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Sub-state nationalism and social solidarity : essays on Spain and the United Kingdom

Berwick, Elissa,1987- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

This dissertation focuses on sub-state nationalism in Europe, concentrating on the critical cases of Spain and the United Kingdom, where recent independence referenda in Catalonia and Scotland illustrate that sub-state ...
Essays on politics and education

Cox Alcaíno, María Loreto. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

This thesis comprises two projects on politics and education. The first one studies the consequences of unmet expectations after higher education in political behavior. It uses a larges ample panel that I designed and ...
Islam, exclusivity, and the state in France

Dekeyser, Elizabeth(Elizabeth A.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

This dissertation examines why individuals believe that their religious identity is incompatible with mainstream identities. Using the case of Islam in France, I demonstrate that government engagement with marginalized ...