Browsing Political Science electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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Determinants of international cooperation : reciprocity, opportunity, and cooperative norms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation examines few of the determinants and effects of international cooperation. There are three broad themes that run throughout this ... -
Does difference make a difference? women foreign policy leaders and state conflict behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Often we hear that women are more peaceful than men; however, no one has done a study to see whether or not this observation holds for female chief executives, defense ministers, and foreign policy ministers. Thus, I ask ... -
The effect of tillage and crop roation on soybean and soil health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Decision management choices for soybean production play a critical role in the response of the soil environment in which crops are grown. Few experiments have studied the long term effects (23 years) of management practices ... -
Judicial impact on bureaucratic decision-making : the case of public procurement and contracting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This study examines whether and how much the bureaucracy responds to the judiciary. Specifically, I utilize cross-sectional, time-series data to analyze the extent to which variation in bureaucratic decision-making regarding ... -
The nature and effects of political party culture on political careers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Previous scholarship on the political cultures of the political parties provides anecdotal evidence regarding the distinct differences between the two major U.S. political parties. This conventional wisdom is based on one ... -
The political representation cycle and citizen satisfaction with the Democratic process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This project investigates how citizens in advanced industrial democracies evaluate their democratic institutions. Previous literature has focused on the role of either individual characteristics - personal economic conditions, ... -
Shaping the game : federalism and voting behavior in advanced industrial democracies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)For countries that possess a federal structure, this institution is a crucial component of the constitutional arrangement of the nation. This institution arguably plays a role in nearly all aspects of a country's political ... -
A study of economic voting behavior in a multilevel institutional context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation extends previous scholarship on economic voting behavior and responsibility attribution to consider the contextual effects of multilevel ...