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Graham, Mark. "New silk roads promises and perils of the Internet in the Thai silk industry /." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/929.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2008.Title from document title page (viewed on November 25, 2008). Document formatted into pages; contains: xi, 268 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267).
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Gater-Smith, Philip Howard Alexander. "The New Silk Roads' impact on the Persian Gulf region : contextualizing China's economic ties and diplomatic relations with the Gulf States." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12647/.
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China’s rise and Middle Eastern insecurity are two dominating themes in international relations today. Yet, their relevance for each other is less discussed. The most important connection is China’s and the Persian Gulf region’s new economic interdependence – a part of Asia’s so-called New Silk Roads. Energy and non-energy trade between the Gulf and China has grown fast and is increasingly accompanied by investment flows in both directions, as well as closer diplomatic relations. The same has happened with regards to the ties between the Gulf and other Asian countries, like India. Nevertheless, it is still the US that underwrites basic regional stability with its military presence. So far, Asian countries, China included, have thus benefited by fee-riding on it. However, as China’s power increases and US appetite for Middle Eastern engagement decreases, it needs to be asked whether China (or anyone else) will one day inherit the American mantle and geo-politically dominate the Gulf. This PhD thesis seeks to answer that question via the help of three types of contextualization: Firstly, the use of the two most influential, but antagonistic IR theories – neo-liberal institutionalism and neo-realism – tests which is the more accurate for China’s Gulf role. It ultimately argues in favour of a neo-neo synthesis around the concept of regional hegemonic stablity. Secondly, a brief recap of historical analogies regarding previous external powers and their rivalries in the Gulf is provided. These range from early-modern actors, over the British Raj and to the American hegemon. Thirdly, the inter-regional context is provided by briefly outlining the Gulf states' relations with China's Asian competitors, Japan, South Korea, and India. In the second part of the thesis, China's New Silk Roads across Eurasia and the Gulf are analysed via a regional overview and then via two case studies, on China-Saudi Arabia relations and China-United Arab Emirates relations. The conclusion brings all these various threads together in order to undertake a comparison between current American, Chinese (and partly Indian) capabilities, and their future opportunities and risks. This is done via theoretical assessments as well as historical contextualization and discussion of useful analogies. Why is this research question important? On the one hand, the world economy’s hydrocarbon-dependence continues to rely on the Gulf’s huge reserves. On the other, the region offers a long history of geo-strategic centrality to world affairs and will likely also help determine into which direction global power flows in the 21st century.
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DeFalco, Daphne Li-mei. "The Silk Road in China." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?1442141.
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Wahlberg, Scott Andrea. "Promoting digital authoritarianism : A study of China’s Digital Silk Road." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-37656.
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China’s influence is increasing steadily in all corners of the world. One of China’s foreign policy goals is to become a technological superpower by 2025. An important part of that goal is the Digital Silk Road (DSR), a sub-project to China’s massive infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative. The DSR is on one hand contributing to positive technological developments, especially in developing countries. But on the other hand, it has gotten substantial criticism for being a front for spreading China’s digital authoritarian model and for giving authoritarian regimes the tools to effectively repress citizens and violate human rights. The aim of this study is twofold. The first aim is to examine and map out how China might be promoting autocracy through the DSR, this will contribute to a deeper empirical understanding. The second aim is to give a theoretical contribution by categorizing autocracy promotion and testing the value of active and passive autocracy promotion in relation to China and the DSR. To conduct the analysis, I will draw on literature about autocracy promotion and digital authoritarianism. The existing literature is divided on whether or not China is promoting autocracy, and I will thus be arguing that technological advances, and the DSR, makes it problematic to claim that China is not engaged in autocracy promotion. Therefore, I seek to contribute to the existing literature. The results show that China is in fact involved in autocracy promotion through the different DSR projects. It also shows that China’s support, in some cases, have been crucial in providing authoritarian regimes with repressive technologies. The results also indicate that promoting autocracy might not be an outspoken goal or strategy from China, but rather an unintended consequence when trying to reach domestic political and economic goals.
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Kariyawasam, Rohan. "International economic law and the digital divide : a new silk road?" Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2012. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/2683.
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The failure of the trade negotiations at Seattle, and the collapse of the negotiations at Doha have bought increased attention to the issue of development, aid, and the implementation of special and differential rights in favour of developing countries. This thesis looks to examine one aspect of the many issues facing developed and developing countries in the negotiations that lie ahead, specifically how international economic law can be used in the application of technological processes to help address the Digital Divide. At present, there is an emphasis on development and the needs of developing countries, and that such development needs to be sustainable. Research reviewed in Chapter 2 indicates that growing information technology levels leads to growth of GDP. Importantly the use of ICT‘s will foster growth in the trade of electronic goods and services (electronic intangibles). By making positive attempts to reduce the Digital Divide, DCs and LDCs will be in a better position to access the necessary ICTs required to help grow GDP and facilitate sustainable development. The thesis sets out various measures to help reduce the digital divide and founded in international economic law. Central to the thesis is a new Layering Theory that the Author argues will assist operators (both incumbents and Independent Service Providers) in the developing world to gain access to international backbone Internet networks at cost price, one of the main impediments to reducing the international digital divide. The Layering Theory sets out a procedure for accurately identifying the relevant market for providers of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) and services so that those operators who abuse their dominance by refusing to supply an interconnection service or access to a digital network can be compelled to interconnect their networks to those smaller domestic or third country Internet Service Providers (ISP) operators who require access. By gaining access/interconnection in this way, operators in DCs and LDCs will be in a much better position to take advantage of cheaper production costs to export electronic intangibles overseas. Also, the thesis sets out recommendations for reform of international telecommunications, new provisions on technology transfer to help DCs and LDCs access the ICTs needed to address the Digital Divide, including provisions on technology transfer found in the increasing take-up of bilateral and regional trade agreements—and if there is to be free trade in e-commerce—recommendations for reform of current WTO rules on the classification of electronic goods and services. However, the thesis also argues that the digital divide cannot be addressed without strengthening the human capital base in developing and least developed countries, and that this cannot happen without such states also giving greater effect to the enforcement of civil and political, and economic, social and cultural rights ―at home‖. The thesis asks whether it is possible to define a relationship in IEL between civil and political, and economic social and cultural rights as a collective for example in the form of the much debated and somewhat controversial Right to Development (the ―RTD‖ as defined in this thesis) on the one hand, with economic indicators, such Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the other? And if so, how the RTD can be operationalised.
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Luo, Xin. "The New Silk Road : Swedish Apparel Companies’ Challenges in China’s Market." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-9861.
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Background and problem: As one of the major emerging markets, China has alarge population, stable growth in GDP and increased consumer spending powerwhich has attracted the whole world’s retail business. Many international clothingbrands have increased investment or speeded up the pace into the China’s market (Chen et al., 2007; Cui 2000).However, because of the differences in economy, policy and culture, it sometimesresults in difficulties in meeting standards and accessing the market with effectivestrategies (Cui, 2000). Numbers of clothing brands have been found not reach theChinese standards of textile and apparel. These problems force the brandswithdraw their substandard products from shelves, pay fines, and exposed by themedia, therefore the brands suffer not only economic losses, but also the damageof their images and reputations.The identified problem corresponds to two research questions:• What are the main challenges for apparel companies to conform withChinese standards?• How have the Swedish textiles retail companies responded to thesestandards?Methodology: A qualitative research approach was taken to collect relevant data.In the first phase, literature review was used to collect information related topicsof the thesis. Because this paper was addressed on China’s market as the focus ofthe investigation, both China’s and Swedish academic databases were utilized. Inthe second phase, the author developed the work by doing an interview withKlaus Ziegler, the founder and owner of the Quality Partnership LLC in China; anin-depth international laboratory located in China identified the impact of theChina’s standards and regulations and two email interviews with the managers oftwo Swedish apparel retail companies. Moreover, few informal interviews withprofessors in the Swedish School of Textiles and experts from Business Swedenwere made to reach better understanding of thesis topic.Conclusions: Findings provide insight on Chinese highly growing standardsregarding quality and service; International exporters face a lack of understandingof these standards in China’s textile market; The research of two retail companiesindicate that the companies can conduct better conformity of Chinese standards bysetting specific requirements to control the production, paying attention tolabeling related rules, cooperating with developed export agents, professionalthird-party laboratory, and so on.
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Nedoluzhko, Lesia. "Demographic Journeys along the Silk Road : Marriage, Childbearing, and Migration in Kyrgyzstan." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-75723.
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This thesis contributes to the limited demographic literature on Central Asia – the region through which led the great Silk Road – an ancient route of trade and cultural exchange between East and West. We focus on Kyrgyzstan and countries in its immediate neighborhood: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. We analyze the dynamic interplay between marriage, childbearing, and migration, and examine fertility intentions and intentions to migrate as predictors of demographic outcomes. The thesis consists of four co-authored and one single-authored paper connected through a common theme of ethno-cultural differences in demographic behavior. In the first three studies, we explore the link between migration and family formation. We demonstrate that increased fertility of recent migrants is attributable to marriage-related resettlements. In paper four, we provide an analysis of intentions to move abroad. Our results suggest that ethnicity plays a significant role, independent of other factors, in determining migration plans and preferences, and detect ethnic-specific effects of marriage, childbearing, and social capital on the inclination to migrate. In paper five, we compare the fertility and fertility intentions of ethnic majority and minority groups in three neighboring countries of the region. We explain fertility differentials between ethnic groups in terms of the combined effects of their status in society, country-level differences in institutional settings, and historical and cultural factors.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 5: Manuscript.
