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Article Critique: “Shifting Winds: Explaining Variation In State Policies To Promote Small-Scale Wind Energy”, Luke Eastin

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

This paper is a review of Tomas Koontz and Joshua Wiener's case study analysis that considered the extent of variance among three states in regard to their particular small-scale wind energy policies. Through this critique, the author provides both the benefits and difficulties with the research, along with the future prospects for research in this area of policy studies.

Book Review: “Channels Of Power: The Un Security Council And U.S. Statecraft In Iraq” Alexander Thompson’S Information Transmission Theory, Tuesday Baumiller

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

This paper is an analysis of Alexander Thompson's book "Channels of Power: The UN Security Council and U.S. Statecraft in Iraq. The author examines Thompson's Information Transmission Theory and discusses its relevance as well as its legitimacy.

European Drug Policy: The Cases Of Portugal, Germany, And The Netherlands, Steve Anderson

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

Drug abuse is a problem that reaches all corners of the globe. In Europe, the case is no different. The author examines how the incorporation of different drug policy methods affects illicit drug use in Portugal, Germany and The Netherlands.

Googalization: The Response To A “Friend Request” In The Workplace, Ashley Harrington

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

With social networking taking over the lives and time of its users, workplace time and productivity appear to be neglected and decreasing. However, perhaps online social networking is just a plan that has yet to make its inclusion into the workplace. Within this context, the author considers both the positives and negatives associated with social networking in the workplace.

Presidential Job Approval Rating Analysis Through Social Media, Subramanian Venkataraman, Subramanian Venkataraman

Dissertations and Theses

The aim of this study is to identify patterns in President Trump’s approval in the

Twitter universe through Social Media and Sentiment Analysis, and compare

against scientific polling to get meaningful insights on the limitations of Social

Media Analytics. For the purposes for this exercise, results from scientific polling

will be considered the true measure of approval, and will be used as control. In

order to perform sentiment analysis, we have used supervisory learning using

Naive Bayes Classifier algorithm which produced 0.862667 accuracy levels.

All In - And More! Gambling In The James Bond Films, Pauliina Raento

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

Scholarly analysis of gambling in the James Bond films is rare, despite the multitude of topics in Bondology and the fictional agent’s global fame. The odd commentary in gambling scholarship criticizes the franchise from the perspective of harm prevention. This article counters both groups of scholars with a qualitative interpretation of Bond’s gambling habits and the role of gambling and risk taking in the film series. A basic toolkit of visual methodologies is applied to the 24 EON-produced Bond films released in 1962–2015. The examination shows the critical importance of gambling to character identity, power hierarchies and communication, atmosphere, and …

Healthcare: What Comes Next?, William H. Lane

English Faculty Publications

Where do we go from here on healthcare?

America has been talking about fixing its fragmented and overly expensive healthcare system for quite a while now. At times, it seems as though we simply keep having the same conversation (or argument, if you prefer) over and over again without making much progress in ensuring access to affordable care to all Americans. In fact, however, some significant gains have been made. Twenty million left without insurance (our situation now) has got to be better than forty million left without (our situation a decade ago).

Embracing Our First Responder Role As Academics - With Inspiration From Langston Hughes, Angela Mae Kupenda

Journal Articles

In the midst of the post-2016 political crisis, our role as academics is that of First Responders. In physical crises, like a fire, First Responders play an important role. They intentionally put themselves in harm’s way to fulfill an overarching purpose of helping others, even at their own risk. They strategically prepare, train, and work for years to prepare for this role in the midst of crisis. As academics who care about equality, we are First Responders.

