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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Other Political Science"”.
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American Digital Election Infrastructure: Policy, Risks, Options
<p>Why is US digital election infrastructure (DEI) in a vulnerable state and what are the possible options to better secure it? To answer these questions systematically, federal policy and current DEI are analyzed through a risk management lens, including both elite and democratic models of risk …
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The Incongruence Of Development Assistance: An overview of World Bank Policies
… the prosperity from certain countries more than others. By analyzing World Bank policies I was able to draw out the importance of institutional stability as well as shared fundamentals in governance, corruption, and economic policies in order to be suitable recipients to recommended policies to …
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Outcomes of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Arab World
… how CEDAW has impacted the change in women’s political and social rights in each state.</p>
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The Effects of Moral Message Framing on Political Ideology
… in not only shifting relevant attitudes, but political ideology as a whole. Operating under Moral Foundations Theory (Haidt & Graham, 2007) two proenvironmental messages were constructed using ideologically congruent moral language (i.e., individualizing, binding). Participants reported their …
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The Women and Peace Hypothesis in the Age of Nancy Pelosi: Can Female Leaders Bring About World Peace?
… of violent conflict to the same degree that other, well-documented predictors do, the effect of women in higher office is nonetheless still significant.</p>
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Silence or Self-Disclosure? Examining the Psychological and Relational Factors Shaping Political Communication Between Gen Z and Their Families
… the psychological and relational factors shaping political communication between Generation Z and their families. Using Communication Privacy Management (CPM) and Family Communication Patterns (FCP) theories as a dual framework, the study investigates how emotions, relational turbulence, and …
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Corruption and Soccer in Africa: Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of Association Soccer Success in the Continent
<p>Despite the popularity of soccer in Africa, African teams tend to underperform in international competitions such as the World Cup relative to European and South American teams. Studies have been conducted on what determines performance in international soccer. These studies stress the …
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Back to Square One: Understanding the Role of the Egyptian Armed Forces
… British banker, Gamal Mubarak’s rise to the political spotlight, the Egyptian military looked for the right moment to regain their lost status. When the Arab Spring protests began, so did the opportunity to remove Mubarak from power. During the first few days of the protests, military …
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Contemporary Perceptions of the Solidarity Movement Held by Polish Nationals
… both genders, varying ideologies, and differing political backgrounds has led to diverse views of the history and narrative of the movement that today is interpreted in differing ways by groups and individuals. To gain a better understanding of how Poles view this unique time period of their …
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The Dream Defaulted: Foreclosure, Crisis, and Hope in Baltimore, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan
… many as one in four households and added yet another challenge to improving the quality of life for residents.</p> <p>However, despite sharing historical characteristics of population and job decline and demographic change from majority white to majority black, some older, larger cities fared …
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The Causes of Tyranny as a Guide to Political Reform: St. Thomas More's History of King Richard III of England
… drama which aims to reveal fundamental moral and political truths by following classical rhetorical principles. Chapter Two investigates the relationship between the nine textually significant extant versions of this work, and concludes that they derive from a series of revised drafts. The English …
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Collective Leadership in Contemporary Irish Nationalism: The Writing of Gerry Adams
… Republican movement is best represented by the political party Sinn Fein. The party's present leadership, headed by its president Gerry Adams, has changed the politics and strategies of Sinn Fein and the entire Republican movement.</p>
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Underrepresentation of Women in American Politics
… the most effect on rather women want to run for political office and successfully pursue political careers. Having this specific quantitative dataset, the study provides a better understanding to why women are still widely underrepresented on the state level. I also find that my independent …
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Between Hard and Soft Power: A Historical Analysis of U.S. Defense Diplomacy
… from both academic and policy communities. In other words, the defense diplomacy debate rests upon an unstable conceptual foundation.</p> <p>This study deconstructs the components of defense diplomacy drawn from existing scholarship and argues that its essence lies in the realm of soft power …
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The Gendered Interpretation of Child Marriage: A Niger Case Study
<p>This paper seeks to answer the question, what is the primary factor driving child marriage? I explore the literature in several scholarly articles that explain why the harmful, traditional practice of child marriage is an issue that predominantly affects girls globally. I also utilize the …
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Socially Racialized and Statistically Invisible: U.S. Census Recognition of The Middle Eastern and North African Diaspora
… racialized MENA identity into public, media, and political focus. I argue that the solidification of post-9/11 MENA racialization through discourse and state-sponsored surveillance, has converged with an increase in state interest in the diaspora, leading to the enumeration of MENA identity in …
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