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Food For Thought On Food As A Weapon In The Sudan, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes conceptual Issues surrounding a United States Government policy authorizing food assistance to armed opposition groups in southern Sudan.

Trends. Drug Addictions: National Policy On Illicit Drugs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses the proposed integrating of drug testing and treatment into the various phases of the criminal justice process.

Dumping Anti-Dumping Laws, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the rationales behind United States Government (USG) anti-dumping laws and finds such laws harmful to USG strategic interests.

The Yale Political Quarterly 1999 December, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Mlgpa News (December 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Negative Political Advertisements: A Meta-Analytic Assessment, Richard Lau, Lee Sigelman, Caroline Heldman, Paul Babbitt

Caroline Heldman

The conventional wisdom about negative political advertisements holds that no one likes them, but they work, that is, they have the consequences their sponsors intend. Moreover, many analysts have expressed concern over the detrimental effects of such negativism on the American political system. We examine the accuracy of the conventional wisdom and the legitimacy of the fears about the consequences for the political system via meta-analysis, a systematic, quantitative review of the literature. The data do not support either contention. Negative political ads appear to be no more effective than positive ads and do not seem to have especially detrimental …

Democracy, Political Violence, And The Problem Of We, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes an unsavory aspect of representative democracy that is less explored than most of its putative benefits.

Trends. Wanted: Russian Nuclear Security And A Primer On Russian Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses whether or not the United States Government (USG) tax payer's dollars-if any-should be expended towards nuclear security in Russia.

Democratic Problems In Spreading Democracy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes difficulties in causally linking programs intended to spread democracy with the appearance of democracy.

Fiction, Nonfiction, And Biography: Ronald Reagan, Edmund Morris, And The Lives Of Political Leaders, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the dividing line between fiction and nonfiction in the biography of political leaders. Exemplifying this dividing line is the recent biography of former United States President Ronald Reagan by Edmund Morris.

Trends. Demise Of The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty And The Telling Quote, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

The Yale Political Quarterly 1999 October, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Family Values And Presidential Elections: The Use And Abuse Of The Family And Medical Leave Act In The 1992 And 1996 Campaigns, Steven K. Wisensale

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article explores how and why the debate on family leave policy became intertwined with the discussion of family values during the 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns. It covers the emergence of family values in political debates in general and in election-year strategies in particular, the developmental history of family leave policy, including important benchmarks that occurred at both the state and federal levels. It also considers the role played by family values and family leave during the 1992 election and how the family leave bill and at least two other legislative proposals became important components of the discussions about …

Irish Identity Politics: The Reinvention Of Speaker John W. Mccormack Of Boston, Garrison Nelson

New England Journal of Public Policy

From his election in 1940 as Majority Leader to his last day as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1971, John W. McCormack of Boston occupied the highest rungs of leadership in the Congress. Many biographies and autobiographies cover the lives and public careers of five Speakers, but not one has been devoted to McCormack — not because he was unimportant and irrelevant. He was a very private man who could rearrange the facts of his life to suit his political needs. The story had great resonance in Boston because its Irish gatekeepers — James Michael Curley, John …

The Sargent Governorship: Leader And Legacy, Richard A. Hogarty

New England Journal of Public Policy

Following in the long line of succession of his predecessors, Francis W. Sargent served as the sixty-third governor of Massachusetts. A lifelong Republican, he was a man of character and sterling Yankee blue-blood lineage with the stature of a political independent. Grappling with a series of hot political issues and braving the passions and divisions spawned by the war in Vietnam, he was one of the ablest and most intriguing men ever to be governor. He worked hard at knowing his constituents and their concerns, but he did not always provide them with easy answers. Several new ideas were transformed …

Why Al Gore Will Not Be Elected President In 2000, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This article highlights the key role of extraversion with reference to electoral success in U.S. presidential elections since the advent of television and argues that the introverted Al Gore will therefore not be elected president in 2000. Starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt, nearly every U.S. president has been extraverted relative to other U.S. presidents, except for Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. Moreover, since the first televised presidential debate (between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon) in 1960, the more outgoing candidate has consistently won the election, with the exception of Nixon in 1968 and 1972.

Mlgpa News (September 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

From Polygamy To Peyote: What Is The Proper Role Of Religion In American Political Decision-Making? (Review Of Religion In Politics, By Michael J. Perry), J. Nathan Jensen

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Political Communication Through Art: Fdr And The New Deal, Donna R. Hoffman, Alison D. Howard

Alison Dana Howard

Mlgpa News (August 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

Mlgpa News (July 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

The United Nations And Peacekeeping After The Cold War, Wael Badawi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mlgpa News (June 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

The Hazards Of Legal Fine Tuning: Confronting The Free Will Problem In Election Law Scholarship, Michael A. Fitts

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Reflections On National Character: Is The United States Still A Superpower?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on the construct of national character and then employs the construct to suggest that the United States (U.S.) Government and the US as a nation and nation-state may no longer warrant superpower status.

Mlgpa News (May 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

Katzenbach V. Mcclung: The Abandonment Of Federalism In The Name Of Rational Basis, James M. Mcgoldrick

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

Trends. Warnings On Warnings About Polls, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the current president's foreign policy making efforts.

John H. Bracey, Jr.: The Cost Of Racism To White America (1999), John H. Bracey

Rhode Island College Audio Video collection

No abstract provided.

The Yale Political Quarterly 1999 April, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.