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“Stories of the Unnamed”: Critical Feminist Intervention in Sri Lankan Peacebuilding (2024)
Thesis
Samarakoon, W. (2024). “Stories of the Unnamed”: Critical Feminist Intervention in Sri Lankan Peacebuilding. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5088313

After the Government of Sri Lanka defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, the protracted civil war ended. However, post-war peace in the country remains uncertain, necessitating a critical evaluation of whose power and agency ar... Read More about “Stories of the Unnamed”: Critical Feminist Intervention in Sri Lankan Peacebuilding.

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The Rising Geopolitical Competition in Balochistan and its Impact on the Local Population (2024)
Thesis
Hussain, M. (2024). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The Rising Geopolitical Competition in Balochistan and its Impact on the Local Population. (Dissertation). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4920398

This PhD thesis undertakes a thorough investigation of the complex relationship between increasing geopolitical competition and its resulting impact on human rights, with a particular emphasis on the unique setting of Balochistan. The purpose of this... Read More about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The Rising Geopolitical Competition in Balochistan and its Impact on the Local Population.

Oderint dum metuant: Strategic Lessons from the Small Wars Experience of the Roman Republic. (2024)
Thesis
Moore, H. W. Oderint dum metuant: Strategic Lessons from the Small Wars Experience of the Roman Republic. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4735994

The modern experience of small wars, referring to armed conflict between belligerents divergent in military power, tactics, and strategies, has been one of infrequent and costly success. Some have attributed these difficulties to the discipline of ‘c... Read More about Oderint dum metuant: Strategic Lessons from the Small Wars Experience of the Roman Republic..

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.

Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020 (2022)
Thesis
Pitt, D. Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269857

The Conservative Party is the most electorally successful party in British policies. It has been the party of Government more than its political rivals. This is an important fact for the study of the British constitution or the policies of any Britis... Read More about Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020.

Pride, shame, and the civic imaginary : Hull as UK City of Culture and Brexit (2021)
Thesis
Howcroft, M. Pride, shame, and the civic imaginary : Hull as UK City of Culture and Brexit. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223753

This thesis investigates how civic pride and shame have shaped the political cultures and cultural behaviours of Kingston Upon Hull between 2010-2020. In 2016, Hull voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to leave the European Union - a decision interpreted by many a... Read More about Pride, shame, and the civic imaginary : Hull as UK City of Culture and Brexit.

Hegemonic and counter-hegemonic interaction as a challenge to regional organizational actorness and coherent collective security cooperation: a case of Nigeria, France and ECOWAS (2020)
Thesis
Akolga, A. Hegemonic and counter-hegemonic interaction as a challenge to regional organizational actorness and coherent collective security cooperation: a case of Nigeria, France and ECOWAS. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223024

This thesis examines the challenges facing the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, in manifesting actorness and in coordinating and owning West African sub-regional collective security. These issues are considered via a theoretical exa... Read More about Hegemonic and counter-hegemonic interaction as a challenge to regional organizational actorness and coherent collective security cooperation: a case of Nigeria, France and ECOWAS.

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.

Strategic restraint : modelling the role of moral weight in modern conflicts (2017)
Thesis
Flint, J. A. Strategic restraint : modelling the role of moral weight in modern conflicts. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221207

Strategic Restraint: Modelling the Role of Moral Weight in Modern Conflicts is a PhD thesis that seeks to make the argument that restraint has a strategic purpose. It begins with a discussion of an understanding of ethics as the negotiation of hierar... Read More about Strategic restraint : modelling the role of moral weight in modern conflicts.

Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking (2016)
Thesis
Silverwood, J. Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219472

This thesis provides a study of United Kingdom (UK) macroeconomic policy and economic ideas. Specifically, the thesis seeks to explore the reasons when and why UK macroeconomic policy and economic ideas exhibits change or continuity. The central cont... Read More about Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking.

Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue (2016)
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Woodford, N. F. Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219323

In this thesis I propose a solution to the problem of moral luck. It is sometimes assumed that luck has no bearing on morality. However, Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel, in their papers entitled ‘Moral Luck’, show how this assumption could be erron... Read More about Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue.

Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation (2016)
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MacLeod, S. Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219570

This thesis has two interrelated aims, both of which reflect my interest in the development of a variety of supra-national organisations since 1945 and the possibility that a new system of global soft governance may be emerging.

The first is to fi... Read More about Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation.