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Meltem Yurt - Storytelling with Augmented Reality

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Storytelling with Augmented Reality

Series: Now Media

Volume 4 2019

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5 Empirical study S. 44-74

„… Empirical study This chapter uses three selected examples to examine whether and to what extent the …” „… the following. Figure 16: 5.1.1.2 5 Empirical study 46 Motivation, interest One component that …” „… against women. 5 Empirical study 48 37 Identification An identification with the protagonist …”

6 Expert interviews S. 75-85

„… for a well-functioning interaction. In the empirical study, this finding is confirmed by the criteria …” „… empirical investigation and in particular the working hypothesis. The industry knowledge of the interview …” „… partners is used to compare the findings of the study with their experiences with AR in order to impart …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-12

„… Empirical study5 44 Objects of investigation5.1 44 Priya’s Shakti5.1.1 44 Reasons for selection5.1.1.1 45 …” „… empirical examination in the paper. In order to answer the research question, a model built upon categories …”

4 AR as a tool for knowledge transfer S. 27-43

„… people. As part of the KIM study, 1229 6- to 13-yearolds in Germany were interviewed about their use of …” „… media with regard to homework, learning and school, among other things. The study shows that mobile …” „… children have a mobile phone or smartphone themselves. What is striking about this study is that the …”

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Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal - Gender Dimensions of Health Impact of Climate Change in Nepal

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Gender Dimensions of Health Impact of Climate Change in Nepal

Series: Schriften zur interdisziplinären Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung. | Series on Interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies.

Volume 13 2018

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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-20

„… Gender Dimensions of Health Impact of Climate Change in Nepal A Comprehensive Empirical Study …” „… Comprehensive Empirical Study Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal 271 p. Includes bibliographic references. ISBN …” „… Dr. Anina Mischau Volume 13 BUT_Lamichhane_5144-0.indd 2 31.10.18 13:16 A Comprehensive Empirical …”

Chapter 1: Introduction S. 21-36

„… assembly of different angles, this study adopts a gen‐ dered perspective in order to restrict the research …” „… outcomes of my study will be useful for promoting gender friendly climate change adapta‐ tion and the …” „… development of policies in Nepal. Motivation for the study I consider myself a lucky female Nepalese citizen …”

Chapter 3: Literature review S. 57-69

„… , envi‐ ronmental and climate change. Then, I review climate change in Nepal and empirical studies on …” „… , and to identify research gaps for further study. The gender dimension of health, environment and …” „… empirical studies have shown the interplay of multiple identities such as economic class, caste/ ethnicity …”

Chapter 5: Methodology S. 94-113

„… dissertation is an empirical study, which combines quantitative and qualitative data for the analysis of …” „… and translation, and have documented study’s chal‐ lenges and unexpected twists and turns and finally …” „… field study. Before describing the research methodology, first, I briefly describe the research process …”

Chapter 9: Discussion, conclusion and recommendation S. 221-252

„… my study referring conceptual framework (Figure 5) which was developed reviewing relevant theories …” „… Beside the gender sensitive variable such as sex of research participants, this study has included a wide …” „… in the study to have comparable findings. In order to cover diverse characteristics, research …”

Chapter 4: Theoretical frameworks related to gender, climate change and health S. 70-93

„… , Canavan et al., 2016). This study relies on methods of research that are inspired by gender studies …” „… political ecology, this study consid‐ ers environmental and climate change as products of ‘scientifically …” „… ., 2017). In my study I refer to the interpretation of social ecology that has been conceptualized at …”

Chapter 6: People’s perceptions on environmental and climate change and their impacts in Nepal S. 114-162

„… level. This requires empirical studies at the local level. This chapter is di‐ vided into four sections …” „… , trends of climatic variables in study areas, and impacts of environmental and climate change witnessed by …” „… research participants in the present study include age, sex, marital status, ethnicity, education lev‐ el …”

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Matthew Sabbi - Local State Institutional Reforms in Ghana

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Local State Institutional Reforms in Ghana

Series: Bayreuther Studien zu Politik und Gesellschaft in Afrika | Bayreuth Studies in African Politics and Societies

Volume 3 2017

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Methodology: The Empirical Study Design and Data S. 65-84

„… 65 3. Methodology: The Empirical Study Design and Data Before relating the concepts …” „… . 3. Methodology: The Empirical Study Design and Data 66 3.1 Framing the Basis of Knowledge in the …” „… 3. Methodology: The Empirical Study Design and Data 68 simultaneously allowing one to make …”

