Political Science Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Analyzing the Criminal Justice and Military Models of Counterterrorism: Evidence from the United States
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)States’ counterterrorism strategies have been categorized into the criminal justice and military models of counterterrorism. Currently, the international relations literature lacks a systematic exploration or theorization ... -
The political thought of Mrs. Annie Besant : the English years (1847-1893)
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The Best Subset In Validation Algorithm: Testing Political Scientific Theory Via Predictive Analytics
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The difficulties arising from using statistical significance to demonstrate the truth and utility of a hypothesis have been known for some time (Cohen 1994). To develop a more rigorous conception of substantive significance, ... -
Moroccan Feminists: The Innovators and Drivers behind the Push to Equality: Accomplishments, Shortcomings, and Future Priorities
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This project evaluates the effect of feminist activism to challenge discriminatory articles in the 2004 Family Law and 2003 Penal Code. The Moroccan women’s movement has been divided between competing feminist and anti-feminist ... -
Explaining Foreign Policy Change in Transitional States: A Case Study of Ukraine between Two Revolutions.
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Over the span of a decade, Ukraine saw two revolutions that rocked its political and social life to the very core: the Orange revolution of 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity of 2014. In this work, I investigate the driving ... -
Of Six Minds on the Matter: A Psychology-based Typology of Hawkish and Dovish Decision Makers
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Foreign policy elites are often labeled "hawks" or "doves," and states’ foreign policies can vary widely depending on whether hawks or doves prevail. Yet seldom asked is this question: why are some elites hawks and others ... -
Protracted Refugee Situations: A Feminist Perspective on Refugee Depiction by UNHCR
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Protracted refugee situations are some of the most complex political, human rights, and humanitarian challenges facing the international community today. While scholarship on the phenomenon typically focuses on empirical ... -
Identity and Representation within the Contemporary Brazilian LGBT Movement
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Social movements engage in processes of identity work to construct and reconstruct collective identities. Within movements characterized by identity differences, such as contemporary LGBT movements, demands for representation ... -
CONFLICT, CORRUPTION, AND CONSENT: AN ANALYSIS OF POPULAR SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Who cares about corruption in conflict? Afghans do. This dissertation considers the intersection of governmental support and corruption during periods of instability. Although there are studies connecting popular support ... -
The proposed Austro-German Customs Union
(University of Kansas, 1932) -
The sixth Pan-American Conference, Havana, 1928
(University of Kansas, 1931) -
Beyond the Natasha Effect: Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)This dissertation examined how human trafficking policies diffused in the post-Soviet region, a significant source region for female victims of sex trafficking dubbed Natashas. The main research question examined why some ... -
The political theories of Harold J. Laski considered particularly in relation to recent developments of political thought
(University of Kansas, 1929) -
An outline of county government in Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1932) -
A study of municipal airports
(University of Kansas, 1930) -
Criticism in News and Its Effects on Authoritarian Duration in China
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)This study explains the varying levels of criticism in news coverage in China and tests the news effects on public opinion. It proposes a revision to the traditional censorship paradigm--fractured censorship system. It ... -
Putting the Public into Public Health: Health Policy Related Opinion and Public Policy
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Understanding how public opinion towards health issues shape policy preferences and confidence in government requires not only understanding why such events engage public sentiments but also why they should matter to ... -
The Politics of Climate Adaptation
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Emerging research highlights increasing subnational activity on climate change. While most researchers explore mitigation of climate change, far less attention has been directed towards climate adaptation. In this dissertation ... -
The Impact of Perceptions of Democratic Decline: Explaining French and German Foreign Policy toward Russia
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)In the last ten years, Russia’s growing assertiveness in international affairs has morphed into aggression as exemplified in Moscow’s military interventions first in Georgia in 2008 and subsequently in Ukraine in 2014. ...