Browsing Theses by Subject "politics"
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Abandoning Private Femininity: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the 1784 Westminster Election, and Its Implications for the History of Women in Politics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)My thesis argues that women had a powerful influence on politics long before the fight for suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and that the focus in political history on “high politics” has not ... -
Collaboration, Competition, and Coercion: Canadian Federalism and Blood System Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The blood supply occupies a special place within the provincial public health systems: it is something that Canadians expect to be safe, well run, and available when needed. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Canadian blood ... -
An Examination of Political Orientation as a Determinant of Vaccination Outcomes and Health Mitigation Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-14)Background: Vaccine hesitancy has been a longstanding challenge for public health. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a strong push to explore the issue with renewed vigor. Prior studies have identified social cognitive ... -
Masks and Caricatures: Prosopopoeia, Ethopoeia, and the Effect of Social Media on Canadian Political Leaders’ Debates
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-20)This dissertation examines the recent effect of social media on televised political leaders’ debates through the lens of ethos. It features two case studies from two Canadian federal elections: the 2015 Maclean’s Leaders’ ... -
On the Perpetuation of Ignorance: System Dependence, System Justification, and the Motivated Avoidance of Socio-Political Information
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-28)How do people cope when they feel uninformed or unable to understand important social issues, such as the environment, energy concerns, or the economy? One would intuitively expect that a lack of knowledge would motivate ... -
Playing for keeps: The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in the public sphere, 1983-2006
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-14)This thesis is an intellectual history of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and its public policy activity from 1983 to 2006. The EFC represents many of the major evangelical Protestant denominations and organizations ... -
Stand Fast for Peace & Freedom: A Study of Foreign Policy of the British Labour Party in Opposition 1931 to 1940
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-21)This thesis examines the evolution of foreign policy within the British Labour Party during its years in opposition from 1931 to 1940. It argues that Labour policy was locked in a bitter divide between idealist and pragmatic ... -
Women and (dis)interest in government: How the status quo affects attitudes toward female politicians and intentions to participate in politics
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)When people are motivated to justify their socio-political systems they come to view the current status quo as the most desirable status quo--a process termed injunctification (Kay et al., 2009). Here, two studies suggest ... -
Xinjiang's Vernacular Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-19)The Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang is home to numerous ethnic groups and their vernacular architecture that is uniquely representative of their geographical contexts, collective wisdoms, and cultural identities. In ...