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Foreclosure Effects, Cindy M. Shaw Jan 2013

Foreclosure Effects, Cindy M. Shaw

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The recent financial crisis which has beset the United States has made itself felt in a number of ways, not the least of which has been its adverse effect on the housing market. As foreclosure percentages accelerated, increasing numbers of properties across the country became empty and abandoned, leaving a visible imprint of deterioration in neighborhoods that were significantly affected. Initial GIS analysis of both foreclosed and non-foreclosed residential land in Broward County Florida was conducted, showing that there is a discernible spectral difference in the lawn space of these two types of properties, with foreclosed properties exhibiting more brownness, …

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Friend Influence On Achievement During Middle Childhood, Dawn Delay Jan 2013

Friend Influence On Achievement During Middle Childhood, Dawn Delay

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study was designed to investigate friend influence on academic achievement and task avoidance during middle childhood in a sample of 794 participants in 397 stable same-sex friendship dyads (205 girl dyads and 192 boy dyads) from four municipalities in Finland: two in Central Finland, one in Western Finland, and one in Eastern Finland. Longitudinal data were collected during the spring of 3rd grade and 4th grade and reports were available from both members of each friendship dyad. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM; Kenny, Kashy & Cook, 2006) was used with a single sample of participants to estimate friend influence …

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Hegemonic "Realness"?, Sarah Tucker Jenkins Jan 2013

Hegemonic "Realness"?, Sarah Tucker Jenkins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

RuPaul's Drag Race is one of the few realilty television shows focusing on QLGBT (queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) identified individuals that has made it into mainstream consciousness. Drag Race provides a unique perspective on the ways that gender identity, sexuality, size, class, race, and ethnicity intersect and interact in people's lives.The television show augments many of these intersedtions and the challenges related to these identities while still reflecting the daily struggles that people experience.The show works to promote messages of self-love and acceptance ; however, it also promotes many problematic and damaging stereotypes. This thesis conducts a feminist …

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From The Horse's Mouth, Jennifer K. Cox Jan 2013

From The Horse's Mouth, Jennifer K. Cox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This thesis challenges dualistic human and animal ontologies by interpreting science fiction (sf) literature, and argues that whereas words can equivocate and obscure meaning, bodies do not lie. Linguistics and semiology extend the definition of "language" to include human and nonhuman gestures and movement, and posthumanist theory expands definitions of "human" and "animal" to explore species boundaries. Scrutinizing opposing dualisms ultimately questions Western epistemology and authority, allowing for an exploration of embodied animal communications within the larger discourse on species and speciesism. This perspective results in a more comprehensive understanding of the interdependence of all species: human, animal, and "other." …

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Changes In Components Of Children’S Self-Reported Gender Identity Over Time, Emily Jackson Jan 2013

Changes In Components Of Children’S Self-Reported Gender Identity Over Time, Emily Jackson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

In past gender identity research, little attention has been paid to the determinants of the various dimensions of gender identity (felt pressure for gender differentiation, gender contentedness, and within-gender typicality). This study examined whether children’s self-perceptions and social behaviors influence changes in gender identity over time. One hundred and ninety-five fourth- through seventh-graders completed self-report and peer-report questionnaires during the fall and spring of a school year. This study found that both felt pressure for gender differentiation and within-gender typicality are fluid, rather than stable, constructs during childhood. It also found that sex plays a significant role in not only …

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False Recognition Driven By Meaning And Form, Marisol. Parra Jan 2013

False Recognition Driven By Meaning And Form, Marisol. Parra

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Activation of the representations of the two languages in bilingual memory has been shown to affect recognition during initial word comprehension (e.g., Dijkstra & Van Heuven, 2002). This study investigated whether the activation of semantic (i.e., meaning) and lexical (i.e., form) representations of words in a bilingual's two languages affects word recognition after the first stages of word comprehension. False recognition of words in one language that were similar in meaning and/or form to words studied in the other language was an indication of these effects. This study further investigated whether false recognition based on meaning and/or form is modulated …

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Ferdinand’S Self-Hood: Lycanthropy And Agency In The Duchess Of Malfi, Connor Boyle Jan 2013

Ferdinand’S Self-Hood: Lycanthropy And Agency In The Duchess Of Malfi, Connor Boyle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

