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Politics & Marriage: The Generational Gap In Marriage Priorities And Political Ambition Among Black Women In Politics, Torri A. Jackson Dec 2022

Politics & Marriage: The Generational Gap In Marriage Priorities And Political Ambition Among Black Women In Politics, Torri A. Jackson

Honors Theses

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Religiosity And Misperceptions: The Effect Of Americans’ Religious Involvement On Their (Mis)Perceptions Of Political Parties, Rehm Nathanael Maham Nov 2022

Religiosity And Misperceptions: The Effect Of Americans’ Religious Involvement On Their (Mis)Perceptions Of Political Parties, Rehm Nathanael Maham

Honors Theses

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Of Language And Thought: American Political Discourse, Normative Reason, And Essentially Contested Concepts, Riley Clare Valentine Oct 2022

Of Language And Thought: American Political Discourse, Normative Reason, And Essentially Contested Concepts, Riley Clare Valentine

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation analyzes progressive liberalism and neoliberalism as forms of normative reason that redefine specific political concepts, which are central to American liberalism – equality, liberty, the role of the State, and the pursuit of happiness. I contend that language is an important expression of normative reason. Language is how political reason and the norms accompanying it are expressed. I move through Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, exploring shifts in language and interpretations of political concepts through progressive liberal and neoliberal forms of normative reason. I argue that a tension emerges between progressive liberalism and neoliberalism, and a …


An Event-History Analysis Of The Diffusion Of Permitless Concealed Carry Laws Throughout The United States, Jackson Vicknair May 2022

An Event-History Analysis Of The Diffusion Of Permitless Concealed Carry Laws Throughout The United States, Jackson Vicknair

Honors Theses

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Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton Tilley Apr 2022

Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton Tilley

Honors Theses

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Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton J. Tilley Apr 2022

Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton J. Tilley

Honors Theses

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The Effect Of Gendered Scandals On The Passage Of Women’S Issues Legislation: Louisiana State University Title Ix Failures And The Elimination Of The Pink Tax, Rebecca Norton Apr 2022

The Effect Of Gendered Scandals On The Passage Of Women’S Issues Legislation: Louisiana State University Title Ix Failures And The Elimination Of The Pink Tax, Rebecca Norton

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.