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The role of Oil in Economic Development -The case of Libya (1970-2010).
(Plymouth University, 2016)
Abstract
The objectives of this thesis are to: (1) examine if the resource curse exists in the context of Libya; (2) assess the role of institutions in avoiding or minimising the resource curse, and; (3) evaluate ...
Government Export Promotion Programmes and Firms’ Export Behaviour: Exploring the Indirect Link. The Case of UK & Algerian Manufacturing Firms
(Plymouth University, 2015)
It has been recognised that exporting is an engine for growth at both country and firm levels. However, the challenging nature of international business often prevents companies from entering and surviving in international ...
Are You Known To Us? Inscribing a Gendered Body Through Play in the Public Built Environment
(Plymouth University, 2015)
This thesis begins from a concern over the perceived lack of female involvement in performances of play in the public built environment. Its starting point is the male-dominated practice of skateboarding. Although a popular ...
Palaeoecology of the late Permian mass extinction and subsequent recovery
(Plymouth University, 2015)
Climate warming during the latest Permian is associated with the most severe mass extinction event of the Phanerozoic, and the expansion of hypoxic and anoxic conditions into shallow shelf settings. Our understanding of ...
Performing LGBT Pride in Plymouth 1950 - 2012
(Plymouth University, 2016)
This thesis considers how the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered communities of Plymouth have performed and signified their own culture and identities during the period 1950 to 2012. Its source materials were largely ...
Sediment Transport and Bedform Dynamics in Rip Currents
(Plymouth University, 2016)
Simultaneous in-situ measurements of waves, currents, water depth, suspended sediment concentrations and bed profiles were made in a rip channel on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK. Perranporth is a high energy beach (annual ...
Poems to the Sea and Painterly Poetics: Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, Cole Swensen
(Plymouth University, 2016)
Poems to the Sea:
Rather than narrating or describing a work of visual art, the poems that form this collection show an accumulation, juxtaposition and realignment of material ranging from art historical detail and critique ...
A Theoretical Model for the Design of a Transcultural Visual Communication System in a Posthuman Condition
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
This dissertation follows an interdisciplinary approach that weaves practice and theory in the disciplines of visual communication, semiotics, cultural studies, linguistics, and new media art.
The research methodology ...
‘PRECARITY AND PRECARIOUSNESS – A STUDY INTO THE IMPACT OF LOW-PAY, LOW-SKILL EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURES ON THE EXPERIENCES OF WORKERS IN THE SOUTH WEST OF BRITAIN
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
This is a study into the impact of precarious work, defined as low-skill and low-pay
jobs, on workers in the South West of Britain. In it, I investigate the experiences of
three broad groups of precarious workers: ...
“Nobody's ever asked me what it's like”: The role of family networks in the transitions of injured soldiers engaging with higher education.
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
An increasing number of injured service personnel returning from active combat duty will not be redeployed and many of them face discharge from military service. A number of these men and women have sustained life-threatening ...