Browsing Political Science Senior Integrated Projects by Author "Mahler, Gregory S., 1950-"
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Democracy in Jordan and the Middle East: Is Islam the Solution?
Mikusko, Ian (2005-04-22)What is it, substantively, that influences organizations like Freedom House to label most Middle Eastern states undemocratic? What makes the Middle East especially resistant to democratization? And finally, if the United ... -
Human Rights in the Middle East: An Analysis of the Human Rights Policies and Practices of The State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
MacAdam, Sian (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)My decision to write about the Middle East stems from a personal connection to the region as well as a college career devoted to the study of the political and social conditions of the Middle East. For many different ... -
The Israeli West Bank Separation Barrier: Proportionality and Legality
Yarbrough, Kevin (2007)This report seeks to shed light upon the two principle sides of the legal debate on the West Bank: separation barrier. First, this report will address the legal opinion of the United Nations, drawing conclusions from the ... -
'Justify the Bloodshed': Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the Politics of Violence
Kraushaar, Megan (2004)This paper seeks to examine, in some depth, the evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood as a nonviolent political organization in Egypt. Despite the oppression of various regimes and international backlash, the Brotherhood has ... -
Modern Palestinian Leadership: Theory and Practice
Aupperlee, Aaron N. (2006)Using Weber's theories of rational, legal authority and charismatic authority, this project evaluates the leadership of Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin). The project begins by discussing the origins of political ... -
The Rise of Hamas: Implications for Palestinian Politics
Bornstein, Rebecca York (2007)This paper seeks to explain the electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian Authority's second elections, held in January of 2006. This revolution of sorts transpired as the result of years of ideological evolution, both ... -
Unlocking Negotiations: Locating the Key to Arab-Israeli Peace in the Camp David Summits of 1978 and 2000: A Comparative Historical Analysis
Tesoriero, Jessica L. (2007)There have been few instances of peace triumphing over war and conflict in the history of the modem world, and the beginning of one such instance came to pass in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland at a secluded resort ... -
The Waters of Contention: Hydropolitics in the Middle East
Volz, Joshua (2000)Speaking directly to the problem of cooperation and management of shared water resources in the region, the late King Hussein stated as late as 1993 that the next war in the Middle East would focus on the scarce water ...