Arab Gulf monarchies including the constitutional monarchies of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman / and the absolutist monarchies of the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in general, have a poor record of political liberalization. Until the early 1990&rsquo / s, there have been attempts to implement political reforms, however even limited political reforms have been short-lived. Nevertheless, political liberalization in the Arab Gulf monarchies has accelerated particularly since the end of the Cold War, as most of the Arab Gulf ruling elites were then convinced of opening up their political systems. Yet, regardless of similarities in their domestic political contexts, the quality and the quantity of political reform implemented, differed from one Arab Gulf state to another. This study aims to examine, how the ruling regimes of the Arab Gulf have responded to changes in the international context along with the increasing demands for political reform. In addition, it aims to provide the reader with a detailed examination of political liberalization in two specific Arab Gulf states, namely the Kuwait and the Saudi Arabia. Throughout this study, overall performances of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in terms of political liberalization are compared and the reasons why Kuwait has been noticeably more successful than Saudi Arabia in this field are studied. It is the basic conclusion of this study that despite Arab Gulf regimes have been slow in taking steps towards political liberalization, they are not immune to political liberalization, and that even the most conservative Arab Gulf monarchy, the Saudi Arabia has not been able to remain indifferent to change and political reform.

CI Disperse Blue 291 (CI DB 291) é um corante dinitrobromoaminoazobenzeno com atividade mutagênica para S. typhimurium, aumentada na presença de nitrorredutase, o-acetiltransferase e enzimas microssomais (S9). Neste estudo foram isolados e caracterizados quatro produtos da redução de DB 291 com ditionito de sódio (in vitro), sendo denominados 2- fenilbenzotriazóis não clorados (não-ClPBTAs). Os espectros de absorbância não apresentam o pico correspondente à ligação azo (?λ=613 nm), indicando a redução dessa ligação. Espectros de massas e 1H RMN mostram que os produtos são dois pares de tautômeros com m/z 465 [M+H]+ e m/z 449 [M+H]+. Esses produtos foram acetilados com piridina/anidrido acético e espectros de massas desses produtos indicam adição de grupamento acetil na molécula e formação de produtos com m/z 507 [M+H]+ e m/z 491 [M+H]+. Esses compostos foram reagidos com dGuo e obtivemos dois produtos com m/z 632 [M+H]+ e m/z 683 [M+H]+, sendo os possíveis adutos. A partir do composto não clorado com m/z 449 obtido após redução com ditionito de sódio, sintetizamos o análogo clorado (PBTA) após reação de cloração. Espectros de massa confirmam a formação do composto clorado com m/z 483 [M+H]+. Também incubamos o corante CI DB 291 com nitrorredutase/NADH. Análises por HPLC/ESI/MS indicam a formação de não-ClPBTA (m/z 449). Uma vez que não-ClPBTAs são mais mutagênicos para linhagens de S. typhimurium (com fração S9) que seus dinitrofenilazo corantes precursores, a conversão enzimática do corante para não-ClPBTAs pode ser uma via importante para sua bioativação. / C.I. Disperse Blue 291 (C.I. DB 291) is a dinitrobromoaminoazobenzene dye with mutagenic activity to S. typhimurium, that is increased in the presence of nitroreductase, o-acetyltransferase and microsomal enzymes (S9). In this study were isolated and characterized four products of the reduction of DB 291 with sodium dithionite (in vitro), named non- chlorinated 2- phenylbenzotriazoles (non-ClPBTAs). The absorbance spectra do not present the peak corresponding to the band of azo bond (λ= 613 nm), indicating that the reduction of this bond occured. Mass spectra and 1H NMR show that the products are two pairs of tautomers with m/z 465 [M+H]+ and m/z 449 [M+H]+. These compounds were acetylated with pyridine/acetic anhydride and their mass spectra indicate the addition of an acetyl group to the molecules and formation of products with m/z 507 [M+H]+ e m/z 491 [M+H]+. After reaction of these compounds with dGuo we have got two products with m/z 632 [M+H]+ and m/z 683 [M+H]+, which are possible adducts. Starting from the non chlorinated compound with m/z 449, obtained through the dye reduction with sodium dithionite, we have synthesized the chlorinated analogous (PBTA) after chlorination reaction. Mass spectrum confirms formation of the chlorinated product with m/z 483 [M+H]+. The DB 291 dye was also incubated with nitroreductase NADH. HPLC/ESI/MS analyses indicate the formation of a non chlorinated PBTA (m/z 449). Since non- chlorinated PBTAs are more mutagenic to S. typhimurium strains (with S9 mix) than the parent phenylbenzotriazole dye, enzymatic conversion of this type of dye non chlorinated PBTAs may be an important way for its bioactivation.