John Webster’s play The Duchess of Malfi subverts early modern hierarchical structures of matter and life by characterizing the human body as fundamentally deceptive and inferior to the animal body. Through close readings of Bosola’s meditations and Ferdinand’s lycanthropy, I consider how Webster constructs animals as simplistic creatures that enjoy a desirable existence, where body and soul are continuous. Within Webster’s play, the dualist conflict between human body and human soul is a primary subject of discourse. Various human characters see animal existence as preferential, as they view animals as automated creatures that do not suffer the self-consciousness that humans …

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Eye Fixations During Encoding Of Familiar And Unfamiliar Language, Lauren Wood Mavica Jan 2013

Eye Fixations During Encoding Of Familiar And Unfamiliar Language, Lauren Wood Mavica

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study examines gaze patterns of monolinguals and bilinguals encoding speech in familiar and unfamiliar languages. In condition 1 English monolinguals viewed videos in familiar and unfamiliar languages (English and Spanish or Icelandic). They performed a task to ensure encoding: on each trial, two videos of short sentences were presented, followed by an audio-only recording of one of those sentences. Participants choose whether the audio-clip matched the first or second video. Participants gazed significantly longer at speaker's mouths when viewing unfamiliar languages. In condition 2 Spanish-English bilingual's viewed English and Spanish, no difference was found between the languages. In condition …

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Exploratory Analysis Of The Dimensionality Of The Mechanisms That Drive Private Giving Among Alumni Association Members And Non-Member Donors, Paul. Metcalf Jan 2013

Exploratory Analysis Of The Dimensionality Of The Mechanisms That Drive Private Giving Among Alumni Association Members And Non-Member Donors, Paul. Metcalf

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study operationalized Bekkers and Wiepking's (2007, 2011) eight theoretical mechanisms that drive private giving, examining them within the context of alumni donor behavior at a selected public university in the southern region of the United States. The purpose of the study was to determine if the theoretical mechanisms that drive private giving represent distinct psychometric dimensions, and whether they are correlated with one another or essentially independent. A survey with 24 original items was created for this study, and completed by 178 alumni association member donors and non-member donors from the selected university. The study found support for six …

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Exploiting Audiovisual Attention For Visual Coding, Freddy. Torres Jan 2013

Exploiting Audiovisual Attention For Visual Coding, Freddy. Torres

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Perceptual video coding has been a promising area during the last years. Increases in compression ratios have been reported by applying foveated video coding techniques where the region of interest (ROI) is selected by using a computational attention model. However, most of the approaches for perceptual video coding only use visual features ignoring the auditory component. In recent physiological studies, it has been demonstrated that auditory stimuli affects our visual perception. In this work, we validate some of those physiological tests using complex video sequence. We designed and developed a web-based tool for video quality measurement. After conducting different experiments, …

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Emotion And The Designed Object, Brittany Diane Schade Jan 2013

Emotion And The Designed Object, Brittany Diane Schade

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This thesis explores the expression of emotion through designed objects. Objects act as vehicles of memory in the same way language is the visible form of thought. In graphic design, the sensory qualities of an object provide a material surface on which information is communicated. The goal is to expose the autonomy of materials and form available to designers in the physical world while expressing emotional meaning beyond original form. By recasting the temporary fragments and observations of life into designed objects imbued with personal and cultural importance, the audience gains insight into others' personal and emotional experiences. Through our …

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Emotional And Physiological Regulation During Parent-Child Interaction In Preschoolers, Kathryn L. Marsh Jan 2013

Emotional And Physiological Regulation During Parent-Child Interaction In Preschoolers, Kathryn L. Marsh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of the current study is to examine physiological and behavioral components of emotional regulation and the development of empathy in preschoolers. It also examines how the parents play a role in their child's development of emotional competence. Behavioral and physiological responses were assessed for the children during stories chosen for emotional content (one happy and one sad story for each parent). Maternal and paternal ratings of self-expressivity were collected using the Self- Expressiveness in Family Questionnaire (Halberstadt et al., 1995). Greater vagal suppression occurred during the sad conditions suggesting that negative emotions require more processing strategies. Greater attentional …

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Empirical Study Of Children's Enjoyment And Perceived Competence In Physical Education And Its Effects On Their Physical Activity Participation Outside Of School, Keith. Brazendale Jan 2013

