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BACKGROUND: The main purpose of this thesis was to study the relationship between religious affiliation and individuals' general trust with particular reference to South Korea. More precisely the intention was to examine if a religion that has been transplanted from one cultural context changes the moral values of its adherents in the different cultural context into which it has been introduce
The roles of government have long been discussed in economic development. Rather than discussing the existence of government intervention in China's telecommunications industry, the thesis was to identify how the government actually intervened to help bolster the industry. The research question is in what ways did the Chinese government intervene to promote its telecommunications industry? To
This study provides an analysis of EU's promotion of regional co-operation in the Southeast Europe (SEE) through the lenses of norm diffusion theory. While attempting to answer the question of how and why norm diffusion takes place, if it does happen; both the EU and the SEE are evaluated in an interaction in order to sketch out their mutual engagement in the diffusion process. A minor but rel
Uganda is a unique case because the HIV infection rate was significantly reduced in the 1990s and explanations for the success vary. In 2004 the U.S. doubled its aid to HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda. At the same time the Ugandan government started advocating abstinence and faithfulness at the expense of condoms. This thesis analyses how the Ugandan government's changed attitudes towards HIV prev
Islam manifests itself in various forms and contexts. It is not merely to be understood as a static religion of theology, beliefs and practices but also as dynamic religion, implemented daily by Muslims in different contexts and frames. Since the rise of Islam in 610 C.E., Muslims have moved from the Arabic Peninsula throughout the world. On British soil, early settlements and the presence of Mus
Innovation is commongly discussed from the perspective of the manufacturing industry. Innovations can be the profitable market introduction of novelties, including new products, improved production techniques and logistics, or new ways of marketing and communication. Innovation can also be used to describe organisational and relational changes. While the service industry differs from the manufactu
This thesis explores the role of inferences in advertising discourse. Based on the study of conversational implicatures by Grice (1975), and the distinction between ostensive and covert communication elaborated by Sperber and Wilson (1986), a typology of inferences in advertising is proposed. Furthermore, this typology was applied to a corpus of Russian and Swedish TV commercials. The main finding
In this thesis, I am examining speeches held by George W. Bush on the subject of ?family values? (also called ?moral values?). These politics are symbolized by the debates on abortion, abstinence-only education and gay marriage. Also, the rhetoric of social movements such as ?Operation Rescue? an anti-abortion organisation, ?Abstinence Clearinghouse? an organisation promoting abstinence-only educa
This study seeks to investigate the nature of ownership of land and how the right to its control and use can be inferred from self-ownership as a premise. Hence, the question asked is how ownership (of land) can be justified considering the nature of man from a natural rights point of view. The starting point for the argument is self-ownership as being, where man is identified as an indivisible e
Thousands of associations with a variety of social, economical and political goals have been in recent years emerging in China, Burma and Vietnam, in spite of, or rather by authority of, the authoritarian regime. The existence of numerous associations under authoritarian rule is rather a new phenomenon which aroused contradictory views among the observers - hopes on the formation of civil society
Changes in Nordic security have been discussed often recently in light of the emergence of the European Security and Defense Policy. Taken up primarily by constructivist arguments, much of the work asserts that Nordic security policy is changing in light of the increasing significance of the European Union's security dimensions and even becoming Europeanized. However, this essay argues that se
The purpose of this thesis is to look at what kinds of motives are driving the company Pegasus, and its Chinese partners, in the quest of establishing themselves on the Chinese market. Furthermore it seeks to understand what kinds of problems are present for the company in regards to organizational knowledge transfer. As for method the main form of data gathering interviews were conducted. All the
I find the concept ''centre of main interests'' interesting, since it is a new concept and a key element in the Regulation. It determines applicability of the Regulation - it is only applicable if the centre is situated within the Community (see 4.1 The Objective and Scope). It is decisive for jurisdiction regarding main proceedings (see 5 The Centre of Main Interessts) and decisiv
The Nisga'a Final Agreement (NFA) is a legal agreement between the Nisga'a Nation of the Nass Valley, the government of British Columbia and the Canadian government. For the Nisga'a it is the culmination of over a 100 years of efforts to arrive at a mutually agreeable legal framework of land ownership, resource management and self-government. This paper evaluates the Nisga'a Final
This paper will begin on the premise that international human rights law provides an efficient framework and a good forum to address issues of social and economic justice in a comprehensive and holistic manner, in the first place. Secondly, that this immense potential is under utilised because international and regional forums are inaccessible to the people whom they have been set up to protect. T
