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Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Groupthink and Defective Decision-Making in the Korean and Persian Gulf Wars, Tim Pettorini

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Dialogue or L'ecriture? The Political, Philosophical and Social Implications of Hermeneutics and Deconstruction: A Study and Evaluation of the Work of and the Encounter Between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida, Lorrie Schmid

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The Governmental Decisionmaking Process: Explaining The U.S Nuclear Technology Transfer Policy Toward China, 1980-1985, Bunna Seng

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Whose Trees These Are: Private Forestlands and Governmental Regulation, Elizabeth Ellen Shannon

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A Comparative Analysis of Interest Group Technique in American Politics, Edgar J. VanHoose III

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Economic and Social Implications of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Structural Adjustment Policies on Developing Nations: Morocco, Zimbabwe, Zaire, and Ivory Coast, Donald A. Walter

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Violence and Non-Violence in Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of Romania and Czechoslovakia in 1989, Elizabeth N. Webb

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Public Policy: Theory and Practice, Christopher Marc Wolfgang

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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Emerging from the Right: An Analysis of Political Conservative Thinkers, Michael P. Baggs

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Brown V. Board of Education: Strategy and Effects, Shannon D. Burke

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The Future Relationship Between China and Taiwan: Prospect for Political Integration, Qing Phoebe Chen

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The Examination of Antidumping Legislation on the Steel Industry and the Effects that it has on the Relationship Between the Labor Union and Corporate Management, Christian T. Cingolani

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Wooster, Ohio and Growth: A Look at One Community's Attitude toward Growth using the "Growth Machine" Theory, David A. Conrad

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State Restrictive Abortion Policies: A Time Series Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Restrictions on Abortions Performed, David F. Davino

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The Effects of Commercials on Presidential Elections, Wayne M. Davis

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The Application of Intergenerational Justice in Modern America and its Practical Application, Michael L. Dawson II

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Color of Money and the First Amendment, Benjamin F. Garmer IV
Department: Political Science

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Upon Distinguishing the Public and the Private: The Application of Hannah Arendt Towards a Participatory Politics of Feminism, Jennifer L. Novak
Department: Philosophy; Political Science

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Towards a Feminist Theory of Economic Development: Making Women Count, Annemarie Reerink

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"Fate of the Forests" the American Environmental Ethic and the Management of the National Forests, David B. Stouffer
Department: Political Science

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National Service: Are Servers Good Citizens or Just Sandbags on a Dam?, Rachel L. Tansey
Department: Political Science

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Why do Nations Comply with Arms Control Treaties?, George W. Thompson IV

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Multinational Corporations, Ethics, Free Trade and the Environment: A Volatile Combination, Stephanie L. Tourje

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White House Organization Structure and Its Impact on the Quality of Decision Making: A Study of the Kennedy Administration, Lynn A. Whipkey
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1993

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Neutral in Favor of Israel: Identifying and Explaining the United States 'Special Relationship' With Israel, Christopher C. Angus
Department: Political Science

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Public Policy Making in the Western United States on Water Resource Management, Thomas Benchea

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The Continual Storm in the Church: An Analysis of Political, Social, Ecclesiastical and Economic Debates Between Clergy and Vestry Members of Ohio Episcopal Churches, Ryan D. Burgess

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The Politics of Mormonism: An Examination of the Political Philosophy and Practice of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Context of American Church-State Relations, Robb F. DeGraw

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The Effectiveness of Negative Television Advertisements in Presidential Elections, Eugene A. De Pasquale

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An Examination of the Structural and Representational Linkages Between the Democratic Party and the African American Community, Nathaniel B. Fretz

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Structural Adjustment & the International Monetary Fund: An Examination of Its Successes and Failures - A Comparative Case Study of Ghana and Tanzania within the Context of the IMF's Structural Adjustment Facility and the Extended Fund Facility, Meenakshi Goswami
Department: Political Science

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Head Start: Lobbying For Success, Jeniver K. Hamilton
Department: Political Science

