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A Woman in a Man's World: The Political Attitudes of Women and the Role of Representation
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Author
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Wemlinger, Elizabeth
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Political science, Sex role
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Description
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Gender plays an important role in shaping attitudes, constraining roles, and perpetuating values. Historically women have been removed from the public and political environment, not allowed to vote, to freely work, and to attend educational instit...
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Drones and support for the use of force
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Author
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Walsh, James Igoe, Schulzke, Marcus
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science, International relations
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Description
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Combat drones are transforming attitudes about the use of military force. Military casualties and the costs of conflict sap public support for war and for political and military leaders. Combat drones offer an unprecedented ability to reduce these...
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Habermas, The Religious Side of a Postmetaphysical Thinker
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Author
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Molina, Luciano
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science, Religion, Philosophy
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Description
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The goal of this paper is to show Jürgen Habermas’s recent work on religion as a well-intended effort to deal with religious conflicts in the world that yet presents two serious and related flaws: on one hand, Habermas claims his ideas on religion...
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Information Technology and Criminal Investigations: Does IT Matter?
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Author
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Hekim, Hakan
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science
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Description
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As an important police activity, criminal investigation heavily relies on recovery, analysis and interpretation of information. Since information technologies facilitate creation, storage, retrieval, process and dissemination of information, polic...
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Local Public Sector Allocation of Scarce Emergency Assets: An Evaluation of the Fire Service
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Author
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Boyd, Jr., Robert
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science, Public administration
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Description
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The methodology utilized by public sector managers to allocate scarce resources determines the level, efficiency, and effectiveness of service delivery. These decisions are influenced by a myriad of factors, not the least of which is the ideal goa...
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Presidential Eulogies in the Wake of Mass School Shootings: A Call to Action
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Author
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Culletto, Gordon
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication, Political science, Rhetoric
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Description
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President Barack Obama described December 14, 2012 saying, "it continues to haunt me, it was one of the worst days of my presidency." That morning, a gunman stormed through the doors of Sandy Hook Elementary School and began opening fire on childr...
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The effect of shall-issue policy on crime rates
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Author
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White, John
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science
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Description
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of shall-issue policy on crime rates at the state level in the United States. A formal analysis of the effect on crime rates is useful in supporting or refuting the claim that crime rates increase or dec...
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Title
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They said what? How to communicate effectively with advocates
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Author
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Strompolis, Melissa
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication, Political science, Psychology
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Description
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With effective communication, nonprofit organizations engaged in policy and advocacy work can have a positive impact on the constituents served by the organization, on the advocates working with the organization, and on social issues in general. E...
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Three Essays on Conflict and Displacement: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
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Author
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Thompson, Peter
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Political science, International relations, Area studies
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Description
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Establishing peaceful post-conflict communities requires returning and reintegrating those who left during the violence. With the United Nations and other institutions investing substantial resources to rebuild communities that have experienced vi...
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Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
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Author
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Cekic, Nejra
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology, Political science, Economics
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Description
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What explains the difference in the performance of the world’s nations? Why do some succeed, and others fail? I argue that the primary determinants of development are two dimensions of a country’s institutional setting. The purpose of this study i...