To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Theories of International Relations.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Theories of International Relations'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Theories of International Relations.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Hoogensen-Brown, Gunhild. "Jeremy Bentham and the theories of international relations." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ59972.pdf.
Full text
2
Klykova, Ekaterina. "Security in International Relations: International cooperation to prevent non-states threats." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-197216.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis is focusing on the analysis of the situation in Syria in the period since 2011 till present times. First part will present main theoretical thoughts on the international security such as Realist school, Liberalist school, Human and Collective security concepts and the most modern theoretical school of security- Copenhagen school. That was done in case to have a clear notion of the international security development and to chose the one theory which will reflect the best the situation in Syria. In the practical part I analyzing the actions and inter actions of the main international security actors, such as United Nations plus important actors in the region of the Middle East -- Arab League, and of course Syrian government and opposition. Also I will try to apply Copenhagen school of Security on the Syrian situation and to find out if that theory is good or not for that kind of analysis. After browsing actions taken by actors and opposition in the conclusion I found out that nowadays international security system cannot be called very successful and that Copenhagen school of Security its good explanatory theory but it pretty useless in case of conflict resolution.
3
Tekelioglu, Ahmet Selim. "International Relations Theory And The International Relations Of The Middle East: A State Of The Field Study." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610244/index.pdf.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY AND THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST: A STATE OF THE FIELD STUDY
Tekelioglu, Ahmet Selim
M.Sc., Department of International Relations
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Meliha AltuniSik
January 2009, 82 pages
This thesis analyzes the level of interaction between International Relations theories and the literature on the international relations of the Middle East. The disciplines- area studies controversy is analyzed in a way to account for the low level of cooperation between International Relations as an academic discipline and Middle East studies. The thesis looks into the literature in order to demonstrate to what extent developments in International Relations theories informed the study of the international relations of the Middle East. The thesis emphasizes the need for a normative/ critical aprroach in order to overcome the bridge beween these fields caused by epistemological and methodological as well as by the political economy of scholarship informed by ideological rivalries.
4
Burzo, Stefano. "On the relevance of international law, theories of international relations and the Crimean case." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55166.
Full textAbstract:
The Russian Federation claims the 2014 Crimea reunification is legal. Ukraine, together with NATO countries and others, deems the annexation illegal. Both states agree on most of the facts, with a few significant exceptions, and both states argue their case in terms of international law, on which they both generally agree. Hence, what is the point of international law? Does it have a discernible and independent effect on international politics? If so, is it in principle possible to observe it? This work attempts to be an analysis of these questions in the reunification/annexation of Crimea by Russia of 2014, to see whether an answer can in fact be given. The aim is to address the position of the Russian legal arguments within current international law, together with its implications for two of the currently most credited theories of international politics.Arts, Faculty of
Political Science, Department of
Graduate
5
Menzel, Ulrich. "Anarchie der Staatenwelt oder hegemoniale Ordnung?" Universität Potsdam, 2004. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/texte_eingeschraenkt_welttrends/2010/4731/.
Full textAbstract:
Can there be an order of the international system? This article discusses different alternatives of international order starting with the realist assumption of peace by deterrence or balance of power, turning to the idealist view of international cooperation. Finally, the author provides deeper insights into the concept of order established by a hegemonic power including a broad set of historical case studies.
6
Rogg-Pietz, Arne. "Softpower und Turbulenzen : das Internet im IB-Diskurs." Universität Potsdam, 2005. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/texte_eingeschraenkt_welttrends/2010/4801/.
Full textAbstract:
This article compares two theoretical concepts of international relations: the Soft-Powermodel by Joseph S. Nye and the Turbulence-model by James N. Rosenau. They are both trying to study the impact of the revolution in information- and communication-techniques. Although both concepts are far-reaching in their explanations there are questions in both concepts that remain unanswered. The author tries to cover these gaps by turning to the other model, respectively.
7
Perois, Jean Michel. "Theories of international relations and the private security analyst : the scope and limits of theoretically informed analysis." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/40132.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis addresses a significant yet relatively neglected problem: the inadequacy of risk assessment methods of analysis currently available to security analysts and practitioners serving customers operating in challenging and volatile environments. It also challenges the idea shared by many analysts that theories of International Relations (IR) are irrelevant to the production of security analyses. Towards this end, this thesis begins by exploring the relationship between existing forecasting techniques and theories of IR. It then evaluates the extent to which their use has the potential to expand the analytical capabilities of private security analysts serving corporate customers in such contexts. In considering the possibilities and limitations of IR approaches the thesis finds that Realism alone cannot provide a valid framework to improve private security analysts’ skills, but argues that there are definite advantages to combining this with Constructivism complemented by cultural analysis. These three theoretical components constitute the backbone of an innovative approach to security analysis herein termed Reflexive Cultural Realism; a theory of security designed to explain politically-driven security events in particular social and cultural contexts whilst allowing for forecasting based on an original way of building scenarios. This theory is applied through a specific reading grid (via a 7- step method) at all levels of political activity, from the global to the domestic. Two detailed case studies are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Reflexive Cultural Realism approach. These case studies, located in two of the GCC countries, consider security situations analysts are traditionally confronted with in their daily activities, and demonstrate the utility of the approach in facilitating practical answers to corporate questions. The thesis concludes that the Reflexive Cultural Realism approach, by combining an innovative theoretical framework with a robust application method, is able to satisfy the demands of corporate customers by improving significantly the analytical and forecasting skills of the analysts serving them.
8
Safdari, Ghandehari Roozbeh. "Systems Thinking and Culture in International Relations: A Foreign Policy Approach." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34829.
Full textAbstract:
The mainstream theories of international relations (IR) can be categorized under two approaches: Cultural and Systems. Although the two approaches appear to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, this paper aims to evaluate both approaches, and to provide a systemic approach to foreign policy: The systems thinking and culture (STC).
STC attempts to incorporate domestic culture, a unit-level force, in analyzing states’ behavior in the international system, while still preserving the structure, as emphasized in systemic theories like neorealism. The STC model shows how the domestic culture as a unit-level force, and the structure as a systems-level force, can shape a state’s behavior and policies in the international political system.
9
Reaves, Ashley P. "Modernization and Rentier State Theories at the Subnational Level| An Analysis of Democratization in the Mexican States." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1606828.
Full textAbstract:
Analyzing the factors involved in subnational democratization and the continuity of subnational undemocratic regimes existing under national democratic systems is an essential step in understanding and improving the quality of subnational democracy. While scholars have recently given increased attention to subnational democratization, research remains limited by the lack of systematic attempts to explain the survival of subnational undemocratic regimes through large-n analyses. Based on a subnational application of national-level modernization and rentier state theories, this thesis contributes to the current literature by providing a conceptualization and measurement of democracy in all Mexican states and by examining the relationships between subnational democratization, economic development, and fiscal autonomy. Hypotheses are tested using panel data from 1989-2011, with electoral data from gubernatorial races. The results show no statistically significant relationship between subnational democratization and economic development or between subnational democratization and fiscal autonomy in the Mexican states.
10
Santa, Ritta Pietsch Majic Karla. "Intergroup Relations & Power : An ethnographic case study observing the multicultural staff of Cambambe, through the lenses of Psychology & International Relations Theories." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-140922.
Full textAbstract:
This is an ethnographic case study, based in participant observation, which investigates and analyzes how the everyday relationships between Europeans, South Americans expatriates & Angolan nationals, are structured in a common transnational labor community in Angola, named Cambambe. This study investigates if there are any features of post-colonial power relations that affect and shape the interactions between those three communities. Thus, if the contemporary forms of relationship, as expressed by this community, can still be compared to that old hard power stereotype namely labor relations from the colonial past, or if those have changed with modernity. In doing so, this study equally analyzes not only how the interactions between the three communities is expressed in terms of identity, culture and ethnic belonging, but also how such expressions bring about tangible consequences for the groups relating to their social and institutional positions inside the working community. Furthermore, this study examines if the three group populations are able to go beyond their ethnic and cultural boundaries in order to create common zones of togetherness and empowerment, and if so, how these zones are shaped. To do so, the analysis observes how the intergroup perceives power into their relational context, focusing in four dimensions, namely; rationality, perceived justice, material resources and identity. Moreover, this is a multidisciplinary analysis which makes use of the theoretical lenses provided by the post-colonial theory, psychology of intergroup relations and power theories in international relations, to shed light into the understanding of contemporary labor communities and in the position of the post-colonial subjects in society in a North to South perspective.
11
Bickford, Sandra. "Battles in the gender war, theories of international relations and gender and the realities of women in war." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0005/MQ34164.pdf.
Full text
12
Lloyd, Paulette D. "An empirical test of theories of world divisions and globalization processes an international and comparative regional perspective /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=954000191&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full text
13
SAENZ, FIGUEROA JAIME. "Le commerce autour du marche mondial comme sujet central d'etude de la pratique et de la theorie economique" : proposition d'un modele sur l'origine de l'echange." Paris, EHESS, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997EHES0064.
Full textAbstract:
Le travail a pour but de faire une analyse du commerce aussi bien comme principe que comme pratique pour arriver a mieux comprendre ce qui se passe autour du marche mondial d'aujourd'hui. Notre travail analyse des conditions du marche mondial, dans lesquelles les agents economiques ont de plus en plus une dependance accentuee dans tous les pays du monde. Si bien la pratique nous montre une amelioration generale des conditions de vie de l'homme , cela n'est pas tous les individus de toutes les nations. Les relations commerciales ont ete traitees isolement dans chaque marche national. C'est pour cette raison que nous nous sommes penches a delimiter le role de principaux agents economiques (entreprises privees, entreprises publiques et organisations internationales) dans le plan de la globalisation pour expliquer le phenomene commercial et redefinir dans un seul systeme du marche mondial. Le commerce a ete etudie comme l'inter-echange de produits, et non pas comme l'echange de tout ce qui peut etre echange dans le marche. Dans la science economique le mot economie est devenu le synecdoque des echanges (de produits, de service, de monnaies, etc) dans les marches locaux et nationaux et d'une certaine facon, le commerce du marche national vers le reste du monde, mais la science economique a oublie d'analyser le commerce dans le systeme mondial en tant que systeme economique mondial, pour bien le conformer, il nous faut plusieurs techniques et de donnees precises. Notre these ne fait autre chose qu'essayer de delimiter le role des grandes entreprises- privees et publiques- dans un systeme economique qui est surveille par les organisations internationales. Ce travail est developpe a partir des effets empiriques qui sont tires donc de l'experience vecue par des entreprises dans le marche et par les principes qui ne sont pas, a mon avis bien expliques dans les livres de commerce. Finalement nous essayons de recommencer la fonction de l'echange, dans l'origine de l'homme, pour identifier les elements principaux qui participent dans ses relations commerciales.
14
Bentahar, Hachmi. "Commerce international et comptabilité en temps de travail." Paris 1, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA010015.
Full textAbstract:
La crise qui caracterise le contexte economique mondial a ete a l'ori gine d'importants efforts tant au niveau de la politique economique qu'au niveau theorique. Ainsi le chomage fut l'une des grandes preoccupations des politiciens et des theoriciens. Au niveau international, loin d'etre celui qui consiste a rejeter la responsabilite du chomage sur tel ou tel pays, le probleme est de savoir quelles sont les quantites et les qualites des travaux echangees entre differends parte -naires. Dans un monde ou les pays riches cherchent a preserver leurs acquis et ou les pays pauvres cherchent a eviter le marasme economique, le commerce international represente le lieu ou le clivage des interets nationaux se fait le plus sentir. Dans ces conditions, la question de savoir a qui profite la division internationale du travail est de premiere importance. Ainsi, nous avons pense a evaluer, par l'approche de la methode de l'equivalent-travail, les differentes quantites de travail de diverses categories qui rentrent et qui sortent d'un pays. Cette approche nous a permis de degager des resultats theoriques importants. L'analyse de la structure par branches et par categories socio-professionnelles du travail echanges a ete rendu possible. Elle a montre a quel point la prise en compte des differen tes qualites du travail est utile dans l'etude du commerce international. Ensuite, la comparaison des quantites de travail echangees par le maroc nous a permis d'apprecier la balance commerciale en termes de travail et degager pour la premiere fois une certaine mesure de l'echange inegal. Enfin, d'un point de vue pratique, l'evaluation de l'equivalent travail des echanges exterieurs permet d'eclairer les choix de politique economique de facon generale et de politique de l'emploi, de formation, d'education et de commerce exterieur en particulier.
15
Sahlin, Jonathan. "Comparing Theories of the European Union: An essay on how to analyze the EU’s foreign policy and international power." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23103.
Full textAbstract:
The aim of this essay is to explain how IR theory relates to the European Union. Thisis motivated by the extensive use of empirical and descriptive studies on the EU. Togenerate knowledge on how theory relates to the EU, two seemingly differenttheories are compared. Neorealism and social constructivism are used to generatehypotheses, which are then tested on a quantitive study on the EU’s Common Foreignand Security Policy. The study covers the years of 2003-2005 and uses a statisticalmethod to present to empirical findings, which is supplemented by previous studieson EU’s foreign policy. The theoretical framework enables comparison of the twoemployed theories’ explanatory powers. The essay concludes that none of the theoriesprovides satisfactory explanations of in regard to EU’s global power and/or influence.Nevertheless, they are able to explain different aspects of the developments of EU’sforeign policy. Further theoretical studies should be undertaken in order to highlightthe issues of theory vis-à-vis the European Union.
16
Dy, Catherine. "Re-Establishing Agency in the Narrative of International Norm Diffusion Theories: Bringing in the Local in the Exploration of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Philippines." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/240778.
Full textAbstract:
This research critically unpacks existing international norm diffusion and domestication theories and amends them, focusing on resistance, agency, and the pivotal role of domestic agents. It argues that domestic agency is marginalized by current theories of international norm diffusion and that current models place undue emphasis on the power of ‘critical States’, which are invariably Western. It is implied, though often explicitly stated, that international norms are created in and spread by Western States. This research argues that while this may be the case, the application of the same limited models create such a situation which hinders instead of helps the understanding of norm diffusion. Arguing that domestic agency is marginalized by current theories of international norm diffusion, this study investigated the SRHR norm in the Philippines as a case study to examine the limitations of current models and the benefits of introducing a local agency approach. This research is divided into two sections: the national and the sub-national, to provide a broad-lens perspective on the specific case of Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights (SRHR) in the Philippines using the framework of norm diffusion. Empiric research was conducted on two levels of analysis: first, a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of the national-level Congressional deliberations and debates on SRHR from the period of the 8th Congress to the 15th Congress; and second, a micro-comparative analysis of three selected municipalities, namely Manila, Cebu, and Davao, involving a case-study based process-tracing methodology of the local diffusion of the SRHR norm(s).The theoretical critique and empirical case study proved that there are indeed limitations present within current diffusion conventions and furthermore, that local agency is a powerful and understudied tool in norm diffusion.Doctorat en Sciences politiques et sociales
info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
17
Johnson, Matthew James Johnson. "An Application of Three Ethical Theories to the United States' Response to the Syrian Refugee." Marietta College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1525204024288389.
Full text
18
Hoffmann, Jochen. "Theorie des internationalen Wirtschaftsrechts /." Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017620000&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full text
19
Neves, André Luiz Varella. "Governo George Walker Bush (2001-2004): uma análise geopolítica das guerras do Afeganistão e do Iraque." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8131/tde-18102010-155327/.