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Comparative Study of the Effects of Nine to Five on Female Clerical Workers, Jennifer L. Holscott
Department: Political Science

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Presidential Agenda-Setting Skills and Their Impact on Legislative Success of President's Proposals, Irina B. Khanin
Department: Political Science

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United States and Norway: The Barriers Which Limit a Woman's Access to Office at the National Level, Jennifer J. Knauff
Department: Political Science

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The Impact of Abortion As An Issue on Voting Behavior in the Presidential Elections of 1984 and 1988, Jennifer L. Markus
Department: Political Science

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Disintegration of Yugoslavia: Why Did It Fall Apart?, Janet M. Mello
Department: Political Science

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Why a State Administered Income Redistribution Program Is Undesirable: A Neoclassical Study of the Aid to Families With Dependent Children Program, Wiliam D. Minser
Department: Economics; Political Science

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Malawi, South Africa, Southern African Development Coordination Conference (Sadcc): Conflict and Tension Towards Regional Integration, Mphatso T. Namwali
Department: Political Science

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Points of (P)Light: Discourses of Community Service in America, Erika C. Poethig
Department: Political Science

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Thomas Confirmation Hearings and the Female Candidates For U.S. Senate: 1992, Cristina Pratt
Department: Political Science

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Disappearance of the Soviet Union As a Political Union, Kristen B. Rogers
Department: Political Science

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Political and Economic Implications of the Convertibility of the Ruble in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Steven P. Schroeter
Department: Political Science

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Evaluation of Reagan's New Federalism: a Case Study of Medicaid, Jodi Siebold
Department: Political Science

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India and America, the Cold War Friendship: An Analysis of American Economic Assistance to India, Chimie C. Topden
Department: Political Science

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Demise of a Federation: A Czechoslovakian Case History, Elizabeth F. Vadasz
Department: Political Science

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External Influences on Third Parties in Presidential Elections, Russell W. Wheeler
Department: Political Science

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Rhetoric, Strategy and Identity: An Examination of the Discourse of Political Correctness, Margaret Ellen Farrar

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Economic Statecraft and U.S. Foreign Policy: Influence Attempts on Egypt, Israel and Syria, Myriam K. Fizazi

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Have the Democrats Shifted in Political Ideology Over the Period 1960-1988?, Aric Gibson

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The Wooster Daily Record and Its Readers: A Study in Agenda Setting, Jamie C. Harrell

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Health Care Policy in the United States: Can the U.S. Learn from the Canadian Example, Todd Martin Kleinman

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State Budgets and the Relationship Between the Governor and Legislature: A Case Study, Leigh Ann Leshock

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Feminist Rhetoric and Abortion Rights: The Politics of Language, Susan Louis

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The Invisible Minority, Timothy James Powers

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Gender Participation: How The Role of Women as Mothers Contributes to Political Interests, Melissa G. Riedl

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A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Environmental Movements: The Split Between Mainstream and Radical, Theodore A. Scott

Politics and Policy in West Africa: The Case of Ghana's First Post Independence Regime, Peter Emmanuel Ofosuhene Turkson

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Private is/and the Political: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the 1989 GDR Wende, Ciona S. Ulbrich
Department: German Studies; Political Science

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Assessing the Impact of Population in Less-Developed Countries: A Comparative Study of Neo-Malthusianism and Structuralism in Indonesia and Thailand, Rhonda J. Vandeworp

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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The Impact of the Reagan Presidency on the Inner City, Andrew Wilkes Bourns

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Women in the Ohio State Legislature: A Comparative and Quantitative Study 1974-75, 1984-1984, Charlene A. Caswell

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The Discrimination of Female Offenders in the Criminal Justice System, Ellen T. Donahue

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The Role of the Military in Israeli Politics, Michael J. Fagans

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An Analysis of Alston Chase's Hypotheses of Natural Regulation and Lack of Professionalism: A Case Study of the National Park Service in the East, Donette A. Fisher

