William Lyle Stamps and Dr. Paul Edwards, Political Science George Alexander Sutherland was the first and only Utahn to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Curiously, he isn’t mentioned in Utah History books. Further, his national reputation is not much brighter. While acknowledged as a “good” justice, he isn’t ranked with the greatest. […]
“Small Happiness” In China: The Battle To Save China’s Daughters
Jennifer H. Myers and Dr. Eric Hyer, Political Science In an attempt to discover if attitudes toward female children are changing in China, I conducted interviews of 48 Chinese women in several areas of China and Hong Kong. My original plan included only two age-groups of women: women ages 60 and older, who were born […]
Squandering the Future? A Utah-Colorado Comparison of Industry Development Path Dependency
Michael Murff and Dr. John Griffin, Political Science Problem Statement Escalating in the 1970s, the Intermountain West experienced a dramatic economic shift from mining and agriculture toward information technology (IT). Both Utah and Colorado took steps to attract computer and software firms in an effort to diversify and develop IT industries. At first glance Utah […]
War on the Playing Fields: Battling Homelessness through the Attitudes of Children
Megan S. Morris and Dr. Gary Jensen, Political Science In Salt Lake City at the Traveler’s Aid Society Family Shelter there are many kids running around. They come in all shapes and sizes, all races and ethnic backgrounds, from all venues of life, from suburbs and slums. But they all have one thing in common […]
Statistical Survey Of International Terrorist Activity: An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of Military Deterrence
Eric R. Jorgensen and Dr. Jay Goodliffe, Political Science As we recently observed the one-year anniversary of the embassy bombings in Africa, thoughts turned again to our vulnerability to terrorist attacks. One year ago President Clinton vowed to “wage war on terrorism.” It was at this point that many began to question the effectiveness of […]
Observations On Public Interest Group Maintenance: Environmental Groups Shed Light On Success And Failure
Jeffrey Jones and Dr. Jay Goodliffe, Political Science The massive proliferation of public interest groups in the past forty years appears to have surpassed our understanding of how these groups form, function, and maintain members. The purpose of my research is not to attempt to answer all the questions of how groups form and stay […]
Women’s Rights: Domestic Abuse In Venezuela
Melissa Humes and Dr. Darren G. Hawkins, Political Science The results of my research were surprising and have inspired further research and investigation in the area of how international norms of human rights are spread throughout regions. The findings to date have taken my research in a new direction as I search for understanding of […]
Confronting the Past: Japan and its Legal and Moral Responsibilities Towards Asian Comfort Women
Timothy D. Tree and Dr. Ray Christensen, Political Science On August 14, 1991, Kim Hak-Sun became the first Asian comfort woman to break fifty years of self-imposed silence about the horrors she and thousands of other young Asian women endured a half century ago. Four months later, two more Korean women stepped forward and told […]
North Korea: Madman or Rational Actor
Daniel Skidmore and Dr. Raymond Christiansen, Political Science Some experts have stated that North Korea is a good example of an illogical regime, which, to a lesser or greater extent, adheres to the madman theory. The madman theory emphasizes that states will sometimes purposefully act in a random or irrational nature of violence in the […]
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF LATINOS IN UTAH
John D. Smart, Political Science My research project was to survey the political participation of Latinos in Utah. In order to conduct my research, I concentrated mainly on conducting surveys and interviews with Latino leaders and ordinary Latino citizens; I also did a great deal of library research. I participated in the Washington Seminar during […]
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