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Stevens, Daniel John. "Conceptual travels along the Silk Road : on civil society aid in Uzbekistan." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412926.
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Dumlao, Roberto C. "China's maritime silk road to oil : influence in the Middle East through naval modernization." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Jun%5FDumlao.pdf.
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SEIXAS, EDUARDO PALMA DE. "CHINA AND REALISM: THE SILK ROAD AS A PROJECT OF POWER CONSOLIDATION AND PROJECTION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=34054@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
O vertiginoso crescimento econômico da China das últimas décadas estabeleceu o país como uma das grandes potências de primeira grandeza do sistema internacional. Mesmo com a redução do ritmo do crescimento, estima-se que a China em breve se tornará a maior economia do mundo. O registro histórico indica que a ascensão econômica da China será acompanhada por sua ascensão política e militar. Conforme a teoria do realismo ofensivo, a China buscará ampliar sua esfera de influência sobre seu entorno geográfico com o intuito de estabelecer uma hegemonia regional. Essa dissertação irá argumentar que a iniciativa One Belt, One Road (OBOR) é a principal ferramenta das autoridades em Pequim para estabelecer uma hegemonia chinesa sobre a Eurásia. Por meio do investimento em infraestrutura no grande continente, a China irá criar uma rede de transporte terrestre e marítima que garantirá ao país acesso às principais rotas comerciais e energéticas da Eurásia, reduzindo sua vulnerabilidade no que diz respeito ao escoamento de suas exportações e ao acesso às importações de matérias primas. Argumenta-se que a OBOR é uma estratégia de duas frentes, simultaneamente baseada nas teorias de poder terrestre e poder naval, conforme os ensinamentos de Halford J. Mackinder e Alfred T. Mahan, respectivamente. Por fim, a posição dos Estados Unidos - os principais defensores da manutenção da atual distribuição de poder -, e das grandes potências vizinhas à China serão analisadas, pois a contínua expansão dos interesses internacionais da China está criando atritos ainda longe de serem resolvidos, particularmente na Ásia Central, no mar da China Meridional e no mar da China Oriental.
China s breakneck economic growth in the last decades has established the country as a great power of the first rank in the international system. Even with a slowdown in the rate of growth, it is widely believed that China will soon become the largest economy in the world. History suggests that China s economic rise will be followed by its political and military rise as well. According to the theory of offensive realism, China will seek to broaden its sphere of influence as it tries to establish a regional hegemony. This dissertation will defend that the One Belt, One Road initiative (OBOR) is the main tool at Beijing s disposal for the establishment of Chinese hegemony over Eurasia. By investing in infrastructure throughout the great landmass, China will create a land and sea transport network that will guarantee the country access to Eurasia s main trade and energy routes, reducing China s vulnerability with regards to the outflow of its exports and to the inflow of raw materials. The argument here presented is that the OBOR is a two-pronged strategy, simultaneously based on the theories of land power and sea power, according to the teachings of Halford J. Mackinder and Alfred T. Mahan, respectively. Lastly, the position of the United States, the main defenders of the present-day distribution of power, and those of the great powers that neighbor China will be analyzed, given that the continued expansion of China s international interests is creating tensions still far from being resolved, particularly in Central Asia, the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
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Wang, Helen. "Money on the Silk Road : the evidence from eastern Central Asia to c.AD 800." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289851.
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Pepper, France A. (France Allison). "The thousand buddha motif : a visual chant in buddhist cave-temples along the silk road." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23351.
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As early as the fifth century C.E., the thousand buddha motif had become a prevalent feature in the art of many cave-temples in Gansu, China. Past scholarship concentrated on tracing the textual sources of the motif and with relating it to the practices associated with the devotion to the three thousand buddhas of the three ages. Past research has not considered how the thousand buddhas may have been a reflection of a wider range of religious practices and popular beliefs nor has it explored the motif's artistic origin.By demonstrating that the earliest examples of the two-dimensional painted form of the thousand buddhas came from Gansu and that the motif was related to an iconographic and architectural design that existed between several Gansu cave-temple sites, this study proposes that the thousand buddha motif was a Gansu cave-temple art innovation that influenced cave-temple decor in areas west of Gansu. In addition, possible reasons for the prevalence of the motif are suggested by considering that it may have reflected the relationship between the thousand buddhas and meditative practices as well as the acts of chanting and circumambulation.
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De, Danieli Filippo. "Silk Road mafias : the political economy of drugs and state-building in post-Soviet Tajikistan." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.545920.
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This study looks at the role of drug-related mafias in Tajikistan -a country that has undergone a `double transition' as a result of the break up of the Soviet Union and a protracted civil war -, and examines why they emerged as political, economic and social actors after 1991 and how they influenced the processes of state breakdown and post conflict state-building. The existing literature on drug trafficking in Central Asia focuses almost exclusively on the connections between "criminal" and "terrorist" networks. This study, based upon field work conducted in Tajikstan between March-December 2007, critically challenges the arguments, concepts and assumptions that are usually associated with the "narcoterror" discourse. It seeks to adopt a broader historical, political economy perspective, and draws upon the growing literature on the role of non-state actors in shaping processes of state building. The study explores the complex interactions between transnational crime, shadow economy activities and the emerging political structures and institutions. It is argued that the negotiations between political actors and mafias over the control of resources are central to processes of state consolidation and state crises. The specificity of mafia, as a particular type of criminal organization, consists precisely in its ability to establish strategic partnerships with political elites. The expansion of mafias in Tajikistan has been shaped by a particular set of structural conditions and contingent events that can develop alongside modern state building process. Mafia-style organizations flourished in isolated and peripheral regions. In these areas central state elites were forced to mediate with local elites and former warlords so as to gain access to economic resources and build local legitimacy. Revenues from drug trafficking were central to this "conversation", and drug mafias fulfilled the role of mediating between central and peripheral elites. Mafias' disposition to make deals with the ruling elite has represented a key factor both for peace and post-conflict stability. Thus the case of Tajikistan shows that mafias are not an anti-state entity, and that, on the contrary, under certain conditions, they can actively contribute to political order
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Pak, Irina, and Ferizzat Jussupbekova. "Megaprojects' success perception by stakeholders in local communities: A study of Silk Road Economic Belt." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-145858.
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Megaprojects are commonly known as large-scale projects which costs at least 1 billion USD. Megaprojects are implemented internationally, they impact millions of people, and take many years to be completed. Generally, megaprojects are infrastructural projects and they, for instance, can contribute to the country’s development, boost some infrastructural sectors, connect different regions by construction of roads, provide the opportunity for new businesses.Due to their scale and scope, megaprojects involve both primary and secondary stakeholders which have different interests, and therefore, different perception of success. Hence, project manager should identify each stakeholder and consider their interests from the very beginning of the project.As a case study for the current research it was decided to explore the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB), which is a part of One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative by China. SREB road has a very significant meaning than the previous historic Silk Way, and it will connect Asia with Europe. The old trade Silk way will be updated till huge international infrastructural megaproject. This research focuses on Kazakhstan, which one of the key actors in that project, and which is world 9th biggest country.The main purpose of the current research is to increase the understanding about how secondary stakeholders perceive the success of megaprojects. We limited the research by stakeholders in local communities, so we can explore that topic more comprehensively. In order to find the answer on research question, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted. It was decided to follow the Business-Government-Society (BGS) model (Steiner & Steiner, 1980) and focus on stakeholders from three different sectors (business, government, society). Furthermore, through analysis of secondary data we got more holistic picture about research area.The research findings show that depending on communities’ sector the success perception differs. Furthermore, it was concluded from the findings that different local communities have different techniques and tools to evaluate the success, and therefore some of them perceive and estimate success in qualitative way, but others in quantitative way. In addition, the research showed that it is important to consider local communities’ interests during the project planning phase because it influences the projects’ success.The theoretical contribution of the current research is realized during the analysis of empirical findings and during the review of existing literature. The practical implication of the work is to provide the guidance on local community management in megaprojects and on how these communities perceive the success of projects.
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Karrar, Hasan H. (Hasan Haider) 1973. "The new silk road diplomacy : a regional analysis of China's Central Asian foreign policy, 1991-2005." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=102514.
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This thesis explores China's relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, from 1991 to 2005, contributing to the body of knowledge by arguing that China's relations with post-Soviet Central Asia were shaped by security and economic imperatives in Xinjiang, home to Muslim Turkic nationalities who have historically challenged Beijing's jurisdiction.As discussed in Chapter One, after 1949, the Communist Party sought to bring Xinjiang firmly within Beijing's orbit, ending a 150-year long period during which Beijing's hold over Xinjiang periodically faltered. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, coupled with instability in Afghanistan, led to new challenges to Beijing's authority.
Chapter Two examines China's relations with Central Asia from 1992 to 1996. In the post-Cold War order characterized by US primacy, China envisioned Central Asia as an arena of cooperation between China, Russia, and the independent republics. However, the republics became fertile ground for transnational Islamist movements. China feared spillover into Xinjiang; consequently, China extended economic cooperation to the impoverished republics with the understanding that they would suppress emigre Uighur organizations. Bilateral economic cooperation was also important for Xinjiang, which benefited from cross-border trade.
