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Digitizing #PublicReach: How Indian Government Leverages Social Media Presence for Government Communication
(Georgetown University, 2017)
This study investigates how the Indian government in 2017 uses social media to reach out to Indian citizens online. The study additionally analyzes how the Indian government leverages its digital presence to engage with ...
MEASURING THE EFFECT OF RIGID PATRIOTISM ON TRUST IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WITHIN ITS MEMBER-STATES
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The June 2016 Brexit vote along with rising populist movements in Europe and the United States has made relevant discussions regarding nationalism as a potential roadblock to the increasingly globalized world. Though ...
Firm Heterogeneity and Participation in Trade Politics
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Industries seeking trade protection are commonly interpreted to be motivated by the economic gains stemming from decreased foreign competition. Yet, while protection for an industry results in reduced competition for all ...
INDIA’S PATH TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: WHY PARTY AFFILIATION IS AT THE CENTER OF INDIA’S HDI STORY
(Georgetown University, 2017)
In this paper, I explore the politics behind human development levels across different states in India. Previous research has found strong correlation between fiscal transfers from the Central Government and the states of ...
La autonomía en disputa: capacidades estatales y poder empresario en el conflicto agropecuario argentino de 2008
(Georgetown University, 2017)
La tesis analiza el conflicto agropecuario de 2008 en Argentina, desde el punto de vista de la autonomía estatal, entendida como vector resultante de la relación entre capacidades estatales y poder empresario. Estudia las ...
Capitalising on Collective Punishment: Siege Tactics in the Syrian Conflict
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The conflict in Syria has had a devastating impact on its people – by the end of 2015, the United Nations estimated that over 250,000 people had died throughout the previous four years of conflict, over half of Syria’s ...
Three Papers on the Political Attitudes of Evangelical Protestants at the Beginning of the New Millennium
(Georgetown University, 2017)
The politics of evangelical Protestants in America impacts its broader political landscape. For one, evangelical membership remains steady at one in four Americans, even as other religious traditions have declined. Second, ...
Three Articles on Proportional Representation in American Cities (with an Introduction)
(Georgetown University, 2017)
This dissertation gives the first quantitative account of the adoption and repeal of proportional representation via the single transferable vote (PR-STV, STV, or PR) in American cities. Who enacted it and why? Who repealed ...
Korean Perception on Defense Cooperation with Japan
(Georgetown University, 2017)
The Republic of Korea and Japan are two most important security allies of the United States in East Asia, yet they lack substantial defense cooperation between each other. This thesis looks at the current condition of ...
Political Socialization of the Deaf Community Through New Media Accessibility
(Georgetown University, 2017)
The Deaf community has unique socializing factors, primarily linguistic, that influence their political engagement and are directly affected by political and procedural accessibility to the new media environment. The ...