to End the Liberian and Sierra Leonean Civil Wars." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34185.

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Current political research on peace negotiations is fundamentally incomplete because it lacks the capacity to explain individual intents, choices and actions. This dissertation asks what impact individual negotiators, their approaches and choices of tactics have on peace talks and their outcomes. Individual people—be they representatives of rebel groups, non-governmental organisations or states—negotiate peace agreements. Consequently, an examination of individual motivations and actions in negotiations yields important knowledge. A fuller understanding of political negotiations, negotiators, and their tactics in Sierra Leone and Liberia is facilitated through a multidisciplinary consideration of the psychology, law and management studies literatures that consider individual motivations, biases, and behaviours. Based on extensive field research in Sierra Leone and Liberia, including numerous interviews with key players, I argue that individuals and their specific approaches and tactics influenced and altered the course of these peace negotiations, as well as their outcomes. Negotiators engaged in peace talks with underlying approaches (such as competitive, collaborative and cooperative styles) and then came to use various tactics (including shifting goalposts, hardball, silence, and bad faith), many of which were influenced by their innate biases and frames. Exploring these individuals’ conduct gives us previously unexplored insight into peace processes.

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Omata, Naohiko. "The livelihood strategies of Liberian refugees in Ghana : the significance of refugees' 'social worlds' for their economic survival." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2011. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/13126/.

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Tete, Suzanne Y. A. "Narratives of Hope? Displacement Narratives of Liberian Refugee Women and Children in the Gomoa-Budumburam Refugee Camp in Ghana." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-581.

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The refugee problem is a canker in contemporary human affairs without the ‘limboness’ that protractedness adds to it. Yet many refugee situations, especially in Africa, become forgotten emergencies as women assume new roles both at the family and community level, whilst children are born and bred in camps which were meant to be temporary in the first place.

This study explores the life situation of Liberian Refugee Women and Children at the Gomoa Budumburam Refugee Settlement in Ghana. It examines the livelihood means they employ as a means of coping, emphasisng their security and educational concerns. It touches on the challenges faced by the camp children or the youth a they strive to deal with their situation and assign meaning to their lives. Actor-oriented theories help conceptualise ways in which the refugees display agency in mediating the structures that enable them and/or constrain them in their protracted displacement. In view of the need to find solutions to the refugee problem, the three proposed solutions are examined in the light of the reasons informing refugees’ choice of one solution over the other. The concepts of Space and Place help analyse the realities of the solutions available vis-à-vis the preferred choice of the refugees. Highlighting the importance of hearing refugees’ voice on problems and solutions they consider viable in their situation, a qualitative methodological approach is employed. This is complemented by observations, focus group discussions, informal conversations as well as secondary data sources.

The analysis relates the data collected to the outlined objectives, research questions and theories. It brings to the fore the resourcefulness displayed by the refugees as they employ various strategies to cope on a short and long term basis. The study has also revealed the refugees’ ideas about “home” as where one makes it, rather than a nostalgic country of origin to which one must return for life to be complete. (S) GBV has been highlighted as an area needing more attention than that accorded it presently if the causes of women’s vulnerabilities are to be addressed in a wholesome way. Suggestions have been made based on refugees’ recommendation as well as that of the organizations in place and the researcher’s.

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Podder, Sukanya. "Child soldier reintegration outcomes in post conflict environments : An analysis of re-recruitment trends in the Liberian civil wars." Thesis, University of York, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533479.

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Pentenrieder, Justin. "What is the best timing for post-conflict elections? : the cases of the First and Second Liberian Civil War." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10942.

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The timing of post-conflict elections is a critical element that requires careful consideration to minimize the risk of producing adverse results. Through examining the literature and studying Liberia's 1997 and 2005 elections, this work seeks to identify the best timing practices for post-contlict elections. The theoretical basis, which is inspired by the works of Roland Paris and Terrence Lyons, is that if the circumstances are to permit the long-term goal of democratization, then post-conflict elections should follow a protracted transition period prior to holding the election.

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Dzeamesi, Michael Kwame. "Chronic refugee crises and the implications for interstae and international relations : The case of the Liberian refugee situation in Ghana." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504204.

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Prinsloo, Barend Louwrens. "The sustainable social development plan of action of the Liberian ministry of rural development : a critical analysis / Barend Louwrens Prinsloo." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1702.