Chapter Three examines Sino-Central Asian relations from 1996 to 2001, exploring the development of the Shanghai Five mechanism in 1996 between China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, which initially addressed confidence building, but after 1998, focused on regional security. This was important for China, since in 1996/1997, Xinjiang experienced instability that was exacerbated by the independence of Central Asia. Competition over the region's energy is also examined, which contributed to international rivalry.
Chapter Four examines Sino-Central Asian relations from 2001 to 2005. In June 2001, the Shanghai Accord signatories, and Uzbekistan, established the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). While envisioned as a forum for wide-ranging cooperation, combating "terrorism, separatism, and extremism," was an immediate priority. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States sought a military presence in Central Asia that temporarily undermined China's influence, heightening China's concerns over energy security. China's response was to gradually deepen relations with the republics in the energy and security fields.
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Karrar, Hasan Haider. "The new silk road diplomacy a regional analysis of China's Central Asian foreign policy, 1991-2005 /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2006. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?NR27796.
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Wang, Linlin. "The sounds on the Silk Road from Xi'an to Urumqi. Soundscape, recording and exposition of the sound." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672184.
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The main objective of the doctoral thesis is to study the Soundscape in the Chinese route of the Silk Road based on the premises issued in 2003 by the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
In China, no application of this agreement has been used. The research proposed by the doctoral thesis is an important precedent in applying the guidelines concerning the study and preservation of intangible cultural heritage.
The Silk Road represents the exchange and integration of Chinese and Western cultures, and its mysterious and remote atmosphere is fascinating. I have longed for the Silk Road since I was young.
I was exposed to sound media art, soundscape maps, and sound sculpture research in the laboratory of Dr. Josep Cerda at the University of Barcelona.
Finally, it presented the idea of applying sound media art to data analysis of the sound on the Silk Road and archival records.
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization.
UNESCO, at its 32nd meeting, held in Paris from September 29 to October 17, 2003. Approved the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage Intangible, the intergovernmental agreement that Recognizes that communities, groups, and individuals play an important role in the production, safeguarding, maintenance, and recreation of intangible cultural heritage, thereby contributing to enriching cultural diversity and human creativity.
It considers the importance of the Soundscape as an exponent of cultural diversity.
The General objective of this doctoral dissertation is to apply the intangible cultural heritage protection formulated by UNESCO to
"Using sound media art to record and protect the sound landscape of typical areas on the Silk Road."
Through a literature review of Western sound research and the current sound landscape research status in China, China is currently conducting sound landscape research and research on a certain designated area. Quantitative analysis exists, but there is no study on "The sounds on the Silk Road from Xi'an to Urumqi."
The Silk Road is a vast area and has many research limitations in terms of geography. This research uses ethnographic research as the main research methodology, and finally determines the research site in China from Xi'an to Urumqi in Six specific regions.
In Chinese history, the Silk Road started from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and ended in
Xinjiang Province, the last region connecting China with Eurasia.
I passed through the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, the surround-ing areas of Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province, and the surrounding regions of Qin- ghai Lake in Xining City Qinghai Province. As the gathering area of ethnic minorities in the southwest of China's Silk Road, Yunnan Province also includes this doctoral thesis research.
Try to find the voices on the Silk Road that are most worthy of investigation and preservation, and conduct field investigations and quantitative analysis.
The purpose of the research is to use a sound media library, soundscape map, and sound art museum display to reflect the ecological landscape environment of the Silk Road, the urban human environment, and the status quo of historical relics. Based on this, establish a sound landscape database.
To form a digital map of the Soundscape, making it an important carrier for the protection and inheritance of the sound landscape on the Silk Road, as a basis for academic and theoretical research on protecting intangible cultural heritage on the Silk Road.
The second objective of the research is to establish a sound media art laboratory and a sound documentation center in Shanghai Donghua University and Shanghai Arts & Design Academy, to supplement the current lack of sound media art as a research direction in design education in China. The third research goal is to apply future sound media art combined with big data artificial intelligence to serve society.
Apply intelligent sound design as an essential means of exhibition and display and demonstrate in Chinese museums.
In terms of research conclusions and social influence, this doctoral thesis puts forward for the first time "the application of sound media art to protect and inherit the soundscape of the Silk Road". First of all, a set of core methodology and research techniques in the research of this doctoral dissertation applied to the academic study of soundscape protection on the Silk Road. Due to the limitations of the research funding and time of the doctoral thesis, only investigate six important areas. I will not terminate this research because of the end of this paper. Researchers will continue to study some other sub-important regions of the Silk Road in China. This doctoral thesis will lay a theoretical foundation for China and the world to study the "Silk Road" soundscape research.
Introduce the establishment method of sound media library into the design art education of Chinese colleges and universities. To make up for the lack of research in Chinese universities that specifically focus on sound art design instead of music theory research under art design research. The third is to create a sound media library and make an interactive multimedia map to be applied to the soundscape guide of the future cultural journey.
Use digital media technology and sound media art principles to design a virtual interactive sound museum. Establish a complete set of sound expressions, protect and Inheriting the Soundscape of the Silk Road while driving the richness of cultural tourism in the southwest and northwest regions of China. The audience can understand the history and culture of the Silk Road through acoustic sensory experience in multiple dimensionsLa finalidad de esta investigación es establecer un archivo sonoro de la Ruta de la Seda, en su recorrido en China, aplicando las directrices de la UNESCO, establecidas en la Convención para la Salvaguarda del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial, a partir de una metodología teorico-práctica de recogida de datos mediante grabaciones de campo y geolocalizadas mediante mapas sonoros. A lo largo de los 5 años de investigación, se ha podido constatar la transformación cultural de la zona de estudio debido a la irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías y la creciente industrialización, aspectos que constatan la necesidad de este tipo de investigaciones que hemos llevado a cabo, ya que los sonidos tradicionales del paisaje sonoro de la Ruta de la Seda están en vías de desaparición, por lo tanto es muy importante preservarlos para el futuro mediante la creación de un archivo sonoro.. En la investigación se han introducido elementos tecnológicos importantes, sobre todo en lo que hace referencia en la exposición de los sonidos del paisaje sonoro y en el diseño de un espacio expositivo interactivo especialmente diseñado para presentar estos sonidos y demás aspectos de la tradición cultural y artesana de la Ruta de la seda. Se ha partido de los estudios realizados por el investigador canadiense R. Murray-Schafer que se desarrollaron en la década de los años 70 del siglo pasado en la Universidad Simon Fraser de Canadá, y que han ido evolucionando hasta la actualidad por las aportaciones sucesivas de I. Westercamp y B. Truaux, que dieron como resultado el Word Sounscape Project, que es el origen del trabajo de investigación que hemos llevado a cabo. Toda la investigación se ha llevado a cabo en el mismo lugar de estudio de la Ruta de la Seda, en su tramo Chino. La gran mayoría de las grabaciones de campo y las imágenes fotográficas, así como las entrevistas y diseño expositivo han sido llevadas a cabo por la autora. Así mismo cabe remarcar que el estudio de las fuentes bibliográficas se han realizado en la mayoría de las veces a partir de libros y artículos redactados en el idioma mandarín, por lo que la accesibilidad a las fuentes primarias, hacen de esta tesis un trabajo de investigación muy importante.
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Neelis, Jason Emmanuel. "Long-distance trade and the transmission of Buddhism through northern Pakistan, primarily based on Kharoṣṭhī and Brāhmī inscriptions /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11142.
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Charamut, William J. "Policing the silk road : do the Central Asian states need the United States and Russia to create and maintain stability? /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Dec%5FCharamut.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2005.Thesis Advisor(s): Mikhail Tsypkin, Roger N. McDermott. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73). Also available online.
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Parker, John Wesley. "Evaluation of Laboratory Durability Tests for Stabilized Subgrade Soils." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2008. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2393.pdf.
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Fryčar, David. "Návrh řešení úpravy sil. I/43 v úseku Podlesí - Kuřim." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-371828.
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This diploma thesis deals with the processing of complex transport solutions in the interest area of the city of Kuřim on the existing road I/43 in the Section Česká – Podlesí – Kuřim. Thus, the proposal for an adjustment of this road takes into account all modes of transport. Transit trafic or target car transport, public transport and also transport in terms of local ties. The design is processed in 4 variants, the difference being mainly in the size of the modifications to the existing road I/43. Subsequently one variant was selected for more detailed completion. This is a design solution in the 2 + 1 arrangement with interchanges of Podlesí and Kuřim – east. The proposed solution does not prevent the planned implementation of the D43 motorway.
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Medroa, Catarina Feliciano. "Alepo 2060." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19817.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura, com a especialização em Arquitetura apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre.Através de um olhar sobre Alepo, pretende-se com este exercício aplicar o desenho projetual a uma visão de paz para 2060, assumindo o período pós-guerra como otimista e próspero. Paralelamente à reconstrução do tecido urbano afetado pelos conflitos da Guerra Civil Síria, existirão novos projetos que influenciarão não só o futuro dos habitantes locais, mas também dos visitantes curiosos que anseiam por conhecer este lugar. Esta temática surgiu da vontade de contribuir com uma resposta arquitetónica a um projeto infraestrutural ambicioso, cujo impacto se tornará global. Através de uma reconciliação entre o imaginário islâmico local e o desenvolvimento tecnológico do território Euroasiático, a cidade será reintegrada numa rota ancestral de idiomas, culturas e bens. A estação ferroviária foi a resposta encontrada para as premissas definidas, permitindo a inclusão da Síria na Nova Rota da Seda que unirá, através da circulação de comboios de alta velocidade, a China às portas da Europa. Considerando o papel que este elemento terá na regeneração de Alepo, existe oportunidade de estudar antecipadamente o seu impacte, desde a escala do território até à do passageiro que dele poderá usufruir, viajando a bordo de um meio de transporte sustentável para qualquer parte do Mundo.
