The Politics Of Belonging: How Migration Affects Social Democratic Welfare States,
2022
Pomona College
The Politics Of Belonging: How Migration Affects Social Democratic Welfare States, Katherine Grace Siegenthaler
Pomona Senior Theses
The refugee crisis of 2015 sparked a new era of migration politics in Europe, with waves of immigrants altering the expectations for integration and assimilation policies in many states. Social democratic welfare states, that is, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, while far north of many of the arrival destinations of these migrants, were not immune to these changes. However, as social-democratic welfare states, much of their legitimacy rests on their ability to provide for their citizens, which is in turn supported by a pervasive sense of solidarity amongst their communities, so that extensive tax systems can continue to …
The Intersection Of Decentralized Security And Decentralized Governance: The Offloading Of State Responsibility In Northern Mali,
2022
Claremont Colleges
The Intersection Of Decentralized Security And Decentralized Governance: The Offloading Of State Responsibility In Northern Mali, Max Ober
Pomona Senior Theses
Since democratization in the 1990s, Mali has pursued governmental decentralization policies, ranging from administrative deconcentration to fiscal devolution. In many cases, governmental decentralization is seen as a post-conflict tool aimed at promoting various goals such as development or greater autonomy for some groups and regions. In Mali, several Tuareg rebellions in the northern regions of the country have been a major impetus for decentralization debates. To date, however, governmental decentralization has failed to bring peace and sustained development to the region. Under former Presidents Amadou Toumani Touré (ATT) and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK), the central government has used decentralization as …
Ethnic Nationalism In Postcolonial Disputes: The Epistemic Re-Evaluation Of Interest-Driven Knowledge Claims,
2022
The College of Wooster
Ethnic Nationalism In Postcolonial Disputes: The Epistemic Re-Evaluation Of Interest-Driven Knowledge Claims, Hahyeon Lee
Senior Independent Study Theses
This thesis combines the disciplines of political science and philosophy to illuminate the conceptual links between ethnic nationalism, postcolonial disputes, and epistemology. In doing so, it proposes a novel understanding of postcolonial disputes that moves beyond the politics of national sentiments and socially constructed historical memory to one that also recognizes the epistemic stakes in the contestation. To this end, the research question is stated as, “If postcolonial disputes are intensified by ethnic nationalism, are postcolonial disputes an instance of epistemic subjectivism?” To answer the question, the thesis pursues two objectives (the empirical and the philosophical) that ultimately tie in …
A Hot Conflict Growing Ever Hotter: How Climate Change Provokes Instances Of Violence In South Sudan,
2022
Claremont Colleges
A Hot Conflict Growing Ever Hotter: How Climate Change Provokes Instances Of Violence In South Sudan, Madison Menard
CMC Senior Theses
In South Sudan, people are not engaging in violent altercations because of climate change. People are not deciding to kill other people because the average temperature of the world has risen 1 degree celsius, or harming their neighbor because of irregular rain patterns. Alas the link from climate change to violence is not as direct as that. Rather, climate change has played a non-direct role in the South Sudanese conflict. Within the political marketplace it has subtly altered conditions which later spark or intensify outbreaks of violence. Climate change in this sense should be viewed as a stressor of sorts …
A Socio-Historical Analysis Of The Dynamics Of Genocide In Bosnia 1992-1995: Forces Contributing To The Continuation Of Genocide,
2022
Minnesota State University, Mankato
A Socio-Historical Analysis Of The Dynamics Of Genocide In Bosnia 1992-1995: Forces Contributing To The Continuation Of Genocide, Lejla Alvarez
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
Despite preventive and diagnostic instruments and mechanisms put in place by the international community, genocide - systematic destruction of social groups - persists as a major regional and global problem. Genocidal processes are multifaceted and involve multiple factors at all levels of analysis interacting to produce genocide. This study examines the most significant socio-historical factors in producing the genocidal war in Bosnia that started in the spring of 1992, carried out generally uninterrupted until late 1995, with some forms of violence continuing years after the official end of the war. The main goals of the research were to contextualize the …
An Analysis Of The Concept Of Hospitality In The United Kingdom’S Immigration Policy,
2022
Arcadia University
An Analysis Of The Concept Of Hospitality In The United Kingdom’S Immigration Policy, Catelyn Ballard
Capstone Showcase
The United Kingdom offers a Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme for the most vulnerable Syrians fleeing the Civil War. For those who do not meet the requirements, they travel to the UK on their own seeking asylum. The United Kingdom deems itself as welcoming to all immigrants; however, while looking at the Syrian population, it is obvious that those who come via the scheme are offered more support while acclimating, compared to those who migrate on their own. This thesis will look at literature on hospitality in order to understand why the UK is welcoming to some Syrians but not …
Nation Over State: Analyzing The Condition Of The Nation-State In The 21st Century,
2022
Arcadia University
Nation Over State: Analyzing The Condition Of The Nation-State In The 21st Century, Hayley Pierson
Capstone Showcase
The nation-state as a concept is an ever-evolving one throughout history. As we delve deeper into the 21st century, the nation-state is beginning to undergo another evolution as there is an unprecedented rise in secessionist movements globally. This thesis explores the causation of a separatist movement and the complexities of having a competing, subnational identity within a state, embodied by case studies of Catalonia, Spain, and Quebec, Canada.
