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The Single-Member Plurality and Mixed-Member Proportional Electoral Systems: Different Concepts of an Election
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The thesis is an analysis of the different concepts of an election reflected in the single-member plurality (SMP) electoral system and the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system. These different concepts reflect ... -
Standards for the control of algorithmic bias in the Canadian administrative context
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)Governments around the world use machine learning in automated decision-making systems for a broad range of functions, including the administration and delivery of healthcare services, education, housing benefits; for ... -
Stuck Watching the Skies: What Alien Invasion Films can tell us about Challenges to Hegemonic Authority
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)This project analyzes two sets of alien invasion films to understand lay opinions on hegemonic authority. It defines hegemonic authority along two major lines: neo-Gramscian hegemony and hegemonic stability theory. The ... -
A Study of Middle Power Diplomacy : as a Strategy of Leadership and Influence
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-08)The main goal of this research is to clarify the concept of “middle power” and to employ the idea to understand the diplomatic strategies that allow so called secondary powers, which are countries without substantial ... -
Understanding Socio-Political Impact of Urbanization in Tehran
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-30)Urbanization is a growing concern around the world, but perhaps the threat of unruly urbanization is nowhere as great as it is in the Middle East. While there is a growing body of literature focusing on the environmental ... -
Veterans and military masculinity in popular romance fiction
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Although popular culture has become an important area of study in international relations, few scholars so far have turned their attention to popular romance fiction, despite its popularity among readers. Through an analysis ... -
A Vicious Cycle: An Examination of How the Feedback Loop Between Coup-proofing and Regime Insecurity Helped Facilitate the Rise of Pro-Government Militias in the Syrian Conflict
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)This thesis explores the emergence of pro-government militias (PGMs) within the context of the post-2011 intrastate conflict in Syria. It investigates the factors that contributed to the breakdown of Syria’s armed forces ... -
Was Bretton Woods Working for the Common Good? Mexico's Advocacy to Consider the Human Implications of the International Monetary and Financial Systems at the Bretton Woods Conference
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-01)This research develops a critical reframing that locates Mexico’s articulation for a fairer, more inclusive, and more sustainable approach to the international economic system at the Bretton Woods Conference. This summit ... -
Western European Arms Export and Asylum Immigration: A Connection? On the Determinants of Asylum Immigration to Western Europe
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)My contribution is focused to a modest framework creation for asylum-immigration theory. By means of arms-export data from 17 Western European countries, tested against inflow of asylum seekers to these countries, covering ...