Browsing by Department "Political Science"
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The Role and Reputation of Government Research Organizations in State Policymaking
(2023-11-17)
This research explores the role and reputation of state-level nonprofit policy research organizations, which are members of the Government Research Association (GRA). The research traces the development of municipal research ...
The Role of an Agency in Setting the Policy Agenda
(2012-05-09)
This paper examines the impact a government agency can have on setting the political agenda for the agency’s policy area. While most literature on the role of agencies in the policy process acknowledges that agencies play ...
The Role of Information Networks in the Federal System: School Nutrition and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
(2019-12-05)
Actors, both inside and outside of government, play prominent roles in policy implementation of federal system. Utilizing information networks and structural mechanisms, these actors influence, shape, and implement federal ...
The Role of United States Foreign Policy in the Global Adoption of Democratic Governance
(2005-05-15)
The role of democracy in the foreign policy of the United States is a prominent
one. Presidents from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush have named democracy as
motivating factor for military actions around the world. This ...
Rural Grass Roots Coalitions: A Study of the Relationship Between Resources and Sustainability in Eliminating Health Disparities
(2011-05-04)
Studies show that health disparities are the end result of culturally ingrained health related practices. There exists a need for multisectorial involvement which directs interventions upward from the areas of greatest ...
Servant Leadership and Law Enforcement Officers
(2021-04-14)
The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to determine to what extent servant leadership exists among law enforcement supervisors of varying positions. Secondarily the research was to help ascertain if there was ...
The Significance of the Non-Profit Sector in America: A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina
(2009-08-06)
The purpose of this dissertation research project is to analyze the public’s perception of the capabilities (expertise, capacity, and resources) of the non-profit sector in assisting community residents following Hurricane ...
Single Audit Act Findings and their Impact on State Funding Levels
(2011-05-03)
Enacted in 1984, the Single Audit Act was created to improve oversight of federal aid to state and local governments. However, recent studies have called into question the quality of work performed under the SAA. Such ...
Space Policy: A Comparative Study of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations
(2015-12-10)
This dissertation is a comparative study between the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations’ space policies. The work employs qualitative techniques, such as interviews and archival analysis, to elucidate and ...
Spend, Tax, and Save: The Impact of Public Enterprises on Local Finances in Georgia
(2011-12-01)
Although public owned enterprises have rarely received the attention of the American public, their presence across the nation is heavy and their role in governance fundamental. Public enterprises have existed since the ...
State and Local Government Policy Adoption: Section 218 of the Social Security Act
(2013-12-05)
This research examines state and local governments’ decisions to participate in Social Security coverage for employees and the financial effects that mandating Social Security coverage will have on the budgets and pensions ...
State Government and Responsible Party Successsion
(2015-07-29)
The ability of a state to maintain administrative efficacy and party consistency in the executive branch when a governor leaves office early is sometimes difficult. These difficulties can, at times, be directly related to ...
State Implementation of Collaborative Aging and Disability Policy
(2015-12-10)
This research examines aging and disability collaborative arrangements at the state level. The focus is on how states design their collaborative long-term care service delivery programs through the Aging and Disability ...
A Study of the Adoption of Digital Government Technology as Public Policy Innovation in the American States
(2006-08-15)
The diffusion of information technology in the public sector presents the opportunity to evaluate the appropriateness of diffusion theory in a combined context of information technology and public policy innovation by ...
A Tale of Two Occupations: A Comparative Examination of the Occupation Policies of the U.S. and the Soviet Union in Post-War Germany
(2022-07-19)
At the end of World War II, Germany lay in ruins. The Wehrmacht had inflicted horrific levels of death and destruction on numerous European countries, only to have the war end with an utterly defeated, destroyed, and ...
To Succeed or Not to Succeed: How Do Political Influences, Culture, And Demographics of a State Affect the Passing of Physician Assisted Suicide Initiatives?
(2008-12-15)
Today, many physicians are concerned with how to properly care for patients with terminal illnesses and unbearable pain. In deciding the best care possible, ethical and moral concerns have become an issue. Many feel ...
The Total Fiscal Effects Index (T.F.E.I.). Building a Dependent Variable to Gauge the Long-Term Fiscal Consequences of Using Economic Discretionary Incentives Packages to Lure Businesses: The Auburn, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Mobile Cases
(2023-04-27)
Discretionary economic incentives have been a policy tool widely used by local governments to bring business to their jurisdictions to create jobs and foster economic development. However, businesses have managed to pit ...
U.S. Local Governments’ Human Resource and Facility Engagement with Their Immigrants
(2021-07-23)
Immigrants are an indispensable component of communities in the United States. Regarding the roles government of all levels play in immigration laws or/and services, the federal government plays a significant role in ...
Underinsurance in Children with Special Health Care Needs
(2010-04-16)
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) are a small part of the total population, but use more services and account for more costs than do their healthy peers. By the very nature of who they are and the health-related ...
Understanding State Regulation of Fracking in Response to Induced Seismic Activity
(2020-04-17)
While hydraulic fracturing has brought about significant developments in the American energy market, there have been negative environmental impacts that have resulted from the practice. Water and air pollution, zoning of ...