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Clocks and Clouds - 2016 VOL. 6 NO. 2

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Terrorism
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Terrorist Divorce: Examining Alliance Break-Ups and the Al Qaeda/ISIL Split
By Vivian G. Hagerty
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Though somewhat counterintuitive given terrorist organizations' clandestine nature, such organizations do engage in strategic alliances and partnerships with one another. A handful of scholars have grappled with terrorist alliances, but a gap in... Read Article »
Terrorism Terrorist Organizations Strategic Alliances Islamic State Al Qaeda Rational Choice International Relations Security Studies
Crime
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Neighborhood Violence and Crime: Do Public Institutions Reduce Crime In Neighborhoods?
By Monica Floyd
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper explores the role of public institutions in reducing or fostering neighborhood violence and crime. Understanding institutional density as a neighborhood effect, this paper examines how ten public institutions and structures influence... Read Article »
Crime Crime Prevention Public Institutions Public Policy City Planning Socioeconomics
Race in America
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
The American Dream: Discourses of Equality and Achievability for Black Americans
By Emily Dalgo
Published by Clocks and Clouds
What is the meaning of the American Dream for educated black Americans? How do perceptions of the equality and the achievability of the American Dream among educated black Americans correlate with the dominant discourse on the subject? This research... Read Article »
American Dream Race in America Inequality Higher Education Barack Obama Social Justice Civil Rights
Political Participation
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Revitalizing Young-Adult Citizenship: An Analysis of High-School Predictors on Civic Engagement
By Kari Lorentson
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Civic engagement and political participation among the US population are waning, and this is particularly apparent in the young adult citizenry. This research paper seeks to assess which variables in civic education and the high school experience... Read Article »
Civic Engagement Political Participation Community Citizenship Voting
Foreign Policy
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Thrifty Authoritarians: U.S. Regime Change 1945-Present
By Daniel J. Savickas
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The efficacy of efforts by the United States government to influence regime change in foreign nations has been increasingly called into question. Motivated by these statements of skepticism, the study herein provides a statistical analysis of the... Read Article »
U.S. Foreign Policy International Relations Regime Change Authoritarianism Economic Development Democracy Foreign Intervention
Latin America
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Rationally Irrational: Applying the Rational Actor Model to Rio De Janeiro's Police-Gang Conflict
By Amber Waltz
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Both gangs and police in Rio de Janeiro seemingly operate irrationally in an extended conflict, as it is highly unlikely that the state will make drug dealing legal, and it is also unlikely that gangs would be able to destroy the police through... Read Article »
Rational Choice Game Theory Brazil Favelas Drug Trafficking Civil Conflict Gang Violence Latin America Policing

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