Center for Global & International Studies: Recent submissions
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Is China’s increased diplomatic and economic influence in Oceania a threat to American good governance goals in the region?
(Global and International Studies, University of Kansas, 2020-06-20)This paper examines the impact of investment by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Pacific Island nations and assesses whether it is a threat to U.S. goals in the region. Specifically, it attempts to find correlation ... -
“Weapons of the Weak” in the European Union: The Rise of Right-Wing Populism and its Implications for Domestic Terrorism
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The European Union (EU) appears nearing the end of a second wave of Islamist-inspired terrorism that peaked in 2015. However, the focus on Islamist terrorism may have diverted attention from a more pressing domestic terrorism ... -
Three theatrical imitations of Don Quijote de la Mancha; with a list of Don Quijote plays, 1607-1971
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The Technology Trap: Lessons from the One Laptop Per Child Program
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-24)Just as the industrial revolution reshaped society in much of the world during the 19th century, the rapid spread of computer technology has dramatically changed the world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. However, ... -
Cyrus Dallin’s The Scout: Civic Identity Cast Through a Native Equestrian Monument
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This thesis studies The Scout, a monumental bronze Indian equestrian sculpted by Cyrus Dallin and located since 1916 on a hilltop at Penn Valley Park overlooking Kansas City and the West. Emphasizing its story during the ... -
Home, Belonging, and Aesthetic: Perspectives from Uyghur Women in Diaspora
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The intention of this research is to investigate and bring into academic light the methods of identity negotiation of Uyghurness through the investigation of cultural aesthetics. In the context of transnational global ... -
Practicing Dichotomy Middle Eastern and North African International Student Adherence to Dichotomous Gender Roles in the United States
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Abstract Personal identity is a self-concept that pulls an individual to certain groups. For the better part of history, gender identity has been divided into the binary of female and male identities. Corresponding to the ... -
Non-Korean Attendance of Ethnic Korean Churches in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Korean evangelicalism and the role of second-generation ethnic Korean churches in the United States has been the focus of many rich scholarly works. The levels of diversity within ethnic Korean churches in the U.S. has ... -
CHINA’S INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIZATION? A CASE STUDY OF THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)In 2015, China procured a formal and statutory legal definition of terrorism for the first time. Where does the definition stand in comparison to prior Chinese state conceptions? How does the definition compare to other ... -
Presidential Discourse and Regime Legitimacy in Putin's Russia (2014-2017)
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Abstract The purpose of this research is to analyze Vladimir Putin’s discourse and identify what factors in his discourse attribute to relatively high approval ratings, and thus regime legitimacy, from 2014 to 2017. What ... -
Murals for Hope: Lebanese Reconciliation through Youth Graffiti Art
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Lebanese history contains both violence and sectarian tension which permeates Lebanese society and hinders reconciliation for the many ethnic groups in the country. Although the older generation lives with the memories of ... -
Ethnobotany of Oshá (Ligusticum porteri) and Policy of Medicinal Plant Harvest on United States Forest Service Lands
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Oshá (Ligusticum porteri), found in high elevation sites in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, is a medicinal plant whose roots are being sold by herbal product companies to treat influenza, bronchitis, ... -
Iranian State Strength & Domestic Terrorism: How Iran Came to be the Cool Spot in a Hotbed of Terrorism
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This study focuses examines the relationship between domestic terrorism and state strength within in Iran from 1978 to 2010., and It seeks to understand what the specific factors are that are most influentialimpactful in ... -
‘Our Syrian brothers’: Refugees and ethnicity in turkish political rhetoric
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)In the early years of the Turkish state, national unity along the lines of ethnic identity became crucial and any opposition to unity sparked animosity between the Turkish government and its ethnic minorities leading to ... -
Democracy in Africa: Colonization vs. Modernization
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)A country’s degree of democratic development is the best predictor of economic prosperity. African nations are some of the poorest on the planet and tend to have low levels of democracy, while wealthier nations tend toward ... -
Kyrgyzstan: The Challenge of Post-Soviet Multiethnic Nation Building
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)The thesis attempts to understand why it is difficult to establish peace and stability in Kyrgyzstan; to determine how to establish interethnic and cultural harmony; Understanding the importance of ethnic and national ... -
A Case Study of Nonprofit Leaders' Accountability Practices: Kansas City Nonprofit Organizations that Assist the Latino Population
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)The Greater Metropolitan area of Kansas City has provided jobs in the railroad, meatpacking, and service sector for the undocumented and documented Latino immigrants for the past century. Although the city’s Latino population ... -
Modernization and the Semi-Periphery: Western Influence on Modern-Day LGBTQIA* Rights in Russia, Japan, and Iran
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)This thesis seeks to identify and investigate the reason for the change in sexual values experienced by Russia, Japan, and Iran from the middle of the nineteenth to the early twentieth century. I argue that semi-periphery ... -
NATO's Post-Cold War Relevance in Counter Terrorism
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)From the end of the Cold War, through the process of globalization, national security has transitioned from an idea of purely state versus state interaction into a concept including both state and non-state actors. The ... -
THE GREAT POWERS’ RECOGNITION: CRUCIAL FOR KOSOVO AND IRAQI KURDISTAN SECESSION
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Both Kosovo and Iraqi Kurdistan’s secessionist movements, in a journey for self-determination and state-building, suffered mass crimes and ethnic cleansing from the host states; however, only Kosovo acquired a positive ...