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CRISIS OF RERESENTATION IN HONDURAS
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The purpose of this work is to analyze what occurred in Honduras during June 28thof 2009. The analytical model of Kenneth Waltz (individual level, domestic level and systematical level) was applied in order to explain it´s ...
"The (De)Secularizing Impact of Politics on Iran's Theocracy"
(Georgetown University, 2012)
It has been three decades since religion has gone "public." The Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Nicaraguan Revolution, and the establishment of the Moral Majority in the United States, all of which occurred in 1979, signified ...
Faustian Bargains: Risk and Time in International Politics
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Leaders at times select policies that pose significant long-term strategic risks. In order to explain why decisionmakers knowingly pursue policies that pose a security risk over time, this dissertation uses process tracing ...
Overcoming Apocalyptic Identities in Rwanda: The Successes and Challenges of Development After Genocide
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Conflict resolution theory and practice increasingly incorporates concepts relating to development as a cause of violence and as a possible solution to conflict. Yet, a nuanced understanding of the social and economic ...
ICT FOR DICTATORS: HOW GLOBAL POPULISTS LEVERAGE INTERNET FOR POLITICAL GAIN
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This study outlines the ICT impact on the international success of populism, a style of antagonistic and charismatic politics that exploits grassroots concerns. Data driven findings indicate little direct connection ...
China’s Decision to Deploy HYSY-981 in the South China Sea: Bureaucratic Politics with Chinese Characteristics
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This paper sheds light on developing a hybrid analytical construct by combining Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) theory and modifications which are based on China. It employs the bureaucratic politics model to China’s ...
Multilateralism and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries - The Argentine Case and its Participation in the Rio +20 Conference: A Two-level Analysis on the Process of Building the National Position
(Georgetown University, 2013)
MULTILATERALISMO Y DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE EN PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO
Three Papers on Politics and International Dispute Settlement
(Georgetown University, 2017)
There is a wide degree of variation in how countries behave with respect to international dispute settlement. This includes the time they wait before initiating a dispute, as well as their actions with the dispute settlement ...
STATE FORMATION AND CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ 2003-2016: A QUESTION OF SECT OR STRUCTURE?
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Ethno-sectarian diversity is often cited as a strong indicator, if not a cause, for higher likelihood of civil war. Ethno-sectarian dominance is even more so. Iraq is a case not only of ethno-sectarian diversity. It is a ...
Jus Post Bellum and the Pottery Barn Rule: Defining Just Peace in A Post-Westphalian World
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The purpose of this thesis is several fold. First, it considers the emerging concept of jus post bellum (justice after war). Second, it analyzes and compares the way the topic is being considered in three discrete academic ...