The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how the Afghan government's relationship with the Pashtun communities affects the group's acquiescence and support, thereby creating a less belligerent and more stable environment. ...
By the beginning of the Third Millennium, donors reassessed the aid architecture and adopted a new aid regime based on the partnership principles to attaine poverty reduction. Harmonization is one of core principles to ...
The research effort revolves around American democracy assistance and democracy promotion focusing on Egypt. The ideological underpinning under investigation raises questions regarding foreign democracy assistance in ...
The paper briefly highlights theoretical explanations of concurrent Arab uprisings through a literature review on the writings of democratization, authoritarianism in the Middle East and third generation insights on the ...
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a crucial public service issue affecting both environment and health. Waste management is not limited to the collection of waste and its disposal; it includes collection, transportation, ...
Through international institutions the international community has played a major role in the Palestinian territories, particularly since the Oslo Accords in 1993, in formulating a neoliberal framework for political and ...
This thesis sets out by exploring processes of socio-economic and political change leading up to the most recent upheavals in the Arab World, with a focus on Tunisia and Morocco. A comparative study of the different ...
One of the most critical challenges in international relations is the management of transboundary waterways. This is because transboundary waterways, by nature, challenge those whom are involuntary partners to cooperate ...
CSR is an emerging trend that has received significant attention in the past few years in the Egyptian context. This research is an exploration of the actual effectiveness of CSR initiatives that are being undertaken in ...
The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness or lack thereof of community-based organizations (CBOs) in alleviating poverty in Ezbet Bekhit, Manshiet Nasser, with a special focus on employment creation. ...
In the wake of state collapse, Somali society today has become decidedly globalized, leaning heavily on capital from its widely-dispersed diaspora funneled in through the conduits of an informal economic system for both ...
This dissertation explores the political culture of the new political generation in Egypt after 25th January 2011. It aims at examining the reasons behind generational conflicts on the new political landscape. It defines ...
This thesis focuses on â communication for development' concepts and initiatives, in an attempt to, first, investigate the limits of the UN's perceived shift from a top-down to a bottom-up development approach, and secondly, ...
Viewed within the context of an increasingly transnational world, diasporas have become crucial development actors for their respective home countries contributing to the transfer of essential financial, social, and human ...
Using a comparative case study between Rwanda and Sudanâ s Darfur, this research examines the relationship between three main factors and the recurrent failure of humanitarian intervention in the post-Cold War Era, ...
This research looks at three automotive components' factories in Egypt, equally benchmarked in all aspects, except for the nationality and nature of their ownership structure and their unique management arrangements and ...
This study aims to discuss the negative implications of the narrow scope adopted by many donor agencies when addressing sustainability for development projects implemented in developing countries. This has resulted in a ...
Consumer subsidies are a common element of safety net programs in many developing countries. Since these programs often represent a considerable share of government budget spending, many developing countries have introduced ...
After a decade of significant military and financial assistance by the international community to create a viable state in Afghanistan, serious questions have been raised about the Afghan state's viability and whether it ...
This thesis sets out the development of women's political roles and rights before and after the revolution of January 25, with a particular focus on the period between January and August 2011 in order to see how women's ...