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"The Politics Of Deracialization: South Asian American Candidates, Nicknames, And Campaign Strategies", Shyam Sriram, Stonegarden Grindlife

Shyam K. Sriram (ssriram@butler.edu)

No abstract provided.

"Experimenting With An Embedded Librarian In An American Government Class", Shyam Sriram

Shyam K. Sriram (ssriram@butler.edu)

No abstract provided.

David Versus Goliath: The Power Of Weakness In Asymmetric Warfare—Lessons From History, Nicholas K. Petaludis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Under what conditions do violent nonstate actors (VNA) succeed against states? Why does David sometimes beat Goliath? Since at least the time of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian Wars, the realist narrative in international relations measures power primarily in relative, coercive, and deterrent terms. Strong states should accordingly face fewer constraints and enjoy more options while pursuing their national interests. Unconventional warfare, and its subsets of terrorism and insurgency, should—given these circumstances, end in VNA failure. Sometimes, however, VNAs find success. By comparing the literature on historical and current case studies, I propose that a set of preconditions and two mechanisms …

Power And Authority In Karl Marx, Niccoló Machiavelli And Thomas Hobbes, Ekim Kilic

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The concepts of power and authority have been fundamental to political philosophy and science from the beginning. However, in much recent thinking, power’s central and defining relationship with the state has been called into question. This thesis studies the understanding of power and authority in the works of Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and Karl Marx, in the context of the emerging trend around the world today of searching for a new social, economic, and political order. It aims to demonstrate how the works of Marx may open a path to rectify the limitations of the traditional thinking of power and …

Neo-Nazi Postmodern: Right-Wing Terror Tactics, The Intellectual Neue Rechte, And The Destabilization Of Memory In Germany Since 1989, Esther E. Adaire

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation argues that from 1989 onwards an increasingly terroristic neo-Nazi underground in Germany became gradually entangled with the reactionary Neue Rechte, whose crusade against the German culture of remembrance is also a crusade against European integration, increased migration, and the conceits of liberal democracy. This entanglement produced an ideologically coherent extreme-right political movement with a heavily armed and tactical paramilitary faction that has, contrary to what various governments of the Federal Republic have wanted to believe, been developing in Germany since the early 1990s. Moreover, tactics of information warfare initiated by so-called “postmodern” terrorists of the 1990s would, by …

Is State Feminism The Key To Gender Equality?, Nadine Mohamed Kamaly

Theses and Dissertations

“The male point of view forces itself upon the world as a way of apprehending it. Perspectives from the male standpoint enforces a woman's definition, encircles her body, circumlocutes her speech, and describes her life” (Mackinnon, 1983, 636). How the world views women is sometimes out of their hands. Ogasawara (1999) explains that “there is a multiplicity of socially acceptable images of Japanese women today” (pg.87). Throughout this thesis, I will explore the several, but limited, images that Japanese society has rendered acceptable for women. I will also examine how Japanese State Feminism aims to give women the opportunity to …

Security Governance Strategies: Comparing Rebel Groups In Lebanon And Syria, Nourhan Samir Ibrahim

Theses and Dissertations

The prevalence of civil wars especially after the end of the Cold War led to the rise of rebels who control parts of national states in the absence or weakness of the central government. Therefore, scholars who are interested in studying civil wars started to give more attention to how these rebels function after controlling a territory. It is substantial to study rebels who govern since they influence the post conflict peace-building. This study aimed at exploring the different factors that contribute to the sustainability of rebel governance during civil wars, and how this sustainability might lead to inclusion in …

Factors Influencing Cross-Border Cooperation In North America, Mary Fiagbe

Major Papers

Cross border cooperation (CBC) and integration can contribute to the socio-economic development of states since they allow for international collaboration through the removal of some of the restrictions or barriers that arise from the existence of national borders. Recent academic studies on borders explain that borders have become principal zones of state transformation central to the social and economic growth and development of states and their local and regional communities. It is therefore necessary to understand and examine the factors that contribute to and shape cross-border relations and interactions. These factors can either support or negatively influence cross- border activities …

The Turkish Role In The Eastern Mediterranean Region (2018-2020), Yousef Riad Yousef Al-Jariri

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

This study provided a detailed description to the Turkish maneuvers and interactions with the most important events in the East-Mediterranean, and the way Turkey had played a balanced role between its strategic interests and its political stand toward the most important international issues, taking into consideration its internal front and the ruling party interests. This study tried to understand and unveil the Turkish leadership mind and its ambitions to become a regional power that has the well, power, and influence to enforce its vision and ambition especially in regard to the gas and North Syria. This study came to highlight …

The Communication Strategies In Arab Digital Diplomacy... Adoption And Relevancy, Najm Abed Alhatimi Aleessawi

