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The Transnational Diffusion Of Human Trafficking Policy, Glenn M. Harden
The Transnational Diffusion Of Human Trafficking Policy, Glenn M. Harden
Theses and Dissertations--Political Science
Globalization has promoted the transnational diffusion of public policies. Recognizing that policies of one country are shaped by policies of others, scholars have developed several theories to explain policy diffusion. Because empirical evidence for these theories is contested, this study evaluates the relative explanatory power of the major theories of policy diffusion for human trafficking policies. To test competing theoretical claims, this study uses quantitative methods on an original, cross-national data set to analyze how human trafficking policies diffused. The results reveal that for the diffusion of human trafficking policies coercion and constructivist theories have robust support, while support is …
International Cooperation Networks And Economic Sanction Effectiveness, Gargi Vyas
International Cooperation Networks And Economic Sanction Effectiveness, Gargi Vyas
Theses and Dissertations--Political Science
An economic sanction issued by a group of states can impose large costs on a target state and induce a change in its behavior. However, there is considerable variation in the success of multilateral sanctions. I argue that multilateral sanctions will be more effective with higher cohesion within the sender network. This is because linked senders can use the threat of withdrawing cooperation on other issues to encourage their partners to enforce sanction laws domestically. I contend that the likelihood of sanction effectiveness increases with higher cohesion within the sender network and test this argument using social network analysis. Results …
The Political Consequences Of State Action On Violence Against Women: How Victims And Non-Victims Form Opinions About Government, Helen Rabello Kras
The Political Consequences Of State Action On Violence Against Women: How Victims And Non-Victims Form Opinions About Government, Helen Rabello Kras
Theses and Dissertations--Political Science
This dissertation examines the impact of public policies designed to prevent, address, and punish violence against women (VAW) on citizens’ political attitudes as well as news coverage in Brazil. Despite being politically important, these topics are understudied, particularly in the context of Latin America. In the dissertation, I investigate the following research questions: 1) How does government attention to gender-based violence shape news media coverage of violence against women? 2) How do policies on violence against women shape intimate partner violence survivors’ political attitudes? 3) How do encounters with the police shape survivors’ political opinions and bystander intervention attitudes? By …