Dissertations from 2024
Populism in Southern Europe: The Role of Individual National Characteristics in Explaining Cross-National Variation of Populist Outcomes, Sara Ali El Sayed Matwly
Pre-Electoral Opposition Coalitions in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes, Ozlem Tuncel Gurlek
Dissertations from 2023
Progress and Congress: Gender and Career Progression Among Congressional Staff, Micayla Clark
Does the Injustice Move You? A Comparative Study of Population Support for Black Social Movements, Lestina Dongo
The Automaticity of Partisanship: Archetypal Expression and Expressiveness in an Age of Polarization, Adrien Halliez
The reciprocal relationship of political communication: How governors use social media to influence election outcomes, Chanel Harley
The Perils and Promises of Using Online Survey Experiments to Study (Visual) Frames in Science Communication, Justin Kingsland
Inequality And Democratization: A Power-Centered Approach to Democratic Transitions, Alban Lauka
China's Military Strategy Under Chairman Xi: More Steel, More Gas, and Harder Bones, Dexter T. Lensing
Strategically Using the National Mall: Communication Cycles in the Formation of Political, Morgan Smith
Dissertations from 2022
Orchestrated Leadership Successions in Personalist Dictatorships: The 2019 Kazakh Experience, Dariga Abilova
Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects, Zachary Goldberg
Peacemakers, Patrons, & Politics: How International Mediation Leads to Local-Level Change in Protracted Conflicts, Christopher Jackson
A Queer Series of Events: A Comparative Examination of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization, Michael Shea
Between the Market and State: Middle Class Clientelism in Central and Eastern Europe, Michael Westberg
Dissertations from 2021
From Athlete to Politician: Women’s Sports as a Medium for Political Progress, Abigail Bowen
Salmon or Chameleon? Rethinking Evangelical Political Behavior, James Crawford
How Do Judges Save Time? Managing the Work of State Supreme Courts, Bailey Fairbanks
There Goes the Sun: Media Framing and Public Attitudes on Solar Panel Tariffs, Anna McCaghren Fleming
Fighting Words: How Campaign Rhetoric Elicits Emotion, Attitude Change, and Violent Encounters, Liam Hayes
The Impact of Race and Gender on Judicial Ambition, Yoshana J. Hill
The War on Waste: Local Environmental Policy and State Legislative Preemption in the American States, Ana Martin
The War on Waste: Local Environmental Policy and State Legislative Preemption in the American States, Ana Raquel Martin
The Netflix Effect: Examining the Influence of Contemporary Entertainment Media Consumption Patterns on Political Attitudes and Social Perceptions, Alexandra Pauley
Understanding the Gender Gap in the Republican Party on State Judiciaries, Reagan Pritchett
Historical legacy, civil society, and Islamization of the party system: A comparative study of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, and Tajikistan, Tahmina Rahman
Dissertations from 2019
The Development of Digital Human Rights in the European Union: How Key Interests Shape National and Regional Data Governance, Rebekah Dowd
The Heart of Politics: A Typology of Gender Stereotypes in Campaign Advertisements and Analysis of Emotional Reactions Among Voters, Kristina La Plant
Public Attention and Certiorari: The Impact of Public Attention on Supreme Court Petitions, Matthew Montgomery
Understanding the Dearth of Contacts between Citizens and their Members of Parliaments in Africa, Jean Francois Koly Onivogui
Finding Order in Chaos: How Bureaucracy Provides Governance Stability in Times of Political Chaos, Adnan Rasool
Dissertations from 2018
In the Arena: Deep South Racial Threat and Contact, Kurt Hitzeman
Stating The Sine Qua Non Of The State Without The State: The Necessity Of The State During International Humanitarian Interventions, Gregory Hodgin
Elite Influence and Social Cohesion in Northern Ireland: An Individual Level Theory, Elizabeth A. O'Callaghan
Influencing the Court: Determinants of Presidential Action, Natalie Rogol
Strategic Aid: Explaining The Motives And Choices Of International Donors, Onur Sen
Semi-independent Judiciaries and the Danger of Election Violence: An Analysis of African Elections, Meshack Simati
Dissertations from 2017
Ethnic Federalism and Authoritarian Survival in Ethiopia, Yohannes Gedamu
Selective Humanity: The Social and Economic Origins of State Responses to Asylum Crises, Gulcan Saglam
