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From Pacifism To Pipe Bombs: A History Of The Extremist Anti-Abortion Movement In The United States, Stella Masucci Apr 2022

From Pacifism To Pipe Bombs: A History Of The Extremist Anti-Abortion Movement In The United States, Stella Masucci

Senior Theses

This paper traces the history of the extremist wing of the anti-abortion movement, both the violent and non-violent branches, from its origins in the 1970s. The movement began with local, leftwing Catholic groups conducting “sit-ins,” then turned into a massive crusade of fundamentalist conservatives under Randall Terry’s group Operation Rescue. I also examine the movement’s descent into violence in the 1980s and 1990s and the federal government’s response to this threat, namely the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act in 1994, and how it has shaped both the pacifist and violent branches of the movement in the years since. …


From Ruby Ridge To Oklahoma City: The Radicalization Of Timothy Mcveigh, Allison Reese Oct 2018

From Ruby Ridge To Oklahoma City: The Radicalization Of Timothy Mcveigh, Allison Reese

Senior Theses

The Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995 was a watershed moment in American history and indelibly changed the way Americans viewed terrorism and public safety. While the effects of the bombing are well-documented, not as much attention has been paid to the motivations of the bomber, Timothy McVeigh. He was spurred to action by the events of the Waco siege, where the FBI engaged in a 51-day standoff with the Branch Davidians, a small religious group suspected of owning illegal weapons. However, this was not the first incident that inspired his later actions. In 1992, the Weaver family entered …


Climate Change As A Contributor To Terrorism: A Case Study In Nigeria And Pakistan, Natalie Lytle May 2017

Climate Change As A Contributor To Terrorism: A Case Study In Nigeria And Pakistan, Natalie Lytle

Senior Theses

This thesis explores the relationship between climate change and terrorism. It seeks to identify climate change as a contributing factor to terrorism. The motivation for this research is the increasing threat from both global issues. The threat of climate change and terrorism were heavily debated topics in the United States 2016 election, and remain contentious topics for world leaders today. The years 2014 and 2015 were the top two deadliest years for global terrorism, and out of the 17 hottest years on record, 16 of them have occurred since 2000. The world has already begun to see the repercussions of …


Governing Terrorism Through Preemption: A Comparative Analysis Of Radicalization In Three Western Liberal Democracies, Derek M.D. Silva Jan 2017

Governing Terrorism Through Preemption: A Comparative Analysis Of Radicalization In Three Western Liberal Democracies, Derek M.D. Silva

Theses and Dissertations

In recent years, issues related to terrorism and counterterrorism are increasingly being understood through the construct of ‘radicalization.’ At its most basic level, radicalization is most often conceptualized as a transition from “normal,” conventional political, religious or otherwise ideological beliefs towards extremist views and ultimately violence. The process is now adopted by governmental officials and politicians, police authorities, journalists, and even scientists to justify various forms of governmental intervention, such as policing, social and public policy, education, and surveillance. Notably missing from the scholarly literature is a distinctly sociological understanding of the implications of the proliferation of radicalization discourse in …


Facebook V. Jefferson: How Our Emerging, Networked Society Undermines Ideas Of Security And Privacy, Roy Wyman Apr 2016

Facebook V. Jefferson: How Our Emerging, Networked Society Undermines Ideas Of Security And Privacy, Roy Wyman

South Carolina Law Review

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Carrots And Sticks In Cyberspace: Addressing Key Issues In The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Of 2015, Jamil N. Jaffar Apr 2016

Carrots And Sticks In Cyberspace: Addressing Key Issues In The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Of 2015, Jamil N. Jaffar

South Carolina Law Review

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Essays On Battle Clusters In Internal Armed Conflicts And Insurgencies: Concept, Causes And Consequences, Chifeng Liu Dec 2014

Essays On Battle Clusters In Internal Armed Conflicts And Insurgencies: Concept, Causes And Consequences, Chifeng Liu

Theses and Dissertations

With the purpose to re-conceptualize the intensity of internal armed conflicts, I argue that the characteristics such as location, scale and duration of “major battlefields,” i.e. the spatio-temporal clusters of combat events are important in the evaluation of impact of modern civil wars and insurgencies. I start with elaborating and constructing a new concept of conflict magnitude with battle clusters using up-to-date geo-referenced data and spatial statistic methods. In the second article, I first explain the location and duration of major battlefields. The findings indicate that an area with multiple non-state armed groups (NSAGs) is more likely to become main …


Questioning The U.S. Supreme Court's Legalistic Qualified Immunity Approach And Suggestions For A Better Approach Essay, Robert Weems Jan 2014

Questioning The U.S. Supreme Court's Legalistic Qualified Immunity Approach And Suggestions For A Better Approach Essay, Robert Weems

South Carolina Law Review

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2010 Human Rights Report: Iraq, Bureau Of Democracy, Human Rights, And Labor, U.S. Department Of State Apr 2011

2010 Human Rights Report: Iraq, Bureau Of Democracy, Human Rights, And Labor, U.S. Department Of State

Rule of Law Collaborative: See All Articles

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, January 11, 2010, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Jan 2010

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, January 11, 2010, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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How To Justify An Emergency Regime And Preserve Civil Liberties In Times Of Terrorism, Emmanuel Gross Jan 2008

How To Justify An Emergency Regime And Preserve Civil Liberties In Times Of Terrorism, Emmanuel Gross

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Practicing Globally: Extraterritorial Implications Of The Usa Patriot Act's Money-Laundering Provisions On The Ethical Requirements Of Us Lawyers In An International Environment, Pamella Seay Jan 2007

Practicing Globally: Extraterritorial Implications Of The Usa Patriot Act's Money-Laundering Provisions On The Ethical Requirements Of Us Lawyers In An International Environment, Pamella Seay

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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