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THE PIVOTAL OPPORTUNITY: THE U.S. AND CHINA AS COOPERATIVE COMPETITORS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
(Georgetown University, 2011)
The current trajectory of global energy use poses a serious threat to both human welfare and natural ecosystems. Climate solutions therefore must be on the forefront of both the U.S. and China's political agendas not only ...
The Comic Book That Changed The World
(Georgetown University, 2012)
For more than fifty years, a myth-like story has grown around the history and influence of a fourteen page comic book called Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.
The American Dream: In the Age of Diminished Expectations
(Georgetown University, 2013)
In 1931 James Truslow Adams coined the phrase "the American Dream" in his historical account of the United States in The Epic of America. Over generations, this premise has shaped the belief that all members of society, ...
MISSING OUT ON THE AMERICAN DREAM: HOW CULTURE AND SPECIAL INTEREST POLITICS PROMOTE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Despite its wealth and dynamic market economy, advanced democratic political and civic institutions, and a diverse and vibrant culture, the United States suffers from wide-spread poverty and socio-economic inequalities, ...
Beyond Photo Ops and Propaganda: The Role of Visual Culture in the Development of Policy in the Public Sphere
(Georgetown University, 2011)
The study of political behavior is typically guided by the specialized vocabularies of political science, sociology, psychology and economics. Yet, the languages of these fields are alien to the daily lives of average ...
MILITARY SOFT POWER IS NOT AN OXYMORON: USING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ANALYTIC APPROACHES TO EXAMINE GOALS AND EFFECTS OF U.S. MILITARY EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Current, less traditional threats to global security and stability call for changes in how we address national security goals. A number of studies have highlighted the importance of soft power in this new international ...
American Nativism and Exclusion: The Rise and Fall of the Immigration Restriction League, 1894-1921
(Georgetown University, 2013)
In the 1890s, a political movement was slowly gathering steam in the United States to restrict immigration qualitatively, via literacy tests, and quantitatively, through restrictive federal legislation. Leading the charge ...
JUST WAR THEORY AND THE CHALLENGES IMPOSED BY TRANSNATIONAL TERRORIST NETWORKS
(Georgetown University, 2010)
Terrorism and terrorists' tactics pose a tremendous threat to security on a global scale. This impacts the security of both developed and developing countries. A particular aspect of terrorist activities that increases ...
An Uphill Battle to a College Degree: Analyzing Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students in the U.S.
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Undocumented students face an uphill battle gaining access to higher education in the United States. Undocumented students receive minimal to no funding from the federal, state, and institutional levels to pay college ...
THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ON THE U.S. LABOR MARKET
(Georgetown University, 2012)
While the overall impact of globalization has been impressive - lifting millions of people out of poverty and providing unprecedented opportunities for people around the world, the benefits have not been shared equally by ...