This thesis takes part in the discussion of the of citizenship and what it means to be a citizen within the social aspects. In 2002, The British Overseas Act conferred British citizenship to Montserratians and other British Overseas Territories Citizens. The scope of the study is to study formal and substantive citizenship for Montserratians as British citizens. The overarching research question is to what extent citizens of Montserrat enjoy formal and substantive citizenship as part of a British Overseas Territory. This is divided into following research questions: 1)     How do the Montserratians perceive the value of their British substantive citizenship and status as British Overseas Territory?2) What views are there on the partnership between the United Kingdom and Montserrat in relation to the British citizenship?  By using Reiter’s (2013) arguments of citizenship as a relational asset and citizenship as a social role, a case study with field studies and qualitative interviews were conducted in Montserrat to explore the issues of citizenship. Results show distinctions between formal access and perception of access to services such as passport, healthcare and education. The results also point to Montserratian not enjoying substantive British citizenship, with tensions in the political system and lack of representation.

O papel das organizações e da racionalidade instrumental que direciona a tomada de decisão têm sido discutidos amplamente, em especial no que concerne à predominância do mercado sobre a vida humana, os problemas ambientais e o bem-estar humano sobre este planeta. Pesquisas acerca do desenvolvimento sustentável futuro apontam para um direcionamento a uma perspectiva mais humanista cujos valores conduzem a uma nova forma de entender o tema da sustentabilidade e de agir nas organizações, tendo o indivíduo como agente de mudança. Para Garrity (2012), a educação desempenha um papel crucial na mudança dos modelos mentais e de visão de mundo, possibilitando constituir um novo paradigma da sustentabilidade e da administração. Por meio da educação, pode-se pensar em uma mudança nos gestores futuros das organizações direcionados à sustentabilidade, e nesse desafio a Aprendizagem Transformadora (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & GOODSON 2013) tem se demonstrado como uma abordagem pedagógica que contribui com a mudança de visão de mundo, inferindo nos níveis mais profundos do conhecimento. Assim, o objetivo dessa pesquisa foi conceber uma proposta de aprendizagem transformadora integral sustentável, visando o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro baseado numa discussão epistemológico-ontológica das organizações atuais. Esta pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser qualitativa, exploratória e analisou três estudos de caso: a disciplina de graduação Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); o MBA Governança e Inovação de Tecnologias Digitais com Sustentabilidade, da Universidade de São Paulo (USP); e, por fim, o curso Campus Internacional Brasil, da faculdade de administração da Universidade de Montreal (HEC Montreal-Canadá). Para a coleta de dados realizaram-se entrevistas com professores, alunos e parceiros dos cursos, observação participante, além de consultas a documentos e materiais institucionais. Os dados foram analisados e estruturados a partir do Método de Gioia. As dimensões da Aprendizagem Transformadora – Mudança de Paradigma na Educação e Nova visão de mundo, Elementos da Aprendizagem Transformadora e Perfil do egresso da Aprendizagem Transformadora – conduziram à elaboração da Proposta de Aprendizagem Transformadora Integral Sustentável. Além disso os resultados indicam que uma pedagogia mais crítica, com abordagem holística, metodologias experienciais, professores envolvidos e integrados com o tema, podem conduzir a uma transformação dos alunos e uma aplicação dos princípios da sustentabilidade nas organizações em que atuam. Os resultados dessa pesquisa visam contribuir para que cada vez mais iniciativas educacionais transformadoras possam se concretizar, visando o desenvolvimento integral discente, a construção de uma nova racionalidade para a administração, corroborando, assim, com o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro. / The role of organizations and instrumental rationality that drives decision making have been widely discussed, especially because of market dominance on human life, environmental problems and human well being on this planet. Researches on future sustainable development indicate a direction to a more humanistic perspective whose values lead to a new way of understanding sustainability and acting in organizations, and the individual is the central in this role. To Garrity (2012), education plays a crucial role in changing mental models and worldview, enabling to constitute a new paradigm of sustainability and management. Through education, it’s possible to realize a change in future managers directed to sustainability, and on this challenge Transformative Learning (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & Goodson 2013) has been demonstrated as a pedagogical approach that contributes to change worldview, implying the deepest levels of knowledge. So, the main goal of this research was to design a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning, aiming a future sustainable development based on epistemological and ontological discussion of current organizations. This research is characterized as qualitative, exploratory and has analyzed three case studies: the undergraduate course Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); MBA Governance and Innovation with Digital Technologies and Sustainability, from Universidade de São Paulo (USP); and finally, the course International Campus Brazil, of HEC Montreal-Canada. For data collection, interviews were done with teachers, students and partners, besides participant observation, and documents and institutional materials were consulted. Data were analyzed and structured by Gioia method. The dimensions of Transformative Learning – Change on Education Paradigm and New world view, Transformative Learning Elements, egress profile of Transforming Learning - led to the development of a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning. In addition, the results indicate that a more critical and holistic pedagogy, experiential methodologies, teachers involved and integrated with the subject of sustainability, can lead to a transformation on students and a new practice guided by the principles of sustainability in organizations where they work. The results of this research can contribute to other transformative educational initiatives, to students integral development, to the construction of a new rationality for management, and, thus, helping to achieve future sustainable development.

