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Creeds of Death: The Impact of Ideology on Terrorist Organization Lethality
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Few empirical studies examine the relationship between ideology and lethality among terrorist organizations. In this paper, I test how ideological affiliation may affect a terrorist organization’s overall lethality. I ...
Policy Change and the Politics of Obesity in Germany and the United States of America
(Georgetown University, 2020)
What drives policy change and innovation when food policy meets health promotion and prevention? My dissertation studies contemporary and historical policy change in the context of obesity-related food and public health ...
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 ...
A Comparison of Hospital Capacities between Single-Payer and Multi-Payer Healthcare Systems among OECD Nations
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The healthcare systems of OECD nations are very diverse and complex. With the COVID-19 pandemic testing these systems to a breaking point not seen in generations, some nations performed better than others in handling the ...
The Impact of School Characteristics on Academic Performance of Migrant Children in China
(Georgetown University, 2021)
For many years, Chinese internal migrants have constantly faced social inequalities and problems. Their children, known as migrant children, are particularly vulnerable to education inequality during the whole education ...
The Non-Effect of Personal Relationships with Radicalized Individuals on an Individual’s Propensity Toward Violent Extremism in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Terrorism in the United States is a continuing and evolving threat. Establishing methods to help identify and prevent domestic violent extremists, whether individuals and groups, from completing their objectives is necessary ...
The Effect of Talent Recruitment Programs on the Reverse Brain Drain Trend
(Georgetown University, 2021)
As the coronavirus outbreak is growing, international students studying in the U.S. are facing huge obstacles, and more than ever before of they come back to their home countries after they graduate in May 2020 (Josh Moody, ...
The Impact of Digital Inclusion on Civic Engagement: A Cross-Country Analysis Using Panel Data
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Digital inclusion – that is, having the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) – facilitates people’s political activities and improves democratic governance. ...
The Relationship between Bullying Victimization and Fear of Crime with Effect Analysis of Alleviative and Aggravating Factors
(Georgetown University, 2021)
This thesis studies the relationship between bullying victimization and the resulting fear of crime, then analyzes how seven alleviative and aggravating factors including school activities engagement, peer support, avoidance ...
Is Automation Destroying the Labor Market in Developing Countries?: Evidence from China
(Georgetown University, 2021)
People are losing their jobs due to automation. A handful of studies have investigated this technological unemployment in developed countries. A report from the World Bank (2016) pointed out 1.8 billion jobs in developing ...