Browsing Political Science by Title
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Activism in cyberspace : Millennial engagement through new media.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2014)Explains the extent to which public engagement by Millennials is manifested through the use of new media. -
Applied civics : the potential of civic education to transform american political engagement.
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Applying international relations theory to contemporary policy : understanding Russia's behaviors and goals in Syria.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2016)My research includes an investigation of the causative factors of Russia's involvement in the Syrian War and Russia's current interests in global politics. In this project, I have employed a synthetic approach that draws ... -
Decline of the American empire.
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Fighting the war on drugs: how presidential administrations produce distinct policing regimes
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2020-05-10)This paper seeks to explain the war on drugs through a creation of a policing regime typology. This typology is constructed by examining the distinctions between legislation, presidential rhetoric, and administrative goals. ... -
Great Powers Manipulating Norms: US, Chinese and Russian Approaches to the Responsibility to Protect.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2021-05-16)The Responsibility to Protect is a set of principles that commit countries to protect civilian populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. This thesis sets out to explore the extent ... -
Interagency collaboration in Afghanistan: a test of the bureaucratic politics model.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2013-07-18)Uses the Bureaucratic Politics Model to examine and assess interagency collaboration in Afghanistan and its implications for foreign policy making. Reviews the principal components of the foreign policy bureaucracy. ... -
Lion in winter : Edward M. Kennedy in the Bush years : a study in senate leadership.
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Neocolonialism in New York City: Urban Planning Through Critical Theory
(Wheaton College (MA), 2021)Most land use proposals in New York City must be approved through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). Within this process, the Department of City Planning, the City Planning Commission, the City Council and the ... -
New political citizens: a study of millennial citizenship norms and behaviors
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2013-06-05)This thesis looks at a new set of citizenship norms that define the Millennial generation. Using a quasi‐experimental survey design, it tests those normative classifications and speculates on their potential ramifications ... -
Today's state, yesterday's crimes : comparing the rhetorics of restoration and retribution after mass violence
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2015)Explores two transitional justice mechanisms, the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Analyzes the ways in which the ideal-type philosophical ... -
Understanding the Reagan years.
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Voting rights and disenfranchisement in the United States: a study of the preclearance policy in section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2013-09-12)The past few years has seen renewed interest in the Voting Rights Act, particularly in the preclearance policy outlined in Section 5 of that Act. The Act continues to receive challenges from covered jurisdictions, most ...
