Judicial Corruption In Eastern Europe: An Examination Of Causal Mechanisms In Albania And Romania,
2017
James Madison University
Judicial Corruption In Eastern Europe: An Examination Of Causal Mechanisms In Albania And Romania, Claire M. Swinko
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Judicial corruption is a complex phenomenon that continues to be an endemic problem in many countries around the world today. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in particular have struggled to curb their judicial corruption levels since the fall of communism. Their systemic corruption problems are a hindrance to their respective democratization processes, including many countries’ prospective accessions to the European Union (EU). This paper seeks to examine causes of judicial corruption in Albania and Romania in an effort to better understand how and why corruption has become widespread. Additionally, this paper traces causal mechanisms over a seventeen-year …
A Demanding Office: Agency And Authority Of The House Speakership,
2017
James Madison University
A Demanding Office: Agency And Authority Of The House Speakership, William G. Snoeyenbos
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
From the early Republic to modern times, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been the single greatest source of legislative authority within the United States government. Often considered the second-highest ranking U.S official after the President, the Speaker utilizes the distinct tools at their disposal to guide the entire legislative process towards the direction they desire. Broadly, these tools include the ability to set the legislative agenda, control debate, and appoint committee chairs. However, the vastly complex set of rules, guidelines, and procedures which govern the modern House were simply not present when Congress first met in 1789. …
The Role Of Ngos In International Climate Governance: A Case Study Of Indian Ngos,
2017
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
The Role Of Ngos In International Climate Governance: A Case Study Of Indian Ngos, Lucas J. Giese
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are ubiquitous in international negotiations on climate change governance, participating in framing issues, providing information and expertise, and lobbying government delegates. NGOs are said to supplement the democratic legitimacy and technical capabilities of intergovernmental organizations, yet their actual political influence is more difficult to empirically ascertain. This paper will use a qualitative framework to determine the influence of NGOs in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), focusing on a case study of Indian NGOs. Using data collected at two UN conferences, including interviews with NGO and government representatives and participant observations, the influence of …
Domestic Violence Against Women In Peru: An Analysis Of Individual, Cultural, And Structural Factors,
2017
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Domestic Violence Against Women In Peru: An Analysis Of Individual, Cultural, And Structural Factors, Hanna M. Pioske
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
Violence against women, despite decades of activism on the subject, remains a problem for women around the world. By one measure, over 35% of women globally have experienced either physical or sexual violence. The vast majority of this abuse occurs within the home. Although development programs often focus on women’s empowerment as a way of freeing women from the cycle of domestic abuse, research on this issue has been more mixed, finding that in some cases, women’s work outside the home or higher status relative to their husband can catalyze abuse. Peru is a particularly relevant case study for this …
Goh Chok Tong [Singapore, Prime Minister],
2017
Singapore Management University
Goh Chok Tong [Singapore, Prime Minister], Chok Tong Goh
Digital Narratives of Asia
ESM Goh Chok Tong tells DNA how he overcame his reluctance and became the second Prime Minister of Singapore. He believes in consultative, participative decision-making approach, which differs from his political mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. He dealt with leaders of regional countries in his adaptive and pragmatic style.
Running Comes Before Winning: Explaining The Gender Differential In State Legislatures,
2017
University of Connecticut
Running Comes Before Winning: Explaining The Gender Differential In State Legislatures, Marissa Piccolo
University Scholar Projects
What factors influence the likelihood that a woman runs for, wins, and holds political office across the country? Is it easier to explain why a woman runs in, than that she ultimately represents, a certain district? I compare a series of state-level and district-level independent variables and relate them to two different dependent variables: that a woman ran for a district seat, and that a woman represents a district. I explore what, and how much, political geography and contextual factors can explain. My preliminary findings show that it is easier to explain the probability that a woman runs, than that …
Uncle Sam Vs. The Hermit Kingdom: Options For Handling North Korea's Nuclear Program,
2017
University of Mary Washington
Uncle Sam Vs. The Hermit Kingdom: Options For Handling North Korea's Nuclear Program, Robert L. Wimberly
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
North Korea's nuclear program has been a nagging headache that threatens to evolve into a crisis for the United States and its allies. This paper will evaluate three policies intended to provide a resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue: strategic patience, coordinated reunification of the Korean Peninsula, and surgical strikes on North Korea's nuclear program.
