Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Department "Political science (MU)"
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Hawks and doves reconsidered: the case of US foreign policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)What are the domestic determinants of international conflict? A number of political scientists have proposed that leaders in democracies initiate interstate disputes or use force abroad to divert the electorate's attention ... -
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 ... -
The ideological gap : behavioral trends of the politically active, 1976-2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This thesis tracks the relationship between voter positions on ideological issues and voter partisanship in presidential elections from 1976 to 2004 using data from the ANES. Based on Stimson's (1975) work, the electorate ... -
The impact of European Union membership conditionality of human rights in Turkey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Human rights abuses have been one of the fundamental obstacles impeding Turkey's membership in the European Union. The country has had a dismal human ... -
The impact of social identities on partisanship during a realignment period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The changing nature of American political parties during the latter half of the twentieth century has long been the topic of scholarly interest. In this research, I examine the effects of different social identities on ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Municipal government in St. Joseph, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1904)The aim of this paper is to trace the growth and development of the governmental organization and powers of the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, and to describe them as they exist to-day. St. Joseph was chosen as the subject ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The National Endowment for Democracy: a quantitative analysis on the effectiveness of grants promoting democracy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This paper seeks to analyze how effective the National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) grants are at promoting democracy. The expressed purpose of the ... -
The nexus between soft power and US foreign aid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] What is the role of soft power in US bilateral foreign aid allocation? Drawing on insights from Joseph Nye's soft power concept, I examine 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 ... -
Passive representation and the client-bureaucrat relationship: communication and demand inducement in the patient-provider relationship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The ways that passive representation could produce substantive benefits for the clients of a bureaucracy irrespective of active representation are an understudied aspect of the theory of representative bureaucracy. Further, ... -
Political action committee behavior in the era of soft money and bipartisan campaign reform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, McCain-Feingold) banned the use of soft money in campaigns. The precursor to BCRA was The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) which along with subsequent amendments ... -
The railroad and warehouse commission of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)In this age of corporate business activity, a study of the legal and social relations which this form of business enterprise has borne to this State becomes of immediate interest. Such a study is of concern because the ... -
Reanalyzing small-scale protests: is success more than just a numbers game?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This paper seeks to redefine how researchers analyze small-scale protests. Because of their small size, these sorts of opposition efforts are often ignored. However, by looking the salience of the issue, rather than the ... -
Redundancy in a community corrections network : testing the role of service-provider redundancy in Missouri's community correction implementation network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Implementation networks are composed of policy service providers that are continually changing in the winds of differing implementation adjustments. Service provider redundancy has been observed by scholars as a possible ... -
The relationship between ideology and climate change opinion in Latin America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This master's thesis examines whether there is a relationship between ideology and climate attitudes in Latin America. There are very few ... -
Sanctioning smarter? : the impact of smart sanctions on democracy and human rights
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Do so-called smart economic sanctions, aimed at a target country's political regime, cause less political repression than traditional comprehensive sanctions? That is the main research question of this. By utilizing time-time ...