Browsing 2007-08 Mershon Center Research Projects by Issue Date
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Political Regimes, Financial Market Institutions and Stability in Asia
Cooper, Mary ( 2008 )How much does the type of government in a country affect the shape of its stock market? Are non-democratic regimes more likely to produce unstable financial markets? To begin answering these questions, Mary Cooper plans ... -
If It Bleeds, It Leads: Assessing Media Effects on Transnational Terrorism
Crenshaw, Edward; Jenkins, J. Craig ( 2008 )Do mass media make it more likely that terrorists will target democracies? Many scholars argue that yes, terrorists target democracies because democracies have mass media that will cover these acts of violence and therefore ... -
The Ecology of Terrorist Organizations
Crenshaw, Edward; Jenkins, J. Craig ( 2008 )How do terrorist organizations act as agents of change? Since Sept. 11 there has been enormous interest in terrorist groups. Large amounts of data have been collected about the terrorists and their attacks. However ... -
Passport: Newsletter of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations 2007-08
Hahn, Peter; Lerner, Mitchell ( 2008 )Since 1969, the newsletter for the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) has provided a forum for the discussion of issues related to the practice of American diplomacy, while also presenting historians ... -
Comparative National Elections Project 2008
Gunther, Richard ( 2008 )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 ... -
Dissent Repression Nexus in the Middle East 2008
Meyer, Katherine; Jenkins, J. Craig ( 2008 )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 ... -
Immigrants, Assimilation, and Cultural Threat: A Political Exploration
Mughan, Anthony ( 2008 )Immigration is a controversial issue, dividing Democratic and Republican parties in the Untied States and contributing to the emergence of far-right parties in Europe such as the National Front in France, Vlaams Beland ... -
Radicals on the Road: Third World Internationalism and American Orientalism during the Viet Nam Era
Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun ( 2008 )The Vietnam War was the longest conflict in American history, defining the political consciousness of a generation. In this book project, Judy Wu explores the lives of Americans who criticized their government's intervention ... -
Colonization in Reverse: Diaspora, Diplomacy, and the 'People's Art'
Ferris, Lesley ( 2008 )For modern multicultural societies to remain stable and secure, a variety of national and ethnic groups must negotiate their identities. Few events represent a successful negotiation as well as the Notting Hill Carnival, ... -
Sudanese Perspectives on the Darfur Conflict
Sikainga, Ahmad ( 2008 )Since 2004, the Sudanese region of Darfur has been the scene of a violent conflict that the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis and the United States labels genocide. According to reports, Arab ... -
Political Asylum Policy and International Security
Shuman, Amy; Bohmer, Carol ( 2008 )In 2005, President Bush signed the Read ID Act, requiring applicants for asylum to provide documentation of their identity and allowing judges to deny asylum to anyone whose family may be connected with a terrorist group. ... -
The Effect of Group Leaders
Weinberg, Bruce ( 2008 )Why do some people become leaders? Do group members see leaders as the same or different from themselves? Are leaders chosen because they are representative of the group, or do the actions of the group reflect the will ... -
Cultivating the Masses: Soviet State Intervention in its International Context, 1914-39
Hoffmann, David ( 2008 )The Russian Revolution, which seemed to promise liberation and equality for all people, resulted not in a Communist utopia but rather a Stalinist dictatorship, complete with collectivization, bloody purges, and unprecedented ... -
Mershon Network of International Historians 2008
Fink, Carole; Gurney, Ursula ( 2008 )Since 2003, the Mershon Network of International Historians (MNIH) has acted as a unique online association for scholars engaged in the study of 20th century European international relations. The network’s mission has ... -
Change in Personnel and Policy and the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
Caldeira, Gregory A.; Gibson, James ( 2008 )Do ordinary Americans regard the Supreme Court as a political institution like Congress, in which decisions are subject to the ideology of its members? Or do they see the court as different, with judges who rule on the ... -
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 ... -
Violent Conflict, Environmental Degradation, and Food Security
Hitzhusen, Fred; Jeanty, Pierre Wilner; Enver, Ayesha; Lungu, Oana ( 2007 )This project is a multi-pronged effort into understanding the interplay of violent conflict, food insecurity, and environmental degradation. It will examine the effects of conflict on child malnutrition, the relationship ... -
World Handbook of Political Indicators IV
Jenkins, J. Craig; Taylor, Charles Lewis; Abbott, Marianne ( 2007 )The World Handbook of Political Indicators has been published by Yale University Press since 1963 to provide statistics and data to help scholars studying political processes and political change. While the handbook ... -
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 ... -
Rentier States and International Terrorism in Ecological Focus
Crenshaw, Edward; Jenkins, J. Craig ( 2007 )Preliminary evidence shows that rentier states are prone to producing international terrorism. Using OPEC nations as a rough proxy for rentier states, one can compare the number of terrorist casualties caused by perpetrators ...