This J.C.L. thesis will examine the processus brevior as laid out by the apostolic letter Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus. It will focus on the historical background, the modified canons to the Code of Canon Law, the strengths and weaknesses of the processus brevior, and will examine …
The Hoysaḷa family ruled in southern India, in the present-day state of Karnataka from the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries. Previous studies of this family and other contemporary royal households have primarily focused on establishing a chronology for the lineage and demons…
Diğer enerji kaynaklarına nazaran daha geniş kullanım alanına sahip olan petrol dünyanın en önemli enerji kaynaklarından biridir. Sanayileşmenin başlamasıyla tüketimindeki hızlı artış ve bu enerji kaynağına alternatifin bulunamaması, petrolün 19. yüzyılın sonlarından itibaren ha…
SSCB’nin dağılması ile birlikte toprak alanın küçülmesi, nüfusun azalması ve önemli askeri ve ekonomik altyapıların toprak dışında kalması nedeniyle eskisine nazaran zayıf kalan ve uluslar arası alanda “büyük güç” statüsünü kaybeden Rusya önemli iç problemlerin yanı sıra dış pol…
Earth observation data is increasingly ubiquitous, easily accessible, freely available, and generally usable due to improvements in software, data standards, network infrastructure, and national policies. As a result, greater opportunities arise for using these data in a wider f…
Körfez ĠĢbirliği Konseyi (KĠK), Basra Körfezi‟ne kıyısı bulunan ve ortak coğrafi, tarihi, kültürel, sosyal ve siyasal rejimleri benzer özelliklere sahip altı komĢu Arap ülkesini bir araya getiren bölgesel bir teĢkilattır. Soğuk SavaĢ döneminde özellikle 1970‟li yılların sonunda …
My thesis is an exploration of how human rights are understood and experienced by Papua New Guinean people living with HIV, men with diverse sexualities and transgender women. I examine the emergence and progress of two organisations established by these communities: Igat Hope a…
This dissertation develops the concept of an International Security Cooperation Market. The currency of this market is the side-deal. These deals, also known as issue-linkages or side-payments, are systematically negotiated between Lead Nations - nations for which the execution …
A critical gap in the literature is the lack of detailed knowledge about the experience of hospitals undergoing the process of collaboration. A primary purpose of this study is to close this gap by gaining a deeper understanding of a hospital's experience living through such a c…
Scholars of conflict resolution have studied ways to reduce prejudice in society for years, believing that prejudice leads to or increases the likelihood of conflict. The primary focus has been on schools, universities and communities. More limited research has been conducted on…
1 Introduction and research overview “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin | English Naturalist and Geologist (1809 – 1882) The world is changing: Digital…
In this dissertation I empirically study government supported international research alliances. The dissertation consists of three essays. In the first I examine the determinants of the choice of penetration strategy by Israeli firms that penetrate the American market. The choic…
Most theoretical approaches to the study of international alliances involve an assumption of effective capability aggregation: once two or more states make a diplomatic decision to form an alliance, their combined military power will be at least as strong as, if not stronger tha…
On September 18, 2011, the Republic of Cyprus announced it had begun the process of extracting offshore hydrocarbons. The announcement sparked a crisis. Great Britain, Greece, Russia and Israel voiced their support for the right of the Republic of Cyprus to recover their offshor…
Why has South Asia's history been mired in a perpetual and often violent rivalry between the neighboring states of India and Pakistan? What explains Pakistan's persistent willingness to initiate conflict against its militarily superior adversary, India? Given that Pakistan appea…
In counterinsurgency wars with large-scale foreign military interventions, under what conditions do in-country allies comply with the demands of foreign intervening forces and under what conditions do allies dismiss foreign demands? By examining thousands of primary source docum…
Survivor is often credited with launching the reality television fad of the 2000s and remains a widely popular show today, yet very few empirical studies have focused on this topic. This paper examines the factors affecting whether an alliance will stay together or break apart. …
The removal of Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist regime in Iraq gave rise to a plethora of non-state actors, sub-state political factions, warring ethnic groups, and terrorist organizations all seeking to fill the political power vacuum. Using theories from academic literature on coali…
Bu çalışmada, Rize ili kırsal ahşap konut yapıların mekan kurgusu başlığı altında Rize ilindeki konutların konumları, yapı malzemeleri, yapı sistemleri ve elemanları, plan tipleri, mekan kurguları ele alınmaya çalışılmıştır. Altı bölümden oluşan bu çalışmanın birinci bölümü giri…