The principle of the lesser evil--the acceptability of pursuing one exceptional course of action in order to prevent a greater injustice--has long been a cornerstone of Western ethical philosophy. From its roots in classical ethics and Christian theology, to Hannah Arendt's expl…
Background: Occupational stress in nursing is common worldwide; with rates of 9.20%-68.0% of nurses suffering from stress being reported in the worldwide literature. This thesis reports an investigation into stress among hospital nurses in Gaza Strip-Palestine. The purpose of th…
Le conflit israélo-palestinien constitue l’un des thèmes les plus abordés par les chercheurs de plusieurs disciplines en sciences sociales et humaines. Cette thèse s’intéresse toutefois plus particulièrement à l’effet des restrictions frontalières israéliennes dans les territoir…
The purpose of this study was to examine how Al Jazeera channels; Al Jazeera English channel and Al Jazeera Arabic Channel framed the war on Gaza from December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009. A total of 220 news stories were analyzed, with 110 stories from each channel. The study …
This dissertation explores the issue of whether international law of belligerent occupation encompasses, or should evolve to encompass, some form of post occupation duties upon a former occupier. The most fundamental question of this dissertation is thus, who bears responsibilit…
Nicholas Adams (1993) suggests that the destruction of the built environment and architecture of a city during war is an effective way of demoralizing and even eradicating the enemy. Goonewardena and Kipfer (2007) suggest that the built environment helps establish not only the c…
This dissertation examines Palestinian nationalism in the West Bank and Gaza, focusing upon the role of students in political organizing. Palestinian students are an important adjunct to the nationalist struggle. They joined a complement of forces—including labor women's, profes…