Introduction: Institution-Building and Change S. 17-34

„… formulating conceptual framework Institutional context, study setting, methods, and empirical case study …” „… South1. Thus, the study probes into one of the central questions posed by scholars of development …” „… policy in countries of the South. Specifically, the study points out the disjoint between the heightened …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-16

„… : The Empirical Study Design and Data 65 3.1 Framing the Basis of Knowledge in …” „… countries with an empirical or theoretical focus. The series is open to case studies and comparative …” „… scholarship for my entire study. Without the financial support, this research and its final publication could …”

Conclusions: Institutional Change and the Rhetoric of Development S. 283-298

„… framework for the study. This analytical framework guided the collection and analysis of empirical data for …” „… chapter takes a retrospective view of the issues raised in the study to highlight the most important …” „… the basis of investigation for the study. The second chapter looked broadly at how ideas influencing …”

Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis of Institution- Building and Change S. 35-64

„… as ‘municipal entrepreneurs’ in this study will be discussed extensively in the empirical chapters …” „… set out a framework for the analytical task in this study. The chapter argues that …” „… ; empirical case studies that make use of the two approaches to analyse institutional change; limitations of …”

Local Institution-Building and Development: The Discourse and Practice S. 105-136

„… often used interchangeably but to appreciate the issues set out in this study, the two must be …” „… It is even compelling to note that in the general literature and empirical evidence, other scholars …” „… because it unwittingly creates much more chaos (p. 218). Empirical evidence shows a weak and contested …”

The Institutional Context and Characteristics of the Study Setting S. 85-104

„… 85 4. The Institutional Context and Characteristics of the Study Setting The aim of …” „… characteristics of the study regions, party-political preferences at the regional level and how that shape local …” „… conduct of public administration and political reforms in the local state. 4.1 The Study Regions: Why …”

Perceptions and Reactions to Local State Institutional Reforms S. 231-254

„… and activities. A curious observation and insights from study informants showed that during DA …” „… establishment of the Local Government Service; some ministers have not taken the trouble to study the law and …” „… link these local institutional reforms to efficiency although the empirical reality hardly bears that …”

Local State Institution-Building and Strategic Decoupling S. 255-282

„… chapter goes a step further. It integrates empirical data with theoretical arguments to show that the …” „… synthesize empirical evidence with theoretical arguments, the chapter joins empirical data on experiences …” „… evaluations) on the topic at the time of the study. These strands of data allow us to point out that a deeper …”

References S. 299-318

„… development operations: A case study of Ghana local government system. European Journal of Business and …” „… . Awortwi, N. (2011). An unbreakable path? A comparative study of decentralization and local government …” „… field of study for 44 countries. American Journal of Sociology, 114 (4), 924–976. Christensen, T …”

Myths and Ambiguities in the Local Political Reforms S. 181-230

„… 122 It is appropriate to note that empirical studies have been unable to establish specific causal …” „… ; forums where constituents could articulate their concerns. At these events in the two study locations …” „… local institutional outcomes for participation and maneuvering in the two study regions ( 2=0.0314, df …”

Reforming the Local Public Administration: Actors, Structures and Institutions S. 137-180

„… development support without undermining local initiative (see OECD, 2009, p. 15).96 Empirical evidence from …” „… this study as discussed in chapter seven foregrounds the support by external actors particularly the …” „… bureaucrats-cum-local politicians in the two study areas, it was particularly striking in Kumasi where one Assembly …”

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Julia Rückert - The European Water Framework Directive as a Driver for Good Water Governance in the Republic of Turkey

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The European Water Framework Directive as a Driver for Good Water Governance in the Republic of Turkey

Series: Weltwirtschaft und internationale Zusammenarbeit

Volume 16 2014

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Empirical research design and case study selection S. 139-144

„… Turkey, finally derives as conclusion in chapter 12. 141 7 Empirical research design and case study …” „… . 7 Empirical research design and case study selection 142 These five deduced issues help to answer …” „… river basins with EU Member States and non-EU members? 7 Empirical research design and case study …”

Introduction S. 26-33

„… meet in the empirical second part of this thesis – the case study on Turkey’s water governance. Part I …” „… , answering the key questions results in a comprehensive assessment of this issue. The empirical part of this …” „… qualitative study comprises the institutional changes of Turkey’s water governance with a particular focus on …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-25

„… supports the implementation of good water governance in EU Candidate Countries. The study shows that even …” „… large degree on the political will of theTurkish government. In total, the study presents important …” „… reading this study, the reader will hardly be able to accept the statement that Turkey is able to …”

