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Fraternal Revolutionaries: Masonic Founding Fathers and their Influence on the United States Constitution
(2023-01-09)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the extent of how influential Freemasonry was, as a social order, in the drafting of the documents pertaining to the Supreme Laws of the Land. Since Freemasonry was the first ...
Grey Zone Tactics as Catalysts for Balancing Coalitions: A Level of Analysis Approach
(2022-05-10)
This paper frames the efficacy of grey zone tactics and their ability to trigger balancing coalitions as a level of analysis question.
External players usually analyze People’s Republic of China (PRC) grey zone tactics ...
Politics, partisanship, and our relationships: Where do we draw the line?
(2021-05-12)
Exploring the subject of political partisanship and polarization, this study examines the scope of effects that differing levels of partisanship can have in social interactions, communications, and relationship building ...
Do Republican Presidential Candidates Benefit from High Birth Rates? Putting the "Fertility Gap" to the Test
(2021-05-21)
During the 2004 election cycle, journalists discovered a correlation between state fertility rates and presidential election results. The media observed that states with high fertility rates tended to support George W. ...
Partisanship, Propaganda, and Misinformation During Peak COVID-19: A Comparative Study Between the United States and Germany
(2022-07-19)
In the context of the elite-driven, media-state nexus of Western democracies, the functioning of today’s propaganda plays out in the fold-lines of national media ecosystems, social traditions, and political institutions. ...
Investment for Bases: China’s Military Experiment in Africa
(2023-01-10)
This thesis analyzes Chinese power projection in sub-Saharan Africa through a comparison and contrast of China’s “Investment for Resources” and “Investment for Influence” models from 2000 to 2020. In contrast to these two ...
Towards upright city halls: Mechanisms of corruption at the local level in Spain
(2023-01-10)
A considerable amount of literature points to the fact that corruption is especially relevant at the local level of government in several countries. However, academia has not paid sufficient attention to the factors that ...
Turkey and the EU: European Soft Power and How It Has Impacted Turkey
This study investigated recent developments in relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU), and, specifically, the impact of the EU accession process on Turkey. Review and analysis focused on seven key areas of ...
The U.S. Capitol Riot: Examining the Rioters, Social Media, and Disinformation
(2022-05-10)
The thesis focuses on participants involved in the January 6 insurrection. The major aims of this thesis are to find out who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and to learn what major factors influenced them to engage ...
Liberalizing Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia: Powered by the Kingdom’s Economic Will
(2023-10-10)
Since 2017, women’s rights have increased significantly in Saudi Arabia, from being allowed to drive cars to no longer having to wear head coverings. Saudi women now have greater mobility, not only to travel freely, but ...