Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC, 2004. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-149).

Women have been involved within the public sphere of the workforce for thousands of years. Within the United States during the 18th and 19th Centuries, it was often with socially mandated stipulations. Once a woman was married, she usually withdrew to tend to the home front. If she became widowed, it was deemed tolerable for her to once again leave the confines of the home to work in the public sphere. However, war often changed the perception of what was acceptable. During the Revolutionary War, women found a voice and while still criticized for articulating their opinions, it was somewhat acceptable. Women also found work among the camps of the Revolutionary Army by helping to nurse soldiers back to health. Work in the nursing field would follow women through almost all of the conflicts that the United States found themselves embroiled, including the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II. With the issuance of the Army Reorganization Act of 1901, the Army officially recognized the work of women as nurses as part of the military structure. As such, the Army Nurse Corps was formed. With the outbreak of World War II, women who were in or who entered the Army Nurse Corps often found themselves in areas they were not previously allowed, most specifically, near battle zones. As such, the Army was initially ill prepared to send women into these areas but their skills as trained nurses were deemed necessary. Utilizing a qualitative and historical framework, this work examines the experiences of women through both a social construction and a feminist lens. Research tools included a pilot study of oral history interviews completed by the author, use of archival interviews housed by the Library of Congress Veteran's History Project, document analysis and an extensive literature review. These tools helped in understanding and explaining the experiences of the women included within the study within both a historical and qualitative context.

abstract: The purpose of this project was to: (1) describe a brief history of Salvation Army works for euphonium and piano that are relevant to the larger euphonium repertoire, and (2) produce a professional-quality compact disc recording of these works for study and reference. Part I of this project is an annotated bibliography discussing selected works for euphonium and piano written exclusively by Salvation Army composers. Each bibliographic entry is accompanied by a brief annotation, including information on each composer, hymn tunes used in each work, and difficulties encountered in performance. Part II of this project consists of a professional-level recording of these works. The recording and bibliography is intended to serve as a reference guide for students and teachers of Salvation Army euphonium literature, and is also intended to serve as a pedagogical tool utilized in the development of high school and university-level euphonium students. Five solos and one duet with piano accompaniment were selected for this project, works that represent a wide variety of Salvation Army compositional styles. The works also cover a wide range of technical and musical challenges, and are appropriate for study by both undergraduate and graduate students of music. All of the works are currently in publication as of this writing. The following works are included in this project: "The Song of the Brother" by Erik Leidzén, "Ransomed" by George Marshall, "Ochills" by Ernest Rance, "The Better World" by Norman Bearcroft, "Symphonic Rhapsody for Euphonium" by Edward Gregson, and "Timepiece" by Norman Bearcroft. / Dissertation/Thesis / Solo - The Song of the Brother / Solo - Ransomed / Solo - Ochills / Solo - The Better World / Solo - Symphonic Rhapsody / Duet - Timepiece / D.M.A. Music 2012

The following study is concerned with the problems posed by contemporary unemployment--especially the U.S. but also globally to some extent. The most immediate problem is the dominance of neoclassical models, which routinely neglect the deeper issues raised by contemporary mass unemployment. To go beyond these inadequacies, the study also assesses the performance of sociological interpretations. One key finding is that sociological analyses also largely fail to provide a compelling theory of unemployment and, moreover, that most perspectives implicitly adopt problematic assumptions from neoclassical economics. This highlights the dual nature of the problems posed by unemployment: on one hand, it is an urgent social issue; and, on the other hand, it exemplifies significant weakness within most sociological paradigms. In order to address the challenges posed by unemployment, the narrative centers on the resolution of three key anomalies of unemployment: 1) persistent unemployment; 2) so-called "jobless recoveries;" and 3) the rise of worker precariousness. The anomalies are taken as evidence of paradigmatic contradictions within neoclassical economics and, to some extent, sociology. The main theoretical contribution of the study is a careful reconstruction of Marx's classical theory of the reserve army of labor (part of "The General Law of Accumulation"), which has inspired all critical sociological perspectives on labor markets to date. The investigation highlights distinctive characteristics of "political-economic sociology," a term that refers to economic sociologists who draw heavily on notions of class and power reminiscent of classical political economy and classical sociology, forming an important bridge with heterodox economic approaches. The theory of the reserve army is in need of "renewal," however, because even political-economic sociologist have failed to carry the analysis forward and build upon the firm foundation provided by Marx. The study's conclusion is that the reserve army framework has enormous potential to strengthen existing work within political-economic sociology.