CI Disperse Blue 291 (CI DB 291) é um corante dinitrobromoaminoazobenzeno com atividade mutagênica para S. typhimurium, aumentada na presença de nitrorredutase, o-acetiltransferase e enzimas microssomais (S9). Neste estudo foram isolados e caracterizados quatro produtos da redução de DB 291 com ditionito de sódio (in vitro), sendo denominados 2- fenilbenzotriazóis não clorados (não-ClPBTAs). Os espectros de absorbância não apresentam o pico correspondente à ligação azo (?λ=613 nm), indicando a redução dessa ligação. Espectros de massas e 1H RMN mostram que os produtos são dois pares de tautômeros com m/z 465 [M+H]+ e m/z 449 [M+H]+. Esses produtos foram acetilados com piridina/anidrido acético e espectros de massas desses produtos indicam adição de grupamento acetil na molécula e formação de produtos com m/z 507 [M+H]+ e m/z 491 [M+H]+. Esses compostos foram reagidos com dGuo e obtivemos dois produtos com m/z 632 [M+H]+ e m/z 683 [M+H]+, sendo os possíveis adutos. A partir do composto não clorado com m/z 449 obtido após redução com ditionito de sódio, sintetizamos o análogo clorado (PBTA) após reação de cloração. Espectros de massa confirmam a formação do composto clorado com m/z 483 [M+H]+. Também incubamos o corante CI DB 291 com nitrorredutase/NADH. Análises por HPLC/ESI/MS indicam a formação de não-ClPBTA (m/z 449). Uma vez que não-ClPBTAs são mais mutagênicos para linhagens de S. typhimurium (com fração S9) que seus dinitrofenilazo corantes precursores, a conversão enzimática do corante para não-ClPBTAs pode ser uma via importante para sua bioativação. / C.I. Disperse Blue 291 (C.I. DB 291) is a dinitrobromoaminoazobenzene dye with mutagenic activity to S. typhimurium, that is increased in the presence of nitroreductase, o-acetyltransferase and microsomal enzymes (S9). In this study were isolated and characterized four products of the reduction of DB 291 with sodium dithionite (in vitro), named non- chlorinated 2- phenylbenzotriazoles (non-ClPBTAs). The absorbance spectra do not present the peak corresponding to the band of azo bond (λ= 613 nm), indicating that the reduction of this bond occured. Mass spectra and 1H NMR show that the products are two pairs of tautomers with m/z 465 [M+H]+ and m/z 449 [M+H]+. These compounds were acetylated with pyridine/acetic anhydride and their mass spectra indicate the addition of an acetyl group to the molecules and formation of products with m/z 507 [M+H]+ e m/z 491 [M+H]+. After reaction of these compounds with dGuo we have got two products with m/z 632 [M+H]+ and m/z 683 [M+H]+, which are possible adducts. Starting from the non chlorinated compound with m/z 449, obtained through the dye reduction with sodium dithionite, we have synthesized the chlorinated analogous (PBTA) after chlorination reaction. Mass spectrum confirms formation of the chlorinated product with m/z 483 [M+H]+. The DB 291 dye was also incubated with nitroreductase NADH. HPLC/ESI/MS analyses indicate the formation of a non chlorinated PBTA (m/z 449). Since non- chlorinated PBTAs are more mutagenic to S. typhimurium strains (with S9 mix) than the parent phenylbenzotriazole dye, enzymatic conversion of this type of dye non chlorinated PBTAs may be an important way for its bioactivation.

By the late 1990s, a democratisation project has come to the agenda in Turkey in relation to a possible membership to the European Union. This thesis analyses this democratisation project with special reference to the reports published by T&Uuml / SiAD accordingly. Within the scope of the thesis, as well as the theoretical bases of the reports, the motives behind T&Uuml / SiAD&amp / #8217 / s support for this project will also be dealt with. It will be argued that, in order to grasp the specificity of both the democratisation project and T&Uuml / SiAD&amp / #8217 / s support for it, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of the historical process that these take place in / and, some key developments at the national and international contexts will be investigated in this direction. For this investigation, a relational approach based upon Nicos Poulantzas&amp / #8217 / s state theory and Bob Jessop&amp / #8217 / s conceptualisation of hegemonic project will be made use of. The implications that the subject matters have for the form of state, form of regime, and class relations will be elaborated on.

This thesis explores the framing processes within the Anti/Alternative-Globalization Movement through a case study on Turkey. The purpose of the study is to supply a descriptive analysis of the diagnostic and prognostic framing processes within the movement which identify the targets, goals and the strategies of action for the movement. This is an exploratory research based on a purposive sample achieved through snowball sampling and qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews. The movement in Turkey has not been able to propose a concrete goal for the movement. The participating organizations or activists have different visualizations of the &ldquo / alternative futures&rdquo / they are fighting for / there is no consensus on the strategies of action to be followed, but there is a belief in an evolutionary &ldquo / becoming&rdquo / process which eventually will provide a totally new alternative. There are many frame contestations besides power claims existing within the movement / however, there are two major consensus points supplying the basis of solidarity within the movement: According to the movement the cause of the current discontent within the world&rsquo / s societies is globalization, which is mostly equated to neoliberalism or capitalism, and secondly the movement is seen as being able to shape a better future. It is possible to conclude that the movement has a potential tobring about concrete social changes, and therefore the new organizational forms and strategies of action -developed within the movement- which do not fit to the existing conceptions of the social movement literature should be evaluated with different theoretical perspectives.

