The thesis is devoted to an examination of the creation and development of the Soviet machine tool industry in the inter-War years. It opens with a brief review of the low level of machine tool building: before the October Revolution, and then considers the revival and changing priorities of the industry during the 1920s. After a review of the intensive development of the branch during the first three Five-year Plans, particular aspects are considered in detail. The overall, strategy of the industry, involving decisions relating to production specialisation and technology , is analysed, together with a study of the role of process and parts specialisation. A major problem facing the industry was that of the choice of machine tool technology; this question is examined in detail, and followed by a consideration of the influence of technical progress and the creation of a research and development system in the branch. The limited role of foreign technical assistance and the much greater role of imports are discussed. Further chapters are devoted to the problems of developing a skilled labour force and of building new enterprises. It is concluded that the development of the Soviet machine tool industry was on the whole a successful achievement, offering some lessons for present-day developing countries.

The thesis employs the political process approach within social movement theory (SMT) to examine in a comparative fashion two distinctly different opposition movements in southern Russia. One is the environmental movement in Krasnodar Krai and the other is the ethno-national Balkar movement in Kabardino-Balkaria. The political process approach focuses on the role and interaction of political opportunities, mobilising structures, and social movement framing for both movements, and seeks to explore their role in social movement mobilisation dynamics in Russia’s non-democratic context. The combination of the analysis of the three variables of political opportunities, mobilising structures, and social movement framing allows for fresh perspectives on both SMT and post-Soviet area studies. The thesis is particularly concerned with networks. It argues that in non-democratic contexts, the role of networks is more important than in democratic contexts.

The thesis, which is based on extensive archival materials, explores the origins of the on-going conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan by focusing on the emergence of the first Armenian Republic in 1918 and its territorial issues with Azerbaijan, in order to understand the factors which led to this conflict. It examines the background to the creation of the first Armenian Republic by researching the location of the ‘historical Armenian homeland’, the construction and reconstruction of the notion of the ‘Armenian homeland’, the aspects facilitating the way in which the ideology and strategy of the Armenian national movement developed, and the factors instrumental in the construction of the Armenian identity. The work provides a historical background to the Armenian claims to Garabagh and Nakhchyvan and analyses the ethnic, historical, economic, geographical and security arguments used by the first Armenian Republic to substantiate its vision of the territorial delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan with regard to these regions at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. The thesis also considers the positions of the external powers involved in the South Caucasus vis-à-vis the Garabagh and Nakhchyvan issues and assesses the impact of their stance on the settlement of these conflicts.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gladys Janeth Rios Palacio.pdf: 2390945 bytes, checksum: a838ebe662187c98807af2c8db27ee56 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aims to understand the subjective narrative of young women, who live in republics of the city of São Paulo, regarding love relationships with men. The study considers the values, the gains and conflicts experienced and the appreciations that a women have on themselves, on affective partners and on loving relations. It is based on concepts of analytical psychology as animus, shadow and persona, and in the contributions of psychologists and sociologists about intimacy, pure relationships and the liquid relations. In the research process are used a qualitative method e tools such as a semi-structured interviews and a thematic design with a story. These techniques are applied individually with 12 single women in the age range of 21 to 36 years who study and/or work. An analysis of the stories and drawings reveals some polarities that form a loving relationships and clarifying the values, gains and conflicts, such as: unity separation, conjugality individuality, sex love, differentiation projection, affinity differences, ideals loss and sharing freedom. The self-image integrates the traditional roles of caring woman responsible for the success of the relationship with the modern heroine capable of builds his identity and choosing how to live their loving intimacy. The image of the partner contains a loving man and a man who do not wish to engage affectively. The ideal relationship of these modern women is not based on romance or relationship without commitment, but the psychological relationship that involving the conscious integration of opposites, although they experiences dilemmas in this process / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender o relato subjetivo de mulheres jovens que moram em repúblicas na cidade de São Paulo a respeito das relações amorosas com os homens. O estudo considera os valores, a percepção dos ganhos e os conflitos experimentados e as avaliações que as mulheres realizam sobre si mesmas, sobre os parceiros e sobre os vínculos afetivos. Fundamenta-se em conceitos da psicologia analítica como animus, sombra e persona, e nos aportes de psicólogos e sociólogos sobre a intimidade, o relacionamento puro e as relações liquidas. Utiliza um método qualitativo e instrumentos como a entrevista semiestruturada e o Desenho temático com uma história. Os instrumentos são aplicados individualmente a 12 mulheres solteiras de faixa etária entre 21 e 36 anos que estudam e/ou trabalham. A análise dos relatos e desenhos mostra algumas polaridades que configuram as relações amorosas e elucidam os valores, ganhos e conflitos, tais como: união separação, conjugalidade individualidade, sexo amor, diferenciação projeção, afinidade diferenças, ideais perdas e partilha liberdade. Na imagem de si mesmas se integram os papéis tradicionais da mulher afetiva responsabilizada pelo sucesso do relacionamento com os da heroína moderna que constrói sua identidade e que escolhe como viver sua intimidade amorosa. Na imagem do parceiro se contrapõe um homem amoroso com um homem que não deseja envolver-se afetivamente. O relacionamento ideal dessas mulheres modernas não adere ao romantismo ou ao vínculo sem compromisso, mas ao relacionamento psicológico baseado na integração consciente dos opostos, embora experimente alguns dilemas nesse processo

