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The Cybersecurity Preparedness of Local Election Offices: Influences, Challenges, and the Intergovernmental Perspective 

Forson, Lindsey (2020-07-16)
Recent events have heightened concerns over the cybersecurity of US elections. In the decentralized US election system, counties and municipalities have primary responsibility for election administration. Therefore, ...

Does U.S. Soft Power Translate into Foreign Countries' Support for U.S. Foreign Policies? 

Lawniczak, Brent (2021-01-25)  ETD File Embargoed
Power is a central concept in the study of international relations. This dissertation explores soft power as a facet of power which is seen as increasingly important. Joseph Nye’s concept of soft power has caught the ...

Mitigating Racial Bias through Music: Opera, Race, and American Political Behavior 

Oeding, Noemi (2024-04-26)  ETD File Embargoed
There is a small, but growing, body of literature exploring the congruence between music, race, and politics. While most of this literature focuses on Black musical forms such as rap and hip hop and their political messaging, ...

A New Elections Federalism: Dual Election Administration Systems 

Fincher, Brandon (2022-11-29)
Dual election administration systems have a substantial history in the United States with differing characteristics over time and place. A dual election administration system creates categories of voters who are only ...

The Role and Reputation of Government Research Organizations in State Policymaking 

Hankins, Ryan (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 ...

Why is China's Savings Rate So High? 

Zhao, Xuejiao (2014-12-09)
China’s economy is quite distinctive in the modern world as it has a comparatively high savings rate. China’s rapid growth in recent years has depended on a development model that has rested heavily on industrial investment ...