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Bill #99-4-S - Excellence In Teaching Award Implementation, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to create excellence in teaching award.

American Irish Newsletter - February 1999, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Arms Transfers, Dependence, And Regional Stability: Isolated Effects Or General Patterns?, David Todd Kinsella

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

There are two parts to this paper. The first part examines the impact of arms transfers on the conflictual behavior of third world recipients. I conceptualize conflict as a multiplicative function of total arms imports and the extent to which the recipient is dependent on relatively few arms suppliers. My hypothesis that arms imports encouraged belligerence but that arms-transfer dependence diminished this effect is not widely supported by my time series analyses: only twelve of 86 countries analyzed exhibit this dual pattern. The second part of the paper examines the impact of arms transfers on the aggregate level of military …

Mlgpa News (February 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

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Law And Politics In Judicial Oversight Of Federal Administrative Agencies, Martha Anne Humphries, Donald R. Songer

Faculty Publications

Administrative agencies play a substantial role in the formulation and implementation of national policy Central to this role is their exercise of discretion. A normative consensus exists that such discretion should be constrained by administrative deference to the rule of law. The courts of appeals are expected to insure that such discretion is constrained. The analysis reported below examines how effectively they fulfill that expectation The findings suggest that agency success is related to political considerations, with agencies being successful when their decisions are consistent with the policy preferences of the judges. However, variables that captured elements of the legal …

The Turning Points In The Hashemite-Palestinian Relations, 1970-1994, Ghaith El Lawzi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Louise Madeira, Louise Madeira

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author -Louise Madeira - is a psychologist working in Brazil. In this article, the Brazilian Economic Crisis is discussed.

Query From An Ibpp Reader: The Nature Of Time In Organizations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article responds to an IBPP reader's query about time in organizations--viz., time limits (or lack thereof) for positions in organizations, time length of incumbency for such positions, and number of times on can be re-elected or otherwise chosen for an organizational position.

A Research Agenda In India For Political Psychologists: Fanning The Flames Of Political Violence Or Dousing Them?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychological Issues about the incitement of political violence in India that merits further attention by political psychologists.

Religion As Opium, Religion As Vitamin: Comments On Pope John Paul Ii's Papacy And Political Power, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article considers the interface between institutionalized and organized religion on the one hand and formally constituted and secular governmental authority on the other, in the context of Pope John Paul II's papacy.

Trends. The Devil's In The Details: The Vatican And Exorcism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent revision to the Roman Catholic ritual of exorcism.

Bill 99-3-S - Purchase Of Paper Shredder, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to purchase a paper shredder for the SGA office.

Bill 99-1-S - Faculty Appreciation Day, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to establish faculty appreciation day.

Bill 99-2-S - Purchase Of Reference Materials, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to purchase Robert's Rule of Order.

Catastrophic Counterterrorism As Catastrophe, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article posits three very noxious consequences of common counterterrorism approaches to catastrophic terrorism that are gaining currency in international foreign policy communities.

Control Of The Personal As A Means Of Political Control And Power: Thoughts For A New Millennium, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the utility of significantly controlling the governed's personal sphere of life as a means of maintaining and further increasing political control and power by political authorities in the new millennium.

Representative Democracy And The Non-Democratic Force Of Religion: Turkey, Israel, Algeria, India, And The United States, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies and provides examples of a destructive, non-democratic force that is intrinsic to a democracy. This force impinges on democracy from outside and from within.

Trends. The Senate Trial Of President Clinton: There's More Than One Way To Wag The Dog, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses "wagging the dog" as it relates to the current presidential scandal.

Seconds - Newsletter, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

WKU Student Government Association newsletter Seconds:

• Vol. 6, No. 1, January 19, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 2, January 26, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 3, February 2, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 4, February 9, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 5, February 16, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 6, February 23, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 7, March 9, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 8, March 23, 1999
• Vol. 6, No. 9, March 30, 1999

Trends. Religious Killing: Going By The Book, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the unfortunate social phenomena in India of religion-based killing and desecrating.

Aviation Security: The Human Element In Human Factors, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes aspects of social and political human functioning that are germane to security violations discovered by representatives of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) in tests at various United States (U.S.) airports. FAA reports on the violations were obtained by The New York Times through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and discussed in the Times' January 11th Issue.

Privatization And The Private Psychology Of Social Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a crucial psychological nexus that mitigates against governmental attempts to privatize social security programs.

Terrorists' Delight: The Soft Psychological Underbelly Of A Superpower In The Post-Cold War Era, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychological vulnerabilities of the one remaining superpower that are being exploited by terrorist organizations--those that are state-sponsored and abetted and those sponsored and abetted by other political actors.

Trends. The Mother Of All Warnings To North Korea, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the problematic logic of the UN ordering the North Korean government to allow a nuclear weapons development site to be inspected.

The Who And How Of Organizations' Lobbying Strategies In Committee, Marie Hojnacki, David Kimball

Political Science Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Cuba In The Middle East : A Brief Chronology, Domingo Amuchástegui

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Occasional Papers

No abstract provided.

Environmental Technology Transfer And Foreign Investment : Factors Impacting Environmental Protection In A Transition-Era Cuba, Aldo M. Leiva

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Occasional Papers

No abstract provided.

The Pope's Visit To Cuba And Its Aftermath, Juan Clark

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Occasional Papers

No abstract provided.

Still Adjusting To Markman: A Prescription For The Timing Of Claim Construction Hearings, William Lee, Anita Krug

All Faculty Scholarship

In Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., the Supreme Court held that the interpretation of patent claims is a question of law to be determined by the court rather than a question of fact to be decided by the jury. The Court based its holding on the belief that judges are better suited than juries to address claim interpretation issues and that claim interpretation by the court would result in greater uniformity in the treatment of patents. The Markman decision, however, has confronted the district courts with a host of thorny questions, such as what evidence they may consider in their …

Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy In Everyday Life By Nina Eliasoph, Joshua Gamson

Sociology

No abstract provided.