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Secrecy Vs. Disclosure Of The Intelligence Community Budget: An Enduring Debate, Anne Daugherty Miles

Secrecy and Society

Little known U.S. congressional documents, dating from the 1970s, debate public disclosure of Intelligence Community (IC) budget. The documents offer a rich repository of the arguments on both sides of the debate and shine a light on the thoughtful, measured congressional oversight practiced in formative years of the House and Senate intelligence committees.

Secrets And Lies — Exposed And Combatted: Warrantless Surveillance Under And Around The Law 2001-2017, Patrice Mcdermott

Secrecy and Society

Before June 2013, civil society and much of Congress were largely in the dark about the extent of the surveillance activities of the National Security Agency and the circumlocutions of statute undertaken by the White House and the Department of Justice. After the releases by Edward Snowden to specific journalists, the mendacity of Intelligence Community lawyers and leaders, the evasions of the law and manipulation of the FISA Court by the White House working with the Justice Department, and the scope of the violations of the Fourth Amendment protections of U.S. Persons (USPs) became increasingly apparent.2 This article reviews the …

Trickle-Down Authoritarianism & “Plaid Shirt Guy”, Evan Barrett

Highlands College

An editorial column by Evan Barrett which appeared in the following newspapers:

The Montana Post September 14, 2018

The Missoula Current September 13, 2018

Montana’S 1972 Con Con Delegates Deserve Our Thanks, Evan Barrett

Highlands College

A column by Evan Barrett which appeared in the following newspapers:

Helena Independent Record September 19, 2018

The Missoulian September 14, 2018

The Montana Standard September 16, 2018

The Great Falls Tribune September 17, 2018

The Missoula Current September 20, 2018

The Montana Post September 30, 2018

Do Voters Vote Against Their Interests?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some basic psychological constructs which may help ‘explain’ why some voters seem to vote against their own interests.

A Personality Profile For The Liberal Arts, Paul A. Djupe

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Race And The Florida Gubernatorial Election Of November 2018, Laird W. Bergad

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report studies the voter registration rates in face of the new Florida Gubernatorial elections in November 2018.

Methods:Using the latest voter registration data by race and party in Florida of July 30, 2018, this report provides an accurate statistical profile of the actual registered electorate. It also utilizes the U.S. Census Bureau’s data on the presidential election of 2016 and the November 2014 mid-term election, to indicate voter participation and voting rates by race and age.

Results: While nearly 64% of eligible non-Hispanic white voters went to the polls and supported the Republican candidate for president in 2016 …

What Senators Should Ask Brett Kavanaugh, Scott S. Boddery

Political Science Faculty Publications

At today’s confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, senators are attempting to decipher how Kavanaugh will rule on certain issue areas should he be confirmed to the high court. Senators will undoubtedly demand answers to their questions that ask whether Judge Kavanaugh will vote to uphold certain past cases, such as Roe v. Wade or Citizens United, and they’ll want a “simple yes or no” answer. While this line of questioning will primarily originate from the left side of the aisle this time around, this tactic is routinely used by both parties when vetting Supreme Court nominees. …

Achieving Development In Destinations: Effects Of Tourism On Poverty, Inequality, And Quality Of Life, Jessica R. Linder

Theses and Dissertations

For decades, political scientists and development practitioners have focused on poverty and inequality alleviation, as well as increased quality of life as key goals for the field of development. Research focused on key concepts such as social capital and tools like microfinance and trickle-down tax structures for achieving these goals. Tourism, however, remained largely unstudied as a development tool, with most prior research focusing on sustainability and the economics of the industry. This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of tourism as a tool for development by examining its effects on poverty, inequality, and quality of life, as it becomes …

From Social Marketing To Societal Perversion: History Of Hometown Tax In Japan, Yuichiro Hidaka, Kosuke Mizukoshi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This paper considers social marketing from a critical perspective. The paper traces the history of the donation system named ‘hometown tax’ that the Japanese government introduced to promote local revitalization of relatively marginal communities. Owing to the lavish reciprocal gifts to “donors” by the administrators of these communities, the system resulted in a quasi-market that allowed donors to avoid paying taxes and to receive special benefits. Our analysis reveals the divergence of the intents and effects of this social marketing intervention. The findings indicate that during social marketing attempts to carry out effective and well-intentioned interventions, which social marketing research …

In Defense Of Openness, Bas Van Der Vossen, Jason Brennan

Philosophy Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"The topic of global justice has long been a central concern within political philosophy and political theory, and there is no doubt that it will remain significant given the persistence of poverty on a massive scale and soaring global inequality. Yet, virtually every analysis in the vast literature of the subject seems ignorant of what developmental economists, both left and right, have to say about the issue. In Defense of Openness illuminates the problem by stressing that that there is overwhelming evidence that economic rights and freedom are necessary for development, and that global redistribution tends to hurt more than …

Anwar Ibrahim: Forgiveness, Character And Values Can Rescue Malaysia, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Anwar returned to the political fray for the country's youth despite the threat of imprisonment; they can rebuild the country with principles and tenacity of purpose

Economic Development And Democracy: A Disaggregated Perspective, Carl Henrik Knutsen, John Gerring, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell, Matthew Maguire, Michael Coppedge, Staffan Lindberg

Faculty Publications, School of Management

In recent decades, modernization theory has been challenged. Studies have found that richer countries are more likely to maintain democratic rule, but that the initial transition to democracy is unrelated to economic development, or that even the former relationship is spurious, disappearing once country fixed-effects are accounted for. Others counter that the relationship between development and democracy is restored if historical data stretching back to the nineteenth century is incorporated, if different estimators are used, or when conditioning the relationship on institutional or leadership changes taking place. Thus, the modernization debate, at present, rests upon a complex set of modeling …

