Popular: The Monopoly Of Force And Iraq’S Popular Mobilization Units,
2018
Brigham Young University
Popular: The Monopoly Of Force And Iraq’S Popular Mobilization Units, Travis Birch
Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
No abstract provided.
Religious Targets: Where 2016 Presidential Candidates Used Religious Rhetoric,
2018
Brigham Young University
Religious Targets: Where 2016 Presidential Candidates Used Religious Rhetoric, Rachel Day, Adam Johnson
Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
No abstract provided.
The Price Of Scottish Independence: Why Remaining A Part Of The Uk Still Makes Sense In The Wake Of Brexit,
2018
Brigham Young University
The Price Of Scottish Independence: Why Remaining A Part Of The Uk Still Makes Sense In The Wake Of Brexit, Lincoln Wilcox
Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
No abstract provided.
Testing The Impact Of State-Society Relations On Human Security,
2018
Northern Illinois University
Testing The Impact Of State-Society Relations On Human Security, Ilhan Aydemir
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The aim of this dissertation is to provide explanations for why prosperity, peace and development are achieved in some countries but not in others. To do so, this research analyzes how civil society and state capacity effect human security; using an explanatory mixed-method approach. The statistical analysis used in this research is a time series cross-sectional data analysis covering over 160 countries from 1984 to 2014. The statistical findings are further tested by comparative case studies of Slovenia, Lithuania, Russia and Singapore. The results suggest that civil society and state capacity are significant factors for explaining how different levels of …
From Dissent To Democracy? The Promise And Perils Of Civil Resistance Transitions,
2018
University of Denver
From Dissent To Democracy? The Promise And Perils Of Civil Resistance Transitions, Jonathan C. Pinckney
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Under what conditions will successful nonviolent revolutions be followed by democratization? While the scholarly literature has shown that nonviolent resistance has a positive effect on a country's level of democracy, little research to date has disaggregated this population to explain which cases of successful nonviolent resistance lead to democracy and which do not. In this study I present a theory of democratization in civil resistance transitions in which I argue that political actors' behavior in three strategic challenges: mobilization, maximalism, and holdovers policy, systematically affect the likelihood of democratization. I test this theory using a nested research design that begins …
The Meaning Of A Woman's Work: Refugees, Statelessness, Nationality, And The Women's International League For Peace And Freedom, 1918-1931,
2018
Eastern Illinois University
The Meaning Of A Woman's Work: Refugees, Statelessness, Nationality, And The Women's International League For Peace And Freedom, 1918-1931, Monica Burney
Masters Theses
This work analyzes how the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) sought to influence how the League of Nations approached questions of nationality and statelessness between 1918 and 1931. Especially important were the WILPF's efforts to aid women and children who remained in Turkey following the Armenian genocide, as well as the organization's efforts to address the statelessness crisis that arose following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. Their activism helped to pressure the League of Nations into creating the Commission of Enquiry on Deported Women and Children in Turkey and Asia Minor. Their efforts to end statelessness culminated in …
War Spin: How U.S. Politicians, The President And The Media Frame Foreign Intervention,
2018
Eastern Illinois University
War Spin: How U.S. Politicians, The President And The Media Frame Foreign Intervention, Samantha White
Masters Theses
In this research, I seek to explain how three different foreign policy actors, the President, key Senators, and the media frame intervention policy when determining if intervention is used for human rights versus U.S. interests. I will be looking at four different areas of turmoil (Bosnia (1992-1995), Rwanda (1994), Syria (2011-present) and Iraq (2003-2011)) to see if the Presidents, Senators, and the media framed their intervention around human rights atrocities being committed, or if they framed it around a national security dilemma.
Stuck In The Anthropocene: The Problem Of History, Theory And Practice In Jason W. Moore And John Bellamy Foster's Eco-Marxism,
2018
Northern Michigan University
Stuck In The Anthropocene: The Problem Of History, Theory And Practice In Jason W. Moore And John Bellamy Foster's Eco-Marxism, Alexander M. Stoner, Andony P. Melathopoulos
Journal Articles
No abstract provided.
