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Modernization and ethnicity in China: a study of everyday ethnicity and urban renewal in Hui neighborhoods
(2017-07-12)
Though much of the international attention given to China’s ethnic politics focuses on minority groups’ resistance to the Chinese state, relations between the state and ethnic Hui Muslims are not marked by resistence, ...
How Far "Above the Fray"? Unpacking the Mechanisms of the Monarchical Advantage in the Arab Uprisings
(2018-05)
Every one of the eight monarchies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remained standing in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings, giving rise to claims of a “monarchical advantage” or “monarchical exceptionalism.” ...
Eastern Efficacy: Political Participation of Post-Communist Women
(2011)
My dissertation tackles an important question of democratic transition by addressing the apparent lack of political participation, specifically low intensity participation (LIP), of women across much of post-communist ...
Whose Voice Are We Listening To After Domestic Terrorism Events? An Analysis of Presidential Responses
(2014-04-29)
Abstract
The research analyzed three U.S. Presidents (William Clinton, George W. Bush and Barak Obama), their respective key staffers (Official Voices) and the transcripts from four Sunday morning network news programs ...
Congress, the Court, and the Constitution: Constitutional Deliberation in an Affiliated Age
(2011)
The relationship between Congress and the Constitution and more specifically, constitutional deliberation within Congress, has been the focus of important scholarship (Pickerill, 2004; Devins & Whittington, 2005). This ...
UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AS A PROFESSIONAL FIELD
(2012)
This dissertation is based on an exploratory study of GIS as it has evolved as a professional field. This study is relevant because it provides a fundamentally different approach to study professionals within a particular ...