Full textAbstract:
O objetivo dessa tese é realizar uma análise geopolítica das operações militares empreendidas no primeiro mandato do Governo George Walker Bush, posterior aos ataques terroristas do Onze de Setembro em 2001. Entendemos que as estratégias adotadas nestes eventos foram resultantes do documento Orientação de Planejamento de Defesa produzido pelo Pentágono em 1992, logo após o fim da Guerra Fria. A hipótese que procuramos defender é de que as formulações geopolíticas que orientaram a Doutrina Truman durante a Guerra Fria estão presentes neste documento e foram mantidas como guias para planos de ação ao longo de toda a década de 90 e utilizadas como ferramentas analíticas na grande estratégia do Governo George Walker Bush. Para demonstrar esta hipótese realizamos primeiramente o resgate do pensamento geopolítico de Halford J. Mackinder e Nicholas J. Spykman, em seguida fizemos as conexões das idéias estratégicas existentes em vários documentos que estavam vigentes na década de 90; e por fim, verificamos como estas idéias puderam ser implementadas nas Operações Liberdade Infinita, na Guerra do Afeganistão, em 2001; e Operação Iraque Livre, na Guerra do Iraque, em 2003. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa em fontes primárias apoiadas em documentos originais do Governo dos Estados Unidos e na literatura bibliográfica das obras basilares de Halford. J. Mackinder, Nicholas J. Spykman e Zbigniew Brzezinski para uma análise crítica dos modelos teóricos geopolíticos.The objective of this thesis is to achieve a geopolitical analysis of the military operations undertaken in the first mandate of George Walker Bush government immediately after the terrorist attacks on september 11th, 2001. It is understood that the strategies adopted in those events were a result of the document Defense Planning Guidance by Pentagon in 1992, right after the end of the cold war. The hypothesis we intend to defend is that the geopolitical formulations that orientate the Truman Doctrine. In the period of the cold war are present in this document and were maintained as guides for action plans during all the decade of 90 and used as analytical tools in the great strategy of George Walker Bush government. In order to demonstrate this hypothesis, first of all we performed the redemption of the geopolitical thought of Halford J. Mackinder and Nicholas J. Spykman, followed by connections of the strategical existing ideas in several documents which were in effect in the decade of 90 and we finally verified how those ideas could be implemented in Operation Enduring Freedom in the Afghanistan war in 2001; and Operation Iraq Freedom in the war of Iraq in 2003. The used methodology was a research in primary sources sustained by original documents of The United States of America government and in the bibliografic literature of the basiliary work by Halford J. Mackinder, Nicholas J. Spykman and Zbigniew Brzezinski for a critical analysis of the theoretical geopolitical models.
20
Barasuol, Fernanda Barth. "Teorias de relações internacionais no Brasil : tendências e desafios no ensino e na pesquisa." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/70027.
Full textAbstract:
Existe na área de Relações Internacionais um amplo predomínio de perspectivas teóricas desenvolvidas nos Estados Unidos e Europa. Uma das questões que surge a partir desta constatação é a seguinte: por que esse predomínio é tão acentuado? Uma hipótese de trabalho plausível para responder esta pergunta combina os efeitos das barreiras impostas à produção intelectual e à circulação internacional de ideias oriundas de outros países com a pouca atenção concedida à reflexão teórica e metodológica no âmbito dos estudos de RI fora dos Estados Unidos e Europa. Este artigo concentra-se na segunda parte desta hipótese. O objetivo do trabalho é, assim, o de analisar de maneira preliminar o ensino de teorias de RI e o uso destas na pesquisa no contexto brasileiro. Para a avaliação do ensino de Teoria de RI são analisados currículos dos cursos de graduação e Planos de Ensino, enquanto que a reflexão sobre o uso de teorias de RI na prática brasileira de pesquisa é baseada na análise qualitativa de teses de doutorado, relatórios técnicos de pesquisas financiadas pelo CNPq e artigos publicados em periódicos científicos brasileiros da área de RI. Ademais, o caso brasileiro é contextualizado através de uma revisão parcial da literatura científica sobre o ensino de teoria de RI e sua utilização na pesquisa na Índia e na África do Sul.There is predominance, in the field of International Relations, of theoretical perspectives developed in the United States and Europe. One of the questions that arises from this finding is the following: why is this predominance so pronounced? A plausible hypothesis to answer this question combines the barriers imposed to the intellectual production and the international circulation of ideas generated in other countries and the little attention received by theoretical and methodological reflection in the field of IR outside of the US and Europe. This paper concentrates on the second half of this hypothesis. Its objective is, therefore, to undertake a preliminary analysis of the teaching of IR theory and the use of these theories in research in the Brazilian context. To evaluate the teaching of IR theory, courses’ curricula and teaching programs are analyzed, while the reflection over the use of theories of IR in the research is based upon the qualitative analysis of doctoral dissertations, technical reports from researches financed by CNPq and papers published in Brazilian journals in the field of IR. In addition to this, the Brazilian case is contextualized by the partial review of scientific literature regarding the teaching of IR theory and its use in research in India and South Africa.
21
Flynn, Sydney. "Applying Psychological Theories of Personality, Identity, and Intergroup Conflict to Radical Violence: A Case Study of Extremist Behavior." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1890.
Full textAbstract:
This paper aims to address possible psychoanalytical explanations for the heinous acts in which terrorists, particularly ISIS, engage. It focuses on Harold D. Lasswell’s principles of the id, ego, and superego as well as Tajfel and Turner’s social identity theory. Within the framework of these two theories, relevant psychological and social psychological theories are discussed in order to explore a possible connection between the psyche of violent perpetrators and their actions. By exploring these connections, I find that there may be more nuanced psychological explanations for these violent acts, which could lead to new methods of weakening perceived biases, intergroup conflicts, and extremist behavior.
22
Ntenhene, Felix. "Risking it to Libya : Irregular Migration from the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana to Libya." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-44212.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis explores the phenomenon of irregular migration from the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana to Libya. It draws on migration theories to explain the underlying drivers of the phenomenon in the region. Many studies on irregular migration in Sub-Saharan Africa have predominantly attributed it to the push/pull theory. The objective here is to go beyond this stereotypical way of theorizing irregular migration in Sub-Saharan Africa by drawing on a wide range of migration theories to explain the underlying drivers of irregular migration from the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana to Libya. The evidence suggests that the drivers of irregular migration in the area under study are complex and nested in a broad-spectrum of social, cultural, moral, economic, historical, etc. context. Therefore, a single theory is inadequate to present a comprehensive explanation for the underlying drivers of the subject. It is revealed that there is the emergence of contemporary competing factors such as sports betting and internet fraud with some of the root causes of the phenomenon in the region. Hence, some of the root causes are weakened by these contemporary factors.
23
Chen, Jie, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Factors shaping regional integration in Europe, Asia, and Africa : the validity of competing theories." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Political Science, c2011, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/2637.
Full textAbstract:
This research summarizes, compares and analyzes the origins and developments
of integration in Europe, Asia and Africa since World War Two. There have been
some interesting findings. Europe has been the most successful region, having
realized free movements of people, goods, services and money in several countries
within the European Union (EU). Africa has been more advanced in institutional
integration than Asia, although its level of economic development, constrained by
instability, corruption, and poor socio-economic conditions, has hindered integration;
meanwhile, its regional economic communities (RECs) have been more successful
than the continental organization. Despite the improved economic conditions, Asia
has been experiencing difficulties in community building due to lack of consensus and
a partnership among major powers. There has not been any continental organization
in Asia; nor has the subregional grouping, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN), progressed far in economic and political integration.x, 327 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
24
Muhammad, Razeq Zarlasht. "The Business of Policy Innovation: The Transformation of the United Nations Development Programme’s Engagement with the Private Sector (1997-2008)." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24009.
