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Donating Democracy: Measuring the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid in Central Asia

Creator:: Michaels, Julia
Abstract:: The promotion of democracy abroad has become a critical national security objective for the United States. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly independent states have received millions in aid to facilitate their transition to democracy. A significant portion of this funding has been administered by the United States...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: post-communist countries, with a special focus on the struggling region of Central Asia. The results

Evaluating Equity in the Provision of Primary Health Care in Tanzania

Creator:: Babbel, Breannon
Abstract:: Equitable access to primary health care is vital to the overall health and development of a country. Since its independence in 1967, Tanzania has established a clear objective of achieving primary health care for all. Yet achieving the goal of health care for all is especially difficult considering Tanzania’s poverty...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A Study on Policy Change of Locating Radioactive Waste Depository Facilities in South Korea Using a Multiple Streams Perspective

Creator:: Kwon, Taehyun
Abstract:: This essay provides a snapshot of major policy change in the siting of radioactive waste depository facilities in South Korea during 2005. After 20 years of failing to locate a radioactive waste depository facility, South Korea finally succeeded in locating a facility through a major policy change of delegating decision...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (Zahariadis, 2007). Indicators can be monitored either routinely or through special studies. The indictors

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Creator:: Fuller, Kevin J.
Abstract:: U.S. foreign policy during the period between World War II and the Vietnam War has been described as part of a “nation-‐building” or “liberal” grand strategy. This thesis contends that understanding U.S. efforts to influence the internal affairs of sovereign states through the spread of liberal values and institutions during...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 31 Lord, 265. 32 Walter Russell Mead, Special Providence: American

Decaying in Storage: The Closures of Three Nuclear Reactors in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Oney, Celia E.
Abstract:: People involved in a nuclear activity, whether they are developing it, benefiting from it, or opposing it, see inherent connections between various aspects of nuclear science and technology. This thesis investigates three nuclear sites: a university research reactor, a dual-purpose reactor that produced plutonium for the U.S. military and electricity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: University Memorabilia Collection, ca. 1860-present, Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon

The First Lady and the American Parent: A Rhetorical Examination of Michelle Obama’s Use of Metaphor to Combat Childhood Obesity

Creator:: Puls, Brittany Acacia
Abstract:: First Ladies have performed a variety of public and private roles, from presidential escort, hostess, and social advocate to policy maker and presidential advisor. The nature of the position has always been both traditional and gendered, greatly influencing each First Lady's performance. Due to the changing role of women in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: special thanks to my thesis advisor Dr. Robert Iltis, for his patience, diligence and commitment to

Metaphor, Malheur, and Government: A Comparative Rhetorical Examination of Metaphor Usage the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: Siegner, Samantha C.
Abstract:: On January 2, 2016 a militia occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon and captured national attention. The militia vowed to occupy until certain demands were met, and among these demands was a call for less federal control of land. While the occupation lasted 41 days, the militia remained...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sepulvado), and asked all “patriots” to “stand up” and “report to Burns by January 2, 2016” (Vinograd

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

Creator:: Smith, Dorian
Abstract:: African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .................................................................................................................. 5 Special Admission Process: Barriers as explained by theory

Transboundary Water Management Among the Riparian States of the Mekong: Using the Water Governance Reform Framework to Prevent Conflict

Creator:: Eilers, Michael
Abstract:: Few river systems in the world are under equal or more stress than Southeast(SE) Asia’s Mekong River. Several factors threaten the Mekong as the riparian states of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam jockey for position within its geopolitical sphere. Climate change, globalization,industrialization, urbanization, economic growth, and hydro-hegemony...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Interim Mekong Committee’s annual report (1991) explains the reintegration of Cambodia back into the

Transboundary Water Management Among the Riparian States of the Mekong: Using the Water Governance Reform Framework to Prevent Conflict

Creator:: Eilers, Michael
Abstract:: Few river systems in the world are under equal or more stress than Southeast (SE) Asia’s Mekong River. Several factors threaten the Mekong as the riparian states of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam jockey for position within its geopolitical sphere. Climate change, globalization, industrialization, urbanization, economic growth,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: sharing, and planned development projects continued. The Interim Mekong Committee’s annual report (1991

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Donating Democracy: Measuring the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid in Central Asia

Evaluating Equity in the Provision of Primary Health Care in Tanzania

A Study on Policy Change of Locating Radioactive Waste Depository Facilities in South Korea Using a Multiple Streams Perspective

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Decaying in Storage: The Closures of Three Nuclear Reactors in the Pacific Northwest

The First Lady and the American Parent: A Rhetorical Examination of Michelle Obama’s Use of Metaphor to Combat Childhood Obesity

Metaphor, Malheur, and Government: A Comparative Rhetorical Examination of Metaphor Usage the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

Transboundary Water Management Among the Riparian States of the Mekong: Using the Water Governance Reform Framework to Prevent Conflict

Transboundary Water Management Among the Riparian States of the Mekong: Using the Water Governance Reform Framework to Prevent Conflict

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