ABSTRACT: While having a closer look at Aleppo, this project intends to apply architectural design to a vision of peace for 2060, assuming the post-war period as optimistic and prosperous. Alongside the reconstruction of the urban fabric affected by the Syrian Civil War conflicts, there will be new projects that will influence not only the future of locals, but also curious visitors who want to know the site. This theme arose from the desire to contribute to an architectural response to an ambitious infrastructure project, which impact will become global. Through a reconciliation between the local Islamic traditions and the technological development of the Eurasian territory, the city will be reintegrated into an ancient road of languages, cultures and goods. The railway station was the answer found for the stated assumptions, allowing Syria to be included in the New Silk Road that will connect China to the gates of Europe through the movement of high-speed trains. Considering the role this element will play in the regeneration of Aleppo, there is an opportunity to study in advance its impact, from the scale of the territory to the scale of the passenger who will use it, traveling aboard a sustainable mode of transport to any part of the world.
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Calzolaio, Francesco. "Le miroir de Chine : Représentations européennes et persanes de l'Asie de l'Est à l'âge mongol (XIII ème - XIV ème siècles)." Thesis, Limoges, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020LIMO0048.
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En conséquence de la formation de l’empire mongol, entre le XIIIe et le XIVe siècle l’espace eurasiatique atteint un degré sans précédent d’intégration. Sous l’égide des Mongols, les échanges entre les différentes régions de l’Eurasie s’intensifient et les voyages à longue distance se font de plus en plus fréquents. Dans ce contexte, les premiers voyageurs occidentaux gagnent l’Asie de l’Est. C’est le cas de Jean de Plan Carpin et de Guillaume de Rubrouck, qui atteignent la Mongolie, ou bien de Marco Polo et d’Odoric de Pordenone, qui gagnent la Chine. Leurs ouvrages témoignent de la rencontre de l’occident chrétien avec un monde vaste et complexe jusque-là presque inconnu. Dans les mêmes années, le monde persan est rattaché à l’empire mongol. Les intellectuels de culture persane se trouvent ainsi, eux aussi, en relation étroite avec le monde est-asiatique. Des ouvrages tels que l’Histoire du conquérant du monde de ʿAṭā Malik Juwaynī ou l’Histoire universelle de Rashīd al-Dīn attestent de leurs efforts pour intégrer l’Asie de l’Est et ses peuples dans la géographie mentale du monde persan. En faisant recours aux ouvrages de ces auteurs, ainsi qu’à d’autres textes de l’époque, il est possible de mener une étude comparative de la représentation de l’Asie de l’Est dans l’occident chrétien et dans le monde persan. Nous prendrons dès lors en considération la vision que ces savants et voyageurs ont donnée de la géographie physique et humaine de cet espace, ainsi que des religions, des langues et des modes de vie de ses habitantsAmong the many consequences of the formation of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, one of the most significant was the emergence of a truly integrated and interconnected Eurasia. Under the aegis of the Mongols, trade, cultural and religious exchanges between the different Eurasian civilisations intensify, and long-distance travel becomes more and more common. The first Western travellers thus reach East Asia. This is the case of John of Plano Carpini and William of Rubruck, who both travel to Mongolia, as well as of Marco Polo and Odoric of Pordenone, who spent years in China. Their travel accounts testify to the Latin west’s encounter with a wide, complex world, about which until then almost nothing was known. Yet, in the very same period, the Persianate world came to have even closer ties to East Asia. Literary works such as ʿAṭā Malik Juwaynī’s History of the World Conqueror and Rashīd al-Dīn’s Universal History testify to their efforts to integrate this space into the mental geography of Persianate intellectuals. Drawing on these sources, as well as to a wider corpus of Latin, French, Italian, Arabic and Persian works on East Asia of different genres, from travel literature to historiography and geography, a comparative study of the representation of this space in the Latin West and in the Persianate world in the Mongol period can be undertaken. The dissertation thus discusses the Western and Persianate representation of East Asia in fields as diverse as geography, religion, languages, and urban and civil life
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Zhang, Wei. "Cultural Route As An Approach To Foster Regional Cultural Sustainability : A Study of Swedish Explorer Sven Hedin’s Expedition Heritage along the Silk Road in Northwest China." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445287.
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This dissertation strives to analyze the role of the cultural route as an approach and evaluates its validity to foster regional cultural sustainability. The author has investigated the relationship between cultural route, cultural sustainability, and regional development through studying Swedish explorer Sven Hedin’s expedition heritage along the Silk Road. A qualitative approach was taken to study how practitioners in particular tourism subdivisions attempt to implanting Sven Hedin’s legacy into different practices in Northwest China. With the help of the Actor-Network Theory as a material-semiotic method, a significant finding is that evolutionary networks centered on Sven Hedin, as an internal drive to promote the development of cultural routes, are taking shape. Cultural route as an approach to foster regional development cannot be achieved independently by individuals and SMEs; an institutional dimension needs to be considered for integrated management. This approach offers a new participation model in regional construction to their recipients and provides a sustainable strength for inhabitants to understand their cultural identity and embrace their future.
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Lay, Russell David. "Development of a Frost Heave Test Apparatus." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd992.pdf.
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Sojková, Petra. "Potenciál kontinentální přepravy na relaci Čínská lidová republika – Česká republika." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-359330.
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The European Union (EU) is a key trading partner for the People's Republic of China (PRC). Nearly one third of PRC's production is send to the EU and half of EU exports is directed to the PRC. Such huge trade volumes require an appropriate logistical connection, which is currently dominated by maritime transport. However, since 2007 railway transport has also been available. The aim of this dissertation is to evaluate the position of the railway transport of the PRC European route (with focus on the position of the Czech Republic) with regard to its development, obstacles and potential for the future. Firstly, the paper describes the background and reasons for the establishment of the New Silk Road (One Belt One Road initiative), followed by the trade and economic cooperation between the PRC and the Czech Republic. The practical part deals with individual aspects of railway connection. Neither in terms of trade volumes nor price can railway compete with the maritime solution, nevertheless it slowly but surely acquires its first regular customers.
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Fulati, Tayierjiang. "Route de la soie, route de la création : rencontres, frontières, contacts, croisements." Thesis, Paris 1, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA01H306/document.
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Cette thèse, qui s'appuie sur ma pratique artistique personnelle, analyse l'identité, l'origine, la valeur et la place de la main dans l'art en sillonnant l'ancienne Route de la soie. J'étudie mon parcours de création artistique, ma culture, mes identités multiples et mes influences au regard de l'héritage légué par La Roule de la soie et la route de La création. La traversée de la Route de la soie s'articule autour de quatre thèmes: la rencontre, le contact, le croisement et la frontière. Les recherches m'ont mené sur un voyage messianique dans le but de répondre aux questions qui me hantaient: l'influence étendue de la Route de la soie sur la création artistique est-elle source de créativité? Comment peut-elle se révéler dans les œuvres d'artistes contemporains? La route de ma création artistique se croise-t-elle avec la Route de la soie? Pour répondre à ces questions, j'ai présenté ma main comme une figure qui me lie à mes origines invisibles. Dans le premier chapitre, j'explore la notion d’identité à travers les portraits de la main, puis j'étudie la notion de frontière visible et invisible. Dans le troisième chapitre, j'analyse le toucher, le goûter et le croisement avec la Route de la soie. Enfin, j'examine le contexte des paysages intérieurs et je tente de mettre en lumière l'héritage caché ainsi que les secrets de l'art local imprégné par la culture de notre région et ce à travers les croisements et les métissages culturelsRelying on my personal artistic practice, this thesis analyzes the identity, origin, the value and the place of the "band" in the art in weaving through the old Silk Road. The analysis of my artistic creation, my culture, my multiple identities and my influences in the light of the legacy of the Silk Road and the road of the creation. The crossing of the Silk Road is structured around four themes : the meeting, contact. The crossing and the border. The research led me on a messianic trip, in the aim of finding answers to the questions that concern me : how the Silk Road influences artistic creation, is it a source of creativity? How can it be in the works of contemporary artists? How it emerges on my artistic creation? To answer these questions, I presented my band as a figure, which binds me to my multiple origins. In the first chapter I will analyze the concept of identity through the portraits of the band, then I will look into the notion of border visible and invisible. In the third chapter, I will analyze the touch, the taste and the crossing with the Silk Road. Finally, I will examine the context of interior landscapes and I will try to demonstrate the hidden legacy as well as the secrets of the local art impregnated in the culture of our region through crosses and cultural mixes
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Motl, Vojtěch. "Návrh řešení sil. I/42 – VMO v Brně v úseku MÚK Hlinky – MÚK Velodrom." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-372279.
