Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Political Science"
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(2008-07-17)Department: Political ScienceThis thesis concerns the development of the concept of the unitary nation state and anarchic European political system in 16th and 17th century political theory, and will argue that Thomas Hobbes provided the paradigmatic ...
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The Impact of High Information Environments on Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives (2019-08-16)Department: Political ScienceIn a series of three articles I demonstrate that a plausible explanation for political "nationalization" is an increasingly dense information environment. Nationalization occurs when all political decisions -- for both ...
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(2009-04-20)Department: Political ScienceThis dissertation analyses the strategic interaction between state actors within the context of state tort reform. A formal state separation of powers model is developed that accounts for the preferences of the actors ...
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(2006-04-14)Department: Political ScienceA comparative study between the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Rawls is presented in this thesis. The project serves to trace the unacknowledged influence that Hobbes had on the nature of the social ...
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(2010-02-08)Department: Political ScienceLegislatures are among the least trusted political institutions in the world; but they are the heart of liberal democracy: no legislatures, no democracy. How are democracies to survive and prosper if citizens distrust one ...
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(2015-11-24)Department: Political ScienceThis dissertation engages in a comprehensive evaluation of compulsory voting in Latin America. In doing so, it first analyzes the origins of compulsory voting in Latin America and demonstrates that variations in the balance ...
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(2022-06-20)Department: Political ScienceIndividuals have sought refuge from extrajudicial punishment as early as ancient Greece when Cylon sought supplication at the Altar of Athena. Today, more than 1% of the global population is displaced. Putin’s invasion of ...
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(2017-08-08)Department: Political ScienceUsing authority delegated to their agencies by law, civil servants make and implement policies that influence virtually all aspects of modern life. Importantly, policymaking and implementation are only the final steps in ...
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(2012-04-16)Department: Political ScienceThis project advances the idea that the President of the United States is a primarily election driven actor who uses the power of his office to advance those interests. Like Members of Congress, presidents use their influence ...
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(2019-05-13)Department: Political ScienceRace and politics have been intimately connected since the country’s founding. I argue that this link allows politics, through partisanship, to shape Whites’ beliefs about race and racial groups. Through four empirical ...
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(2013-12-02)Department: Political ScienceA worsening state of affairs in Venezuela during Hugo Chávez’s administration, including unstable economic growth, oil revenue mismanagement, inflation, and deteriorating democratic rights and institutions, would have ...
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(2020-11-06)Department: Political ScienceWorldwide, millions of people are supporting political candidates who promise to upend “politics as usual.” Frequently referred to as “populists,” their election to power has become increasingly common: citizens have ...
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(2013-03-26)Department: Political ScienceDrones are constantly making national headlines as they are used increasingly in war by the United States and Israel. This thesis is concerned with drones, specifically, their possible diffusion among countries. Three major ...
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(2023-07-19)Department: Political ScienceThis dissertation examines the political and violent implications of organized crime. The first essay, "Does 'Green Gold' Breed Bloody Violence? The Effect of Export Shocks on Criminal Violence in Mexico," explores the ...
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(2006-04-20)Department: Political SciencePolitical Science TRANSPARENT RATIONALITY: A THEORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF POWERS DIANA L. O’BRYAN Thesis under the direction of Professor Marc Joseph Hetherington This paper discusses the Imperial Presidency ...
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(2013-12-17)Department: Political ScienceTo what extent are different groups of citizens evenly represented in Latin America? Under what circumstances do disadvantaged groups’ interests manage to get represented? This dissertation examines the extent to which ...
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(2021-06-14)Department: Political ScienceThe urban-rural divide is one of the central conflicts in US politics. This divide has become increasingly important as the health care and socioeconomic realities and patterns of partisan political support of urban and ...
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(2010-04-20)Department: Political ScienceBilateral environmental relations between Canada and the United States have been studied from the perspective of federal, state, and provincial governments including non-state actors. However, the role local governments ...
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(2023-03-08)Department: Political ScienceEarly 21st century warfare is dominated by conflicts that occur within the boundaries of a state between a government and rebel groups. Nearly 40% of these civil conflicts are joined by an international third party who ...
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(2021-05-12)Department: Political ScienceHow does the wealth of members of Congress affect electoral politics and governance, and what are the implications of wealth inequality among elites for their behavior and opportunities for influence? By expanding and ...