Browsing Political Science electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A."
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Decentralization in parliamentary systems : new perspectives on its causes and consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation investigates one of the most conspicuous developments of recent decades in Western and Eastern European parliamentary systems: 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 ... -
Indigenous political representation in Bolivia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The 1990s witnessed the widespread formation of political parties organized around indigenous identity throughout the Latin American region. This project examines that phenomenon within the case of Bolivia. Bolivia was ... -
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 ...