The displaced are often rendered silent and invisible as they journey in search of refuge. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, Iraq, Syria, UK, Germany, France, the Balkan Peninsula, US, Canada, Australia, and Kenya, the contributions…
Dünyada var olan temel sorunların artması ile dış politikada önemli araçlardan biri haline gelen dış yardımlar, devlet dışı aktörlerin uluslararası sisteme dâhil olması ile kapsamını genişletmiştir. Bu kapsam genişliğini ve aktör sayısındaki artışı, farklı dinamikler ile harmanl…
This minor-dissertation will critically analyse the relationship between two of the general principles of IHL, namely, the principle of distinction and the principle of proportionality, illustrating that the principle of distinction should be associated with a higher level of si…
In the decade following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, thousands of Iraqis made their way to neighbouring Jordan, where many spent years living. Unlike other major refugee groups in the region, such as Palestinians or, more recently, Syrians, Iraqis in Jordan during this p…
The number of people undertaking clandestine migratory journeys to Europe has increased dramatically over the past several years. Particularly following the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015, the borders of Europe have been thoroughly enhanced and militarized in order to contro…
This dissertation explores how Catholic parish twinning---the linking together of North American and Haitian parishes in grassroots partnerships---relates to "conventional" international development discourses and practices. As neoliberal policies aim to shrink states and expand…
In this dissertation I examine the impact of core values on foreign policy opinion, the dynamics of value change, and the differences between elites and the mass public in their values change. I find that two core values - humanitarianism and democracy - strongly affect citizens…
"An uppermost achievement ... Its great contribution is to untangle the many dimensions of social change in a systematic and practical way, at the hand of a concrete case study." --Jan Vandermoortele, Co-Architect of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) "... Leading an orga…
"An uppermost achievement ... Its great contribution is to untangle the many dimensions of social change in a systematic and practical way, at the hand of a concrete case study." --Jan Vandermoortele, Co-Architect of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) "... Leading an orga…
"In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is sim…
In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is simu…
