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Morton, Tabitha Susan Marie.
Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2013, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151307 
► The goal of this dissertation is to determine how to create more equal public policy outcomes within the realm of public education. It is a…
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▼ The goal of this dissertation is to determine how to create more equal public policy outcomes within the realm of public education. It is a well known fact that despite the passage of legal decisions such as Brown (1954) and federal policies like No Child Left Behind (2001), Latino and African American students still perform at lower rates than Anglo students. This poor academic performance results in lower graduation rates, lower college attendance, and a lower socioeconomic status than Anglos.
This dissertation therefore sought to determine if two common bureaucratic theories, representative bureaucracy and personnel stability, could be used in combination with one another in order to improve the educational policy outcomes for African American and Latino students. Using data from
Texas school districts from 1994-2010 and a cross-sectional longitudinal research design, I find that while each theory on its own improved the outcomes for these groups, the two did not have a significant combined effect on every indicator. Instead I find evidence of a substitution effect which allows one strategy to be used in place of the other in order to improve the academic performance of minority students. This creates a unique situation as this analysis suggests that there are other bureaucratic factors working to prevent an interactive effect from occurring on a consistent basis. Thus the next steps are to apply the same theories to other public organizations in order to determine if my findings are unique to public education and to determine if other public administration theories can be used to improve the outcomes for African American and Latino students.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meier, Keneth J. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Robinson, Scott E. (committee member),
Pedraza, Francisco (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Stability; representation
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Morton, T. S. M. (2013). Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151307
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Morton, Tabitha Susan Marie. “Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151307.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Morton, Tabitha Susan Marie. “Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Morton TSM. Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151307.
Council of Science Editors:
Morton TSM. Improving the Educational Outcomes for Minorities: A Study of the Interactive Effects of Personnel Stability and Representative Bureacracy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151307
Texas A&M University
2.
Molina, Angel Luis.
Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2015, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187447
► In the United States, it is widely recognized that racial and ethnic minorities now constitute an ever-expanding share of the general population. While this growth…
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▼ In the United States, it is widely recognized that racial and ethnic minorities now constitute an ever-expanding share of the general population. While this growth has catapulted minorities to the forefront of the public sector’s clientele, its implications for how bureaucracies serve these groups remain understudied. Using the Latino demographic and educational organizations as a policy setting, I estimate a series of statistical models to assess the determinants of group access to positions of authority in publicly governed school districts and what this access portends for minority student outcomes. While I find that a strong numeric presence in surrounding communities dictates Latinos’ access to school district leadership, I also find that institutional design moderates the extent to which their numeric strength translates into organizational influence. Contrary to conventional wisdom, statistical analyses herein indicate that citizenship status and patterns of in-school policy implementation are related in a manner that underscores unique behavioral incentives. The findings also indicate that once Latinos become leaders in the policy-making process, performance-related pressures influence their decision to improve certain policy outcomes over others. Through these findings, my dissertation sheds new light on the ways in which representation in locally elected governance and bureaucratic hierarchies shapes Latinos’ footing in the American education system. Importantly, the results of this dissertation also lead to the conclusion that Latinos’ prospects for political incorporation is a function of institutions that shape the composition of governmental bureaucracies, along with organizational pressures to improve the performance of governmental programs.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meier, Kenneth J (advisor), Pedraza, Francisco I (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Bearfield, Domonic (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Public Policy; Latino Politics; Race; Education; School Boards; Public Administration; Representative Bureaucracy
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Molina, A. L. (2015). Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187447
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Molina, Angel Luis. “Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187447.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Molina, Angel Luis. “Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Molina AL. Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187447.
Council of Science Editors:
Molina AL. Guided by Governance: New Perspectives on the Political Dynamics of Latino Education. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187447
Texas A&M University
3.
Philips, Andrew Q.
Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2017, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161357
► Despite a large literature on political cycles, many theories and empirical results conflict with one another. I address this disconnect through three interrelated contributions. I…
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▼ Despite a large literature on political cycles, many theories and empirical results conflict with one another. I address this disconnect through three interrelated contributions. I first conduct an extensive quantitative survey of the political budget cycle literature through a meta-analysis. I find that overall there exists a positive, though substantively small political budget cycle effect. Second, I examine how incumbents may use alternatives to fiscal manipulation, such as the passage of redistributive policies, since these send a key signal to voters. Third, I examine how incumbents may not only time fiscal manipulation, but control their placement spatially. This ties in the political budget cycle literature with the literature on distributive politics. Although these findings call into question some of the existing views of political budget cycles, they show that cycles manifest themselves in alternative fashions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Whitten, Guy D (advisor), Lipsmeyer, Christine S (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Goidel, Kirby (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Political cycles; political budget cycles; political business cycles; distributive politics
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Philips, A. Q. (2017). Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161357
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Philips, Andrew Q. “Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161357.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Philips, Andrew Q. “Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Philips AQ. Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161357.
Council of Science Editors:
Philips AQ. Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161357
Texas A&M University
4.
Funk, Kendall Dawn.
The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2017, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161594
► Local governments are thought to be more conducive to women’s representation because they are closer to home, easier to access, and require less time and…
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▼ Local governments are thought to be more conducive to women’s representation because they are closer to home, easier to access, and require less time and resources than positions in higher levels of government. However, women remain severely underrepresented even at the local level. What are the causes and consequences of women’s (under) representation in local governments? This dissertation contributes to the small, but growing, body of research that seeks to answer this question by examining women’s local representation both within a single country and across multiple countries over time. Within the dissertation, I develop several theoretical arguments and test these theories using data from Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America. The first theory I present is that decentralization has a detrimental impact on women’s local representation. By increasing the power and desirability of local offices, decentralization creates barriers to women’s local representation. I find evidence that Latin American countries with high levels of fiscal and administrative decentralization have fewer women in local legislatures than countries with low levels of decentralization. Second, I present the glass cliff theory—the idea that women are more likely to attain leadership positions under precarious circumstances—and test whether women mayoral candidates in Brazil face a glass cliff. I find that women are more likely to be nominated to run for mayor when their political party is competing against an incumbent. In addition, women are more likely to be nominated in municipalities with small and decreasing budgets. These findings provide evidence that women face a glass cliff in their pursuit of local political representation. Third, I examine some of the consequences of women’s representation as local chief executives in Brazilian municipalities. Particularly, I test the theory that women’s leadership styles are more inclusive and participatory than men’s styles of leading. I present evidence that the leadership styles of men and women mayors in Brazil don’t differ significantly, but there are important gender differences in the types of policy areas in which local executives initiate participation. I conclude that leadership strategy, more so than style, determines whether an elected official will choose to increase citizen participation in specific areas.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (advisor),
Meier, Kenneth J (advisor),
Taylor-Robinson, Michelle (committee member),
Bullock, Justin (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: women's representation; gender; local government; Latin America; Brazil; decentralization; elections
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Funk, K. D. (2017). The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161594
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Funk, Kendall Dawn. “The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161594.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Funk, Kendall Dawn. “The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Funk KD. The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161594.
Council of Science Editors:
Funk KD. The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161594
Texas A&M University
5.
Calderon, Maria Apolonia.
Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2018, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173946
► This dissertation seeks to understand the influence of non-governmental institutions on local public policy outputs. Within immigration policy, current shifts in the implementation of enforcement…
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▼ This dissertation seeks to understand the influence of non-governmental institutions
on local public policy outputs. Within immigration policy, current shifts in the
implementation of enforcement have allowed local law enforcement agencies to function
as extensions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leading to an
unprecedented rise in the deportations of immigrants from the interior of the country. By
examining the outputs of the Secure Communities program from 2009 through 2014, this
research evaluates how non-governmental institutions can influence the deportability of
immigrants within a community. In influencing the deportability of immigrants, nongovernmental
institutions alter Secure Communities outputs. The first part of this
dissertation takes an empirical focus on theorizing how language as an institutional
characteristic serves as a mechanism of representative bureaucracy. Using the theory of
representative bureaucracy, linguistic congruence between local law enforcement agents
and policy target should lead to decreased policy outputs. Using the Law Enforcement
Management and Administration Survey, the results indicate that language can function as
active representation decreasing Secure Communities outputs, but only in counties with
small immigrant communities. The second section of this dissertation is a multi-method
study that develops a conceptual framework for the philanthropic sector’s influence on
public policy. Beginning with the empirical analysis, the first part of the framework
focuses on establishing the link between the philanthropic sector's grant making patterns
and immigration policy outputs. The results indicate an incredibly small effect between
philanthropic foundations' immigration-related grant making patterns and the identification
of deportable immigrants. To understand the relationship between the philanthropic sector
and policy outputs, the final part of this study takes a qualitative approach to study how
nonprofit grant recipients and their work with the immigrant community alters immigrant
deportability. The two studies together develop a conceptual framework that provides
insights into how philanthropic funding translates into redefining citizenship at the
community level with the aim to reduce the deportability of the immigrant community.
This dissertation provides insights into how non-governmental institutions can shape the
concept of citizenship and alter policy through citizen-state feedback.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meier, Kenneth J (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Pedraza, Francisco (committee member),
Paarlberg, Laurie (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Immigration; Bureaucracy; Philanthropy; Public Administration; Public Policy
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Calderon, M. A. (2018). Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173946
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Calderon, Maria Apolonia. “Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173946.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Calderon, Maria Apolonia. “Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy.” 2018. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Calderon MA. Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173946.
Council of Science Editors:
Calderon MA. Who's Going to Build Your Wall?: The Influence of Non-Governmental Institutions on Local Immigration Policy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173946
Texas A&M University
6.
Ghosh Moulick, Abhisekh.
Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2015, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187467
► There are three primary goals of financial management: to help a firm weather environmental turbulence, to allow a firm to grow, and to make safe…
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▼ There are three primary goals of financial management: to help a firm weather environmental turbulence, to allow a firm to grow, and to make safe revenue choices to keep a firm operational. What is often disregarded in this discussion is organizational context. In this dissertation, I argue that we cannot manage finances in all organizations the same way.
Organizational context matters for money management. Specifically, by organizational context I mean if a firm is a public, for-profit, or nonprofit entity. Organizational context shapes the winners and losers in resource distribution and hence fundamentally alters key expectations from various financial management tools and techniques. To demonstrate this, I address three questions related to each aspect of financial management. First, can fiscal slack help buffer budget shocks in public organizations? Second, does financial performance motivate risk taking in nonprofit, for innovation and growth? Finally, can revenue sourcing strategies affect key outcomes in decentralized public organizations?
I use twenty years of data from over a thousand public school districts in
Texas. I use ordinary least squares regression models with year fixed effects. First, I empirically demonstrate that fiscal slack alone cannot fully counterbalance the negative impact of 10 percent or greater budget shocks on aggregate district standardized test performance. However, districts with approximately 31.53 percent fund balance (unabsorbed fiscal slack) can reduce the negative impact of budget shocks more effectively than districts with minimum, or just 0.05 percent, fund balance. But the distinction of slack as an effective buffer in for-profits, in much less pronounced in public firms.
Second, I offer a theoretical discussion of how an increase in financial performance may induce nonprofits to take more risks. This is in sharp contrast to their for-profit counterparts. Decline in financial performance is the key motivation for for-profit firms to innovate and take risks. But given the nondistribution constraint and the lack of profit motivation, when nonprofits are financially secure they would be induced to take more risk.