Full textAbstract:
Recently, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have adopted policies that engage the private sector in the implementation of their development mandates. Despite the implications of these changes, the subject is among the least conceptualized. By applying a theory-guided process-tracing (TGPT) methodology, this paper examines the process of change at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It advances a constructivist argument and evaluates whether this change could be viewed as a norm-driven change, where norms of corporate social responsibility (CSR), in the process of interaction and learning, have obtained an intersubjective quality and redefined the role of the private sector in the context of organization’s objectives. The paper evaluates this argument in light of the alternative assumptions of the principal-agent model, the bureaucratic culture literature, and rational choice institutionalism. It highlights the implications of this research in empirical, analytical, and theoretical terms for further studies and concludes that, without a due assessment of the intervening effect of norms on policies, the causal claims of other theories are seriously challenged.
25
Meyer, Thomas. "Interkulturelle Kooperationskompetenz : eine Fallstudienanalyse interkultureller Interaktionsbeziehungen in internationalen Unternehmenskooperationen /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/389590509.pdf.
Full text
26
Virk, Kudrat. "Developing countries and humanitarian intervention in international society after the Cold War." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:60fbdfeb-341c-430c-91c7-5071397a0e47.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis examines the policies, positions, and perspectives of developing countries on the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention after the Cold War, focusing on the period between 1991 and 2001. In doing so, it questions the role of opposition that conventional wisdom has allotted to them as parochial defenders of sovereignty. Instead, the thesis reveals variation and complexity, which militates against defining the South, or the issues that humanitarian intervention raises, in simplistic either-or terms. Part I draws on insights about ‘sovereignty as what states make of it’ to break the classic pluralism-solidarism impasse that has otherwise stymied the conversation on humanitarian intervention and confined the South as a whole to a ‘black box’ labelled rejectionism. It reconstructs the empirical record of developing countries at large on six cases of military intervention (northern Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, and East Timor), revealing variation that defies easy categorization. It also charts a cumulative and dynamic trend within the South towards a grey area between pluralism and solidarism that shows how these were not diametrically opposed positions. Following from that, Part II looks in-depth at India and Argentina. Whereas Argentina accepted the idea of humanitarian intervention, India remained reluctant to countenance it and persistently objected to the development of a new rule in its favour. Part II argues that the level of congruence between the emerging norm and the two countries’ prevailing values, aspirations, and historically constructed ways of thinking played a key role in determining the different levels of acceptance that the idea found with them. Part III delves deeper into the substance of their views. It shows how neither country constructed mutually exclusive choices between pluralism and solidarism, sovereignty and human rights, and intervention and non-intervention. Rather, both exhibited an acute awareness of the dilemmas of protecting human rights in a society of states, and a wariness of yes-no answers. Cumulatively, this thesis thus points away from thinking about the South itself as a given category with clear, shared or pre-determined ideas, and towards a more nuanced and inclusive conversation on humanitarian intervention.
27
Hojzáková, Věra. "East Asia's Security System." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-162792.
Full textAbstract:
The aim of the master thesis is to characterize and evaluate the current security system in East Asia, to show the security strategies of the system actors and the existing friction points, and to assess the future development of the security system in place. For this purpose the author first defines the East Asia's security system using the conceptual tools of three international relations theories, namely neo-realism, neo-liberalism, and constructivism. In the following section, the security strategies and security issues are discussed. In the final section, the international relations theories are used again to assess the stability of the current security system and lastly the prospects for a change of the system are evaluated.
28
Dávila, Anapaula Iacovino. "A história do subdesenvolvimento da América Latina é a história do desenvolvimento do capitalismo mundial? O caso do café." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/84/84131/tde-31082012-114738/.
Full textAbstract:
Esta tese parte da hipótese de que a concentração da aquisição de café verde por multinacionais contribui para pressionar para baixo o preço do grão pago aos pulverizados produtores do Brasil e da Colômbia. Ela foi dividida em quatro partes. As Partes I e II compõem sua base teórica: a Parte I aborda as teorias da dependência e a Parte II analisa as teorias contemporâneas de relações internacionais. A Parte III, por sua vez, reúne um panorama do mercado internacional de café verde, enquanto a Parte IV, conclusiva, resgata as estratégias de comércio e de defesa das duas maiores organizações de produtores de café do Brasil e da Colômbia, a Cooxupé e a FNC, respectivamente. Analisa ainda os aspectos do mercado mundial de café verde que podem ser explicados pelas teorias abordadas; avalia que há uma concentração maior dos ganhos no mercado oligopsônico das multinacionais, o que confirma a hipótese, mas que, apesar disso, não há um descontentamento com a atividade por parte dos produtores. E encerra mostrando que apesar das diferenças presentes nas cafeiculturas do Brasil e da Colômbia, as práticas da FNC e da Cooxupé são muito similares.This thesis begins with the hypothesis that the concentration in the purchase of green coffee by multinationals contributes to force down the price of the coffee beans paid to Brazilian and Colombian scattered producers. It was divided into four parts. Parts I and II comprise its theoretical basis: Part I deals with the theory of dependence and Part II analyzes contemporary theories of international relations. Part III, in turn, brings a panorama of the international green coffee market, while Part IV, conclusive, rescues the strategies of trade and defense of the two greatest organizations of coffee producers from Brazil and Colombia, the Cooxupé and the FNC, respectively. The Part IV still analyzes aspects of the global green coffee market that can be explained by the discussed theories, evaluates that there is a greater concentration of gains in the oligopsonistic multinationals market, which confirms the hypothesis, but despite that, there is no dissatisfaction with the activity on the part of the producers. At last, the conclusion shows that in spite of the differences which are present in the coffee production in Brazil and Colombia, the practices of the FNC and Cooxupé are very similar.
29
Szalvai, Eva. "Emerging Forms of Globalization Dialectics: Interlocalization, a New Praxis of Power and Culture in Commercial Media and Development Communication." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1214241605.
Full text
30
Mayer, Sebastian. "Die EU als weltpolitischer Akteur : Anmerkungen zum Forschungsstand." Universität Potsdam, 2004. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2010/4634/.
Full textAbstract:
The author offers a survey of recent studies on the role of the European Union in world affairs. While some theoretical and conceptual progress has been made since the 1970s and 1980s, a good deal of the current work is still largely descriptive. Only a small number of studies take factors such as culture, norms, or ideas sufficiently into account. Referring to such variables, however, promises a value added for the explanation of certain phenomena in EU external relations. With reference to IR Theory, an institutionalist approach that conceptualises ideas as an intervening variable is therefore proposed.
31
Kersten, Jan. "Soft Power und Militär : eine Untersuchung zum Afghanistan-Einsatz der Bundeswehr." Universität Potsdam, 2013. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6698/.
Full textAbstract:
Soft Power ist zu einem einflussreichen Konzept avanciert – in der Politikwissenschaft, aber auch in der Politik selbst. Dabei bleibt es sowohl theoretisch als auch praktisch umstritten. In der Praxis wird das Konzept instrumentalisiert, um außenpolitisches Handeln von militärischem und wirtschaftlichem Druck positiv abzugrenzen. Unklar ist, wie Soft Power in militärischen Kontexten, in denen Hard Power im Vordergrund steht, funktionieren kann. Anhand des Afghanistan-Einsatzes der Bundeswehr wird dieses Verhältnis analysiert und eine eigene Definition von Soft Power entwickelt.Soft power has become an important concept – both in politics and in political science. It is discussed highly controversial. In political practice, the concept is exploited to give foreign policy action a more positive connotation as opposed to military and economic pressure. It is unclear how soft power can be used in military contexts, which are dominated by hard power. At the moment, however, when soft power and hard power of the military meet in military operations, the question arises to what extent the soft power-concept works in a military context. How this ratio appears, is investigated in this paper on the example of the Afghanistan mission of the Bundeswehr. In addition, the author develops his own comprehensive definition of soft power.
