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Testimony on Voter Verification
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-06-21)In the past five years, following the 2000 Florida election fiasco, the voting technologies used in the United States have undergone a significant change. The use of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines has ... -
The Theory of Lateral Pressure Highlights of Quantification & Empirical Analysis
(SSRN, 2016-11-11)Lateral Pressure refers to any tendency (or propensity) of individuals and societies to expand their activities and exert influence and control beyond their established boundaries, whether for economic, political, military, ... -
The Theory of Lateral Pressure: Highlights of Quantification and Empirical Analysis
(© Oxford University Press, 2017-07-27)The term lateral pressure refers to any tendency (or propensity) of states, firms, and other entities to expand their activities and exert influence and control beyond their established boundaries, whether for economic, ... -
A Theory of Supreme Court Nominations
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Threats to sustainability: Simulating conflict within and between nations
(© 1998 John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1998-03)Violent conflict is increasingly viewed as a factor related to sustainable development. This article argues, based on the well-established theory of lateral pressure originally proposed by Choucri and North in 1975, that ... -
The ThreeBallot Voting System
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2006-10-01)We present a new paper-based voting method with interesting security properties. The attempt here is to see if one can achieve the same security properties of recently proposed cryptographic voting protocols, but without ... -
Towards a forecasting model of energy politics: International Perspectives
(© Sage Publications, 1976)Almost everyone recognizes an energy problem but uncertainties remain about its political and economic implications, both domestic and international. Indeed, there is disagreement on the extent to which it is a crisis. The ... -
Towards better understanding cybersecurity: Or are "cyberspace" and "cyber space" the same?
(© Elsevier B.V., 2012-12-15)Although there are many technology challenges and approaches to attaining cybersecurity, human actions (or inactions) also often pose large risks. There are many reasons, but one problem is whether we all “see the world” ... -
The U.S. Army Coprs [sic] of Engineer's role in reconstruction of Kuwait : a case study and its implications for future international missions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
U.S. Senate Elections before 1914
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Understanding & Modeling State Stability: Exploiting System Dynamics
(IEEE, 2006-03-04)The potential loss of state stability in various parts of the world is a source of threat to U.S. national security. Every case is unique, but there are common processes. Accordingly, we develop a system dynamics model of ... -
Uneasy welcome--the political economy in migration policy in Kuwait
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987) -
UOCAVA: A State of the Research
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2008-09-15)The problems faced by overseas civilians, military personnel, and their dependents—individuals covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)—have existed since the nation’s founding. From the ... -
Using Recounts to Measure the Accuracy of Vote Tabulations: Evidence from New Hampshire Elections 1946-2002
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2004-01)The 2000 presidential election exposed a surprisingly high level of inaccuracy in the tabulation of ballots. Differences between total vallots cast and votes counted were as high as 19 percent in some counties in Florida, ... -
Using system dynamics to model and better understand state stability
(© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007-07-01)The world can be complex and dangerous - the loss of state stability of countries is of increasing concern. Although every case is unique, there are important common processes. We have developed a system dynamics model of ... -
"Using Term Limits to Estimate Incumbency Advantages When Incumbents Retire Strategically"
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The value of knowledge networks : conceptual framework in application to sustainable production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The thesis is motivated by two major trends: the rise of a global information and knowledge economy, and environmental degradation and the search for sustainable solutions. The increasing importance of knowledge has by ... -
Vertical Proximity Effects in the California Recall Election
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2003-10-27)The 2003 California recall election provides a unique opportunity to assess the impact of variations in ballot design and voting methods on the voting accuracy of citizens. Analysis of the results of the California Recall ... -
Voter Attitudes Toward Poll Workers in the 2008 Election
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-04)At a conference on election reform held by the National Academies of Science in 2004, Indiana’s Secretary of State, Todd Rokita, referred to poll workers as “the street level lawyers” of elections. The reason for his ... -
Voter Confidence in 2010: Voter Identification, Perceptions of Fraud, Winning and Losing and the Voter Experience
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2011-04-17)Over the last decade, scholars of American politics have invested research time and effort into the study of election administration and election performance. These include studies onresidual vote analysis (Wand et al 2001; ...