Thesis--Indiana University. / Vita. Bibliography: l. 284-292.

Thesis (D.A.)--Ball State University, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 09, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-135).

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Universiẗat, Diss., 1998--Hamburg.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Karen Laughlin, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains v, 170 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Studies of the survival and revival of the Liberal Party after 1945 have focused on the Party's strength in the UK's Celtic fringe, its efficacy as a vehicle for protest voting, and the role played by the Party's leaders, particularly Jo Grimond. The reasons why the Liberal Party's constituency associations continued in being and activists continued to be recruited to the Party after a series of disastrous general election results, and the factors explaining the Party's revival in local government have, so far, been overlooked. This thesis draws on a number of new sources of information, including the records of Liberal constituency and district associations and interviews with ordinary Liberal activists from the 1945-64 period, to provide new perspectives on the survival and revival of the Party. It shows how the independence and self-sufficiency of Liberal associations, the recruitment of Liberal activists during the 1945-50 period, and the Party's strength in local government in Yorkshire and north west England were important reasons for the Party's survival. A new wave of recruitment after 1955, inspired by the leadership ofGrimond and the new policies he and others devised and popularised, facilitated the Liberal revival, but a key factor previously unidentified was the development of early forms of community politics by Liberal activists in a number of towns and cities in England and Scotland. Decisions by activists to concentrate on local elections led to an explosion in the number of Liberal councillors, particularly in suburban areas, and drew more activists into the Party. This change in the Party's strategy, which has influenced the development of Liberal politics since 1964, was derived from grass-roots activists rather than the Liberal leadership, although the Party's Local Government Department had an important role to play after 1960.

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The objective of the dissertation is to examine Young-Jo Lee's (b. 1943) musical language as exhibited in his piano composition, Variations on the theme of Baugogae. Subjects of discussion include Lee's use of direct and indirect musical borrowings from past European composers and traditional Korean folk idioms. Also included are a biographical sketch of the composer and historical overview of modern Korean composers. This dissertation investigates Lee's effort to synthesize traditional Korean music and Western music in one art form and ultimately, to create his own musical language.

This thesis compares political participation by the public through the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (PO) and the German Petitions Committee of the Bundestag (PC). Through studies of literature and statistics I examine how citizens can participate through the institutions, how frequently they do and the likelihood of sparking a debate while participating. Using media theories as well as theories of participatory and representative democracy I study how citizens can use these institutions for purposes of control and proposition. Both institutions deal with complaints but the PC also deals with propositions for legislation, making the institution more versatile. The PO deals with more cases than the PC and has more far-reaching competences and areas of inspection, although neither institution has binding decisions. Thus the direct advantage for citizens using the institutions is the chance of reaching out to media and the public through freedom of information laws and the German online petition forum. The PC to a larger extent fits the representative model while the PO in some respects is more a legal than a political institution, being managed by lawyers instead of MPs. Neither institution meets the ideals of participatory politics although the German official petition is closer to it.

Title: Technique and methodology of training of Ikeda's kata exercise with jo in aikido. Aim: The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe systematically and explain the exercise techniques of kata with jo of Ikeda Sensei on the basis of available resources and the author's personal experience. The author aims to extend the possible forms of study of these techniques through multimedia processing for both professionals and public interested in martial arts. Tasks: To gather the necessary theoretical and practical information and data needed for processing the theme To select and design tools for the elaboration of kata teaching methodology. Practical implementation: to divide kata analytically into sub-parts, to describe these parts and to take their photographic and video record. Create a video on DVD. To elaborate the textual and graphic part of the diploma thesis and to print the final version. Methods of work: The thesis is a theoretical-descriptive in nature and we use these methods for its implementation: Analysis and study of documents. Historical method. Compilation Comparative method. The method of photography and video. Keywords: aikido, Ikeda's kata exercise with jo, exercise positions with jo, jo, kata, postures in aikidó, movement