Browsing 2006-07 Mershon Center Research Projects by Title
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Comparative National Elections Project 2007
Gunther, Richard ( 2007 )The Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) is a multi-year multi-county examination of how citizens in democracies around the world receive information about policies, parties, candidates, and politics during the ... -
Comparative National Elections Project website 2007
Lobo, Marina Costa; Magalhães, Pedro ( 2007 )The Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) currently includes 24 national election surveys conducted in 19 countries since 1990. It has evolved in three distinct phases: CNEP I, CNEP II, and CNEP III. All of these ... -
Conference brings Israeli, Palestinian scholars to Columbus
Becker, Cathy ( 2006-11-20 )"Jerusalem: Cultures and Communities in Contention" will be the subject of a conference held Nov. 27-28 at The Ohio State University's Mershon Center for International Security Studies. The working meeting brings together ... -
Demiurgic Politics: The Republic and Timaeus
Silverman, Allan ( 2006 )Demiurgic Politics is a book-length study of the political and ethical theory in Plato’s Republic and its influence on the contemporary neo-conservative movement. -
Dissent Repression Nexus in the Middle East 2007
Meyer, Katherine; Jenkins, J. Craig ( 2007 )The Middle East is often seen as caught in a cycle of dissent and repression, influencing almost all aspects of existence. This “dissent/repression nexus” is crucial because the Middle East lies at the crossroads of three ... -
Does Economic Integration Promote Cooperation Abroad
Frye, Timothy ( 2006 )This project examines the support for economic integration and international cooperation among both business elites and the mass public in Russia. -
Economic Impact of Terrorist Incidents on the Hospitality Industry in Italy
Greenbaum, Robert; Hultquist, Andy ( 2006 )This project examined the indirect costs of terrorism on the hospitality industry – thought most vulnerable to terrorist attacks – in Italy from 1994 to 1997. -
Economic Insecurity: Meaning and Measurement
Mughan, Anthony ( 2006 )This project consists of a series of focus groups to explore what economic insecurity means to ordinary people and how it affects them politically. -
Evaluation of the Impact of USAID Democracy and Governance Programming
Paxton, Pamela ( 2006 )Until recently, USAID aid to promote democracy and good governance had not been adequately evaluated. Two years ago, Paxton and Rumi Morishima undertook just such an evaluation. Previous studies had not found a link ... -
For Peace and Money: International Finance and the Triple Entente
Siegel, Jennifer ( 2005 )In For Peace and Money: International Finance and the Making and Unmaking of the Entente Cordiale, Jennifer Siegel examines French and British bank loans to Russia in the late imperial period, up to the Genoa Conference ... -
Global Economic Change, International Conflict and Cooperation
Pollins, Brian ( 2006 )In this project, Pollins sets out to make progress in international political economy theory building by: identifying both consistent and contradictory claims found in the field; testing these competing models using a ... -
Indonesian National Election Project
Liddle, William; Mujani, Saiful ( 2005 )After more than four decades years of authoritarian rule, Indonesia held democratic legislative elections in 1999. Elections were held again in 2004, including Indonesia’s first direct election of a president and ... -
International Organization Legitimation and the Use of Force
Thompson, Alexander ( 2005 )In this project, Thompson set out to explain why the endorsement of an international organization (IO) such as the United Nations plays such a key role in American foreign policy decisions to use force. Why did foreign ... -
Issues in Multi-Dimensional Legislative Bargaining: Collective vs. Particularistic Goods
Kagel, John; Morelli, Massimo ( 2007 )In this project, Kagel and Morelli examine legislative bargaining on two dimensions -– particularistic goods and collective goods, or public interest goods that benefit society as a whole. The results of their two game ... -
Jerusalem: Cultures and Communities in Contention conference
Horowitz, Amy ( 2006-11-27 )Jerusalem: Cultures and Communities in Contention brings together two Israeli and two Palestinian scholars for a working conference to complete a publication begun in the 1990s. Participants will review, critique and revise ... -
Living Jerusalem: Cultures and Communities in Contention
Horowitz, Amy ( 2006 )Begun by the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Living Jerusalem brings together scholars, students, and community leaders from Israel, Palestine and the United States. The project addresses ... -
The Marxist Rhetoric- On the Relationship of Practice and Theory
Hamilton, Richard ( 2007 )The success of the Marxist doctrine poses an important problem: Given the failure of its major propositions, the persistence of capitalism, and the absence of workingclass revolutions in capitalist countries, how did ... -
Mershon Network of International Historians 2007
Gurney, Ursula; Fink, Carole ( 2007 )The Mershon Network for International Historians (MNIH) is a unique online association for scholars engaged in the study of twentieth century European international relations. The network’s mission is to foster intellectual ... -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as Contract
Verdier, Daniel ( 2006 )In this project, Verdier set out to explain why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has been so successful. Using game theory, Verdier argues that the object is to maximize non-proliferation by promising to reward signatories ... -
Ostpolitik and Israel, 1966-74
Fink, Carole ( 2007 )Fink hopes to write a balanced history that enlarges our understanding of Ostpolitik and West Germany’s role in the Middle East. In doing so, her book will unite the history of Central Europe during the Cold War with the ...