This thesis analyses tha impact of the Xinjiang Problem on the foreign policy of China. Because of its strategic location and natural resources, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has great importance for China. this thesis argues that Chinese foreign policy towards Central Asian region has been shaped by security considerations of China related to the Xinjiang Problem. the Xinjiang Problem shapes China&#039 / s foreign relaitons wsth Central Asian States, Russia, the U.S. and Turkey becouse this problem has became important element of China&#039 / s territorial integrity as well ass its strategy of stabilizing Central Asian region.

This dissertation investigates the historical knowledge of the idea/practice of Ottoman toleration/intolerance, in terms of a conceptual-theoretical framework and methodology derived from philosophical theories of toleration, theories of religious toleration of Western historiography and critical theories of toleration, which are in turn revised and reformulated according to &ldquo / way of reasoning&rdquo / of the Ottomans. The objective of deriving a conceptual-theoretical framework is related with the attempt to clarify different linguistic uses of the toleration, the semantics of the concept and presenting circumstances, requirements, levels, degrees and forms of the category. Methodologically, the objective is to abolish the hierarchy between k&acirc / fir (infidel) and zind&icirc / k/ilh&acirc / d (heretic) in terms of identification of subjects of toleration/intolerance in the Ottoman Empire. In order to apply this conceptual-theoretical framework and methodology concerning the idea/practice of toleration, this study focuses on the sixteenth-century Ottoman Empire, particularly its laws (firmans, fetv&acirc / , Ottoman criminal law) and its conception of justice, which is conceptualized as the most important requirement of toleration. The objective is to argue how justice primarily regulated society in order to sustain public order and to v prevent political and economic instability. The idea/practice of toleration/intolerance, in this sense, is discussed as the policy that was incorporated into the discourse of the Ottoman Empire to the extent that it contributed to the regulation objective of justice as the art of government, which was pragmatic and prudent in essence. In accordance with this framework, the idea/practice of tolerance in the sixteenth-century Ottoman Empire is conceptualized as contemptuous tolerance, followed by the analysis of its laws. Intolerance, on the other hand, is named as punitive intolerance which aims for either the reform or the incapacitation of the heretics and infidels in the Ottoman lands.

Alfred Stieglitz and the members of '291' are most often remembered in the art historical literature for introducing modernism into America through the work of European artists and through the integration of current European formal experiments into the work of American artists. While some authors have referred to the fact that this modernism, as presented by 291, was intended to critique society, any analysis of that critique is conspicuously missing. Also absent is an analysis of what one contemporary critic referred to as the "queer symbolism lurking at the Post-Impressionist hypothesis." In this thesis the following questions are asked: what was 291's critique and why did they insist upon the expression of the 'irrational' states of the psyche — passion, intuition and imagination, in their art. By situating 291 within its particular set of contexts I attempt to explain what their position represented — to the members themselves and to their rivals. / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate

This thesis examines the theme of commerce in four magazines of literature and the arts, all published in New York between 1915 and 1922. The magazines are The Seven Arts (1916-1917), 291 (1915-1916), The Soil (1916-1917), and The Pagan (1916-1922). The division between art and commerce is addressed in the text of all four, in a variety of different ways, and the results of that supposed division are explored for each magazine. In addition ‘commerce’ is also used in this thesis in the sense of conversation or communication, and is used as a way to describe them in the body of their immediate cultural environment. In the case of The Seven Arts, as discussed in Chapter 1, the theme of commerce with the past, present, and future is examined: the way that the magazine incorporates the European classical past and rejects the more recent intellectual past; the way it examines the industrial present, and the projected future of American arts and letters. In the case of The Soil and 291 (the subjects of Chapters 2 and 3) there is extensive commerce between them in the sense of intercommunication, a rival dialogic demonstrating both ideological and economic rivalry. These two chapters comprise an extensive examination of the relationship between the magazines, and shows how much of this involves commerce in the financial sense. The fourth magazine, The Pagan, is concerned with a different sense of commerce, in the form of its rejection of the American capitalist system, and is critically examined here for the first time. The introduction is a survey of examples from the whole field of American periodicals of the time, particularly those immediately relevant to the magazines described here, and acts to delineate the field of scholarship and also to justify the particular approach used. The conclusion provides a summary of the foregoing chapters, and also suggests ways in which each magazine approaches the dissemination, or ‘sale’ of the idea of the new.

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