Water resources management: international discourse and major approaches S. 61-116

„… provide the above mentioned four elements with empirical data, a set of particular aspects is helpful …” „… , at inter- and transnational level, evolved. For this study, the development of water policy on …” „… various kinds of water crises, strengthens the notion of this study, which aims to promote water …”

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Christian von Soest - The African State and Its Revenues

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The African State and Its Revenues

Series: Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik

Volume 6 2009

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Empirical Approach and Sources of this Study S. 47-50

„… Approach and Sources of this Study A broad range of empirical sources serves to make the analysis on the …” „… in Zambia and Botswana allow for “process tracing” (see chapter 1.2) and provide most of this study’s …” „… the conceptual underpinnings of the study’s case selection and providing the methodological …”

Implications for Further Research S. 205-209

„… present study has provided an empirical contribution on the determinants of capability attempting to fill …” „… ” Jackson/Rosberg 1998 [1984]) and is also in line with this study’s finding that state elite interests and ideas …” „… study suggest that the executive agency model cannot be regarded as an all-embracing solution for …”

Neopatrimonialism in the African State S. 198-201

„… systematically linked to differences in the capability to raise revenue. Based on this study’s results, it can be …” „… also provided the conceptual basis for this study’s three neopatrimonial profile indicators, desisted …” „… 198 6.2 Neopatrimonialism in the African State A prime challenge of this study was to find …”

Structure of Argument S. 25-26

„… institutions. These serve as the background for the empirical assessment of this study. The first two sections …” „… step (chapter 6) of this study. It will bring together the two case study’s results and will answer the …” „… present study tests this assumption, chapter 2 will outline the concept in detail. Finally, it will …”

Information Collection and Processing S. 62-64

„… ). Any empirical analysis must therefore account for both internal cohesion and the relationship of the …” „… ” (1997: 39). This study perceives this to be the general environment of the tax administration …” „… : 220; see also Leonard 1987: 903). In defining political environment, this study follows Montgomery’s …”

Taxation, Tax Administration and the African State S. 201-205

„… study’s third sub-question. Principally, the institutional set up of the tax administrations in both case …” „… with this study’s finding that state elite interests and ideas are of crucial importance. However, as …” „… 201 stration. This empirical result correlates to the conceptual discussion (chapter 2.4) that the …”

Selection of Case Studies: Zambia and Botswana S. 22-25

„… theory see above). Although applying a qualitative research design, this study will consequently …” „… . 16 This study understands independent variables to be variables whose variance explains different …” „… . neither independent nor dependent variables), which are not incorporated in the empirical analysis. 17 …”

Main Determinants of the Capability to Raise Revenue S. 194-198

„… systematically linked to differences in the capability to raise revenue. Based on this study’s results, it can be …” „… 194 6 Conclusion: The African State and the Capability to Raise Revenue The present study analysed …” „… and 6.3 will answer the three sub-questions of this study. First, chapter 6.2 will outline the effects …”

Conceptual Principles of Case Selection S. 50-53

„… underpinnings of the study’s case selection and providing the methodological classification of the analysis is …” „… . Besides restricting the sample of taxpayers interviewed to business persons, this study also deals only …” „… potentially cause biases and would risk missing important cases, the comparative method applied in this study …”

Summary of Empirical Approach S. 68-70

„… Summary of Empirical Approach The case selection of this study is broadly orientated at the most similar …” „… performance. This, however, would run counter to this study’s comprehensive understanding of the capability to …” „… financing the state.116 The present study sets out to assess the inroads of the tax administration into the …”

Neopatrimonial Profile S. 56-58

„… counter to this study’s conceptualisation of clientelism as a modality of neopatrimonialism. 58 tion (and …” „… empirical application of this “elusive” (Engel/Erdmann 2002; Therkildsen 2005: 38) concept. In accordance …” „… with Bratton/van de Walle (1997: 63-68), this study uses the three informal political practices …”

Summary S. 45-46

„… the explanatory power of analysis. The study will investigate the effects of neopatrimonial practices …” „… the African state’s colonial genesis. As the African state lacks “empirical statehood”, the provision …” „… specificity, i.e. to allow for distinguishing between different forms of neopatrimonialism, this study …”

Qualitative Research Design S. 21-22

„… interest of this study is a genuine explorative one with the basic research question being as to what …” „… contrast, the qualitative comparative method applied in this study has its advantage “in assessing the …” „… (Basedau 2003: 23). As the present study endeavours to provide new, basic insights into the determinants of …”

