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Unexpected Events In Interstate Wars, Zachary C. Shirkey Jan 2009

Unexpected Events In Interstate Wars, Zachary C. Shirkey

Publications and Research

This is the data for unexpected events on interstate wars associated with Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join? The Spread of Interstate War. Please see that work for a description of the coding and please cite that work when using this data.


The Naacp Nobody Knows, Richard M. Valelly Jan 2009

The Naacp Nobody Knows, Richard M. Valelly

Political Science Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


A Constitution For Our Generation?, Carol Nackenoff Jan 2009

A Constitution For Our Generation?, Carol Nackenoff

Political Science Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Cuba, U.S. Naval Blockade Of, Bert Chapman Jan 2009

Cuba, U.S. Naval Blockade Of, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides an overview and analysis of the U.S. naval blockade of Cuba during this conflict.


Joseph Ratzinger: Market Economy And Ethics Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Joseph Ratzinger: Market Economy And Ethics Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Mitchell And Simmons, Beyond Politics: Synopsis Study Guide, Steven A. Samson Jan 2009

Mitchell And Simmons, Beyond Politics: Synopsis Study Guide, Steven A. Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Lee Harris: Al-Qaeda’S Fantasy Ideology Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Lee Harris: Al-Qaeda’S Fantasy Ideology Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Legend Of The Grand Inquisitor: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Legend Of The Grand Inquisitor: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


James Kurth: The Protestant Deformation And American Foreign Policy: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

James Kurth: The Protestant Deformation And American Foreign Policy: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


200909 Obiter Dicta: Early Advent 2009, Steven Samson Jan 2009

200909 Obiter Dicta: Early Advent 2009, Steven Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


200912 Obiter Dicta: End Of The Year, Steven Samson Jan 2009

200912 Obiter Dicta: End Of The Year, Steven Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Mark Lilla: The Lure Of Syracuse Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Mark Lilla: The Lure Of Syracuse Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Mark Steyn: America Alone Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Mark Steyn: America Alone Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


International Resources Selected Websites, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

International Resources Selected Websites, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Comparative Economic And Political Ideas: Bibliography, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2009

Comparative Economic And Political Ideas: Bibliography, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Treason Trials Of Aaron Burr, By Peter C. Hoffer, Michael A. Genovese Jan 2009

Book Review: The Treason Trials Of Aaron Burr, By Peter C. Hoffer, Michael A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Presidents In Retirement: Alone And Out Of Office, By Paul B. Wice, Michael A. Genovese Jan 2009

Book Review: Presidents In Retirement: Alone And Out Of Office, By Paul B. Wice, Michael A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Unitary Executive: Presidential Power From Washington To Bush, By Steven G. Calabresi And Christopher S. Yoo, Michael A. Genovese Jan 2009

Book Review: The Unitary Executive: Presidential Power From Washington To Bush, By Steven G. Calabresi And Christopher S. Yoo, Michael A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Book Review: To Serve The President: Continuity And Innovation In The White House Staff, By Bradley H. Patterson, Michael A. Genovese Jan 2009

Book Review: To Serve The President: Continuity And Innovation In The White House Staff, By Bradley H. Patterson, Michael A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming Koreatown: A Prescription For Current And Future Needs Of Koreatown Residents, Edward J.W. Park, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance Jan 2009

Reclaiming Koreatown: A Prescription For Current And Future Needs Of Koreatown Residents, Edward J.W. Park, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance

Asian and Asian American Studies Faculty Works

This report presents current and future needs of neighborhood residents and analyzes the challenges facing the multi-ethnic, low-income Koreatown community in Los Angeles. For the thousands of low-income residents of Los Angeles's Koreatown, the economic hardships brought on by the recent subprime mortgage housing and financial crises are not new. In the words of a Koreatown resident, "....the housing 'crisis' has been a crisis for us for a long time." Well before the current recession, Koreatown residents were complaining of increased housing costs due to the influx of upscale luxury housing units that replaced affordable housing units. The 2008 financial …


The Regional Order In The Middle East Post 9/11: The Iranian Role, Ahmed Shebl Morsy Jan 2009

The Regional Order In The Middle East Post 9/11: The Iranian Role, Ahmed Shebl Morsy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


South Park And Absurd Culture War Ideologies, The Art Of Stealthy Conservatism, Drew W. Dungan Jan 2009

South Park And Absurd Culture War Ideologies, The Art Of Stealthy Conservatism, Drew W. Dungan

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

South Park serves as an example of satire and parody lampooning culture war issues in the popular media. Since it targets culture war issues, it is relevant to analyze its political and social stance on the issues as presented within. Both extremes in political and social ideology are targeted. Although the program notes an ideological absurdity in extremist points-of-view, the presentation of the issues attempts to create a sense of moderate ideology criticizing both the far left and far right, when in fact, closer analysis provides evidence that South Park serves a stealthy conservative perspective. Stealthy conservatism presents itself as …


The Origins Of Ethno/National Separatist Terrorism: A Cross-National Analysis Of The Background Conditions Of Terrorist Campaigns, Brandon Charles Snell Jan 2009

The Origins Of Ethno/National Separatist Terrorism: A Cross-National Analysis Of The Background Conditions Of Terrorist Campaigns, Brandon Charles Snell

