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Middlesex University London |  Faculty of Business and Law

Doctor of Professional Studies by Public Works (Transdisciplinary)

CAMERA OBSCURA

​Leadership, Conditions, and the Costs of What We Call Performance

Submitted by: Natalie Maroun

Student Number: M01024679

Supervisor Name: Professor Kate Mcguire

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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Professional Studies (Public Works)

May 2026​​​

The views expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the supervisory team, the examiners, or Middlesex University.

CONTENTS

Declaration on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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GLOSSARY

The language that makes conditions visible.

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NAVIGATION

Follow the argument. Enter the evidence when needed.

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ABSTRACT

Longitudinal Autoethnography

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Critical Lens: An Interpretive Compass

The lens through which this work must be read.

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PREFACE

Where practice becomes the lens.

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CHAPTER 1

Context, Paradox, and Practice

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CHAPTER 2

Critical Approach

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CHAPTER 3

Public Work 1 | JD Group

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CHAPTER 4

Public Work 2 | Botho Bank

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CHAPTER 5

Critical Reflections and New Insights

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REFERENCES

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APPENDIX A

Where Performance Ends, Conditions Begin.

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APPENDIX B

Where Experience Becomes Visible

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APPENDIX C

Where Systems Reveal Consequence

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APPENDIX D

Where Seeing Changes Responsibility

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JD GROUP 

Evidence Source Archive

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BOTHO BANK

Evidence Source Archive

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