Browsing Political Science - Ph.D. / Sc.D. by Title
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The U.S. global AIDS response : norms, interests and the duty to treat
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The dissertation seeks to explain the transformation in the response by the United States to the challenge of global AIDS. Between 1998 and 2008, U.S. spending on global AIDS increased 50-fold to over $6 billion. Most ... -
Understanding leadership
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Understanding the outcomes and aftermaths of nonviolent resistance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This dissertation examines variation in the immediate and long-term success of nonviolent resistance movements. It consists of three discrete papers. The first introduces three "organizational technologies of resistance:" ... -
Uneasy welcome--the political economy in migration policy in Kuwait
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987) -
United States organization for pacification advice and support in Vietnam, 1954-1968.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976) -
Varieties of innovation : the creation of wind and solar industries in China, Germany, and the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Where and how does innovation take place in contemporary high-technology sectors? Theories of innovation presume a division of labor between firms in industrialized economies that invent and commercialize new technologies ... -
War by coalition : the effects of coalition military institutionalization on coalition battlefield effectiveness
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)What accounts for variation in the military performance of coalitions and alliances on the battlefield? This dissertation presents and tests a realist-institutionalist theory of coalition military effectiveness, which ... -
War in the media age : the government/press struggle from Vietnam to the Gulf
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
Warhead politics : Livermore and the competitive system of nuclear weapons design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Wars as international learning: Chinese, British and Japanese in East Asia.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974) -
Weapons brokers and policy entrepreneurs : Congress and the strategic policy community during the Reagan era
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
What causes credibility? : reputation, power, and assessments of credibility during crises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Year after year, Americans are told that their country's reputation is on the line. If we do not carry out our commitments, our foreign policy leaders warn, no one will believe our threats and promises in the future. This ... -
When governments break contracts : foreign firms in emerging economies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Emerging economy governments commit to protect the property rights of foreign firms through a variety of contracts, from treaties to direct agreements. In an era of liberalized capital flows, these contracts are thought ... -
"When the saints go marching in" : sadhus in democratic politics in late 20th century India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This empirical study examines the political significance of religious leaders-known commonly as sadhus-in a huge and mature democracy like India. During the late '80s and the '90s, a flurry of sadhu activism coincided with ... -
Who do representatives represent? ? estimating the importance of electoral coalition preferences in California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Women in politics : a cross-national demand and supply analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)It is striking that the sharp increase in the number of countries moving towards self-governance and democracy has not been accompanied by more equal political representation of women. What is equally puzzling is the ... -
The Yellow Pages : a medium, an industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
