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Dissertations from 2024

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Populism in Southern Europe: The Role of Individual National Characteristics in Explaining Cross-National Variation of Populist Outcomes, Sara Ali El Sayed Matwly

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High Tide, Low Tied: The Role of Domestic Courts in Climate-Induced Migration, Ivanka H. Bergova

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Politics from the Pulpit: A Content Analysis of High-Profile Religious Elite in American Politics, Clara Monique Deal Barlow

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Civic Capture: How Criminal Organizations Exploit Commercial Ecosystems to Subvert Democracy, Clark Demasi

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Digital Divides and Dialogues: A Multidimensional Analysis of Populist Rhetoric, Social Media Interaction, and Polarization in Latin America, Juan Gomez Cruces

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Dimensions of Modern Democracy: A Revised Spatial View of Vote Choice, Russell Luke

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Beyond Colonial Borders: Understanding Postcolonial Nationalism Through Precolonial State Formation Processes, Sundara Mudiyanselage Nimendra Kumari Mawalagedara

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Engineering Peace from Civil War: The Prospects of Institutional Peacebuilding and Multidimensional Inclusion, Cynthia Michota

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Pre-Electoral Opposition Coalitions in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes, Ozlem Tuncel Gurlek

Dissertations from 2023

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Progress and Congress: Gender and Career Progression Among Congressional Staff, Micayla Clark

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Does the Injustice Move You? A Comparative Study of Population Support for Black Social Movements, Lestina Dongo

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The Automaticity of Partisanship: Archetypal Expression and Expressiveness in an Age of Polarization, Adrien Halliez

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The reciprocal relationship of political communication: How governors use social media to influence election outcomes, Chanel Harley

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The Perils and Promises of Using Online Survey Experiments to Study (Visual) Frames in Science Communication, Justin Kingsland

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Inequality And Democratization: A Power-Centered Approach to Democratic Transitions, Alban Lauka

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China's Military Strategy Under Chairman Xi: More Steel, More Gas, and Harder Bones, Dexter T. Lensing

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Strategically Using the National Mall: Communication Cycles in the Formation of Political, Morgan Smith

Dissertations from 2022

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Orchestrated Leadership Successions in Personalist Dictatorships: The 2019 Kazakh Experience, Dariga Abilova

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Parasocial While Meaningful: How Does Exposure to Foreign Cultures Affect One's Opinion of Foreign Countries?, Gong Chen

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Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects, Zachary Goldberg

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Peacemakers, Patrons, & Politics: How International Mediation Leads to Local-Level Change in Protracted Conflicts, Christopher Jackson

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Constructive Consciousness of Gen-pro: Transforming Political Engagement with a Proactive Behavior, a Progressive Attitude, and a Professional Mindset, Sing Hui Lee

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A Queer Series of Events: A Comparative Examination of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization, Michael Shea

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Between the Market and State: Middle Class Clientelism in Central and Eastern Europe, Michael Westberg

Dissertations from 2021

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From Athlete to Politician: Women’s Sports as a Medium for Political Progress, Abigail Bowen

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Salmon or Chameleon? Rethinking Evangelical Political Behavior, James Crawford

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How Do Judges Save Time? Managing the Work of State Supreme Courts, Bailey Fairbanks

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There Goes the Sun: Media Framing and Public Attitudes on Solar Panel Tariffs, Anna McCaghren Fleming

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Fighting Words: How Campaign Rhetoric Elicits Emotion, Attitude Change, and Violent Encounters, Liam Hayes

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The Impact of Race and Gender on Judicial Ambition, Yoshana J. Hill

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The War on Waste: Local Environmental Policy and State Legislative Preemption in the American States, Ana Martin

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The War on Waste: Local Environmental Policy and State Legislative Preemption in the American States, Ana Raquel Martin

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The Netflix Effect: Examining the Influence of Contemporary Entertainment Media Consumption Patterns on Political Attitudes and Social Perceptions, Alexandra Pauley

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Understanding the Gender Gap in the Republican Party on State Judiciaries, Reagan Pritchett

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Historical legacy, civil society, and Islamization of the party system: A comparative study of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, and Tajikistan, Tahmina Rahman

Dissertations from 2019

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The Development of Digital Human Rights in the European Union: How Key Interests Shape National and Regional Data Governance, Rebekah Dowd

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The Heart of Politics: A Typology of Gender Stereotypes in Campaign Advertisements and Analysis of Emotional Reactions Among Voters, Kristina La Plant

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Public Attention and Certiorari: The Impact of Public Attention on Supreme Court Petitions, Matthew Montgomery

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Understanding the Dearth of Contacts between Citizens and their Members of Parliaments in Africa, Jean Francois Koly Onivogui

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Finding Order in Chaos: How Bureaucracy Provides Governance Stability in Times of Political Chaos, Adnan Rasool

Dissertations from 2018

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In the Arena: Deep South Racial Threat and Contact, Kurt Hitzeman

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Stating The Sine Qua Non Of The State Without The State: The Necessity Of The State During International Humanitarian Interventions, Gregory Hodgin

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Elite Influence and Social Cohesion in Northern Ireland: An Individual Level Theory, Elizabeth A. O'Callaghan

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Influencing the Court: Determinants of Presidential Action, Natalie Rogol

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Strategic Aid: Explaining The Motives And Choices Of International Donors, Onur Sen