Qu’Est Qu’Un Vrai Français : Le Front National Et Le Développement Contemporain Des Politiques De La ‘Francité’,
2022
Scripps College
Qu’Est Qu’Un Vrai Français : Le Front National Et Le Développement Contemporain Des Politiques De La ‘Francité’, Sara Butcher
Scripps Senior Theses
Le Rassemblement National, avant connu comme le Front National, est devenu un des partis politiques les plus importants dans la politique française, avec son leader, Marine Le Pen, comme une figure influente. Les tactiques politiques de l’extrême droite perpétuées par le Front National, sont notamment les peurs créées sur la laïcité, la migration et ‘l’islamisation’ de la société française, ont commencé à être des politiques communes utilisées par plusieurs côtés de l’échiquier politique. En voyant l’évolution historique et contemporaine des politiques françaises et la popularité du Front National, on peut trouver la raison pour laquelle des sujets comme la ‘francité’ …
Understanding Public Support For Foreign Aid: A Cross-National Analysis,
2022
Western Kentucky University
Understanding Public Support For Foreign Aid: A Cross-National Analysis, Erika Manning
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This thesis examines how public support for bilateral foreign aid in democratic donor countries, namely the United States and South Korea, is influenced by various methods of policy framing. Despite the benefits of bilateral aid to both donor and recipient countries, public support for distributing it has been on the decline due to fears that aid is ineffective. However, this trend may also be the product of the publics’ perceptions of where aid is going and for what purpose. To determine the effects of type of aid and perceptions of recipient countries on support for foreign aid, I conducted a …
Economic & Social Development And The Benefits Of The Process Of Integration In The European Union: The Case Of Cyprus,
2022
CUNY City College
Economic & Social Development And The Benefits Of The Process Of Integration In The European Union: The Case Of Cyprus, Petros Rafael
Dissertations and Theses
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. An internal single market has been established through a standardized system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act as one. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market; enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. It is widely believed amongst European states, that membership …
Revolution, Regime Change, And Rosewater: The United States’ Role In The Arab Spring,
2022
Arcadia University
Revolution, Regime Change, And Rosewater: The United States’ Role In The Arab Spring, Grace Lewis
Capstone Showcase
This thesis seeks to determine which international relations theory best explains the United States involvement in the Arab Spring, and to ascertain if the goals set by those theories were met. Through the literature, I determine that two theories offer reasonable yet competing explanations of US involvement, and that these theories are first, defensive realism, and second, democratic peace theory. I employ the analytic method of pattern matching to compare each theory against the empirical record. In my analysis, I match empirical data from five affected countries to determine the strategic importance to the United States of the outcome of …
No Laughing Matter: Political Humor And Media In Egypt’S January 25th Revolution,
2022
Claremont Colleges
No Laughing Matter: Political Humor And Media In Egypt’S January 25th Revolution, Julia Brock
Scripps Senior Theses
The January 25th Revolution in Egypt began in 2011 when protestors took to the streets in Cairo and other Egyptian cities demanding that President Hosni Mubarak resign. They were armed with a savvy tool: humor. This study is a historical and theoretical approach to understanding political humor’s position as a space for politically subversive conversation in Egypt in the decade leading up to the January 25th Revolution, as well as during the revolution itself. Humor, media, and social movement theories are mobilized within this thesis to explain humor’s unique position within Egyptian society and its function within subversive, informal political …
Nato And The Swedish Churches: Dealing With Defence Policy In The Midst Of A European Crisis,
2022
Lund University, Sweden
Nato And The Swedish Churches: Dealing With Defence Policy In The Midst Of A European Crisis, Erik Sidenvall
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Excerpt: "Just like the rest of the population, Swedish Christians remain fundamentally divided in their opinions about the best way to arrange Sweden’s relationship to NATO. But the responses on the part of the churches also seem to hark back to bygone ages. National defense and foreign policy remain, in a country for centuries fundamentally shaped by Lutheran doctrine concerning the division between faith and politics, a matter for the political realm. A tense and potentially threatening geopolitical situation tends to reinforce long cherished views."
