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Political Science Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Russia's Foreign Policy Toward Iran: A Critical Geopolitics Perspective
(Taylor and Francis, 2012)Russia’s foreign policy stance on nuclear Iran has been a subject of debate. Why has Moscow oscillated between resistance to sanctions and support for punitive measures against Iran in the meantime supplying Tehran with ... -
Natural Disasters: Triggers of Political Instability?
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)Do different types of natural disasters – droughts, earthquakes, floods, storms, and others – trigger political instability? This study engages with this question. It revisits an ongoing debate over the nature of association ... -
Teaching with Lecture or Debate? Testing the Effectiveness of Traditional versus Active Learning Methods of Instruction
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Resolved: Academic Debate Should Be a Part of Political Science Curricula
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)Should political science educators use debate for teaching their undergraduate students? This paper argues for incorporation of academic debate into curriculum of undergraduate courses. It demonstrates the process of ... -
Self and Peer Evaluation in Undergraduate Education: Are Promises Worth Risking the Perils?
(Taylor and Francis, 2005)This study canvasses reliability of students’ self and peer evaluation, a method of assessment of university students that has recently gained renewed pedagogical interest and broad recognition. Two experiments, imbedded ... -
Reference Group Perspective on State Behaviour: A Case Study of Estonia's Counterterrorism Policies
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)For over a decade Estonia has been untouched by terrorist violence. However, notwithstanding the lack of a viable terrorist threat, the Estonian government adopted extensive counterterrorism measures. What explains the ... -
Between Commitement and Pragmatism: Assessing International Influence on Human Rights Practices in Georgia
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)What explains the discrepancy between the avowed commitment of the Georgian government to human rights and praxis of human rights in the post-Rose Revolution republic? This article engages with this question and attributes ... -
Ethnic Dimension of Religious Extremism and Terrorism in Central Asia
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Values and Ethics of Global Civil Society Actors: Insights from a Survey and Content Analyses
(Taylor and Francis, 2006)This study examines values, ethics, and principles of conduct that underlie activities of global civil society organizations. It uses an international web-based survey, and a content analysis of the codes of conduct for ... -
Combating Terrorism in Central Asia: Explaining Differences in States' Responses to Terror
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)This work examines differences in the level of violence of counterterrorism measures adopted by Central Asian states. Why do some Central Asian governments opt for wanton repression in the name of the struggle with terrorism, ... -
Security Rights Violations in Context of Counterterrorism: Analysis of the Post-Soviet Nations
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)This study purports to explain security rights violations of the suspected terrorism. It develops a theoretical model and assesses its predictions on a sample of post-Soviet states. The author uses original data on security ... -
Book Review of On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics
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Interest Group Survival: Shared Interests Versus Competition for Resources
(Journal of Politics, 1997-08)Population ecology theory on interest group populations is examined to determine the implications for group membership levels in the states. Using the assumptions of the competitive exclusion principle, it is hypothesized ... -
Gender and Conditional Support for Torture in the War on Terror
(Cambridge University Press, 2008)The events of September 11 have clearly changed the way that Americans think about politics and policy and may have changed attitudes about the treatment of America’s perceived enemies. At the same time, revelations about ... -
Book Review of Jailbait: The Politics of Statutory Rape Laws in the United States
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Book Review of Cultures at War: Moral Conflicts in Western Democracies
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Attributions and the Regulation of Marriage: Considering the Parallels Between Race and Homosexuality
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Review: Is the Fetus a Person? A Comparison of Policy across the Fifty States
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Review: Sin, Sex, and Democracy: Antigay Rhetoric and the Christian Right.
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)