Working Papers

The Centre for British Studies publishes a series of research papers, student master theses, discussion papers etc. The papers reflect ongoing research activities of the Centre's members and guests, be it lectures delivered as part of the Monday Lecture Series, working papers of the Centre's research groups, individual discussion papers and articles or the best master theses written by the Centre's students. The series covers a wide range of topics from all fields and disciplines represented at the Centre, its staff members and guests. The papers are available as PDF-files which you are welcome to download.

 

• The Breakup of Britain? What's different this time?
  by Gerry Mooney
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• Sir Walter Scott - Dichter, Sheriff, Schotte
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• Die Internationalisierung des Internationalen Privatrechts
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• The Foreign Policy of British Prime Minister Tony Blair: Radical or Retrograde?
  by Dr Anne Deighton
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• Unterdrückte Nation oder Profiteur der Union?
  Schottlands Rolle im Vereinigten Königreich
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• Culture in Britain and its Self-Representation
  by James Woodall
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• Im Schatten der Vergangenheit
  by Peter J. Beck
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• The Homoerotic Function of Foreign Settings in the Early Fiction of E. M. Forster
  by Krzysztof Fordonski
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• Entwicklungspfade europäischer Rechtstraditionen
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• Emotional Excesses as Elements of the Law
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• Aktuelle Prozessrechtsreformen in England
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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• Who guards the constitution?
  by Prof. Dr. Helmut Weber
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Best Theses from graduates of the Master in British Studies

• Unemployment in Great Britain and the local impact of New Deal for Young People (NDYP) on youth unemployment in Glasgow
  by Dunja-Maria Bischof
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• Scotland's Representation in Europe in the Post-Devolution Era: Results and Expectations
  by Anna Dmitrieva
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• Traditional publishers in the digital era
  by Sandra Domke
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• Marketing the Northumbria National Trust in Germany - Problems and Chances
  by Ina Engelhardt-Linden
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• Developments in University Autonomy in England
  by Anett Löscher / nominated for the Humboldt Prize for Best Final Academic Works
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• Tony Blair’s Role in the New World Order - Morality in Rhetoric and Practice
  by Alissa Nordmeier
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• The Debate about Fox Hunting
  by Dagmar Orendi
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• The Social and Political Contexts Which Led to the Building of Harewood House. The Extraordinary Founding of a Dynasty: Henry Lascelles Achievement Without Land
  by Tim Rooks
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• The 1998 Human Rights Act and Constitutional Change in the United Kingdom
  by Peter Skrandies
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• Immigration to London: Hard Facts – Literary Solutions?
  by Bettina von Staden
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• On the Economics of Euroscepticism
  by Hugo Whately
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• The British Media and the Monarchy: Elizabeth the Dutiful or Elizabeth the Last? The Press Perception of Queen Elizabeth II in the UK 1997-2007
  by Emilia Zaperta
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• The UK’s Nuclear Deterrent and Post-Devolution Scotland: Legal, Political and Economic Implications
  by Julia Floren
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• From Eire to Alba: Irish Immigration into Scotland. Politics, Religion and Identity between 1850 and 1922.
  by Cristina Roman
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• Heritage Film and Heritage Culture: Jane Austen Adaptations
  by Bojana Perisic
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• The Question of Authenticity in Christopher Isherwoods Autobiographical Writings
  Julia Reuter
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More to follow soon!

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