Browsing by Author "Reiter, Andrew G."
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Alleviating Harm Within International Development
Yahzid, Donari (2019-05-13)This thesis examines the relationship between cultural values and international development policies in Samoa to discern the uneven distribution of harm within the development apparatus. In so doing, I analyze the a) ... -
From Ichiko to Ma-Kun: The Politics of Baseball in the US-Japan Bilateral Relationship
Murphy, Emma (2015-06-02)At first glance, baseball, current controversies in the US-Japan bilateral relationship, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s recent increase in international diplomatic visits may appear to have little connection. ... -
From Protest Permits to Pepper Spray: Examining Repressive Police Response to Black Lives Matter Demonstrations
Henning, Lydia (2021-05-13)In summer 2020, the United States witnessed protests that began in Minneapolis in response to the death of George Floyd and spread to cities across the world. Some police responded positively to these demonstrations, ... -
Remains of Genocide: The Impact of Objects in Negotiating Politically Sensitive Memorial Spaces in Rwanda
Rogers, Kelsey (2013-07-01)In 1994, the genocide in Rwanda killed over 500,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu citizens in approximately 100 days. The extent and brutality of the violence affected nearly every Rwandan. In the aftermath, civil society and ... -
Rule of Law Reform in Post-Conflict Environments: Problematic Realities from Kosovo
Finder, Brittany (2012-05-29)Over the past two decades, efforts to promote the rule of law around the globe have expanded, especially in post-conflict environments. As Thomas Carothers remarked, “One cannot get through a foreign policy debate these ... -
Shifting Identities in the Far Right: The National Front and Golden Dawn
Jarrett, Anjelica (2017-07-05)Far right political parties and social movements have been present in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century. After World War II, the far right dissipated into various individual movements on the political fringe ... -
The Two Faces of Civil Society: Islamists and Ahmadis in Pakistan
Amjad, Zainab (2017-06-27)This thesis explores how democracies turn illiberal through the hijack of civil society by radicalism. Civil society, typically considered a promoter of liberal and democratic values, turns dark, hateful and violent depending ... -
Variations in Resistance: Responses of Oppressed Ethnic Minorities to Ethnonational Issues
Mammadova, Jeylan (2014-07-01)South Azerbaijanis have faced systemic discrimination in Iran since 1848, to the extent that they are not allowed to give their children “Azerbaijani” names. However, their aspirations for self-government or separation are ... -
Where are the Unmarried Women? The Impact of Truth Commissions on Post-Conflict Gender Relations
Fishman, Emma (2017-05-08)A recent trend in the field of transitional justice has been the inclusion of a gendered perspective to ensure that women’s experiences during war are addressed effectively. For truth commissions in particular, this has ...