Institute For Public Policy National Poll - September 2018, Institute For Public Policy

Public Policy Poll Results

The Hearst Connecticut Media Group & Sacred Heart University Institute for Public Policy leveraged quantitative research through a telephonic methodology to address the following areas of investigation:

• Voter preferences regarding the 2018 CT Gubernatorial Race
• Voter preferences regarding the 2018 election for the U.S. House of Representatives
• Impressions of Democratic and Republic Candidates for Governor
• Presidential Job Approval
• Gubernatorial Job Approval
• Issues facing the State of Connecticut
• Demographic profiles of respondents

Okb Dhe Operacionet Paqeruajtëse – Sukseset Dhe Dështimet, Antoneta Zhjeçi

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim analizon mënyrat në të cilat misionet paqeruajtëse të Organizatës së Kombeve të Bashkuara ndikojnë në përparimin demokratik dhe qëndrueshmërinë e paqes në shtetet e pas luftës. “Konsiderohet se pas një konflikti, misionet paqeruajtëse të OKB-së garantojnë siguri dhe krijojnë stimuj relevant për aktorët e përfshirë për të fashitur dallimet përmes mjeteve demokratike” (Joshi, 2013). Ky punim synon të argumentoj se misionet paqeruajtëse ndihmojnë në fillimin e një procesi demokratik të tillë që rivalët e mëparshëm mund të kërkojnë qasje në pushtet dhe burime, pa përdorur konfliktet e armatosura. Për të arritur në këtë përfundim, punimi ekzaminon nëse paqeruajtja …

Performanca E Punonjësve Në Komunën E Ferizaj - It, Elona Sahiti

Theses and Dissertations

Ky studim ka si qëllim të jap një përshkrim të qartë rreth koncepteve të përgjithshme të performancës sipas mendimtarëve të Menaxhimit të Burimeve Njerëzore, duke përfshirë poashtu edhe mënyrën e funksionimit të sistemit të vlerësimit të performancës, planifikimin, vështrimin e vazhdueshëm të saj etj., dhe në veqanti studimi përmbledh analizën e 50 të anketuarëve, të cilët janë punonjës të sektorit publik të institucioneve të Komunës së Ferizaj-it. Koncepti i performancës konsiderohet si mjet për menaxhim më të mirë në sektorin publik, duke siguruar efektivitetin dhe efikasitetin në kuadër të menaxhimit. Nevoja për ta kuptuar nëse institucioni përkatës publik i ka …

Gjendja E Qipros Dhe Roli I Misionit Paqeruajtës Të Okb-Së, Shkelzen Musliu

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është të përshkruajë veprimin e Forcës Paqeruajtëse të Kombeve të Bashkuara në Qipro (UNFICYP) dhe të nxjerrë në pah anë të veçanta të rëndësishme të rolit të OKB dhe të misioneve të saj paqeruajtës. Krijimi i misionit UNFICYP dhe i formës së tij janë ndikuar, pjesërisht nga modeli i veprimtarive paqeruajtëse që u zhvilluan dalëngadalë gjatë veprimtarisë së Kombeve të Bashkuara qysh nga themelimi i saj, në vitin 1945 dhe pjesërisht, nga ngjarjet konkrete të zhvilluara në Qipro. Megjithëse shkaku themelor i acarimeve në Qipro mund të lidhet me marrëdhëniet konkrete ndërmjet bashkësive etnike turke dhe …

Roli I Nato-S Në Sigurinë E Ballkanit Perëndimor, Drenushë Osmani

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllim i kësaj teme të diplomës është të analizoj rolin që ka NATO, si organizatë regjionale dhe si një ndër organizatat ndërqeveritare më tërëndësishme në fushën e sigurisë sot në botë. Punimi do të zhvillohet në dy rrafshe. Nënjërën anë do të shtjellohet ideja dhe zhvillimi i NATO-s, që nga themelimi i saj deri në ditët e sotme. Roli, rëndësia dhe pesha politike e saj si gjatë Luftës së Ftohtë, pas saj e deri në ditët e sotme. Në rrafshin tjetër do të trajtohet aspekti më praktik i efektit të kësaj organizatë në rajonin e Ballkanit. Metoda e përdorur për …

Oil Pollution On The High Seas: The Establishment Of An International Regime To Deal With Public International Law And Private Law Issues And The Role Of Non-State Actors In Their Resolution Prior To And At The 1969 International Legal Conference On Marine Pollution Damage (“Brussels Conference”), Milton Ottensoser

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

On March 18, 1967, the Torrey Canyon, an oil tanker flying the flag of Liberia and carrying thirty million gallons of crude oil, smashed onto rocks off the coast of the United Kingdom. The oil spill metastasized into an environmental catastrophe, and this event became the first major environmental disaster of the electronic media age. As a direct result of the Torrey Canyon catastrophe, two treaties were signed in November 1969, at a conference in Brussels sponsored by the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), a United Nations Specialized Agency. The first treaty (the public law treaty) dealt with the right …

Executive Summary_Governance For A Changing Climate: Adapting Boston’S Built Environment For Increased Flooding, Stephanie Kruel, Rebecca Herst, David Cash

Sustainable Solutions Lab

As the impacts of climate change intensify, coastal cities like Boston face increasing threats from sea level rise, extreme precipitation, and storm surges. This report, produced by the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston, examines the role of governance in preparing Boston’s built environment for these evolving risks. Building upon the foundational work of the Climate Ready Boston initiative, the report outlines critical governance functions necessary for climate adaptation, including institutional coordination, regulatory reform, community engagement, and data-driven decision-making. Emphasizing a multiscalar governance approach, it analyzes the tools available at local, regional, state, and federal levels and …