Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Degrees "M.A., Political Science"
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Nozick's political philosophy.
(2013)Robert Nozick (1938-2002), an American political philosopher, was a pioneer of a particular form of libertarianism, known as deontological libertarianism, which is built upon a foundation of strict moral rules and property ... -
Opportunistic federalism is failing : a case for change in Ouroborosian policy making.
(2014)The current federalism paradigm has been on a path to failure since its inception. The various methods of federalism from the past have attempted to effectively fuse both federal and state power based on the most pervasive ... -
Paranoid politics : a comparison of the use of fear during the Cold War and the Global War on Terror using the paranoid style of American politics.
(2008)Two of the most frightening time periods in modern America have occurred in close proximity to each other. The Cold War pitted the United States against a fierce ideological competitor that pointed its weapons of mass ... -
Post-UNDRIP makes a difference : UNDRIP promotes indigenous rights in liberal democracies.
(2013)This comparative case study examines the use of Constructivist International Relations theory on indigenous issues in liberal democracies. The thesis focuses on the impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights ... -
Ratings agencies and governance.
(2012)As recently as last year, the United States was facing a monumental decision in regards to economic policy: should the debt ceiling be raised? The answer itself, while important, was not the motivation behind this research, ... -
Repairing a strategic partnership : Congress and US foreign policy with Turkey.
(2012)The United States and Turkey have shared an important strategic partnership since Turkey was admitted to NATO in 1952. This relationship began to decline following Turkey's denial of Washington's request to position US ... -
Show me the money : how currency manipulation promotes Chinese modernization.
(2015)This study provides an answer to the complex question of why China manipulates its currency. The research attempts to explain how currency manipulation used as one of many tools can help propel a country toward modernization, ... -
Term limits and interest group influence.
(2009)Supporters of term limits argued that they would decrease interest group influence. Using data from 24 states from 1998 to 2008, this paper finds that this assumption is not the case. This analysis finds that states with ... -
The correlation between international trade and economic interdependence and the propensity to engage in conflict.
(2013)Unlike domestic politics, which is governed by laws and regulations, interstate politics takes place in an anarchic arena. There are few laws that govern relations among states which provide opportunities for strong states ... -
The effect of resource curse in Africa : varied resources in varied conflicts.
(2015)This work seeks to interpret resource curse on the African Continent by analyzing three separate cases: Sierra Leone, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. In respect to each case's civil war, these will ... -
The persistence of the gender wage gap in the 21st century.
(2012)The goal of this research project is to determine whether the gender wage gap still exists, and if so, why it continues to exist. It explores the evolution of federal wage equality legislation, the establishment of the ... -
The political economy of migration in China.
(2012)Since opening up its economy to international trade and investment in the 1970s, China has undergone the largest transfer of rural populations to urban eras in modern history. In order to achieve these growth levels, massive ... -
The World Trade Organization and its outlook on agriculture : an excellent neoliberal case study or an organized hypocrisy?.
(2014)The World Trade Organization is a highly significant global body, acting as a permanent forum for liberalization of trade in goods and services. It recently increased management of global investment and intellectual property ... -
Transitional democracy : the difficulties for countries to become democratized.
(2012)The goal of this research project is intended to demonstrate the benefits that democracy can bring to countries. In doing so, it will explore several countries that are going through the transitioning phase in the Middle ... -
Universal health care : a luck egalitarian approach.
(2012)A comparative study of health systems in the U.K., U.S., Canada, and Germany from a luck egalitarian perspective. -
Why churches deserve tax exemption : the impact of Southern Baptists in Oklahoma.
(2007)This paper continues the research on faith-based nonprofit's relationship with government in providing social programs and provides a cost/benefit analysis of nonprofit tax-exemption--Abstract, Leaf 4."