Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Economics (450)
- Political Science (270)
- Psychology (266)
- Sociology (108)
- Library and Information Science (96)
-
- Education (93)
- Arts and Humanities (76)
- Anthropology (72)
- International and Area Studies (52)
- Labor Economics (45)
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (41)
- International Economics (40)
- Growth and Development (39)
- Macroeconomics (37)
- Econometrics (35)
- Life Sciences (28)
- Economic Theory (26)
- Philosophy (25)
- Behavioral Economics (22)
- Finance (22)
- Business (21)
- Political Economy (20)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (20)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (20)
- Other Economics (19)
- American Politics (18)
- Environmental Sciences (16)
- Law (16)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (16)
- Keyword
-
- Economics (20)
- Ethnographic Study (17)
- Visual Anthropology (17)
- Visual Ethnography (17)
- Education (12)
-
- Human capital (10)
- Information literacy (10)
- Econometrics (9)
- Inequality (8)
- Unemployment (7)
- China (6)
- Labor economics (6)
- Research (6)
- Ames Library (5)
- Gender (5)
- Growth (5)
- Immigrants (5)
- Information Literacy (5)
- International Economics (5)
- Macroeconomics (5)
- Poverty (5)
- Volatility (5)
- rats. (4)
- Academic libraries (4)
- Alumni (4)
- Climate change (4)
- College (4)
- Compton Unified School District (4)
- Crime (4)
- Development (4)
- Publication Year
- Publication
-
- Honors Projects (449)
- Undergraduate Economic Review (173)
- Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research (150)
- John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference (142)
- Scholarly Publications (71)
-
- University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics (57)
- Scholarship (55)
- News and Events (34)
- Interviews for WGLT (27)
- Outstanding Ethnographic Research Projects (23)
- The Intellectual Standard (23)
- CrissCross (17)
- Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting (15)
- Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers (13)
- Administrative Reports (11)
- Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics (7)
- Ames Library 10th Anniversary (5)
- All oral histories (3)
- Honorees for Teaching Excellence (3)
- Inauguration of Eric R. Jensen (3)
- Karen Schmidt (3)
- Stephanie Davis-Kahl (3)
- Ames Library Awards (2)
- IWU Authors Bookshelf (2)
- Roundtables (2)
- Stevenson Lecture Series (2)
- Students' Professional Presentations and Publications (2)
- Christopher Prendergast (1)
- Departmental Initiatives (1)
- Furlong Cognition Lab (1)
- Publication Type
- File Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 1305
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Archives Annual Report, 2022-2023, Meg Miner
Archives Annual Report, 2022-2023, Meg Miner
Administrative Reports
No abstract provided.
Letter From The Department Chair, Greg M. Shaw
Letter From The Department Chair, Greg M. Shaw
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
German Energy: The People’S Transition, Morgan Tadish
German Energy: The People’S Transition, Morgan Tadish
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
After decades of polluting the earth with fossil fuels, our reckless behaviors have finally caught up with us. Among few others, Germany leads the world in unique renewable energy transitions and sustainability solutions to best suit their country and protect the environment. Through scholarly articles, past & current news sources, and various national & world databases, this paper discusses the question: how much of Germany’s energy policy success rests on the back of civil society? In addition to following a strict set of national and international environmental policies and targets, Germany’s strategy towards renewables and sustainability comes from their German …
Cover Art, Sami Curtis
Cover Art, Sami Curtis
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Religious Accommodations From The Contraceptive Mandate: Sincere Belief Or Political Statement?, Rachel A. Williams
Religious Accommodations From The Contraceptive Mandate: Sincere Belief Or Political Statement?, Rachel A. Williams
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 2014, the Supreme Court made a controversial decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling that for-profit businesses were entitled to religious protections under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and could seek and receive a religious accommodation from the contraceptive mandate of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). This decision split legal scholars who have since debated whether corporations may even qualify as persons under RFRA and what motivated Hobby Lobby and its litigating peers. Why did 48 other businesses litigate alongside Hobby Lobby for a religious accommodation? Should we believe the sincerity of their beliefs or consider …
Editor's Introduction, Isaac Rubenstein, Emma Stroh
Editor's Introduction, Isaac Rubenstein, Emma Stroh
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Authors' Biographies
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Combating Inequality: The Value Of Acknowledging Gender In Transitional Justice, Zoe Hovde
Combating Inequality: The Value Of Acknowledging Gender In Transitional Justice, Zoe Hovde
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Patriarchal inequalities have become exacerbated in nations occupied by mass violence, conflict, and violations of human rights, such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Colombia. Gender-based violence is often not adequately recognized in processes transitional justice. In this essay, I observe and analyze sexual and gender-based violence in several countries and the ignorance or attention they were given by truth commissions, reparations, and other aspects of transnational justice. I also explore data regarding the aftermath of such violence, including the feminization of poverty and political insecurity. I discovered that recognizing gender when attempting to build reconciliation is a hesitant task …
Shaping Chilean Feminism, Itzel Mendoza
