Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- American Politics (3)
- Arts and Humanities (2)
- Comparative Politics (2)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (2)
- Communication (1)
-
- Environmental Studies (1)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
- Gender and Sexuality (1)
- Islamic Studies (1)
- Peace and Conflict Studies (1)
- Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation (1)
- Policy History, Theory, and Methods (1)
- Politics and Social Change (1)
- Religion (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Women's Studies (1)
- Keyword
-
- Centrism (1)
- Climate Change (1)
- Denial (1)
- Development (1)
- Electability (1)
-
- Environment (1)
- Gender (1)
- Government (1)
- Ideology (1)
- Internal Armed Conflict (1)
- Lawmaking (1)
- Legislative effectiveness (1)
- Media Consumption (1)
- Military (1)
- Muslim Intolerance (1)
- Natural resources (1)
- Political Institutions (1)
- Political polarization (1)
- Post-conflict (1)
- Presidential candidates (1)
- State Capacity (1)
- Voter behavior (1)
- Women's political empowerment (1)
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Models and Methods
Blessing Or Curse? Natural Resources And Women’S Political Empowerment In Post-Conflict States, Katelyn L. Laplaunt
Blessing Or Curse? Natural Resources And Women’S Political Empowerment In Post-Conflict States, Katelyn L. Laplaunt
Student Publications
The end of a civil war represents an opportunity for women to gain political power and improve their societal status. If women are systematically constrained from gaining this power, they are losing a valuable chance to improve levels of gender equality. Little research thus far has focused on how the post-conflict period might be impacted by a country’s natural resource wealth. This study aims to fill this knowledge gap by exploring how a country’s dependence on natural resources might influence women’s political empowerment in post-conflict societies. I argue that countries that rely more heavily on natural resources as a source …
The Relationship Between State Capacity And Internal Armed Conflict, Rodrigo L. Cotto-Abreu
The Relationship Between State Capacity And Internal Armed Conflict, Rodrigo L. Cotto-Abreu
Student Publications
This paper seeks to evaluate the impact that state capacity has had on the annual incidences of internal armed conflicts in the post-WWII period. This paper proposes that the state’s coercive, administrative, and extractive capabilities are the most effective tools at its disposal when attempting to decrease the likelihood of the onset of internal civil conflict. This paper hypothesizes that the higher the level of state capacity in a given nation-state is, the lower the number or occurrences of internal armed conflict will be. The key finding this paper presents is a statistically significant result linking state capacity to the …
The Enigma Of Electability: How Do Voters Predict Who Can Win?, Emily C. Dalgleish
The Enigma Of Electability: How Do Voters Predict Who Can Win?, Emily C. Dalgleish
Student Publications
Ideological moderation is often assumed to inform a candidate's electability. This article examines the effects of a voters’ perceptions of a candidate’s ideology on the voters’ belief in the candidate’s ability to win the election. Using data from the American National Election Survey from 2008 and 2016, the paper compares the effect of the perceived ideology of a candidate and individuals' predictions about the candidate that will win. Opinions regarding Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Donald Trump are analyzed. The results suggest that for the Democratic candidates, voters who believed them to be more moderate or conservative were …
The Shrinking Center: When Are Centrists More Effective Lawmakers?, Benjamin Pontz
The Shrinking Center: When Are Centrists More Effective Lawmakers?, Benjamin Pontz
Student Publications
Legislative effectiveness is an inherently amorphous -- even subjective -- concept. Yet, arguably, it is among the most important considerations when evaluating the performance of members of Congress. Using Volden and Wiseman's index, the Legislative Effectiveness Score (LES), I evaluate when ideology informs or predicts effectiveness in passing laws, which I conceptualize as the fundamental role of legislators. In particular, I assess the extent to which centrists are more or less effective than their more partisan peers. I find that, while the number of centrists has declined precipitously, their ideology does not -- at least at the broadest level -- …
Levels Of Media Consumption And Muslim Intolerance, Kathryn E. Cushman
Levels Of Media Consumption And Muslim Intolerance, Kathryn E. Cushman
Student Publications
Exploring the various factors that lead to Muslim intolerance, specifically the role of media consumption and the control variables of age and education levels
Green In Your Wallet Or A Green Planet: Views On Government Spending And Climate Change, Lincoln M. Butcher
Green In Your Wallet Or A Green Planet: Views On Government Spending And Climate Change, Lincoln M. Butcher
Student Publications
The scientific community is a near consensus that climate change is not only anthropogenic but is also a major threat to people around the world. Despite the alarm bells from the scientific community many people in the United States simply deny the science of climate change. Many studies have targeted level of education, party membership, and gender in their role in influencing how individuals perceive climate change. This study showed that views on government spending plays a very important role in the importance of the environment. Individuals who supported decreased government spending tend to view jobs as more important than …
The Effect Of Women In Government On Government Effectiveness, Abigail L. Tootell
The Effect Of Women In Government On Government Effectiveness, Abigail L. Tootell
Student Publications
A critical factor of gender and development is the political empowerment of women. Beyond this equality, however, what are the effects of women in government? This paper investigates these effects by examining the relationship between the percentage of women in parliament and overall government effectiveness. The research strongly supports the theory that women are more effective political leaders than their male counterparts.