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Description:: In this dissertation, I have undertaken the first systematic effort to examine how grassroots NGO leaders in a nondemocracy have contributed to the ability of their respective organizations to meet organizational objectives. Using a case-study method, I undertook an in-depth examination of seven...
Author:: Tai, John Wei-Chung
Keyword:: Leadership, State Linkage, Embeddedness, Organizational Behavior, Media Relations, and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Dickson, Bruce J.
Committee Member(s):: Lambright, Gina M.S., McCord, Edward A., Brown, Nathan J., and Balla, Steven J.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Civil-Military Relations in Democratizing Taiwan, 1986-2007 This dissertation studies Taiwan's security sector reform in the process of democratization, a process that intends to nationalize the armed forces and intelligence services by removing partisan political control and placing the security...
Author:: Tzeng, Yi-suo
Keyword:: Civilian Control, Taiwan, Security Sector Reform, Civil-Military Relations, and Intelligence Reform
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Shambaugh, David
Committee Member(s):: Dickson, Bruce J., Mochizuki, Mike, Lambright, Gina M.S., and Sutter, Robert
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Why do some states follow international laws prohibiting the use of child soldiers, while others do not? While child soldiering is something that most states have avoided throughout history, recent trends indicate this is changing; in 2005, more than 40 percent of all armed organizations around...
Author:: Davis, Jennifer Ann
Keyword:: child soldiering, human rights, compliance, child soldiers, and international criminal law
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Goldgeier, James M.
Committee Member(s):: Lambright, Gina M.S., Singer, Peter W., Lebovic, James H., and Murphy, Sean D.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: How do rebel groups choose their recruitment strategies? In this dissertation, I classify recruitment strategies of rebel groups into three types: recruitment by force, recruitment by incentive, and recruitment by task. Building on this typology, I argue that two factors affect a rebel group's...
Author:: Obayashi, Kazuhiro
Keyword:: LRA, recruitment, rebel group, LTTE, and civil war
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Lebovic, James H.
Committee Member(s):: Lambright, Gina M.S., Gates, Scott, Finnemore, Martha, and Avant, Deborah
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: In 2000 rising concern over the destruction of watershed ecosystems prompted "global governors" (e.g., inter-governmental organizations, donor agencies, non-governmental organizations, and technical experts) to set a goal of implementing local Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) reforms in all...
Author:: Kauffman, Craig Michael
Keyword:: Watershed Management, Decentralization, Ecuador, Transnational Networks, Local Governance, and Global Governance
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: McClintock, Cynthia
Committee Member(s):: Sell, Susan K, Hale, Henry E, Lambright, Gina M.S., and Conca, Ken
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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