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The Impact Of Countries' Leaders' Responses On Covid-19 Deaths, Kate Rumisek
The Impact Of Countries' Leaders' Responses On Covid-19 Deaths, Kate Rumisek
Honors Undergraduate Theses
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented health crisis with consequences felt worldwide. While every country was impacted, each leader had a different response resulting in different consequences per nation. This paper evaluates the responses of three countries' leaders to the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to COVID-19-related deaths. The countries analyzed are New Zealand, Brazil, and the United States. New Zealand's Prime Minister's response was characterized as proactive and strict. Under the leadership of Bolsonaro, Brazil ignored the magnitude of the pandemic, leading to a lack of a cohesive national plan. The United States, led by President Trump, responded with a …
U.S. Party Platforms And Their Response To Racial Issues, Megan Moylan
U.S. Party Platforms And Their Response To Racial Issues, Megan Moylan
Honors Undergraduate Theses
This thesis examines the handling of racial issues in United States political party platforms from 1964 to 2016. The primary objective of this study is to analyze how the two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, have approached issues of race in their platforms.
To accomplish this, a content analysis was conducted on the platforms of both parties during this time period. Each reference to race in the platforms was categorized as either "acclaim," "defend," or "attack." "Acclaim" refers to statements that praise racial progress or advocate for policies that benefit marginalized communities. "Defend" refers to …
When The Clocks Strike Thirteen: Political Repression In Modern America (1990-2015), Faiza Begani
When The Clocks Strike Thirteen: Political Repression In Modern America (1990-2015), Faiza Begani
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Abounding acts of repression committed in democracies have continued to be overlooked and under-analyzed by many researchers and scholars due to "democratic exceptionalism". As the United States enters yet another consecutive year of declining political satisfaction and freedom. It has become pertinent that as conflict study researchers, scholars, and readers alike that there is a basic understanding of coercion including acts that have been committed within our own countries. Countless scholars have focused conflict study research on underdeveloped or emerging democracies, yet many have overlooked the seamy side of developed ones. This article aims to explain the relationship between the …