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The topic of this master thesis is the solution of Brno expressway in section between interchanges Hlinky and Velodrom. The thesis introduces two alternatives of height trajectory of Brno expressway. In first alternative the expressway is above current terrain on the estacade. The local roads are situated under the estacade on the terrain level. The neighboring areas stay intouched. In the second alternative the author presumes the reconstruction of part of the exhibition centre. In this case the expressway is situated on the terrain level and rises up just before interchange Velodrom. The local area is serviced by the new road situated in reconstructed area and by two bridges over the expressway. The next topic of the thesis is the solution of interchange Velodrom. Both alternatives are compared in the end.
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Launerová, Martina. "Železnice jako alternativa námořní přepravy na relaci Asie-Evropa." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-262189.
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The aim of the diploma thesis is the comparison of maritime and rail freight transport between Asia and Europe. The thesis focuses on characteristic of rail transport as an alternative mode of transport and identification of possibilities, how to increase its competitiveness towards to maritime transport. First part of the thesis analyses current situation in maritime and rail transport and focuses on their specifics and future potential. The practical part deals with the change of fictitious company´s logistics system. Maritime and rail transport are compared in terms of risks, costs and shipping time. The last part of thesis deals with possibilities of increasing competitiveness of rail transport in the future.
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Gellner, Pavel. "Měření sil působících za jízdy mezi kolem a vozovkou." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-417508.
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The diploma thesis is focused on the measurement of forces acting between the tire and the road. There is an outline of tire and tire models problematic in the opening part. In the following part, the rear right suspension of the formula student car was mounted with strain gauges and the data logging system was described. There is also a multi-body model of the rear axle created in Adams/Car and SAMS software, that is able to calculate forces acting between the tire and the road, taking the measured forces in the suspension, rocker position, and throttle position into consideration. After a series of calibrations and verification measurements, the measurement on the test track was made, with data analysis focused on forces acting between the tire and the road.
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Walter, Justine. "Antikes Griechenland und Altes China." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-210916.
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Nordmark, Simon, and Pavel Pogorelyy. "Bitcoin och den libertarianska strategin : En jämförande kritisk diskursanalys av medierepresentationer av bitcoin." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-412635.
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Under början av 2010-talet populariserades en ny form av elektroniskt betalningsmedel, så kallade kryptovalutor. Dessa tillkom under slutet av 2000-talet, till stor del på grund av stora finanskrisen 2007, och fungerar som ett fristående valuta- och betalningssystem. Den första och mest välkända av dessa idag är bitcoin. Bitcoin, som många andra kryptovalutor men ingen i samma grad, genomgick en chockprishöjning under mitten 2010-talet ända fram tills 2018. Priset hade under denna tid rört sig från under $10 USD till över $20000 USD per bitcoin. En sådan ofantlig ökning av pris har skapat ett stort intresse hos många, från hobbyinvesterare till finanssektorns huvudanalytiker. En annan viktig händelse i bitcoins historia är åtalet mot Ross Ulbricht, som skapade en illegal digital handelsplats vid namn Silk Road som accepterade bitcoin. Då det fortfarande är ett nytt område har forskning kring fenomenet inte lämnat krubban än. Dock görs det uppenbart genom en snabb överblick att denna forskning främst ligger inom den ekonomiska sfären. Endast ett fåtal vetenskapliga artiklar som nämner den sociala kopplingen till bitcoin kan återfinnas, särskilt få med en kvalitativ forskningsansats. Det har därför gjort oss intresserade att göra ett tillägg till detta mer eller mindre outforskade fenomen. För att åstadkomma detta har vi valt att fokusera oss på en jämförelse av nyhetsartiklar skrivna från perspektivet av bitcoinvärlden med några av de största internationella mediepublikationer som har skrivit om bitcoin. Norman Faircloughs kritiska diskursanalys ligger till grund för teorin och metoden bakom denna analys. Det är genom hans forskningsansats som en textanalys av fenomenet möjliggörs. Detta ledde till att vi kunde urskilja ett antal olika diskurser från texterna, antagonistiska förhållanden mellan de och dess textuella konstruktion. Utifrån detta har vi härlett till vad vi tolkar vara en möjlig framkomst till sättet nyhetssidorna skriver om bitcoin.
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Hall, V. "A study to investigate whether speed and road conditions have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance." Thesis, University of Salford, 2017. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/42638/.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether speed and road conditions have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance. Study Design: This was a quantitative observational study using primary data. The study compared the stability of physiological parameters (heart rate, arterial blood pressure, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation) against speed and g forces experienced in three dimensions, longitudinal direction (x-axis), lateral (y-axis) and vertical direction (z-axis). Data was collected using a DL1 Race–technology device with a 5Hz GPS receiver and digital accelerometer to measure the forces acting on the baby. Data was collected from twelve babies undergoing ambulance transfer between neonatal or paediatric units in the North West of England in a neonatal intensive care incubator mounted on an ambulance trolley. Seven complete data sets were analysed. Physiological variability was compared between the two types of road conditions: motorways and other roads. Results: The babies demonstrated more stability during motorway journeys, though predictable situations in the journey promoted instability. Speed was not a factor in physiological instability, but acceleration and deceleration exerted pronounced effects on physiological status, particularly when combined with marked lateral forces. Other changes in physiological status during apparently stable transit require further investigation, as does the optimum positioning of the baby along or across the fore-and-aft axis of the ambulance. This was the first study to investigate real-time physiological effects on live neonates during required transfer journeys including measurements in three axes throughout the episode while exerting no research effect on the babies.
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Percier, Baptiste. "Dynamique d'un empilement granulaire : instabilité de tôle ondulée et fluage d'une colonne de grains." Phd thesis, Ecole normale supérieure de lyon - ENS LYON, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00857243.
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Au cours de cette thèse expérimentale et numérique nous avons étudié le comportement d'un empilement de grains dans deux situations différentes. Dans une première partie, une piste en sable est soumise au passage répété de véhicules, sous certaines conditions un motif régulier de rides apparaît spontanément : c'est l'instabilité de tôle ondulée. Ce phénomène, très répandu sur les routes en terre ou en gravier, est bien sûr très gênant pour les automobilistes mais est aussi très dangereux à cause des pertes d'adhérence qu'il provoque. Nous avons alors reproduit ce phénomène à l'échelle du laboratoire et également dans des simulations numériques de dynamique moléculaire de sphères molles. Grâce à ces outils expérimentaux et numériques nous avons pu mettre en évidence certaines propriétés de l'instabilité. Nous avons notamment mesuré la relation de dispersion des rides et mis en évidence que ce phénomène suit une instabilité de type fourche super-critique. En mesurant les contraintes agissant sur le véhicule nous avons alors pu construire une analyse de stabilité linéaire prédisant quantitativement le seuil de l'instabilité ainsi que la longueur d'onde du motif. Enfin, nous avons étudié des cas plus complexes où différents véhicules circulaient simultanément sur la piste. Nous avons également considéré des cas où la piste était humide et donc cohésive. Dans une seconde partie, nous avons étudié le comportement d'un silo rempli de grains soumis à des variations de température. On observe alors un lent fluage de la colonne que nous avons caractérisé. Deux régimes de fluage sont observés selon l'amplitude des cycles de température et nous avons obtenu une expression de la température critique séparant les deux régimes en fonction des paramètres microscopiques des grains (élasticité et rugosité de surface). Nous avons également étudié le mouvement individuel de chaque grain afin d'interpréter la dynamique macroscopique de l'empilement.
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Rossi, Lorenzo Matteo Walter. "Embankment as a carbon sink : a study on carbon sequestration pathways and mechanisms in topsoil and exposed subsoil." Thesis, Montpellier, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019MONTG083.