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Semi-independent Judiciaries and the Danger of Election Violence: An Analysis of African Elections, Meshack Simati

Dissertations from 2017

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Ethnic Federalism and Authoritarian Survival in Ethiopia, Yohannes Gedamu

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Selective Humanity: The Social and Economic Origins of State Responses to Asylum Crises, Gulcan Saglam

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Deserts In The City: White Land And Regime Survival In The Gulf, MAMDOUH SHOUMAN

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"Defection-Proofed?" Militaries and Authoritarian Regime Survival, Hisham Soliman Abdelghaffar Soliman

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The Impact of Geography and Ethnicity on EU Enlargement: New Evidence from the Accession of Eastern Europe, Diana Petrova White

Dissertations from 2016

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Mapping Extremism: The Network Politics of the Far-Right, Shannon Jones

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Rethinking Turkey's Laicism In Light Of The Debates About Liberal Neutrality, Omer Tasgetiren

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Extraterritorial Courts and States: Learning from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Harold Young

Dissertations from 2015

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The Impact of Voter Exit on Party Survival: Evidence from Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF, Chipo Dendere

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Mental Effort and Political Psychology: How Cognitive Resources Facilitate Collective Action and Political Reasoning, Jeffrey Glas

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Democratic Crises in Latin America from 1990-2012: Explaining the Variation in Responses From Regional Intergovernmental Organizations, Betsy Montgomery-Smith

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Consequences of Electoral Openings on Authoritarian Political Parties, Ian Smith

Dissertations from 2014

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Democracy's Saviors and Spoilers: A Study of the Causal Conditions and Mechanisms behind ?Civil Society Coups? after the Third Wave of Democratization, Aries Arugay

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Constitutional Courts, Legislative Autonomy, and Democracy: What Price Rights?, Kathleen Barrett

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Federal Circuit Courts and the Implications of the Doctrines of Procedure, Jurisdiction, and Justiciability, Shenita Brazelton

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The Determinants of the Level of Cooperation and Conflict in Cross-Strait Relations after 1990, Pao-wen Li

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A Transformative Effect of Migration on Tolerance? Theory Building on Democratic Learning with Empirical Investigation in Romania, Raluca Miller

Dissertations from 2013

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Do Constitutions Matter? Essays on the Impact of Constitutional Provisions on De Facto Judicial Independence in Latin American Countries, Clarissa F. Dias

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The Effects of Extreme Media on Political Behavior, Attitudes, and Media Selection, James B. Taylor

Dissertations from 2012

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Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Africa, Daniel Fikreyesus

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Rhetoric and Campaign Language: Explaining New Electoral Success of African American Politicians in Non-Minority Districts, Precious D. Hall

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The Lessons of Comprehensive Emergency Management Theory for International Humanitarian Intervention, Matt L. Marietta PhD

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Europe's Quest for E Pluribus Unum: Explaining Compliance with EU Anti-Discrimination Directives, Vanja Petricevic

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Wired for Influence: A Series of Experiments Evaluating the Ability of Peer Interaction through Social Network Sites to Influence Political Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior, Holly Teresi

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Minority Party Strategy in the House of Representatives: Cross-Pressuring and the Motion to Recommit, Brian M. Webb

Dissertations from 2011

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The Effect of State Capacity on Democratic Transition and the Survival of New Democracies, Daniel W. Kuthy

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Fraudulent Elections, Political Protests, and Regime Transitions, Alla Manukyan

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The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts. NGO-Business Partnerships in International Cooperation, Susanna Perko

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The Political Impact of Quality of Life, Ryan M. Yonk

Dissertations from 2010

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Beyond Transition: Democracy and the Development of Civil Society in Ghana, Josephine J. Dawuni

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The Political Benefits of Decentralization: Multi-tier Governments, Multi-level Elections, and Regime Stability, Attasit Pankaew

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The Buck Stops Here: The President as Manager of the U.S. Economy during Crisis, Carol D. Walker

Dissertations from 2009

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Investing in Repression? Foreign Direct Investment and Human Rights in Poorer Countries, Amir Azarvan

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Meaningful Choices? Understanding and Participation in Direct Democracy in the American States, Shauna Frances Lee Reilly

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Women and the Democratic State: Agents of Gender Policy Reform in the Context of Regime Transition in Venezuela (1970-2007), Ines Nayhari Rojas

Dissertations from 2008

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Liberty, Equality and Fairness: A Study of Citizen Participation in Federal Agency Rulemaking, Thomas E. Engram

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Disaster Management in India: Analysis of Factors Impacting Capacity Building, Bala Prasad Erramilli

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Opening the Black Box of Agency Behavior: Dimensionality and Stability of FCC Commissioner Voting, Eric Demian Hurst

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Administrative Law Judge Decision Making in a Political Environment, 1991 - 2007, Cole Donovan Taratoot

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Making Sense of Village Politics in China: Institutions, Participation, and Governance, Xinsong Wang

Dissertations from 2007

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Empowering the Poor? Civic Education and Local Level Participation in Rural Tanzania and Zambia, Satu Riutta

Dissertations from 2006

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Context Effects on Abortion Questions: Who is Inconsistent, Carolyn S. Carlson

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Working, but Poor: A Study of Georgia's Economic Self-Sufficiency Policies, Rosa B. Hayes

Dissertations from 2005

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The Influence of State and Treaty Characteristics on Participation in International Environmental Agreements (IEAs), Chenaz B. Seelarbokus