Steven, Dionne(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
In this thesis I examine civil unions from the perspective of New Zealand-based same-sex couples who have chosen to formalise their relationship. My approach is qualitative and in-depth and focuses on interpreting participants' ...
Hoy, Kellie-Sue(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
Using Nancy Fraser’s (2007a) tripartite model of justice as a theoretical backdrop, this thesis critically evaluates the United Nation’s (UN) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), in relation to how this ...
Bell, Lara Joyce Milka(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) causes
pronounced, debilitating fatigue that is not alleviated by rest, along with
muscle and joint weakness, pain, cognitive difficulties and can be worsened
through ...
Wright, Sarah Louise(Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)
It is argued that the contemporary era is one proliferated with moral panics (Thompson, 1998). This is just as the concept of moral panic, which has enjoyed nearly forty years of analytical purchase, is being ‘rethought’ ...
Gilbert, Greg(Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)
Since 1970 there has been growing concern over poverty in New Zealand in academia, government, and popular culture. From 1970 until 1984, this concern focused on New Zealand’s prolonged recession and falling standards of ...