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La séquestration du carbone (C) fait l'objet d'une attention scientifique et politique croissante dans le cadre de la réduction des gaz à effet de serre. Les sols géotechniques ont été négligés en raison de leur potentiel de séquestration du carbone, et l'attention étant concentrée sur les sols agricoles et naturels. Nous visons à évaluer le potentiel des talus géotechniques comme puits de carbone et, par l'étude des espèces végétales et des sols présentant des caractéristiques contrastées, à mettre en lumière les mécanismes de séquestration du carbone organique et les rôles des différents acteurs impliqués. Nous visons non seulement à quantifier le C gagné et perdu dans le sol, mais aussi son origine (nouveau C frais et ancien C préexistant) et comment il est réparti dans différents pools de C qui montrent une stabilité du C différente (qualité du C stocké). Tout d'abord, nous avons évalué la séquestration du carbone dans différents pools de carbone sous un sol semé de 12 espèces herbacées différentes sur une période de 10 mois. La caractérisation des différents traits de racine a permis de comprendre l'influence de la stratégie d'alimentation des ressources en racines (représentée par le spectre économique de la racine) sur la séquestration du carbone. Nous avons montré que les espèces dont les caractéristiques racinaires sont associées à une production élevée de C labile entraînent une augmentation plus élevée de C dans le pool stable de SILT+CLAY (<20µm). Les espèces dont les traits de racine sont associés à un faible apport de C récalcitrant favorisent plutôt l'accumulation dans la fraction POM instable. Ensuite, grâce à une expérience de marquage isotopique stable de 183 jours (CO2 constamment enrichi en 13C), nous avons pu étudier la dynamique du C dans différents pools de C sous deux espèces (L. perenne et M. sativa) sur deux sols (terre végétale, profondeur 0-30 cm et sol remonté, profondeur 110-140 cm) aux caractéristiques opposées. Nous avons mis en évidence le grand intérêt de faire le pont entre l'origine du C et les pools de C lors de l'étude des destins du C du sol, ce qui permet de dévoiler des processus que les méthodes plus traditionnelles cachent. Le nouveau C et l'ancien C présentaient une covariation synergique, avec des pertes plus faibles de l'ancien C associées à de nouvelles entrées de C plus élevées. Ceci est conforme à l'hypothèse de l'utilisation préférentielle du substrat. Cette hypothèse a également été validée par l'étude de l’effet d’amorçage et de la respiration du sol. Celle-ci a montré que la teneur en CO2 inhalé était plus élevée lorsque les entrée C de la plante étaient élevées, tout en augmentant la minéralisation de l’ancien C lorsque les entrées de C de la plante étaient faibles, c’est-à-dire dans le sous-sol. De plus, nous avons validé l'hypothèse de réconciliation entre 'l'hypothèse de l'Utilisation Préférentielle des Substrats' et 'l'hypothèse de la Concurrence', cette dernière déterminant le 'priming effect' dans le sous-sol à faible fertilité. Nous avons observé de nouveaux apports significatifs de C d'origine végétale dans la fraction SILT+CLAY (<20µm, très stable) à l'appui de la preuve de l'effet d'ensevelissement in vivo dans l'hypothèse de la pompe à carbone microbienne du sol. L'effet de l'espèce s'est produit principalement sur les entrées de nouveaux C, mais il a été maîtrisé par l'effet du sol, avec un stockage de C plus faible dans un sol de faible qualité (faible activité et biomasse d'azote et microbienne). Les conditions microbiologiques ont été le principal moteur de la nouvelle accumulation de C et de l'ancienne perte de C et ont aidé à expliquer pourquoi aucun effet de la saturation en C du sol - une théorie centrale dans des études récentes sur la séquestration de C - n'a été trouvé dans le carbone protégé. Cette compréhension fondamentale des interactions plantes-sol nous aide à mieux optimiser la gestion des sols et de la végétation des talus des routesCarbon (C) sequestration is receiving increasing scientific and political attention in a framework of greenhouse gasses mitigation. However, geotechnical soils have been neglected for their C sequestration potential, with the global attention focusing on agricultural and natural soils. In the present thesis project we aim to assess the potential of geotechnical embankments as C sink, and, through the study of plant species and soils showing contrasting features, shed light on SOC sequestration mechanisms and the role of the different actor involved. We aim not only to quantify the C gained and lost in soil, but even its origin (fresh new C input or old preexistent C) and how it is partitioned in different C pools characterized by different C stability (quality of stored C). First, we evaluated the C storage in different pools under soil sowed with 12 different herbaceous species in a 10 months experiment. Assessing different root traits allowed understanding the influence of root economic spectrum on C storage. We showed how traits linked to high labile C are linked to a higher C increase in the stable SILT+CLAY pool (<20µm). Root traits related to a low input of recalcitrant, instead, favor accumulation in the unstable POM fraction. Thanks to a 183 days stable isotope labelling experiment (CO2 constantly enriched with 13C) we were able to study the C dynamics in different C pools under two species (L. perenne and M. sativa) sowed on two soil (topsoil, 0-30cm depth and subsoil brought to the surface, 110-140 cm depth) showing contrasting characteristics. We evidenced the great interest of bridging C origin and C pools when studying soil C fates, allowing unveiling processes those more traditional methods would hide. New C and old C showed synergetic covariation, with lower old C losses associated to higher new C inputs. This is in good accordance with the Preferential Substrate Utilization hypothesis (Cheng and Kuzyakov, 2005). The Preferential Substrate Utilization hypothesis was also validated with the study of priming effect and soil respiration, that showed higher plant derived C in respired CO2 when plant C input were high, while increasing old C mineralization when plant C input were low, i.e. in subsoil. We observed significant plant derived new C input in the SILT+CLAY fraction (<20µm, highly stable) supporting evidence of the in vivo entombing effect in the soil Microbial Carbon Pump hypothesis (Liang et al., 2017). The species effect mainly occurred on new C input, but it was overpowered by the soil effect, with lower C storage in low quality soil (low nitrogen and microbial biomass and activity). In general, microbiological conditions were the main driver for new C accumulation and old C loss, and helped to explain why no effect of soil C saturation – a central theory in recent studies on C sequestration - was find in the protected carbon. Such fundamental understanding of plant-soil interactions help us to better optimize soil and vegetation management for road embankment revegetation
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Li, Chen. "Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:bca2d725-eca3-4d10-bc5f-f77fb0228ece.
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This thesis studies Han Dynasty stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China. These multi-chambered tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs, and were very popular among the Han people. However, such horizontal stone structures were entirely new, and were a result of outside stimuli rather than an independent development within China. The stone carved tombs were a result of imitating royal rock-cut tombs, while the rock-cut tombs were stimulated by foreign examples. Moreover, many details of stone carved tombs also had Western features. These exotic elements were incorporated to satisfy specific requirements of the Han people, and reflected the desire to assimilate exotica within Chinese traditions. Some details within stone carved tombs showed high level of stone working technologies with Western influences. But in general the level of stone construction of the Han period was relatively low. The methods of construction showed how unfamiliar the Western system was to the Han artisans. Han Dynasty stone carved tombs were hybrids of different techniques, including timber, brick and stone works. From these variations, Han people could choose certain types of tombs to satisfy their specific ritual and economic needs. Not only structures, but also pictorial decorations of stone carved tombs were innovations. The range of image motifs is quite limited. Similar motifs can be found in almost every tomb. Such similarities were partly due to the artisans, who worked in workshops and used repertoires for the carving of images. But these also suggest that the tombs were decorated for certain purposes with a given functional template. Together with different patterns of burial objects and their settings, such images formed a way through which the Han people gave meaning to the afterworld. After their heyday, stone carved tombs ceased being constructed in the Central Plains as the Han Empire collapsed. However, they set a model for later tombs. The idea of building horizontal stone chamber tombs spread to Han borderlands, and gradually went further east to the Korean Peninsula. The legacy and spread of the Chinese masonry tradition was closely related to the political circumstances of late Han and post-Han period. The spread of stone chamber tombs in Northeast Asia is presented as a part of a long history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia.
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SANTOS, LEVI F. DOS. "Caracterização química inorgânica de perfis de sedimento do Pantanal da Nhecolândia - MS, datados pelo método do 210Pb." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2016. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/27136.
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O Pantanal da Nhecolândia, localizado no estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, é parte do Pantanal Brasileiro e possui características específicas, dentre elas a existência de lagos salinos, comumente conhecidos como Salinas. Para se estimar uma possível influência humana no Pantanal da Nhecolândia quatro perfis de sedimento foram coletados, em 2010, nas Salinas A, 6, M e V com o objetivo de se fazer a caracterização química inorgânica dos sedimentos determinando os elementos As, Ba, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Hf, K, La, Lu, Na, Nd, Rb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Ta, Tb, Th, U, Yb e Zn pela técnica de análise por ativação com nêutrons instrumental nas frações fina (silte + argila) e grossa (areia média + areia fina) do sedimento e também determinar as taxas de sedimentação e idade do sedimento pelo método do 210Pb. Para auxiliar na interpretação dos resultados determinou-se a composição granulométrica e o conteúdo de água das amostras de sedimento. A análise granulométrica indicou que as Salinas possuem um percentual da fração fina oscilando entre 3,5 % na Salina M a 70 % na Salina A, o que é característico dessa região. Os quatro perfis de sedimento apresentaram diferentes taxas de sedimentação, o que está provavelmente relacionado aos períodos de seca e enchentes. Os resultados obtidos de concentração dos elementos químicos foram comparados com os valores da Upper Continental Crust UCC e da North American Shale Composite NASC, e alguns elementos, como As, Hf, Rb e Sb, apresentaram valores acima destes nas duas frações granulométricas do sedimento, sugereindo à existência de depósitos naturais destes elementos nas quatro Salinas estudadas. Os resultados de concentração dos elementos estudados indicam a não existência de influência antrópica na região. Calculou-se também o fator de enriquecimento - FE dos elementos químicos usando como valores de referência os valores da UCC, NASC, e os valores da base do perfil-FEB, concluindo-se que o FEB foi a melhor metodologia para se avaliar o enriquecimento dos elementos.
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Philippe, Tanguy. "Les Routes de la lutte." Thesis, Rennes 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012REN20014.
