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Official Development Assistance (ODA): Are There Correlations Between ODA and Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(2023-06-21)
Abstract
Taking a broad-brush view of the past 60 years of official development assistance (ODA) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), leading to a decision that ODA is a total failure for all SSA countries, is both misleading and ...
Heroism, Race, and Minority Lead Roles in Global Cinema Blockbusters
(2023-08-04)
The purpose of my research is to determine whether race primarily affects the
overall success of a movie across genres if the lead role or hero of the movie is of racial
minority status. Factors such as racial stereotypes ...
Savoring Sacrifices: Unraveling the Impact of the Restaurant Industry on Fuzhounese American Lives
(2023-08-17)
This thesis studies the relationships between the restaurant industry and the lives of Fuzhounese Americans. The Fuzhounese community has long been known for its significant presence in the Chinese restaurant industry in ...
Socioeconomic Integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy.
(2023-08-21)
In 2015, more than one million people crossed the Mediterranean into Europe, fleeing their homes and the dire situations in places like Syria, Libya, and Iraq in search of a better future. Due to the geographical position ...
Ethnic Nationalism in Thailand’s Migrant Trafficking: Thai Identity and Otherness
(2023-08-02)
The research finds that discrimination based on Thai ethnic nationalism impacts the ways in which migrant workers from Burma, Cambodia, Laos are mistreated in the fishing and sex industries. While exclusionary sentiments ...
Пустые и необоснованные попытки разжечь напряженность: Russian Cyber-Attacks on the U.S. Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2024-01-05)
Between 2019 and 2022, the United States along with the rest of the world suffered through one of history’s most damaging pandemics. While the headlines focused on the human effects of the global pandemic, the U.S. ...
Is the Swedish Model of Gender Equality in Decline?
(2024-04-18)
Abstract
Gender equality and women’s rights are being challenged in many Western countries. Sweden is one such country. Although other nations have long admired and tried to emulate Sweden’s gender equality, in recent years ...
Navigating the Waters: The Impact of Turkish Naval Agression from 2018 to 2023 on Economic Zone Delimitation
(2024-04-18)
This paper explores the effects of the Mavi Vatan doctrine, a contentious maritime policy developed by elements within the Turkish military, and its implications for the Eastern Mediterranean. The paper opens with the ...
Political Corruption: An Explanation for Latin American Migration
(2024-05-03)
This study examines the intricate relationship between political corruption and migration. While existing research focuses mostly on the economic determinants of emigration, this explores the often-understudied political ...
Does Democracy Pay? Exploring the Impact of Democracy Indicators on Global Relative Stock Market Performance
(2024-05-03)
This thesis explores the relationship between the level of adoption of various democratic norms and subsequent relative price returns of stock indexes in 74 different countries. This analysis replicates findings from recent ...