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State Formation: When Power, Legitimacy, and Action Align or Collide
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Self-determination claims to statehood continue to be the basis for war, strife and contention. Often state power interests can either align or collide with legitimacy claims for self-determination. How, when and why is ...
(UN)EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF GENDER SYNCHRONY AND MUSLIM RELIGION ON ASYLUM OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2017)
By law, asylum claims in the United States are adjudicated on the basis of an applicant’s well-founded fear of persecution. Yet recent quantitative research on asylum decisions indicates that the probability of receiving ...
COMMONALITY OF CONTEMPORARY EXTREMIST GROUPS: WHY SOME FALL AND OTHERS FLOURISH
(Georgetown University, 2009)
Contemporary extremist groups pose a significant threat to stability and their actions influence US foreign policy. An analysis of why some contemporary extremist groups fall while others flourish reveal common attributes ...
Gender Mainstreaming in Transitional Justice: Progress and Persistent Challenges in Retributive and Restorative Processes
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The urgency of gendering transitional justice, and indeed larger peacebuilding exercises, cannot be overstated. How does the introduction of gender perspectives in transitional justice shape the status of women in a ...
Test Case Linkage: Civil Society and the Development of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
(Georgetown University, 2013)
What impact do civil society-led test cases have on developing courts? I draw upon the international courts, norm diffusion, and transnational advocacy networks literature to develop a theory of test case linkage. I argue ...
STATE FORMATION AND CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ 2003-2016: A QUESTION OF SECT OR STRUCTURE?
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Ethno-sectarian diversity is often cited as a strong indicator, if not a cause, for higher likelihood of civil war. Ethno-sectarian dominance is even more so. Iraq is a case not only of ethno-sectarian diversity. It is a ...
Jus Post Bellum and the Pottery Barn Rule: Defining Just Peace in A Post-Westphalian World
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The purpose of this thesis is several fold. First, it considers the emerging concept of jus post bellum (justice after war). Second, it analyzes and compares the way the topic is being considered in three discrete academic ...
Enforcing International Trade Law in the World Trade Organization's Committees: Courting Third Party Opinion
(Georgetown University, 2019)
Why would states discuss a trade dispute through a non-judicial treaty mechanism, when a more formal process is readily available? Specifically, in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO), why would states use ...
Public Opinion, Refugee Programs, and State Welfare in Twenty Countries
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Refugee programs bolster global human rights by promoting responsibility-sharing and assisting the 25.9 million people who have been forced to flee their countries for fear of war or persecution. As refugee numbers soar ...