Workplace bullying is a sensitive issue and a psychological terror in the workplace, with severe effects on employees’ and organisations’ health, dignity, employee relations, and wellbeing. As a vital link between different constituencies in the organisation, human resource (HR) practitioners face many challenges in their attempt to address and manage workplace bullying, while simultaneously striving to promote employee wellbeing and positive employee relations. This study endeavoured to explore workplace bullying from the point of view of HR practitioners tasked with identifying and dealing with bullying in the workplace, and to develop a substantive theory of workplace bullying from their perspectives. The empirical study, conducted in two tertiary institutions in South Africa, employed grounded theory as a methodological approach with nine HR practitioners selected by non-probability purposive sampling, which is congruent with a grounded theory methodology. Selection criteria were applied to sample participants on the basis of relevance and acceptability. A qualitative, constructivist grounded theory research design was used to explore HR practitioners’ perspectives on workplace bullying with data gathered by means of in-depth interviews and official documents to gain insight and understanding of their experiences of workplace bullying. In-depth interviews were audio-recorded and data transcribed verbatim, analysed and interpreted using grounded theory coding strategies, memo writing and theoretical sampling. Findings were supported by verbatim quotes and a literature review. The study proposes a substantive workplace bullying theory and a conceptual workplace bullying framework to guide organisations and highlight the practical value for empowering the HR practitioners. It addresses the need to manage workplace bullying in the organisation and help management be more knowledgeable about bullying, effectively fostering a zero-tolerance culture. The study revealed that the HR practitioner’s role is torn between a responsibility to the business goals and management, and to support and championing the case of the targets in potential bullying situations. It should contribute to the limited body of knowledge on HR practitioners’ perspectives on workplace bullying within the South African context. / Psychology / D.Phil. (Philosophy)

