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Islam and power legitimation: instrumentalisation of religion in Central Asian States
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-03)How can Islam play multiple and contradictory roles as a source of violence and peace, and a marker of identity differences and national unity? This study argues that religion, as a system of beliefs, manifests itself ... -
Not a Woman, but a Soldier: Exploring Identity through Translocational Positionality
(Springer Verlag, 2016-08-09)Recent debate over integrating women into U.S. military combat units presents an opportunity to examine the gender identities and experiences of women in the military. Here, we examine the context-dependent prominence of ... -
John Rawls, Barack Obama, and the Pluralist Political Consensus
(University of Chicago Press, 2016-10-01)To counter partisan polarization, political theorists like John Rawls and political leaders like Barack Obama have sought to locate and express consensual elements of American culture that can appeal to or at least be ... -
A study of municipal airports
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Talking Politics on Facebook: Network Centrality and Political Discussion Practices in Social Media
(SAGE Publications, 2015)This study examines the relationship between political discussion on Facebook and social network location. It uses a survey name generator to map friendship ties between students at a university and to calculate their ... -
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. ... -
Boley : a study of a Negro city
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Exposing the Clandestine: Silence and Voice in America’s Drone War
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The increasing reliance of the American military on weaponized drones in counter terrorism efforts has produced a contentious debate regarding the use of drones. This debate is characterized by two competing social discourses. ... -
Religious Freedom and Domestic Terrorism in Asia and Africa, 2000-2009: An Epitaph for the Religious Freedom Peace Thesis?
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The Religious Freedom Peace Thesis (RFPT) suggests that societies may reduce political violence by fully respecting individuals’ rights to live their faiths according to the dictates of their convictions, but little empirical ... -
The origin and development of the Kansas benefit district road law
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Women's Activism in South Africa: Working Across Divides
(University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2009-03-19)Women's Activism in South Africa provides the most comprehensive collection of women's experiences within civil society since the 1994 transition. This book captures South African women's stories of collective activism and ... -
Human Trafficking Indentification and Service Provision in the Medical and Social Service Sectors
(Harvard School of Public Health, 2016-06)The medical sector presents a unique opportunity for identification and service to victims of human trafficking. In this article, we describe local and site-specific efforts to develop an intervention tool to be used in ... -
FOREIGN AID AND TERRORISM: When is Aid Effective in Reducing Terror?
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)This research examines the effectiveness of foreign aid in reducing terrorism. To uncover the circumstances in which aid is more likely to decrease terrorism, I examine total and sector-specific aid along with twenty-seven ... -
Petroleum and its influence upon American diplomacy
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An inquiry into the effect on legislation of the mathematical factor of over- and under-representation
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Failure of a pan-Mayan Party? Explaining Mayan Political Participation in Guatemala
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Over the past 20 years, indigenous groups across Latin America have gained significant ground in their respective countries’ national politics. Factors relating to institutional reforms and effective populist appeals have ... -
Terrorism is What We Make of It: Construction of Terrorism Designation
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)This thesis seeks to refine our understanding of the social construction of terrorism designation. I examine formal terrorism designations made by the United States (U.S.) Department of State. Conceptualizing terrorism as ...
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