Browsing Political Science and International Relations Undergraduate Theses by Title
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"...A Balance Of Head, Heart, And Hand": The Philosophy Of Decentralization In The Works Of Ivan Illich, E. F. Schumacher, and John Todd
(1978-04-01)For four thousand years of recorded history, society has believed that unlimited technological development was the route to progress. Advancement along these lines has always been highly valued. Present reality dictates ... -
A Case Study Of The Proceedings Of The 1969 Montana State Legislature In Terms Of The Democratic And Republican State Platform
(1969-04-01)In writing a thesis such as this, it is necessary to inform the reader of the basis for the analysis that is presented. Accordingly, it would be well to begin by summarizing the platform of each of the parties patronized ... -
A Commentary On Plea Bargaining
(1982-04-01)Plea bargaining refers to agreements made between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the disposition of criminal cases for various concessions from the prosecutor, such as; a lighter sentence, a dismissal of charges ... -
A Healthy Discourse
(2019-04-01)The United States Healthcare System effects every individual in the United States. It is one of the most powerful and lucrative industries in the world today, and it is broken. The ‘system’ started out with good intentions, ... -
A Hybridization Of An Allison-Barber Model Of Decision-Making In Explanation Of The Iran-Contra Affair
(1990-04-01)The Iran-Contra Affair of the 1980's created such a scandal upon its discovery that it was likened to the Watergate scandal'of the 1970's. For a time there were fears that a second U. S. President might be forced to resign ... -
A Model For Others: An Examination Of Korean And Taiwanese Economic Development
(1998-04-01)This thesis will explore the different models of development used to explain South Korean and Taiwanese economic development and the development experiences of Korea and Taiwan. By examining the theoretical literature and ... -
A Model Of Managed Primary Commodities: Coffee And Colombia
(2000-04-01)This study attempts to track the effects of coffee on the Colombian economy, and by doing so, it also hopes to analyze the Colombian efforts to lessen the effects of coffee on the national economy. By looking at the efforts ... -
A Political Analysis Of The Conscientious Objector
(1970-04-01)At the outset of this thesis certain matters should be stated and explained for the purpose of fully understanding the following pages. Although the most objective viewpoint is sought throughout this paper, common sense ... -
A Political and Sociological Examination of the Voting Participation of Generation X
(2002-04-01)For the past decade more and more Americans in the age cohort labeled Generation X have been criticized for displaying an unwillingness to vote in national and local elections. According to the research done on this topic, ... -
A Response to Repression of Francoism: The Womyn's Anarchist Movement in Spain
(1996-04-01)As I studied in Spain for about a year, I met a lot of interesting womyn. These womyn shared with me the stories of their lives during the reign of General Francisco Franco (1939-1975). My personal experiences with these ... -
A Review of Mass Media Models in Order to Better Understand Voter Turnout
(1990-04-01)It is important to understand the phenomena of voting in the United States where disparity of turnout has plagued researchers over the past fifty years. Understanding voting phenomena may enable researchers to determine ... -
Adoration Among Warring Nations: A Look At War Brides From World War Two, Vietnam, And Iraq
(2009-04-01)Wars succeed or fail just like relationships. Measuring the affect of the U.S. military in foreign lands can be done with many different tools. The uncommon mechanism for this particular research is war brides. Why citizens ... -
Alcibiades: Why the Politically Ambitious cannot be Educated to Philosophic Virtue
(2016-04-01)In the Alcibiades I dialogue, Socrates attempts to educate the extremely ambitious and beautiful Alcibiades to a life of philosophic virtue. Despite this education, Alcibiades proceeds to a life of infamy and tyrannical ... -
Amnesty International: A Close Look At A Human Rights NGO
(1997-04-01)The essential aim of this paper is to record the w growing meaning of the concept of human rights in the world today. It briefly describes academic perspectives on the universalization of human rights. It attempts to ... -
An Analysis Of Power In The Political Order
(1967-04-01)The problem of power Is perhaps the lost significant problem existing in the world community today. Power is everywhere, in all aspects of life, personal and social. Every institution utilizes and In turn Is shaped by ... -
An Analysis Of The Scotts Bluff County National Farmers' Organization In The 1960s
(1975-04-01)The 1960s will long be remembered in America as the decade of unrest and strife. Dissatisfaction with the status quo reached a peak during these ten years with the thrust always towards change- rapid change. The tumultuous ... -
An Analysis Of Voting Trends In Lewis And Clark County From 1948 To 1968
(1969-04-01)Lewis and, Clark County has, throughout the period of its existence, been one of Montana’s most unique and important political districts. Since 1965, Lewis and Clark County has also been known as Montana’s twenty-first ... -
Bristol-Myers Squibb And The Secure The Future Foundation: A Genuine Act Of Corporate Social Responsibility?
(2004-04-01)In early February of 1999, apprehensive Yale University students frequented their campus’s newest building—an edifice many had angrily entitled the “Stavudine building,” since more than half the $176 million used to finance ... -
Campaign Finance Reform: Regulating The Cost Of Free Elections
(1975-04-01)’’The events of Watergate" have led people to question the use of money in election campaigns. The use of large secret campaign contributions to finance illegal activities during the 1972 Presidential campaign and during ... -
Can Law And Human Freedom Be Reconciled In Modern Society?
(1970-04-01)Underlying every form of government, said James Hallowell, in The Moral Foundations of Democracy, Is some basic conception of the nature of man and the meaning of human existence, A governmental mechanism is preconditioned ...