A collection of published articles from members of the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University.
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Submissions from 2023
Does Language Matter? Perceptions of the Use of Diversity Training in the Public Sector Workforce, Alicia Barnes and Misty Grayer
Mixed Methods Evaluation of Two Georgia College Campus Support Programs for Students with Experience in Foster Care, Ciara M. Collins, Amy M. Salazar, Angela Hoffman-Cooper, Royel M. Johnson, Linda Schmidt, Lori Tiller, and Sarah Young
WORDS MATTER Presidents Obama and Trump, Twitter, and U.S. Soft Power, Stephen Collins and Jeff R. DeWitt
Why the network coordinator matters: The importance of learning, innovation, and governance structure in coproduction networks, Sungdae Lim and Sarah L. Young
A Southern White Clergyman, the Freed People, and the Nineteenth-Century Episcopal Church, Loren B. Mead and J. Michael Martinez
The impact of a congregate meal programme on facilitating ageing in place: the case of an area agency on ageing in Florida, Sofia Prysmakova and Su I. Hou
Agendamelding and COVID-19: the dance of horizontal and vertical media in a pandemic, J. Benjamin Taylor, Milad Minooie, and Chris J. Vargo
Haunted by nonprofits: Five themed mini-teaching cases for Halloween and Día de los Muertos, Kimberly Wiley, Elizabeth Searing, and Sarah Young
Submissions from 2022
Teaching effective policy memo writing and infographics in a policy programme, Tavishi Bhasin and Charity Butcher
Progress Toward Increasing Women’s and Minorities’ Access to Top State Government Jobs?, Greg Lewis, Jonathan Boyd, and Rahul Pathak
Reexamining Confederate symbols displayed on flags and monuments in public spaces: Two fallacies in the heritage versus hate debate, James Michael Martinez and Mary Christine Cagle
Citizen participation matters. Bureaucratic discretion matters more, Sarah L. Young and James Tanner
Submissions from 2021
From Power Balancing to a Dominant Faction in Xi Jinping’s China, Eun Kyong Choi, John Givens, and Andrew W. MacDonald
“Is Anyone Listening?” Measuring Faculty Engagement With Published SoTL Scholarship in Political Science, Thomas Doleys
The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Nationalist Emulation during the COVID-19 Pandemic, John Givens and Evan Mistur
It’s not just where you stand, it’s how you got there: social pacts and manual worker support for radical right-wing parties, Kyung Joon Han and Eric Graig Castater
Updating with Others: Testing the Effect of Informational Social Influence on Political Attitudes, Aaron M. Houck, Aaron S. King, and J. Benjamin Taylor
Red Team or Red Herring? Lessons Learned from the Policy Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group, John P. Moran
Red Team or Red Herring? Lessons Learned from the Policy Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group, John P. Moran
Resiliency tactics during financial crisis: The nonprofit resiliency framework, Elizabeth A.M. Searing, Kimberly K. Wiley, and Sarah L. Young
Submissions from 2020
Does Karen Wear a Mask? The Gendering of COVID-19 Masking Rhetoric, Tavishi Bhasin, Charity Butcher, Elizabeth Gordon, Maia Hallward, and Rebecca LeFebvre
Humanitarian Aid in Yemen: Collaboration or Co-Optation?, Charity Butcher and Hameed Alqatabry
Simulating Diplomacy: Learning Aid or Business as Usual?, Charity Butcher and Edwin Njonguo
Promoting Productive Political Dialogue in Online Discussion Forums, Aaron S. King, J. Benjamin Taylor, and Brian M. Webb
Foreign Aid Reduction and Local Civil Society: Recent Research and Policy Guidance for Donors and International NGOs, Christopher L. Pallas and Mark Sidel
Submissions from 2019
Hashtag diplomacy: twitter as a tool for engaging in public diplomacy and promoting US foreign policy, Stephen D. Collins, Jeff R. DeWitt, and Rebecca K. LeFebvre
Collaborating in the Absence of Trust? What Collaborative Governance Theory and Practice Can Learn From the Literatures of Conflict Resolution, Psychology, and Law, Heather Getha-Taylor, Misty J. Grayer, Robin J. Kempf, and Rosemary O'Leary
Success and agency: Localizing women’s leadership in Oman, Maia Hallward and Hania Bekdash-Muellers