Finally, I empirically investigate achievement gap based on income, a key outcome, in the highly decentralized US K-12 education system. Decentralization is expected to offer welfare enhancing opportunities, by allowing school policies to be tailored to small homogeneous student groups. I find that when more revenue is generated locally, more administrative decentralization can increase income-based achievement gap. Revenue source is less important in private organizations that actively seek to diversify revenue bases.
These three separate conclusions together substantiate the key thesis that organizational context fundamentally alters outcomes and expectations from various money management choices in firms.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meier, Kenneth J (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Teodoro, Manuel (committee member),
Taylor, Lori L (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Financial slack; budget shock; organizational risk; financial performance; decentralization; achievement-gap
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Ghosh Moulick, A. (2015). Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187467
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ghosh Moulick, Abhisekh. “Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187467.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ghosh Moulick, Abhisekh. “Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ghosh Moulick A. Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187467.
Council of Science Editors:
Ghosh Moulick A. Essays in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187467
Texas A&M University
7.
Shockley, Bethany L.
Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2014, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153297
► Representation is a basic component of democracy and yet scientific understanding of how it works has been limited to the national level of government, especially…
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▼ Representation is a basic component of democracy and yet scientific understanding of how it works has been limited to the national level of government, especially in the developing world. This research develops and tests theories regarding two key aspects of local representation: government responsiveness and procedural inclusiveness. I examine local representation in the context of decentralization because local officials and citizens interact according to the set of decentralization policies that define the local political sphere. I find that both contextual factors and individual-level
factors are important determinants of local representation.
This study takes three approaches to studying the relationship between local representation and decentralization. First, it uses formal theory to explore the impact of electoral competition on local representation in the dimensions of sector and scope. Decentralization and local capacity are found to constrain the behavior of the mayor. Next, it takes an in-depth look at the representational orientations of mayors, using data collected during fieldwork in Ecuador. It predicts the emergence of attitudes of political openness and administrative responsibility using both individual-level and county-level covariates. Lastly, I consider representation from the citizen’s point of view. Using data
from 18 countries in Latin America and two samples of counties in Ecuador, I test the impact of participation on citizen evaluations of local government. I find that participation in general has a limited impact on citizen evaluations, with the exception of direct contact with government.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (advisor),
Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M (committee member),
Rogers, James (committee member),
Yannitell Reinhardt, Gina (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: representation; local representation; decentralization; Ecuador; mayor; Latin America; canton; local government; local governance; political openness; administrative responsibility
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Shockley, B. L. (2014). Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153297
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shockley, Bethany L. “Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153297.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shockley, Bethany L. “Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America.” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shockley BL. Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153297.
Council of Science Editors:
Shockley BL. Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153297
Texas A&M University
8.
Seki, Katsunori.
Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2015, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154959
► In this dissertation, I offer an answer to one of the most important questions about authoritarian politics today: why do dictatorships hold elections? In order…
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▼ In this dissertation, I offer an answer to one of the most important questions about authoritarian politics today: why do dictatorships hold elections? In order to answer this broad question, I study the causes and consequences of elections as well as the role of elections in nondemocratic settings. First, I develop a theory about the causes of elections in dictatorships, which is based on the different threats that dictatorships face and the different goals that they have in order to lessen or avoid these threats. I argue that dictatorships opt for elections for the effective executive if they need to avoid violent removal. In contrast, dictatorships begin elections for a national legislature if they seek to maintain the unity and cohesion of elites in the ruling circle and/or to coopt elites from outside of the regime. Second, I present a theory about the consequences of elections in dictatorships. I contend that two seemingly competing effects of elections are mutually complementary. Individual elections can create a momentum for regime change, leading to the collapse of dictatorships and democratic transitions. At the same time, once dictatorships survive elections, election results convey useful information for the purpose of cooptation and send a signal that deters future challenges to the regime. Tests of my theory on a sample of dictatorships after World War II show robust support for my theory about the causes and consequences of elections. Finally, I revisit the information collection role of elections in nondemocratic settings. I theorize that elections can be either informative or less informative depending on the strategic decisions that major opposition parties make. I develop a formal theory to describe this causal mechanism. An important implication of my theory is that informative elections are associated with post-electoral redistribution of goods and patronage while less informative elections in which major opposition parties boycott elections are not. I test this implication by using original data collected from Serbia in 1990s and present results that are consistent with my theory.