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La lutte est une mise en jeu de la force entre deux antagonistes qui tentent de se maîtriser dans un corps-à corps. Cette activité physique au principe simple est présente dans une majorité de cultures sous des formes élaborées. Elle constitue un motif imaginaire, représentant les oppositions fondamentales des mythes ou est organisée sous forme rituelle, pour que son résultat augure de la prospérité collective. Les « styles » de lutte, formes durables et localisées, correspondent à définition de la force dans les cultures et les civilisations, prenant en compte un idéal imaginaire et une construction fine desavoirs pratiques dans un système règlementaire cohérent et stimulant.En complément d’une présence universelle et de pratiques locales et originales, il est possible de rapprocher certains styles disposant de caractéristiques similaires, ce qui montre une diffusion de la lutte sur la longue durée. Les formes élaborées ont une distribution géographique régulière, correspondant aux routes de circulation de culture. Sur les routes de la soie, les styles se sont diffusés tout en se distinguant progressivement. Le long de la « Route celtique », ils ont connu une histoire complexe d’identification et de réunion, influençant même la synthèse de styles internationaux.La lutte, sur la base d’une formule d’opposition simple et modifiable, a été finement élaborée, développée en desstructures sociales plus complexes, et véhiculée le long des routes de culture. Ce cheminement sur la longue durée illustre la constitution du sport comme objet de culture, et montre comment l’ancrage du jeu et sa diffusion contribuent à créer et à enrichir la construction du sportWrestling is a play of strength between two antagonists who aim to master each other in a hand-to-hand opposition. The principle of this activity is fairly simple and well known in a majority of cultures and civilizations. It can be found in different elaborated forms. Wrestling symbolizes an imaginary representation of the fundamental opposition in mythology or acts as a ritual challenge in which the outcome foreshadows the collective wealth. Each wrestling style corresponds to one culture’s definition of the Strength concept, which takes into account an ideal imaginary, and a subtle construction of practical knowledge in a consistent and stimulating rules system.In addition to a universal presence and local original practices, we can easily notice similarities between styles and a wide set of common characteristics. It illustrates and implies a long-term diffusion. Elaborated forms have a steady geographical distribution, which corresponds to the roads of cultural circulation. Along the Silk Road styles spread out while they gradually evolved and grew apart. On the “Celtic Road” they experienced a complex History of identification and meeting that influenced the synthesis of international styles.Wrestling is an elementary and flexible system that has been deeply developed in more complex forms and spread out along the culture roads. This long-term progression illustrates the cultural character of sport and shows how its rooting and diffusion contribute into enriching the sport construction
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Ku, Yongli. "Chinese Investments and Conflict Resolution—A Case Study of Tasang (Mong Ton/Mai Dong) Dam, Myanmar." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-56574.
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The aim of this research is to bridge the correlation of peace and foreign investments through the lens of North et al.’s (2013) Limited Access Orders (LAOs). The research seeks to engage in the discussion of LAOs by providing a perspective from analyzing Chinese investments under the context of New Silk Road policy with the case of Tasang Dam. Current discussion of LAOs does not involve how foreign investments affect institutional transition in LAOs. Therefore this research is a humble attempt to engage in the existing literature from a different perspective. Tasang Dam is designed to be built in southern Shan State, Myanmar, an area that has encountered continuous armed conflicts. The conflicts between the local armed group SSA-S/RCSS and the Tatmadaw continue even after a ceasefire agreement was signed in 2011. Chinese investors acting under the context of New Silk Road project have tried to involve in creating stability in the area to reduce costs. According to the LAOs logic, if the access to rents is open to armed organizations, there will be motivations for rival parties to avoid violence. In order to redistribute the resources, there should be an institutional transition. In Tasang Dam’s case, the rents created by Chinese investments are not available to SSA-S/RCSS, but with the Chinese investments as the democratization of Myanmar goes on, there are opportunities to alter the story of repeated violence.
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Alyass, Patrik, and William Samuelsson. "Hur svenska myndigheterna begränsas då de ska agera mot illegal verksamhet på Darknet : -Definition samt myndigheters påverkan -Svenska lagstiftningens begränsningar på myndigheternas arbete." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för informationsteknologi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42468.
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Darknet är en del av den djupa webben, som är en icke indexerad del av internet. Det används för olika ändamål, till exempel att köpa läkemedel och finansiell information. Tillgången till Darknet kan vara anonym genom att använda TOR och Bitcoin. Anonymiteten vid webbsökning under användandet av Darknet kommer påverka bevis för myndigheter. Således kan det ha en möjlig effekt på brottsbekämpande arbete, särskilt angående digitalt kriminaltekniskt arbete, utifrån begränsningen av tillgängliga data. Således syftar denna studie till att fastställa vad de svenska myndigheterna arbetar med för att stoppa illegala aktiviteter som utförs med hjälp av Darknet, i samband med begränsningarna från svensk lagstiftning. Studien kommer att genomföras med hjälp av intervjuer med polis, advokat, köpare och tullen för att få deras insikt och åsikt om det valda ämnet. Medan statistiska uppgifter kommer från undersökningar med kunniga respondenter från forum. På grund av detta kan arbetet fungera som en väsentlig förståelse för hur Darknet kan påverka nutiden och framtida brottsutredningar. Ytterligare arbete måste utföras i området för att lösa potentiella implikationer, eftersom detta arbete endast examinerar om det finns påverkanDarknet is a part of the Deep web, which an unindexed section of the internet. It is in use forvarious purposes, e.g., buying drugs and financial information. The access to Darknet can besubstantially anonymous by using TOR and bitcoin. Given anonymity for web browsing, it will directly impact evidence about illicit purchases. So, itmay have a possible effect on law enforcement work, particularly on digital forensic work due tothe limitation of data available. Thus, this study aims to determine what the Swedish government isdoing to stop Darknet trading, along with the limitations from Swedish regulations. The focus is thus on criminal prosecution and criminal investigation. The study will be throughconducting interviews with police, lawyer, buyer, and border control to get et their insight andopinion on the chosen topic. Statistical data is from conducting surveys with knowledgeablerespondents from forums. Due to this, the work can serve as an essential understanding of how Darknet may impact presentand future criminal investigations. Additional work must be done in the area to solve the potentialimplications, due to this work only examines if there are any impacts
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Monnet, Rodolphe. "La politique extérieure de l'Inde en Afrique." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018USPCB025.
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Depuis 2001 et la recomposition des équilibres de puissance, l'Inde s'affirme comme l'un des acteurs qui compte dans un espace international de plus en plus multipolaire. Les mouvements de fond actuels provoquent une redistribution de cette puissance imposant de nouvelles alliances et de nouveaux jeux de pouvoirs. L'Inde n'est pas étrangère à cette tendance et encore plus depuis l'arrivée au pouvoir, en 2014, de l'actuel Premier ministre, Narendra Modi. Ce dernier conduit une politique extérieure ambitieuse pour que son pays accède à un statut de puissance mondiale. C'est dans ce cadre que se pose notre problématique qui est de savoir dans quelle mesure la place de l'Afrique dans la politique étrangère indienne permet-elle justement à l'Inde de parvenir à se hisser à ce statut de puissance. Pour y répondre, cette thèse investigue trois directions. D'abord, la place de l'océan Indien dans la relation indo-africaine doit rendre compte du rôle de l'Afrique dans la volonté indienne de faire de cet océan un espace pacifique et sécurisé sur lequel l'Inde puisse être un acteur incontournable face à des acteurs politiques puissants et hétérogènes. Ensuite, cette thèse s'attache à déterminer le rôle que l'Afrique joue dans la volonté de l'Inde d'être une puissance ayant une capacité d'influence politique sur la scène internationale au travers des instances internationales, de ses relations bilatérales avec les États africains et de la diaspora indienne installée dans ces pays. Enfin, cette recherche de statut passe par le champ économique et la nécessaire évaluation de l'empreinte économique que l'Inde souhaite imprimer en Afrique pour mieux asseoir ses capacités d'influence. Cette étude doit permettre de donner un éclairage sur la politique extérieure indienne à l'heure où les États-Unis réévaluent leur implication dans l'océan Indien, où la Chine met en place la « One Belt, One Road » et où l'Inde et le Japon viennent de s'unir pour proposer un nouveau partenariat à l'AfriqueSince 2001 and the reshuffling of the balance of power, India has become one of the influential actors in an increasingly multipolar international context. The current groundswells are reshuffling powers between Nations in shaping new alliances and new power games. India is, more than ever, involved in this trend since the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, came to power in 2014. He conducts an ambitious foreign policy as a means to make his country a global and respected power. The context of the issue detailed in this document is: to what extent does Africa's place in India's foreign policy enables India to reach this status of power? This thesis investigates the following three themes: Firstly, the Indian Ocean's place in the Indo-African relationship should reflect Africa's role in India's will to make the Indian Ocean region a peaceful and secured space in which India is a decisive player in front of powerful and heterogeneous political actors. Secondly, this thesis focuses on assessing Africa's role in India's initiatives to be an influential player on politics on the international agenda through international bodies, its bilateral relations with African states and the Indian diaspora settled down in these countries. Thirdly, India's search for that particular status goes through the economic area and the assessment of India's economic footprint in Africa to better establish its influence on that Continent. This study tries to shed the light on India's foreign policy while the United States are reassessing their involvement in the Indian Ocean, and while China is setting up its "One Belt, One Road" and India and Japan have just come together to propose a new partnership to Africa
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Aghaie, Joobani Hossein. "Meta-Geopolitics of Central Asia : A Comparative Study of the Regional Influence of the European Union and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-100397.
