Katy Smith and Joshua Gubler, Political Science Introduction On the heels of the Brexit vote and growing anxiety accompanied with leaving the European Union, immigration in the United Kingdom persists as a breaking point between native Britons, immigrants, and recent asylum seekers. To dispel the fervent animosity between these groups, humanization needs to occur in […]
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Attitudes Toward Economic Reform in Ukraine
Eliza Riley and Celeste Beesley, Political Science The transition from authoritarian, planned economies to democratic market economies is one of the most ambitious and momentous political-economic endeavors of the last century. As such, it is hardly surprising that the transition has been carried out with varying levels of success. Previous literature has examined features of […]
Bridge-Building: Effects of Humanization in Conflict Resolution
Haley Petersen and Chris Karpowitz, Political Science Conflict resolution is a popular topic among political scientists, as seen in the study of controlled communication, concession-making, self-perceived victimhood, and threat perception. Previous work has shown that humanization between in-conflict groups is primarily successful when the expression of empathy is unrelated to the conflict itself and catalyzes […]
A New Turkish Voice: Culture, Politics, and Expression in the Cello Works of Ahmed Adnan Saygun
Max Olivier and Luke Howard, School of Music A few years ago, I happened upon a little-known recording of the cello concerto of 20th-century Turkish composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-1991), and I immediately knew that I had discovered a gem. From the opening bars, Saygun drew me into his unique soundworld and captured my attention. […]
Improving the Bureaucracy: What Leads Government Officials to Use Evidence-Based Reports?
Nick Moffit and Darren Hawkins, Political Science Introduction Many academics and government officials promote the use of scientifically rigorous policy evaluations, yet studies show that most practitioners seldom employ such evaluations, despite a growing body of policy-relevant academic literature. This represents a fundamental flaw of delegation, as citizens prefer the most efficient provision of public […]
Prejudice Against Religion in Japan -And its influence on Proselytism Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-
Shawna M. Lawlor, Dainan Skeem, L. Tom Perry Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library Introduction Despite missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sharing the Gospel in Japan since 1901, its membership reaches only a little over 128,000, which is approximately one in every 1000 people living in Japan. There have […]
Russian For Professional Purposes Russ 399R Academic Internship
Tyler Larsen, Jennifer Bown, Russian Department Introduction “Russian for Professional Purposes” was a project to design a curriculum that would teach students a way to independently specialize their Russian. The course directed students to choose a professional field and then do activities. Activities built vocabulary and confidence in communicating about and for the profession. During the […]
How Endorser Gender Affects Candidate Electability
Miranda Hatch, Connor Kreutz, Jessica Preece, Political Science Introduction Across the world, and especially in the United States of America, women are severely underrepresented in government. Although most Americans claim to see men and women as equals, covert and unintentional sexism still permeates the political decisions they make1.One consequence of this inadvertent sexism is the common perception […]
Bridge-Building: Effects of Humanization in Conflict Resolution
Preston Hughes, Chris Karpowitz, Political Science The research I conducted with Haley Peterson in London during the Winter 2018 semester under the direction of Professors Chris Karpowitz and Joshua Gubler was one case in a multi-case study focusing on the effects of humanization on conflict resolution in conjunction with the psychological effects empathy and dissonance. Conflict […]
Gaming the Government: How to get government officials to engage with evidence-based reports – Experimental evidence from India, Tanzania, and Peru
James Hodgson and Daniel Nielson, Political Science Important policy decisions, that affect lives all around the world, are often made without consulting the best available evidence. Many governments have called for an increase in evidence-based policy making in an effort to make policies more effective and based on research. From the baseline survey we collected […]
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