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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Political decision-making"”.
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The recombinant DNA case: balancing scientific and political decision-making
… of recombinant DNA, from research technique to political issue, is described. As a research technique, recombinant DNA (abbreviated rDNA) has opened up new vistas in biological and other fields of research. But its potential yet unproven hazard has created uneasy feelings toward the technique. …
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The role of transnational television in international political decision-making after the cold war
… that media can make an impact on the process of political decision-making, rather than on the content of the policies themselves, and it specifies when, where and under what conditions this interaction can take place, including the most important features of both media coverage and political …
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRITIES IN POLITICAL DECISION MAKING: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
… By analyzing Barack Obama’s calls for a new political framework, through the use of structural criticism; I argue that he created the impetus for a renewed valuation of citizenship. Using the work of Dana Cloud, I argue that such a critique is successful because it forces citizens to question …
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The effects of a televised political debate on cognitive selective retention/evaluation during the political decision-making process.
The effects of a televised political debate on cognitive selective retention/evaluation during the political decision-making process.
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Media - government interactions and foreign policy : a rational choice approach to the media's impact on political decision-making and the paradigm of the Greek - Turkish conflict
… approach of the media's role and impact on decision - making processes. It particularly covers a deficiency in the existing literature, with regard to the media's potential to Influence decision outcomes and cause policy changes. The thesis is a theory-based investigation while a case study …
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A theory of group decision-making applied to the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis decisions
<p>This study of political decision-making stressing the process of decision-making in a group setting is, in part, a reaction against traditional approaches of political analysis.</p><p>The study of international relations is overburdened with historical studies of the interaction between states. …
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Studier i symbolpolitik
Symbolic politics is the degree to which political decision-making is motivated, not by the tangible aspects of the decision, but by the interpretation of what the decision represents symbolically. While symbolic politics is widely recognized as an important aspect of political decision-making, the …
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Path Dependence in Colorado's Renewable Portfolio Standards
… significantly contested. This paper explores the political decision making of the two largest electricity producers in the state, Xcel Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, to determine at what points that the costs of legislation exceeded the costs of opposition for those …
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Policy making and civic involvement: Apathy or impotence?
… surrounding civic participation. Conventional political wisdom tells us that many people have become apathetic when it comes to getting involved in politics. However, I will argue that policy makers misconstrue their perception of the public because they are operating from paradigms which are …
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Moral Psychology And Political Campaigns
… rely on different moral domains to inform their political decision making (Haidt 2012; Lakoff 1996). This project addresses the use of moral framing, language, and traits in American political campaigns. It first examines the language of campaigns to ascertain if Democratic and Republican …
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Sexism and Women: The Implications of Female Gender Resentment
… or traditional sexist behavior influence her political choices? Female gender resentment and sexist biases are an understudied area of the extant literature on sexism. Typically the focus is placed on men*s sexist attitudes and treatment of women, but is it possible that women also contribute …
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Constitutionalizing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in the New Millenium
… cultural rights appeared to require significant political decision-making directly related to resources and economic priorities, critics contended that they were non-justiciable; treating economic, social, and cultural rights as justiciable would infringe on the balance of power among government …
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Constitutionalizing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in the New Millenium
… cultural rights appeared to require significant political decision-making directly related to resources and economic priorities, critics contended that they were non-justiciable; treating economic, social, and cultural rights as justiciable would infringe on the balance of power among government …
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El Gran Manipulador: Political Survival, Dual Power, and the Emergence and Maintenance of Social Movements in Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela
… movements to participate more intensively in the political process, as allies of the state. The result of this alliance is a shift from a representative democracy to a participatory democracy. The purpose of this thesis to determine why, when, and how significant social movements emerge as …
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The Effect of Credibility Heuristics on the Political Decisions of Older Adults in the African American Community
… of messages from credible religious leaders on political decision-making within the African American community. Participants were exposed to fictious vignettes in which a credible pastor endorsed the platform of a fictional politician. The platforms presented varied in ease of comprehension, as …
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Intergovernmental relations between central government and selected local authorities in Namibia with special reference to the decentralisation process
… centre local relationship, division of decision-making powers between the central government and local authorities; councilior-community relationship and councillors' contact with local development committees. The study revealed that very little consultation takes place in issues of …
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Regerings- en sake-elite se persepsies oor die invloed van die Suid-Afrikaanse sakesektor op openbare beleidsformulering
… placed on the role of business in promoting political reform. This study investigated the perceived extent of such influence on political and socio-political aspects of public policy in the period 1978 to 1989. Using the "elite" and "group" approaches in Political Science as a point of …
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Civil-military relations in European security institutions -- challenges of multi-institutionality in peace operations
… forces received clear missions and comprehensive political guidance from their political decision-making bodies. Because civilian structures did not micro-manage the conduct of operations despite the complex environment in which they operated, their effectiveness increased.
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The level and structure of power delegated to high-ranking military officials in a democracy : a case study of the United States
… relations the military must be excluded from political decision-making. However, as the cases of established liberal democracies demonstrate, the military often attempts to exert influence on political decisions. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 dealt with …
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British intelligence and threats to national security, c.1941-1951
… as a central component in the process of political decision-making in Britain. As well as offering new historical insights, it provides useful lessons for governments and intelligence agencies at the start of the twenty-first century. The dissertation shows that many of the issues facing …
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