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2024
Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) Techniques and Emotional Regulation in Political Discourse and Confidence in Political Talk, Joseph Ofori Acheampong
Public Cyberattack Attribution and Domestic Political Considerations: An Analysis of State Decision Making, Ella M. Devey
A Theory of Conditional Party Opposition, Samuel Nelson
Contrasting Management Styles and Differing Outcomes of Capping and Orphaning of Utah Oil and Gas Wells by Conditions and Land Types, Maxwell C. Parson
Do Poor Countries Catch Up to Rich Countries? Structural Change in the World-Economy, 1816-1916, Jared Walker
2023
The Impact of COVID-19 on Students' Academic Performance: The Case of the University of Ghana Business School, Joseph Ofori Acheampong; Cogent Education
Vertical Accountability Among Ministries of State in an Emerging Economy: A Case Study of Ghana, Joseph Ofori Acheampong, Michael K. Dzordzormenyoh, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Albert Ahenkan, and Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi; Cogent Business & Management
Drug Cartels and Government in Mexico: A Replication and Extension, Lindsey A. Beckstead
Contextualization of El Salvador’s Need for a Powerful Executive: A Lockean Analysis of Nayib Bukele's Approach to Public Security in a Historical, Political, and Social Synthesis, Manuel Agresio Girón Alemán
The Supreme Court and Presidential Elections: An Analysis of Divisive Decisions and Judicial Review in Presidential Elections, Jeff Hastings
2022
Bipartisn Bills from Caucus Collaboration: Solutions to Polarized or Non-Polarized Issues?, Kaitlin Holden
The Effect of Congressional Committee Assignments on National Park Annual Operating Budget Appropriations, Braden T. Morrill
Kids and Campaigning: The Impact of Child Care as an Approved Campaign Expense on Women's Legislative Candidacy, Matilyn Kay Mortensen
AI: Capturing Core Processes in the US-China Hegemonic Cycle, Connor Murphy
Let Us Live to Make Men Free: Locke and Aquinas on Toleration and Natural Law, Micah Safsten
Executive Orders on a Political Timeline: Examination of Executive Orders in the Supreme Court and Stephen Skowronek's Theory of Presidential Leadership, Alisha Rachele Urrutia
2021
Candidate Ideology and Small Donor Contributions, Ryan Kobe
Gender and Political Incentives: Examining the Applicant Pool Under Merit Selection, Logan M. Loftis
Effects of Military and Economic Aid on Terrorism: A Long- and Short-Term Analysis, Haley Parker
International Threats and United States Congressional Behavior From 1981 – 2013, Elizabeth Randall
The Role of Social Movements in Female Candidacy Decisions, Meg Elizabeth Rasmussen
Comparing Theoretical Explanations Regarding United States Decision-Making on Regime Change in Peru and in Chile from 1968 to 1973, Lauren Roberts
Ataturk vs. Soleimani: Political Philosophy & Contemporary Archetypes, Rachel R. Tolhurst
2020
Land-Use Attitudes and Local Election Choice: Estimating Effects of Land-Use Attitudes on Municipal Electoral Choice, Scott R. Dresher
The Dove's Advantage: Impact of Gender and Conflict on Executive Approval, Micala H. Gillespie
Perpetuating Peace: Context Versus Contents of the Power-Sharing Agreements Between the KDP and PUK of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 1992 and 1998, Brigitte E. Hugh
Anti-State Criminal Violence as Civil Defense, Tyler S. Thomas
The Power of Mercy: An Examination of Presidential Pardon Patterns, Stewart Ulrich
2019
The Impact of Federal Lands on Per-Pupil Spending in the Western United States, Matthew K. Anderson
South-South Cooperation or Core-Periphery Contention? Ghanaian and Zambian Perceptions of Economic Relations with China, Colin Flint and ; Geopolitics
The Determinants of Municipal Minimum Wage Ordinances: An Analysis of 100 Large Cities from 2012-2017, Nicholas S. Hilton
The Rise of Populist Rhetoric and the Mainstreaming of a Party? Testing the Rhetorical Shifts Between Front National’s Presidents Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen, Muriel C. McGregor
Religion and Third Parties: The 2016 Presidential Election in Utah, Nathan Lee Osborne
Exploring the Policy Implications of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Ryan M. Yonk, Josh T. Smith, and Arthur R. Wardle; Resources
Understanding Taiwan Presidential Election: A Review Paper, Shida Zhong
2018
Interest Groups and Supreme Court Commerce Clause Regulation, 1920-1937, Barrett L. Anderson
The Effects of Cultural Diplomacy on Public Perception in Asia, Joseph R. Johnson
TANF Funding Allocation Differences in Red vs. Blue States: Emphasis on Out-of-Wedlock Births and Divorces, Camille Mindrum
Social Stability and Promotion in the Communist Party of China, Siniša Mirić
Determinants and Mechanisms of National Identity Shift in Tanzania, Alexander C. Wendt
2017
Same Revolution, Different Outcome: Why Did the Syrian Regime Survive the Arab Spring?, Adam Alrowaiti
The Influence of Threatened State Preemption on City Council Voting Behavior and Municipal Broadband, Dillon P. Corbridge
International Policy Diffusion and Religious Freedom, 1990-2008, Allison R. Hale
Foreign Fighter Recruitment Messaging and the ‘Islamic State’, Jacob M. Nelson
2016
“Touched by Time”: Geopolitical Themes of Estonian National Identity Through Folklore and Song Festivals, Mandy L. Hoggard
Cultural and Economic Factors That Influence Brazilian Public Opinion on Climate Change, Jenna Williams
2015
