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Playing favorites : Washington's meddling for peace in the politics of Israel...

Playing favorites : Washington's meddling for peace in the politics of Israel and the Palestinian Authority Weinberg, David Andrew Governments often try to use their foreign policies to influence the...

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States of the nations : nationalism, narratives and normative change in...

States of the nations : nationalism, narratives and normative change in Postwar Japan Boyd, James Patrick, 1971- This dissertation evaluates claims that nationalism is rising in post-Cold War Japan by...

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Democratization and the development of Japan's uneven welfare state

Democratization and the development of Japan's uneven welfare state Shimabukuro, Yumiko T Comparative data reveal that Japan consistently has had one of the highest poverty rates among advanced...

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Asymmetry of will : the effect of religious radicalism on state military...

Asymmetry of will : the effect of religious radicalism on state military doctrine Lewis, Patrick (Patrick Joseph) How is a state's military doctrine affected by the presence of radical religious...

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The politics of technological choices : business-state relations and nuclear...

The politics of technological choices : business-state relations and nuclear energy policy-making in West Germany Cooney, James Allen Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of...

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Reform in progress : the emergence of collaborative adjustment for human...

Reform in progress : the emergence of collaborative adjustment for human services in the 1990s Page, Stephen Bennett Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science,...

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Claiming the state : citizen-state relations and service delivery in rural India

Claiming the state : citizen-state relations and service delivery in rural India Kruks-Wisner, Gabrielle K Who makes claims on the state and how? This dissertation examines the processes through which...

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Host nation security force development : a new roadmap

Host nation security force development : a new roadmap Fitzgerald, Shawn (Shawn Michael) A new model concerning the concepts of host nation security force development, or security sector reform (SSR),...

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Examining the role of political entrepreneurship in the decision to change...

Examining the role of political entrepreneurship in the decision to change Mexico's foreign policy on human rights/ Verdini Trejo, Bruno Under what circumstances can political entrepreneurs shape...

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Rights for the voiceless : the state, civil society and primary education in...

Rights for the voiceless : the state, civil society and primary education in rural India Mangla, Akshay When and how do public institutions work effectively on behalf of marginalized citizens? The...

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Technological development, strategic behavior and government policy in...

Technological development, strategic behavior and government policy in information technology industries Ferguson, Charles H Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political...

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Public-private regulatory complementarities in a world of fragmented...

Public-private regulatory complementarities in a world of fragmented production : labor regulation in the electronics industry of Eastern Central Europe Pal, Timea The central argument of my...

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Dilemmas of decline, risks of rise : the systemic and military sources of...

Dilemmas of decline, risks of rise : the systemic and military sources of rising state strategy towards declining great powers Itzkowitz Shifrinson, Joshua R What explains variation in relatively...

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Constituents without citizenship? : immigrant political incorporation in new...

Constituents without citizenship? : immigrant political incorporation in new destinations Dobbs, Erica Rose This dissertation explores the role of native activists in the incorporation of new...

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Publicity-driven accountability in China

Publicity-driven accountability in China Distelhorst, Gregory Michael What, if anything, renders unelected bureaucrats accountable to the public? This thesis draws upon field research on contemporary...

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Investment and tithing in Thai villages: a behavioral study of rural...

Investment and tithing in Thai villages: a behavioral study of rural modernization. Murray, Charles Alan Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Thesis. 1974. Ph.D.;...

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Magical epistemic communities : the construction of specialized social...

Magical epistemic communities : the construction of specialized social realities in Bunyoro, Uganda and Los Angeles, California. Christensen, Cheryl Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of...

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Enlightened self-interest : how the national economy, ideology, and...

Enlightened self-interest : how the national economy, ideology, and anti-Americanism influence public opinion on foreign investment Lawrence, Joyce (Joyce Marie) Despite the benefits of economic...

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Do the rich speak louder? : examining whether U.S. Senators differentially...

Do the rich speak louder? : examining whether U.S. Senators differentially respond to their constituents by income across issues Heaps, Elisha W. (Elisha Windi) This thesis examines the relationship...

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The regulation of irregular work in Japan : from collusion to conflict

The regulation of irregular work in Japan : from collusion to conflict Cisneros, Nathan (Nathan Burley) Japan's labor markets are clearly segmented between regular and irregular workers. Regular...

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