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Liberia is considered to be a failed state after 14 years of civil war. The National Transitional Government of Liberia (IVTGL) came into power after the war ended in 2003. The Ministry of Rural Development formed part of this government and had the aim to empower rural people by providing access to the basic social, cultural and economic opportunities that are required for the establishment of sustainable conditions in Liberia. This aim was in line with the principles of sustainable social development. In order to achieve and address the principles of sustainable social development, the Ministry of Rural Development subsequently compiled an action plan. Sustainable social development that meets international best practices could only be achieved if environmental and human resources are protected against exploitation and are optimally utilised, human welfare (on both community and individual bases) are improved by making sure everybody have the same access to resources, everyone has the freedom to participate in all civil and political matters, processes and decisions affecting them, and economic growth are expanded equally throughout all the different sectors of society. This cannot happen if the correct (stable) political platform or political will does not exist, and human rights are not protected. The Ministry of Rural Development's action plan was tested to see whether it adheres to international best practices to attain sustainable social development. Sustainable social development was analysed and it was concluded that it has three integrated aspects consisting of ten (10) elements. The action plan of the Ministry of Rural Development was described according to the twelve (12) goals the Ministry pursued through different projects. The disparities between the twelve (12) objectives of the action plan and the ten (10) elements of sustainable social development were highlighted and it was seen that there were numerous elements of the sustainable social development that were not addressed by these objectives. It was concluded that the Ministry of Rural Development's action plan did not meet international best practices to attain sustainable social development.
Thesis (M.A. (Political Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.

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Duyvesteyn, Isabelle. "The political dynamics of civil war : a structured focused comparison of the Liberian (1989-1997) and Somali (1988-1995) wars." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397170.

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Decosimo, Caroline A., J. Hanson, Megan Quinn, P. Badu, and E. G. Smith. "Playing to Live: Outcome Evaluation of a Community-Based Psychosocial Expressive Arts Program for Children During the Liberian Ebola Epidemic." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6789.

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Background. This paper reviews the efficacy of a community psychosocial arts program focused on building mental health capacity within post-Ebola Liberia. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the outcome effects of two groups using pre- and post-treatment data. We hypothesized that there would be a difference in symptoms pre- and post-treatment, and the longer program would yield more significant results. Methods. There was a total of 870 child participants. Of 40 sites, 24 were selected for a 5-month treatment (TG1) while the remaining 16 sites received 3 months of treatment (TG2). Paired t tests and a mixed-model analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse pre- and post-psychological stress symptoms (PSS) for samples from both groups. Results. Separately, treatment group 1 (TG1) and treatment group 2's (TG2) paired t test yielded significant results (p < 0.001) for the decrease of PSS. The mixed-model ANOVA found that there were significant differences in total pre- and post-test PSS and a significant difference in PSS means over time. Conclusions. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant decrease in reported symptoms in both treatment groups pre- to post-intervention and a significant difference in total symptoms over time. However, the findings do not indicate that the longer programming was statistically different compared to the shorter programming. The study presented had gaps in data, largely due to limits in research during the crisis. However, this paper provides a unique case study for challenges that can be faced for project evaluation in emergency settings.

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Whetstone, Crystal Marie. "Is the Motherist Approach More Helpful in Obtaining Women's Rights than a Feminist Approach? A Comparative Study of Lebanon and Liberia." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1369300531.

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Moreira, J?nior Mi?cimo Ribeiro. "Bento de Espinosa: pol?tica liberal e ?tica libertina." Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 2016. https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/jspui/1471.

