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The Abenomics Difference: Three Arrows of Roosevelt Resolve in Japan
(2016-03-07)
This study investigates Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policy package, known as “Abenomics.” Abenomics is intended to end two decades of deflation in Japan, based on a Three Arrow approach (monetary policy, ...
Supranational Union and New Medievalism: Forging a New Scottish State
(2016-03-29)
This study aims to understand why the Scottish National Party (SNP) accelerated to prominence after the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following question: To ...
Challenging the Status Quo: A Review on Second-Generation Latinos Joining American Mainstream
(2016-01-15)
This study examines second-generation Latinos born in the U.S. after 1965 and their prospects of achieving traditional assimilation in the United States. Some social scientists argue that “classic” straight-line assimilation ...
Is There an Effective US Legal Remedy for Original Owners of Art Looted During the Nazi Era in Europe?
(2016-01-21)
This research project attempts to answer the question of whether it is possible to design a system wherein the rights of current possessors and the rights of original owners or their descendants of art that may have been ...
Bridling the Black Dragon: Chinese Soft Power in the Russian Far East
(2016-01-20)
This paper considers the efforts of the Russian government to counter the growth of China’s soft power in the Russian Far East in the context of the dramatic rise in trade between the two nations in the 15 years of the ...
An Empirical Examination of the Adjudication and Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuits in the United States Court of Federal Claims
(2016-02-19)
This study examined and analyzed data on how often patent lawsuits settle or are adjudicated on the merits against the U.S. Government at the Court of Claims in comparison to lawsuits against non-governmental defendants ...
Two Caspian Sea Resource Rich Countries Encounter the East-West Rift: A Comparative Analysis of the Foreign Policy Objectives of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in a Turbulent Region
(2016-02-19)
This study examines the foreign policy decisions of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in the complex international relations environment of the Caspian Sea region. Specifically, this investigation attempts to answer how regional ...
Beloved Daughters and Liberated Mothers: Duty and Rebellion in Three Indian Novels
(2016-03-24)
This study investigates how three Indian women novelists—Toru Dutt, Krupabai Satthianadhan, and Kamala Markandaya contributed to the discourse on women’s rights and position in society in the nineteenth century and into ...
Shakespeare's Paraliptic Characters
(2016-03-24)
This thesis straddles the intersection of two contemporary topics in Shakespeare scholarship: the newly resurrected practice of character criticism and Shakespeare’s use of meta-rhetorical principles to inform his dramaturgy. ...
Intimate Parallels: The Art, History, and Activism of Civil War-Era Women's Quilt Art
(2016-03-07)
The Civil War era was the most chronicled and transformational period in United States history. Narrated in art and text by mainstream publications, information regarding the era was readily available to most Americans. ...