Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Ethical And Privacy Impact Assessment In The Big Data Era: An Oxymoron ?, Antoinette Rouvroy

Antoinette Rouvroy

No abstract provided.

Forced Displacement In Colombia, Fernando Estrada

Fernando Estrada

No abstract provided.

The Cyprus Peace Process:Alternative Power-Sharing Designs, Neophytos Loizides

Neophytos Loizides

The presentation will focus on the “d’Hondt system”, a Northern Irish approach to power-sharing which has contributed to broad inclusive coalitions and political stability in the province since 2007. By including all major parties to government, d’Hondt skips a problematic and time-consuming aspect of consociationalism that of forming inter-ethnic majority coalitions. The presentation will then make a twofold argument, firstly that the d’Hondt executive would likely ‘replace’ current cross-voting proposals in the Cypriot negotiations and secondly that the d’Hondt system could be more suitable and effective in capitalizing on the specific advantages of Cyprus as a federation. Finally, the presentation …

Of/By/For: The Rhode Island Student Political Boot Camp, Scott Andrews

Senior Honors Projects

Of/By/For/RI: The Rhode Island Student Political Boot Camp

Scott Andrews

Sponsor: Maureen Moakley, Political Science

“Election? What Election?” The 2011 Princeton Review rankings selected the University of Rhode Island in this category as one of the 20 most apathetic colleges in the country. When I asked students on URI’s campus why they did not engage in activism, the most common answer was they felt they lacked the knowledge and skills to be effective. I wanted to create a community of youth activists at URI and other colleges and high schools throughout Rhode Island who feel empowered to take action on …

Environmentalism/Postmodernism, Toby Ogunniya

A with Honors Projects

This presentation explores the meaning of environmentalism and postmodernism in a political science context.

The Fourth Amendment, Ethan Payne

A with Honors Projects

This projects explains the fourth amendment using skits and a PowerPoint presentation.