Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

People Remember Liked Political Policies As Having Been Attributed To Their Own Party, Dalton Thomas Bailey

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A robust finding in psychology shows that people tend to like information more when it supports their existing beliefs, or comes from their own ingroup, a finding known as motivated reasoning. These findings are especially prominent in a political context. Quite consistently, research suggests people increase their liking of political information like political policies when they are attributed to their own party. What is unknown, however, is if people also tend to attribute personally liked information to their own party. These studies were conducted to investigate this question.

Two, within-subjects studies were conducted. In both, participants (undergraduate students) saw various …

Understanding Public Support For Foreign Aid: A Cross-National Analysis, Erika Manning

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis examines how public support for bilateral foreign aid in democratic donor countries, namely the United States and South Korea, is influenced by various methods of policy framing. Despite the benefits of bilateral aid to both donor and recipient countries, public support for distributing it has been on the decline due to fears that aid is ineffective. However, this trend may also be the product of the publics’ perceptions of where aid is going and for what purpose. To determine the effects of type of aid and perceptions of recipient countries on support for foreign aid, I conducted a …

Democratic Disenfranchisement: Analyzing The Factors That Contribute To Or Hinder The Ability Of Marginalized Groups To Run For Public Office In Kentucky, Isaac Keller

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Much has been written about barriers that lead to unequal representation, focusing largely on situational characteristics of the individual voter (socioeconomic status, efficacy, socialization, etc.) and on structural (institutional) obstacles to voter turnout and participation. However, political participation is inclusive of more than just voting. This research seeks to identify and analyze the factors that contribute to or hinder the ability of marginalized candidates to run for public office. To explore whether or not marginalized candidates face unique obstacles when running for public office, a qualitative approach with one-on-one interviews between a convenience sampling in Kentucky of ten political candidates …

Factors Contributing To Continuing Democratic Victories In Some Southern House Districts, 1994–2008, Dillon Mccormick

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The American South went through a period of political transition in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This transition reached its climax after the 1994 elections, after which Democrats ceased to hold the majority of House seats in the South, never to regain that strength. However, Democrats continued to win a decent share of House seats in the South after 1994, with about 40% of Southern House seats being won by Democrats until the 2010 elections, after which Democrats shrunk to a much smaller minority.

This paper analyzes the factors that allowed some Democrats to continue to be elected …

When Youth Run For Office, P. Francis Wilson

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The purpose of this work is threefold: to define the term ‘youth candidate’, to create a public data archive of youth candidates around the U.S., and to reveal what role age plays on the campaign trail for younger candidates. The first study shows the increase in young people running for office in the U.S.. The second study tells of age discrimination towards younger candidates on the campaign trail. Also within this document is an archive and photo album of youth candidates and their campaigns. The results of this research tell a data and experience-driven story of the quickly changing and …

Ua12/2/61 Class Of 1958, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1958.

Ua12/2/56 Class Of 1933, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1933.

Ua12/2/60 Unidentified Class Records, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about unidentified Western Kentucky State Teachers College classes.

Ua12/2/59 Class Of 1946, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1946.

Katie Muchmore For Wku Staff Council, Katie Muchmore

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Mike Loftis For Wku Staff Council, Mike Loftis

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Phyllis Townsend For Wku Staff Council, Phyllis Townsend

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Julia Johnson For Wku Staff Council, Julia Johnson

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Tice Edwards For Wku Staff Council, Tice Edwards

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L.R. Kennon For Staff Council, Lurien R. Kennon

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Wren Mills For Staff Council, Wren Mills

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Kelly Scott For Wku Staff Council, Kelly Scott

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Nominations For Staff Council Election, Tuesday 8/9, Greg Hackbarth

Staff Council

Email to all staff regarding special staff council election.

Call For Nominations; Staff Council Special Election, Greg Hackbarth

Staff Council

Call for nominations for special election to fill new positions on the WKU Staff Council.

Julia Johnson For Wku Staff Council, Julia Johnson

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Campaign email soliciting votes for Julia Johnson.

Connie Spears For Wku Staff Council, Connie Spears

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Cindy Wedding For Wku Staff Council, Cynthia Wedding

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Hannah Digges-Elliott For Wku Staff Council, Hannah Digges-Elliott

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Martha Basham For Wku Staff Council, Martha Basham

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Katie Muchmore For Wku Staff Council, Katie Muchmore

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Jo Ellen Scruggs For Wku Staff Council, Jo Ellen Scruggs

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Greg Hackbarth For Wku Staff Council, Greg Hackbarth

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Matt Davis For Wku Staff Council, Matthew Davis

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Mary Taylor For Wku Staff Council, Mary Taylor

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Theresa Clark For Wku Staff Council, Theresa Clark

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