Integration For Integration?: The Implications Of Varying Refugee Integration Strategies On Future European Union Integration,
2022
Bucknell University
Integration For Integration?: The Implications Of Varying Refugee Integration Strategies On Future European Union Integration, Giuliana Ferrara
Honors Theses
This study explores whether the best practices of refugee integration policies, as supported by scholars, are present in the European Union (EU) and some of its Member States between 2014 and 2021, accounting for the responses of these governments to the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe. In addition, it seeks to reveal the likelihood of future collective governance of refugee integration at the EU level. It claims that there are four central benchmarks to examine the strength of a country’s refugee integration plans as well as two integration theories to consider the possibility of deeper EU decision-making on a policy …
Nation And Identity: Far Right-Wing Parties' Depiction Of National Identity And Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric,
2022
Rollins College
Nation And Identity: Far Right-Wing Parties' Depiction Of National Identity And Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, Kerstin Carroll
Honors Program Theses
This thesis analyzes national identity maintenance by looking at the communications of three far right political parties in Europe. These parties are Alternativ Für Deutschland, the National Rally party, and the United Kingdom Independence Party. The results of this thesis have highlighted that these parties are concerned about maintaining the national identity of their countries and the worry that immigration coming into the nation will change the national identity. AfD, the National Rally party and UKIP all have different approaches to national identity; AfD is focused upon the family rhetoric and maintaining the family rhetoric to protect the national identity. …
“We Have Rung The Alarm Bell Loud And Clear”: Exploring The Effects Of The Securitization Of Global Public Health Crises By International Organizations On State Response,
2022
The College of Wooster
“We Have Rung The Alarm Bell Loud And Clear”: Exploring The Effects Of The Securitization Of Global Public Health Crises By International Organizations On State Response, Lilia Eisenstein
Senior Independent Study Theses
This study seeks to answer the following question: What are the effects of the securitization of global public health crises by international organizations on how states act to try to control such crises? I draw on literature from the constructivist school of thought and securitization theory, which posits that security threats are socially constructed through the process of securitization. My study examines framing at the international level by international organizations (IOs) and related actors in the global health regime. I hypothesize that securitizing language and the use of the security frame by international actors will increase the initial amount of …
ยุทธศาสตร์อินโด-แปซิฟิกของสหรัฐอเมริกาเเละความสัมพันธ์สหรัฐอเมริกากับออสเตรเลีย ค.ศ.2017-2023,
2022
คณะรัฐศาสตร์
ยุทธศาสตร์อินโด-แปซิฟิกของสหรัฐอเมริกาเเละความสัมพันธ์สหรัฐอเมริกากับออสเตรเลีย ค.ศ.2017-2023, พีรวิชญ์ สุพิชญ์
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
สารนิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษายุทธศาสตร์อินโด-แปซิฟิกของสหรัฐอเมริกาและความสัมพันธ์สหรัฐอเมริกากับออสเตรเลียในห้วงปีค.ศ.2017-2023 ตลอดจนผลกระทบด้านความมั่นคงภายในภูมิภาคอันเกิดจากผลลัพธ์การดำเนินนโยบายดังกล่าว โดยผู้วิจัยจะใช้กรอบทฤษฎีสัจนิยมเชิงป้องกันเพื่อประกอบการวิเคราะห์บทบาทและพฤติกรรมของสหรัฐอเมริกา จากการศึกษาด้วยกระบวนการวิจัยเชิงเอกสารควบคู่กับพิจารณาสหรัฐอเมริกาผ่านกรอบการวิเคราะห์ได้ข้อค้นพบว่า ยุทธศาสตร์อินโด-แปซิฟิกของสหรัฐอเมริกาส่วนหนึ่งเกิดขึ้นเพื่อสนับสนุนทัศนะที่มีต่อพฤติกรรมของจีนในบริบทการเป็นภัยความมั่นคงซึ่งคุกคามเสรีภาพและเสถียรภาพในระบบระหว่างประเทศ สหรัฐอเมริกาจึงดำเนินนโยบายโดยมีออสเตรเลียเป็นพันธมิตรผู้ให้ความร่วมมือ ส่งผลให้ในห้วงปีค.