The Effects Of New Public Management On Public Servant Job Satisfaction,
2017
Bridgewater State University
The Effects Of New Public Management On Public Servant Job Satisfaction, Adam Ferreira
Honors Program Theses and Projects
The public sector is often lauded for its egalitarian principles and penchant for mutual cooperation, but competition is increasingly becoming the norm which may affect communication, efficiency, goals, and objectives. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects that competition and private sector practices have on public servants. A survey was sent to 700 employees of municipal governments in Massachusetts; 45 respondents completed the survey over the course of two weeks. The principle lesson learned from this research was that while public servants view competitive practices negatively, and nearly half of respondents viewed their performance evaluations negatively, neither …
Running Comes Before Winning: Explaining The Gender Differential In State Legislatures,
2017
University of Connecticut
Running Comes Before Winning: Explaining The Gender Differential In State Legislatures, Marissa Piccolo
Honors Scholar Theses
What factors influence the likelihood that a woman runs for, wins, and holds political office across the country? Is it easier to explain why a woman runs in, than that she ultimately represents, a certain district? I compare a series of state-level and district-level independent variables and relate them to two different dependent variables: that a woman ran for a district seat, and that a woman represents a district. I explore what, and how much, political geography and contextual factors can explain. My preliminary findings show that it is easier to explain the probability that a woman runs, than that …
Cultura, Lengua Y Diversidad Cultural De Naciones Minoritarias: Los Casos De Quebec Y Cataluña, Territorios… ¿Compartidos?,
2017
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Cultura, Lengua Y Diversidad Cultural De Naciones Minoritarias: Los Casos De Quebec Y Cataluña, Territorios… ¿Compartidos?, Diane Saint-Pierre, Alexandre Couture Gagnon
Political Science Faculty Publications
RESUMEN Desde la aprobación de la Convención sobre la protección y la promoción de la diversidad de las expresiones culturales de la UNESCO, en 2005, la diversidad cultural se ha convertido en un objetivo central en las políticas públicas de muchos estados firmantes. Pero, a pesar de que se han encontrado diferencias entre situaciones nacionales en cuanto al reconocimiento de esta diversidad, ¿qué ocurre con estas naciones minoritarias que trabajan desde hace décadas para desarrollar una cultura societaria legítima por su pertenencia cultural y lingüística? ¿Hay un desajuste en cuanto a los instrumentos de acción pública que se han puesto …
Philip Kotler, Confronting Capitalism (2015) & Democracy In Decline (2016),
2017
University of Wyoming
Philip Kotler, Confronting Capitalism (2015) & Democracy In Decline (2016), Mark Peterson
Markets, Globalization & Development Review
No abstract provided.
Coolidge Against The World: Peace, Prosperity, And Foreign Policy In The 1920s,
2017
James Madison University
Coolidge Against The World: Peace, Prosperity, And Foreign Policy In The 1920s, Joel Webster
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
The common narrative of the 1920s is either to largely ignore the nation during this time and the men who presided over it or to simply dismiss the decade as a time of isolationism and Republican failure and the three presidents as corrupt, lazy, silent, or incompetent. The problems of the more typical narratives are most starkly shown in the realm of foreign policy. A more thorough examination of the role of President Calvin Coolidge and the American nation in that area reveals something very different. Because, if we approach those years as a “historical way station on the road …
America's Best Idea? Identity Politics And Opposition To National Monuments,
2017
University of Mary Washington
America's Best Idea? Identity Politics And Opposition To National Monuments, Christine E. Mackrell
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
This research focuses on identity as a source of opposition to national monuments. Whenever a new national monument or park is proposed, it faces almost constant opposition form local residents who often attribute their concerns to economic fears related to land use change, loss of industry, and threats to traditional practices like hunting or fishing. However, in most cases, national parks and monuments actually boost their local economies. Rather than taking an economic approach to analyzing community opposition to national monuments, this research uses identity as a lens to understand why communities continue to oppose new federal park land.
