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Submissions from 2024

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Destabilizing whiteness and black oppression in academe: a critical analysis of power, consciousness, and liberation, Karen D. Sweeting and Catherine John Camara

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Online Video-Mediated Compassion Training Program for Mental Health and Well-Being of University Students, Thupten Tendhar, Melissa Ann Marcotte, Paul Bueno de Mesquita, and Manob Jyoti Saikia

Submissions from 2023

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PARTISANSHIP, TRUMP FAVORABILITY, AND CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR TRADE, Ceren Keser, James C. Garand, Ping Xu, and Joseph Essig

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Media framing and public support for China’s social credit system: An experimental study, Ping Xu, Brian Krueger, Mingxin Zhang, Marc Hutchinson, and Mingzhi Chang

Submissions from 2022

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Introduction to The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us About Conflict Resolution, Nicolai N. Petro

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E-participation in contemporary China: A comparison with conventional offline participation, Ping Xu, Kristin Johnson, and Ashlea Rundlett

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Exploring the effects of traditional media, social media, and foreign media on hierarchical levels of political trust in China, Ping Xu, Yinjiao Ye, and Mingxin Zhang

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Immigration, Policy Exclusion, and State-Level Inequality in TANF Usage, Ping Xu and Ling Zhu

Submissions from 2021

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The “Trump” Effect: Political Elite and Support for Free Trade in America, Joseph Essig, Ping Xu, James C. Garand, and Ceren Keser

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It’s a Hard-Knock Life: Child Labor Practices and Compliance with IMF Agreements, Skip Mark, Huel-Jyun Ye, Andrew Foote, and Tiffani Crippin

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Trust in social media brands and perceived media values: A survey study in China, Mingmin Zhang, Ping Xu, and Yinjiao Ye

Submissions from 2020

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Prioritizing Water Security in the Management of Vector Borne Diseases: Lessons from Oaxaca Mexico, Ali S. Akanda, Kristin Johnson, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Janelle Couret

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Assessing Dimensions of the Security-Liberty Trade-off in the United States, Brian S. Krueger, Samuel J. Best, and Kristin Johnson

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Teaching Technology to Older Adults: Modalities Used by Student Mentors and Reasons for Continued Program Participation, Dara L. LoBuono, Skye N. Leedahl, and Elycia Maiocco

Submissions from 2019

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Human Rights Violations and Violent Internal Conflict, David Cingranelli, Skip Mark, Mark Gibney, Peter Haschke, Reed Wood, and Daniel Arnon

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Becoming and Being an Age-Friendly University: Strategic Considerations and Practical Implications, Phillip G. Clark and Skye N. Leedahl

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Older adults learning technology in an intergenerational program: Qualitative analysis of areas of technology requested for assistance, Dara L. LoBuono, Skye N. Leedahl, and Elycia Maiocco

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Smart Growth at the Ballot Box: Understanding Voting on Affordable Housing and Land Management Referendums, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz and Corey Lang

Submissions from 2018

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Growing Water Insecurity and Dengue Burden in the Americas, Ali S. Akanda and Kristin Johnson

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Gerontological Social Work Roles in Disaster Preparedness and Response, Nancy Kusmaul, Allison Gibson, and Skye N. Leedahl

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Mobilizing Doubt: The Legal Mobilization of Climate Denialist Groups, Aaron J. Ley

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Are We Reading Russia Right?, Nicolai Petro

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How the West Lost Russia: Explaining the Conservative Turn in Russian Foreign Policy, Nicolai N. Petro

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The Individual Determinants of Support for Open Space Bond Referendums, Patrick Prendergast, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, and Corey Lang

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1437. Family Duty and Safety Linked to Overcoming Attitudinal Barriers to Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination in Disparate Populations, Maria-Stephanie Tolg, Marc L. Hutchison, Brian Krueger, Katherine Kelly Orr, Jennifer M. DeAngelis, Aisling R. Caffrey, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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In the Battle Against Inequality, States Take the Lead, Ping Xu

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Assessing Political Participation on the Internet in Contemporary China, Ping Xu, Yinjiao Ye, and Mingxin Zhang

Submissions from 2017

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Policy Spillover and Gun Migration: The Interstate Dynamics of State Gun Control Policies, Michael Coates and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz

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Successfully Collecting Quantitative Data From Random Samples of Nursing Homes and Residents, Skye N. Leedahl

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Crime and Partisanship : How Party ID Muddles Reality, Perception and Policy Attitudes on Crime and Guns, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz and Joshua J. Dyck

Submissions from 2016

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Does Global Market Integration Weaken Opinion-Policy Congruence in the American States?, Bret Anderson, Brian S. Krueger, and Ping Xu

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When the Fourth Estate Becomes a Fifth Column: The Effect of Media Freedom and Social Intolerance on Civil Conflict, Marc L. Hutchison, Salvatore Schiano, and Jenifer Whitten-Woodring

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Trust in China? The Impact of Development, Inequality, and Openness on Political Trust across China’s Provinces, 2001-2012, Marc L. Hutchison and Ping Xu

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Vested Interests, Venue Shopping, and Policy Stability: The Long Road to Improving Air Quality in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Aaron J. Ley

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Going positive: The effects of negative and positive advertising on candidate success and voter turnout, Liam C. Malloy and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz

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State Sponsored Health Insurance and State Economic and Employment Growth, Liam Malloy, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, and Irwin Morris

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When Partisans and Minorities Interact: Interpersonal Contact, Partisanship and Public Opinion Preferences on Immigration Policy, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, Alexandra Filindra, and Joshua J. Dyck

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Why Ukraine and Russia Need Each Other, Nicolai Petro

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Compensation or Retrenchment? The Paradox of Immigration and Public Welfare Spending in the American States, Ping Xu

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Social Media, Public Discourse and Civic Engagement in Modern China, Yinjiao Ye, Ping Xu, and Mingxin Zhang

Submissions from 2015

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IMMIGRATION ATTITUDES AND SUPPORT FOR THE WELFARE STATE IN THE AMERICAN MASS PUBLIC, James C. Garand, Ping Xu, and Belinda C. Davis

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Trade Exposure and the Polarization of Government Spending in the American States, Brian S. Krueger and Ping Xu

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Awaken Your AgePotential, Exploring Chosen Paths of Thrivers, Skye N. Leedahl

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Imported Inequality? Immigration and Income Inequality in the American States, Ping Xu, James C. Garand, and Ling Zhu

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The Politics of Welfare Exclusion: Immigration and Disparity in Medicaid Coverage, Ling Zhu and Ping Xu

Submissions from 2014

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The Costs and Benefits of American Policymaking Venues, Aaron J. Ley

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The Political Foundations of Miranda v. Arizona and the Quarles Public Safety Exception, Aaron J. Ley and Gordie Verhovek

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Policy Change and Venue Choices: Field Burning in Idaho and Washington, Aaron J. Ley and Edward P. Weber

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The Adaptive Venue Shopping Framework: How Emergent Groups Choose Environmental Policymaking Venues, Aaron J. Ley and Edward P. Weber

Submissions from 2013

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Territorial Issues, Audience Costs, and the Democratic Peace: The Importance of Issue Salience, Douglas M. Gibler and Marc L. Hutchinson