Shaping Chilean Feminism, Itzel Mendoza
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
The early 1990s are marked by worldwide feminist movements and women’s suffrage. Women mobilized through feminist groups that demanded political rights, marital rights and labor rights. In the case of Chile, advocating for women’s suffrage was an extensive process that required mass unity and mobilization through agitative media. By 1935, one of the most prominent feminist leaders, Elena Cafferena, co-founded The Movement for the Emancipation of Chilean Women (MEMCH) which became a critical actor in the Chilean women's rights battle. This case demonstrates how working women and “elite women” worked in collaboration for diverse demands within the movement. This paper …
Voting Behavior And Primary Elections, Amber Anderson
Voting Behavior And Primary Elections, Amber Anderson
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
The United States of America has become increasingly polarized, so elections are more important than ever. This research paper analyzes voting behavior in primary elections throughout the United States. The four most recent Presidential primary election cycles are used as case studies. The purpose of this research is to determine the extent to which voters are more concerned with issues and ideology over electability in primary elections and how changing polarization and the timing of primary elections affects these results. The hypothesis argues that in increasingly polarized eras, voters become less concerned with voting based on issues and ideology; instead, …
Brass’S Model And The Surat Riots Of 1992, Melinda Burgin
Brass’S Model And The Surat Riots Of 1992, Melinda Burgin
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Intercommunal violence in India, especially between the Muslim and Hindu communities, has been a constant cause of conflict within the nation since it achieved independence in 1947. Social scientists have attempted to understand what makes certain communities in India more and less vulnerable to this conflict. Paul Brass’s theory of an institutionalized riot system which involves every level of society in the construction of politically motivated violence, and Ashutosh Varshney’s theory of an integrated civil society being crucial to keeping ethnic conflict at bay are two of the strongest in the field. This paper applies these theories to the 1992 …
March 10th: The Tibetan Peoplehood Movement, Adrianna E. Helstad
March 10th: The Tibetan Peoplehood Movement, Adrianna E. Helstad
Honors Projects
Tibetans have been internationally displaced for over 60 years; following the failed Lhasa Uprising that began in the spring of 1959. Yet, despite being internationally displaced, Tibetans appear to construct and sustain their peoplehood movement around the annual commemoration of the events that took place in the Lhasa Uprising on March 10th. The paper shows how the March 10th protests have been institutionalized and used by Tibetan leaders and their followers to durably change their demands. This research demonstrates how Tibetan leaders frame their peoplehood movement through different mechanisms. In order to do this, the paper will build upon the …
The United States After The Third Religious Disestablishment: A Case Study Of The Adf’S Strategies In Prolonging Culture Wars, Rachel Williams
The United States After The Third Religious Disestablishment: A Case Study Of The Adf’S Strategies In Prolonging Culture Wars, Rachel Williams
Honors Projects
In the early ‘90s, several conservative Christian legal organizations (CCLOs) sprung up in the United States in response to pluralism. These CCLOs sought to match the strategies and power of long-standing liberal public interest groups, like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Much literature has been produced on the activities of CCLOs, but few have considered the CCLOs’ lasting impact on the nation. Using Willamette University College of Law Professor Steven K. Green's framework of religious disestablishments across U.S. history, this paper proposes that the country has entered a prolonged period of moral reestablishment partly thanks to CCLOs. With a …
Policy Type And Presidential Messaging As Factors Of Legislative Productivity, Madison Garofalo
Policy Type And Presidential Messaging As Factors Of Legislative Productivity, Madison Garofalo
Honors Projects
This paper attempts to settle scholarly debates around significant legislation’s passage rates within the context of presidential mentions and influence amongst legislation. The first section of this paper will lay out significant literature surrounding topics such as: quantifying congressional-presidential relations, scholarly investigations centered around divided and unified government, works concerning institutional effects on legislative productivity, as well as investigations into legislative success by policy type. Secondly, the paper will discuss the methodological processes and standards used to determine if presidential mentioning is influential on legislative success. The next section will identify key findings to determine if the hypotheses of the …
Motives For Independence: The Case Of Spain’S Catalonia, Emma Stroh
Motives For Independence: The Case Of Spain’S Catalonia, Emma Stroh
Honors Projects
After decades of struggling for autonomy, Catalonia, Spain has initiated a renewed independence movement. This paper seeks to answer the question: what economic motives are driving the possibility of Catalan secession from Spain, and how have these motives affected Catalonia’s economy and ways of life? I will focus on the politically and economically significant timeline of 2008-2019, analyzing indicators of economic health such as Gross Domestic Product, Foreign Direct Investment Rates, Unemployment, and the actions of Ibex-35 Businesses within Catalonia. Further, I will use public opinion polls on independence and national identity to gauge support for independence within the region, …
Archives Annual Report, 2021-2022, Meg Miner
Archives Annual Report, 2021-2022, Meg Miner
Administrative Reports
No abstract provided.