Women’s Leadership in Oman: An Intersectional and Transnational Perspective, Maia Hallward and Hania Bekdash-Muellers
Training and Capacity Building for Peacebuilding and Development, Maia Hallward and Hogr Tarkhani
Pursuing the common goods: An economic theory of collective action among NGOs in transnational advocacy, Christopher L. Pallas
Patterns and Mechanisms of Political Participation among People with Disabilities, Sierra Powell and April A. Johnson
Google Books Ngrams and Political Science: Two Validity Tests for a Novel Data Source, Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor
Submissions from 2018
Grievance-based social movement mobilization in the #Ferguson Twitter storm, Rebecca Kay LeFebvre and Crystal Armstrong
Can democratic states justify restricting the rights of persons with mental illness? Presumption of competence, voting, and gun rights, Heather Pincock
A Tale of Two Democrats: How Authoritarianism Divides the Democratic Party, Julie Wronski, Alexa Bankert, Karyn Amira, April A. Johnson, and Lindsey C. Levitan
Submissions from 2017
Digital Civil Society: How Nigerian NGOs Utilize Social Media Platforms, Crystal Armstrong and Charity Butcher
Ethnicity and confidence in government: the case of Turkish-minority relations, Tavishi Bhasin, Charity Butcher, and Deniz Gumustekin
Civil War and Terrorism: A Call for Further Theory Building, Charity Butcher
Europe’s united future after Brexit: Brexit has not killed the European Union, rather it has eliminated the largest obstacle to EU consolidation, Stephen D. Collins
Contextual Predictors of Protest Behavior on Social Media: A #Ferguson Case Study, April A. Johnson and Rebecca LeFebvre
You can’t force a friendship? An analysis of US/Argentine relations, Thomas J. Nisley
Defining the Scope of Aid Reduction and Its Challenges for Civil Society Organizations: Laying the Foundation for New Theory, Christopher Pallas, Quinn Anderson, and Mark Sidel
Using Dating as an Analogy to Teach IR Theory, Christopher L. Pallas and Charity Butcher
Donor withdrawal and local civil society organizations: An analysis of the HIV/AIDS sector in Vietnam, Christopher L. Pallas and Lan Nguyen
Donor withdrawal and local civil society organizations: An analysis of the HIV/AIDS sector in Vietnam, Christopher L. Pallas and Lan Nguyen
Submissions from 2016
Bridging the Gap between Human Rights and Peace: An Analysis of NGOs and the United Nations Human Rights Council, Charity Butcher and Maia Carter Hallward
Inverting the Boomerang: Examining the Legitimacy of North-South-North Campaigns in Transnational Advocacy, Christopher L. Pallas
Where the Rubber Meets the Clouds: Anticipated Developments in Conflict and Conflict Resolution Theory, Heather Pincock and Timothy Hedeen
Editor's Introduction, Susan S. Raines
Submissions from 2015
When Winning Is Really Losing: Teaching Awards and Women Political Science Faculty, Charity Butcher and Timothy Kersey
The Responsibility to Engage: Cosmopolitan Civic Engagement and the Spread of the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine, David William Gethings
Did 9/11 change the New York state of mind? Lessons from NYC's leisure and hospitality labour market, Rebecca LeFebvre and Marcus Marktanner
Do the Right Thing: The Impact of INGO Legitimacy Standards on Stakeholder Input, Christopher L. Pallas, David Gethings, and Max Harris
Submissions from 2014
Taking the Fight to Them: Neighborhood Human Rights Organizations and Domestic Protest, Sam R. Bell, Tavishi Bhasin, K. Chad Clay, and Amanda Murdie
Mesopotamia's Indigenous Revival: Discourse, Representation and Imagined Sovereignty, Baran Bingol
Terrorism and External Audiences: Influencing Foreign Intervention Into Civil Wars, Charity Butcher
An Applied Learning Experience Field Research and Reporting at the 2012 National Party Conventions, Carolyn S. Carlson, Joshua N. Azriel, Jeff DeWitt, and Kerwin Swint
State-Sponsored Terrorism: In Decline, Yet Still a Potent Threat, Stephen D. Collins
Understanding Complex Military Operations: A Case Study Approach, Karen Guttieri, Volker Franke, and Melanne A. Civic
Muslim, Christian, Jew: The Oneness of God and the Unity of Our Faith: A Personal Journey in the Three Abrahamic Religions, Maia Carter Hallward
