All Outputs (10)

Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management (2024)
Thesis
Jones, M. Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500680

Using a design-thinking approach to state-led crisis management, this thesis seeks to resolve the contemporary problem of Black Swans; that is, crises that are unprecedented, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncertain.
Due to their nature and composit... Read More about Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management.

Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010 (2023)
Thesis
Tiplady, J. Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500690

This thesis is an evaluation of the secondary education and attainment policies of the New Labour governments, from 1997 to 2010, and of the extent to which that improved educational outcomes for white working-class boys in England. The study begins... Read More about Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010.

Shadows of Arlington (2023)
Thesis
Fenton, C. E. Shadows of Arlington. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500738

The common perception that the root cause of US military caution and casualty aversion was the Vietnam War, is a falsehood. Shadows of Arlington introduces the supposition that the roots of US Casualty Aversion (USCA) and its principles of defence an... Read More about Shadows of Arlington.

Bridging the Policy Implementation Gap through Public Projects: From Policy Aspiration to Implementation to Actual Policy Impacts (2023)
Thesis
Vo, H. Bridging the Policy Implementation Gap through Public Projects: From Policy Aspiration to Implementation to Actual Policy Impacts. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4348137

Ethics or efficacy? : examining strategic ethics and counterinsurgency (2021)
Thesis
Mayne, P. J. Ethics or efficacy? : examining strategic ethics and counterinsurgency. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4240564

Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media (2019)
Thesis
Zisis, I. Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222410

This thesis provides a study of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from Ireland, Greece and Cyprus and their use of Social Media Platforms (SMPs). Specifically, the thesis explores MEPs’ motivations for online engagement and the strategies... Read More about Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media.

Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection? (2018)
Thesis
Maduekwe, N. U. C. Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection?. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4429881

The Nigerian extractive industry illustrates the tension between economic development on the one hand and environmental sustainability on the other. As of 2017, the Central Bank of Nigeria Annual Report indicates that oil revenue constituted 56.2% of... Read More about Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection?.

Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange (2017)
Thesis
Ahmed, R. Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223306

The thesis is comprised of three interrelated empirical chapters on the Pakistan stock exchange which effects on the market efficiency. In the first empirical chapter, ‘Is the Market Efficient – Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange’. It is evaluatin... Read More about Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange.

Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China (2017)
Thesis
Yu, Z. Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224324

Sustainability transition has been a burgeoning research field and political practice due to its focus on the systemic and fundamental transformation of existing main human sectors to curb global climate change. The present thesis aims to contribute... Read More about Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China.

New mobile visualities and the social communication of photography : Instagram as a case study (2015)
Thesis
Serafinelli, E. New mobile visualities and the social communication of photography : Instagram as a case study. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217513

This research intends to show how visuality, through the mobility of Instagram (a social media platform designed for photo sharing), is modifying individuals’ perception of the world and their mediated lives. It examines how Instagram transforms indi... Read More about New mobile visualities and the social communication of photography : Instagram as a case study.