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Just Leave, Catherine R. Albiston, Lindsey Trimble O'Connor Dec 2015

Just Leave, Catherine R. Albiston, Lindsey Trimble O'Connor

Catherine R. Albiston

No abstract provided.


Intimate Citizenship, Sonny Nordmarken, Laura Heston, Alyssa Goldstein Dec 2015

Intimate Citizenship, Sonny Nordmarken, Laura Heston, Alyssa Goldstein

Sonny Nordmarken

No abstract provided.


Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2015

Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

The story behind the move toward marijuana’s legality is a story of disruptive forces to the incumbent legal and physical landscape. It affects incumbent markets, incumbent places, the incumbent regulatory structure, and the legal system in general which must mediate the battles involving the push for relaxation of illegality and adaptation to accepting new marijuana-related land uses, against efforts toward entrenchment, resilience, and resistance to that disruption.

This Article is entirely agnostic on the issue of whether we should or should not decriminalize, legalize, or otherwise increase legal tolerance for marijuana or any other drugs. Nonetheless, we must grapple with …


The Anatomy Of The Russian Elite, Peter Rutland Dec 2015

The Anatomy Of The Russian Elite, Peter Rutland

Peter Rutland

This paper uses John Higley’s elite theory to analyze the sources of cohesion and fragmentation in Russia’s post-soviet political and economic elites. Putin has achieved temporary stability but has not succeeded in forging a unified elite.


Social Structure, Power And Financial Fraud, Elisabeth Brooke Harrington Dec 2015

Social Structure, Power And Financial Fraud, Elisabeth Brooke Harrington

Brooke Harrington

This paper examines financial fraud as a manifestation of power by elites. The perspective is historical, going back to the 18th century, but the emphasis is on the 2008 global financial crisis and its sources.