ศ.2017-2023 นั้น เกิดผลลัพธ์จากการดำเนินงานและความสัมพันธ์ดังกล่าว ได้แก่ ความร่วมมือด้านความมั่นคงของรัฐมหาอำนาจทั้งสี่ (The Quad) และความร่วมมือทางยุทธศาสตร์ด้านความมั่นคงฉบับใหม่ (AUKUS) ซึ่งสร้างข้อกังวลว่าอาจยั่วยุให้เกิดปฏิกิริยาโต้ตอบจากจีนและสภาวะกลืนไม่เข้าคายไม่ออกต่อสถานการณ์ในภูมิภาค อย่างไรก็ตาม ท่ามกลางความกังวลถึงผลลัพธ์เชิงรุกนั้น เมื่อพิจารณาข้อความที่ระบุในเอกสารสำคัญทางยุทธศาสตร์ของสหรัฐอเมริกาตลอดจนคำแถลงการณ์ที่เกี่ยวข้องพบว่า สหรัฐอเมริกามองท่าทีและบทบาทตนเองเป็นเพียงการตอบสนองต่ออิทธิพลของจีนซึ่งคุกคามความมั่นคงในภูมิภาค ขณะเดียวกันสหรัฐอเมริกายังให้ความสำคัญต่อประเด็นความมั่นคงรูปแบบใหม่โดยพัฒนาความร่วมมือแบบทวิภาคีกับออสเตรเลียผ่านการประชุม AUSMIN ทั้งยังพลิกบทบาทเพื่อร่วมมือกับจีนในการแก้ไขปัญหาการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ ซึ่งเป็นสิ่งสะท้อนว่าสหรัฐอเมริกาพร้อมร่วมมือกับทุกฝ่ายเพื่อจัดการต่อสิ่งที่ตนมองเป็นภัยความมั่นคง
Successful Strategies To Drive Change Management Initiatives Within Global Organizations,
2022
Walden University
Successful Strategies To Drive Change Management Initiatives Within Global Organizations, Vickey John-Joseph
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractIneffective change management initiatives can negatively impact organizational performance and profitability, leading to a lack of adaptation and business collapse. Business leaders are concerned with formulating and implementing strategies needed to drive successful change management initiatives for improving organizational performance. Grounded in Lewin's theory of change, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that some business leaders used to successfully implement change management initiatives for improving organizational performance. The participants included four business leaders from four organizations in St. Lucia, Caribbean, with at least five years of experience in leadership who successfully implemented organizational change …
What Makes States Comply With Their Environmental Treaty Commitments : A Comparative Case Analysis Of Australia And Canada During The Kyoto Protocol,
2022
Wright State University
What Makes States Comply With Their Environmental Treaty Commitments : A Comparative Case Analysis Of Australia And Canada During The Kyoto Protocol, Brandon Enric Weeber
Browse all Theses and Dissertations
Climate change, or global warming at the time, made a significant public outcry in the 1970s. Two major international treaties, the Montreal Protocol of 1987 and the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, were created from the spark of international demand for action. Why is it that after such a movement, the global community still fails to cooperate on climate change action? What makes a state comply with its international environmental treaty commitments, like the Kyoto Protocol? This thesis' research findings indicate that neither public opinion, elite framing of climate change as a threat, nor a state's capacity impact a state's compliance …
Artificial Intelligence And National Security,
2022
The University of Akron
Artificial Intelligence And National Security, Ryan Laverick
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
As technology advances at an exponential rate, it is becoming increasingly important to consider the ramifications of that technology in the geopolitical environment, and especially as it pertains to American national security. One of the most important categories of technological innovation that will likely disrupt the global balance of geopolitical power, especially along the US-China axis, is the advent and growing sophistication of artificial intelligence. In order to address the new and evolving national security challenges that will accompany this disruption, this paper seeks to define and explain the disparity in artificial intelligence capabilities between the United States and China. …
