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Finding the Frontline in Civil Conflict: Looting and Recruiting in African Refugee Camps (open access)

Finding the Frontline in Civil Conflict: Looting and Recruiting in African Refugee Camps

This paper explores the relationship between the locations of conflict zones and refugee camps in African nations.
Date: 2014
Creator: Bolte, Brandon L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates in the United States: A Study of California Public Schools (open access)

Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates in the United States: A Study of California Public Schools

Paper examines teen pregnancy rates across states in the United States and proposes a study that correlates the types of sex education utilized in individual counties or independent school districts and teen pregnancy rates across a sufficiently diverse state, such as California.
Date: 2015
Creator: Horton, Hannah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
All Terrorism is Local? A Quantitative Analysis of Al Qaeda Affiliation and Rebel Group Behavior (open access)

All Terrorism is Local? A Quantitative Analysis of Al Qaeda Affiliation and Rebel Group Behavior

Paper examines the effects of affiliation, focusing on Al Qaeda, on the behavior of rebel groups.
Date: 2014
Creator: Robbins, Arianna
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Size Matters: Strength of Force in Peace Building Missions (open access)

Size Matters: Strength of Force in Peace Building Missions

Paper analyzes the correlation between the size of a peacekeeping force and the likelihood of peacekeeping failures.
Date: 2013
Creator: Fink, Frances Reka
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roles of the White House Chief of Staff (open access)

Roles of the White House Chief of Staff

Paper analyzes the roles that the White House Chief of Staff plays and how effective they are in said roles.
Date: 2013
Creator: McAlister, Lisa
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expanding Powers, Gender Dynamics and Militarized Interstate Disputes: The Impact of National Material Capability and Gender on Onset and Escalation (open access)

Expanding Powers, Gender Dynamics and Militarized Interstate Disputes: The Impact of National Material Capability and Gender on Onset and Escalation

Paper explores the relationship between national capabilities and the likelihood of conflict, and in particular the impact of gender on this relationship.
Date: 2014
Creator: Ferris, Rachel Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Free Speech Do Harm?: Free Speech on the College Campus captions transcript

Can Free Speech Do Harm?: Free Speech on the College Campus

Video from the 2018 Constitution Day event, "Can Free Speech Do Harm?: Free Speech on the College Campus."
Date: September 20, 2018
Creator: Major, Rafael
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Flyer] (open access)

Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Flyer]

Flyer for UNT's Constitution Day event for 2021 which highlights the calls for election reform being renewed around the country. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Jan (Janice) Johnson, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; Linnie McAdams, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; and Dr. Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University; and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 16, 2021
Creator: Borck, Catherine A.; King, Kimi L.; Henson, Brea; Sittel, Robbie & Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Video] captions transcript

Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Video]

Video recording of UNT's Constitution Day event for 2021 which highlights the calls for election reform being renewed around the country. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Jan (Janice) Johnson, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; Linnie McAdams, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; and Dr. Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University; and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 16, 2021
Creator: Johnson, Janice; McAdams, Linnie & Wilson, Matthew
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 19th Amendment: Looking Back & Looking Forward captions transcript

The 19th Amendment: Looking Back & Looking Forward

Video recording of UNT's Constitution Day event for 2020 which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Dr. Christina Bejarano, Texas Woman's University; Dr. Rachel Moran, University of North Texas; and Dr. Andrea Silva, University of North Texas, and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 17, 2020
Creator: Bejarano, Christina; Moran, Rachel Louise & Silva, Andrea
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Video] captions transcript

The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Video]

Video recording of UNT's 2022 Constitution Day webinar event that featured a wide-ranging conversation on data technology, surveillance, cybersecurity, social media, privacy, and information freedom in honor of Constitution Day. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Amy K. Sanders, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media and School of Law, UT Austin; Scott H. Belshaw, founder and director, Cyber Forensics Lab, University of North Texas; Daniella Smith, Director of the Information Science Ph.D. program, University of North Texas; and moderated by Dr. Rafael Major and Dr. Catherine Borck, University of North Texas. A watch party for this webinar was held in 250H of Willis Library.
Date: September 22, 2022
Creator: Sanders, Amy K.; Belshaw, Scott H. & Smith, Daniella
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4 captions transcript

Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4

Video of the 2017 Constitution Day: Sanctuary Cities event. This is a forum style discussion featuring Texas House Representative Ramon Romero, who argued vigorously against SB4, and Texas House Representative Lynn Stucky, who is a strong supporter of the new law. Students will also ask the speakers questions via Twitter using hashtags #UNT #Constitution Day.
Date: September 14, 2017
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer; Major, Rafael; Romero, Ramon & Stucky, Lynn
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Nor Cruel and Unusual Punishments Inflicted”: A Look at the Eighth Amendment and the Evolving Standards of Decency (open access)

“Nor Cruel and Unusual Punishments Inflicted”: A Look at the Eighth Amendment and the Evolving Standards of Decency

Paper discusses constitutional interpretation and focuses on the evolving interpretation of the Eighth Amendment through Supreme Court cases.
Date: 2009
Creator: Redding, Kory
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soft Power and International Public Opinion: U.S Presidents and the Treatment of Prisoners of War (open access)

Soft Power and International Public Opinion: U.S Presidents and the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Paper discusses the international effects of the policies of a nation in the form of soft power.
Date: 2009
Creator: Wagner, Coleman
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Trafficking: An International Study (open access)

Human Trafficking: An International Study

Paper analyzes the factors that contribute to human trafficking worldwide.
Date: 2005
Creator: Johnykutty, Sophia
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Market Evolution: Marketing to the Mexican American Female (open access)

Market Evolution: Marketing to the Mexican American Female

Paper examines the effectiveness of advertising techniques used in print magazines that target Mexican American consumers.
Date: 2008
Creator: Evins-Ketron, Bethany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gender Equality and Post-Conflict Peace (open access)

Gender Equality and Post-Conflict Peace

Paper explores relationship between gender equality and the duration of peace in post civil war societies.
Date: 2010
Creator: Kelly, Eliza
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Disasters and Subnational Conflict: A Study on the Effects of Environmental Disasters and Environmentally-Induced Migration on Subnational Conflict (open access)

Environmental Disasters and Subnational Conflict: A Study on the Effects of Environmental Disasters and Environmentally-Induced Migration on Subnational Conflict

Paper examines the effect of migration precipitated by environmental disasters on the likelihood of conflict in host communities.
Date: 2012
Creator: Manglaris, Angela
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Death Row Days: Factors Affecting the Rate of Execution in the State of Texas

This paper discusses research on the factors, especially racial bias, affecting the rate of execution in the state of Texas.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Samaniego-Kopsky, Rebekah & King, Kimi L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Popular Resistance, Leadership Attitudes, and Turkish Accession to the European Union

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on popular resistance, leadership attitudes, and Turkish accession to the European Union (EU).
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Dean, Tahirah & Breuning, Marijke
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Death Row Days: Factors Affecting the Rate of Execution in the State of Texas [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the factors affecting the rate of execution in the state of Texas.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Samaniego-Kopsky, Rebekah & King, Kimi L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Images of The American Indian in Hollywood Film and Impact Upon Identity

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on images of the American Indian in Hollywood films.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Aucoin, Martin & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Depression and Obesity: Does Depression Cause Obesity, or Obesity Cause Depression, or Both?

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the relationship between depression and obesity.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Battikh, Ahmed H. & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transitioning Coal-fired Power Plants into Combined Solar and Wind Energy Power Plants

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on transitioning coal-fired power plants into combined solar and wind energy power plants.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Brown, Megan & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library