Browsing University of Exeter Theses by Title
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Discourses of Innovation and Development: Insights from Ethnographic Case Studies in Bangladesh and India
(University of ExeterManagement, 2014-12-15)In the 1990s, the topics of development and poverty, once dominated by development economists, appeared on the radar of management, organizational studies and innovation scholars. A huge variety of terms, some historical ... -
Discovering Complexity: Teachers' Collective Responses to Change
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2009-10-08)This thesis explores a small number of TEFL teachers’ collective responses to an extended change process in their Mexican university context from 1989-2003. The nature of the emergent knowledge arising from this inquiry ... -
The Discovery of Prose Fiction by the Working-Class Movement in Germany (1863-1906)
(University of ExeterModern Languages, 2013-11-15)This study analyses the ‘prose of circumstances’ which implies the ‚discovery of prose fiction by the working-class movement in Germany from 1863 to 1906‘. In its introduction, it points to the prior history in the 1840s. ... -
Discovery Writing and Genre
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2012-12-14)This study approaches ‘discovery writing’ in relation to genre, investigating whether different genres of writing might be associated with different kinds of writing processes. Discovery writing can be thought of as writing ... -
Discursive Institutionalism and Pension Reform in Greece 1990-2002: Appraising Europeanization from the ‘Bottom-up’
(University of ExeterPolitics, 2010-09-29)The research puzzle of the thesis is to investigate how policy discourse mediates domestic policy adjustment consequent on commitments entered into at the domestic level by the European Union. Conceptually, it adopts the ... -
The Discursive Self: Rethinking the Relationship Between Autonomy and Tradition in Shi’i Thought
(University of ExeterArab and Islamic Studies, 2015-09-28)The concept of autonomy underlies many other issues in moral and political philosophy. This dissertation states that contemporary debates within Shi’i thought view autonomy as individualistic, and that this individualism ... -
Discussing causality with families in a family management and therapy integrated service, a qualitative study with focus groups.
(University of ExeterPsychology, 2011-05-06)Objective. Family Therapy (FT) and Family Management (FM) approaches to psychosis have been divided by their understanding of causality. FM holds a biological understanding which has been identified as having negative ... -
Disease and Demography in the Woodchester Park Badger Population
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2014-05-09)The topic of badgers in the UK is often a contentious one, dividing opinions and sparking political debate. On one hand, badgers represent an important part of the British ecosystem but on the other a wildlife reservoir ... -
Dispersion by time-varying atmospheric boundary layers
(University of ExeterMathematics, 2012-02-02)The periods of time-varying turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer, i.e.\ the morning and evening transitions, are often overlooked or highly idealised by dispersion models. These transitions make up a significant ... -
Disruption of the Secondary Metabolism Regulators LaeA and VeA in Trichoderma hamatum GD12
(University of ExeterBiosciences, college of life and environmental sciences, 2014-09-16)Modern agriculture currently depends upon the application of environmentally-degrading chemical pesticides and the use of unsustainable fossil fuels. Low-impact methods of pest control and plant growth promotion (PGP) are ... -
The dissemination of visions of the otherworld in England and northern France c.1150-c.1321
(University of ExeterHistory, 2012-04-11)This thesis examines the dissemination of visions of the otherworld in the long thirteenth century (c.1150-1321) by analysing the work of one enthusiast for such visions, Helinand of Froidmont, and studying the later ... -
The distribution and diversity of PAC-degrading bacteria and key degradative genes
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2008-11-28)Petroleum hydrocarbons are the most widespread contaminants in the environment. Interest in the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and compounds (PAHs/PACs) is motivated by their ubiquitous distribution, ... -
Disuse osteopenia: The short- and long-term effects of post-traumatic and post-surgical immobilisation following lower limb injury or total knee replacement.
(University of ExeterEngineering, 2013-02-12)Low trauma hip fractures, due to bone fragility, are a major healthcare burden with serious consequences for individuals in terms of long-term morbidity and mortality; and also for society due to the high medical and care ... -
Divergence and reproductive isolation in the bushcricket Mecopoda elongata
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2015-02-18)The evolution of isolating mechanisms within a species population impedes gene flow. This allows isolated populations to diverge along different trajectories, which may ultimately lead to the formation of new species. Our ... -
Divine Horsemen and People Inbetween: A Study of the Spaces Between Magical Time and Mechanical Motion
(University of ExeterHumanitiesFilm, 2011-04-15)This PhD “Film by Practice” sets out to question and explore the nature of film poetry. The poetry of the cinematic image is described by the filmmaker Jean Epstein as the “unveiling of the magic inherent in the visual ... -
'Do the duty that lies nearest to thee': Elizabeth Gaskell, Philanthropy and Writing
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2011-09-30)This thesis examines the relationship between Gaskell’s philanthropy and her three social problem novels. Examining Gaskell in the context of Victorian philanthropy, I will argue that this is a relationship of far greater ... -
Documenting Dispossession and Exile
(University of ExeterPolitics, 2008-05-21)This study examines the use of international practice, by exploring the notion that international standards and precedents that have been applied to refugee situations in other cases can give guidance to Palestinian refugee ... -
Does Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility Matter for Firm Performance in the UK?
(University of ExeterAccounting, 2013-06-06)In this thesis first, I investigate the link between firms’ environmental and social disclosures (ESD) and their profitability, as well as establish the direction of causality between the two. Second, I examine the association ... -
Does Vegetation Mediate The Effects Of Climatic Change On Lake Catchment Dynamics at Lake Mugecuo, Southwest China?
(University of ExeterGeography, 2013-08-28)Lake sediment archives are widely used in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions on the basis that lake ecosystems are sensitive to environmental changes and they integrate changes in the surrounding landscape and atmosphere ... -
'Doing Food-Knowing Food: An Exploration of Allotment Practices and the Production of Knowledge Through Visceral Engagement’
(University of ExeterGeography, 2013-08-01)The original contribution of this thesis is through its conceptualisations of human more-than- human encounters on the allotment that break down the boundaries of subjectivities. This work extends knowledge of cultural ...