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

This study measures the influence that multiple social, political, and economic conditions have on the development of ethno/national separatist terrorist organizations. It begins by analyzing the nationalist theories of primordialism, modernism, and ethnosymbolism, and the terrorist theories of strategic logic and psychology. The nationalist theories consider cultural symbols a powerful component behind nationalist movements and populations with significant symbolic attachments especially prone to react aggressively against perceived threats to those symbols. Proponents of strategic logic and psychological theory also view terrorism as reactive but deviate on whether this response is conceived rationally. Examining the origins of Basque and Catalan terrorism …


Gender Politics: A Case Study Of Feminism In Iran, Sara A. Hoff Jan 2009

Gender Politics: A Case Study Of Feminism In Iran, Sara A. Hoff

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

The literature on feminism and Islam shows that there is a distinct relationship and conflict between identity groups in Iran. An alliance between Muslim and secular feminists has been observed in the past in Iran; however, a breakdown of the alliance has occurred in recent years. It is my assumption that in order for feminists in Iran to unite, several principles of Iris Young's communicative democracy and coalition building practices have to be applied. Communicative democracy stresses that individuals' ideas often change when interaction with other people and their experiences occurs. Further, communicative democracy emphasizes the importance of recognizing the …


How Does A Democratic Brazil Constrast With Authoritarian Brazil In Terms Of Promoting Human Security?, Pablo Albuquerque Banhos Jan 2009

How Does A Democratic Brazil Constrast With Authoritarian Brazil In Terms Of Promoting Human Security?, Pablo Albuquerque Banhos

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

This study compares and contrasts two distinct regimes, the Brazilian military regime (1964-1985) and Brazil's current democratic regime (1985-2007). The focus of this thesis is to determine why, compared to the authoritarian regime, human security has improved measurably under democracy in some areas but not in others. To assess this paradox, one variable has been chosen: the rule of law, specifically conceptualized as violations of physical integrity. This research centers on the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and is based on a qualitative examination supplemented by quantitative evidence. The study finds that violations of physical integrity …


The Outsourcing Of National Defense, Christopher Weimar Jan 2009

The Outsourcing Of National Defense, Christopher Weimar

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The outsourcing of military activities and services has grown dramatically in recent decades. My objective is to understand and explain this phenomenon at work in the United States Department of Defense (DoD) using theoretical frameworks of strategic efficiency, political ideology and organizational theory factors. This study seeks to answer the question, why has the DOD outsourced support activities and functions that contribute to larger national security objectives and were traditionally performed by DoD personnel? I'll use a case-study methodology to examine outsourcing in the DoD between 1970 and 2005, to include an in-depth look at the information technology (IT) networks …


Studying Oil, Islam, And Women As If Political Institutions Mattered, Alice J. Kang Jan 2009

Studying Oil, Islam, And Women As If Political Institutions Mattered, Alice J. Kang

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

By asserting that oil, not Islam, hurts gender equality, Michael Ross (2008) has made an important contribution to the debate on whether Islam bodes ill for women (Fish 2002; Inglehart and Norris 2003; Spierings, Smits, and Verloo 2009). Ross suggests that oil production decreases the number of female workers in countries with occupational segregation. The more women are left out of the formal economy, the fewer opportunities and resources they have for becoming influential political constituencies. According to Ross, "[t]his leaves oil-producing states with atypically strong patriarchal cultures and political institutions" (p. 107). Employing the same set of countries and …


The Bush Administration's Decision To Invade Iraq: Did They Fall Victim To Groupthink?, Joel Nantais Jan 2009

The Bush Administration's Decision To Invade Iraq: Did They Fall Victim To Groupthink?, Joel Nantais

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the George W. Bush administration became victims of groupthink when they made the policy decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Groupthink is a policy-making model which was first put forward by Irving Janis which attempts to explain how experienced and elite policy-makers can make decisions which lead to disastrous outcomes due to conditions which cause defective decision-making. Research was conducted through a qualitative, within case study which was made possible through the inherent process tracing method of the groupthink model. Mainly secondary sources which detailed the historical case of the decision …


Environmental Politics In Paradise: Resistance To The Selling Of Vieques, Sherrie Baver Jan 2009

Environmental Politics In Paradise: Resistance To The Selling Of Vieques, Sherrie Baver

Publications and Research

The most notable instance of a massive and successful social protest in Puerto Rico in recent years has been on the island of Vieques between 1999 and 2003. This was a rare case in which Puerto Ricans were able to overcome their partisan divisions to end the U.S. Navy's 60 years of training on this small, 51- square-mile island off the main island's east coast. Part of the reason for the Vieques victory, including gaining support from some influential U.S. politicians, was that leaders framed the protest in terms of human rights, public health and environmental degradation rather than Yanqui …


Knowing When To Trust Others: An Erp Study Of Decision-Making After Receiving Information From Unknown People, Cheryl Boudreau, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Seana Coulson Jan 2009

Knowing When To Trust Others: An Erp Study Of Decision-Making After Receiving Information From Unknown People, Cheryl Boudreau, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Seana Coulson

Faculty Scholarship

To address the neurocognitive mechanisms that underlie choices made after receiving information from an anonymous individual, reaction times (Experiment 1) and event-related brain potentials (Experiment 2) were recorded as participants played 3 variants of the Coin Toss game. In this game, participants guess the outcomes of unseen coin tosses after a person in another room (dubbed “the reporter”) observes the coin toss outcomes and then sends reports (which may or may not be truthful) to participants about whether the coins landed on heads or tails. Participants knew that the reporter's interests either were aligned with their own (Common Interests), opposed …