We examine the determinant of peaceful settlement between central governments and secessionist groups in the context of the Third World. There is a heated debate regarding the root cause of ethnic separatism movements. There is also fundamental disagreement among scholars regard…
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The autonomy of the shari ` a courts in Ottoman-Egypt during the 16th and 17th centuries, is the subject of this thesis. Specifically, it pursues the question of formalization (the incorporation of courts and their functionaries into the civil apparatus of the state) and, relate…
The dissertation investigates the relationship between a polity ruled by the sharifs of Mecca, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, and the expansionist Mamluk Sultanate, which ruled Egypt and Syria from 1260-1517. The dissertation argues that, during the first half of the fifte…
For several years now, the legitimacy of private schools founded on religious or spiritual projects have been the object of thorny debates both in Quebec and elsewhere (Chapter 1). Unlike a number of normative studies already produced on this topic, this thesis presents an empir…
Among the 22 Arab countries, Egypt ranks amongst the worst for the treatment of women. Additionally, in the last 6 years, fertility surged to a 20-year high of 3.5 births per woman. Poorer women's status and autonomy is often linked to high fertility; however, little is known ab…
I evaluate the hypothesis that higher autonomy of mothers is related to lower infant and child mortality in 47 communities across five south and southeast Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. I also consider the idea that the lower autonomy of Mu…
To be successful in the age of accountability, principals and all school leaders need to continue to build their capacity to lead meaningful, systemic and sustainable student improvement efforts that incorporate the required areas of reading and mathematics. A review of the educ…
Given the tendency of dominant powers to intervene on behalf of aggrieved groups when their hegemonic interests are at stake, it is important to assess the conditions under which the dominant powers of the international community should recognize an ethnic group's demand for cul…
This thesis examines the construction of ethnic identity, autonomy and indigenous citizenship in plurinational Bolivia. In 2009, the Kallawayas, an Andean indigenous nation, took advantage of legislation in Bolivia's new constitution to begin a process of legally constituting th…
Following a series of profound conflicts in the early 21st century, Bolivia became the world’s first pluri-national state in 2009. The idea of the pluri-national state goes beyond the (uni-)national state; imagining a state that allows peoples’ coexistence on an equal footing in…
The concept of autonomy underlies many other issues in moral and political philosophy. This dissertation states that contemporary debates within Shi'i thought view autonomy as individualistic, and that this individualism brings it into conflict with tradition. It then argues tha…
This thesis examines the ways in which Tanzania's media report news on development issues and what accounts for the way they report, guided by social constructionist philosophy and framing theory. In terms of how they report news, the thesis draws on primary data generated from:…
When should it be permissible to act against someone's expressed wishes in their best interests? In both political philosophy and legal practice, answers to this question often appeal to the concept of autonomy. Broadly, the idea is that if a person is sufficiently self-governin…
Background: Hospital drug formularies are developed in order to support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing. Their utilisation is based on the assumption that prescribers and other users will follow guidance outlined within them. The role of formulary users’ attitudes…
Mobility and Pathways to Autonomy of Women: A study of informal workers in fisheries sector in Kerala, India Mobility defined as the freedom and ability to move has intrinsic and instrumental values in promoting human development. Paid work which involves mobility associated wit…
Kant believed that the moral law is a law that the rational will legislates. This thesis examines this claim and its broader implications for Kant’s moral theory. Many are drawn to Kantian ethics because of its emphasis on the dignity and legislative authority of the rational be…
This study concerns school reform in Malta. Under the policy framework ‘For All Children to Succeed’ (Ministry of Education, Youth & Employment, 2005) [henceforth referred to as FACT], Maltese state schools embarked on the process of being organized into networks called ‘college…
This thesis sets out to examine the place of patient choice in English health care, primarily within the National Health Service and in relationship to English law with regard to (a) informed consents and information and risk disclosure, and (b) confidentiality and privacy in re…