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The article aimed to identify the level of Arab public diplomacy's employment of its communication strategies via the Twitter platform in presenting its political and diplomatic topics and activities. It adopted the descriptive analytical method and the content analysis tool for (1271) tweets from the accounts of Arab foreign ministries on the digital communication platform “Twitter”, for the period from December 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020, using the method of a comprehensive survey of tweets from four Arab countries (Morocco, Saudi Arabia). Jordan, Iraq). The article concluded that security issues ranked first in the tweets of the Jordanian Ministry …

Discrimination On The Basis Of Nationality Under The Convention On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination, William Thomas Worster

Pace International Law Review

Following a recent judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a divergence has opened between the Court and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD Committee) over whether the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) covers nationality-based discrimination. The ICJ held that the CERD does not, but the CERD Committee had previously held the opposite. The solution to this difference is to recognize that the CERD excludes discrimination between citizens and aliens, and, in this, the ICJ was correct. However, this discrimination is distinct from discrimination between foreign persons on the basis …

Religiosity And Democratization: Toward Finding A Causal Linkage In Muslim Countries, Mohammad Al-Momani, Khalid Aladwan٭

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This is an empirical statistical study of the effect of the degree of religiosity on the degree of democratization among selected Muslim countries. The major objective of this research is to explore the causation or correlation between religion and democracy across Muslim societies. This study is important given the vast scientific disagreement among researches regarding variables under study. Religiosity seems not to have significant impact and correlation on democracy as our research found. We also found that on average and for some indicators of religiosity, countries with various degrees of religiosity tend to have approximately same degrees of democratization. We …

The Reality Of Psychological Capital In The Light Of E-Learning: An Exploratory Study Of The Opinions Of A Sample Of Academic Staff At The College Of Administration And Economics, Tikrit University, Abdullah Mahmood Abdullah, Muhammad Mahmoud Taha, Omar Aziz Abbas

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

The research aimed to identify the reality of psychological capital in the light of e-learning, by doing an exploratory study of the opinions of professors at the College of Administration and Economics, University of Tikrit. SPSS V 25) and its hypothesis-testing techniques.

The results indicated the availability of dimensions of psychological capital in the college under study at a high level, as well as a strong and moral correlation with the main variable, and the variation of these dimensions in terms of importance in achieving the main variable in the light of e-learning, and the research made several recommendations, the …

The Impact Of Particular Exercises According To The Fluidity Of Kinetic Transfer For Some Variables Biomechanics For The Moment Of Upgrading And The Achievement Of A Long Jump Of The Talented, Ali Hussein Sagheer, Abbas Ali Lafta, Amjad Nsaif Jasem

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

The research contained introduction, problem, hypotheses and objectives, as it touched upon the impact of particular exercises according to the fluidity of kinetic transfer on some biomechanical variables at the moment of upgrading for the research sample from the talented long-jumpers . As the research touched on the stages of the smooth transport motion the penultimate step and the last step of the speed. And the starting speed of the body, the angle of departure, the fluidity of motion, the kinetic transfer and the achievement of the sample members. Where the results for the control and experimental groups and the …

Effectiveness Of The Iraqi Sport Satellite Channels In Restraining Turbulence In Football Games Of Premier League, Afrah Abdul Khaleq Yahya Al Nuaimi

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

The current study aims at identifying the role of the Iraqi sport satellite channels in restraining turbulence inside the Iraqi football stadiums. The human factor: the sport public of fans association of some sport clubs of the premier league. And the temporal factor: 15/09/2021 to 21/12/2021. The spatial factor: the sport clubs and stadiums of sport public associations of the sport clubs that participate in the premier league. The researcher identifies the community of his study through knowing which teams are the most popular in the Iraqi Premier League for the season of 2020-2021. Three public teams are identified in …

Self-Care Skills Among Autistic Children, Avan Abdulla Hassan, Dina Abas Neamat, Suzan Mahmuod Ali

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

The current study aimed to reveal the level of self-care skills for autistic children, as well as to reveal the level of self-care skills for autistic children according to the gender and age variables. The descriptive method was used in the study, the study sample was chosen randomly and consisted of (100) autistic children aged (4 to 12) years, who are subscribed in the special education institutions (public and private) in Sulaymaniyah Governorate Center, for the academic year 2021/2022. The researches prepared a scale as a mean for the data collection. then by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) program …

A Field Study Of Social Factors And Their Relationship To The Types Of Suicide Among Individuals Of Young Women And Men In The Governorate Of Baghdad, Mustafa Muhammad Pharoun Alwan

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

Iindividuals live in society and the difficult and harsh life they face, whether it is bad economic or family problems that bombard society as a result of wars and disasters that make a person a sad, miserable and desperate person for life, therefore, the study was based on the knowledge of the factors that surround society and the extent to which these factors affect a problem that has begun to take over from several problems that have surfaced, namely suicide, and the extent to which difficult social factors are linked after the change (2003) of the transformation in the traditions …

