Since 1948, voices of Palestinian civil society have mostly been absent from the media as have debates about how to resolve their grievances and overall situation of life under the constraints imposed by Israel. This dissertation was intended to provide a venue for those voices …
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Irregular warfare and insurgencies have been on the rise since the end of World War II. A particularly strong example of these conflicts is the ongoing conflict between the Lebanese Hezbollah and the state of Israel. In the course of the conflict, Hezbollah was able to accomplis…
The study compared the work ethic of Nigerian students at two major midwestern universities to determine whether there were differences in their levels of work ethic as measured by the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory (OWEI). Through face-to-face survey a population sample of 1…
This dissertation is an attempt to resolve the seeming paradox of “rabid tigers”—regimes which, in the reverse of “paper tigers” which have a great deal of power but little will to use it, are aggressive well beyond their seeming capability, even risking utter destruction at tim…
The purpose of this research was to examine how internationals, Palestinians, and Israelis interested in developing and articulating a culture of peace understand their work within the broader context of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. This study employed critical qualitative …
This is a study about the effects of the Gulf War in terms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon 12 male members of armed services reserve groups now located in Bozeman, Montana. By 2007, more combat troops were killed by snipers, improvised explosive device (IEDs), and o…
On 1 May 2003, President Bush declared an end to major combat operations, telling of the Iraqi embracement of American soldiers as liberators. Beginning almost immediately a determined resistance against the American occupation began. The occupation of Iraq has become costly (bo…
The forces that shape administrative structures include the goals and objectives of minority and majority groups, modern management principles, and a legacy or history in which domestic political factions have gradually accepted rules and roles for mutual tolerance and inclusion…
Everyday Life: Spatial Oppression and Resilience under the Israeli Occupation. The case of the old town of Nablus, Palestine This research is an ethnographic-phenomenological interpretation of the inhabitants' traumatic experience of the 2002 Israeli invasion (Edjteyah) and the …
The purpose of this mixed-method research study was to identify the predictors of success of Palestinian Arab Tawjihi students in East Jerusalem schools. Three theories guided this research study and assisted in developing the conceptual framework; social disorganization theory,…
An examination of the role of the Kuwaiti resistance movement in the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi occupation of 1990, this dissertation focuses on the military, civilian, and media tactics used by the resistance movement against the Iraqi army. It relies on both Kuwaiti s…
This study explores how tertiary education supports and prepares students to take up a career today. The research question is: How can the preparation for the transition from school to work be streamlined at Ibri College of Technology with reference to globalisation? Classroom-b…
The Palestinian territories have been under foreign military occupation since 1967 and this research is set to examine the implication that this situation has had on the built environment in the historic city of Nablus. Nablus like many other towns and villages in the occupied W…
Recent cases of international intervention to rebuild countries after war constitute a departure from more standard cases of peacekeeping, military occupation, or state-building as used in the political science literature. This ‘new politics of occupation’ is marked by extensive…
The study of the U.S.-occupation of Germany after the Second World War is not complete without understanding its role in changing the culture of the U.S. Army. Statesmen at the wartime conferences determined what policies the Army should implement in Germany, but these proved to…
Worldwide, almost 630,000 women died from breast cancer last year. North American women face a lifetime risk for breast cancer of one in eight, with nearly 500 new breast cancer diagnoses each week in Canada. The overall global incidence of breast cancer continues to rise. Five …
This dissertation examines the 1916 US occupation of the Dominican Republic to analyze how US and Dominican stakeholders used public schools to disseminate their notions of Dominican citizenship. Drawing on correspondence and memos from the Department of Public Instruction in th…
Poulenc composed prolifically during the Occupation, as well as before and after; my research focuses on six songs written during this period: “Priez pour paix” (written 1938), “Les chemins de l’amour” (1940), Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon (“C” and Fêtes galantes,” 1943), “Montpar…
Participation in occupation during military service can have a long-term impact on the health, well-being and successful aging of older U.S. military veterans. The aging literature has shown that older U.S. military veterans may be more resilient and aging more successfully than…