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Do Political Contributions Influence Public Policy? The Case of Private Prisons
(Georgetown University, 2012)
A major public policy issue faced by all States recently has been the decision whether to privatize prisons. However, the dramatic increase in the number of private prisons in the United States since the early 2000s has ...
Exile in America: Political Expulsion and the Limits of Liberal Government
(Georgetown University, 2015)
"Exile," as a concept, remains largely neglected by political theory. Of the few pieces addressing it, most approach exile as a phenomenon peculiar to ancient cultures, or as a tool of the illiberal, even authoritarian, ...
Perilous Waters: The Political Economy of International Warship Exports
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Why would a state export warships that could be used against it? Strategic logic suggests that increasing another state's combat power is bad policy, as the United Kingdom discovered when it faced British-built destroyers ...
Veterans In Congress: The Policy Impact of Veterans in the U.S. House of Representatives
(Georgetown University, 2014)
For much of the Cold War period, a significant majority of legislators were veterans. These Americans provided a bridge between civilian and military leadership. Today, that bridge is disappearing. Scholars now provide ...
Party Matters: The Institutional Origins of Competitiveness and Hegemony in Post Cold War Africa
(Georgetown University, 2013)
What explains differences in electoral authoritarian outcomes? Why are some regimes able to utterly dominate elections with comparatively lower levels of fraud and coercion, while in other cases regimes can only muster ...
President, Congress, and Budget-making in Argentina and Mexico: The Role of Informal Institutions
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Latin American political systems are characterized by powerful presidential institutions vis à vis legislatures. Presidents hold significant power resources to control the budget process, leaving the congress as a mere ...
Going Personal: White House Communications Strategy and the President's Spouse
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Political scientists have failed to recognize the political importance of the president's spouse. While the evolving role of the first lady over time from White House hostess to presidential advisor has been documented ...
Do Institutions matter when it comes to Electing more Women in Parliaments?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Exploro los determinantes del desarrollo politico y economico que ayudan a que mas mujeres sean electas en los congresos
The Relationships between Permissive and Restrictive State Immigration Laws and Violent Crime Rates in Big Cities
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Traditionally a responsibility of the federal government, immigration policymaking has become more common in state legislatures. The majority of new state laws addressing immigration have been restrictive in the sense that ...
Raising Voices not Dollars? The Effects of Citizens United on Political Efficacy
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Do reforms to campaign finance laws affect citizens' views toward government responsiveness? The bedrock of all campaign finance laws in the United States is the government's compelling interest in preventing "corruption ...