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Political Science Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Skeptical Public: Economic Conditions and Individual Trade Policy Preferences
(University of Kansas, 2010-07-23)Public opinion literature has shown that the foreign policy attitudes of the American electorate are ideologically coherent and are fairly stable over long periods of time. Research also determined that a number of social ... -
Is Peace Possible?: Attitude and Behavior Change in a Simulated International Conflict
(University of Kansas, 2010-04-26)Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of Multiple Identification Theory (MIT) in fostering cooperative attitudes and behaviors among participants in simulated international conflicts. However, these studies did ... -
The Influence of Individual Vice Presidential Candidates on Voter Behavior
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-09)The vice presidential selection process is considered to be a significant decision for presidential nominees but not much is known about the effects this selection has on voters. This research focuses on presidential ... -
Saving Kansas Clergy on Souls and Cities in an American State
(University of Kansas, 2009-10-02)Abstract Understanding the scope of clergy influence is important to the study of American politics. An increase of political interest and action within a community can change public opinion, voter turnout, campaign ... -
Investor-Voters and Electoral Volatility in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Effect of Municipal Initiatives on State Climate Change Plans
(University of Kansas, 2009-08-11)Faced with near-unanimous scientific consensus that climate change is being accelerated by human activity and no decisive federal policy on the issue, U.S. states and municipalities are taking the initiative to mitigate ... -
Presidential Influence on Public Opinion
(University of Kansas, 2008-11-11)In 2005, President George W. Bush sought support for his plan to reform Social Security through governing by campaigning. Bush focused his campaign on getting the backing of conservatives and Republicans to push reform ... -
Giving Girls a Shot: An Examination of State Policies Addressing the HPV Vaccination
(University of Kansas, 2009-04-29)On June 8, 2006, the FDA approved the vaccine Gardisil, which protects women from the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that is linked to 99 percent of all cervical cancers. Immediately, forty-one state legislatures began ... -
THE MYTH OF SELF-DETERMINATION: HOW INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS DECIDE THE FATES OF SMALL NATIONS; CASE STUDIES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE
(University of Kansas, 2008-08-20)The number of stateless ethno-national groups exceeds the number of groups that exercise sovereignty over the lands in which they live. The purpose of this thesis is to determine what makes one group more likely than another ... -
Time and International Relations Theory
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-22)In this thesis, I promote the relevance of time to International Relations theory, arguing that the meaning and character of time often taken as given or natural is actually the result of material, historical, and ... -
The American Flag and the Presidential Election of 1988: Reconsidering the Importance of Valence Issues
(University of Kansas, 2008-08-18)In the 1988 Presidential election George W. Bush used the issue of the American flag as a way to demonstrate his own patriotism while undermining Dukakis'. This strategy relied on valence issues, which are issues that are ... -
Breaking the Cycle of 'Civil' Violence: the Role of Political Institutions
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-31)Societies coming out of civil wars find themselves in a "conflict trap" as they are left with a striking legacy of instability and violence. Out of the 144 civil wars that have ended since 1945, 77 had relapsed by the end ... -
Terrorism's Operational Code: An Examination of the Belief Systems of al-Qaeda and Hamas
(University of Kansas, 2008-06-18)This dissertation is a systematic study of the political belief systems, via the Operational Code approach, of two terrorist actors: al-Qaeda and Hamas. Operational codes for each were derived through computerized content ... -
ASSESSING THE BARGAINING MODEL OF WAR TERMINATION: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR, 1899-1902
(University of Kansas, 2008-05-27)Through a detailed case study of the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), this thesis presents a test of the bargaining model of war termination. The study begins with a review of the war termination theory literature, ...