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In this dissertation, I examine the causes and consequences of perceptions of politicians' character traits. I argue that character traits are best understood as reflections of particular moral foundations. Just as people vary in the...
The study of diffusion and adoption of innovations in political science is incomplete and unable to answer the question why do policies diffuse? Additional information should be incorporated into the process. Specifically, rightly...
Forecasting in international relations is becoming increasingly common, accurate, and relevant for decision support to policymakers. One of the major subjects of forecast- ing has been inter- and intrastate war, through various...
The prevailing wisdom among scholars of civil war is that weak states, or resource-poor states, are the most prone to this form of political violence. Yet, a large portion of resource poor states never experience civil war. What can...
This dissertation consists of three essays that address the roles that political parties play in aggregating individual preferences into aggregate choices and the methods used to draw the inferences. The first essay addresses the many...
The United States' increasingly fragmented and decentralized policymaking system produces inefficiencies and gridlock, with an increasing reliance on states and especially on localities. Encouraging localized, self-organized policymaking...
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