Empirical Study Of Children's Enjoyment And Perceived Competence In Physical Education And Its Effects On Their Physical Activity Participation Outside Of School, Keith. Brazendale

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between children's enjoyment and perceived competence in physical education (PE) and the effects these factors may have on physical activity participation outside of school. Fifth through eighth grade (n = 100) school children completed questionnaires pertaining to their enjoyment in PE, perceived competence in PE, and physical activity participation outside of school. Results indicated a positive significant relationship between enjoyment in PE, and perceived competence in PE (p<0.01). Children with higher perceptions of competence in school PE, reported greater physical activity participation outside of the school environment (p<0.002). Enjoyment in PE had no statistical significance in determining physical activity participation outside of school (p>0.05). Understanding the factors which influence physical activity participation can help inform future policies and strategies aimed at providing developmentally appropriate experiences, …

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Affect Coding Within The Therapeutic Relationship, Ashley J. Luedke Jan 2013

Affect Coding Within The Therapeutic Relationship, Ashley J. Luedke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study investigates affect coding within the therapeutic relationship, by exploring the client's and therapist's perception of the relationship and the facial and vocal affect expressed by both parties. A sample of 14 therapy sessions each having 1800 data points was collected. The Working Alliance Inventory Short Form (WAI-S) and Real Relationship Inventory (RRI) were completed after each recorded session. The participants were therapists and clients at a university counseling center in South Florida. Data were analyzed using one-tailed t tests, descriptive statistics, scores from RRI and the WAI-S and percentages of negative, neutral and positive affect. Statistically significant relationships …

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Amtal Rule, Adella. Irizarry Jan 2013

Amtal Rule, Adella. Irizarry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

In this project, I focus on the function of the "amtal" or test of definition or destruction, in Frank Herbert's Dune. It is my argument that these tests "to destruction" determine not only the limits or defects of the person being tested, but also - and more crucially - the very limits and defects of the definition of humanity in three specific cultural spheres within the novel: the Bene Gesserit, the Fremen, and the Faufreluches. The definitions of "amtal" as well as "humanity," like all definitions, are somewhat fluid, changing depending on usage, cultural context, and the political and social …

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An Empirical Analysis Of The Roles Assumed By Public Administrators, Alexandru V. Roman Jan 2013

An Empirical Analysis Of The Roles Assumed By Public Administrators, Alexandru V. Roman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This dissertation examines administrative roles within the context of everyday public administration. Specifically, it studies the relationship between administrative roles assumed by public administrators and (1) the perceived presence of administrative discretion, (2) individual level beliefs regarding involvement in policy formulation and (3) tenure with organization. This dissertation has a three-fold purpose. First, it delineates the types of roles assumed by public procurement specialists. Second, it tests whether administrative discretion, beliefs regarding participation in policy formulation and organizational tenure are significant in explaining the assumption of certain types of roles. Finally, the dissertation evaluates the implications for the public procurement …

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Building A Character, Peterson Elizabeth Marie Cruz Jan 2013

Building A Character, Peterson Elizabeth Marie Cruz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This dissertation focuses on the elements of performance that contribute to the actress's development of somatic practices. By mastering the art of articulation and vocalization, by transforming their bodies and their environment, these actors created their own agency. The female actors lived the life of the characters they portrayed, which were full of multicultural models from various social and economic classes. Somaesthetics, as a focus of sensory-aesthetic appreciation and somatic awareness, provides a pragmatic approach to understanding the unique way in which the woman of the early modern Spanish stage, while dedicating herself to the art of acting, challenged the …

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What Exactly Are Exactions?, Jessica Owley, Stephen J. Tulowiecki Jan 2013

What Exactly Are Exactions?, Jessica Owley, Stephen J. Tulowiecki

Journal Articles

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Asian Americans And Their Communities Of Cleveland, Stephen Fugita, David Namkoong, Domingo Patawaran, Suey Yee Jan 2013

Asian Americans And Their Communities Of Cleveland, Stephen Fugita, David Namkoong, Domingo Patawaran, Suey Yee

Cleveland Memory

Asian Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland was written as a part of CSU’s Cleveland Ethnic Heritage Studies and it brought together writers of many nationalities of Asian descent. The Asian community here refers to Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Japanese ancestry. It can add to the reader’s sensitivity and knowledge about cultural pluralism and the mosaic that makes up the American culture. Dr. Karl Bonutti, Editor, Monograph Series Ethnic Heritage Studies Cleveland State University. Introduction by Henry T. Tanaka.