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Central Asia has been the focal point of intense geopolitical power struggle throughout history. At the dawn of the 21st century, Central Asia has undergone major changes as the European Union and the China-led Shanghai Co-operation Organization have emerged as two normative powers, both seeking to influence the patterns of security governance in the region. This study aims to delve deep into ‘the black boxes’ of the EU’s and China’s foreign policies toward five CA republics. It starts from the premise that the bulk of research on Eurasian politics tend to concentrate mostly on realist and traditional geopolitical doctrine, which seem to have failed to properly explain the normative and ideational transformations that have taken place in the region as a result of the presence of these two emerging normative agents. By interweaving both realist and constructivist theories of International Relations (IR) into a new all-encompassing analytical framework, termed “meta-geopolitics”, the thesis seeks to trace and examine how geopolitical as well as normative components of the EU and Chinese regional strategies have affected the contemporary power dynamics in the post-Soviet space. I argue that, in contrast to the geopolitical struggle during the 19th and 20th centuries, a clash of normative powers is brewing in the region between China, under the aegis of the SCO, and the EU. The research also concludes that China has relatively been in a better position in comparison to the EU to render its policies as feasible, effective and legitimate to the Central Asian states.
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Tong, Tao [Verfasser]. "The silk roads of the Northern Tibetan plateau during the early middle ages (from the Han to Tang dynasty) as reconstructed from archaeological and written sources / submitted by Tao Tong." 2008. http://d-nb.info/991586565/34.
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Horng, Fwutsann, and 洪福燦. "Eagle Successor’s Wedding on Silk Road Documentary Photography." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z4a6fg.
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The Xinjiang Tajik wedding is one of the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Tajik wedding is particular, traditional which is only hold in wedding season. The Tajik is proud of their wedding ceremony. Via the One Belt One Road global economic strategy in mainland China, which leads to the dramatically change in Tashkurgan, the hometown of the Tajik. The location of Tashkurgan is in the hub of Central Asia and South Asia. The perfect location make Tashkurgan become the Fourth Special Economic Zone in China. Being the Special Economic Zone brought to the increasing developing, on the other hand, which harmed to the cultural maintenance as well. Most of the traditional Tajik houses were demolished. The China government built the modern house to replace the original tradition one. The change of the house which also changed the indoor space leading to the change to the Tajik wedding ceremony. Otherwise, the modern life also make many customs vanished. Instead of playing the Eagle-flute and Lamb-drum, some wedding were playing the keyboard . The custom about horse-riding to escort the bride was substituted by the car. Thus, this project has recorded the Tajik for three months. The process of the Tajik wedding was recorded with photography documentary. The exhibition that integrated Photography Narrative and dynamic phantom. In the exhibition, with the questionnaire and interaction in Eagle dance, which reflected the audience feedback to the other culture change. Furthermore, I hope that I could make a contribution to preserve images about the culture change for Tajik via this project.
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Cheng, Yu-Shan, and 鄭羽珊. "An Illustration of Indigo Dyeing: “Silk-Road Indigo Thread”." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8m28d8.
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The presentation of the color as the material has its necessity. We can understand the flow of time, the difference of culture, and the development of transport vehicles through color materials. Currently, the curriculum on color is generally dominated by the western color theory, and not the discourse of traditional color. The curriculum thematically about culture and color, rare as it is, less addresses the teaching from the angle of color materials. Hence, the research attempts to discuss from the angle of color materials. Indigo was the bulk cash crop in the early times of Taiwan, also the primary export products in the 19th-century Taiwan. After the numerous times of indigo activities, the researcher understands the complicated process of production as well as the dyeing techniques of indigo dyeing, and is affected to know that the shape activity of dyeing is a part of life design. To further know the colors of the land, the researcher makes indigo dyeing as the research topic in order to transmit traditional colors and essential contents on the one hand, and to spread the beauty of classical dyeing techniques on the other. The art research begins with the observation of how the indigo grew and was produced, and then embarks on a comprehensive survey on the relevant literature. After the related literature was gathered, the researcher began her experiments. After trial and error, after verification and correction between literature and the research goal, this art research finally made its own style: to use computer graphic and to use the local amplification as well as movement for the adjustment of the graphs. The size of the work adjusts the graphic as vertical, with the dimension of 59.4 x 21 cm, as the size of the work as the elongated shape is concerned. In the practice, the researcher constantly tries to see if the contents of cross pages are proper. Then, the content materials were gathered, the wire-frame drawing and adjustment were made, and the color and the arrangement were done. This art research encompasses 16 cross pages, and is divided into five units: 1) introduction to indigo from history and literature, 2) the making of indigo, 3) the dyeing principles and applications of the indigo, 4) tie-dye techniques, and 5) indigo and belief.
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Lin, Chien-Chih, and 林建志. "Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Role in Silk Road Economic Belt." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/uj3yvb.
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The ancient “Silk Road” opened up a convenient channel of communication between eastern and western civilization, and it also cultivated the continuous Eurasian economic cooperation zone. On September 16th, 2013, Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping put forward the “Silk Road economic belt” strategic vision in Kazakhstan’s speech. The construction of “Silk Road economic belt” is beneficial to form a new international political and economic pattern, to promote the construction of central Asia’s“harmonious region”, and to coordinate economy development of China’s eastern and western parts. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s member states are located in the only way which must be passed by three lines of the ancient “Silk Road”, and is a major land route access in connection with Eurasia. Therefore, it plays an important role in building the network node of connectivity infrastructure in the future of the “Silk Road economic belt”, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is playing an important role in building the “Silk Road economic belt”. Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s demonstrative effects in politics, security, economy and culture aspects are becoming more and more important after its establishment in 2001 And the Silk Road Economic Belt not only has great effects in balancing the domestic economic and social development, expanding the national strategic development space, but also has great significance innovating regional cooperation model, realizing the transformation and upgrading of China’s neighboring diplomacy.On the one hand, based on the perfect harmony of “the Spirits of Shanghai” and “the Spirit of the Silk Road”, the SCO with its own regional cooperation achievements and experiences, lays the foundations for promoting the Silk Road Economic Belt, including political safety guarantee and regional economic cooperation platform. Keywords: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Central Asia, Economic Regional Governance, the Silk Road Economic Belt
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余湛. "The roles and functions of the silk road fund." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k3u62k.
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HUANG, LI-CHIN, and 黃麗卿. "The Study of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road Influences on Two-Strait Cultural and Creative Tourism Industry." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9m3ctc.
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ABSTRACT Twenty-first century is the brand new era full of challenges and chances. Under the global governance mechanism, globalization not only contributes to mutuality between global economy and regional economy but triggers the rise of cultural and creative tourism industry. Then, the industry becomes the popular business among countries or regions in the 21st century. It bridges up the communication between cultures and countries. This kind of tourism industry is the comprehensive industry and essential factor. It can recruit more job opportunities and stimulate more business motives. Moreover, the cultural and historic inheritance between China and Taiwan is correspondent to each other. Mainland China should put more consideration on this issue while they picture the so-called “Chinese dream.” Therefore, it can be regarded as a proper economic strategy. Especially, the advocate of Chinese’s “the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road” policy can prove the cultural and creative tourism industry. The policy can attract more investment and build up the Cross-Strait tourism and business. Finally, the thesis aims to study the influence of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road on the cultural and creative tourism industry under the concept of globalization, and tends to connect with China political and economical policies unavoidably. It is indispensible to involve the positive and negative impact on “The 1992 Consensus” and cross-strait political relation. Not only the expected future of cultural and creative tourism industry but the conversation and cooperation between China and Taiwan for the sustainable future.
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Tu, Yi-hao, and 凃奕豪. "The Influence of China ‘Silk Road’ on Euro-Asian Cooperation." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k7q7c4.
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碩士國立中山大學
政治學研究所
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“China’s Peaceful Development White Paper” of 2005 indicated that China had the problems of overcapacity of production, low corporate profit margins, high debt rate, many unemployed population, et cetera in domestic economic. In order to address these economic problems, China advocates “One Belt One Road” strategy in 2013. In this article China''s role in transregional economic cooperation in the "Silk Road", and China advance cooperation in the field of oil and gas resources, green energy, agricultural improvement, biotechnology and infrastructure constructions with Central Asian countries, Central and Eastern European countries and the European Union in the “Silk Road” will be explored with geopolitics theory. Besides, China’s tactics of combining transregional cooperation projects, consequently, through the "Silk Road" affecting the Euro-Asian’s economic development will be examined.
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Chen, Jui-Yun, and 陳瑞雲. "The Research of the Silk Road Tourism Industry in Kazakhstan." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53377022026857208747.
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碩士健行科技大學
中亞研究所
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The Silk Road is the main land transport of Eurasia, nearly two century confrontation in regional political environment, resulted in Silk Road traffic almost stagnated. Fortunately in 1992 because of the former Soviet Union disintegrated, and after the end of the cold war, traffic regained enables turning point of the Silk Road. United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly in 1993, Indonesia decided to make a long-term tourism plan to promote the development of the Silk Road tourism concept. Currently, Kazakhstan carried out many large-scale tourism industry projects that in order to strengthen and improve the quality of the tourism environment, also build some correspond for the present and future needs of the competitiveness in the tourism market. The main purpose of Kazakhstan is to use the tourism industry contribution for stimulate the country’s economic development and growth. The intersection of the ancient Silk Road hub, the five countries of Central Asia region, there are many monuments in its territory and the natural landscape, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the list of protected world cultural heritage of mankind. Kazakhstan has advantage of conditions such as broad territory, abundant ecology, colorful history and culture. It is quite obvious that Kazakhstan''s tourism industry is a deep potential. However, because that its independence is affected by environmental constraints, Kazakhstan''s tourism industry is still in a state to be developed. And we can be expected an upsurge of international tourism new Silk Road rises will bound to promote the tourism industry breakthrough development opportunities and have become the world''s popular tourist attractions.