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Abdallah Laroui :the life and politics of a messenger

Issa, Khalil Antonios. (2013)

This thesis avoids the two prevalent approaches to the study of Arab conteporay intellectual history, those either focusing on the history of mere ideas or on the history of individuals , through the historical investigation ...
Al Jazeera evolution within the Arab revolutions -

El Jammal, Rania Farouk. (2013)

This dissertation focuses on the role of Al Jazeera in the recent Arab Spring uprisings. Al Jazeera has been widely recognized as a catalyst for the events that took place. Notably, Al Jazeera became heavily involved with ...
The disciplinary system in the Lebanese public service - by Najwa Khatib

Khatib, Najwa. (1984)

One of the main problems in any public service is how to deal with the bad conduct and performance of civil servants. Although public services vary greatly in terms of the extent of violations and misconduct, there is ...
Druze politics in Israel

Aboultaif, Eduardo Wassim Walid. (2012)

The main objective of this thesis is to study the relation between the Druze and the Israeli State. This topic is extremely controversial and many there are many misconceptions about the Druze in Israel. Hence, I intended ...
The establishment of a training program in the public administration of Cyprus - by Elizabeth Christ. Philippidou.

Philippidou, Elizabeth Christ. (1986)

The need for sound and effective public administration is a common concern shared by governments of all countries. The emerging political, economic, social and technological developments pose a challenge that let governments ...
The European Union as a “Force for Good”? :assessing the influence of human security in EU’s foreign policy and the union’s role in the Mediterranean region up to the Arab uprisings -

Skaar, Kristian Aagård, (2013)

Human Security received considerable attention after the UN coined it in the early 1990s. The notion of prioritizing the security, safety, and the well being of people over states gained popularity by states and international ...
The evolution of strategic human resource management -

Khadra, Hamed Mahmoud. (2013)

This study examines the evolution of human management activity up until the appearance of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM). SHRM addresses new and innovative ways to manage people at work. The thesis investigates ...
How did Ahmet Davutoğlu’s ideas affect the shift in Turkish foreign policies? -

Tobia, Micheline Michael. (2013)

Turkey has grown to become one of the most important powers in the Middle East in the past decade. After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to 2002, a new set of foreign policies has been put in place in the ...
The impact of political factors on economic development in Third World countries - by Khalil Mahmoud Abou-Touhah

Abu-Touhah, Khalil Mahmoud (1987)

This thesis is interested in identifying the complex dimensions of economic development by an analysis of its political dimensions because we know that at the basis of many economic problems and successes lie political ...
Intellectual and socio-political transformations in late Ottoman Palestine :ottomanism, nationalism, and arabism in ‘isa al-‘isa’s Filastin (1911-1914) -

Rihan, Carl Edmond Joseph. (2013)

Intellectual and Socio-Political Transformations in Late Ottoman Palestine: Ottomanism, Nationalism, and Arabism in ‘Isa al-‘Isa’s Filastin (1911-1914) .This thesis seeks to provide an account of the discourse of one ...
Memory of the civil war, state censorship and cultural productions -

Chahine, Karen Sami, (2013)

Due to the everydayness elements of the war, in Lebanon’s postwar era and in the presence of a state-sponsored amnesia, the question “did the civil war really end?” still crosses people’s minds, and this is at least apparent ...
MUBARAKTRIAL societal perceptions of justice served -

Guirguis, Christina Marie, (2013)

Establishing a sense of justice in post-conflict or revolutionary societies is a necessary step in rebuilding trust and accountability between citizens and the state, as well as attempting to mend the social fabric of ...
Of Mullahs and men : survival prospects for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Harris, Daniel Joseph. (2012)

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 established an Islamic Republic with republican and theocratic characteristics. Ayatollah Khomeini and the Shi’a clergy founded the new state based on the ideology of velayat-e faqih, or the ...
Opening the black box :knowledge production of United States covert and clandestine operations under the Obama administration -

Flahive, Robert Andrew. (2013)

This thesis argues the Obama Administration relies upon covert and clandestine operations to aggregate operational, bureaucratic, legal, and discursive authority. I demonstrate the ways in which information is mediated ...
Policymaking in Lebanon :potential offshore oil and gas discoveries -

Arbid, Jeremy Paul, (2013)

The prospective discovery of offshore gas deposits will have an impact on Lebanon’s energy situation, as it creates possibilities for policy change in the country’s electricity, industry and transportation sectors. To ...
Public-private partnerships : a policy option for the improvement of public service delivery in Lebanon - by Carla Ghaleb Antar.

Antar, Carla Ghaleb. (2011)

The efficient and effective provision of public services is among the most pressing challenges that the Lebanese government faces. The inadequate capabilities of the Lebanese government to provide public services and to ...
The reality of events :American news framing of the Libyan and Syrian uprisings in the context of humanitarian crises -

Grinstead, Nicholas. (2013)

This thesis compares news coverage of the Libyan and Syrian uprisings from two major American newspapers, The New York Times and USA Today in the context of how strongly the frame of a humanitarian intervention was selected ...
Sexual map, pillow politics and bedroom allegiances :an exploration of women, sexuality and citizenship in Lebanon -

Moufarrege, Joelle Olga. (2013)

The thesis explores the nexus of sexuality, womanhood and women’s citizenship in Lebanon. Private concerns over sexuality are issues that spread beyond the confinement of bedroom walls but mark women as Lebanese citizens ...
The United Nations and “targeted killings”: between geopolitics and legitimacy -

Ribár, Daniel. (2013)

This thesis seeks to examine the role of the United Nations (UN) as the preeminent legitimator of international policy. It does so through the exploration of the ‘targeted killings’ policy within the context of the ‘terrorism’ ...
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) :an evolving autonomous actor in the international community -

Brake, Farrah Nicole. (2013)

This thesis discusses UNRWA as an international actor, as it is able to influence and shape the international community. A large constructivist framework allows for the examination of international organizations as actors ...

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