32
Monteiro, Leandro Nogueira. "O conceito de estados fracassados nas relações internacionais: origens, definições e implicações teóricas." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2007. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/17450.
Full textAbstract:
Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:48:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
Leandro Nogueira Monteiro.pdf: 1532739 bytes, checksum: 1829c6063e48148d176e826d971e723c (MD5)
Previous issue date: 2007-04-19Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
The concepts of state weakness and failure as used nowadays in academic debates and in political discourse have been evolving since the 1980 s. These concepts were based on the ideas proposed by Robert H. Jackson in his 1982 article with Carl Rosberg Why Africa s Weak States Persist and in his 1990 book Quasi-states. Nevertheless, it was after the end of the Cold War that conjuncture contributed to structure the concept of failed state , and to turn it into regular language in both academic and political entourages. These factors were namely the influence of liberal paradigms in the immediate post-Cold War times, and the consequent debates on sovereignty, intervention and human rights, as well as the aftermaths of the events of September 11th, 2001, with the securitisation of the failed state idea. This paper seeks, firstly, to exhibit a brief history of the use of the failed state concept in the post-Cold War era. Secondly, it seeks to present the conceptualisation of state failure such as used by the literature, throwing some light over those conceptual cores that provide unity to the diverse definitions of state failure. Thirdly, it seeks to present some implications of the development of the Failed state concept to the broader theoretical field of International Relations, especially regarding Liberalism, Realism and Post-Positivism
As concepções de fraqueza e de fracasso estatais, nos moldes das acepções utilizadas atualmente no debate acadêmico e no discurso político, vêm-se desenvolvendo desde a década de 1980, fundadas mais especificamente nas idéias apresentadas por Robert H. Jackson em seu Why Africa s Weak States Persist: the Empirical and the Juridical in Statehood , de 1982 (em parceria com Carl Rosberg), e seu Quasi States: Sovereignty, International Relations and the Third World , de 1990. Não obstante, foi no pós-Guerra Fria que importantes fatores conjunturais contribuíram para a estruturação do conceito de Estado fracassado e para a popularização de seu uso, em ambos ambientes acadêmico e político. Entre esses fatores destacam-se, nomeadamente, a influência dos paradigmas liberais no imediato pós-Guerra Fria e os conseqüentes debates sobre soberania, intervenção e direitos humanos, que forneceram uma base intelectual consistente; e os eventos do 11 de setembro de 2001 e seus desdobramentos, que reforçaram a securitização do termo. Este trabalho procura, em primeiro lugar, traçar um breve histórico da utilização do conceito de Estado fracassado no pós-Guerra Fria. Em segundo lugar, busca apresentar a conceituação do fracasso estatal tal como desenvolvido pela literatura, iluminando aqueles eixos conceituais que provém unidade às diferentes definições de fracasso estatal. Em terceiro lugar, pretende apresentar algumas das implicações do desenvolvimento desse conceito sobre o corpo teórico da disciplina de Relações Internacionais, com ênfase no Liberalismo, no Realismo e no Pós- -Positivismo
33
Dusepulchre, Gaëlle. "Politique européenne de coopération au développement et relations extérieures: des droits de l'homme à la bonne gouvernance, impact de l'interdépendance du droit et du politique sur le choix des instruments de régulation." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210587.
Full textAbstract:
L'étude a porté sur deux outils élaborés par l’Union européenne à l'appui de ses politiques d'allocation d'aide extérieure au bénéfice principalement d'Etats en développement et participant à sa stratégie de promotion du respect de droits de l’homme dans les Etats tiers. Il s'agit du mécanisme de conditionnalité démocratique d’une part, et de la doctrine fondée sur le concept de gouvernance d’autre part. L'une des principales critiques que la doctrine adresse à l’Union au sujet de sa politique de conditionalité est son incapacité à répondre à l’une des attentes fondamentales qui la sous-tend, à savoir :la naissance d’une politique d’aide extérieure détachée des considérations géopolitiques et visant à protéger et promouvoir efficacement les droits de l’homme. Dans la mesure où la doctrine en attribue en général la responsabilité à l’absence de clarté et de prévisibilité du mécanisme de la conditionnalité démocratique, cette critique eut dû conduire à l’élaboration d’un régime davantage juridicisé. Or, l'émergence de la doctrine fondée sur le concept de gouvernance révèle que l’Union n’a pas opté pour une telle solution. C’est alors que, divisant mon étude en deux parties, la première affectée à l’étude du mécanisme conditionnel et la seconde affectée à l’étude de la doctrine de gouvernance, je me suis interrogée sur les raisons pour lesquelles l’Union avait pu choisir de recourir d’abord à un appel au droit, et ensuite à une repolitisation partielle de son mécanisme. Prenant appui sur une étude des documents officiels des institutions européennes, de la pratique de l'Union et des théories des relations internationales, l'étude tend à révéler les atouts et les limites théoriques de chacune de ces stratégies déstinées à suciter des réformes particulières dans les Etats partenaires de l’Union.Il apparaîtra que l’appel au droit opéré dans le cadre du mécanisme de conditionnalité répondait à des besoins et à une logique spécifiques lors de son institution, mais que la forme juridicisée du mécanisme conditionnel tel qu’institué se heurtait à diverses limites. La doctrine fondée sur le concept de gouvernance, dans le même temps qu’elle acte ces limites et tend à les dépasser, amène à de nouveaux questionnements.The study related to both EU tools, affecting its external aid policies and contributing to its human rights strategy :conditionality and governance. One of the main critic that the doctrine addresses to EU conditionality, is its incapacity to lead to an external aid free of geopolitical considerations and acting to protect and promote effectively the human rights. The doctrine explains this weakness by pointing out the mechanism of conditionality’s lack of clearness and previsibility. Despite this critic is pleading for a more legalized mechanism, the governance strategy reveals that the Union did not choose such a solution.Then, dividing the study into two parts, the first assigned to conditional mechanism and the second assigned to governance, I’m asking the reason why a less legalized mecanism succeeded to conditionality. Based on cooperation agreements, strategic orientations, EU practice and the international relations theories, the study tends to reveal the assets and limits of the two strategies. It appears that the legalization process of conditionality can be explained by specific needs but it encountered various limits. At the same times, while strategy based on Governance adresses some of them, this new tool reveals new questions.
Doctorat en droit
info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
34
Carreira, Bruno Miguel Góis. "Da theoria à filosofia da praxis: materialisno histórico (neo)gramsciano e realismo crítico como quadro teórico para a análise do tribunal penal internacional." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5117.
Full textAbstract:
Tese de Mestrado em Relações InternacionaisEsta dissertação consiste no exercício teórico de experimentar o materialismo histórico (neo)gramsciano e o realismo crítico como quadro teórico para a análise do Tribunal Penal Internacional. Nesta dissertação inclui-se uma análise do Tribunal Penal Internacional de ‘forma a’ testar aquela articulação teórica. A problemática teórica é enquadrada nos debates da teoria das relações internacionais. As questões da ontologia, da epistemologia, da estrutura e da ação, da teoria do imperialismo, são avaliadas. Avaliados os elementos da realidade do Tribunal Penal Internacional e as referidas problemáticas da filosofia da praxis, é introduzido como complemento necessário esta abordagem científica uma perspetiva de comunitarismo socialista.
This dissertation concerns the problematic of (neo)Gramscian historical materialism and critical realism as a theoretical framework for analyzing the International Criminal Court. This thesis includes an analysis of the International Criminal Court 'in order to' test that theoretical articulation. The theoretical problem is framed in the debates of international relations theory. The questions of ontology, epistemology, structure and action, theory of imperialism, are assessed. Examining the elements of the reality of the ICC and those problems of the philosophy of praxis, this dissertation introduced as a necessary complement to this scientific approach one perspective of socialist communitarianism.