O papel das organizações e da racionalidade instrumental que direciona a tomada de decisão têm sido discutidos amplamente, em especial no que concerne à predominância do mercado sobre a vida humana, os problemas ambientais e o bem-estar humano sobre este planeta. Pesquisas acerca do desenvolvimento sustentável futuro apontam para um direcionamento a uma perspectiva mais humanista cujos valores conduzem a uma nova forma de entender o tema da sustentabilidade e de agir nas organizações, tendo o indivíduo como agente de mudança. Para Garrity (2012), a educação desempenha um papel crucial na mudança dos modelos mentais e de visão de mundo, possibilitando constituir um novo paradigma da sustentabilidade e da administração. Por meio da educação, pode-se pensar em uma mudança nos gestores futuros das organizações direcionados à sustentabilidade, e nesse desafio a Aprendizagem Transformadora (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & GOODSON 2013) tem se demonstrado como uma abordagem pedagógica que contribui com a mudança de visão de mundo, inferindo nos níveis mais profundos do conhecimento. Assim, o objetivo dessa pesquisa foi conceber uma proposta de aprendizagem transformadora integral sustentável, visando o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro baseado numa discussão epistemológico-ontológica das organizações atuais. Esta pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser qualitativa, exploratória e analisou três estudos de caso: a disciplina de graduação Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); o MBA Governança e Inovação de Tecnologias Digitais com Sustentabilidade, da Universidade de São Paulo (USP); e, por fim, o curso Campus Internacional Brasil, da faculdade de administração da Universidade de Montreal (HEC Montreal-Canadá). Para a coleta de dados realizaram-se entrevistas com professores, alunos e parceiros dos cursos, observação participante, além de consultas a documentos e materiais institucionais. Os dados foram analisados e estruturados a partir do Método de Gioia. As dimensões da Aprendizagem Transformadora – Mudança de Paradigma na Educação e Nova visão de mundo, Elementos da Aprendizagem Transformadora e Perfil do egresso da Aprendizagem Transformadora – conduziram à elaboração da Proposta de Aprendizagem Transformadora Integral Sustentável. Além disso os resultados indicam que uma pedagogia mais crítica, com abordagem holística, metodologias experienciais, professores envolvidos e integrados com o tema, podem conduzir a uma transformação dos alunos e uma aplicação dos princípios da sustentabilidade nas organizações em que atuam. Os resultados dessa pesquisa visam contribuir para que cada vez mais iniciativas educacionais transformadoras possam se concretizar, visando o desenvolvimento integral discente, a construção de uma nova racionalidade para a administração, corroborando, assim, com o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro. / The role of organizations and instrumental rationality that drives decision making have been widely discussed, especially because of market dominance on human life, environmental problems and human well being on this planet. Researches on future sustainable development indicate a direction to a more humanistic perspective whose values lead to a new way of understanding sustainability and acting in organizations, and the individual is the central in this role. To Garrity (2012), education plays a crucial role in changing mental models and worldview, enabling to constitute a new paradigm of sustainability and management. Through education, it’s possible to realize a change in future managers directed to sustainability, and on this challenge Transformative Learning (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & Goodson 2013) has been demonstrated as a pedagogical approach that contributes to change worldview, implying the deepest levels of knowledge. So, the main goal of this research was to design a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning, aiming a future sustainable development based on epistemological and ontological discussion of current organizations. This research is characterized as qualitative, exploratory and has analyzed three case studies: the undergraduate course Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); MBA Governance and Innovation with Digital Technologies and Sustainability, from Universidade de São Paulo (USP); and finally, the course International Campus Brazil, of HEC Montreal-Canada. For data collection, interviews were done with teachers, students and partners, besides participant observation, and documents and institutional materials were consulted. Data were analyzed and structured by Gioia method. The dimensions of Transformative Learning – Change on Education Paradigm and New world view, Transformative Learning Elements, egress profile of Transforming Learning - led to the development of a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning. In addition, the results indicate that a more critical and holistic pedagogy, experiential methodologies, teachers involved and integrated with the subject of sustainability, can lead to a transformation on students and a new practice guided by the principles of sustainability in organizations where they work. The results of this research can contribute to other transformative educational initiatives, to students integral development, to the construction of a new rationality for management, and, thus, helping to achieve future sustainable development.

