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Fixing A Hole: Contemporary Security Issues In Africa, Zachary Hadley

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

In the twenty-first century, complex and dynamic challenges within Africa are often borderless. With the ability to scale exponentially, localized conflicts can quickly destabilize regions. Since the early 2000s, scholarly efforts to explicate transnational challenges has led to a growing body of literature dedicated to the African continent. While promising, the corpora of secondary literatures often lack conceptual rigor and depth — requiring students, researchers and scholars to thread coherent narratives across diverse sets of government records, media reports, and firsthand accounts.

Contemporary Security Issues in Africa by William A. Taylor attempts to fill this void by serving as a …

A Crisis Of Globalization: A Review Essay, Matthew Rochat

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Ian Bremmer's book Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism focuses on the discontents of globalization and draws a link between economic insecurity and tides of political polarization that have swept across states, splintering segments of the population and leaving deep social fractures in their wake. In this review essay, I expand on Bremmer’s argument by incorporating two other recent works of global political economy that shed light on the current state of globalization, The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy by Dani Rodrik and Global Capitalism and the Crisis of Humanity by William Robinson. Based …

The Journal Of International Relations, Peace And Development Studies 6th Edition Introduction, Patrick Clairzier

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The Journal of International Relations, Peace and Development Studies 6th Edition Introduction

Gambian And Senegalese Refugee Policies As A Potential Means Towards Regional Stability, Amy Armata

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

No abstract provided.

The Martin Institute: Prints, Spring 2021, Stonehill College: The Martin Institute For Law And Society

The Martin Institute: Prints

No abstract provided.

Helms School Of Government Newsletter - Spring 2021, Liberty University

The Helms School of Government Newsletter

Helms School of Government Newsletter - Spring 2021

Toward Successful Coin: Shining Path's Decline, Darren Colby

Independent Student Projects and Publications

The rapid decline of the Peruvian left-wing insurgent organization Sendero Luminoso was not only the result of the arrest of its leader. An analysis of the precipitous weakening of the organization using two social movement theories finds other factors were involved in the demise of the organization as well. These factors—participatory politics, support for the military among the rural population, and alienation of the population by Sendero Luminoso—provide insights to effective counterinsurgency tactics.

Educating For Democracy: Policy Recommendations For The Revitalization Of Civic Learning In The United States, Meghan E. O'Brien

Community Engagement Student Work

The recent decades have brought upon a dramatic shift in the United States’ political and social climate. Increases in ideological polarization and extremism have taken hold as individual trust, knowledge, and participation in democratic processes has declined (Gould et al., 2011). These trends have contributed to the rising severity of social issues facing the United States - climate change, income inequality, systemic racism - as well as an inability to collectively address these issues. The need for a solution to these trends has never been greater as the nation struggles to perfect a democratic structure in which citizens are equitably …

Food Deserts In Indianapolis, Anthony Little

Environmental Justice

This project focuses on the issue of food deserts in Indianapolis.

Hostile Architecture, Hannah Sparks

Environmental Justice

This project is centered around the concept of public spaces and architecture that is intentionally designed to prevent unhoused people from having unlimited access to the environment for survival purposes.

Conservation And Its Effect On Indigenous Communities, Emma Vanderheyden

Environmental Justice

This project investigates the effects of conservation on indigenous populations.

Food Apartheid In Indianapolis, Anna Watson

Environmental Justice

This project examines food deserts and food apartheid in Indianapolis.

One Year Later: Public Opinion On The Covid-19 Pandemic, Brianne Gilbert

StudyLA Reports

About This Study

Study LA’s Los Angeles Public Opinion Survey is the largest general social survey of any metropolitan area in urban America. The survey provides a unique perspective into the quality -of -life perceptions, personal financial wellbeing, economic concerns, overall life satisfaction, and various civic issues facing Los Angeles residents.

Since 2014, StudyLA has engaged more than 18,000 residents through the survey, resulting in hundreds of thousands of hours of meaningful conversations about the future of the region.