Fighting Ignorance Of The Middle East And Islam: A Case Study Of Generation Global In A Virginia Classroom,
2017
University of Mary Washington
Fighting Ignorance Of The Middle East And Islam: A Case Study Of Generation Global In A Virginia Classroom, Caitriona Nam Hee Cobb
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
The current research on American public education about the Middle East and Islam shows that there are serious gaps and biases in the present teachings. This is extremely harmful in light of the current political climate, Islamophobia, and the importance of foreign policy decisions made about the Middle East. Informed citizens are vital in influencing how the US will engage with the rest of the world. This thesis endeavors to explore what improvements can be made in the teaching of this field through a case study of a unique program called Generation Global in a Comparative World Religions Class in …
Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, And The Politics Of Stigma By Jason Whitesel,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, And The Politics Of Stigma By Jason Whitesel, Alanna Lapp
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
No abstract provided.
Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis By Georgiann Davis,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis By Georgiann Davis, Hanna Baus
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
No abstract provided.
Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives Of Latina/O Lgbt Activism Edited By Uriel Quesada, Letitia Gomez And Salvador Vidal-Ortiz,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives Of Latina/O Lgbt Activism Edited By Uriel Quesada, Letitia Gomez And Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, Yancy Mejia
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
No abstract provided.
Equal Rights/Equal Marriage: Creating Spaces For Jurisgenerative Praxis,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
Equal Rights/Equal Marriage: Creating Spaces For Jurisgenerative Praxis, Dawn Onishenko
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
In Canada, particularly since the protection of minority rights under the Charter, rights rhetoric and judicial challenges have emerged as a critical means of redressing the inequity experienced by subordinated peoples and groups - thereby privileging law and its accompanying equality framework as an agent of enfranchisement. Undoubtedly, no other social group has witnessed such rapid advancement of their rights via legal activism in the Canadian policy landscape as has the LGBTQ community – including access to marriage. This paper uses findings from a qualitative study with LGBTQ individuals who married their same -sex partners to increase our understanding of …
What It Means To Do Gender Differently: Understanding Identity, Perceptions And Accomplishments In A Gendered World,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
What It Means To Do Gender Differently: Understanding Identity, Perceptions And Accomplishments In A Gendered World, Joshua S. Smith, Kristin E. Smith
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
Recent changes in policies, laws, and public opinion have brought discussions about gender and gender-related topics to the forefront of cultural discourse. In spite of increased acceptance of gender nonconformity in public laws and Supreme Court rulings, we continue to see acts of hostility towards people who express their gender in nontraditional ways on both macro-system and individual levels. Viewing questions surrounding the issues of gender through an identity-oriented lens may shed light on some aspects of this complex topic. The present research utilizes social psychological and gender theories in order to better understand and explore the apparent contradictions in …
Queer And Trans After Obergefell V. Hodges: An Autoethnographic Oral History,
2017
Cal Poly Humboldt
Queer And Trans After Obergefell V. Hodges: An Autoethnographic Oral History, Jackson Wright Shultz, Kristopher Shultz
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
Trans and nonbinary communities often cite different priorities in their activism than do cisgender queer communities. This paper seeks to explore the effects of marriage equality, as well as the prioritization of marriage equality on queer trans and nonbinary individuals using a combined methodology of autoethnography and oral history. The findings suggest that trans individuals in queer relationships may have difficulty reconciling disparate aspects of their identities, including their political and activist priorities. The authors conclude that providing queer trans individuals platforms to voice their opinions is essential to ongoing dialogue about the role of marriage in queer communities.
