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Submissions from 2012
The Influence of Specialization on Deference in Appellate Court Decision Making in Antitrust Cases, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
From Genocide to Leading Information & Communication Technology: Rwanda, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Political Transformation in Latin America at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Brazilian Military in the Post- Bureaucratic Authoritarian Regime, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Globalization, Cyber Space, and Security Law in the Twenty-First Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
The Asylum-Migration Nexus: Can Motivations Shape the Concept of Coercion? The Sudanese Transit Case, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Ester Serra Mingot
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Influences on Decision Making on the Modern Supreme Court, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Brett W. Curry, and Bryan Marshall
A House Divided? The US Presidential Election 2012, Robert Pirro
The Politics of Tragedy, Robert Pirro
Submissions from 2011
From the Shadows to the Light: Senatorial Rhetoric and Voting for War, Barry J. Balleck
Social Media: Impact and Implications, Barry J. Balleck
Social Media: Impact and Implications, Barry J. Balleck
Weapons of Mass Destruction, Barry J. Balleck
Legal Pragmatism and Strategic Decision Making: Examining the Effects of Congressional Statutory Challenges, Brett W. Curry
Subject Matter Expertise and Judging on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
Judicial Subject Matter Expertise and Agency Theory, Trenton Davis, Brett Curry, and Banks Miller
A View of the Other from Joaquim Nabuco's Minha Formacao, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Cultural Differences Between Brazil and the United States, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Ethics & Academic Issues, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
From Genocide to Leading Information and Communication Technology Hub in East and Central Africa: The Case of Rwanda, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Life Chances and Life Choices for Health, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Politics and Policy in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Chinese in Latin America: The Commodity Lottery Winners and Losers, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
United States Security Policy: Strategic Threats and Alternative Responses, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
World Perspectives, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Bytes not Bullets: Wars in the Digital World, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Enriching Honors—Adding a Service-Learning, Leadership, or Other Component to Your Honors Program or College, Steven Engel
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Navigating the Waters of the Academically Adrift: Departmental Honors Sequences, Steven Engel
Experts in Crime: The Effect of an Exclusively Criminal Docket on Judicial Behavior, Banks Miller, DIno P. Christenson, and Brett W. Curry
Faschismus und Demokratie im Genrekino: Eine deutsch-amerikanische Perspektiv auf die Nachkreigzeit, Robert Pirro
Submissions from 2010
Haven’t I Heard This Before? The Rhetoric of the Iraq and Vietnam Wars, Barry J. Balleck
Weapons of Mass Destruction, Barry J. Balleck
Around the World: Contemporary Issues, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Rwanda: The Silicon Valley of East and Central Africa, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Chinese in Latin America: Winners and Losers, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Election of Barack Obama: Bringing the People Back into Government Again, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Adriana Oliveira
Academic Excellence in an Age of Enlightenment, Steven Engel
How to Create a Winning Newsletter, Steven Engel
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Recognition Luncheon for Bulloch County Honor Graduates, Steven Engel
Integrating Service-Learning into a Four Year Honors Program Experience, Steven Engel, Phyllis Dallas, Gustavo O. Maldonado, and James P. Braselton
The Will of Congress? Assessing the Institutional Foundations of Judicial Deference, Bryan Marshall, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., and Brett W. Curry
Experts Judging Experts: The Role of Expertise in Reviewing Agency Decision Making, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
Specialists in a Generalized Context: An Analysis of Decision Making in Labor Agency Cases on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
Goatsong in a Democratic Key? Tragic Legacies in German Culture and Politics, Robert Pirro
Making Sense of the Tea Party Movement, Robert Pirro
Submissions from 2009
Impact of the Financial Crisis on African Countries, Barry J. Balleck
International Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
International Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
The Roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Barry J. Balleck
Honors Assessment: A Valid Exercise?, Scott Carnicom, Kate Bruce, Steven Engel, Greg Lanier, Angela M. Salas, and Christopher Snyder
The Impact of a Judge’s Race on Public Support for a Judicial Decision, Brett W. Curry and Nancy S. Scherer
Brazil-Canada Foreign Relations: Unquiet Diplomacy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Canada Foreign Policy toward Brazil: Closing the Gap in a Relationship Deficit, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Obama Administration Challenges in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Honors at Georgia Southern, Steven Engel
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Music and National Identity: Radical Political Ideas Become Mainstream, Karen M. McCurdy and Julia Schmidt-Pirro
Experts in Crime: The Effect of an Exclusively Criminal Docket on Judicial Behavior, Banks Miller, DIno P. Christenson, and Brett W. Curry
Submissions from 2008
Constructing the Global Citizen: Model United Nations Participation and Global Awareness, Barry J. Balleck
Brazil’s Biodiesel and Ethanol Production: An Attempt to Reduce Oil Dependency, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Japanese in Brazil: 1908-2008, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Meridia Initiative: Beefing Up the Anti-Drug War, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The New United States African Command (AFRICOM): Building a Long Term Partnership or the Militarization of U.S.-African Relations, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Post- Authoritarian Brazil, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Laura K. Stephens
From Protest to Peace: Murals of the Bogside Artists of Northern Ireland, Steven Engel
Honors Admissions: Models that Work, Steven Engel
Honors at Georgia Southern, Steven Engel
Keynote Address, Duke Talent Identification Program, Steven Engel
Internationalizing the Honors Experience: Initiatives to Globalize an Honors Program, Steven Engel and Bob Frigo
Rousseau and the Contemporary Dilemma of Patriotism, Steven Engel and Palle Svensson
Peak Oil and Coal Fires: How Scientific Fact Becomes Debatable Political Questions, Karen M. McCurdy
The Past Can Be the Key to the Present: Lessons from J.W. Powell’s Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Policy Making, Karen M. McCurdy
The Effect of Ideology in Decision Making on Specialized Courts: The Case of the Federal Circuit Court, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
Navigating Separation of Powers: The Supreme Court and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Jason Lawrence, Brett W. Curry, and Bryan Marshall
Reassessing the Voting Behavior of Minority and Female Judges on the Federal Bench, Nancy Scherer, Brett W. Curry, and Eric N. Waltenburg
Submissions from 2007
Issues and Strategies in Teaching International Studies Across the Curriculum, Barry J. Balleck
Issues and Strategies in Teaching International Studies Across the Curriculum, Barry J. Balleck
Old Wine in New Bottles: A Rhetorical Comparison on Ending the Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Barry J. Balleck
The Supreme Court, Foreign Law, and its Consequences for Public Support, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
A Vital National Seminar and a Super Legislature: Decision Making on the Modern Supreme Court, Brett W. Curry, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., and Bryan Marshall
Descriptive Race Representation and Public Support for the U.S. Courts, Brett W. Curry and Nancy S. Scherer
Judges and Gender: Descriptive Representation’s Consequences for Judicial Legitimacy, Brett W. Curry and Nancy S. Scherer
Constructing Images of Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Development Strategies: Struggle for Peace, Justice, and Democracy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Development Strategies: Struggle for Peace, Justice, and Democracy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Dismantling Old Ideologies, Philosophies, and Practices in the Classroom, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Latin American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
One Last Chance to Undue the Unrule of Law in Brazil: The Força Nacional Brasileira, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Still Attempting to Consolidate Its Democracy: Brazil in the 21st Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Japanese Economical, Social, and Cultural Influence on the Brazilian Landscape, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Japanese in Brazil: 1908-2008, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
From Protest to Peace: Murals of the Bogside Artists of Northern Ireland, Steven Engel and Howard Keeley
Are Changes in Coal Policy on the Horizon? An Examination of Committee Changes in the 110th Congress, Karen M. McCurdy
Congressional Time, Elections, Geologic Time and Public Policy Making in Non-Renewable Resources, Karen M. McCurdy
Influence in the Policy Making Process: the Rise of Economics at the Expense of Geology, Karen M. McCurdy