Professor Tari Renner Interpreted Election Results In Mclean County, Eric Stock
Professor Tari Renner Interpreted Election Results In Mclean County, Eric Stock
Interviews for WGLT
Political scientist Tarie Renner discusses midterm results. Says they reflect changing political colors in McLean County.
Yearly Changes In Education Expenditure And Changes In Student Performance, Dale A. Manzo
Yearly Changes In Education Expenditure And Changes In Student Performance, Dale A. Manzo
Undergraduate Economic Review
Using data from the state of Florida in the 2000s, we dispute the findings of the Coleman report. We find that there is a positive relationship between changes in expenditure per pupil and changes in academic performance. This study takes advantage of changes in expenditure resulting from the Great Recession to formulate a quasi-experimental analysis of the relationship between expenditure per pupil and academic performance. Our conclusion is consistent with the theory of decreasing marginal returns to expenditure on education.
Convergence Of Gdp Per Capita Levels Within The Countries Of The European Union, Hayk Mardanyan
Convergence Of Gdp Per Capita Levels Within The Countries Of The European Union, Hayk Mardanyan
Undergraduate Economic Review
The process of economic convergence in the EU has been a hotly debated issue since the formation of this organization. In fact, one of the main “operational priorities” of the EU is to “[promote] sustained convergence of the economic performance” of its Member States. This paper examines how effective the EU has been in ensuring upward economic convergence among its member countries: more specifically, the paper uses linear regression analysis to check whether poorer EU member countries, concentrated in Eastern Europe, have been growing at faster rates than their richer counterparts, which are concentrated in Western and Southern Europe.
Climate Change, Information, Beliefs And Action: Can New Information Affect Swedes’ Climate Change Mitigation Efforts?, Martin Kihlstedt
Climate Change, Information, Beliefs And Action: Can New Information Affect Swedes’ Climate Change Mitigation Efforts?, Martin Kihlstedt
Undergraduate Economic Review
This study illuminates which beliefs drive climate mitigation efforts in the Swedish public and how they are affected by information. Using data gathered in an online experiment (n=372), this study finds that a range of beliefs predict Swedes’ climate mitigation efforts. Mainly, it finds that the impact of correcting misperceptions about either Sweden’s emissions or social norms is both varied and limited. Information about Sweden’s emissions has a negative impact on climate policy support. This effect is not fully explained by some respondents perceiving the information as lacking in credibility. Information about norms has a positive impact on respondents self-estimated …
People, Not Symptoms: A Visual Ethnography Of Ayurvedic Doctor Ashlesha Raut, Elizabeth Baranski
People, Not Symptoms: A Visual Ethnography Of Ayurvedic Doctor Ashlesha Raut, Elizabeth Baranski
Outstanding Ethnographic Research Projects
Dr. Ashlesha Raut is an Ayurvedic doctor practicing in Bloomington-Normal at her clinic, Ayurveda for Healing. Her role as an Ayurvedic doctor focuses on diagnosing and treating imbalances in the day to day life of patients in order to guide people to their healthiest, happiest selves. My research focuses on Dr. Ashlesha Raut’s relationship with Ayurveda and how she diagnoses specific, individual patients through a holistic perspective. The research includes a contemporary literature review of Ayurveda, focusing on the perspectives of practitioners and their diagnostic methods. I conducted research in collaboration with Dr. Raut, with ethnographic interviews and experiencing Dr. …
The Foreign-Born And The American Dream: An Analysis Of Trends In And Determinants Of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
The Foreign-Born And The American Dream: An Analysis Of Trends In And Determinants Of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
Honors Projects
For many Americans, owning a home is an important step in their life journey and constitutes a meaningful component of a person’s achievement of the “American Dream.” This paper analyzes the extent and possibility of homeownership for foreign-born residents of the United States. This paper utilizes Integrated Public Microdata Series (IPUMS) American Community Survey (ACS) data to analyze trends in immigrant homeownership and evaluate the factors that influence homeownership rates among immigrants. To get a view as to what changes have been occurring over time, this paper looks at data from two separate years: 2006 and 2019. I find a …
Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation Of The Latin American Paradox In The United States, Daniel J. Maisch
Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation Of The Latin American Paradox In The United States, Daniel J. Maisch
Honors Projects