This thesis is a study of ordinary adult readers and their reading preferences in the USSR in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Chapter One provides background information on Soviet policies towards reading and on the changes in Soviet society which have influenced reading habits over the last 30 years. This is followed by a description of the reader surveys used for the research and a discussion of some methodological problems. Chapter Two is concerned with all aspects of political control over reading, as it affects the writer, the publishing process, the book trade, libraries and ultimately the reader. Chapters Three and Four consider problems of the supply of reading matter through the retail trade and through mass (public) libraries. Chapter Five is an analysis of how various sociodemographic factors affect reading, and of the effect of television on reading. Chapter Six considers the relative importance of books, newspapers and journals, and the balance between fiction and non-fiction in readers' preferences. Chapter Seven is concerned with the reading of non-fiction, whether in books, journals or newspapers, and Chapter Eight provides an analysis of readers' preferences in novels, poetry and plays. The thesis concludes that the many, often contradictory, stereotypes of reading in the USSR all have some foundation in reality.

This study seeks to analyze the process of transition and democratization in Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to 2000. The collapse of the Soviet Union opened new political perspectives for Kyrgyzstan and a chance to develop sovereign state based on democratic principles and values. Initially Kyrgyzstan attained some progress in building up a democratic state. However, in the second half of 1990s Kyrgyzstan shifted toward authoritarianism. Therefore, the full-scale transition to democracy has not been realized, and a well-functioning democracy has not been established. This study aims to focus on the impediments that led to the failure of establishing democracy in Kyrgyzstan. It analyzes the role of economy, political elites and political culture in the form of tribalism in Kyrgyzstan within the framework of the economic and political changes that have been undergoing since independence. The political and economic developments in Kyrgyzstan are discussed with specific reference to the hardships in economic transition, elite continuity and role of tribal and clan structures in present politics.

Tez (Yüksek Lisans) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı, 2007. / Kaynakça var.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-338).

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xiii, 202 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This dissertation examines the relationship between democracy and international economic ties. The effects of economic processes on domestic politics have long been a subject for debate in the literature: some authors argue that economic liberalization advances democracy, while others advocate that economic liberalization impedes democracy. I argue that both sides of the debate omitted an important factor in the analyses of trade ties and democracy. The empirical studies predominantly used the volumes of international trade, without analyzing the structural position of trade partners in the international political arena. I argue that it is not how much a country trades, but the kind of states it trades with that determines its democracy. I analyze the current theories of democracy and identify that the main weakness of these theories is the inability to incorporate international processes and globalization in the analysis of democratization. I show that World-Systems theory (WST) can improve current theories of democracy. I employ WST and a number of alternative theories to create theoretical models of democracy. I then discuss the relevance of the former Soviet states to WST and to the analysis of democracy. I further construct a panel data set and apply pooled time-series regression, using three indexes of democracy as the dependent variables and two sets of theoretically distinct control variables. I find a negative relationship between core-periphery trade and democracy, and a positive relationship between trade openness and democracy in the periphery, which supports my main argument that trade ties must be reexamined based on the structural position of the trade partners. Contrary to conventional application of WST, the structure of the core-periphery trade shows that the core uses its economic ties to politically exploit the periphery, not the other way around. Hence, international trade is identified as a major tool for the modern hegemonies to broaden their political influence. Lastly, I found that both within- and between-states sets of control variables had influential predictors, which points out that modern theories of democracy must be restructured to incorporate multiple international processes in the analysis of the domestic politics of a state. / Advisers: Vallon Burris, Robert O'Brien