Browsing Theses by Subject "United Nations"
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From Bayonets to Stilettos to UN Resolutions: The Development of Howard Green’s Views Regarding War
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-09)This thesis follows the development of Howard Charles Green’s (1895-1989) views on war and disarmament as both a private citizen and as a Member of Parliament. It draws its conclusions from a large archival base. Beginning ... -
The Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS: Has the United Nations Successfully Securitized HIV/AIDS?
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-05)HIV/AIDS is an urgent health issue in many areas of the world, particularly in Africa. In addition to reaching pandemic status, HIV/AIDS is also being elevated to the level of a security threat. While this is occurring ... -
Governing Sovereign Bankruptcy: Writing International Rules for Rewriting National Debts
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-09)This thesis examines three sets of recent initiatives aimed at reforming the international regime for sovereign debt restructuring. The first involved changes to the rules governing IMF lending and their role in triggering ... -
The Indigenous Ainu of Japan and the "Northern Territories" Dispute
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-19)This thesis re-examines the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia, the so-called “Northern Territories” issue, through a reinterpretation of the role of the indigenous Ainu of Japan. An exploration of Ainu history ... -
Navigating the Land Between Religions: New Perspectives on the Fair Trade and Food Sovereignty Movement Strategies to Challenge International Trade Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)The fair trade and food sovereignty movements adopt very different strategies for challenging the existing international agricultural trade regime. Food sovereignty contests and resists the existing system, employing ... -
Tuning Monuments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)This thesis examines the development of historically inaccurate monuments that censor and sanitize reality by questioning their ongoing legacies by using a derivative of counter monument culture. Tuning Monuments seeks to ...