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Judicial Independence and Human Rights in Africa (open access)

Judicial Independence and Human Rights in Africa

Paper examines the relationship between independent judiciaries and human rights records in African nations.
Date: 2011
Creator: Longmiles, Leticia
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perception, Loss, and Rivalry Termination (open access)

Perception, Loss, and Rivalry Termination

Paper examines the impact of the perception of losses and gains on the length of rivalry and conflict between rival states.
Date: 2011
Creator: Carpenter, Craig
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science (open access)

Preface to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science

Introduction to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science as featured in the 2011 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2011
Creator: Ishiyama, John T. & Greig, J. Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Who Are These Unauthorized Immigrants and What Are We Going To Do About Them?

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Unauthorized Immigration. This presentation discusses immigration in the United States, unauthorized immigration, and policies in place on immigration.
Date: April 13, 2011
Creator: Martinez-Ebers, Valerie
Object Type: Presentation
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

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

Exploring Concerns of Social Justice in the Education of Minority Language Students within Rural Communities

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing concerns of social justice in the education of minority language students within rural communities.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Turner, Jesse & Eve, Susan Brown
Object Type: Poster
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

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

This paper discusses research on popular resistance, leadership attitudes, and Turkish accession to the European Union (E.U.).
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Dean, Tahirah & Breuning, Marijke
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coming Home Again: Repatriation and Peace Durability (open access)

Coming Home Again: Repatriation and Peace Durability

Paper explores the impact of repatriation on peace durability.
Date: 2012
Creator: Reinhardt, Katie
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
High on Repression: How Military Involvement Increases Violence and Corruption When Fighting Drug Trafficking (open access)

High on Repression: How Military Involvement Increases Violence and Corruption When Fighting Drug Trafficking

Paper describes research that tests the effectiveness of a military approach versus an approach of social and judicial reform for fighting drug cartels.
Date: 2012
Creator: Torres, Roman D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Independence and Peace Duration: An Assessment of Political Institutions in the Post-Conflict Environment (open access)

Judicial Independence and Peace Duration: An Assessment of Political Institutions in the Post-Conflict Environment

Paper assesses the role that an independent judiciary serves in the post-conflict environment.
Date: 2012
Creator: Madden, Ryan J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lethal Negotiation: The Effect of Violence on the Likelihood of State-Organization Negotiation (open access)

Lethal Negotiation: The Effect of Violence on the Likelihood of State-Organization Negotiation

Paper explores the relationship between violence caused by an organization and the likelihood of negotiation with a state.
Date: 2012
Creator: Gustafson, Daniel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Political Science 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (open access)

Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Political Science 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

Introduction to the Department of Political Science 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experience as featured in the 2012 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2012
Creator: Ishiyama, John T. & Greig, J. Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconciliation and Relapse: The Case for the Inclusion of Women (open access)

Reconciliation and Relapse: The Case for the Inclusion of Women

Paper investigates the effect that women’s inclusion in the public sphere has on reconciliation in post-civil conflict countries.
Date: 2012
Creator: Daggett, Jena
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Towards a Theory of Electronic Communication and Protest (open access)

Towards a Theory of Electronic Communication and Protest

Paper seeks to explore the impact of electronic communication on social protest movements and how individuals petition for redress of grievances against the government.
Date: 2012
Creator: Stoner, Byron
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Unheard Voice: The American Muslim Struggle for Political Inclusion (open access)

An Unheard Voice: The American Muslim Struggle for Political Inclusion

Paper explores the effect of discrimination against American Muslims on their political participation.
Date: 2012
Creator: Dean, Tahirah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

No Longer Collecting Dust: How ETD & Open Access Will Revolutionize the Academy

This is the presentation for the closing remarks at the Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations (TxETD) Annual Conference. It discusses how ETDs and open access will revolutionize the academy.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Meernik, James David
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Using Calibrated Peer Review to Facilitate Writing Assignments in Large Classes

This poster discusses a project using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR). CPR is a web-based instructional tool. CPR assignments require students to write an essay, evaluated three 'canned' calibration essays on the same topic, evaluate three of their peers' essays, and finally evaluate their own essay. The authors' goal was to determine whether the CPR process improves student learning of the essay content and whether the CPR process improves student writing.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Ishiyama, John & Watson, Wendy
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Acquisition of Sino-Japanese Characters by Non-Native Language Students: A Primary Language Approach

Poster for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on how non-native, western speakers acquire languages involving Sino/Japanese characters. Specifically, it addresses how elements from instruction in the native language and culture may be modified to enhance mastery of the given language with regard to character use and literacy.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Posey, Eric & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Attention Black College Women: "It Is Time To Think Twice Before You Make That Choice!"

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on African American women on college campuses. This research consists of studying African American women on college campuses and discerning what psychological components encourage them to have premarital sex.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Yasmeen, Frazier & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Biocompatible Graphene-based Growth of Cancer Cells: A Work in Progress

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the biocompatible graphene-based growth of cancer cells. Graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms. Recently is has been used to successfully differentiate stem cells in neural cells.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Parks, Melissa & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Changing American Family and its Consequences

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the changing American family and its consequences.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Cha, Jina & Verrill, Diane
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library