O papel das organizações e da racionalidade instrumental que direciona a tomada de decisão têm sido discutidos amplamente, em especial no que concerne à predominância do mercado sobre a vida humana, os problemas ambientais e o bem-estar humano sobre este planeta. Pesquisas acerca do desenvolvimento sustentável futuro apontam para um direcionamento a uma perspectiva mais humanista cujos valores conduzem a uma nova forma de entender o tema da sustentabilidade e de agir nas organizações, tendo o indivíduo como agente de mudança. Para Garrity (2012), a educação desempenha um papel crucial na mudança dos modelos mentais e de visão de mundo, possibilitando constituir um novo paradigma da sustentabilidade e da administração. Por meio da educação, pode-se pensar em uma mudança nos gestores futuros das organizações direcionados à sustentabilidade, e nesse desafio a Aprendizagem Transformadora (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & GOODSON 2013) tem se demonstrado como uma abordagem pedagógica que contribui com a mudança de visão de mundo, inferindo nos níveis mais profundos do conhecimento. Assim, o objetivo dessa pesquisa foi conceber uma proposta de aprendizagem transformadora integral sustentável, visando o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro baseado numa discussão epistemológico-ontológica das organizações atuais. Esta pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser qualitativa, exploratória e analisou três estudos de caso: a disciplina de graduação Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); o MBA Governança e Inovação de Tecnologias Digitais com Sustentabilidade, da Universidade de São Paulo (USP); e, por fim, o curso Campus Internacional Brasil, da faculdade de administração da Universidade de Montreal (HEC Montreal-Canadá). Para a coleta de dados realizaram-se entrevistas com professores, alunos e parceiros dos cursos, observação participante, além de consultas a documentos e materiais institucionais. Os dados foram analisados e estruturados a partir do Método de Gioia. As dimensões da Aprendizagem Transformadora – Mudança de Paradigma na Educação e Nova visão de mundo, Elementos da Aprendizagem Transformadora e Perfil do egresso da Aprendizagem Transformadora – conduziram à elaboração da Proposta de Aprendizagem Transformadora Integral Sustentável. Além disso os resultados indicam que uma pedagogia mais crítica, com abordagem holística, metodologias experienciais, professores envolvidos e integrados com o tema, podem conduzir a uma transformação dos alunos e uma aplicação dos princípios da sustentabilidade nas organizações em que atuam. Os resultados dessa pesquisa visam contribuir para que cada vez mais iniciativas educacionais transformadoras possam se concretizar, visando o desenvolvimento integral discente, a construção de uma nova racionalidade para a administração, corroborando, assim, com o desenvolvimento sustentável futuro. / The role of organizations and instrumental rationality that drives decision making have been widely discussed, especially because of market dominance on human life, environmental problems and human well being on this planet. Researches on future sustainable development indicate a direction to a more humanistic perspective whose values lead to a new way of understanding sustainability and acting in organizations, and the individual is the central in this role. To Garrity (2012), education plays a crucial role in changing mental models and worldview, enabling to constitute a new paradigm of sustainability and management. Through education, it’s possible to realize a change in future managers directed to sustainability, and on this challenge Transformative Learning (STERLING, 2011; BLAKE, STERLING & Goodson 2013) has been demonstrated as a pedagogical approach that contributes to change worldview, implying the deepest levels of knowledge. So, the main goal of this research was to design a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning, aiming a future sustainable development based on epistemological and ontological discussion of current organizations. This research is characterized as qualitative, exploratory and has analyzed three case studies: the undergraduate course Formação Integrada para a Sustentabilidade (FIS) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); MBA Governance and Innovation with Digital Technologies and Sustainability, from Universidade de São Paulo (USP); and finally, the course International Campus Brazil, of HEC Montreal-Canada. For data collection, interviews were done with teachers, students and partners, besides participant observation, and documents and institutional materials were consulted. Data were analyzed and structured by Gioia method. The dimensions of Transformative Learning – Change on Education Paradigm and New world view, Transformative Learning Elements, egress profile of Transforming Learning - led to the development of a proposal for a sustainable integral transformative learning. In addition, the results indicate that a more critical and holistic pedagogy, experiential methodologies, teachers involved and integrated with the subject of sustainability, can lead to a transformation on students and a new practice guided by the principles of sustainability in organizations where they work. The results of this research can contribute to other transformative educational initiatives, to students integral development, to the construction of a new rationality for management, and, thus, helping to achieve future sustainable development.

Masters in Public Administration - MPA / This research report sets up a model of policy development at Traditional Authority level in Namibia that is then used in examining the Ovambanderu constitutional case. Reference to the Generic Model, as used by de Coning (2000) and the Moore (1995) Strategic Triangle is not new or original to this thesis. These models have been used elsewhere and were considered as appropriate for this case study due to the complexity of the issues under consideration. This study attempts to demonstrate the importance of applying public policy models and theories to policy making in Namibia. Firstly, the author has applied the generic model to the Ovambanderu case to elicit information pertaining to the process followed in drafting the constitution. Secondly, the Moore Strategic Triangle was used in furthering discussion on the importance of considering phases and stages in the public policy process, which touch on such aspects as political feasibility, substantive value and administrative feasibility (Moore, 1995). The emphasis here was on the importance of dynamism in the policy-making process, not as a once off event but as an ongoing process. This research report shows that public policy/constitution making needs specialised skills in order for it to be a success. Capacity needs to be sourced and used appropriately, while objectives of the policy/constitution are communicated clearly to the stakeholders. Again the fear amongst the community that once a policy/constitution is implemented it becomes binding and difficult to change needs to be addressed by clearly informing people that a policy remains a statement of intent until it is put to use and once it is implemented there is always room for improvement on issues that may create problems for the affected parties. Another important lesson is the fact that public policy making has been and remains a process as it involves bargaining, issue prioritisation, issue filtration, advocacy, reporting and consultation before decisions are made. The Ovambanderu constitutional problem has now set a scene for better policy planning at Traditional Authority level and the government needs to consider this as a serious phenomenon that can lead to major problems if ignored