35
Hlavan, Tomáš. "Aktuální podoba bilaterálních vztahů EU a ČLR." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193439.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis deals with the issue of actual state of bilateral relations between the EU and the PRC. The aim of this thesis is to answer question, whether diversity of actorness which occurs in cooperation between the EU and the PRC affects current form and content of their bilateral relations. The theoretical part applies two different approaches to the topic of actorness --theories of international relations and the theory of international law. The empirical part is based on an analysis of particular primary documents, adopted by these two parties. At first is performed an analysis of the EU external relations with the PRC in terms of their historical development which is followed by SWOT analysis which determines current content and form of their bilateral relationship. Based on research findings from this SWOT analysis the thesis suggests ten recommendations for EU-PRC relationship.
36
GAIETTA, MICHELE. "Il programma nucleare iraniano: analisi, motivazioni, prospettive." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1871.
Full textAbstract:
La tesi si ripropone di dare un contributo allo studio della “questione nucleare iraniana”. Partendo da una meticolosa ricostruzione storica del programma nucleare dell’Iran, si affronta il caso in rapporto alle teorie elaborate dai differenti approcci delle Relazioni internazionali per analizzare la proliferazione di armi nucleari. Oltre a testare e comparare le capacità esplicative di queste teorie, vengono sottolineati alcuni fattori utili a comprendere le motivazioni alla base delle decisioni prese dall’Iran in ambito nucleare. In particolare, la tesi approfondisce il ruolo di variabili attinenti il quadro politico interno all’Iran, che sono state spesso sottovalutate in studi precedenti, a favore di condizionamenti strategici esterni al paese. Variabili che permettono di spiegare la continuità e persistenza degli investimenti iraniani in campo nucleare, pur in un contesto politico-strategico mutevole. Nonostante questo, l’approccio dell’intero lavoro rimane comunque incentrato sulla molteplicità delle dimensioni politiche, strategiche e simboliche che devono essere tenute in considerazione per tentare di comprendere le potenziali ambizioni dell’Iran, nonché l'attuale situazione di stallo e indeterminatezza sulle finalità del programma nucleare di questo paese. Nelle conclusioni vengono infine prospettate ipotesi tecnico-negoziali su cui sviluppare future iniziative diplomatiche e di ricerca.This thesis aims at giving a contribution to the study of the “Iranian nuclear question”. Starting from a detailed historical reconstruction of the nuclear program of Iran, we address this case in connection with several theoretical approaches to International Relations that try to explain the proliferation of nuclear weapons. This analysis allows us to compare and test the explanatory capabilities of these theories and to focus on some leading factors underlying Iranian nuclear decisions. In particular, we highlight the role of domestic variables, which were underestimated in previous studies on this issue, mainly focused on external strategic constraints. These variables are helpful in explaining the continuity and the persistence of the Teheran’s investment in the nuclear field, notwithstanding the many changes affecting the regional political and strategic framework. Besides this aspect, the approach to the entire thesis continues to be focused on the plurality of dimensions that should be considered in trying to understand the potential ambitions of Iran as well as the current stalemate and uncertainty related to the purposes of the nuclear program of this country. The thesis eventually elaborates some perspectives regarding technical and bargaining hypothesis on which to develop future diplomatic initiatives and researches.
37
GAIETTA, MICHELE. "Il programma nucleare iraniano: analisi, motivazioni, prospettive." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1871.
Full textAbstract:
La tesi si ripropone di dare un contributo allo studio della “questione nucleare iraniana”. Partendo da una meticolosa ricostruzione storica del programma nucleare dell’Iran, si affronta il caso in rapporto alle teorie elaborate dai differenti approcci delle Relazioni internazionali per analizzare la proliferazione di armi nucleari. Oltre a testare e comparare le capacità esplicative di queste teorie, vengono sottolineati alcuni fattori utili a comprendere le motivazioni alla base delle decisioni prese dall’Iran in ambito nucleare. In particolare, la tesi approfondisce il ruolo di variabili attinenti il quadro politico interno all’Iran, che sono state spesso sottovalutate in studi precedenti, a favore di condizionamenti strategici esterni al paese. Variabili che permettono di spiegare la continuità e persistenza degli investimenti iraniani in campo nucleare, pur in un contesto politico-strategico mutevole. Nonostante questo, l’approccio dell’intero lavoro rimane comunque incentrato sulla molteplicità delle dimensioni politiche, strategiche e simboliche che devono essere tenute in considerazione per tentare di comprendere le potenziali ambizioni dell’Iran, nonché l'attuale situazione di stallo e indeterminatezza sulle finalità del programma nucleare di questo paese. Nelle conclusioni vengono infine prospettate ipotesi tecnico-negoziali su cui sviluppare future iniziative diplomatiche e di ricerca.This thesis aims at giving a contribution to the study of the “Iranian nuclear question”. Starting from a detailed historical reconstruction of the nuclear program of Iran, we address this case in connection with several theoretical approaches to International Relations that try to explain the proliferation of nuclear weapons. This analysis allows us to compare and test the explanatory capabilities of these theories and to focus on some leading factors underlying Iranian nuclear decisions. In particular, we highlight the role of domestic variables, which were underestimated in previous studies on this issue, mainly focused on external strategic constraints. These variables are helpful in explaining the continuity and the persistence of the Teheran’s investment in the nuclear field, notwithstanding the many changes affecting the regional political and strategic framework. Besides this aspect, the approach to the entire thesis continues to be focused on the plurality of dimensions that should be considered in trying to understand the potential ambitions of Iran as well as the current stalemate and uncertainty related to the purposes of the nuclear program of this country. The thesis eventually elaborates some perspectives regarding technical and bargaining hypothesis on which to develop future diplomatic initiatives and researches.
38
Narassiguin, Philippe. "Monnaie mondiale et unification des espaces monétaires." Paris 1, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986PA010004.
Full textAbstract:
Le but de cette thèse est triple: jeter un pont entre la littérature classique de l'économie monétaire internationale (étalon-or,étalon de change-or,étalon-devise,étalon d. T. S. . . . ) et la nouvelle littérature monétaire internationale qui se développe depuis une une vingtaine d'annees. Reexaminer la problématique des systèmes monétaires internationaux en mettant l'accent sur le concept et l'analyse de la monnaie mondiale et non sur les systemes proprement dits. - unifier le champ apparemment éclaté de la litterature moderne de l'économie monétaire internationale (théorie des zones monétaires optimales,théorie de la monnaie fonctionnelle internationale,théorie de la parité des pouvoirs d'achat, étude historique des zones en voie d'unification,théorie de la monnaie concurrentielle. . . . )
39
Batista, Sinoel. "A paradiplomacia e seus atores nas políticas públicas locais na América Latina - experiências de São Paulo e Montevidéu." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/84/84131/tde-18122012-110215/.