Under Pressure: Explaining Backlash Against Civil Society In The Andean Community,
2018
Pomona College
Under Pressure: Explaining Backlash Against Civil Society In The Andean Community, Noah Anders Levine
Pomona Senior Theses
In this thesis, I consider the trend of increasing backlash against civil society around the world. I focus on Ecuador and Peru, both democratic countries that have placed restrictions on NGOs receiving foreign funding. I examine both countries in terms of changes over time in the regulatory environment for NGOs. I ask: What factors motivated these changes? I analyze the countries with respect to three possible explanations: defending sovereignty against foreign powers, stifling internal dissent, and seeking rents. In answering this question, I draw upon the laws in question, press releases, and news reports as well as interviews with NGO …
Response: Labour And The Varieties Of Feminism,
2018
Chapman University
Response: Labour And The Varieties Of Feminism, Monique Charles, Natalie Thomlinson
Sociology Faculty Articles and Research
"In our last issue, Charlotte Proudman offered a strongly critical account of the Labour leadership’s engagement with the feminist tradition. Here, two scholars of feminism and race offer their reflections on the arguments she raised."
A Comparative Study Of Extreme Religious Nationalist Terrorist Groups In The United States,
2018
Virginia Commonwealth University
A Comparative Study Of Extreme Religious Nationalist Terrorist Groups In The United States, Colleen Arthur
UROP Posters
The aim of this paper is to conduct a comparative study of Radical Right Wing terrorism and Radical Islamic terrorism both of which are categorized under the Religious Nationalism/Extremism typology of terrorism. In order to compare and contrast the two fairly, I broke down the ideology, motives, methods, and the demographic profile of members of both Radical Right Wing and Radical Islamic terrorism then provided examples of different groups that fall within those categories in order to effectively illustrate the striking similarities of the two categories that have been addressed and condemned differently by the United States. Then I had …
Dangerous Delegation: Explaining The Rationales And Outcomes Of State Sponsorship Of Terrorism Through The Principal-Agent Framework,
2018
Binghamton University--SUNY
Dangerous Delegation: Explaining The Rationales And Outcomes Of State Sponsorship Of Terrorism Through The Principal-Agent Framework, Jeremy M. Berkowitz
Graduate Dissertations and Theses
State sponsorship of terrorism, where a government deliberately provides resources and material support to a terrorist organization, is common in the international system. By conceptualizing state sponsorship as a relationship between a principal and agent, I develop a consistent theoretical model that explains why states pursue this foreign policy strategy, as well as how they rationally attempt to minimize the inherent risks of delegating to violent non-state actors. I test my model by using a novel dataset on sponsorship behaviors that improves on the range, detail, and temporality of previously used measurements. My dissertation is organized into three distinct papers, …
Compliance With Imf Austerity: Labor Rights, Protest, And Repression,
2018
Binghamton University--SUNY
Compliance With Imf Austerity: Labor Rights, Protest, And Repression, Brendan Skip Mark
Graduate Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation explores the domestic consequences of International Monetary Fund (IMF) program lending. It argues that when governments implement austerity reforms attached to IMF loans it increases human rights violations and violence in borrower governments. A new measure of IMF compliance is developed and used to explore the consequences of IMF lending in the 21st century. Past research exploring IMF lending consequences has assumed compliance away. While IMF program lending is largely seen as a failure there is significant debate about the causes of failure. Human rights scholars have argued that austerity policies impose significant hardships on citizens in borrower …
A Prediction Of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
A Prediction Of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Hilary Price
Honors Theses
This is a study of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The paper attempts to make a prediction of the ruling based on factors relevant to the Court's decision. I studied the facts of the case, the briefs submitted by petitioners and respondents, Supreme Court precedents, interpretive tests, amicus curiae briefs, and voting patterns of the Supreme Court Justices. Based on this information, I came to the conclusion that I believe the Court will issue a conservative ruling in favor of petitioners, Masterpiece Cakeshop.