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A Discourse Analysis Of Ontario's Family Health Teams, Rachelle Ashcroft Jan 2013

A Discourse Analysis Of Ontario's Family Health Teams, Rachelle Ashcroft

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Inspired by critical social work practice, this study engages in a discourse analysis of Ontario’s Family Health Team (FHT) model. The purpose for this study is threefold; namely, a) to deepen our understanding of health discourses promoted by Ontario’s FHT model; b) to explore how Ontario’s FHT model compares to Haggerty, Burge, Lévesque, Gass, Pineault, Beaulieu, & Santor’s (2007) conceptual model of PHC; and c) to promote critical reflection in order to help inform decisions on how to improve quality of care and enhance health equity in FHTs. This study is guided using the overarching question: What health care practices …

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Assessing Depression In Cancer Patients : A Longitudinal Comparison Of Three Questionnaires., Patrick Possel, Kerstin Knopf Jan 2013

Assessing Depression In Cancer Patients : A Longitudinal Comparison Of Three Questionnaires., Patrick Possel, Kerstin Knopf

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The article by Johns et al. (1) compares the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 20-item depression scale (HSCL-20) (2), the Short-Form 36 Mental Health Inventory five-item distress scale (MHI-5) (3), and the Patient Health Questionnaire nine-item depression scale (PHQ-9) (4) in 309 adults with cancer in a longitudinal study.

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(Re)Making Men, Representing The Caribbean Nation: Authorialindividuation In Works By Fred D’Aguiar, Robert Antoni, Andmarlon James, Sheryl C. Gifford Jan 2013

(Re)Making Men, Representing The Caribbean Nation: Authorialindividuation In Works By Fred D’Aguiar, Robert Antoni, Andmarlon James, Sheryl C. Gifford

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This dissertation proposes that West Indian contemporary male writers develop literary authority, or a voice that represents the nation, via a process of individuation. This process enables the contemporary male writer to unite the disparities of the matriarchal and patriarchal authorial traditions that inform his development of a distinctive creative identity. I outline three stages of authorial individuation that are inspired by Jung’s theory of individuation. The first is the contemporary male writer’s return to his nationalist forebears’ tradition to dissolve his persona, or identification with patriarchal authority; Fred D’Aguiar’s “The Last Essay About Slavery” and Feeding the Ghosts illustrate …

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Clinical Scholar Model, Kathryn. Arnold Jan 2013

Clinical Scholar Model, Kathryn. Arnold

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate student outcomes following implementation of a clinical scholar model of clinical education in one of four placement sites of a college of nursing grounded in a caring philosophy. The question guiding the study was to determine if the clinical scholar model has an influence on student perceptions and outcomes when used with second-degree accelerated BSN students. Watson's Human Caring theory, based on ten caritas processes, serves as the theoretical framework for this study (Watson, 2007). A sequential mixed-methods approach that combined quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques was implemented using a pre-experimental, …

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Cardiac Patterns During Another Infant's Cry Sound In Neonates Of Depressed Mothers, Joseph Cotler Jan 2013

Cardiac Patterns During Another Infant's Cry Sound In Neonates Of Depressed Mothers, Joseph Cotler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Past research indicates there is a link between physiological responses and adaptive social responses to another individual's distress. Scholars have theorized that humans may be predisposed, both physiologically and behaviorally to responding to others, especially those who are in distress. Maternal depression has been associated with dysregulated emotional development and may possibly affect the physiological and behavioral responses of a neonate. The present research examined the relationship between neonates' physiological and behavioral responses to naturally generated (compared to artificial) stimuli of other neonates, as well as the role of maternal depression in the responses. Specifically, heart rate, heart period, and …

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Towards Engaged Scholarship, John R. Nolon, Michelle Bryan Mudd, Michael Burger, Kim Diana Connolly, Nestor Davidson, Matthew Festa, Jill I. Gross, Lisa Heinzerling, Keith H. Hirokawa, Tim Iglesias, Patrick C. Mcginley, Sean Nolon, Uma Outka, Jessica Owley, Kalyani Robbins, Jonathan Rosenbloom, Christopher Serkin Jan 2013