While some questions are unchanged from year to year for the purposes of longitudinal analysis, new questions were added this …

A Study Of Undergraduate Major On The Youth Electorate Within The Bryant Community, Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski

Honors Projects in History and Social Sciences

This thesis will carefully explore the relationship between undergraduate college major, and political participation and affiliation of young voters (ages 18-29). There has been a great deal of research in the field of voter behavior about this generation of young voters, and how they will impact the new electorate and overall political climate. An increasing commonality amongst young people is an undergraduate education of some kind. However, undergraduate students can choose their area of study, thus differentiating the exposure to information and experience of each student at a very impressionable time in their lives. A study of the political behavior …

Ghost Of Populism: Haunting The Demos In Democracy, Chloe A. Bidne

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

Several recent elections demonstrate voters across advanced industrial economies support candidates with a populist agenda. We observe this phenomenon, for example, in the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States as well as across the Atlantic through the majority of voters in the UK favoring the UK Independence Party’s call to leave the European Union and return to a nationally focused agenda through Brexit. Europe allows us to be vividly aware of voter support for populist agendas through their multi-party systems, which include political parties who openly and explicitly claim a populist agenda, such as the …

China’S Success Unraveled, Wilson Vo

Early College

No abstract provided.

Should We Govern Geoengineering Like Nuclear Weapons Or The Internet?, Elizabeth L. Chalecki

Political Science Faculty Publications

As climate change accelerates, geoengineering has emerged as a potential last-resort strategy for mitigating global warming. However, the absence of a comprehensive governance framework raises critical political, ethical, and ecological concerns. This article compares geoengineering governance to two existing global regimes: nuclear technology, which is tightly controlled due to catastrophic risks, and the internet, which is loosely regulated to maximize accessibility. Through analysis of utility, barriers to entry, and regulatory structures, the author argues that no single model is sufficient for geoengineering governance. Instead, a hybrid framework is required—one that combines strict oversight for high-risk, globally impactful technologies with flexible, …

Effective Cognitive Learning Solutions For Special Education Students Of Nyc Public Schools In Underserved Communities Prepared For: Dr. Sheying Chen Pace University, Nicole N. Garvin

Master in Public Administration Theses

The goal of this report was to study scientific-based programs that promote the Theory of Cognition as the foundation to learning and teaching special education students and students classified as learning disabled in the public schools of under-served communities; to inform families who live and send their children to public schools in under-served communities of these alternative approaches to learning, inform them of their rights during IEP reviews and requesting an impartial hearing; and stop the School to Prison Pipeline. The research shows how students classified as special education in the most restrictive environment and students classified as Learning Disabled …

My Teachers Rode With Jesse James, Or Teaching Is Hard: A Political Scientist's Reflections On Good Teaching, Micahel A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

This article examines the chief characteristics that make for good or great teaching. A combination of professional, disciplinary, and key interpersonal factors is required to advance from good to great. The alchemic process of learning - especially how we learn - also is explored.

The Longest Sin And Deepest Silence, Cierra White

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The focus for this project will be analyzing the relevance of the civil rights movement today. Such as how the foundations and scarifies of the civil rights movement let to the social climate of the Black Live Matter movement. This project will explore topics of racism, discrimination, inequality, suburbanization, and the divide of racial lines. Also, this project will focus on Civil Resistance and civil disobedience. This project will compare the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and other prominent civil rights leaders during this time. I believe that by exploring and analyzing the causes of the Civil …

Effects Of U.S. Migration Policies On Migration Policies In Latin America, Katherine Graybill

Honors Projects

All countries deal with migration a little differently from one another, however, the way immigration is dealt with in some Latin American countries is based off of policies applied in the United States. The U.S. is a much stronger country than some of the Latin American countries they are relatively close to, and it therefore has the power to influence other countries to create policies that will help the U.S. achieve their goals. The U.S. has been largely anti-immigration in recent years and has consequently pressured Latin American Countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador into doing more …

The Eviction Landscape In South Carolina, Ethan Magnuson

Senior Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the South Carolinian eviction crisis from the perspective of radical geography. South Carolina was chosen for the severity of its crisis and the lack of research at a sub-state level. Court records of eviction filings from 2019 were geocoded and tested for spatial clustering, which was clearly visible. Plaintiff names were used to identify the most frequent filers and distinguish landlords by type. At the census tract level, eviction filing counts were compared with neighborhood characteristics using negative binomial regression, and most were found to be significant in South Carolina. …

Space Exploration: Nasa Investment Into The Private Space Sector And Public Opinion, Brooke Ziegenhagen

Senior Theses

The space exploration industry has entered a new era with companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin leading the way to the privatization of space. This paper examines public opinion regarding the source of space exploration funding and proposes possible motivations for these sentiments. This is followed by an assessment on NASA’s investment trends into the commercial space industry. Both probes review the past decade, to reveal the public-private relationship in this new era and finally, conclude whether or not public opinion plays a role in the degree of NASA investment and what that role may be.