The Importance Of Transportation, Broadband, And Intellectual Infrastructure For Entrepreneurship, James E. Prieger, Heng Lu, Habi Zhang

School of Public Policy Working Papers

This empirical study uses a unique panel dataset to investigate the link between regional entrepreneurship and infrastructure. This topic is vital for understanding the factors that facilitate entrepreneurship, yet it receives scant scholarly attention. It is of particular value to policy makers because entrepreneurship is crucial for economic growth. We therefore examine how broadband infrastructure (internet connectivity), intellectual infrastructure (human capital), and transportation infrastructure (roads, bridges, and intermodal facilities) affect the establishment of new businesses in the United States. We primarily focus on broadband infrastructure, which is the least explored of these factors in the literature. We find that all …

The Punishment Marketplace: Competing For Capitalized Power In Locally Controlled Immigration Enforcement, Daniel L. Stageman

Publications and Research

Neoliberal economics play a significant role in US social organization, imposing market logics on public services and driving the cultural valorization of free market ideology. The neoliberal ‘project of inequality’ is upheld by an authoritarian system of punishment built around the social control of the underclass—among them unauthorized immigrants. This work lays out the theory of the punishment marketplace: a conceptualization of how US systems of punishment both enable the neoliberal project of inequality, and are themselves subject to market colonization. The theory describes the rescaling of federal authority to local centers of political power. Criminal justice policy activism by …

Kepentingan Petahana Dalam Manipulasi Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan 2015, Amri Yusra, Ikhsan Darmawan

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Etika penyelenggara pemilu telah diatur dengan Peraturan Bersama di mana ketika peraturan itu dilanggar, maka penyelenggara pemilu itu dapat diberi sanksi sampai yang terberat: pemberhentian tetap. Meskipun demikian, peraturan ketat itu tak berhasil membuat empat orang Komisioner Labuhan Batu Selatan tak melakukan manipulasi dalam Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan 2015 yang berujung pada diberhentikannya mereka oleh DKPP. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan: ‘Mengapa terjadi manipulasi dalam Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan tahun 2015?” Dengan menggunakan metode kualitati serta pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam dan studi dokumen, artikel ini menjelaskan bagaimana konteks awal terjadinya manipulasi, proses-proses yang terjadi setelahnya saat Pilkada berlangsung, …

Democracy, Local Election, And Political Dynasty In Indonesian Politics, Dede Mariana, Luthfi Hamzah Husin

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Liberal democracy has been chosen as a model and political mechanism after Soeharto era. One of its triumphs is local election that becomes a political instrument of democratisation at regional level. Many scholars believe that local democratisation in Indonesia enables local people to involve more actively in the political process. This political exercise in some cases, however, results in a paradoxical impact on Indonesian political realm today, as some practices of political dynasty frequently emerge. Using participatory point of view, this article aims to discuss why such political dynasty can possibly emerge within an electoral system, what factors cause it …

Relasi Eksekutif - Legislatif Dalam Sistem Presidensial Multipartai Di Indonesia, Firman Manan

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Pengadopsian sistem presidensial multipartai di Indonesia sejak tahun 2004 berpotensi menyebabkan gangguan terhadap stabilitas dan efektivitas penyelenggaraan pemerintahan, karena disharmoni relasi antara Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Presiden. Terlebih, tidak terlihat adanya peran yang signifikan dari dua kamar lain di badan legislatif yaitu Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat dan Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dalam memoderasi konflik antara Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Presiden. Tulisan ini menggunakan pendekatan relasi legislatif dan eksekutif dalam sistem presidensial multipartai serta teori sistem perwakilan untuk menggambarkan hubungan antara badan legislatif dan eksekutif di Indonesia serta memberikan alternatif solusi untuk mengembangkan relasi yang harmonis antara lembaga eksekutif dan legislatif dengan melakukan …

Jejak Kuasa Atas Tata Ruang (Studi Kasus Kebijakan Revitalisasi Hutan Kota Malabar), H.B. Habibi Subandi, Juwita Hayyuning Prastiwi