Restricted At Home, Impeded Abroad: A Study Of Domestic Human Rights Practices And Women’S Global Economic Power, Cameron Elizabeth Cheatham

Honors College Theses

To what extent does the practice of human rights as universal or culturally relative impact women’s status in the global economy? While there is already evidence to show how women have less power in countries that practice culturally relative human rights, this study aims to explore how the domestic practice of human rights influences women’s global power through an analysis of women’s financial inclusion. Using a cross-national, quantitative analysis, I show that human rights practices in the domestic arena directly impact the economic power of women in the global economy. When human rights practices at home are more universal in …

Institute For Public Policy & Civic Engagement Nationwide Survey, Institute For Public Policy & Civic Engagement

Public Policy Poll Results

The Sacred Heart University Institute for Public Policy & Civic Engagement leveraged a quantitative research approach to address the following areas of investigation:

• Awareness of Healthcare Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Education, and Social Justice
• Personal alignment with Sacred Heart University’s definition for each sustainability concept
• Perceived importance and benefit of each sustainability concept
• Perceived impact on society and the community
• Demographic profile of respondents

Ukrainian Women Refugees In Italy And Their Risk Of Sexual Violence: An Interview With Luisanna Porcu, Lepa Mladjenović

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

No abstract provided.

Unscr 1325 Did Not Help Women, Peace, Or Security In Afghanistan: The Role Of Militarism And Hegemonic Masculinity In International Security, Sawyer Bannister

CMC Senior Theses

This paper argues that UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security exemplifies how the international security system is constructed in a way that not only preserves militarism and hegemonic masculinity, but further perpetuates gendered power disparities and exacerbates human insecurity. In this pursuit, this paper develops a theoretical framework of radical feminism to illustrate how the international arena embodies militarized hegemonic masculinity and how this power paradigm fundamentally inhibits international security organizations from successfully addressing gender issues. Additionally, this paper utilizes a case study of UNSCR 1325 and WPS implementation in Afghanistan to reveal how when international security organizations attempt …

Reply To Comments, Artemy Magun

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

Reply To Comments, Greg Yudin

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

Comments To Magun’S And Yudin’S Papers, By Paul Apostolidis, Albena Azmanova, Darin Barney, Gal Kirn, Enzo Rossi, Paul Passavant, David Strecker, Albena Azmanova

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

Capitalism And The Post-Socialist Road To Hell, Artemy Magun

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Neoliberal Roots Of Putin’S War, Greg Yudin

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of Jordan's Parliamentary Institution And The Impact On Political Reform: A Critical Review, Mohammad Al-Momani, Khalid Al-Adwan

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research is a critical study for Jordanian parliamentary evolution and its impact on political reform in Jordan. We hypothesize a significant correlation between parliamentary development and democratization in Jordan. The study found that the Parliamentary institution, which represents the core of democracy in Jordan, is weak and lacking the ability to perform its main political duties. Researchers concluded that democracy in Jordan is in a status of stagnation. Since its formation in 1929 until 2019, parliament’s political power within the Jordanian political system remains substantially ineffective. The Executive Branch of government possess far more political power than the Legislative …

Liberalism And Humanism - The Arab Case, Ibrahem Badran

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Liberalism as a school of thought focuses on individul freedom, the rule of law, constitutional government, economic freedom, tolerance of others in thought, apinion and belief, and denial of authoritative regimes. The practical interpretation of liberalism is institutional democracy, equal citizenship and freedom of ownership. Liberalism stems from the fact that individiaul freedom and right is the essence so no authority should not block such freedom. Because "Liberal Capitalism" is not an ideology, every society builds its economy and institutions according to what its experts, thinkers and environment dictate. Hence, countries differ totally in the details of its economic and …

In Defense Of Liberty: Social Order & The Role Of Government, Dylan J. Conrad

Honors Theses (PPE)

This thesis seeks to address some of the most central questions to the fields of political philosophy and political economy. First, how can social order and government rationally develop out of anarchy? Next, what acts of force, if any, are morally permissible for the State to perform in its relations with individuals, so as to maintain political legitimacy? Lastly, what policies ought the State implement to achieve the best welfare outcomes for a society? This thesis will first show that a laissez-faire capitalist social order can spontaneously emerge from a purely self-interested State of Nature, with the institution of government …

A Guide For Our Times: Herbert Hoover's Critique Of Supreme Court Expansion, Matthew Chopp

Compass: An Undergraduate Journal of American Political Ideas

Former President Herbert Hoover’s critiques of FDR’s plan to expand the Supreme Court are useful for defending against contemporary calls to enlarge the composition of the Court, such as the Judiciary Act of 2021.