Full textAbstract:
A pesquisa estuda a paradiplomacia que envolve atividades de relação e cooperação internacionais protagonizadas por unidades públicas subnacionais. Identifica ações desenvolvidas por governos locais e regionais de várias partes do mundo e, em particular, as atividades paradiplomáticas realizadas pelas cidades de São Paulo, no Brasil, e Montevidéu, no Uruguai. A paradiplomacia em estado federado envolve as atividades protagonizadas pelos Municípios, Estados e Distrito Federal e, em estados unitários, compreendem as efetuadas pelos municípios. Com base no referencial teórico indicado inicialmente, bem como na quantificação dos governos locais latino-americanos, o trabalho desenvolve reflexões sobre a malha territorial do poder local na América Latina e as atividades paradiplomáticas na região. A pesquisa analisa, igualmente, as modalidades de cooperação (intergovernamental/ intragovernamental e horizontal/vertical) protagonizadas pelas interações ocorridas entre governos locais (municípios), governos regionais (Estados) e a União, identificadas no âmbito da gestão das políticas públicas na federação brasileira. Realiza, em seguida, com base nestas experiências, um esforço para identificar como são estão tais cooperações, quando realizadas no âmbito da paradiplomacia. Por fim, realiza um estudo da paradiplomacia em São Paulo e Montevidéu analisando as atividades desenvolvidas do final da década de 1980 até meados da década de 2000, por meio de entrevistas a 12 atores-chaves destas cidades vinculados às práticas paradiplomáticas realizadas.The research holds as reference the study of the paradiplomacy involving international relations and cooperation activities staged by subnational government units. It identifies actions developed by local and regional governments from around the world, but specifically the paradiplomatic activities undertaken by the cities of São Paulo, Brazil, and Montevideo, Uruguay. The paradiplomacy in federal states involves activities leaded by municipalities, states and the Federal District, and in unitary states, includes those developed by local governments. Based on the theoretical framework initially referred to, as well as on the quantification of local governments in Latin America, this paper provides reflections on the territorial mesh of local authorities in Latin America and the paradiplomatic activities in the region. The research analyzes, to an equal degree, the types of cooperation (intergovernmental / intragovernmental and horizontal / vertical) led by interactions occurring between local governments (municipalities), regional governments (states) and the Union, identified in the management of public policies in the Brazilian federation. Then, based on these experiences, it undertakes an effort to identify how such cooperation is done, when carried out under the paradiplomacy. Finally, it performs a study on the paradiplomacy of Sao Paulo and Montevideo analyzing the activities developed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s, through a standard questionnaire administered, to 12 key stakeholders from these cities that identify and hold the executed paradiplomatic practices.
40
Nguyen, Hoang Nhu Thanh. "Repenser le pouvoir dans les théories des relations internationales : du pouvoir productif de la Francophonie à la socialisation du Vietnam au Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSE3029/document.
Full textAbstract:
Le pouvoir est omniprésent dans les interactions sociales. Il en va de même pour la politique internationale depuis la naissance des Relations internationales. Mais au sein de celle-ci, ce concept est contesté. Par exemple, le terme anglais power désigne deux phénomènes qui ne sont pas identiques et qui sont traduits par deux termes distingues en français : « la puissance » signifiant la capacité d’obtenir ce qu’on désire, et « le pouvoir » renvoyant au contrôle du comportement d’un acteur sur un autre. L’objectif de la thèse est double. Tout d’abord, cette recherche entend établir un lien étroit entre la façon de définir le pouvoir et les différents cadres théoriques (réalistes, libéraux, constructivistes) puisqu’il n’existe pas d’unique définition du concept. Ce premier aspect permettra de mieux comprendre la genèse mais aussi les tensions entre le concept et sa théorie-cadre lorsque le premier a tendance à circuler dans d’autres théories, comme ce dont témoigne les débats autour de la trilogie hard power, soft power, smart power de Joseph Nye. Le deuxième objectif vise à mieux comprendre le pouvoir des organisations intergouvernementales en adoptant un cadre constructiviste. La thèse s’appuie sur l’approche de Barnett et Duvall qui distingue quatre types de pouvoir (imposé, institutionnel, structurel et productif) en vue de saisir le pouvoir productif de la Francophonie dans la « fabrication » d’une nouvelle subjectivité de l’Etat : le « droit souverain » de promouvoir sa diversité culturelle et le « devoir souverain » concernant la responsabilité de protéger. La thèse montre également que le pouvoir institutionnel du Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies s’exerce via la socialisation du Vietnam en son sein dans le cas de la responsabilité de protégerThe power is a ubiquitous phenomenon in social relations, particularly in International Relations. It is, however, an “essentially contestable” concept in IR theories. For instance, the English term power refers to two different phenomena which can be translated into two distinct terms in French: “la puissance” which means the capacity to get what one wants, and “le pouvoir” which implies the control over other’s behavior. This thesis has two objectives. First, it aims to build close connection between the power conceptualization and its theoretical framework (realism, liberalism, and constructivism) as there is no unique definition of power. The liaison between power definition and its theoretical framework allows us to better apprehend not only its genesis but also the discrepancy that emerges whenever the concept tend to transcend its theoretical framework, as reflected in the debates relative to the trilogy hard power, soft power, smart power of Joseph Nye. Second, this thesis intends to better understand the power of international organizations under the constructivist theoretical framework. The study bases on the power taxonomy of Barnett and Duvall who classify the concept into four types: compulsory power, institutional power, structural power and productive power. Based on this classification, we can understand the productive power of Francophonie in terms of “producing” a new subjectivity of State in IR: the “sovereign right” of promoting its cultural diversity and the “sovereign duty” of fulfilling its responsibility to protect. The thesis demonstrates also the UNSC’s institutional power via the Vietnam socialization process leading to the endorsement of the R2P concept
41
Brouková, Jana. "Česká zahraniční politika a feministické teorie mezinárodních vztahů: komparativní analýza." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-191542.
Full textAbstract:
Feminist theories of international relations traditionally criticize realism as a representative of masculine values in the international relations. According to the feministic premises, the Czech foreign policy should be highly masculinises in the way of realistic discourse because of very low representation of women in foreign policy processes in the Czech Republic. The aim of this thesis is to analyse feminisation and masculinisation of the Czech foreign policy in cases of three events -- the terroristic attacks from September 11, 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This thesis points out the plurality of masculine and feminine values. From that reason it is not possible to adapt feminist critic of realism to the Czech foreign policy. The masculine values of the Czech foreign policy are determined more by the liberal constructivism.
42
Melikyan, Gevorg. "Paradoxical South Caucasus: Nations, Conflicts and Alliances." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1281673619.
Full text
43
Marcinkiewicz, Kamil. "Ist alles Innenpolitik? Der Einfluss innenpolitisch motivierter Präferenzen von Entscheidungsträgern auf die Außenpolitik – eine vergleichende Analyse ausgewählter Aspekte der Europapolitik zweier polnischer Regierungen." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-72427.
Full textAbstract:
Diese Arbeit untersucht, inwieweit sich die Präferenzen polnischer politischer Parteien in der Europapolitik Polens widerspiegeln. Es wird dabei davon ausgegangen, dass die Parteipräferenzen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Gestaltung der politischen Praxis ausüben und so einen Spezialfall der liberalen Theorie der Internationalen Politik darstellen. Diese Abhandlung beschreibt die Überprüfung der genannten Hypothese und fasst die Ergebnisse des Verfahrens zusammen. Diese sprechen gegen eine parteizentrische Interpretation der liberalen Theorie in der internationalen Politik.
44
Sionneau, Bernard. "Risque-pays et prospective internationale : theorie et application (la republique socialiste du viet nam)." Paris, CNAM, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000CNAM0347.
Full textAbstract:
Les crises recentes et mal anticipees qui, entre 1994 et 1998 ont secoue les marches emergents et menace le systeme financier international, ont suscite d'abondantes critiques a l'encontre des professionnels du risque-pays, accuses de n'avoir pas su les anticiper. Pour autant, et a la decharge de ces experts, un constat s'impose : l'evaluation du risque-pays est devenue une activite particulierement complexe. Inscrite - dans un contexte d'apres-guerre froide, de dereglementation et de globalisation - a la charniere de realites mondiales et nationales, de logiques privees et d'interets souverains, elle necessite de manipuler de nombreux facteurs et acteurs interagissant simultanement; elle requiert egalement de mobiliser une somme impressionnante de donnees (quantitatives et qualitatives) concernant ces forces. C'est donc pour tenter de completer les methodes traditionnelles d'evaluation du risque-pays en integrant les elements precites, mais aussi pour dissiper les zones d'ombre entourant une activite professionnelle mal connue, que ce travail de recherche a ete realise. L'introduction generale contient des precisions de nature semantique, situe le sujet, ainsi que les objections et demandes faites par rapport a son traitement. La premiere partie de la these dresse un bilan des pratiques du risque-pays. La deuxieme partie propose une theorie du risque-pays et une methode d'analyse prospective destinee a l'evaluer. Dans la troisieme partie, la demarche mono-pays proposee prend pour terrain d'application et test de validite le viet nam. La conclusion generale de la these souligne l'interet de la demarche theorique et methodologique en fonction de l'evolution du risque-pays et des resultats obtenus dans l'application au cas du viet nam.
