The Scots MPs of the eighteenth century have traditionally been portrayed in a negative light. In a century once noted for electoral corruption and the abuses of patronage, they were seen by contemporaries and later writers as among the worst examples of their kind: greedy, self…
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This thesis seeks to examine the political and administrative organisations of al-Andalus during the period of the Almohads. It employs close analysis of the sources in order to explore how the Almohad government system worked and to identify the extent of the development and th…
Recent developments in Scottish historiography have done much to resurrect the Restoration from the obscurity in which it had conventionally languished. Lacunae remain, however, and one of these surrounds the Highlands, which has often had to make do with broad generalisation. T…
The UAE Government has recently launched a strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that transitions the government to a new phase of becoming an AI-driven government. This strategy aimed to adopt AI-based technologies to boost the overall performance of the government. AI- bas…
This thesis presents a study of recent socio-technical changes in conventional agriculture that it argues represent the emergence of an informatic ideal in farming. Known as precision agriculture (PA), the integration of digital management, media, and surveillance technologies i…
Bugünü anlamlandırabilmek için onu oluşturan, ortaya çıkaran ve etkileyen süreçlerin, mümkün olan her açıdan irdelenmesi zaruridir. Bu nedenle tarih okuması, yalnızca akademik bir gayret olarak değerlendirilmemelidir. Bireyin parçası olduğu millet, ülke ve daha pek çok etmen, ki…
In the 1970s, California Governor Jerry Brown imposed new limits on California, arguing that future losses of revenue and natural resources could alter state government’s capacity to provide services. Embracing conservative ideas like reducing the size of government, limiting so…
Complexities of Nigeria's leadership exacerbated major problems influencing citizens' experience of livelihood. Amidst surmounting socio-political challenges, a lack of effective leadership provoked extraordinary social problems. The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological r…
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Afghanistan since 2003 is the largest producer of illicit opium in the world. In 2011, it produced 5,800 metric tons of opium from approximately 131,000 hectors cultivated land – an increase from its lowest production le…
By 2020, cancer mortality rates are estimated to increase by 180% in Arab countries, where breast cancer is the most common type of cancer. This thesis explores and evaluates the ‘asabiyya-driven structuration (the cohesive force of the group that gives it strength in facing its…
This dissertation examines the economic, social and political life of La Plana, an area associated with an extensive irrigation system at the mouth of the Millars river in eastern Spain, in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. This was part of a new kingdom establi…
This study focuses on two prayers found in the Jewish prayer book, considering the sources, history, content, acceptance, and changes in each of these prayers. While there are certain similarities between the two prayers, the difference between the two is profound. The "Prayer f…
Leadership crisis has plagued Nigeria's public sector governance since independence in 1960. The problem is that failed efforts of successive Nigerian administrations, ineffective leadership and poor governance, has resulted in government instability and economic setbacks. The p…
The purpose of this research project was to compare the degree of multicultural representation among illustrations of foreign language textbooks from different types of educational systems (central, decentralized, or partially centralized). The study also investigated whether di…
This study arose from the desire to research the effectiveness of state building policies in Afghanistan. In order to address this topic, I review state building literature and find that state building literature focuses largely on the processes of democratization instead of ins…
Since Senegal's independence, scholars have critically examined each president on how his policies shaped contemporary Senegalese art and its promotion at home and abroad. The presidential patronage of the arts garners an international authority based on cultural supremacy. This…
A number of cases have been well documented over the past 15 years in which government employees, both civilian and military, have alleged mistreatment by the government because of discrimination or retaliation for whistleblowing. Many of those cases were dismissed on a technica…
This research examines the effects of the current leadership models now in use in Iraq. The post-Sadaam era has been difficult for many Iraqis living in Iraq, as well as for those who fled to neighboring nations. Holding a national election and creating a democratically elected …
The purpose of this study was to examine the managers' transformational leadership practices in Yemeni governmental and financial audit organizations. In addition, the study examined the manager-employee relationship as reflected by the comparison of managers and employees' perc…