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  • Speaking about Women in the Year of Hillary Clinton

    Creator:
    Hagen-Young, Meshayla
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    PS 300 -
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    Research Paper
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    March 22th, 2018 PS 300 Speaking about Women in the Year of Hillary Clinton Abstract Previous

  • The Politics of Correctional Privatization in the United States

    Creator:
    Burkhardt, Brett C.
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    Research Summary: Private correctional firms are political actors. They work to create favorable conditions to market their services. At the same time, they are constrained by external political forces, including political parties, social movements, and public opinion. This article reviews what we know about the reciprocal relationship between the private...
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    Article
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    election season. The two major Democratic contenders, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, both took public

  • Wind Energy in Solano County

    Creator:
    Kelly, Anna C.
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    While the U.S. energy portfolio increasingly includes renewables, social acceptance of such technologies can pose an important challenge for developers. Using survey data from a random sample of nearby households (n=524), content analysis of coverage in local newspapers, and interviews with various stakeholders (n=14), I explore local social acceptance of...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    OF THE THESIS OF Anna C. Kelly for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on April

  • Environmental Justice Policies at the State Level: Symbolic Rhetoric or Tangible Impacts?

    Creator:
    Kanzig, Erin
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    President Clinton’s Executive Order 12898 and subsequent federal environmental justice (EJ) policies and programs have faced significant challenges in implementation. Exploring scientific uncertainty, social complexity of EJ issues, lack of clear policy guidance, and weak regulatory enforcement demonstrate these challenges. However, at the state level, EJ policies, task forces, and...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    : Explanation of Research 91 Appendix B: Interview Guide 92 Appendix C: Codebook 93

  • Using OPEC as a Villain in Narratives

    Creator:
    Merritt, Joshua A.
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    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a group formed in 1960 and often blamed for the oil shock of 1973, is treated as a cartel that aims to limit oil production and hold oil price at a level above market equilibrium. Recent research has offered a counter theory that...
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    Capstone Project
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    blamed for the oil shock of 1973, is treated as a cartel that aims to limit oil production and hold oil

  • Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

    Creator:
    Campbell, Michael
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    A considerable amount of research and literature exists that attempt to explain the policymaking processes of central banks and, in particular, the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). As with those studies, the purpose of this study is to explain FRB policymaking in order to understand FRB policy shifts during financial crises....
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    C C H H A A N N G G E E TIME TIME

  • Political Decision-Making behind the Oregon Health Plan: Making the Hard Choice

    Creator:
    Shaddy, Andrea
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    Oregon has been regarded nationally as an innovative healthcare policy state because of its creation of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) conceived by State Senator and Governor John Kitzhaber. The OHP was designed and created to help curb soaring healthcare costs and broaden the eligibility of healthcare to the working...
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    Capstone Project
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    during the policymaking process. For example, the media played an extensive role as an external shock

  • Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

    Creator:
    Yin, Yao
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    This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, the paper is centered around the concept. Although there is no consensus on the definition of sustainability in the academic...
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    Capstone Project
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    Party/logrolling activities Interest group activities L ik el ih oo d of C oe rc io n

  • Linking Population Growth Reduction to Climate Change

    Creator:
    Jacobs, Derric
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    By 2050 the world population is expected to reach 9 billion. Fears of the impact of such a large population on earth’s environmental systems and finite resources have lead efforts by governmental and non-governmental agencies to assist developing nations in reducing fertility rates to slow population growth by direct medical...
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    Capstone Project
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  • Understanding Welfare As We Know It: A Comprehensive and Updated Mixed-Methods Analysis on the Relationship between Public Opinion and Welfare Policies

    Creator:
    Molina, Rafael Felipe S.
    Abstract:
    After the 1996 national welfare reform known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was enacted with more stringent eligibility and work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, a plethora of analyses have followed assessing the...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    ..............................................................52 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 2.12. Appendix C: Quantification