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Center for Global & International Studies: Recent submissions
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Japan's Renuciation of War Clause, Article 9: A case study of Japan's journey towards 'a normal nation'
(University of Kansas, 2008-03-10)Japan has struggled with the decision to either revise or to reinterpret the renunciation of war clause, Chapter 2, Article 9, in the Japanese Constitution. This debate is significant because the outcome of this decision ... -
A Comparative Study of Post-Ottoman Political Influences on Bulgarian National Identity Construction and Conflict
(University of Kansas, 2008-08-15)Bulgarian society has a successful history of maintaining a relatively peaceful multicultural environment over centuries. This thesis is a comparative analysis of three transitional periods in Bulgaria coinciding with 1) ... -
Motivation and the Role of Religious Participation in the Lives of Latino Immigrants: A Comparative Case Study of Garden City and Syracuse, Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-18)Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, this ethnographic research examines motivation and the role of religious participation among Latino Evangelical immigrants in two cities in Kansas: Garden City and Syracuse. ... -
The Organization and Cooperation in Europe: Media Protection Watchdog
(University of Kansas, 2008-08-08)The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has made significant progress as a watchdog in advancing media freedom in Serbia while facing limitations in promoting media freedom in Russia. Serbia and ... -
The Alliance Framework: A Micro-level Approach to Diagnose Protracted Conflict in South Central Somalia
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-31)Somalia has been in conflict since January 1991. The approach to explaining the conflict has generally followed the Hobbesian and Schmittian dichotomy with little discussion of institutional failure as a contributing factor. ... -
CONFLICTS AND HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION IN AFRICA: IS TOMORROW TOO LATE?
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-27)ABSTRACT A disturbing trend of contemporary conflict in Africa has been the increased vulnerability of civilians, often involving their deliberate targeting. The current debate about intervention for human rights purposes, ... -
European Union: Constraints vs. Opportunities
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-17)During the early 1980s, Europe suffered from slow economic growth. As a result of this stagnant growth pattern, the European Union created new economic policies and reforms, which eliminated tariffs and barriers among ... -
The Differential Devolution of Scotland and Wales: Historical Underpinnings and Contemporary European Context of Nationalistic Expression
(University of Kansas, 2007-10-15)This thesis examines the differential devolution of Wales and Scotland--how and why they are breaking away from England at different paces. Surveying accepted historical chronology, it considers crucial distinctions in the ... -
USAID and the Economic Growth Thesis: A Critical Assessment of USAID Foreign Aid Policies Post-9/11
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-17)Following 9/11, the United States asserted that terrorism and technology presented an immediate and present danger to national security. The Bush Administration responded to this threat by making development a core foreign ... -
King Hassan II: Morocco's Messenger of Peace
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-17)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the roles King Hassan II of Morocco played as a protector of the monarchy, a mediator between Israel and the Arab world and as an advocate for peace in the Arab world. Morocco's ...