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  • The Emotional Consequences of Activism

    Creator:
    Robertson, Sydney
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    This thesis investigates the effect of participating in political activism on mental health. Participants (N = 187, 72% female, N = 135, 77% female) from an Oregon university were randomly assigned to one of three or four conditions (depending on the study) in which they participated in activism related to...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Keywords: gun control, coping, activism, anxiety Corresponding e-mail address: robertsy@oregonstate.edu

  • When Incumbent Vote Penalty and Weak Party Affiliation Catalyzes Vote-Buying. A Quantitative Analysis of Party Affiliation Influence in Vote-buying. A Case Study from Albania

    Creator:
    Karakushi, Alida
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    Corruption has important implications for the proper implementation and success of public policies. A vast literature in the social sciences has highlighted important national attributes that propagate corruption within the public sector. Despite these vast literatures, less attention has focused on individual characteristics, outside of more basic cost/benefit analysis, that...
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    Capstone Project
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    feasible. Dr. Sarah Henderson, member of my committee. Thank you for your valuable feedback, thank you

  • Militant and nonviolent social movements

    Creator:
    Robinson, Blake
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    While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
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    Thompson and Dr. Sarah Henderson. You both looked at my paper from a different perspective and gave advice

  • Microfinance as a Policy Tool for Women's Empowerment

    Creator:
    Ghimire, Narbada
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    Microfinance has been extolled by donor agencies, development practitioners and policy makers as a tool for alleviating poverty and empowering women. Yet little systematic research has been done to assess the conditions and extent to which microfinance programs accomplish these goals. This essay provides an assessment of that research. Based...
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    Capstone Project
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    , representing Sociology Sarah Henderson, representing Political Science Elizabeth

  • Child Poverty in the US and Europe: From Conceptualization to Policy Action

    Creator:
    Mazhinyan, Arpine
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    Definitions of child poverty and measurement approaches are directly linked to poverty reduction strategies. The definition determines the measure and the measure, in turn, informs policies, which can subsequently reshape measurement approaches. Applying human rights approach and using method of document analysis, this research explores how the conceptualization and measurement...
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    Capstone Project
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    ____________________________________________________________________________ Sarah Henderson, representing Political Science

  • Evaluating Equity in the Provision of Primary Health Care in Tanzania

    Creator:
    Babbel, Breannon
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    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...
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    by Breannon E. Babbel MPP Essay submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Gender Inequality in Food Insecurity: An Examination of Single Adults without Children in the United States

    Creator:
    Osborne, Megan
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    Using Current Population Survey data from 2008, 2009 and 2010 this paper explores the extent to which there is gender inequality in food insecurity among employed single adults without children. Gender inequality in the U.S. is well documented in a wide variety of spheres from the home to the world...
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    Capstone Project
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    _____________________________________________________________________________________   Sarah Henderson, representing Political Science

  • Balancing impact and efficiency in microfinance administration : the importance of attention to program design

    Creator:
    Kearney, Emily Q.
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    Microfinance, or the technique of lending small amounts of money to the world’s poor for productive activities, has become a popular strategy for poverty-alleviation, achieving legislative status as a development strategy in the U.S. in 2000 with the Microenterprise for Self-Sufficiency Act. However, microfinance has increasingly failed to achieve the...
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    Capstone Project
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    , Joan Gross, and Sarah Henderson, I offer a sincere and heartfelt appreciation for showing genuine

  • Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

    Creator:
    Berzins, Mikelis I.
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    Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
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    Capstone Project
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    DATE: 5/15/15 P a g e  |  2     Abstract Several distinctive

  • Winning through Compromise? An Examination of Bipartisanship and Electability

    Creator:
    Ellingson-Cosenza, Elena J.
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    In America’s polarized politics, the language that congresspeople use matters. This thesis examines the use of bipartisan communications—in tweets and press releases—of members of the US House of Representatives as an electoral strategy for representatives in districts of varying competitiveness. A linear regression was conducted to analyze the relationship between...
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    , Electability, Representatives Corresponding e-mail address: ellingse@oregonstate.edu