The notions of 'meaning' and 'historicity', of the manner in winch they inform or reflect conceptions of collective or ‘social’ being and of individuality, and of the ways in which these dimensions are primordially experienced by human beings. This investigation concerns primari…
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International networks of non-governmental organisations have assumed increasing importance in global politics over the past two decades. Attention to issues of environment and sustainable development in particular present a strong rationale for their engagement as active partic…
This thesis presents an analysis of the differential power relationships experienced by three LGBTI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and others) non-government organisations (NGOs) in Nepal. It centres on the main argument that resources, networks and collective o…
This research focuses on third sector interfaces (TSIs) as a site through which to examine the relationship between the third sector and the state in Scotland. The TSI model was instituted by the Scottish Government in 2011 in each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities with a remit…
Considerable advances have been made in medical sociology and other population health- related subject areas to understand structural sources of disparities in health outcomes. We know that structural factors are the ‘fundamental causes’ of disease and illness. However, few stud…
This thesis critically analyses food related collaborative platforms and the role of their knowledge in food sustainability. It explores how these collaborative platforms learn and how their knowledge impacts food sustainability. The existing literature suggests that contemporar…
Since Charles Darwin’s insights into sexual selection, evolutionary psychologists have shown that human reproductive strategies are dynamic, context-dependent, and adaptive. The study of evolution and human behaviour has typically categorised adaptations as occurring at the indi…
This thesis is concerned with the aims, operation and impact of one case study Women's Centre (WC) in the North of England, functioning as a post-Corston (2007), gender-responsive, non-custodial arena for women serving unpaid work (UW) sentences and women attending voluntarily d…
This thesis investigates Goth culture (in the widest sense, including Post-Punk, New Wave and New Romantic scenes, genres and styles) in the GDR between 1983 and 1989/1990 from state and participants perspectives. Drawing on the major works within Gothic, subculture, and postmod…
Although anxiety and depression are common in older adults, the medical terms may not be acceptable to them. Older people are more likely to perceive themselves as experiencing distress, and may also feel responsible for managing their own mood problems. To self-manage distress,…
The project aims to explore the relationship between social origin, habitus and study selection of successful German Economics students in order to better understand the disciplinary reproduction of academic Economics as well as its current state. It uses Pierre Bourdieu's field…
This work comprises a critical thesis 'How Much Shall We Bet? Defining Surreal Futures', assessing the scope for stronger cross-pollination between poetry and futures studies and examining a potential hybrid poet-futurist praxis; and a portfolio of futures poetry in a range of l…
This thesis concerns an inquiry into the social media parameter on protest movement mobilization. In particular, it investigates how the use of social media in the contemporary, heavily mediatized environment -contested by the emergence of the media manifold and the increasing i…
Multiculturalism and relevant acculturation processes are issues that are highly relevant today. Acculturation occurs in multicultural societies and refers to a process through which people from different backgrounds and with different identities try to find a balance within the…
Extreme poverty is a persistent issue in south India and there are moral and economic imperatives to change this situation. Effective poverty reduction strategies require ongoing advances in knowledge so that strategic action on poverty alleviation can be implemented. This thesi…
In the cities of the South, water services in neighbourhoods of the poor are often obtained through self-managed organizations. This thesis aims to analyse the way in which these communitarian organizations influence the pattern of urban water governance. I define water governan…
Transgender and non-binary politics in Scotland have been pushed to the fore of public consciousness through various public interest stories, awareness campaigns and political interventions. Recently, the Scottish Government's public consultation on the Gender Recognition Act (2…
This thesis explores how 'public space' has become both a site in which, and a process through which, new forms of democracy are being negotiated in Bogotá, Colombia. This city has been cited as a 'global best practice' example of urban governance and planning for the way that i…
This study approaches the recent reorganisation of the Colleges of Education through an examination of the involuntary change of the careers of the college lecturers. It is thought that -this apparent contradication of commonplace views of the almost inviolable nature of careers…