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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Mapping Extremism: The Network Politics of the Far-Right

Jones, Shannon 12 August 2016 (has links)
In recent decades, political parties espousing extreme nationalist, xenophobic, and even outright racist platforms have enjoyed variable success in national elections across Europe. While a vibrant research literature has sought to better understand the sources of support for such parties, remarkably little attention has been paid to the interplay between parties and the broader social networks of extremism in which they are embedded. To remedy this deficiency, the present study examines the relations between far-right parliamentary parties and their extra-parliamentary networks. One level of analysis tests whether there is a relationship between a party’s position within a network and its sustainability. Social network analysis is employed to assess the nature and structure of ties between Belgian organizations online. In addition, systematic textual analysis of website content is used to determine how a party’s ideological position within the network impacts its sustainability. The second level of analysis is a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with members of Flemish nationalist organization in order to better understand how actors experience social networks. Evidence suggests that the most sustainable parties are those that have dense connections with other nationalist organizations. Mapping relations between far-right parties that compete openly within the rules of institutionalized democracy and their wider social networks can provide important policy-relevant insight into contemporary challenges posed by illiberal forces.
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Etude historico-critique de l'institutionnalisation de la bioéthique au Québec et en Belgique par une approche contextuelle et transdisciplinaire / Historical-critical study of the institutionalization of bioethics in Quebec and Belgium using a contextual and transdisciplinary approach

Labelle, Chantal 22 November 2011 (has links)
La bioéthique a émergé aux États-Unis à la fin des années 1960. Peu de recherches ont porté sur son institutionnalisation dans d'autres pays ;les cas du Québec et de la Belgique sont ici étudiés. <p>Son émergence dans ces régions est, comme aux États-Unis, influencée par les questions suscitées par l'expérimentation chez l'humain à partir de la fin des années 1970. Dans ces trois régions, les premières formes d'institutionnalisation ont été celles de comités dont le mandat est de réviser les protocoles de recherches impliquant des sujets humains. <p>Peu de temps après les États-Unis, des centres de recherche universitaires ont été mis en place au Québec à la fin des années 1970 et au début des années 1980. Ces mêmes institutions sont retrouvées en Belgique à la moitié des années 1980. Il apparaît que dans ces trois régions les acteurs alors impliqués sont majoritairement des théologiens. La philosophie de l'époque ne s'intéresse pas aux questions éthiques suscitées par les avancées technoscientifiques du domaine médical. <p>À la fin des années 1980, davantage d'instruments procéduraux ont été publiés par diverses institutions québécoises afin d'encadrer les pratiques. Parallèlement, des programmes d'étude en bioéthique amènent le domaine à se professionnaliser. La période est marquée en Belgique par le débat entourant l'interruption de grossesse. Il devient évident que d'autres questions éthiques devront être débattues et personne ne souhaite que perdure la tension entre catholiques et laïques. Le colloque la Bioéthique dans les années '90 a permis la rencontre des acteurs dans un climat plus serein.<p>En 1996, après six ans de discussions, a été mis en place un Comité consultatif de bioéthique en Belgique. Son fonctionnement et la nature de ses avis tiennent compte de la présence de quatre piliers dans la culture belge, soit les Flamands, les Wallons, les catholiques et les laïques. Ce comité est devenu l'institution phare de la bioéthique. Il influence depuis les débats politiques et plusieurs lois du domaine de la bioéthique ont été votées. On remarque que dans les deux régions à l'étude, le langage du droit est de plus en plus présent et rend la bioéthique davantage juridicisée. Ainsi, au départ réflexive, la bioéthique est devenue davantage normative. Tant au Québec qu'en Belgique, les institutions de bioéthique sont de moins en moins un lieu de discussions et de rencontres qui permettent les échanges et la réflexion commune dans la durée.<p><p>--------<p><p>Bioethics emerged in the United States in the late 60's. Little research has been done on the institutionalization of bioethics in other countries ;the cases of Quebec and Belgium have been studied in this work, through documentary studies and interviews with twenty players in the domain. <p>Its emergence in those regions was, like in the United States, influenced by questions raised in the late 70's about the use of human subjects in studies. In Quebec and Belgium, the first forms of institutionalization were ethics committees who were given the mandate to revise experimental protocols. <p>Following the United States, at the end of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's, research centers were put in place in Quebec. In Belgium, they were set up in the mid 80's. In those three regions, it appears that theologians were the first to be involved. Philosophy, in those days, was not interested with ethical questions raised by medical technoscience advances.<p>By the end of the 80's, more procedural instruments were published by institutions in Quebec to guide ethic practices. In a parallel direction, universities offered more programs in bioethics and brought the discipline to become professionalized. This period was marked in Belgium by the debate over abortion. It became apparent that other ethical issues would have to be discussed, but nobody wanted to endure the tension between Catholics and Seculars. The conference Bioethics in the 90's brought together the players of the field in a calmer setting.<p>In 1996, after six years of discussions, the Advisory Committee on Bioethics was set in place in Belgium. Its function and the nature of its views reflect the presence of the four pillars in the Belgian culture :the Flemish, the Walloons, the Catholics and the Seculars. This Committee has become the flagship institution of bioethics. It influences political debates and several laws in the field of bioethics have been passed since its inception. In Quebec and in Belgium, the language of law is becoming more present and makes bioethics more « juridicialized ». Thus, initially more reflexive, bioethics is becoming more normative. In both regions, bioethical institutions are less and less an arena of discourse where meetings permit long exchanges and philosophical reflection.<p> / Doctorat en Philosophie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

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