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Submissions from 2016
Conversations with Professors: Women in the Academy, Maureen Stobb
Knowledge is Power: Filling the Courts’ Information Gap in Foreign Policy Cases, Maureen Stobb
Mobilization that Matters: Identifying Domestic NGOs that Impact Human Rights Practices, Maureen Stobb
Political Issues Forum, Maureen Stobb
Administrative Court Curbing: Patrolling and Preventing Judicial Oversight of Executive Implementation, Henry Christian Tecklenburg IV
Maintaining Attention: The Presidential Agenda and the Weekly Address, Lara Wessel
Policy, Politics, and Messaging: 2016 Presidential Election, Lara Wessel
The Female Electorate & the 2016 Presidential Election, Lara Wessel
Experiments and Judicial Politics Research, Christopher Zorn, Nancy Scherer, David Glick, and Brett W. Curry
Submissions from 2015
Social Media: Ammunition for Civil War, Social Change, and Revolution, Amber Bailey and Christopher M. Brown
International Field Research in Conflict Zones, Srobana Bhattacharya
Rebellion and Maoist Conflict in India, Srobana Bhattacharya
Terrorism and ISIS in the aftermath of Paris attacks, Srobana Bhattacharya
The Migration Crisis in Europe, Srobana Bhattacharya
Who Supports terrorism? A Comparative Study of Terrorist Resource Networks, Srobana Bhattacharya
Women in the Academy, Srobana Bhattacharya
Post conflict Effects on Gender Rights, Srobana Bhattacharya and Courtney Burns
Anachronistic Transitions: From Command to Demand and the Lessons for 'Revolutionary' Cuba, Christopher M. Brown
Featured Workshop Participant: Coming in From the Cold War: Cuba and the Normalization of US-Cuban Relations, Christopher M. Brown
Governability is Not Democracy: Representation, Co-optation, and the Sustainability of Poor- Quality Democratic Systems in the Developing World, Christopher M. Brown
Relieving Abjection: Post-Modern Transitions, Cuban Liberalization, and a Reconciliation via Cultural Unity, Christopher M. Brown
Rethinking Post-Modern Governance: The Contributions and Challenges from Gross National Happiness as a Development Model, Christopher M. Brown
Post conflict Effects on Gender Rights, Courtney Burns and Srobana Bhattacharya
Ideology, Judicial Specialization, and the Diffusion of Precedent: Citation Patterns in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
Judicial Deference and Opinion Specialization on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
Argentina, Brazil, and Chile: The Promotion of Women’s Empowerment at the Ballot Box and Through Revolution, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Cybersecurity in the Americas: U.S. National Security Implications, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Ladies Like No Others: Dilma, Kirchner, and Bachelet, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Megacities in the 21st Century: The New Battlefield and its National Security Implications, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Relations between European Union and Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Seminar in Global Politics, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Urban Conflict in the Megacities in the Twenty-first Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Beyond Replacing Gen Ed: The Future of Honors Curricula, Steven Engel
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Celebrating Irish Savannah and the Wexford-Savannah Axis Research Project, Steven Engel and Howard Keeley
Wexford-Savannah Axis, Steven Engel and Howard Keeley
Wexford-Savannah Axis, Steven Engel and Howard Keeley
Inclusionary State Activism or Particularistic Bureaucratic Rings? Evaluating Industrial Policies in Brazil’s Pharmaceutical Sector, Matthew Flynn
Bureaucratic Capitalism and the Immigration Industrial Complex, Matthew B. Flynn
The Dilemma of High-Priced Medicines, Matthew B. Flynn
Executive Orders: When, Why, and How Presidents Use Them, Joshua B. Kennedy
Government Accountability Office Reports as Oversight: When Are Agencies Investigated?, Joshua B. Kennedy
ISIS and the US, Jacek Lubecki
Euroskeptic Voting in European and National Elections: A Coalition Theory of European Voting, Robert Pahre, Elizabeth Radziszewski, and Jamie Scalera
Analyzing the Future of ASEAN in Mitigating Disputes in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Analyzing the Implication of Beijing’s Strategies and Tactics for Asia-Pacific Politics, Nalanda Roy
Does ASEAN Work? Analyzing the Future of ASEAN in Mitigating Disputes in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Ganer Opare: Analyzing the Lifestyle of the Indian Diaspora in the United States, Nalanda Roy
Will the Dragon Reconsider Its Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea Following the Melting of the Arctic?, Nalanda Roy
Negotiating Membership in the European Union, Jamie E. Scalera
When Relations Sour: The Negative Consequences of Partnership with an International Organization, Jamie E. Scalera