Civil Society Influence on International Organizations: Theorizing the State Channel, Christopher L. Pallas and Andres Uhlin
Editor's Introduction, Susan S. Raines
Editor's Introduction, Susan S. Raines
Submissions from 2013
Timing and Targeting of State Repression in Authoritarian Elections, Tavishi Bhasin and Jennifer Gandhi
Hamas as a Political Party: Democratization in the Palestinian Territories, Tavishi Bhasin and Maia Carter Hallward
Can Oil-Reliant Countries Democratize? An Assessment of the Role of Civil Society in Algeria, Charity Butcher
Demographic Diversity of Managers and Employee Job Satisfaction: Empirical Analysis of the Federal Case, Sungjoo Choi
Managing the Dilemma of Discretion: The European Commission and the Development of EU State Aid Policy, Thomas J. Doleys
Managing and Valuing Diversity: Challenges to Public Managers in the 21st Century, Andrew I. E. Ewoh
Corruption, Public Integrity, and Globalization in South-Eastern European States: A Comparative Analysis, Andrew I. E. Ewoh, Ani Matei, and Lucica Matei
Culture Matters: Individualism vs. Collectivism in Conflict Decision-Making, Volker C. Franke and Rebecca LeFebvre
Conflict Management and Peacebuilding: Pillars of a New American Grand Strategy, Volker Franke and Robert H. Dorff
Teaching African Literature: Violence and Conflict Management, Linda Johnston and Oumar Chérif Diop
Positive Organizations for Older Adults in Community Settings, Linda Johnston and Deanna F. Womack
“One Day on the Red Hills of Georgia”: The Effects of Immigration Status on Latino Migrants’ Experience of Discrimination, Utilization of Public Services, and Attitudes toward Acculturation, Mikhail Lyubansky, Paul A. Harris, William E. Baker, and Cameron D. Lippard
Mission and Interests: The Strategic Formation and Function of North-South NGO Campaigns, Christopher L. Pallas and Johannes Urpelainen
Does Mediation Make Us Better? Exploring the Capacity-Building Potential of Community Mediation, Heather Pincock
Colloquy on Indigenous and Local Conflict Resolution Processes, Susan S. Raines
Conflict Management for Managers: Resolving Workplace, Client, and Policy Disputes, Susan S. Raines
Editor's Introduction, Susan S. Raines
Editor's Introduction, Susan S. Raines
Mediation as a Profession: Challenges That Professional Mediators Face, Susan S. Raines, Sunil Kumar Pokhrel, and Jean Poitras
The Significance of Opposition Entrepreneurs on Local Sales Tax Referendum Outcomes, David R. Shock
The Title and Three Core Values from the First Three Lines of The Declaration of Independence, Kenneth M. White
Submissions from 2012
Teaching Foreign Policy Decision-Making Processes Using Role-Playing Simulations: The Case of US–Iranian Relations, Charity Butcher
Promoting Competition Policy Ahead: European Union Efforts in the Developing World, Thomas Doleys
Managing State Aid in a Time of Crisis: Commission Crisis Communications and the Financial Sector Bailout, Thomas J. Doleys
United States Foreign Policy Responses to Africa's Transition Conflicts, Andrew I. E. Ewoh
Comparative Analysis of Municipal Public Services in Romania and the United States: The Case of Water and Wastewater Services, Andrew I. E. Ewoh and Lucica Matei
Community Improvement Districts in Georgia: Administrators' Views on their Effectiveness, Performance, and Accountability, Andrew I. E. Ewoh and Kristin Rome
Community Improvement Districts in the State of Georgia: Benefits, Costs, and Risks, Andrew I. E. Ewoh and Kristin Rome
Pay-for-Performance Reform and Organizational Discrimation: An Exploratory Analysis of the United States Federal Agencies, Andrew I. E. Ewoh and Stephen Sonnenfeldt-Goddard
Armor All: The Self-Conception of Private Security Contractors, Volker C. Franke
Whole-of-Government Approaches to Security, Volker C. Franke
Conflict Management and "Whole of Government:" Useful Tools for U.S. National Security Strategy?, Volker C. Franke and Robert H. Dorff
E-Mails, Statutes, and Personality Disorders: A Contextual Examination of the Processes, Interventions, and Perspectives of Parenting Coordinators, Sherrill Hayes, Melissa Grady, and Helen T. Brantley
They Just Do Not Vote Like They Used To: A Methodology to Empirically Assess Election Fraud, M. V. Hood III and William Gillespie