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Positioning the Intellectual: Žižek as a Sociological Phenomenon
(2019-11-06)This dissertation offers a sociological examination of the rise to prominence of Slavoj Žižek—the Slovene philo-superstar and intellectual celebrity. Drawing upon cultural sociology and the sociology of intellectual ... -
Trajectories of substance use and substance use problems in adolescents and young adults
(2020-07-18)This thesis examines the determinants of substance use behaviours and substance use problems at several stages in adolescence and adulthood. Analysis is based on a large, representative US-based longitudinal data set, the ... -
Strategies for Managing Regional Conflicts: Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy in 1991-2018
(2020-01-27)Regional rivalries have been a major source of insecurity in the Horn of Africa, and have contributed to inter-state wars, civil wars and state partitions. This thesis examines Ethiopia’s rivalry management strategies under ... -
'Not just a housewife': Gender, Class, and Labour in the New Economy of Urban India
(2020-04-25)This thesis presents an ethnographic study of young lower middle class women’s engagement in the new service economy in Delhi, India. Following the economic restructuring of the 1990s, the emergence of a ‘New Middle Class’ ...
