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- "A Nation's Vibrant and Triumphant Incarnation in a Man": Personality Cults and Isolation in North Korea and Cuba.
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- Trifoi, Bianca, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This paper argues that Kim Il-Sung of North Korea and Fidel Castro of Cuba established personality cults of differing degrees of intensity due to the relative degrees of historical and political isolation present in each state. Although both states followed a similar pattern of dominance, resentment, nationalism, and socialism in their recent histories, their differing overall histories dictated the intensity of their leaders' personality cults. Korea's long history of self-imposed...
Show moreThis paper argues that Kim Il-Sung of North Korea and Fidel Castro of Cuba established personality cults of differing degrees of intensity due to the relative degrees of historical and political isolation present in each state. Although both states followed a similar pattern of dominance, resentment, nationalism, and socialism in their recent histories, their differing overall histories dictated the intensity of their leaders' personality cults. Korea's long history of self-imposed isolationism in combination with xenophobia was continued in Kim's self-reliance ideology and allowed for a fanatical personality cult to develop. Cuba's only experience with isolation was that imposed by the United States through its embargoes, and the resulting hostility between Cuba and the United States actually helped legitimize Castro's regime and personality cult.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003658
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- A Clash of Civilizations or a Clash of National Interests? The United States and its key role in the Middle East.
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- Boeshaar, Case, Steigenga, Timothy J., Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Samuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil...
Show moreSamuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil, and domestic policy. The unprecedented recent wave of Arab revolutions in 2011 have made it more vital than ever to understand the true reasons for the United State's conflicts in the Middle East so that prudent future foreign policy decisions can be made.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003562
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- A Right to Bail: Recovering Constitutional Protections in the Excessive Bail Clause.
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- Cathcart, Nicolas, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The 8th Amendment forbids excessive bail, but this essential Constitutional protection has been undermined. The Supreme Court held in U.S. v. Salerno that the Constitution does not entitle defendants to bail and allowed federal courts to deny bail if they deem the defendant a threat to the community. However, both history and the current problems in the bail system demonstrate the Court erred in its ruling. Contrary to Salerno, the 8th Amendment was intended to provide a right to bail for all...
Show moreThe 8th Amendment forbids excessive bail, but this essential Constitutional protection has been undermined. The Supreme Court held in U.S. v. Salerno that the Constitution does not entitle defendants to bail and allowed federal courts to deny bail if they deem the defendant a threat to the community. However, both history and the current problems in the bail system demonstrate the Court erred in its ruling. Contrary to Salerno, the 8th Amendment was intended to provide a right to bail for all defendants who posed no threat to the judicial process. In order to protect essential rights of due process and presumption of innocence, Salerno ought to be overturned, a right to bail ought to be found within the Excessive Bail Clause, and this right should be incorporated to the states.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00124
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- ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STRATEGIES IN THE REINTEGRATION OF LIBERIAN FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS.
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- Leahy, Jaspar A., Steigenga, Timothy J., Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This thesis examines the challenges surrounding the reintegration of former child soldiers in post-conflict Liberia and recommends alternative education strategies for their reintegration. Formal schooling has not met the needs of many Liberian former child soldiers, and consequently alternative education programs and strategies are an essential approach towards reintegration. I analyze educational theory, policy, and case studies in post-conflict countries to recommend the most effective...
Show moreThis thesis examines the challenges surrounding the reintegration of former child soldiers in post-conflict Liberia and recommends alternative education strategies for their reintegration. Formal schooling has not met the needs of many Liberian former child soldiers, and consequently alternative education programs and strategies are an essential approach towards reintegration. I analyze educational theory, policy, and case studies in post-conflict countries to recommend the most effective alternative education strategies for reintegrating Liberian former child soldiers and ensuring their further intellectual, social, and economic development. I argue that programs combining community and peer support with professional guidance and apprenticeships have been the most effective in reaching this population. This research will serve as a basis for implementing adult education programs at The Pa’s Hat Academy, a school intended to serve former child soldiers and subsequent generations of males in the West Point area in Monrovia, Liberia.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013650
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- From borders to neighborhoods: explaining the shift toward state and local immigration law enforcement in the United States.