Political Development and Regime Type S. 55-56

„… capability to raise revenue. However, that still leaves open the question of the empirical application of …” „… Walle (1997: 63-68), this study uses the three informal political practices “systematic concentration of …” „… this study draws an “and-connection” between a long tenure of presidents and a short tenure of key …”

Neopatrimonialism Concept S. 37-41

„… realities of deeply personalized relations” (1999: 17). This however significantly departs from this study’s …” „… machina” (2006: 6, emphasis in original). The present study sets out to use the concept as an independent …” „… variable for empirical analysis and to test its claims in respect to the capability to raise revenue as one …”

Colonial Heritage S. 53-55

„… applied for process tracing in the two case studies. The structured case study analysis, based on the same …” „… research questions and theoretical concepts, allows integrating and re-contextualising the empirical …” „… ’ capability to raise revenue and will operationalise them. Drawn from existing literature and empirical …”

Historical Institutionalism S. 41-45

„… significantly departs from this study’s understanding that neopatrimonialism is characterised by a combination …” „… ), “[r]ecent empirical evidence suggests that corruption thrives where the state is unable to protect property …” „… 2004: 125). Consequently, this study will apply corruption as an indicator for neopatrimonial relations …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-10

„… 2.6 Summary 45 3 Methodology and Indicators 47 3.1 Empirical Approach and Sources of this Study 47 3.2 …” „… 3.5.4 Revenue Performance 66 3.6 Summary of Empirical Approach 68 8 4 Zambia Case Study 71 4.1 Variables …” „… Accountability 118 4.3.4 Revenue Performance 123 4.4 Conclusion: Zambia Case Study 128 5 Botswana Case Study 133 …”

Role and Characteristics of Taxation and the Tax Administration S. 31-34

„… , 102-103). This study will deal specifically with three forms of taxation: (1) taxes on income and profits …” „… ). Accordingly, this study will deal with enforcement, the provision of public goods and the characteristics of …” „… raise revenue is one of the key research interests of this study. Second, the internal threat of tax …”

Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue S. 61-62

„… capability to raise revenue, the dependent variable of this study. It will provide the fundamentals of …” „… , this study will pursue a more cautious approach and will at the end draw conclusions on the …” „… (1996: 10, see also 15, 127-129) this study conceptualises the capability to raise revenue as part of …”

Socio-Economic Development S. 58-59

„… literature and empirical research it will try to establish the misuse of public resources by high-level …” „… neopatrimonial reality in the African state. However, this study claims that these three indicators are highly …” „… assessing the socioeconomic development in the two cases studies, this study will apply the following basic …”

The African State S. 34-37

„… deficient in terms of “empirical statehood” (1982), i.e. in executing functions typically attributed to a …” „… state.43 The analytical differentiation between juridical and empirical statehood helps to explain why …” „… .45 What then are the particularities of the African state? It is beyond the scope of this study to …”

Revenue Performance S. 66-68

„… of Empirical Approach The case selection of this study is broadly orientated at the most similar …” „… administration” (Gill 2003: 17), this study will use the quality of the appeals process as the main indicator for …” „… present study will apply the amount of direct taxes collected, the tax arrears, i.e. the outstanding taxes …”

Monographs and Articles S. 229-252

„… Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation. In: American Economic Review 91: 5, pp. 1369-1401 …” „… . Colclough, Christopher and McCarthy, Stephen (1980): The Political Economy of Botswana. A Study of Growth …” „… Institute (CMI). Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, et al. (2003): Autonomy, Incentives and Patronage. A Study of …”

State of Research and Research Questions S. 15-21

„… of departure for the present political science study. It sets out to comparatively analyse the …” „… for this study and will be presented below (next chapter 1.1). Many scholars cite this interference as …” „… ” or “capacity” with no generally accepted delimitation of the two terms. This study will consistently …”

Development and Structure of Tax Administration S. 163-166

„… interviewed for this study.320 Business representatives concurrently maintained that the PBRS has failed to …” „… a viable state and in consequence sequentially extended empirical statehood.324 The BDP government …”

Tax Administration Politics in Botswana S. 166-171

„… empirical evidence gathered for this study, certain groups have neither been overtly favoured nor …”

Primary Sources S. 219-229

„… 112. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund (IMF). BIDPA (1997): Study of Poverty and Poverty …” „… Assistance Review. Turning an Economy Around. World Bank Operations Evaluation Study. Washington, DC: World …” „… . (1999): Reforming Revenue Administration - Lessons from Experience. A Study for the Department for …”

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