To Mediate or Not? The European Union’s Mediation Strategy in Civil Conflicts, Jamie E. Scalera and Krista E. Wiegand
To Mediate or Not? The European Union’s Mediation Strategy in Territorial, Maritime, and River Disputes, Jamie E. Scalera and Krista E. Wiegand
Who’s Afraid of the Philosopher-King? Political Theory and the Problem of Technocratic Reason, Daniel Skidmore-Hess
Submissions from 2014
Allegiance to Liberty: The Changing Face of Patriots, Militias, and Political Violence in America, Barry J. Balleck
Allegiance to Liberty: The Changing Face of Patriots, Militias, and Political Violence in America, Barry J. Balleck
Political Extremism and Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
Political Extremism and Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
ISIS and terrorism, Srobana Bhattacharya
An Urgent Reconceptualization of Post-Modern Development: The Agenda of the Small Island Developing State, Christopher M. Brown
Balancing the Joint Force to Meet Future Security Challenges, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
China’s Role in the African Continent: Appetite for Resources, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Political Institutions, Economic Policy and Economic Development in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Scientific Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Social and Political Changes and Conflicts in Contemporary Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Dilma Roussef: Brazil’s Policy Entrepreneur-in-Chief?, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Evangelia Petridou
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Wexford-Savannah Axis, Steven Engel and Howard Keeley
From Wexford to Savannah: An Inter-Region Migration Pathway, Steven Engel, Howard Keeley, Richard Hayes, and Sean Reidy
Complexity Theory and Health Care Reform, Matthew Flynn
On the Maturation of Immigration Detention: Theoretical Approaches and Evidence, Matthew Flynn
Theoretical Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Autonomy, Matthew Flynn
Organized Interests and Administrative Rulemaking: An Ecological Study of the State of Wisconsin, Nathan Grasse, Brett W. Curry, and Brianne Heidbreder
Pilsudski in World War One, Jacek Lubecki
Opinion Specialization and Decision Making on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
`Politics of Tragedy’: Ein Konzept für die Politikwissenschaft, Robert Pirro
Primo Levi’s Machiavellian Moment, Robert Pirro
Tragedy and the Tragic in German Literature, Art & Thought, Robert Pirro
Crouching Dragon - The Role of Beijing in the South China Sea Dispute, Nalanda Roy
Will Beijing Reconsider Its Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea Following the Melting of the Arctic?, Nalanda Roy
Crisis of Confidence: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and Public Trust in the European Central Bank, Jamie Scalera
Euroskeptic Voting in European and National Elections: A Coalition Theory of European Voting, Jamie Scalera, Robert Pahre, and Elizabeth Radziszewski
“Free Thought and Owenite Socialism in the Antebellum United States: The Intersecting Lives of Frances Wright and Abner Kneeland, Cathy Skidmore-Hess and Daniel Skidmore-Hess
Submissions from 2013
Crisis in Syria: What Should the U.S. Do?, Barry J. Balleck
Maintaining the Availability of Infectious Disease Health Care Services in Texas, Jesse Carter and Matthew Flynn
Reaching Across the Divide: Supreme Court Decision Making in State Cases, Brett W. Curry, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., and Bryan Marshall
National Security in the Twenty-first Century: Changes and Continuity, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Misleading Metaphors and Marginalization: Risks, Ethics and Public Health Imperatives in HIV and Prisoners in Brazil, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Leigh E. Rich
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Welcoming Transfer Students: Articulation Agreements, Recruiting Issues, and Other Challenges, Steven Engel
The Brazilian Context: An Unlikely Hero in the Fight against AIDS, Matthew Flynn
Study Abroad in the US and the Middle East, Jacek Lubecki
Repeat Campaign Donors and State Supreme Court Decision Making, Bennet Min, Banks Miller, and Brett W. Curry
Crime, Public Opinion and the Supreme Court, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Brett W. Curry, and Catherine Marcum
Managing Conflict in the Case of the South China Sea, Nalanda Roy
Is Anyone Listening? The President’s Agenda and the News Media, Lara Wessel
Presidential Authority in Times of Crisis, Lara Wessel
Submissions from 2012
Teaching and Learning Workshop: Games and Simulations II, Barry J. Balleck
Preserving Institutional Power: The Court’s Strategic Decision-Making and the Effects of Congress, Brett W. Curry, Bryan Marshall, and Richard L. Pacelle Jr.
