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Into the Wind: The Kennedy Administration and the Use of Herbicides in South Vietnam
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This study investigates the origins of Operation Ranch Hand, the United States' aerial defoliation and crop destruction program in South Vietnam. Although Agent Orange is the best-known of the formulas employed, the ...
The Negative Impact of the One Child Policy on the Chinese Society as it Relates to the Parental Support of the Aging Population
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This thesis examines the one child policy and how it has impacted the overall family structure, for the purpose of this thesis, mainly the elderly. When the one child policy was introduced by Deng Xiaoping in 1979, the ...
THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES TO ADDRESS AN UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS: AN EXAMINATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The deficiencies in the South African education system lead to a populace unprepared for the workforce. This paper proposes that the use of mobile phones - a technology already owned by the vast majority of citizens - can ...
US Political Transition Policy and Post-2003 Violence in Iraq
(Georgetown University, 2012)
In attempting to understand post-invasion violence, particularly in the years 2005 - 2007, policymakers, government officials, military personnel, and scholars have identified numerous and legitimate factors that contributed ...
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 ...
THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ON THE U.S. LABOR MARKET
(Georgetown University, 2012)
While the overall impact of globalization has been impressive - lifting millions of people out of poverty and providing unprecedented opportunities for people around the world, the benefits have not been shared equally by ...
Faustian Bargains: Electoral Violence and Transitional Power Sharing in Kenya and Zimbabwe
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Power sharing agreements have become an increasingly prevalent means of ending civil war and a logical institutional approach to long-term conflict management in divided societies. While existing literature has focused ...
A Comparative Analysis of the Intractability of the Basque Conflict
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Since the regime of dictator General Franco (1939-1975), the Spanish government has repressed or banned virtually all expressions of the Basque national identity and political expression. This failure to recognize the ...
U.S. - Philippines Cooperation On Terrorism: The Fight Against The Abu Sayyaf Group Since 9/11
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The September 11, 2001 attacks marked a pivotal point in the U.S.-Philippine relationship in that it reinvigorated the bilateral relationship, which had become distant after the closing of the U.S. bases in the Philippines ...
Marching Toward Harvard: China's Quest for World-Class Universities
(Georgetown University, 2012)
China, with its long history of using education to serve the nation, has committed significant financial and human resources to building world-class universities in order to strengthen the nation's development, steer the ...