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An Experimental Study Of The Role Of Regime Type And Culture As Causes Of The Peace Between Democracies, Christopher Scott Payne
An Experimental Study Of The Role Of Regime Type And Culture As Causes Of The Peace Between Democracies, Christopher Scott Payne
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Politics For The People: The Significance Of Austrian National Identity In The Rise Of The Fpo, Laura A. Jeltema
Politics For The People: The Significance Of Austrian National Identity In The Rise Of The Fpo, Laura A. Jeltema
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Anatoli Kuznetsov’S Babi Yar: Poetry And The Politics Of Imagination, Michael Henderson
Anatoli Kuznetsov’S Babi Yar: Poetry And The Politics Of Imagination, Michael Henderson
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Discourse Of Disaster: The Epistemology Of Terrorism, Emily Faith Mancina
Discourse Of Disaster: The Epistemology Of Terrorism, Emily Faith Mancina
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Wolves In Sheeps' Clothing: Creationist Manipulation Of Kansas Science Standards, Nathan Christopher Gehlert
Wolves In Sheeps' Clothing: Creationist Manipulation Of Kansas Science Standards, Nathan Christopher Gehlert
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So the question that animates this paper is this: what happens when a state's education policy seeks to make popular social and religious values a central part of its education standards in direct confrontation with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? I will try to answer that question in three ways. First, I will examine the tactics used in the manipulation of curricula to reflect social and religious values, with special focus on the Kansas case. Second, I will try to ascertain the determinants of success in these efforts; under what conditions are movements to …
An Assessment Of The 2000 Fourth Congressional District Race, Amber E. Wilson
An Assessment Of The 2000 Fourth Congressional District Race, Amber E. Wilson
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Prior to the November 7 election, incumbent Republican Jay Dickey aspired to maintain his eight-year hold on the fourth congressional district seat, while challenger, Mike Ross, a Democratic State Senator, had high hopes for a partisan restoration. In the end, Ross upset the incumbent carrying 51 percent of the 212,160 votes cast, a narrow 4, 126-vote margin. This paper assesses the strategic, tactical, and fiscal factors contributing to Ross's success in overriding incumbency advantages and reclaiming the seat for the Democrats. More specifically, it compares and contrasts candidate and noncandidate communications. Indeed, communication was the key component to these coordinated …
The Legitimacy Of The Modern Militia, Jonathan Huber
The Legitimacy Of The Modern Militia, Jonathan Huber
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On May 16, 2001, barring any last minute court appeals, Timothy c Veigh will be executed for his role in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. He along with thousands of other Americans who have joined private armies, known as militia, to fight the American government share a common belief that the American government is corrupt at its core and actions such as this one are at the very least patriotic. To most Americans, however, acts such as the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building are not only terroristic, but demonstrate the need …