This study is an attempt at determining the normative legitimacy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). At its core, it scrutinizes the current mandate of the organization following the layering of economic integration objectives with human rights protection,…
This thesis is concerned with how entrepreneurs’ performance - the act of impression (Goffman, 1959a), is accomplished through emotion management - the work that an individual does to manage and display situation-appropriate feelings (Hochschild, 1983). There is literature that …
The world we live in is increasingly becoming authoritarian. Although the majority of the world’s states are now ruled by authoritarian regimes, there is no clear scholarly consensus on how the rising authoritarian regimes legitimize their rule to stay in power. This thesis inve…
A persistent difficulty for religion is striking a balance between religious law and the often conflicting demands of human government. In antiquity cult leadership was subservient to kingship, or the monarch was proclaimed divine. For Israel, however, God was king and the rule …
