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Ethnic Conflict
2014, Vol. 6 No. 03
The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict in Theory and Practice
By Kendall M. Stempel
Like the theories that explain it, group conflict has existed since man became a social creature. Nevertheless, social scientists remain frustrated in their attempts to explain ethnic conflict in any generalizable pattern. Social political theories... Read Article »
Ethnic Conflict Political Psychology Turkey Security Kurds Kurdish Conflict
Environmental Politics
2014, Vol. 6 No. 01
The Chinese Pollution Problem and the Politics of "Airpocalypse"
By Vikrant Bhatnagar
In 1992 during his famed Southern Trip, Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader of the Communist Party of China, proclaimed that "To Get Rich Is Glorious[1]." This slogan ignited the economic revolution in China. It is through this very notion of economic... Read Article »
China Chinese Politics Pollution Environmental Degradation Bureaucracy Corruption Energy Coal
Climate Change
2013, Vol. 3 No. 1
Climate Change Strategies 101
By Donald E. Macdonald
Published by Earth Common Journal
The development of climate change action plans and strategies is usually done via the policy cycle during the first half of a government’s term. This short- term political process is at odds with the longer-term climate change issue that requires... Read Article »
Global Warming Climate Change Policy Development Global Warming Climate Change Mitigation
Corruption
2013, Vol. 3 No. 1
Who is King of Sarawak's Rainforest? An Insight to Sarawak's Land Corruption Led by its Chief Minister and His Family
By Tisha Raj
Published by Earth Common Journal
Malaysia's 13th General Elections were hopes of many to be the turning point of change, breaking Barisan Nasional's (BN or National Front) 56 years of governance. BN in recent years had been plagued with allegations of corruption and cronyism. Land... Read Article »
Forests Rainforests Conservation Sustainability Malaysia Borneo Sarawak Corruption Taib Mahmud
Nuclear Proliferation
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Denuclearization: A Models-Based Approach
By Conor Hughes
Published by Clocks and Clouds
With nuclear proliferation a major threat to international security, this study examines the factors that led three countries to denuclearize by applying Scott Sagan's three models: security, domestic politics, and norms. Rather than only observing... Read Article »
Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear Weapons International Security International Norms Denuclearization International Relations
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
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