Browsing by Subject "democratization"

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    • Democratization Under Assault: Criminal Violence in Post-Transition Central America 
      Cruz, Jose Miguel (2010-08-05)
      Department: Political Science
      This research project aims to answer the question as to why some new democracies develop astronomically high levels of criminal violence, whereas in others, violence is far more limited. This inquiry is related to a more ...
    • Essays on Institutions, Aid, and Conflict 
      DiLorenzo, Matthew Daniel (2016-07-29)
      Department: Political Science
      This dissertation is comprised of three essays on institutions, aid, and conflict. The first essay uses a formal model of revolution to argue that non-state aid can undermine the incentive of political opposition groups ...