Dissertation / The main purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the transformational leadership styles of officers and their followers’ levels of work engagement. The instruments used in the study were the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Form 5X) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Followers (n=311) were identified in various units of the South African Army and provided with the instruments. The work engagement instrument was then completed by each follower, while the MLQ was completed by the follower for his or her specific leader, who in this instance, were all officers in the South African Army. Descriptive statistics were obtained and correlations completed for the data, which indicated a significant correlation between the transformational leadership of officers and their followers’ work engagement. / Industrail and Organisational Psychology / M. A. (Industrail and Organisational Psychology)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-04-03Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:43:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_mj_dr_assis.pdf: 730213 bytes, checksum: 8e20b9c0e64263d83bc865865cee0d30 (MD5) / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a constituição histórica de uma doutrina militar do Exército brasileiro entre 1930 e 1937. Sua realização implicou a seleção de fontes pertinentes de pesquisa, como publicações especializadas, memórias, documentos do Exército e a análise de fatores da história militar anteriores ao período, como o tenentismo. Foi necessário compreender as questões militares em relação ao contexto social e político do período analisado, como o movimento de 1930, cujo impacto afetou profundamente o Exército. No desenvolvimento da pesquisa buscou-se problematizar aspectos essenciais para a constituição de uma doutrina militar, como a educação militar, o fortalecimento da hierarquia e disciplina militar, as disputas entre os grupos de militares. A hipótese principal do trabalho aponta para a elaboração de uma doutrina militar durante a década de 1930 como resposta à crise militar da década de 1920 e as continuidades nas relações de poder, ocorridas com a chegada de Getúlio Vargas ao poder. / This work has the objective to investigate the historical constitution of an military doctrine of the brazilian Army between 1930 and 1937. Its realization involved the selection of relevant searchs of investigation such as specific publications, memories, documents of the Army and the annalyse of factors of military history preceding to the period, as the 'tenentismo'. It as necessary to the understand the military questions in relation to the social and political of the analysed period, as the movement of 1930, which impact affected deeply the Army. During the development of the investigation it was tried to question essencial aspects to constitute a military doctrine, as the military doctrine, the fortification of the military and discipline, the contest between military groups. The main hypothesis of this work indicates an elaboration of a hierarchy military doctrine during the decade of 1930 as an answer to the military crisis of the decade of 1920 and the continuities and ruptures in the power relations, happened with the arrival of Getúlio Vargas to the power.

This thesis addresses the campaign of militant activism which Wales witnessed between 1963 and 1969. It demonstrates that the unprecedented period of violence was fuelled by both the contentious flooding of Cwm Tryweryn and crucially, the failure of Plaid Cymru to prevent the valley's drowning through constitutional means. By not taking passive and timely protest action, Plaid Cymru ensured that militancy, as predominately undertaken by Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru, became a feature of the Welsh geo-political landscape. Moreover, had the party taken a more sharpened approach during the earlier stages of the proposal, it is likely that the emergence of the so-called Free Wales Army, which campaigned along the lines of using 'propaganda against the Establishment', may well have been avoided. However, this is a view which is challenged by, among others, former members of the displaced community, who maintain that Plaid Cymru - and most notably its president - did all they could to prevent the Tryweryn Reservoir Bill becoming law. Nonetheless, the escalation in militant strategy came in response to the impending Royal Investiture of Charles Windsor as Prince of Wales. In retaliation, the authorities established the so-called Shrewsbury Unit. This was borne of an increasingly desperate attempt to apprehend those responsible, in order to ensure the safety of the Royal Party and the success of the ceremony. By considering the publicity conscious Free Wales Army, the thesis demonstrates that the group undertook one failed militant strike. It also establishes that the militant offensive undertaken by MAC comprised two distinct phases. The first in 1963 was predominately marshalled by Emyr Llywelyn Jones. The second period of hostilities, between 1966 and 1969, was orchestrated by John Jenkins; who critically, was a Sergeant in the British Army Dental Corps. This thesis seeks to reinstate the importance of the militant campaign in Welsh history, neither by judging it nor dismissing it, but by establishing the importance of these protests to both the nation's history and its cultural and political advance. It also establishes the detail of what happened, while seeking to tell the story in a balanced way, paying full attention to the perspective of the perpetrators and those actively engaged in their detection.

In July 2013 the British Government unveiled its Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) policy, which aimed to radically change the role and function of the Army Reserve by making it both more capable and more deployable. One of the policy’s central organising principles was its focus on outsourcing military logistics capability previously held in the regular army to reserve forces in order to save costs. Reserve logistics transformation was therefore deemed central to the success of FR20. This thesis examines the origins, evolution and impact of FR20 as an attempt to organisationally transform the British Army Reserve’s logistics forces. In first detailing the historical, political and conceptual origins of FR20, it argues that reserve transformations rarely succeed in the manner envisaged; that the intensely political origins of FR20 have shaped the policy during each step of its development; and that the radical change in the delivery of military logistics since 2000 which underpins FR20’s emphasis on logistics is best understood through a post-Fordist analytical framework. Examining the impact of FR20 at the reserve sub-unit level, it argues that many units will struggle to deliver the capability required of them, but in other areas, such as integration with the regulars and increased professional opportunities, FR20 is succeeding. Quantitative evidence is presented to support these arguments. It then details how reserve logistics cohesion is different from that of regular combat forces, and shows how such inherent micro-level organisational factors can influence transformation. Finally, the wider implications of FR20 as a transformative attempt are discussed. This thesis’s central argument is that the political origins of FR20 within Parliament, and the Army Reserves’ organisational nature, have undermined the policy’s ability to deliver the key military capabilities it envisaged of reserves logistics units. However, in some important cultural/normative aspects, FR20 is slowly transforming the reserves. To date, FR20 has therefore been a ‘partial transformation’. In making this argument, this study contributes to the literature on the British Army Reserves, and military logistics, cohesion and transformation.

