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Us Aid In The Arab World Fact Checking Us Democratization Rhetoric Against Reality, Nicholas Canfield
Us Aid In The Arab World Fact Checking Us Democratization Rhetoric Against Reality, Nicholas Canfield
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
Many factors have been used to explain durable authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and one of the most important external influences of MENA governments’ structure is support from the United States. The US balances security concerns and democratization rhetoric in the region, but much literature promotes that security concerns are the most important factor for US support in MENA. Using US aid as a proxy for US support, this study finds that US aid actually increases democratization in MENA, and counterintuitively, aid to MENA military and police forces seems to have a stronger democratization effect than …
Self-Confidence In Moroccan Women: Understanding And Implications, Bethan Owen
Self-Confidence In Moroccan Women: Understanding And Implications, Bethan Owen
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
This research seeks to explore the theory outlined in the article “Supplemental material for age and gender differences in self-esteem—A cross-cultural window,” which states that women in developing countries are more likely than women in developed countries to have high levels of self-confidence. An observational study was conducted by the author on 30 women in the town of Imouzzer Kandar, Morocco. Based on this very limited sample size, results suggest that these women do, generally, have high rates of self-confidence. Morocco-specific cultural influences are examined, as well as results found in other studies and the author’s personal experiences in the …