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Extremist Organizations
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Intent to Harm: Factors Influencing Target Selection by Africa Islamist Militant Groups
By Adam Cook
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The rise of Islamist militant groups and their propensity towards violence has perplexed researchers and policy-makers and lead to debate about how to handle this evolving asymmetric threat. However the general focus of past research has been on... Read Article »
Terrorism Boko Haram Extremism Africa Extremist Organizations Violent Conflict Political Violence
Peace And Conflict
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Vision to Product: Inconsistencies in Theories Used in Failed Peacebuilding Programs
By Rick Bartoldus
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper identifies and provides an initial analysis of the problem of mismatched theories in peacebuilding programs. This problem occurs when a project is developed by a group that subscribes to one theory of peacebuilding, but is then executed... Read Article »
Peacebuilding Foreign Policy International Aid Afghanistan Peace Process
Sustainability
2014, Vol. 10 No. 1
South Korea's Sustainable Urban Planning and Environmental Technology
By Lorna Kang
Published by Discussions
South Korea's rapid urbanization began in the 1950s and greatly increased the urban population as well as the country's economy. However, the development has been highly damaging to the environment surrounding high-density metropolitan areas such... Read Article »
Urban Planning Urbanization Development Environment Environmental Technology Sustainability Public Policy
Crisis Management
2012, Vol. 3 No. 2
Image Restoration in Political Sex Scandals: What To Do (And What Not To Do) When You're Caught With Your Pants Down
By Margaret Moran
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
This study sought to apply a Crisis Communications lens to the area of American political sex scandals. Applying William Benoit's "Theory of Image Restoration" to 24 American sex scandals, ranging from 1987 to 2011 and all of which received significant... Read Article »
Image Restoration Sex Scandals American Politics William Benoit Crisis Management
American Politics
2013, Vol. 4 No. 2
Public Perceptions of Media Bias: A Meta-Analysis of American Media Outlets During the 2012 Presidential Election
By Daniel Quackenbush
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
There has been a considerable surge of scholastic inquiry in recent years into understanding the factors responsible for the fluctuating levels of public trust in the American news media. With every election year, the American public continues to... Read Article »
American Media Liberal Media Bias Partisanship 2012 Election Public Perception Elections
Debates
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Truth and Context in the 2012 Presidential Debates
By Rachel Southmayd
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
Today’s modern age has led to a plethora of information available at the fingertips of all voters. During the 2012 presidential election cycle and specifically, during the three presidential debates that occurred in the fall, candidates Barack... Read Article »
Debates Politics Media Elections President
Social Media
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Social Media and Politics: Twitter Use in the Second Congressional District of Virginia
By Julia Caplan
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
With social media recently evolving as a platform for social, informational, and political exchanges, it comes as no surprise that in the last few years several politicians have integrated Twitter into their campaigns. The goal of this study was... Read Article »
Twitter Politics And Twitter Election 2012 Social Media Scott Rigell Paul Hirschbiel Congress Virginia
International Relations
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
Soft Power Deployment on the Korean Peninsula
By Oleksandr Shykov
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
South Korea, also known as the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a remarkable country in many ways. It survived the Korean War, supported by American military assistance. It successfully transitioned to democracy after nearly 40 years of authoritarian... Read Article »
South Korea North Korea Korean Peninsula International Relations Soft Power Power China
Sub-saharan Africa
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
Natural Resources and Prolonged Conflict: The Case of Sierra Leone
By Nina Assadi
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Why did Sierra Leone experience such a protracted civil war between 1991 and 2002? Sierra Leone has been beset with challenges since achieving independence from Britain in 1961, in particular its brutal civil war that resulted in tens of thousands... Read Article »
Sierra Leone Natural Resources Civil War Conflict West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign Policy
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
The Effects of the US Pivot to Asia on European Strategic Cooperation
By Thomas Armstong
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
The current state of European strategic cooperation is optimistically described as "splintered" and pessimistically labeled as "nonexistent" by politicians and pundits alike. A potential retreat of the EU to staunch intergovernmentalism frustrates... Read Article »
Foreign Policy U.S. Foreign Policy European Security NATO Strategic Defense
European Politics
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
From Fighting Nazis to Electing Nazis: The Rise of Golden Dawn in Greece
By Mary Shiraef
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In Greece's parliamentary elections of June 2012, a far-right neo-fascist party called Golden Dawn gained eighteen seats, making them the third most popular political party in parliament. An opinion poll published in October by KAPA Research Center... Read Article »
Greece Greek Politics European Politics Extremism Golden Dawn Nazism
Terrorism
2013, Vol. 5 No. 11
Caught Between "Deradicalization" and "Disengagement:" Clarifying Terms in the Discourse of Terrorism
By T M
Observations from the media and from public discourse on Islamist radicalization reveal that terms such as 'Islamist extremism,' 'terrorism,' and 'Islamism' are often used without a clear or common definition. The same can be said for the use of... Read Article »
Terrorism Fundamentalism Extremism Deradicalization Disengagement Islam War on Terror
Political Philosophy
2013, Vol. 5 No. 11
On Freedom and Progress: Comparing Marx and Mill
By Frank Weng
This essay compares Karl Marx’s and J.S. Mill’s understandings of freedom and their analyses of the impediments to its realization. First, this essay argues that the two philosophers share the same premise that progress is possible and... Read Article »
Marx John Stuart Mill Political Philosophy Freedom Progress Human Nature Communism Liberalism
European Politics
2013, Vol. 5 No. 10
Is the European Commission Too Powerful? Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism Considered
By Andrei Constantin
This article highlights the European Commission’s role within the European Union (EU), which has been weakened over time. Through this essay various aspects of the Commission’s power in relation to the structure and procedures of comitology... Read Article »
European Union International Relations European Politics European Commission Neofunctionalism Intergovernmentalism Spillover EU
International Relations
2013, Vol. 5 No. 10
Refugee Policy and Foreign Policy: Examining Policy Linkage in Chinese Relations with North Korea, Myanmar, and Vietnam
By Jasmine Lam
This paper analyzes state refugee policies through the lenses of foreign policy behavior and policy linkage. The case studies compare variations in Chinese state policies towards refugees from North Korea, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Through an additional... Read Article »
International Relations Foreign Policy Refugees Migration Linkage China Vietnam North Korea Myanmar
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