Exploring Announcement Dynamics In Select Republican Primary Elections,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Exploring Announcement Dynamics In Select Republican Primary Elections, Mitchell Redd
Honors Theses
This thesis is a reflection of my general interests in intra-partisan electoral conflict. Empirically, my study is motivated by Aaron King's (2017) theory about the relationship between announcement timing in U.S. Senate primary contests and experience in the arena of federal elections. I develop a measure that credits candidates with the highest score if they are an incumbent Senator, then three lower scores ranging from higher office to no experience. I then examine how this measure relates to the timing of candidacy announcements inside nine upcoming Republican primary contests for U.S. Senate nominations. I test two, tentative hypotheses about how …
Political Opportunism, Position Taking, And Court-Curbing Legislation.,
2018
University of Louisville
Political Opportunism, Position Taking, And Court-Curbing Legislation., Laura Moyer, Ellen M. Key
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Although there is extensive scholarship on court-curbing efforts directed at the U.S. Supreme Court, much less is known about bills targeting the lower federal courts. This article argues that members of Congress also engage in position taking with respect to the U.S. Courts of Appeals, by proposing legislation to divide up the Ninth Circuit. Over seven decades, no other circuit has attracted as much court-curbing legislation as the Ninth Circuit, and yet no bill has succeeded. What accounts for this persistent focus on one court? We argue that bill sponsors are motivated primarily by electoral considerations and capitalize on the …
Back On The Block: Spousal Transitional Difficulties In Military Retirement,
2018
Antioch University, New England
Back On The Block: Spousal Transitional Difficulties In Military Retirement, Rhianna Kelsey Flohr
PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Dissertations (New England)
Service members who serve active duty for 20 years qualify for military retirement with retired pay. This study examined whether sociodemographic and clinical factors are associated with higher levels of transitional difficulty in spouses of retired military service members following at least 20 years of active duty service. Veteran research has shown that a variety of sociodemographic and clinical factors influence the ease with which the service member transitions back into a civilian lifestyle. Factors contributing to greater transitional difficulties for veterans include: (a) experience of a traumatic event, (b) probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (c) race and ethnicity, (d) …
Just War: New Customary International Law To Combat Violent Non-State Actor Groups?,
2018
University of Texas at El Paso
Just War: New Customary International Law To Combat Violent Non-State Actor Groups?, Lisa Marie Holz
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The issue that this study focused upon was the legitimacy of military interventions by a state against a violent non-state actor group located within another state's territory. The research sought to answer how interventions by the United States and its allies have evolved during the post 9/11 era. It additionally explored if the justification for military interventions had changed. This study used data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the United Nations Security Council to create a hybrid data-set and analyzed the data for the location and number of states participating in operations against violent non-state actors ("VNSAs"). This …
Copy And Paste Lawmaking: Legislative Professionalism And Policy Reinvention In The States,
2018
Loyola University Chicago
Copy And Paste Lawmaking: Legislative Professionalism And Policy Reinvention In The States, Eric Hansen, Joshua M. Jansa, Virginia Gray
Political Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Research on policy reinvention tends to focus on whether policies become more or less comprehensive over time while neglecting to explain copying policy language verbatim. We argue that the extent to which lawmakers reinvent policy depends on the resources available to them. Lawmakers serving in more professional state legislatures have greater capacity to reinvent policies. In contrast, lawmakers serving in less professional settings are more likely to copy policy language. As evidence, we gather bill texts of 12 policies that diffused across the 50 states between 1982 and 2014. Using cosine similarity scores to measure language copying, we find that …
Partisan Conflict, Policy Uncertainty And Aggregate Corporate Cash Holdings,
2018
University of South Carolina
Partisan Conflict, Policy Uncertainty And Aggregate Corporate Cash Holdings, Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Ching Wai (Jeremy) Chiu, William B. Hankins, Anna Leigh Stone
Research, Publications & Creative Work
This paper distinguishes political uncertainty from policy uncertainty shocks and uncovers new empirical facts about how each impacts the aggregate cash holdings of US firms. Our baseline structural vector autoregression model shows that an exogenous one standard deviation shock to political and economic policy uncertainty is followed by 1 and 1.8% increase in aggregate corporate cash-to-total assets after five and eight quarters, respectively. The baseline result also shows that policy uncertainty shocks tend to raise financial market volatility while political uncertainty shocks tend to lower financial market volatility. Moreover, we find evidence that political uncertainty exerts asymmetric effects on aggregate …
