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Homelessness Testimonies And Sources, Tyler Mcalister

What is Homelessness?

Testimony to the City of Portland/General Public

Gun Violence Testimonies & Sources, Beckett Markosian

Why Is It Important To Know About Gun Control?

Beckett Markosian’s Testimony

Moral Values, Social Ideologies, And Threat-Based Cognition: Implications For Intergroup Relations., Brandon D. Stewart Phd, David S. M. Morris

Faculty Publications

Moral foundations theory (MFT) has provided an account of the moral values that underscore different cultural and political ideologies, and these moral values of harm, fairness, loyalty, authority, and purity can help to explain differences in political and cultural ideologies; however, the extent to which moral foundations relate to strong social ideologies, intergroup processes and threat perceptions is still underdeveloped. To explore this relationship, we conducted two studies. In Study 1 (N = 157), we considered how the moral foundations predicted strong social ideologies such as authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO) as well as attitudes toward immigrants. …

Empowering Action Against Femicide: A Case Study Of Turkey An Integrated Literature Review, Ashley Simon

Thinking Matters Symposium

The primary purpose of this integrative literature review is to explore the relationship between culture and femicide within Turkey to empower action against femicide. Femicides within Turkey are on the rise, as a study done by Sage Journals in 2009 reported that 42% of Turkish women between the ages of 15 and 60 experienced some form of physical or sexual abuse from their husband or partner. Currently, there has been an onslaught of articles released that more and more women are being abused throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research will explore cultural aspects that allow for women’s …

Moving Morality Beyond The In-Group: Liberals And Conservatives Show Differences On Group-Framed Moral Foundations And These Differences Mediate The Relationships To Perceived Bias And Threat., Brandon D. Stewart Phd, David S. M. Morris

Faculty Publications

Moral foundations research suggests that liberals care about moral values related to individual rights such as harm and fairness, while conservatives care about those foundations in addition to caring more about group rights such as loyalty, authority, and purity. However, the question remains about how conservatives and liberals differ in relation to group-level moral principles. We used two versions of the moral foundations questionnaire with the target group being either abstract or specific ingroups or outgroups. Across three studies, we observed that liberals showed more endorsement of Individualizing foundations (Harm and Fairness foundations) with an outgroup target, while conservatives showed …

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2018, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• Political Science majors Shaman Kirkland and Hamdia Ahmed help organize March for Our Lives
• New World Languages Options
• Screening of the film “Of Many: Then and Now” and moderated discussion with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and Imam Khalid Latif
• (De)Constructing Race, Equality, and Power at SPACE Gallery
• Registration information
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2018
• HTY/POS Internship Fall 2018
• Ron Schmidt's forthcoming book Reading Politics with Machiavelli

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2017, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• New Faculty: Lacey Sparks
• Exhibition: "Letters Home: Harriet Sweetser and the Gorham Normal School at the Turn-of-the-Century"
• Student appreciation
• USM Special Collections
• Exhibition: "The Forgotten Heroines of the Easter Rising by Irish Sculptor Betty Newman-Maguire"
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2017
• HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2017
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2017

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2017, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• Maine Model United Nations Conference
• The Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities Program
• W.E.B. Du Bois: Becoming an American Program
• Registration information
• Ron Schmidt's column in Maine Beacon
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Spring 2017
• HTY/POS Internships Spring 2017
• Abraham Peck received a DLitt (Doctor of letters) degree from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England
• USM History on Instagram: @usmhistory
• HTY spring trip to New York City
• Libby Bischof's class visit to Abbe Museum
• "Judeo-Christian and Islamic Values" an opinion article written by Abraham Peck

Shared Experiences Of Women In Politics, Esther Pew

Thinking Matters Symposium Archive

What are the lived experiences of female politicians in the state of Maine who have made the active decision to run for elected office?

• What is the experience like for a woman running for political office?

• What motivates and hinders women in their aspirations to run for political office?

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• New Race and Ethnic Studies Minor
• Ron Schmidt in the news
• Robert Klotz and Dmitry Bam lecture
• Maine Model United Nations Conference
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2016
• HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2016
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2016
• Student appreciation
• Libby Bischof presenting at the Third Annual Historians forum at the Maine Historical Society
• Eileen Eagan at the annual national Council on Public History conference in Baltimore, Maryland

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• Exhibition co-curated by Libby Bischof, "Picturing Maine
• History Student Named UNUM Scholar
• Exhibit: "Visualizing Uncle Tom’s Cabin"
• Adam Tuchinsky named interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• New faculty: Timothy Ruback
• Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC)
• Leroy Rowe class visit to Augusta
• “Social Media and Revolutions,” talk by Adeline Koh, Director of the Center for Digital Humani-ties at Stockton College
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Spring 2016
• HTY/POS Internships Offered Spring 2016

The Intersection Between Conspiracy Theories And Paranoia In American Culture, Melania Jankowski

All Student Scholarship

This thesis traces the prominence of conspiracy theorizing and paranoia in American culture by examining the issues from a variety of angles and then focusing on the terrorist attacks of 9/11 as the primary case study. Through a critical analysis of the development of conspiratorination's al inclinations in the United States, the thesis argues that our nation's complacency with such behavior has made paranoia a defining aspect of American political culture. The thesis addresses how this came to be, as well as the general concepts of conspiracy and paranoia in three major ways.

Super Pacs 2012, Joseph Miller

Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations

The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the case of the Citizens United vs the Federal Election Commision dramatically changed how elections are financed in the United States. That landmark case let to the creation of Super Political Action Committees (Super PACs). These organizations have the ability to raise limitless amounts of money and spend thses funds however they see fit on candidtaes of their choosing.

This case study will test six hypotheses. These hypotheses deal with two major actions. The first action is the conduct of Super PACs and the manner in which they went about choosing races to involve …

Equality News (Summer 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Spring 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Winter 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Autumn 2007), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Spring 2007), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Winter 2007), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Autumn 2006), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Summer 2006), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Fall 2005), Rodney Mondor

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Summer 2005), Rodney Mondor

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Spring 2005), Rodney Mondor

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Winter 2005-2006), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Fall 2004), Maggie Allen

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Summer 2004), Maggie Allen

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Mlgpa News (Spring 2004), Maggie Allen

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

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Equality News (Winter 2004-2005), Rodney Mondor

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Mlgpa News (Fall 2003), Maggie Allen

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

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