Browsing Supervised Theses by Subject "Political Science."
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Alcohol as fuel in Brazil : an alternative energy policy and politics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985) -
Between global flows & territorial control : the state, tourism development, and the politics of reterritorialization in the Middle East
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)This dissertation presents a new type of theory about the impact of increased transnational capital flows on state building processes. Most of the political science literature about globalization has been focused on debating ... -
Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)We implement techniques of graph theory to international trade in order to empirically inspect the international system of trade. Examining macro and submacro levels of the international system of trade from 1962-2003, we ... -
Development of a Bayesian Network to monitor the probability of nuclear proliferation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Nuclear Proliferation is a complex problem that has plagued national security strategists since the advent of the first nuclear weapons. As the cost to produce nuclear weapons has continued to decline and the availability ... -
The dilemmas of United Nations peacekeeping in the post Cold War era
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Does it take one or two to tango? : language skills, physical appearance, and immigrant integration in Germany
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Breaking with a long-held political stance that Germany is, despite a sizeable share of permanent immigrant residents, not a country of immigration, the German legislature has drawn up a new immigration law, which entered ... -
The effect of property rights protection on economic growth and environmental pollution : a cross-sectional time-series analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
The private sector's capacity to manage climate risks and finance carbon neutral energy infrastructure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This dissertation examines the financial aspects of climate change relating to the private sector's capacity to manage climate risks and finance carbon neutral energy infrastructure. The dissertation examines (a) potential ... -
Regional integration in the developing world : ASEAN in a new perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982) -
Rise and decline of ethno-national movements of Pakistan : domestic and international factors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988) -
Uneasy welcome--the political economy in migration policy in Kuwait
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987) -
The value of knowledge networks : conceptual framework in application to sustainable production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The thesis is motivated by two major trends: the rise of a global information and knowledge economy, and environmental degradation and the search for sustainable solutions. The increasing importance of knowledge has by ...