Abstract: This research project investigates an array of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors and their effect on happiness trends within the United States’ Latino population. Happiness Economics is a new field of economic study coined in the 1970s by Richard Easterlin. This new field of study laid the foundation for further research and, ultimately, led to the discovery of the Latin American Paradox. The Latin American Paradox identifies high levels of happiness amongst Latinos within Latin America and the United States, with low levels of economic prosperity. This study uses Mental Health data from IPUMS Health Survey to investigate the different …
‘Vox Populi?:’ Assessing Nato Popularity Relative To Political And Economic Indicators In Selected Member Nations, Zachary W. Cheek
‘Vox Populi?:’ Assessing Nato Popularity Relative To Political And Economic Indicators In Selected Member Nations, Zachary W. Cheek
Undergraduate Economic Review
This paper seeks to identify the impact of political and economic conditions on a nation’s popularity/favorability ratings towards North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the world’s most powerful military alliance. It is found that in random-effect models there exists a significant positive relationship between a country’s democratic strength and favorability, as well as a negative relationship regarding unemployment. In fixed-effect models, however, there is slight evidence of a positive relationship with per-capita GDP, as well as negative relationships with the unemployment rate and the trade index. Overall, differences in member-nations largely account for whether democratic or macroeconomic conditions influence support.
The Effect Of Income On Healthy Food Options, Hannah M. Doherty
The Effect Of Income On Healthy Food Options, Hannah M. Doherty
Undergraduate Economic Review
This paper explores the effect of income per capita on the number of grocery stores and fast-food franchises in an area. Using a panel dataset to allow for the inclusion of every county in the United States across a period of three years, the results suggest that the income per capita of a county significantly impacts the number of grocery stores and fast-food restaurants in the area. Other factors such as education, age, and attributes regarding time constraints also play an important role in determining the number of grocery stores and fast-food franchises in a location.
Ce Qui Reste: Legacies Of Decolonization In Guinea And Gabon, Andrew Tietz
Ce Qui Reste: Legacies Of Decolonization In Guinea And Gabon, Andrew Tietz
Honors Projects
By most metrics, many African states underperform. Some scholars argue that neo-colonial systems established after independence are to blame, as they perpetuate dependence on former overlords. Others contend that continued failures of African leaders and political institutions prevent their countries from succeeding. I analyze two specific cases from French Africa diametrically opposed in their experiences of decolonization. In Guinea, the French left abruptly, taking everything they could carry. In Gabon, they stayed, and continued to direct the country’s politics and economy. What differences does this disparity have on state success after independence? To answer this question, I assess the impacts …
The "Politics Of Trauma": National Trauma In Poland And Hungary And The Othering Of Queer Identities, Keira Hoeferle
The "Politics Of Trauma": National Trauma In Poland And Hungary And The Othering Of Queer Identities, Keira Hoeferle
Honors Projects
The governments of Poland and Hungary, under the parties Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) and Fidesz (Alliance of Young Democrats), respectively, have deliberately implemented policies and utilized rhetoric to marginalize the LGBT+ community, a dramatic reversal from years of social progress in the European Union. In investigating this shift, prior scholars have explored social factors and authoritarian, populist politics as causes, yet these cannot explain the extent and viciousness to which both parties attack sexual and gender minorities. In this paper, I demonstrate that both governments have utilized “national trauma” to construct a nationalist space that excludes LGBT+ people, …
An Analysis Of Commentary In Men’S And Women’S Olympic Basketball, Madison Monk
An Analysis Of Commentary In Men’S And Women’S Olympic Basketball, Madison Monk
Honors Projects
The objectification theory suggests that women are subjected to more comments about their appearance than men, but in the field of athletics and sports analysts, newer perspectives suggest that there are fewer distinctions between how male and female athletes are portrayed. The present study examined whether there were differences in broadcast commentary of men’s and women’s Olympic basketball gold medal games, including comments about the players looks and appearance, their physicality and athleticism, and the pattern of name used. The coding method employed was developed based on previous research and used to quantify the frequency of each category. Two coders …