45
Amzert, Malika. "De l'eau pour la production à l'eau de la ville : l'avènement de la vérité des prix dans l'hydraulique algérienne." Grenoble 2, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992GRE21020.
Full textAbstract:
A partir de 1970, deux politiques se sont succedees en algerie, structuree, chacune, par une finalite d'usage de l'eau. La premiere caracterise les deux plans quadriennaux. L'eau se trouve intimement melee aux enjeux economiques du moment, dans lesquels l'intensification de l'agriculture estimposee par la coherence du modele de developpement. L'organisation institutionnelle et les programmes concus, refletent cette orientation. La contradiction majeure de cette politique se manifeste par un complet decalage entre les previsions et les realisations. La confusion qui regne sur le secteur, en fin de periode (1977), va servir de pretexte a l'entree en scene d'un nouvel acteur : la banque mondiale. En contrepartie de son aide, elle impose "la verite des prix" comme principe organisateur au plan institutionnel et economique. A partir de la, l'eau est orientee vers la satisfaction des besoins urbains. Une tres forte demande publique d'equipements, pour les entreprises multinationales et nationales du secteur, est suscitee par cette politique. Cependant elle n'empeche pas la penurie de s'installer dans une dimension structurelleSince 1970, two politicies have been successively applied in algeria. Both were based on water use finality. The first one characterises the two 4 years plans. Water is linked intimately to economic goals in which the intensification of the agriculture is imposed by the development model's coherence. The institutional organisation and programmes designed reflect this orientation. The major contradiction of this policy shows up in a huge gap between forecasts and realisation. The confusion in this domain at the end of this time period (1977) leads to a new actor coming into play : the world bank. In exchange for its aid, it imposes "the truth of prices" to be used as an economic and institutional organisation principle. From then on, water tends to be used more and more for satisfying urban water needs. This policy induces a very strong public demand for infrastructure for national and transnational companies. However, all this does not prevent the water shortage from attaining a structural aspect
46
Chiang, Michael Chi-Hao. "Learning latent theories of relations and individuals." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33750.
Full textAbstract:
Inductive learning of statistical models from relational data is a key problem in artificial intelligence. Two main approaches exist for learning with relational data, and this thesis shows how they can be combined in a uniform framework.
The first approach aims to learn dependencies amongst features (relations and properties), e.g. how users' purchases of products depend on users' preferences of the products and associated properties of users and products. Such models abstract over individuals, and are compact and easy to interpret.
The second approach learns latent properties of individuals that explain the observed features, without modelling interdependencies amongst features. Latent-property models have demonstrated good predictive accuracy in practise, and are especially useful when few properties and relations are observed. Interesting latent groupings of individuals can be discovered.
Our approach aims to learn a unified representation for dependency structures for both observed features and latent properties. We develop a simple approximate EM algorithm for learning the unified representation, and experiments demonstrate cases when our algorithm can generate models that predicts better than dependency-based models of observed features as well as a state-of-the-art latent-property model.
We extend our approximate EM algorithm to handle uncertainty about the number of values for latent properties. We search over the number of values and return error bounds, as an alternative to existing proposals based on sampling in the posterior distribution over the number of values.
We also solve a specific case where dependencies involve functional relations, which induces a verbose model with many parameters. In comparison, the standard solution of aggregating over all values of the function yields a simple model that predicts poorly. We show how to learn an optimal intermediate-size representation efficiently by clustering the values of the function. The proposed method generates models that capture interesting clusters of function values, dominates the simple model in prediction, and can surpass the verbose model using much fewer parameters.
47
Almekrad, Fahed Hamad. "Islam and International Relations." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504404.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis deals mainly with the role of Islam in international relations, which is based on the Qur'an (the revealed book) and the Sunnah (prophetic tradition). The study has used the analytical approach and the interdisciplinary approach to examine and investigate Islamic international relations theories in an attempt to demonstrate that they offer a practical alternative to resolve crises in international relations. This thesis highlights the Islamic alternative in dealing with the major issues in the world today, namely peace, security, balance of power, and co-operation among nations. The thesis, therefore, outlines certain concepts and themes which examine and explore the actual and potential relevance of Islamic law (Shariah) in relation to these issues. The main findings of the thesis include that Islam can indeed play a positive role in the field of international relations and that peace is the role and war the exception in most of the theories of Islamic international relations based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Also, the Islamic theory of international relations provides a valuable framework of general application for international order. The concept of community (Ummah( is the most important factor which defines the function of the Islamic state.
48
Edelman, Ross David. "Cyberattacks in international relations." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e1d71a7a-7680-4f97-b98d-a41a4b484fda.
Full textAbstract:
New methods of conflict and coercion can prompt tectonic shifts in the international system, reconfiguring power, institutions, and norms of state behavior. Cyberattacks, coercive acts that disrupt or destroy the digital infrastructure on which states increasingly rely, have the potential to be such a tool — but only if put into practice. This study examines which forces in the international system might restrain state use of cyberattacks, even when they are militarily advantageous. To do so I place this novel technology in the context of existing international regimes, employing an analogical approach that identifies the salient aspects of cyberattacks, and compares them to prior weapons and tactics that share those attributes. Specifically, this study considers three possible restraints on state behavior: rationalist deterrence, the jus ad bellum regime governing the resort to force, and incompatibility with the jus in bello canon of law defining just conduct in war. First, I demonstrate that cyberattacks frustrate conventional deterrence models, and invite, instead, a novel form of proto-competition I call ‘structural deterrence.’ Recognizing that states have not yet grounded their sweeping claims about the acceptability of cyberattacks in any formal analysis, I consider evidence from other prohibited uses of force or types of weaponry to defining whether cyberattacks are ‘legal’ in peacetime or ‘usable’ in wartime. Whereas previous studies of cyberattacks have focused primarily on policy guidance for a single state or limited analysis of the letter of international law, this study explicitly relates international law to state decision-making and precedent. It draws together previously disparate literature across strategic studies, international law, and diplomatic history to offer conclusions applicable beyond any single technology, and of increasing importance as states’ dependence on technology grows.
49
Smith, Thomas W. "History and international relations /." London : Routledge, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37737463v.
Full text
50
Göransson, Daniel, and Simon Svenman. "Managing Across Theories : - A profound study of International Entrepreneurship in the field of internationalization theories." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-12183.
Full textAbstract:
The world market has during recent decades become an increasingly globalized arena, in which lowered trade barriers, enhanced technology, worldwide communication and containerization have made internationalization an easily obtainable option for companies. The once dominating multinational enterprises are present day challenged by small- and medium sized enterprises as global actors, and competitiveness is an ever-increasing factor, making the pursuit and exploitation of opportunities essential. The International Entrepreneurship Theory has during the last two decades emerged as a theory explaining the phenomena of small- and medium sized enterprises internationalizing their operations at an early age; a theory comprehending entrepreneurial behavior, the ability to explore and take advantage of opportunities overlooked by others in order to create value in the organization. The purpose of this thesis is to create an understanding of the emergence, definition and theoretical framework of the International Entrepreneurship Theory. By implementing a deductive research approach and a quantitative research method, empirical data is collected in order to confront the theoretical framework in the analysis. The analysis will further be the basis for conclusions and recommendations that will conclude our thesis.