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Understanding of state capacity in civil war onset, 1984-1999
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Scholars have used multiple approaches to investigate civil war. Among various civil war studies, those examining civil war onset are important because onset is the first stage of the war. In the early stage of civil war ...
Can trust substitute for quality institutions to promote economic growth?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study looks at the relationship between generalized social trust, state institutions and economic growth. Social capital literature and economic growth literature have consistently shown that interpersonal trust has ...
The political economy of human well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Politics permeates various aspects of our lives, including the quality of life people lead. However, existing political science scholarship on human ...
Federal employee satisfaction : factors influencing the perception of the public servant experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous scholarship has identified employee job satisfaction as an important driver in executing organizational objectives and satisfied employees are ...
Less risky investment? : The impact of federalism on the inflow of foreign direct investment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this paper is to theoretically outline and empirically investigate a theory linking federalism with the inflow of foreign direct investment into a country. Throughout the literature, the importance of the ...
The organization of the courts of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
This thesis details the history of the court organization of Missouri and offers conclusions about its problems. Perhaps the most important defect in the judicial system of the state has been lack of coordination. The ...
Improving studies of war outcomes and termination : introducing the battles of modern warfare data set
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This project asks the question of how the battle-level analysis of war improves our understanding of interstate conflict outcomes and war termination. ...
Chinese decision-making in reponse to foreign policy crises, 1949-1996 : a poliheuristic analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
China is seen widely as a distinctive power when dealing with international relations in general and foreign policy crises in particular. Given the concerns about whether the rise of China will be peaceful or belligerent, ...
Impeachment in Paraguay 2012: the case of Fernando Lugo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The literature of impeachment process in South America shows that since 1978 to 2005, 25% of all presidents were removed and 65% of those who were ...
The political and economic consequences of the summit diplomatic activity of the U.S. president
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
American presidents have attended more than 2,000 summit meetings since the end of the Second World War. Yet, what we know about these meetings is limited to historical case studies. In this dissertation, I move beyond ...
The dilemma of liberal democracies : an aggregate analysis of counterterrorist efforts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
What compels states to cooperate in the face of a global terrorist threat? What are the consequences of state action? International terrorist attacks have risen sharply in the 21st century, and liberal democracies often ...
War, what is it good for? Absolutely something : a large N study of conflict efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This paper examines the process of goal achievement in conflict. Previous research on violent conflict focuses on winning and losing but fails to examine ...
Economic sanctions, resource wealth, and increased state utility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Economic sanctions have become an important tool in the hands of world leaders. As globalization has made the world a smaller place and increased the economic ties between nations; economic sanctions have become a preferred ...
The human rights trade: understanding the inclusion of human rights provisions in bilateral trade agreements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In recent decades, the scope of bilateral trade agreements has expanded greatly, and some nations have used these agreements to address human rights ...
Understanding federal preeminence in disaster management : a punctuated equilibrium approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project expands on the existing literature concerned with the centralization of America's natural disaster emergency relief and aid. Using Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones' punctuated equilibrium theory to guide the ...
Elite defection and legitimacy in democratic revolutions : a comparative case study of Serbia, Ukraine, and Iran
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Recent scholarship on democratic revolutions has focused on revolutions occurring in post-communist countries and argued that defection among elites ...
The myth of monetary surrogacy : the geographical logic of campaign contributions in state legislative campaigns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this thesis, I analyze the geographic origins of state legislative campaign contributions. Previous studies have addressed the origins of campaign ...
Nationalization and party system dynamics : how the nationalization of party support and party systems determines the number of parties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] My dissertation focuses on explaining the number of parties competing in elections within a cross-national perspective. I argue that institutional ...
Municipal organization in Missouri, an historical study of the legislation affecting cities and towns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
It is the purpose of this study to trace the development in organization of Missouri towns and cities by considering the general and special acts of the legislature affecting such organization. This development falls into ...
From trade to international conflict : seeking empirical and theoretical convergence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The relationship between trade and conflict has been an important topic for both academia and policy-makers. However, the literature has been characterized ...