Browsing by Author "Simpson, Alan"

• The military as a distinct ethnic or quasi-ethnic identity in developing countries 

  Zirker, Daniel; Danopoulos, Constantine P.; Simpson, Alan (Sage, 2006)

  Culture, identity, and ethnicity are central to understanding political behavior and the complex questions of military behavior in developing countries. Drawing on distinctive military periods in Fiji, Pakistan, and Uganda, ...

• The modern state and economic leadership: Canada, New Zealand and Australia’s trade and investment relations with Japan 1985-1998 

  Holroyd, Carin Lee (The University of Waikato, 1999)

  Governments around the world are preoccupied with the confusing, uncertain and often chaotic influences of an expanding free market economy, increased globalization, major attempts to deregulate national regulatory systems, ...

  

• Individualism and the public good: a case study in childhood immunisation 

  Gower, Suzanne Elizabeth (The University of Waikato, 2000)

  The election of the Fourth Labour Government in July 1984 marked a turning point in New Zealand’s political economic history, ushering in the rise of the individualism which was fundamental to the prevailing philosophy of ...

  

• Islamism and Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and North Africa 

  Siyad, Michael Haley (The University of Waikato, 2003)

  This thesis analyses the impact of Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa. In the name of Islam, Islamist groups have embarked upon a path of violence and terrorism. The primary objective of the thesis is to critically ...

  

• Indonesia’s quest for peace and stability in South East Asia: a study of informal diplomacy in the second half of the Soeharto era (1985-1998) 

  Faizasyah, Teuku (The University of Waikato, 2003)

  This study examines Indonesia’s use of informal diplomacy between 1985-1998, to further its interests for peace and stability in Southeast Asia. This study argues that the adoption of informal diplomacy was in response to ...

  

• Faith, politics and reconciliation: the Roman Catholic Church, New Zealand Maori and indigenous Australians 

  O'Sullivan, Dominic (The University of Waikato, 2003)

  The Roman Catholic Church claims from Jesus Christ a mission to teach consistently religious ideals in accordance with its understanding of God’s constant truth. These ideals include the belief that human creation in the ...

  

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