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Problem revitalisasi hutan kota dan upaya penyediaan Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) oleh Pemerintah di wilayah perkotaan pada dasarnya merupakan satu kajian baru di bidang politik lingkungan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini secara khusus mengkaji kebijakan revitalisasi Hutan Kota Malabar di Kota Malang dengan pisau analisis anthroposentrisme dan ekosentrisme. Dengan menggunakan metode focus group discussion (FGD) dan dokumentasi, penulis melacak jejak kuasa dalam kebijakan lingkungan di wilayah-wilayah perkotaan. Berdasarkan analisis fakta di lapangan ditemukan sebuah trade-off kepentingan dalam skema kebijakan revitalisasi hutan kota Malabar tahun 2015. Penggunaan dana Tanggung Jawab Sosial Lingkungan (TJSL) dengan skema build-transfer-operate (BTO) dalam revitalisasi hutan menunjukkan terjadinya …

Urgensi Unsur Elit Dalam Pelaksanaan Kebijakan Informasi Publik Di Jawa Barat, Diah Fatma Sjoraida, Rully Khairul Anwar

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Adanya Undang-undang Nomor 14/2008 tentang Keterbukaan Informasi Publik (KIP) secara tidak langsung telah mewajibkan pemerintah dan perangkat publik lainnnya untuk membuat informasi agar dapat diakses masyarakat. Juga berkewajiban memenuhi kebutuhan informasi yang dimohon oleh publik. Untuk menguatkan pelaksanaan tugas keterbukaan informasi dan pelayanan informasi publik, sebagai bukti komitmen dalam mematuhi UU KIP sekaligus mengarahkan seluruh jajaran aparat birokrasi, Pemerintah Provinsi Jabar menerbitkan Perda Nomor 11 Tahun 2011 tentang Transparansi, Partisipasi dan Akuntabilitas dalam Penyelenggaraan Pemerintahan Daerah Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat untuk tujuan menyelenggarakan sistem pemerintahan yang baik, bersih, serta bebas dari KKN. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-kualitatif. Penelitian ini menemukan …

Menakar Efektivitas Pemilu Serentak 2019, - Triono

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Gagasan terselenggaranya pemilihan umum serentak 2019 membawa konsekuensi politik secara nasional dan daerah. Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 14/PUU-XI/2013 perkara pengujian konstitusionalitas UU Nomor 42 Tahun 2008 Tentang Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden merupakan putusan final. Pelaksanaan putusan MK ini tentunya membawa implikasi dan tantangan besar bagi bangsa Indonesia dalam perbaikan sistem politik dan demokrasi yang lebih matang. Efektivitas pemilu serentak 2019 masih menjadi perdebatan publik, UU Pemilu yang baru disahkan sebagai payung hukum Pemilu 2019 masih dalam proses uji materi di Mahkamah Konstitusi. Secara teoritik pemilu serentak 2019 sangat memungkinkan untuk dilaksanakan apalagi jika melihat dinamika politik Indonesia yang …

Rowan Clerk In Romania To Discuss Same-Sex Marriage, The Morehead News

Media Collection

No abstract provided.

Against The Stream, How Karl Barth Reframed Church-State Relations (Chapter 3 Of Keine Gewalt! No Violence!), Roger J. Newell

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Excerpt: "Defenders of the Barmen Declaration's apolitical tone remind us that it was never intended to establish a program of political protest, that Karl Barth and the others were pastors not politicians; that the goal was to reassert the integrity of the gospel in the face of the attempted subversion by the German Christians. On the one hand, the soundness of this interpretation is self-evident. And yet it should surprise no one that an apolitical strategy would have little political impact on the German state. It is also true that Barth's views on church and state relations changed after Barmen; …

Nicole Ludwig, Tsos, Nicole Ludwig

TSOS Interview Gallery

In September 2016, Nicole Ludwig led a group of her neighbors in Germany to assist newly-arrived Syrian and Afghani refugees. The volunteers collected clothing and toys, organized activities and field trips for the refugee children, and taught them German. Later, the volunteers offered homework support and led library reading groups. For the adult refugees, the volunteers provided cultural assimilation instruction and cooking classes. While there were occasional challenges to working together, the volunteers and refugees fostered a collaborative system and even hosted a Christmas party, during which one elderly Syrian man said, “This is one of the best memories I …

Modeling Voting Dynamics In A Two-Party System: Social Interaction And Media Consumption, Caleb Ignace

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.