Browsing by Thesis Department "Political Science (MU)"
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Intervention and the politics of information: US attention to foreign civil conflict
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)To improve scholarly understanding of the domestic drivers of third-party intervention in civil conflicts, this dissertation borrows a theoretical framework from the policy process literature. Specifically, I explain ... -
Nationalism and redistribution in new democracies : nationalist legacies of authoritarian regimes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Why does democratization not necessarily lead to generous welfare states, particularly in the third-wave democracies? As the identity-based theory explains, if ethnic diversity erodes welfare ... -
Out of the green : policy diffusion in the European Green Party
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Recent work in the policy diffusion literature shows that left-right policy positions and issue emphasis are influenced by successful political parties abroad. Despite these findings, important questions remain about where ... -
Populism and political ideologies in comparative perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)The rise of populism worldwide necessitates a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. My doctoral dissertation, grounded in the ideational approach, dissects populism into two elements, investigating how this 'thin' ... -
The states strike back : an examination of multistate lawsuits against the federal government
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)Around the time of the Constitutional Convention, the states were very diverse places, especially in terms of size. The 1790 Census found that one in five Americans lived in massive Virginia, yet the entire state of nearby ... -
The systemc and domestic determinants of antidumping trade remedies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Why do firms demand antidumping protectionism? The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how domestic and systemic factors affect national filing patterns throughout the global political economy. ... -
Three essays on political polarization in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Is the United States polarized? In order to address this question, this dissertation explores three dimensions of political polarization. Three related, but independent, essays on political polarization provide information ...