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International Relations
2014, Vol. 4 No. 2
To Intervene or Not to Intervene: The Role of Humanitarianism, U.N. Approval, and Economic Incentives in Determning NATO Military Intervention in Conflict
By Megan Nissel
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The North American Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded at the outset of the Cold War and served as a collective defense alliance of states in North America and Western Europe against the Soviet bloc. However, following the end of the Cold War... Read Article »
NATO Human Rights Foreign Intervention Humanitarianism United Nations Military Intervention
International Relations
2014, Vol. 4 No. 2
Prospect Theory in International Relations
By Ozzie Chung
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Prospect theory, a behavioral economic theory first proposed by David Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979, has evolved into a seminal theory on risk decision-making applicable in a wide range of fields. Yet in both political science and international... Read Article »
Prospect Theory International Relations Behavioral Economics Interstate Conflict Decision-Making International Conflict War
Sanctions
2014, Vol. 4 No. 2
Policy and Place in International Economic Coercion
By Cullen Moran
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper investigates factors that contribute to the effectiveness of international economic sanctions. A review of existing literature on sanctions reveals that scholars of economic statecraft have largely neglected to consider two variables &... Read Article »
Economic Sanctions Foreign Policy International Relations International Trade Human Rights
American Politics
2014, Vol. 4 No. 2
Partisan Pork: How House Delegation Cohesion Affects Earmark Spending
By Matthew Waskiewicz
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The federal earmark is a topic often lamented by the general public as corrupt and wasteful. Until recently, this "pork" was a mainstay of politics in Washington. Because distributive spending is often used to advance partisan goals such as reelection... Read Article »
American Politics Party Politics Congress Earmarks Elections Political Representation
Women in Politics
2014, Vol. 4 No. 2
The Effects of Electoral Systems and Gender Quotas on Female Representation in National Legislatures
By Amy Manning
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Women make up anywhere from 0% to 56% of the national legislatures around the world. Research has attributed this wide spectrum to political, socioeconomic, and cultural or ideological factors. After testing these existing theories on a sample of... Read Article »
Women in Politics Gender Quotas Elections Political Representation Gender Roles Gender Inequality

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