Towards Engaged Scholarship, John R. Nolon, Michelle Bryan Mudd, Michael Burger, Kim Diana Connolly, Nestor Davidson, Matthew Festa, Jill I. Gross, Lisa Heinzerling, Keith H. Hirokawa, Tim Iglesias, Patrick C. Mcginley, Sean Nolon, Uma Outka, Jessica Owley, Kalyani Robbins, Jonathan Rosenbloom, Christopher Serkin

Journal Articles

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Comparative Study Of Current Practices Of Selected University-Based Children’S Chorus Directors In Relation To Arts Integration, Sally C. Brown Jan 2013

Comparative Study Of Current Practices Of Selected University-Based Children’S Chorus Directors In Relation To Arts Integration, Sally C. Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

There is limited research available focusing on arts integration at the secondary school level and even less on a children’s chorus curriculum. Therefore, the aim of this qualitative study is to investigate the application of arts integration in a university-based children’s chorus based on historical research, rehearsal observations, and interviews of practicing children’s chorus directors. The pedagogical practices and philosophies of three prominent children’s chorus directors, Robyn Lana, Henry Leck, and Ann Small were conducted to understand the relationship between arts integration theory and practice in their respective children’s choruses. The criteria used to select the participants of this study …

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Conscious And Non-Conscious Bases Of Social Judgement, Susan D. Sullivan Jan 2013

Conscious And Non-Conscious Bases Of Social Judgement, Susan D. Sullivan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Research on social judgment typically emphasizes one of three processes that enable unequivocal understanding of events with ambiguous causality. In the social influence perspective, people are susceptible to the interpretations offered by others. In the explicit attitudes perspective, people interpret events in line with their consciously held attitudes and values. In the implicit attitudes perspective, people interpret events in line with unconscious biases. The model investigated in the present study assumes that these processes vary in salience depending on people's mindset. Participants with low versus high implicit racial bias toward Blacks read a narrative concerning this altercation under either a …

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Creating Mindfulness With Sensual Functional Handmade Ceramics, Alexandria. Schwartz Jan 2013

Creating Mindfulness With Sensual Functional Handmade Ceramics, Alexandria. Schwartz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

I create opportunities for nourishment that are physical, emotional and spiritual with my functional porcelain vessels. They reference the human body's sensual curves, dimples, and bulges, establishing the experience of eating as a metaphor for the sensual experience of human interaction. The tactility is heightened by the variety of glazes dancing around the vessels, from satiny smooth and skin-like, to wet and dripping. Handmade vessels connect the users not only more deeply to the food that provides them nourishment, but also connects them more deeply to one another, and to the maker of the work. The slow, deliberate work of …

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Cumulative Trauma Among Adult Mayas Living In Southeast Florida, Eugenia I. Millender Jan 2013

Cumulative Trauma Among Adult Mayas Living In Southeast Florida, Eugenia I. Millender

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The toxic combination of social, psychological, environmental, cultural, and physiological trauma Mayas living in Southeast Florida face daily places them at higher risk for mental and physical disorders (Marmot & Wilkinson, 2006; WHO, 2010, September). The burden of disease is not limited to mental disorder comorbidities; psychological stress can also induce or exacerbate chronic medical diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension (Brunner & Marmot, 2006; Sridhar, 2007). ... The continuation of this disregard will add to the health disparity of this nation by delaying assessment, treatment, and development of interventions. The purpose of this study was to explore cumulative …

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Democratization And Exogenous Cultural Influence, John R. Batey Jan 2013

Democratization And Exogenous Cultural Influence, John R. Batey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Democratic forms of government are either consolidating democratic institutions or unraveling into authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union. Among the possible causes of each success or failure to consolidate democracy is the character of civil society and its cultural proximity to long-standing, modern state-based, consolidated democracies of the West. What impact does Western or Westernized media have upon the indigenous civil societies of Eastern Europe, and is this impact sufficient to consolidate democracy among the states of the former Soviet Union? As case studies, Eastern Europe contains two states, Estonia and Russia, where democracy has either succeeded or failed alongside …

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