Us Vs. Wales: Comparing And Improving Refugee Health Policy, Payton Ramsey

Senior Theses

Inadequate strides have been made to bolster the short and long-term health of growing numbers of refugees awaiting resettlement. The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as many countries of resettlement, guarantee the right to health as signatories of the UN 1951 Refugee Convention, but in many situations refugee accessibility to healthcare and health resources is limited by time restrictions on benefits, immigration status, and/or financial circumstances.

This thesis provides a synopsis of the historical roots of current policies and legislative frameworks relating to refugee health for Wales and the US. Through the analysis of governmental policy …

Çështja E Kosovës Drejt Statusit Final Pako E Ahtisarit, Qendresa Xhafa

Theses and Dissertations

Kur flasim për çështje të zgjidhjes së statutit të shteteve të pavarura në botë shohim modele të ndryshme, në disa raste në histori shohim fitimin e statusit të pavarësimit të shteteve në mënyrë të drejtpërdrejt nga rezultatet e luftërave, në raste të tjera shohim ndërmjetësime të fuqive të mëdha, raste të kompensimeve të ndryshme territoriale ose burimeve të ndryshme natyrore të shteteve. Një nga këto raste e hasim edhe rastin e Kosovës të cilin do të mundohemi të e shtjellojmë gjatë këtij punimi në një analizë të marrëveshjeve të ndryshme duke filluar nga marrëveshja e Kumanovës, rezoluta 1244, vendimi i …

Kosova Dhe Politika E Ibrahim Rugovës, Fiolla Zeqiri

Theses and Dissertations

Synimi i këtij punimi bachelor është trajtimi i çështjes së Kosovës gjatë udhëheqjes së Dr.Ibrahim Rugovës. Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës ka 120 anëtarë të zgjedhur për një mandat katër vjeçar. Sipas Kushtetutës, Kosova do të ketë një kuvend të përbërë nga 120 anëtarë. Kosova ka një sistem shumëpartiak, me parti të shumta në të cilat asnjë parti shpesh nuk ka shanse të fitojë pushtet, dhe partitë duhet të punojnë me njëra-tjetrën, për të formuar qeveritë e koalicionit. Ky punim përmban ecurinë e ngjarjeve kryesore duke filluar me Presidenti Ibrahim Rugova – cili ishte bashkëthemelues i Lidhjes Demokratike të Kosovë …

Kriza Jugosllave – Rasti I Kosovës, Anesa Ferati

Theses and Dissertations

Synimi i këtij punimi bachelor është trajtimi i çështjes së Kosovës në ish-Jugosllavi gjatë viteve 1990-1999. Ky punim shtjellon çështjen e vetëvendosjes, përpjekjen e shqiptarëve për të qenë të lirë nga okupimi serb. Një luftë nga ana e popullit të Kosovës e cila kishte karakter çlirimtar duke u sfiduar me mënyra më të ndryshme dhe të dhunshme nga ana e serbëve. Si pasojë e përpjekjeve për lirinë e tyre, ata nuk morën asgjë tjetër përpos rrahjeve, burgosjeve, vrasjeve, dhunimeve, shkatërrimeve, plaçkitjeve, djegjeve, masakrimeve, duke mos i kursyer as gratë e deri tek fëmijët. Ky punim përmban ecurinë e ngjarjeve kryesore …

Global Studies Initiative Faculty Report: Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Dale Gardner

Global Studies Initiatives in Social Sciences 2020 - 2021

No abstract provided.

Food Waste In The United States, Jack Pitchford

Environmental Justice

This project is centered around the food waste problem in the United States and around the world.

The Effects Of Increasing The Number Of Voting Members On Parole Panels: A Case Study Of La Act 604 Of 2018, Miranda Campbell

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.