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A Brief Glimpse of Blue: Examining the Participation and Political Effects of 21st-Century Election Reform in North Carolina
Title
A Brief Glimpse of Blue: Examining the Participation and Political Effects of 21st-Century Election Reform in North Carolina
Author
Holder, John
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science
Description
This study examines registration, voting and election results in the presidential elections from 1992 to 2012. During this period, North Carolina introduced a series of election reforms which were designed to increase political participation by ma...
A Woman in a Man's World: The Political Attitudes of Women and the Role of Representation
Title
A Woman in a Man's World: The Political Attitudes of Women and the Role of Representation
Author
Wemlinger, Elizabeth
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science, Sex role
Description
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...
BCRA: BEFORE CAMPAIGNING RETAIN AN ATTORNEY. AN INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS ON CANDIDATE EMERGENCE IN THE 50 UNITED STATES
Title
BCRA: BEFORE CAMPAIGNING RETAIN AN ATTORNEY. AN INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS ON CANDIDATE EMERGENCE IN THE 50 UNITED STATES
Author
Shepherd, Mary Jo
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science
Description
This study looks at campaign finance statutes and their effect on candidate decisions in a novel way. Using institutional theory as a backdrop, this study uses the language of the campaign finance statutes as measured with plain language utilities...
Information Technology and Criminal Investigations: Does IT Matter?
Title
Information Technology and Criminal Investigations: Does IT Matter?
Author
Hekim, Hakan
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Political science
Description
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...
Local Public Sector Allocation of Scarce Emergency Assets: An Evaluation of the Fire Service
Title
Local Public Sector Allocation of Scarce Emergency Assets: An Evaluation of the Fire Service
Author
Boyd, Jr., Robert
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Political science, Public administration
Description
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...
THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE: A THREE-ARTICLE STUDY ON THE DECISION TO JOIN AND THE IMPACTS OF A CAP AND TRADE MARKET
Title
THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE: A THREE-ARTICLE STUDY ON THE DECISION TO JOIN AND THE IMPACTS OF A CAP AND TRADE MARKET
Author
Jones, Brian
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science, Environmental economics
Description
This dissertation takes an interdisciplinary view of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon dioxide cap and trade market. Specifically, I analyze both the factors contributing to state participation within the Initiative and the mult...
Three Essays on Conflict and Displacement: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
Title
Three Essays on Conflict and Displacement: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
Author
Thompson, Peter
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Political science, International relations, Area studies
Description
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...
Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
Title
Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
Author
Duscha, Melissa
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science, Public administration
Description
This dissertation examines the question: Where are privatization’s cost savings? Current literature finds that government privatization does not result in overall cost savings. This is contrary to widely accepted business practices and market theo...
Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
Title
Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
Author
Cekic, Nejra
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Political science, Economics
Description
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...