Magister Legum - LLM / Enforced disappearances are a heinous violation of numerous human rights enshrined in many international conventions. However, they have not been adequately addressed in many jurisdictions. This crime is very common within countries on the continent of Africa, which despite having plenty of conflicts, under report cases of enforced disappearances. This research paper investigates the transitional justice mechanisms implemented in Uganda to deal with the phenomenon of enforced disappearances. It analyses the mechanisms implemented by the Government of Uganda and those by Non- Governmental Organisations. The paper examines also how the phenomenon of enforced disappearances has been dealt with in other countries such as Morocco, Kenya and South Africa. The paper suggests several recommendations to Uganda after having made a comparison with the selected countries on how to deal with the crime of enforced disappearances.

Orientador: Eliezer Rizzo de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T12:50:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bertazzo_JulianaSantosMaia_M.pdf: 8340104 bytes, checksum: 4cd982ae8dee3a19ef6f3ed2d255c8c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: o tema desta dissertação é a definição de missões ou papéis para as FQrças Armadas brasileiras, especialmente o Exército, no período pós-Guerra Fria. Durante a Guerra Fria, o papel dos militares no Brasil era conter "a ameaça comunista", segundo a diretriz passada pelos Estados Unidos, o chefe do bloco capitalista no confronto ideológico. A luta contra esse inimigo interno incentivou sua participação na política, levando os militares a, inclusive, exercer o controle do governo. Passado o período do governo autoritário e, principalmente, com o fim da bipolaridade da Guerra Fria, criou-se um novo cenário político-estratégico no mundo. Nesse cenário, a hipótese de uma nova guerra mundial, como a que se previa anteriormente, já não se sustentava, e tampouco se matinha a hipótese de um conflito regional envolvendo diretamente o Brasil. Novas ameaças, como o tráfico de drogas, o crime organizado, a imigração descontrolada e a degradação ambiental voltam a atenção dos países centrais para a periferia do sistema. Centros formuladores de políticas sugerem a redução de contingentes e dos investimentos em defesa, e lançam diretrizes para o emprego das forças armadas do então chamado "Terceiro Mundo". Dentre tais diretrizes, temos a atribuição de uma tarefa policial às forças armadas, de combate ao narcotráfico e desordens urbanas. Paralelamente, as Forças Armadas brasileiras enfrentam a gradual erosão de seu poder dentro do governo e do Estado. Essa crise afeta as Forças Armadas enquanto instituição, agora em busca de um novo posicionamento em relação ao ambiente democrático. O estudo desenvolvido procurou apreender a dimensão da adaptação dos militares, especialmente os do Exército, à nova realidade do referido período, partindo da premissa de que os militares encontraram formas alternativas de defender seus interesses para enfrentar os desafios que se apresentam / Abstract: The theme of this dissertation is the definition of missions or roles for the Brazilian Anned Forces, specially the Anny, in the post-Cold War period. During the Cold War, the role of the military in BraziL was to stop "the communist menace", following the guidelines ofthe United States, head of the capitalist bloc in the ideological confrontation. The fight against this internal enemyencouraged their political involvement, even leading the military to take over the government. After the authoritarian rule was over, and mainly, with the end ofthe bipolar system ofthe Cold War, a new political-strategic scenario was brought about in the world. ln this scenario, the hypothesis of a new world war as it was fonnerly predicted was no longer valid, neither was there a hypothesis of a regional conflict directly involving Brazil. New threats, such as trafficking in drugs, organized crime, uncontrolled immigration and environmental degradation call the attention of core states to the periphery of the system. Policy-makers suggest guidelines to the use of the anned forces in the then called "Third World", among which the reduction of personnel and investments and the assignment of a police role to the anned forces, of fighting drug traffic and urban riots. Parallel to this, the military also face a gradual erosion of the power they had within the government and the state. This crisis affects the Anned Forces as an institution, now in search of a new place in a democratic environment. This study searched to grasp the dimension of the adaptation of the military, specially the anny personnel, to the new reality of the above mentioned period, assuming that the military found alternative ways of defending their interests to meet the challenges that are set / Mestrado / Ciencia Politica / Mestre em Ciência Política