Joel Selway, Political Science 1. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The Dataset was completed and two papers were produced. One has been sent out for review and the other presented at an annual political science conference. 2. Evaluation of the mentoring environment The Mentoring Environment was organized well […]
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Influencing Political Tolerance among Populists in the UK
Stephen Black and Kirk Hawkins, Political Science In recent years, politics around the world have seen a drastic change in its elections. Not too long ago, Mexican leftist populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept the elections in July 2018. It did not come as a surprise as several other countries, especially in Europe, have […]
Of Angles and Angels: Political Unity and Spiritual Identity in Anglo-Saxon England, 871 – 1016
Susannah Morrison and Miranda Wilcox, Department of English This project examined the development of English nationalism in the ninth and tenth centuries. Prior to this moment in the island’s history, England had been divided into a series of independent and self-governing kingdoms, including Mercia in the Midlands, Wessex in the West Country, Northumbria, stretching from […]
Modeling political improvement through statistical analysis of New Zealand’s Youth
Norton, Abigail Modeling political improvement through statistical analysis of New Zealand’s Youth Faculty mentor: Steve Thomsen, School of Communications Some things look better on paper than in person. Prior to my three-month stay in New Zealand, I wrongly assumed that the country’s history of economic success and involved voters would translate to somewhere without conflict. […]
The Rise of the Small Super Donor & the Looming Transformation of Political Influence
Phelps, Dustin The Rise of the Small Super Donor & the Looming Transformation of Political Influence Faculty Mentor: Jay Goodliffe, Political Science Introduction In light of ongoing controversy over Super PACS, I chose to study how small donors might offset the disproportionate influence that the wealthy have traditionally maintained in the American campaign finance system. […]
Political Messaging on Social Media: Facebook Campaigning and Political Silos
Morgan Williams and Jeremy C. Pope, Political Science The make-up of political campaigns has transformed with the creation of the internet. What used to be a world of door to door canvassing and mass produced mailers sent to party members is now a world of entertaining YouTube videos and Facebook likes. It is no longer […]
Voter Turnout: How Femininity and Competence Affect Attitudes Toward Female Political Candidates
Holly Henrich and Dr. Chris Karpowitz, Political Science Department Introduction Currently, the United States ranks as the 86th country in women’s representation in government,with 18.2 percent of seats in the House of Representatives and 20 percent representation in the Senate (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2014). With a nation that is half comprised of women, questions are raised […]
Religion’s Role in Parent to Child Political Socialization
Madison Dayton Daines and Quin Monson, Department of Political Science Introduction I believe that the religion a person was socialized in has lingering affects on his or her political values. Parents play the most prominent role in the political direction of their children both early in life and up through young adulthood (Niemi and Jennings […]
Political Knowledge and Extra-Governmental Activism in Peru
Lucas Brook and Darren Hawkins, Department of Political Science Downtown Lima, Peru is as metropolitan a place as one can find. Buses and cars blare their horns as they jostle for position on crowded streets. People brush shoulders as they weave their way though the crowds that fill streets dedicated entirely to pedestrian traffic. Suddenly, […]
Gender and Political Ambition
Jessica Preece, Political Science, and Olga Bogach Stoddard, Economics Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The purpose of this proposal was to fund a field experiment that examined the ways in which political parties could increase women’s desire to run for office (their “political ambition”). Specifically, we worked with […]
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