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- Cadena, Erika, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Immigration law enforcement has historically been a federal responsibility. The 1996 enactment of section §287 (g) of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act represented a major change, allowing state and local officers to be trained to perform the legal functions of immigration officers through Memorandums of Understanding (MOAs) with the federal government. Despite this change, few states utilized the MOA process until after the terrorist attacks of September 11th,...
Show moreImmigration law enforcement has historically been a federal responsibility. The 1996 enactment of section §287 (g) of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act represented a major change, allowing state and local officers to be trained to perform the legal functions of immigration officers through Memorandums of Understanding (MOAs) with the federal government. Despite this change, few states utilized the MOA process until after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Following the attacks, there has been a steady increase in both the number of MOAs and other forms of local and state immigration enforcement (such as Arizona's SB 1070). This thesis argues that the shift toward local immigration policy activism is a result of the post-9111 political atmosphere, the repeated failure of comprehensive immigration reform, and the rise of new migrant destinations. An analysis of these factors points to the primarily symbolic nature of local immigration enforcement initiatives.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003567
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- Help or hindrance: an evaluation of the 287(g) program and local immigration enforcement in Florida.
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- Klaas, Kristina, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The 287(g) program trains state local law enforcement agencies and authorizes them to enforce federal immigration law. Utilizing data from Collier, Bay, Miami-Dade, and Lake counties, this thesis analyzes the impact of Florida's 287(g) program to determine if the program effectively targets "criminal aliens," as outlined in the goals of the program. While the implementation of 287(g) in Florida has increased the number of unauthorized immigrants deported, the initiative has not effectively...
Show moreThe 287(g) program trains state local law enforcement agencies and authorizes them to enforce federal immigration law. Utilizing data from Collier, Bay, Miami-Dade, and Lake counties, this thesis analyzes the impact of Florida's 287(g) program to determine if the program effectively targets "criminal aliens," as outlined in the goals of the program. While the implementation of 287(g) in Florida has increased the number of unauthorized immigrants deported, the initiative has not effectively met its stated goal to target criminal aliens. Furthermore, the 287(g) program has resulted in other consequences, such as the criminalization of immigrants, hindering local law enforcement agencies in promoting community safety, and transferring local immigration enforcement costs to the federal government.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003589
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- Illiberal Patria.
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- Faris, Andrew, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The democratic rise to power of the movement called the “Citizens’ Revolution” in Ecuador has challenged earlier conceptions of what a democracy should look like. Its leader, Rafael Correa, has run a campaign against the previous system of constitutional liberalism in Ecuador and has done much to fight what he considers the symptoms of the previous system: poverty and inequality. While Correa's government has had success in creating social progress, his movement has also dramatically...
Show moreThe democratic rise to power of the movement called the “Citizens’ Revolution” in Ecuador has challenged earlier conceptions of what a democracy should look like. Its leader, Rafael Correa, has run a campaign against the previous system of constitutional liberalism in Ecuador and has done much to fight what he considers the symptoms of the previous system: poverty and inequality. While Correa's government has had success in creating social progress, his movement has also dramatically increased the power of the central government in Ecuador. This has struck many scholars as dangerous. The term "Illiberal Democracy" has been used to describe Ecuador as a democracy moving in the wrong direction, away from an objective standard of perfect democratic participation. In this thesis I argue that this assumption is misapplied to Ecuador. In cases like Ecuador, expansion of state power may be necessary to overcome structural impediments to democratic participation.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003669
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- Document (PDF)
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- Immigrant Integration and Assimilation: An Analysis of El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center in Florida.
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- Inamoto, Akemi, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This study provides an overview and assessment of El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's influence in adult immigrant assimilation and integration in Florida. Since 2006 the center has provided programs and services for the Jupiter community, with a particular emphasis on its immigrants who come primarily from Guatemala and Southern Mexico. This thesis provides a background on the center's history and development as well as an overview of the leading theories and methods used for...
Show moreThis study provides an overview and assessment of El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's influence in adult immigrant assimilation and integration in Florida. Since 2006 the center has provided programs and services for the Jupiter community, with a particular emphasis on its immigrants who come primarily from Guatemala and Southern Mexico. This thesis provides a background on the center's history and development as well as an overview of the leading theories and methods used for measuring immigrant integration and assimilation. Based upon an analysis of this literature and survey data collected by the center, I offer specific suggestions for future survey questions and methods to more accurately evaluate the effectiveness of El Sol’s policies promoting immigrant integration and assimilation.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003645
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- Document (PDF)
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- Of free markets and caged humans: the ethical and legal implications of for- profit immigration detention.
