Browsing by Author "Wood, B. Dan"
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Webb, Clayton McLaughlin (2015-05-05)Are economic sanctions costly for the sanctioning state? Some scholars argue that sanctions are costly tools used to achieve foreign policy goals, while others argue that sanctions are relatively costless tools leaders use ...
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Olds, Christopher Paul (2012-02-14)The intention of the project is to determine whether political elites have to discuss an issue using a specific emotional tone before the public and other political elites consider that issue a problem. Research has not ...
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Yang, Yi (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Prospect theory is a descriptive model of individual decision-making under risk (Kahneman and Tversky 1979). The central tenet of prospect theory posits that the risk orientation of decision-makers is affected by the gains ...
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Kim, Mi-Kyung (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Why do some states develop deeper regionalism while others do not? Comparing European and Asian regionalism, this study provides an alternative explanation of different types of regionalism and the national variations in ...
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Theobald, Nick Andrew (2009-05-15)A central question in racial and ethnic politics is whether bureaucratic representation benefits minorities. The theory of bureaucratic representation suggests that passive representation—representatives sharing characteristics ...
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Wood, B. Dan; Theobald, Nick A. (The Journal of Politics, 2003)
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Marchbanks, Miner Peek, III (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Presidents have two major assets at their disposal when seeking to alter policy: executive orders and legislative action. There are certain advantages and disadvantages to each course. Although presidency scholars have ...
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Morris, Theresa Marie (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2000)This study examines the capacity o f four theories o f organizational change - resource dependence, transaction cost economics, organizational ecology, and institutional — to explain transformations in the organization o ...
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Vedlitz, Arnold; Alston, Letitia T.; Wood, B. Dan; North, Gerald R.; Lindquist, Eric (ORIGINAL: Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy in The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; DIGITAL: Texas A&M University Libraries, 2008-11)
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Vedlitz, Arnold; Lindquist, Eric; Liu, Xinsheng; Zahran, Sammy; Wood, B. Dan; Alston, Letitia T.; North, Gerald (ORIGINAL: Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy in The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; DIGITAL: Texas A&M University Libraries, 2010-10)
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Eller, Warren Stevens (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Violence in American schools has declined significantly over the last two decades but still remains an important topic on the public agenda. This unusual dialectic, driven by the recent increase in extreme cases of violence, ...