Master of Arts (MA)

Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The study deals with the adaptations of the concept of Political System to the analysis of the Politics of Guyana. In forwarding his research, the author has focused attention on the element of "Stress" upon the Political System of Guyanese society. Sections an theory and comparative method have been organized in order to develop a framework of partial allocative theories of inputs. This instrument has been applied by assessing in turn, the environmental content of Guyanese society, patterns of demand and support behaviour, and in the formulation of proposals for an explanatory model of the process of national Political Development.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Although development analysts have long stressed that education in the economically underdevelopment countries (E.U.C.'s) must be relevant to the environment and 'practical' in nature, there is a great deal still to be done to determine better 'theory' of the role of education in developing the E.U.C.'s. Values need to be established, terms defined, the significant variables located, and hypotheses and generalizations must be suggested, tested and modified.<br /> With theses limitations in mind, this thesis includes a comparative analysis of the British and French educational policies in three West African colonies. The purpose of this analysis is to obtain some generalizations regarding educational policy which is suitable at the present time for West Africa. The thesis also contains an appendix in which the author looks closely at the traditional social structures in Northern Nigeria. An attempt is made to show the retarding effects of the failure to introduce formal educational institutions in the North, as they were in the South. The author concludes that there would be no point in restoring the Federation (assuming this were possible), once the civil war is finished, unless the approach to education in the North could be immediately revamped, that is, brought into line with the prescriptions for educational policy set out in the body of the thesis.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>This study attempts to ascertain which lawyers "enter politics and why they do so, and why other lawyers neither enter" nor participate. To carry out this study, lawyers in the Hamilton area are divided into two groups: lawyer-politicians and non-politician lawyers. Then, by means of personal interviews, both groups are compared as to their early political background or interest" their personality types or traits, their attitudes, and their goals in life, in order to ascertain if any, or all of these approaches offer an explanation for the problem being studied.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The theory of natural law is analysed in relation to the concept of a right to resistance. A Western liberal tradition is posited as identified with Cicero and the Stoics, Aquinas, and Locke. The Lockean doctrine of resistance is particularly noted in connection with the American Revolution. This doctrine is argued as deficient in its failure to emphasise non-violent resistance. The central argument of this paper is therefore that, according to the theory of natural law, resistance to government should initially be expressed in terms of non-violent resistance. Certain objections to this argument are also considered.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>This thesis is a comparative study of some domestic policies (nationalisation, taxation, health services and housing) of the Labour Party and the CCF-NDP between 1945 and 1968. The aims of the study are to assess the extent to which these policies have changed, to examine the reasons why they have changed and why CCF-NDP policies have become less socialist more rapidly than the Labour Party's.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The Thesis examines the role of the ideology of socialism, as defined by Julius Nyerere, in the post independent years of Tanzania. Theoretical works will be cited. They list the possible roles an ideology can play. In addition, 'factors' that effect the role of an ideology at a specific time will be considered. The thesis will relate these possible roles to the Tanzanian experience.</p> <p>In our investigation the concepts of Tanzanian socialism will be articulated. The relationship between social pressures and the formulation of the ideology, and the influence of that ideology on Tanzanian development will also be observed. Drawing from the Tanzanian experience, some broad conclusions will be made concerning the power of an ideology to aid modernization programmes in under-developed nations.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The religious movement known as the Christian social gospel arose in Canada in the early years of the twentieth century, and stemmed primarily from the Methodist, Presbyterian and ,Anglican churches. Arguing that the word of Christ had to be applied to the economic and political environment, the social gospel strived to inject a secular meaning into christian teachings, and thereby do away with the traditional meaning of religion as strictly an individual, mysterious, and spititual phenonena. Such spokesmen as Salem Bland, William Ivens. William Irvine, and J.S. Woodsworth -- all part of what would later be known as the radical social gospel -- even went so far as to question the basis of the capitalist system, and in the process began their long and fruitful association with the farmers of Western Canada, and later the C. C. F. party.</p> <p>Although the ideals of the social gospel influenced all aspects of reform in Canada, no where did it have a Dare profound effect than in the political protest of the western farmers' movement and the C.C.F. party. The social gospel lent a moral legitimacy to the economic and political demands of these groups and often placed their political protest in the light of a God-given duty, or moral crusade. This made it easier to arouse both the convictions and the passions of the rank and file membership, and in the process often served to deflect charges of being communists and "red agitators". In short, the social gospel stood at the forefront of both these political movements, influencing their ideology, parliamentary performance, and their overall view of both mankind and society.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The central purpose of the thesis is to explain that in Canada military procurement really maketh defence policy. The procurement of the CP-140 Aurora Long Range Patrol Aircraft and the Leopard I Main Battle Tank--employed in the thesis as a case study of two particular procurement decisions--signalled the re-emergence of NATO as Canada's first defence priority.</p> <p>The paper suggests that Pierre Trudeau was committed to a rationalist approach to governmental decision-making in which government goals (policies) would be clearly defined and programs would be created to ensure that policies would be implemented. This led to an examination of the three-way relationship between policy, program, and procurement. The thesis contends that only policy, Defence in the 70s, was designed in a constraint free setting while both program and procurement--the second and third stages of the relationship-were largely determined by the setting within which Canadian defence policymakers must operate. The Canadian setting includes: the omnipresent position of the United States vis-a-vis Canada; alliance commitments (particularly NATO) and; economic constraints.</p> <p>The case study shows that these three factors which are beyond specific Canadian military requirements determined the procurement choices of the Trudeau government. As a result it is maintained that the procurement of the Aurora and Leopard had the effect of ultimately changing the face of Canadian defence policy. This, it is concluded in the thesis, is not a situation particular to the" Trudeau government but a situation which would happen to any Canadian government.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)