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Arguments of Capitalism, Democracy, Citizenship and Education in the United States, Paul Robert Francisco

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Gentrification: The Social and Political Ramifications of a Neighborhood in Transition, Janet L. Gibson

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Domestic Violence: Criminal Prosecution and the Effects of Legal Advocacy on Prosecutorial Behavior, Monica A. Hansen

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Member of Congress "X", Kenneth Jacques Klein

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An Examination of the Piven and Cloward Thesis in the Formal Legislative Process of Welfare Policy Reform, Brad Longbrake

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Political Attitude and Mass Communication: An Assessment of the Effects of Mass Media on Public Evaluation of Government Action, Christine Ludowise

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A Case Study Analysis of Community Mobilization and City Response to a Local Hazardous Waste Facility in a Time of Industrial Decline, Dave Mahr

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The Failure of U.S. Drug Policy and the Legalization Alternative, Darren L. Meade

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Jurgen Habermas on the Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: Public Space for a Communicative Ecological Ethic and the Postmodern Problematic, Scott G. Nelson

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Corporatism in Western Europe: Effects on Governability, Christopher J. Scarlata

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The Fascist Ideology of Francoist Spain: 1936-1945, A Comparative Study of Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain, Jennifer S. Shaw

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The Tactical Lobbyist, Kenneth Andrew Sprague

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The Spring in the Trap Factors Which Preempt a U.S. Intervention, Lane Toensmeier

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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An Analysis of the Party Strategies of the Contemporary Feminist Movement, Rachelle L. Brooks

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Nixon, Carter, and Reagan: Three Presidential Attempts at Welfare Reform and the Theory of Incrementalism, Christopher A. Carini

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Will Mikhail Gorbachev Survive? The Hazards of Reform in the Soviet System, Jeffrey Daberko

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A Comparison of Economic Reform in China and the Soviet Union, Jeannine M. Drvenkar

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Legislative Political Parties in the House: Minority Protest in the Face of Prolonged Domination, Joel Hastings

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America's Origins in the Vietnam Conflict, Damon E. James

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The Rhetoric of Exclusion: African-Americans in the Rhetoric of Democratic Party Platforms and Presidential Nominees from 1964 to 1984, Joseph J. Kennedy IV

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Foreign Direct Investment: Threat or Asset?, Steven A. Kuri

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The Decline of the United States' Hegemony in World Affairs and Implications for Future Policy, Jeffrey W. Lasell

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The Effects of Political Clientelism and Incumbency Advantage on the Margin of Victory in Senatorial Elections, Kristine G. Mushett

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The Political Culture of Ethnicity and Democracy in Kenya: Proposing an Alternative Model, Stephen Njuguna Ndegwa

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Selective Representation: Political Action Committee Spending in Congressional Elections, Daniel Charles Pancake Jr.

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Exclusionary Governmental Policy as a Means Toward Periphery State Development: Is it the Path to Developmental Achievement?, Sean William Pickett

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City Governance: The Mayor's Role in School Desegregation, Ruth A. Reynolds

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The Evolution of the United States Government Policy towards American Indian Reservations, Elizabeth H. Satow

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An American Vision or Just a Fairy Tale: A Study of the Rhetoric of the 1988 Presidential Campaign, Stephanie Maria Stapleton

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The Impact of Network News During the 1988 Presidential Election Campaign, Robert R. Timken

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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An Exploration of Ecosophical Ontologies: Conceptions of "Nature" and the Human Role in Christian Stewardship and Deep Ecology, Margret Bailey

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One Nation, Divisible: Cultural and Economic Interactions and the Political Realities of the GDR-FRG Relationship, Joshua Bauroth

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Constitutionalism as a form of Liberation Theology, Cornell P. Carter

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The Nunn Amendment and its Implications Towards the NATO Defense Burden Sharing Debate, D'Arcy K. Doyle

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The Nunn Amendment and its Implications Towards the NATO Defense Burden Sharing Debate, D'Arcy K. Doyle