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The purpose of this dissertation is to present some reasoning which support the idea of the existence of two philosophical postures characterized by Spinoza?s Theological-Political Treatise and Spinoza?s Ethics. The posture of the Treatise is a result of a civic effort of secularization pertinent to seventeenth-century. The main purpose is to promote the institutional protection of some liberties, which we identify as a liberal policy. The posture of Ethics is related to an individual effort of rational elevation. It is the result of a reasoaning that sees the desire as the human essence itself, and because of this and other reasons such as the appreciation of the body, the monism, the reflections of values and virtues without make use of transcendences, the work is identified as libertine. The purpose that guides the tree chapters of this dissertation is to show how this two books contribute to a philosophical posture which is not separated in a project of immanent philosophy. The first chapter presents the philosopher and his work in complex historical and political context, showing the fragility and the power of that time. Specially in Holland, the seventeenth-century was a very important time to the construction of the modern political thinking. To understand this, we approached some factors which have influenced the free-thinkers of that time and the tension between them and the religious authorities. The second chapter approaches some concepts and reasonings tha are fundamentally extracted from the firsts books of Ethics. The development of some questions of the third chapter depends on the approach of some subjects with the support of the conceptual web elaborated by the philosopher. The critic about the finalist thinking was the way choosen to lead to the reasonings that will be presented. To understand this critics, we tried to develop the concept of power, which is fundamental to the elaboration of the immanence plan. This issue is quite relevant, because we find in Spinoza the idea that the way the reality is seen and organized interferes in our comprehension power of things, and with it, interferes in the way men proceed. The concept of power goes through discussions about ontology and politics in a very peculiar way on spinozist thought. Having this in mind, we will lead the discussion about the power to modal level issues, in other words, issues about conatus as essence of finite modal (human) and the passion web in wich it is submited. The goal of the 3rd chapter is to present what Spinoza shows his liberal proposal of political conduction. Besides we direct our attention to books IV and V of Ethics. First, we show the possibility of institutional liberty seen by the philosopher and, after this, we explain how the Ethics point to a kind of liberty that can?t be obtained by another way unless by the individual effort of searching knowledge and virtue, which we identify as the libertin ethics
O objetivo dessa disserta??o ? apresentar alguns racioc?nios que apoiem a ideia de que existe, na filosofia de Bento de Espinosa, duas posturas filos?ficas caracterizadas nas obras Tratado Teol?gico-Pol?tico e ?tica. A postura do Tratado ? fruto de um esfor?o c?vico de seculariza??o pr?prio ao s?culo XVII. O principal objetivo da obra ? promover a prote??o institucional de certas liberdades, que identificamos como uma pol?tica liberal. A postura da ?tica ? pr?pria de um esfor?o ?ntimo de eleva??o racional. Isso ? fruto de um pensamento que v? o desejo como a pr?pria ess?ncia humana e, por esses e outros motivos tais como a valoriza??o do corpo, o monismo, a reflex?o de valores e virtudes sem recorrer a transcend?ncias, ? identificado como uma ?tica libertina. O objetivo que orienta os tr?s cap?tulos dessa disserta??o ? mostrar como essas duas obras articulam duas posturas filos?ficas que n?o se separam dentro de um projeto de filosofia imanente. O primeiro cap?tulo situa o fil?sofo e sua obra dentro de um complexo contexto hist?rico e pol?tico, mostrando a situa??o delicada e o poder daquele per?odo. O s?culo XVII, especialmente na Holanda, foi um per?odo de grande import?ncia para a forma??o do pensamento pol?tico moderno. Para compreender essa import?ncia, abordamos alguns fatores que influenciaram os livres-pensadores da ?poca e a tens?o entre eles e as autoridades religiosas. O segundo cap?tulo aborda alguns conceitos e racioc?nios fundamentalmente extra?dos dos primeiros livros da ?tica. O desenvolvimento do terceiro cap?tulo depende da abordagem de alguns temas com o apoio da teia conceitual elaborada pelo fil?sofo. A cr?tica que Espinosa faz ao pensamento finalista foi o caminho escolhido para conduzir os racioc?nios que ser?o apresentados. Para compreender essa cr?tica, desenvolvemos o conceito de pot?ncia, que ? fundamental para a constru??o do pensamento imanente espinosista. Essa quest?o ? muito relevante, pois encontramos em Espinosa a ideia de que a forma como a realidade ? compreendida e organizada interfere na nossa pot?ncia de compreender os modos e, com isso, interfere no modo de proceder dos homens. O conceito de pot?ncia atravessa as discuss?es sobre ontologia e pol?tica de forma muito singular no pensamento espinosista. Tendo isso em vista, conduziremos a discuss?o acerca da pot?ncia para as quest?es do n?vel modal, ou seja, para a quest?o da persevera??o como ess?ncia do modo finito homem e a teia afetiva ? qual ele est? submetido. O objetivo do terceiro cap?tulo ? expor o que Espinosa apresenta ao final do Tratado Teol?gico-Pol?tico, que ? onde ele apresenta de forma mais direta sua liberal proposta de condu??o pol?tica. Al?m disso, tamb?m direcionaremos nossa aten??o aos livros IV e V da ?tica. Primeiro, mostraremos a possibilidade de liberdade institucional enxergada pelo fil?sofo e, depois, mostraremos como a ?tica aponta para um tipo de liberdade que n?o pode ser alcan?ada por outro meio que n?o seja o esfor?o individual de buscar conhecimento e virtude.

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Magadla, Siphokazi. "The 16th County: Role of Diaspora Liberians in Land Reform, Reconciliation and Development in Liberia." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1273885451.

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Dillon, Etrenda Christine. "The Role of Education in the Rise and Fall of Americo-Liberians in Liberia, West Africa (1980)." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/eps_diss/18.

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Education has proven to be a powerful tool. Higher education in particular has been and continues to be utilized in various ways around the world and has been instrumental in the rise of societies including Americo-Liberian society in Liberia, West Africa. This study investigates how education has been instrumental in the formation of identity for Americo-Liberians (descendants of historically oppressed groups), demonstrates the relationship that existed between education attainment and social stratification within their system, and uncovers the socialization process that existed within the Americo-Liberian system of education. A critical analysis of social structure and history was undertaken to demonstrate how a mythical norm and cultural capital were key in both the identity formation and destruction of the Americo-Liberian population in Liberia, West Africa. Other theoretical frameworks, in particular "othering" were utilized throughout this dissertation to further demonstrate the rise of Americo-Liberians through their employment of a mythical norm and cultural capital, which ultimately led to their demise. A historical case study method was utilized to uncover the cultural capital of the preferred upper class and political elite, known as Americo-Liberians, which was deeply embedded within their system of education. In all, the system that was set up to ensure their privilege led to their demise and the complete destruction of the country as a whole.

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