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"Day by day, day by day": A study of immigrant women's entrepreneurship and settlement in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2012-08-13)This research illuminates the gendered nature of immigration and business ownership in the Atlantic Canadian context. A feminist analysis of semi-structured interviews with 15 immigrant women entrepreneurs in Halifax, ... -
Decarbonizing Dalhousie's Investment Porfolio
(2024-04-05)Dalhousie University faces a pivotal moment to realign its investment portfolio with its core values of sustainability and responsibility. This proposal advocates for a comprehensive approach to decarbonizing investments, ... -
Decolonizing Childbirth: Inuit Midwifery and the Return of Delivery to the Canadian North
(2018-08-27)Since the 1970s, the mandatory evacuation of Inuit women to southern Canada for hospitalized childbirth has resulted in many negative impacts on communities including a loss of culture in the form of traditional knowledge ... -
Deconstructing a 'National Composer': Chopin and Polish Exiles in Paris, 1831-49
(2000-Fall2)Considering the notion of Frédéric Chopin as a "national" composer in the Romantic sense, and his relationships with Parisian salons and the Polish émigré community in Paris, demonstrates the limited validity of making ... -
Developing an Effective Victims' Assistance Program in an Aboriginal Milieu Featuring High Levels of Person-Violence
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Development As Transformation: A Case Study Of Canadian Baptist Ministries' Holistic Approach To Faith-Based Community Development In The Usulután Region Of El Salvador
(2013-12-16)The purpose of this research is to explore the use of a faith-based holistic approach to community development. The concept of transformation development will be explored through a case study of the community development ... -
The Development of an Aboriginal Criminal Justice System: The Case of Elsipogtog
(2013)This paper focuses on the development of a comprehensive community-based Aboriginal criminal justice system in Elsipogtog New Brunswick, the apex of which has been its Healing to Wellness court (H-W) which became operational ... -
Dialogue with Chen Yi: Compositional Images, Techniques, and Influences
(2020-07)This is an edited transcript of the question and answer period that concluded a special session on Chen Yi’s music on November 3, 2017, sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women at the 2017 Society for Music Theory ... -
A DIFFICULT LINE TO WALK: NGO AND LGBTQ+ REFUGEE EXPERIENCES WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN CANADA
(2020-08-24)This thesis project explores the uses of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) between SOGIE asylum seekers and refugees in Canada and Canadian NGOs who work with these populations. Based on interviews, this ... -
Directions in Mi'kmaq Justice: An Evaluation of the Mi'kmaq Justice System and its Aftermath
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2001)This study was occasioned by the unexpected suspension of operations of the Mi'kmaq Justice Institute (MJI). The MJI, centred in the native court worker program (NCWP) but evolving into an umbrella organization for a variety ... -
Directions in Mi'kmaq Justice: Notes on Assessments of the Mi'kmaq Legal Support Network
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Directions in Mi'kmaq Justice: Notes on the Assessment of the Mi'kmaq Legal Support Network
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2006-10)This assessment of future directions in Mi’kmaq justice builds on the research published in 2001 by Clairmont and McMillan. The assessment began in January 2006 and was completed in November 2006. -
Disaster Preparedness and Response in Cuba: The Impact of Solidarity on Disaster Management
(2019-12-09)This thesis examines Cuba’s disaster response and preparedness measures. The central research question asks: Is Cuba’s disaster management model effective in protecting and enhancing the livelihoods of its citizens? Following ... -
Discrimination in Sentencing: Patterns of Sentencing for Assault Convictions: Using section 245 (now 266) and 246 (now 270) (assault) of the Criminal Code
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1989-01)This research has focused on the issue of sentencing in the case of males convicted of assault. -
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The Divided Selves of Doctor Faustus
(2017)