This study investigates the political sources of change in the regulatory authority for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that were brought about by the global financial crisis of 2008. OTC contracts have grown in popularity since the 1980s as firms in advanced market economies…
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In the face of the tremendous onslaught of global imperialism, it is crucial for the third world city to assert its existence beyond the designation as a mere node in the 'World Wide Web'. This thesis breaks away from the general positivist, reductionist gaze to appropriate Hele…
The transtensive North Shore segment of the southern San Andreas fault between the Mecca and Durmid Hills has minimal topographic expression and has historically experienced little to no slip. I conducted a comprehensive gravity survey consisting of 150 stations, and analyzed th…
The disappearance of a Cappucine priest, Father Thomas, and his servant, Ibrahim Amara, in 1840 in Damascus, produced consequences far beyond the local scene, affecting the policies of the great powers, the rivalry between Muhammed Ali of Egypt and the Ottoman Sultan, and Jewish…
China’s official media are nearly a decade into a global expansion programme to challenge the dominance of Anglo-American news organisations and their framing of world events. This research tackles the questions of whether Chinese media abroad deserve to be dismissed as channels…
This research is a practice-based, theory-led, examination of forms of extraction under capitalism. The thesis addresses the question of where and how does extraction take place, both in and outside of the wage relationship. Directly employing Marx's concept of surplus extractio…
The US "women's rights as human rights" doctrine continues to represent campaigns for international women's rights through the stories and images of Asian, African, and Latin American women. As both the idea of global human rights, and the place of women within the context of in…
In the 1990's, Senegal was one of many nation-states that began introducing policies that sought to institutionalize their relationships with their diasporas. These countries have created institutions and policies that allow nonresident nationals (diasporas) to have a political …
The rise of the Western European ‘historical core’ zone and the Caribbean ‘historical peripheral’ zone—both closely intertwined as part of the Atlantic region since the early days of the modern era—were both embedded in the mael-stream of global processes. The emergence of the f…
This phenomenological study tackles the question of the nature and dynamics of a shift in worldview that may occur on multiple levels after an Arab American cross-cultural experience. The study examines critical questions of the nature of such cultural encounters especially in l…
Complex global challenges--including environmental, economic, diplomatic, and health-related--span national boundaries and increasingly necessitate international cooperation. As a result, diplomacy has broadened from government-to-government relations to include government-to-pu…
Introduction: Despite the high number of EVD cases recorded during the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, our understanding of Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemiology remains limited. A significant gap in the knowledge base is the prevalence and distribution of undocumented…
While current literature supports the argument that public schools must transform to develop future global-minded citizens, the degree to which schools are capable of accomplishing this feat remains sparse. This study addresses the degree to which high schools are able to truly …
The world seems to be facing rapidly increasing cycles of disruption, challenges, and disorder. In the face of these challenges, mission leadership is stretched to adapt, trying to catch up with the pace of change and provide wisdom and action that helps navigate these challenge…