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Personal Roots Of Representation: Applying Burden's Model To Female Leaders In State Legislatures, Lindsey Juszczak
Personal Roots Of Representation: Applying Burden's Model To Female Leaders In State Legislatures, Lindsey Juszczak
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The role of women in politics is not a new concern in the United States. However, the number of women being elected into leadership positions at all levels of government is growing. Reasons for women's political drive and ambition stem from various aspects of their life. Barry Burden believes that the roots of personal representation like a representative's religion, education, and home life are important factors that drive politicians in their careers. Burden's model can be used to understand why women in leadership roles are motivated in a certain way to represent and respond to constituents. Specifically, this research studies …
The Effect Of Welfare Policies And Hardships On Participation Rates Among The Poor, Matthew W. Cain
The Effect Of Welfare Policies And Hardships On Participation Rates Among The Poor, Matthew W. Cain
Undergraduate Honors Theses
For several decades, a new political prospective has emerged in the Political Science literature - Policy Feedback Theory. Put simply, Policy Feedback Theory looks at the way public policy affects politics. Existing policies can define the political environment, shaping the capacities, interests, and beliefs of political elites and states, which in tum influence the next round of policy-making. However, does public policy only change the politics of elites and states? Can public policy also change the politics of mass publics? Recent Political Science researchers are now examining this question.
Even though much ground has been gained in examining this question, …
Millennial Issues And Millennial Voters: The Opinions Of Today's Youth, John Proffitt
Millennial Issues And Millennial Voters: The Opinions Of Today's Youth, John Proffitt
Undergraduate Honors Theses
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Book Review: Foreign Intervention In Africa: From The Cold War To The War On Terrror, Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Book Review: Foreign Intervention In Africa: From The Cold War To The War On Terrror, Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
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20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson
20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson
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20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan Hendrickson
20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan Hendrickson
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
No abstract provided.