Tesis

Faced with a turbulent higher education environment senior management teams in universities seek to secure the future of their university by accessing as much information about the environment as possible, often through networks. Pro-Vice Chancellors (PVCs) are members of these teams, normally with significant responsibility for activities that are integral to the university, but very little is known about their role and the importance that connections to others might play in it. Taking a social network perspective, this thesis investigates this gap using a two stage research design. First an electronically distributed questionnaire was used to determine the connectivity between PVCs either with responsibility for research or with responsibility for teaching from the original 16 UK universities of the 1994 Group. Secondly, semistructured interviews were conducted with eight PVCs from four of these universities, to examine similarities and differences in the roles of different PVCs and the importance of connectivity for them. Network maps showed that research PVCs were cohesively linked; most were connected to at least two others, and often to many more. Conversely, PVCs with responsibility for teaching were almost wholly unconnected. Connections to other PVCs served three purposes. Occasionally they were important for personal development, otherwise they either enabled PVCs to perform her/his duties by providing information, or enhanced the performance of the university by allowing access to additional resources. It is concluded that PVCs play a boundary spanning role both internally and externally to the University. Moreover, enduring connections to other PVCs formed where opportunities existed to pursue additional resources collaboratively or when it was necessary to lobby government to protect the existing resource base from others. It was argued that these circumstances commonly occurred in the research environment but not in the teaching environment and so the observed pattern of connectivity amongst PVCs was explained.

Este trabalho constitui-se na análise do discurso dos candidatos ao governo do Rio Grande do Sul nas eleições de 1994, Olívio Dutra e Antônio Britto, buscando identificar como ambos apresentam -se aos eleitores, através do horário de propaganda eleitoral gratuita. O enfoque está centrado na definição da crise gaúcha e na necessidade de recuperação do estado, o que leva de um lado ao discurso da competência administrativa, e de outro a uma forma de governar oposta à tradicional, definida como o jeito petista. A recuperação do Rio Grande do Sul é também vinculada ao tipo de relacionamento político com o governo federal, de alinhamento ou de oposição, conforme a postura política do candidato. Essas posições são justificadas por um discurso regionalista de defesa dos interesses do Rio Grande do Sul e combate a uma histórica discriminação pelo centro político nacional. O estudo também busca apresentar a identidade regional estabelecida a partir das duas propostas de relacionamento com o poder federal. O discurso da oposição ao centro reforça a identidade do Rio Grande do Sul de estado dissidente e o discurso de alinhamento com o governo federal atua em sentido contrário, estabelecendo uma nova forma de singularidade do regional que seria a grandiosidade alcançada através da unidade com o poder central. / This paper consists of the analysis of the discourse of the candidates to the government of Rio Grande do Sul state at the elections of 1994, Olívio Dutra e Antônio Britto. It aims at identifying the way both candidates address to the electorate during the :free electoral propaganda broadcast on television. The approach is focused on the definition of the crisis of the state and the need for its recovery. Such approach leads to a discourse that, on the one hand, covers administrative competence issues and, on the other hand, covers a way of governing opposite to the traditional one, defined as the" labour party way of governing". The recovery of Rio Grande do Sul is also attached to the kind of political relationship settled with the Federal Government, seen as aligning or opposing, according to each candidate's political positioning. These positions are supported by a regionalist discourse in defense of the interests of Rio Grande do Sul and a fight against the historical discrimination coming from the national political center. This paper also seeks to present the regional identity brought up by the two proposals o f relationship links with the Federal Government. The discourse held by the opposition to the center reinforces the identity of Rio Grande do Sul as a discident state whereas the discourse supporting the aligning with the Federal Government proposes, on its counterpart, a new singular regional status which would be established by the grandiosity o f the state achieved through the unity with the central government.

Linus Pauling incorporated hemoglobin and a disease of the blood, sickle cell anemia, into many of his researches between the mid-1930s and mid-1970s. In the early 1930s Pauling became interested in organic chemistry and named hemoglobin as one of the first biochemical substances that he planned to analyze. In 1935 he published his first paper on hemoglobin, which determined the structure of the four hemes in hemoglobin. Pauling continued to study the structure of hemoglobin until the early 1950s when he proposed that it was an alpha-helix. In 1945 Pauling learned about sickle cell anemia and published an important paper in 1949 with Harvey A. Itano, S.J. Singer, and Ibert C. Wells titled "Sickle Cell Anemia, a Molecular Disease." Pauling investigated hemoglobin into the mid-1970s when he tried to find an orthomolecular therapy for sickle cell anemia. From the mid-1950s to early 1970s, Pauling also used sickle cell anemia to promote negative eugenics, point out the possible mutagenic effects caused by nuclear weapons testing, and propose an evolutionary theory. Additionally, in the final year of his life, Pauling wrote two forewords for books on sickle cell anemia, which were published in 1994, the year he died. Hemoglobin and sickle cell anemia can be considered a theme within Pauling's work. He often returned to normal and abnormal hemoglobin as his primary substance for examination, and his familiarity with hemoglobin and sickle cell anemia inspired new research. / Graduation date: 2004

<p>The second half of the 1990's was marked by a significant reworking of memory and history in South Africa. WHilst the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was involved in its hearings on amnesty applications and gross human rights violations, new museums were emerging and older ones began reshaping their displays. This thesis interrogated the changing representations of history, culture, identity and heritage in one South African city, Port Elizabeth, which in 2005 was re-named the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal area. This discussion examined, at times, the historical era prior to South Africa's democracy and the period after the first democratic elections of 27 April 1994.</p>

Ce mémoire se veut une analyse comparative du rapport de l'État russe aux deux guerres de Tchétchénie (1994-1996; 1999-2003), à travers les particularités des deux régimes politiques post-soviétiques, soit sous la présidence de Boris Eltsine (1991-2000) et sous Vladimir Poutine (2000-2004). Le premier conflit tchétchène sera analysé en fonction du contexte d'émergence d'un État politique fragile, alors que le second sera analysé en fonction du contexte de la consolidation de l'État russe par un retour à un autoritarisme politique. Essentiellement, il y sera démontré les interrelations entre le conflit en Tchétchénie et les évolutions politiques et sociales en Russie post-soviétique.

Rapport de recherche bibliographique diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées : Réseaux d'information et document électronique : Villeurbanne, ENSSIB : 2004.

Thesis--Cornell University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

<p>The 20th century has witnessed several wars and genocides worldwide. Notable examples include the Armenian and Jews genocides which took place during World War I and World War II respectively. The Rwandan genocide of 1994 is a more recent example. These wars and genocides have impacted on the socio-economic and demographic transition with resounding crisis. The present study focused on the Rwandan genocide which affected households and families by reducing the fertility rate. Hence the fertility transition in Rwanda was analyzed for the period before, during and after genocide.</p>

<p>The second half of the 1990's was marked by a significant reworking of memory and history in South Africa. WHilst the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was involved in its hearings on amnesty applications and gross human rights violations, new museums were emerging and older ones began reshaping their displays. This thesis interrogated the changing representations of history, culture, identity and heritage in one South African city, Port Elizabeth, which in 2005 was re-named the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal area. This discussion examined, at times, the historical era prior to South Africa's democracy and the period after the first democratic elections of 27 April 1994.</p>