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- Corrales, Celeste, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Private prisons are quickly becoming the new hosts for many of the over 400,000 unauthorized immigrants detained annually in the United States. The argument over whether to privatize is one that involves both practical questions of who can produce the most efficient results and philosophical implications. This thesis argues that privatized immigrant detention creates a perverse incentive structure that may lead to multiple problems, including greater risks for constitutional and human rights...
Show morePrivate prisons are quickly becoming the new hosts for many of the over 400,000 unauthorized immigrants detained annually in the United States. The argument over whether to privatize is one that involves both practical questions of who can produce the most efficient results and philosophical implications. This thesis argues that privatized immigrant detention creates a perverse incentive structure that may lead to multiple problems, including greater risks for constitutional and human rights violations of immigrant detainees. I utilize Ira P. Robbins’ Legal Dimensions to Private Incarceration (1998) handbook in order to update and explore the relevance of two legal doctrines as potential challenges to the private immigrant detention industry.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003510
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- Out of shadows and into the spotlight: undocumented students in pursuit of higher education and the case of freedom university Georgia.
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- Smith, Emily, Steigenga, Timothy J., Strain, Christopher B., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Although thousands of undocumented immigrant students graduate from U.S. high schools each year, only a small percentage of those students opt to enroll in higher education facilities following their graduation. While scholars have discussed the impacts of state and federal legislation that limit the financial aid benefits undocumented students have access to, little has been written about the impacts of tangible enrollment bans.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003535
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- Para el sur: analyzing contemporary Mexican return migration with a case study of Jupiter, Florida immigrants.
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- Adolfson, Dawn Fae, Corr, Rachel, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Recent data show that migration from Mexico to the United States has significantly decreased while return migration to Mexico has increased, producing a net reduction in the total number of Mexican migrants in the U.S. Some argue that the increase in immigration enforcement within the United States is the leading cause for this change because it has altered the cost/benefit balance enough to make migration less appealing and to encourage people to self-deport. The “self-deportation”...
Show moreRecent data show that migration from Mexico to the United States has significantly decreased while return migration to Mexico has increased, producing a net reduction in the total number of Mexican migrants in the U.S. Some argue that the increase in immigration enforcement within the United States is the leading cause for this change because it has altered the cost/benefit balance enough to make migration less appealing and to encourage people to self-deport. The “self-deportation” hypothesis is based on the neo-classical theory of immigration. This case study offers an alternate explanation. Interviews with migrants in Jupiter, FL and returned migrants in Mexico suggest that the reasons for return are more complex. Family reunification, access to networks, and changing demographics are all important reasons driving the recent change in Mexican immigration. These findings suggest that the “self-deportation” approach to U.S. immigration policy may be misguided.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003500
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- Document (PDF)
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- POLITICAL EFFICACY AND POSTMODERN MULTIPLICITY IN ISHMAEL REED’S FLIGHT TO CANADA.
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- Smith, Janeen Elizabeth, Hess, John J., Steigenga, Timothy J., White, Daniel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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American writer Ishmael Reed defends literature as a mechanism for effective protest and a form of comment on American politics. In his early works, Reed used postmodern aesthetics to destabilize common assumptions about race and politics. Today, Reed continues to grapple with racial inequality, but he has shifted away from postmodern fiction producing mostly essays and reviews. Reed’s use of various mediums to protest political injustice blurs the line between politics and literature. In...
Show moreAmerican writer Ishmael Reed defends literature as a mechanism for effective protest and a form of comment on American politics. In his early works, Reed used postmodern aesthetics to destabilize common assumptions about race and politics. Today, Reed continues to grapple with racial inequality, but he has shifted away from postmodern fiction producing mostly essays and reviews. Reed’s use of various mediums to protest political injustice blurs the line between politics and literature. In this thesis, I will use a textual analysis of Reed’s novel Flight to Canada, interviews with Reed, and literary criticism to argue that Reed utilizes the concept of multiplicity (the state of being various) to impart a political message that adapts to changing political climates. In turn, Reed’s work is intended to influence the reader’s sense of political efficacy by emphasizing the political power of the individual.
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- 2014
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003629
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