Browsing Politics URC Student Scholarship by Title
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Breaking the Syrian-Iranian Axis: Rapprochement with Syria and the Future of the Middle East
(2008-01-01)In 1972 Richard Nixon went to China, opening it to international trade and diplomatic exchange, as well as allying the United States with a key communist nation at the height of the Cold War, further isolating the Soviet ... -
Bulgaria's Euro-integration: A Crucial Factor for Stabilization and Sustained Growth
(2005-01-01)The goal of this research was to elaborate on the importance of the integration process in Europe for the development of Bulgaria. The European integration process is not new to Bulgaria, as it has attempted it several ... -
Case Studies in Latin American Socialism
(2008-01-01)Most people believe that Socialism is a nice idea that will never find its place in practical reality. Returning to Marx, I sought the basis of socialism. I found that was contained in his theory of estrangement, or rather ... -
Census 2000: The Impact of "Self-identification" on the Representation of Racial and Ethnic Collectives.
(1999-01-01)In the mid 1990s, the revision of Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting, was a highly debated issue because the racial categories did not reflect ... -
Common Foreign and Security Policy and the 7-7 Crisis
(2005-01-01)This presentation will follow the timetable of the implementation of the European Common Foreign and Security Policy in order to explain both the international issues and domestic issues that Europe is currently facing. ... -
Contemporary Anglo-American Foreign Policy & Iraq
(2002-01-01)The Gerken Fellowship allowed me to have funds to travel to London to research contemporary Anglo-American Foreign Policy & Iraq. I did library work in the archives at the International Institute for Strategic Studies ... -
Defining the Enemy in Post-9/11 Discourse: The Rhetorical Strategies of George W. Bush.
(2002-01-01)My research this summer has been concerned with the immediate after-affects of September eleventh, and how we got from the initial point of crisis and confusion to become engaged in war. Now that more than ten months have ... -
Demographic Transformations: A Political Struggle in Compton, Inglewood, and Lynwood.
(1999-01-01)Since the 1960s the cities of Compton, Inglewood, and Lynwood have experienced a process of racial transition - where the predominant racial composition of a neighborhood changes from one race to another. In examining ... -
"Determining the probable voting patterns of first generation Armenian-Americans living in Los Angeles"
(2006-01-01)The political ideology of Armenian-Americans continues to remain a mystery for political scientists not only because Armenian-Americans are underrepresented in American politics, but also because Armenian-Americans are ... -
Developing Nonprofits on the Entrepreneurial Edge: Sustainability and Performance-Driven Philanthropy
(2007-01-01)My research focuses on determining the components of economic sustainability for a 501(C-3) or similar organization that operates on the entrepreneurial edge in a quasi-capitalist sector. My hypothesis is that there is a ... -
Different Paths to European Union Membership: Case Studies of the Accession Efforts of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary
(2003-01-01)In May 2004 the largest European Union expansion to date will take place. EU membership is expected to enhance a higher level of political stability and faster economic growth within the admitted countries. Not all applicants ... -
Disaster Politics: Assessing the Impact on Student Relief Workers in Post-Katrina New Orleans
(2008-01-01)Volunteering has long played an important role in American society, and has emerged as a focal point for academic inquiry. Studies have addressed the impact of volunteers on communities, explored the reasons why Americans ... -
Dual Federalism and the State of Gay Rights
(2009-01-01)?Dual Federalism and the State of Gay rights? aims to assess the efficacy of federal vs. state policy in integrating the gay community into mainstream society. Relying upon analysis of news articles, public opinion polls, ... -
European Security Cooperation Moving Forward: The Current State and the French Plan for Progress
(2008-01-01)European security integration remains a contested issue among European Union member states. Some nations fear a loss of their neutrality while others are content with NATO. However, major leaders such as Nicolas Sarkozy ... -
Extraterritorial Application of the US Constitution: Endorsing the ?Impracticable and Anomalous Standard? as refined by the Boumediene Court
(2010-01-01)Prompted by cases questioning the legality of detentions at Guantanamo Bay, the Supreme Court recently considered fundamentally important questions regarding extraterritorial application of the US Constitution. There is ... -
France & the European Union: Diplomatic Relations and Tensions/talk-US-Russia Showdown: Summer 2007 Missile Defense Crisis
(2007-01-01)France has played a key role in the initial creation and subsequent evolution of the European Union. However, by overusing the ?what-can-Europe-do-for-France?? rhetoric to sell European integration to the domestic public, ... -
France Flamb?: An examination of French immigration policy in fiery times
(2006-01-01)This project examines the recent events that have shaken French society over the past year by placing these happenings in a broader political framework. It includes an analysis and history of French immigration law and ... -
How Taiwanese Americans Influence American ForeignPolicy on U.S., China, and Taiwan Relations (Using the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act as a Model)
(1999-01-01)In February of 1999,the Pentagon delivered to Congress a report entitled "The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait." This report stated that Red China has been and will continue to deploy a large number of missiles ... -
In Search of Sound: Black Music & Community Post Hurricane Katrina
(2007-01-01)Historically, music has been linked to the survival and viability of Black Americans. From slave spirituals to narrative blues and soul styles, to urban jazz innovation, black music is conceivably central to Black cultural ... -
Inequality in Public Education Finance Systems: Parental Wealth and the Maintenance of the Social-Class Structure
(1998-01-01)Beginning in the late sixties state finance systems of public education began to receive heavy criticism for their reliance on local property taxes. Commentators argue that local funding makes the quality of a student's ...