Negotiated Settlement and the Durability of Peace: Agreement Design, Implementation, and Mediated Civil Wars, Chong Chen
A More Perfect User Fee: Examining the Viability of a Vehicle Miles Traveled Fee as an Alternative to the Gas Tax, Heath Hansen
Representations of US Acts of Extra-Territoriality as Illustrated in Pakistani-English Political Cartoons, Aina S. Niaz
Situating Structural Violence Within Peace: A Critical Study of Peacebuilding in Rwanda and Cambodia, S. L. Reeder
Where the Action Is: An Analysis of Partisan Change in House of Representatives Open Seat Elections, 2000-2014, Kyle B. Wallace
Democracies Waging Counterinsurgency in a Foreign Context: The Past and Present, Scott J. Winslow
2014
Foreign Policy Through Aid: Has United States Assistance Achieved its Foreign Policy Objectives?, Jessica Andreasen
A Cultural Topography of the Sovereign Citizens Movement: Are They a Terrorist Threat?, Piper Blotter Biery
The Revolutionary Climate: Applying Theories of Revolution to Assess Political Stability in Contemporary Brazil, Arden Andrew Nicholls
The Failed State: Can it be Predicted? An Application of Random Forest for Variable Model Selection, Beth Ann Stewart
2013
Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation Social Identity Theory and China's Involvement in Africa, David Thomas Aston
Cuban Missile Crisis: Applying Strategic Culture to Gametheory, Chelsea E. Carattini
The Cost of Primacy: The Potential Impacts on American Domestic Health, Peter James Crosby
Explaining Conflicts in Japanese-South Korean Relations, Jonathan James Ence
Presidential War Powers, Matt Scott Formisano
Anti-Corruption Efforts and Russian Perceptions: Presidents Putin and Menvedev's Efforts to Influence Perceptions of Corruption, Jeris Kendall
2012
Explaining Energy Resource Cooperation: Shale Gas, Chinese Investment, and the Changing Calculus of U.S. Energy Security, Douglas B. Atkinson
Hierarchical Structural Organizations of State Political Parties, Isaac McKay Higham
The Effectiveness of Campaign Contribution Limits in Judicial Elections, Camarie Tanesha Jones
A Multiple Streams Approach to Bioterrorism Policy, Craig Reeder
2011
Per Pupil Spending: How Much Difference Does a Dollar Make?, Nicole Anderson
Social Justice in Social Security, Erin N. Cottle
War, Gender, and the Polarization Process: Gender as an Intervening Variable in Attitude Formation toward Outgroups, Kristen Kay Dawson
Peddlers of Hate: The Existence of Norm Entrepreneurs as a Necessary Precursor to Genocide, Lauren Elise Fairbanks
Fad Effects: Patterns in International Policy, Rebecca Funke
Is US Military Intervention Effective in Promoting Democratic Practices in Latin American Governments?, Mindi Jones
Russia at War: Chechnya, Georgia, and Theories of Foreign Policy, Tyler J. Pack
The Correlation Between Local Government Tax Revenues and the Existence of Federally Designated Wilderness Lands, Sarah Reale
Counterterrorism in Afghanistan: Aligning Resources and Goals, Jeremy R. Willis
2000
Economic Sanctions: Their Ineffectiveness at Attaining Their Stated Foreign Policy Goals with Specific Reference to the Cuban Case, Harold Lee Ingram
1987
Anglers' Attitudes Toward the Fisheries Management Policies of the Logan and Blacksmith Fork Rivers, Utah, Larry Edwin Riley
1979
Management Studies: Roosevelt City Fire Department and Vehicle Maintenance Division, Roosevelt, Utah, Rendal D. Esplin
1977
A Proposal That the City Manager Form of Government be Adopted in Logan, Utah, Serge N. Benson
1973
Mormon Myth or Monopoly: A Contemporary Study to Determine the Perceived Influence of the Mormon Church on Utah Politics, Douglas S. Foxley
The Reported Political Beliefs and Levels of Political Participation of Utah Educators, Richard Theisen
1971
Effects of Reorganization on the Clientele of the Division of Family Services in Northern Utah, Byron R. Burnham
An Evaluation of the Application of Survey Research to Public Administration: A Case Study of the Utah State University Merrill Library, Richard Allan Jenson
1970
Analysis of the Utah State Legislature, James Larry Earl
Attitude Toward the American Political System of Thai Students Attending Utah State University, Thira Rojanapornpant
1969
Political Problems of Emerging Rural Subdivisions in Kane County, Utah, R. C. Haycock
The Role Expectations of the City Manager -- a Comparison Between Some City Managers in Los Angeles County, California, and the State of Utah, Narong Kemavuthanon
A Case Study of the Sewer Bond Issue in Logan, Utah: 1957-1965, Barbara Stoll Sinclair
1968
A Comparative Study of Utah's Primary Elections, Owen B. Daw
Collective Bargaining in Utah's Council-Manager Municipalities, Ronald L. McKim
1966
The Ideology of the John Birch Society, Max P. Peterson
1965
A Tropical Colonization Experiment in Mexico, Charles Ray Alban
1960
A Political Study of Federal Aid to Education at Utah State University, Richard Yates Merrell
1959
A History of General Obligation Bonding in Logan City, Kenneth W. Godfrey
1958
The Agricultural Phase of the Technical Assistance Program of the United States in Iran, With Special Reference to the Role of Utah State University, Malek Mansour Esfandiary
1956
A Study of the Feasibility of Creating a Unified Public Health Department in Weber County, Utah, Laurence J. Burton
1954
The European Defense Community, Robert H. Alfandary
1950
History of the Reorganization of Utah's State Administrative Government By the Twenty-Fourth Legislature, Desmond L. Anderson
1940
A Study of Bicameral and Unicameral State Legislative Systems, with Special Reference to Utah's Needs, Wendell Bryan Anderson