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Defining Trumpism: Where Did The Movement Come From And What Is Its State Today?, Aidan M. Arnold May 2021

Defining Trumpism: Where Did The Movement Come From And What Is Its State Today?, Aidan M. Arnold

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Donald Trump came roaring onto the political stage when he announced his presidential candidacy in 2015. In the years that followed, he amassed a loyal following of motivated voters. During the Trump era, his followers have developed a reputation for loud bigotry, shameless xenophobia, and unmasked white supremacy. The movement has to come to strongly resemble the nativist populism that, until Trump, was generally confined to Europe. In order to better understand the motivation of Trump voters and their intense dedication to the 45th president, I surveyed 82 voters from the Midwest about their feelings towards politicians, policies, and …


Trust In Government During Crisis, Aníbal Gómez-Contreras Apr 2021

Trust In Government During Crisis, Aníbal Gómez-Contreras

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No abstract provided.


Pandemic Public Policy: Social Capital And Italy's Covid-19 Crisis, Matthew Conover Apr 2021

Pandemic Public Policy: Social Capital And Italy's Covid-19 Crisis, Matthew Conover

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Understanding The Complexities And Origins Of Gun Violence In Chicago, Christopher Bilicic Apr 2021

Understanding The Complexities And Origins Of Gun Violence In Chicago, Christopher Bilicic

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This thesis attempts to re-think the way lawmakers, policy makers, and everyday Chicagoans look at and talk about gun violence in Chicago. I attempt to do this by taking a historical approach where Chicago's history of housing and police discrimination against its black communities is outlined. In doing this, I seek to show that many of the factors that are driving violence in the city's black neighborhoods - such as legal cynicism and concentrated inequalities - were created by this discriminatory past. Urban gun violence in Chicago is heavily concentrated in and driven by its black neighborhoods. After taking a …


Nation-Building And Cultural Heritage: A Study Of Turkey And Its Greek Orthodox Community, Sophia E. Kyrou Apr 2021

Nation-Building And Cultural Heritage: A Study Of Turkey And Its Greek Orthodox Community, Sophia E. Kyrou

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This thesis is an exploration of the intersection between nationalist ideology and cultural heritage policy. This thesis answers how and why states utilize cultural heritage policy to build exclusivist forms of nationalism and, more specifically, models of nationalism that exclude ethno-religious minorities. In my work, I employ a case study of Turkey and its treatment of the Greek Orthodox minority population, and examine two specific periods in Turkish history: the Atatürk period (1920 to 1938) and the Erdoğan period (2001 to present). I answer the case-specific question: How and why has the Turkish state utilized policy dealing with tangible and …


Democracy And Economic Development: A Historical Process Tracing Of Botswana And Zimbabwe From 1981-2008, James Kaynor Apr 2021

Democracy And Economic Development: A Historical Process Tracing Of Botswana And Zimbabwe From 1981-2008, James Kaynor

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No abstract provided.