Browsing OSU Theses by Author "Jansa, Joshua"
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Ad or editorial? Native advertising and shifting political attitudes
McKinnon, Meredith Melton (2023-05)This study seeks to evaluate whether a causal relationship exists between native advertising and voter’s attitudes towards political candidates. Native ads are often paid for by a third-party source, and they are tactically ... -
Effect of candidate experience on split-ticket outcomes in gubernatorial elections
Sultana, Abida (2023-05)The phenomenon of split-ticket outcomes in gubernatorial elections is essentially unexplored in political science. By analyzing the impact of candidate experience on split-ticket results in gubernatorial elections, this ... -
How far behind is my state? The role of economic activity and state partisanship in determining EPR policy
Rianglaem, Tanes (2023-05)In 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the total generation of municipal solid waste in the U.S. alone was 292.4 million tons, approximately 25% of which are plastics, glass, and metal ... -
Influence of country of origin on naturalized citizen voting behavior
Masvikeni, Tsitsi Florence (2019-12)How does the regime type of their country of origin influence the likelihood of naturalized citizens' participating in voting? Voting behavior of different demographics is a long studied topic within Political Science ... -
Party and punishment: How party control affects the adoption of drug sentencing reform at the state level
Sylvester, Mara (2022-12)How does state party control affect the adoption of drug sentencing reforms? Historically, both elected Democrats and Republicans have supported harsh sentencing policies and tough-on-crime policy attitudes. Recently, there ... -
Race, incarceration, and inmates' political motivation
Colvin, Roshaun (2021-05)How does race affect an inmate's intention to vote? The effects of incarceration on the political motivation of current and former inmates have not received sufficient attention in scholarly literature. My research adds ... -
Surprising effects of drug policy
Flournoy, Emma (2022-12)Overdose death rates have been increasing exponentially since 1979, leading me to ask how state-level drug access policy is affecting this trend. Previous research identifies three main approaches states take: restricting ... -
Understanding and utilizing administrative versus union priorities to improve the organization
Borden, Earl P., Jr. (2019-12)Many public emergency service organizations contain an organized and united workforce, commonly known as a union. The purpose of this research is to discover or reveal the extent in which positive or negative working ... -
When is the party over? Examining the success of liberal ballot measures in conservative states
Rask, Garret (2023-05)Party ID continues to be a dominant force in American politics and generally is one of the most reliable predictors of voter behavior up and down the ballot. Some recent electoral results have challenged this narrative, ...