Deserts In The City: White Land And Regime Survival In The Gulf, MAMDOUH SHOUMAN
"Defection-Proofed?" Militaries and Authoritarian Regime Survival, Hisham Soliman Abdelghaffar Soliman
The Impact of Geography and Ethnicity on EU Enlargement: New Evidence from the Accession of Eastern Europe, Diana Petrova White
Dissertations from 2016
Mapping Extremism: The Network Politics of the Far-Right, Shannon Jones
Rethinking Turkey's Laicism In Light Of The Debates About Liberal Neutrality, Omer Tasgetiren
Extraterritorial Courts and States: Learning from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Harold Young
Dissertations from 2015
The Impact of Voter Exit on Party Survival: Evidence from Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF, Chipo Dendere
Mental Effort and Political Psychology: How Cognitive Resources Facilitate Collective Action and Political Reasoning, Jeffrey Glas
Democratic Crises in Latin America from 1990-2012: Explaining the Variation in Responses From Regional Intergovernmental Organizations, Betsy Montgomery-Smith
Consequences of Electoral Openings on Authoritarian Political Parties, Ian Smith
Dissertations from 2014
Constitutional Courts, Legislative Autonomy, and Democracy: What Price Rights?, Kathleen Barrett
Federal Circuit Courts and the Implications of the Doctrines of Procedure, Jurisdiction, and Justiciability, Shenita Brazelton
The Determinants of the Level of Cooperation and Conflict in Cross-Strait Relations after 1990, Pao-wen Li
A Transformative Effect of Migration on Tolerance? Theory Building on Democratic Learning with Empirical Investigation in Romania, Raluca Miller
Dissertations from 2013
Do Constitutions Matter? Essays on the Impact of Constitutional Provisions on De Facto Judicial Independence in Latin American Countries, Clarissa F. Dias
The Effects of Extreme Media on Political Behavior, Attitudes, and Media Selection, James B. Taylor
Dissertations from 2012
Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Africa, Daniel Fikreyesus
Rhetoric and Campaign Language: Explaining New Electoral Success of African American Politicians in Non-Minority Districts, Precious D. Hall
The Lessons of Comprehensive Emergency Management Theory for International Humanitarian Intervention, Matt L. Marietta PhD
Europe's Quest for E Pluribus Unum: Explaining Compliance with EU Anti-Discrimination Directives, Vanja Petricevic
Minority Party Strategy in the House of Representatives: Cross-Pressuring and the Motion to Recommit, Brian M. Webb
Dissertations from 2011
The Effect of State Capacity on Democratic Transition and the Survival of New Democracies, Daniel W. Kuthy
Fraudulent Elections, Political Protests, and Regime Transitions, Alla Manukyan
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts. NGO-Business Partnerships in International Cooperation, Susanna Perko
The Political Impact of Quality of Life, Ryan M. Yonk
Dissertations from 2010
Beyond Transition: Democracy and the Development of Civil Society in Ghana, Josephine J. Dawuni
The Political Benefits of Decentralization: Multi-tier Governments, Multi-level Elections, and Regime Stability, Attasit Pankaew
The Buck Stops Here: The President as Manager of the U.S. Economy during Crisis, Carol D. Walker
Dissertations from 2009
Investing in Repression? Foreign Direct Investment and Human Rights in Poorer Countries, Amir Azarvan
Meaningful Choices? Understanding and Participation in Direct Democracy in the American States, Shauna Frances Lee Reilly
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
Liberty, Equality and Fairness: A Study of Citizen Participation in Federal Agency Rulemaking, Thomas E. Engram
Disaster Management in India: Analysis of Factors Impacting Capacity Building, Bala Prasad Erramilli
Opening the Black Box of Agency Behavior: Dimensionality and Stability of FCC Commissioner Voting, Eric Demian Hurst
Administrative Law Judge Decision Making in a Political Environment, 1991 - 2007, Cole Donovan Taratoot
Making Sense of Village Politics in China: Institutions, Participation, and Governance, Xinsong Wang
Dissertations from 2007
Empowering the Poor? Civic Education and Local Level Participation in Rural Tanzania and Zambia, Satu Riutta
Dissertations from 2006
Context Effects on Abortion Questions: Who is Inconsistent, Carolyn S. Carlson
Working, but Poor: A Study of Georgia's Economic Self-Sufficiency Policies, Rosa B. Hayes
Dissertations from 2005
The Influence of State and Treaty Characteristics on Participation in International Environmental Agreements (IEAs), Chenaz B. Seelarbokus