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Strings of Traitors: Social Networks and the Organizational Trajectory of the Khmer Rouge
(2019-05-10)
How do social networks shape the development and trajectory of militant organizations and revolutionary parties engaged in the process of establishing political order through violence? In this dissertation, I argue that ...
Opposition to Authoritarianism: Ideational and Material Resources in Russia and Ukraine
(2017-12)
Why do some opposition movements succeed in deposing authoritarian leaders in the former Soviet Republics, while some others fail? How do regime opponents challenge authoritarian discourses and practices? How do authoritarian ...
Center for Economic Development and Administration :
(1984)
Much of the data for this study has also been collected from various agencies and institutions. The best practical research design for this study was found to be the institution building model developed by Milton Esman. ...
Political learning in adolescence: A survey of political awareness and attitudes of middle school students in the heartland.
(1998)
The results of this study of 942 middle school students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools reveal that family discussions of politics and group membership provide a pull into the world of politics for many adolescents. ...
Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in small and medium-sized municipalities.
(2000)
The theoretical perspective taken in this research combines the incremental and the boundedly rational approach to decision-making. It suggests that the level of compliance is based on the fact that municipal decision-makers ...
Democratic stabilizing strategies: Public and private sector elites in Spanish regime politics.
(2002)
The dissertation examines the neglected role of regional elites in the process of democratic consolidation in Spain. Spain represents a case (or cases) of the successful consolidation of democracy, despite serious impediments ...
Out of the shadow of organization: An exploration of work and the human spirit.
(1998)
Recently, the organizational literature has acknowledged the human spirit and the need for organizations and their leaders to tend to the spiritual needs of organizational members. There is agreement that human beings at ...
POLICY NARRATIVES AND CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY MAKING OVER THE DISPUTED DIAOYU ISLANDS: TESTING SYSTEMS THEORY IN CHINA
(2012)
China's foreign policy has been making an assertive turn. Over the disputed Diaoyu Islands against Japan, China adopted the most assertive policy so far in 2010. However, in previous incidents of 1996 and 2004, such assertive ...