1 Abstract The issues of criminal custody This thesis deals with theoritical issues of criminal custody, which is the gravest possible criminal procedural measure of law enforcement authorities whose purpose is to ensure a person during criminal proceedings. In the opening chapters of this thesis are outlined not only the issues of the very concept of criminal custody and relevant legislation, but also the basic principles and tenets, controlling criminal cases in which the defendant was remanded in custody, as well as the enshrinement of the right to personal freedom and security and the possibility of its limitations, both at the level of the Czech legal regulation of constitutional character, as well as from the perspective of international human rights standards. The thesis is also focused on the issue of the substantive detention law, therefore the legislation of the reasons for custody and conditions of detention, as well as the issue of the procedural detention law, therefore the legislation of procedural aspects of decisions on custody in criminal proceedings in the wider concept. Another discussed subject matter is a part of alternative measures to detention in the form of custody, the possibilities of their application and the methods of making decesion on these measures, including the legislation...

[pt] Este trabalho identifica, por meio de estudos de caso, a racionalidade presente em três empresas pertencentes ao Projeto de Economia de Comunhão, procurando qualificar a presença da instrumentalidade ou substantividade nos processos administrativos. O referencial teórico relaciona autores relevantes para a compreensão de tais racionalidades, principalmente Guerreiro Ramos e Habermas, sintetizados numa metodologia desenvolvida por Maurício Serva para tal identificação da racionalidade organizacional. A pesquisa consistiu da coleta de dados nas três empresas, por meio de observação, entrevistas e análise documental, seguida da análise e qualificação de seus processos. Procurou-se evidências entre a fifliação ao Projeto e a presença de substantividade na ação empresarial. / [en] This study aims at depicting the rationality that underlies three companioes which take part in the Communion Economy Project. By means of the metodology of case studies, we attempt to characterize the presence of instrumentality or substantivity in the companies administrative processes. The theoretical background includes relevant authors that have contributed to the further understanding of these rationalities., especially Guerreiro Ramos and Habermas, synthesized in a methodology developed by Maurício Serva for the identification of such organizational rationality. The research consists os the analysis and qualification of the processes observed in the data that was collected from the three companies by means of observation,interviews and document analysis.Evidence of substantivity in these firms action due to their affiliation in the Project were investigated.

Magister Legum - LLM

This study set out to answer how and to what extent the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are addressed in parliamentary debates in the Southern African regional context. As both the proportion of women in parliament and the level of democracy have been established by previous research as important conditions for women to be able to act for women as a group, four countries with varying combinations of these factors are examined. By conducting both a quantitative and a qualitative text analysis on Hansards from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, the study analyses the extent to which the gendered effects of the pandemic are addressed and how they are addressed respectively. The results reveal that a combination of a high proportion of women in parliament and a high degree of democracy is the most favourable condition for enabling the substantive representation of women. A democracy with a low proportion of women in parliament is shown to be more allowing for the substantive representation of women than an electoral autocracy with a high proportion of women in parliament. Moreover, the qualitative frame analysis sheds light on the different issues which are in focus on the framing of the gendered effects of the pandemic in different parliaments depending on their level of democracy. Particularly, the issue of gender-based violence in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic is found to have reached the political agenda in the democratic cases, whereas MPs in the less democratic parliaments are more likely to feminize their cause by focusing more on traditionally feminine policy issues such as the health effects of women within the context of the pandemic.