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Do Political Film Adaptations Affect Voter Knowledge?
(Georgetown University, 2016)
"Do Political Film Adaptations Affect Voter Knowledge?" examines the educational influence of films on viewing audiences. Using the film "Recount" (2008), an HBO television movie, as a case study, I conducted a multi-method ...
Signs of Discrimination: The Effect of Politician Identity and Party Affiliation on Development Outcomes for Minorities in India
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This paper evaluates whether politician identity, and in particular, the party affiliation of legislators affects employment and welfare outcomes for minorities in India. I combine data on the outcome of close elections ...
What explains voter turnout in Latin America? A test of the effect of citizens' attitudes and perceptions
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Research on electoral participation at the individual level in Latin America remains scarce. Most previous studies have focused on the institutional determinants of cross-country differences in aggregate levels of turnout. ...
DISCOURSE AND EMOTION IN SUSTAINING VIOLENT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS DURING MILITARY OCCUPATIONS: IRAQ, NORTHERN IRELAND, AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Why do violent social movements rise or fail during military occupations? How are some leaders able to overcome the problem of collective action and sustain violent campaigns that require voluntary, risky actions, but ...
Trajectories of the Colombian Foreign Policy
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This research characterizes the trajectories traversed by the Colombian Foreign Policy (CFP) in different historical periods, exposing the incidence, scope and interaction of domestic and external variables on its development. ...
Pluralism & Stability: A New Approach to Religious Accommodation
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Freedom to hold and act on one’s deepest commitments is a basic liberal commitment, but religious beliefs routinely conflict with the requirements of the law. The question then arises: when (if ever) do sincerely-held ...
Censorship as a Populist Project: The Politics of Managing Culture in Egypt
(Georgetown University, 2016)
While the Arab political rebellions around 2011 grabbed the world’s attention, much ensuing scholarship focused on the short-term dynamics of contentious politics rather than the deeper authoritarian legacies that shaped ...
Bad Cop, Bad Cop: Corruption in the Buenos Aires Provincial Police. Contemporary Discourse and Suggestions for Future Research.
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This thesis comprehensively reviews literature pertaining to police corruption in the Buenos Aires Provincial Police. In doing so, it organizes and synthesizes contemporary discourse on this topic and suggests areas for ...
ANTI-CHINA RHETORIC, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS CHINA
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Is anti-China rhetoric an effective strategy in U.S. presidential campaigns? If the answer is Yes, then to what extent does anti-China rhetoric affect them? If the answer is No, then why have so many presidential candidates ...
Civil War as State Building: The Determinants of Insurgent Public Goods Provision
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Why do some insurgencies provide public goods when most other insurgencies do not? Some rebel groups provide critical services, such as education or health care, to all people--even those unlikely to support the movement. ...