Advisors/Committee Members: Whitten, Guy D. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (committee member),
Whang, Taehee (committee member),
Bearfield, Domonic (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Dictatorships; Elections; Democratic Transitions
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Seki, K. (2015). Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154959
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Seki, Katsunori. “Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154959.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Seki, Katsunori. “Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Seki K. Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154959.
Council of Science Editors:
Seki K. Causes and Consequences of Elections in Nondemocracies. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154959
9.
Velazquez, Martin Tomas.
Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement.
Degree: MA, History, 2009, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1664
► The Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement were reactionary forces that opposed the progression of the Mexican Revolution in the first half of the twentieth…
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▼ The Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement were reactionary forces
that opposed the progression of the Mexican Revolution in the first half of the twentieth
century. This thesis compares the two movements, with particular emphasis on their
ideologies. Both groups embodied Catholic resistance against an anticlerical and
socialist Mexican government. The struggle between the church and state, which can be
traced to colonial times, reached a zenith with the highly anticlerical Mexican
Revolution of 1910. As revolutionary ideology was vigorously implemented by the
Mexican state, Catholics rallied behind the church and sought recourse in violence. This
culminated in the Cristero Rebellion of 1926-29, with disastrous results. In the 1930s,
when the new threat of socialism emerged, Catholics abandoned the path of bloodshed
and supported the Sinarquista Movement. These movements represented the ultimate
expression in religious protest, yet little is written that compares the Sinarquistas with
the Cristeros. Moreover, some historians contended that the two groups had little in
common. In essence, present historiography views the movements as two separate
events. This thesis argues that while a few differences exist, the Sinarquistas shared many of the goals, ideologies, and demographics of the Cristeros. Moreover, it
concludes that the Sinarquista Movement was essentially a continuation of the Cristero
struggle.
Advisors/Committee Members: Schmidt, Henry C. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Kirkendall, Andrew J. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Cristero Rebellion; Sinarquista Movement
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Velazquez, M. T. (2009). Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1664
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Velazquez, Martin Tomas. “Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1664.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Velazquez, Martin Tomas. “Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Velazquez MT. Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1664.
Council of Science Editors:
Velazquez MT. Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1664
10.
Pinnick, Aaron Corbett.
Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement.
Degree: MS, Sociology, 2009, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2602
► The Zapatista movement of southern Mexico has received little analytical attention focused on the myriad of writings issued by the movement. To help fill this…
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▼ The Zapatista movement of southern Mexico has received little analytical
attention focused on the myriad of writings issued by the movement. To help fill this
gap, this study uses David Snow and Robert Benford’s concept of framing as a
theoretical basis, and performs a systematic and discursive analysis of the communiqués
issued by the Zapatista movement in order to understand how the movement framed itself
over its thirteen-year existence. Communiqués were coded by noting evocations of the
diagnostic frames of corrupt government, violent government, and neoliberal government
and in terms of prognostic framing, general democracy, small-scale democracy, and
revolutionary frames.
This research concludes that the prognostic frame of general democracy was very
high in the initial years of the movement, and shifted towards the small-scale democracy
frame after the election of Vicente Fox in 2000. The diagnostic frames dealt with in this
research showed a slight downward trend as Mexico democratized, but there is
significant inter-year variation in the prevalence diagnostic frames that seems to be
related to specific acts of government repression, or other government actions. This
research also concludes that a portion of the EZLN’s success and long existence can be attributed to the movement’s ability to modify its diagnostic and prognostic frames to
match the changing political and societal context that the movement existed in.
Advisors/Committee Members: Almeida, Paul D. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Saenz, Rogelio (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: EZLN; Zapatista; Framing; Diagnostic Framing; Prognostic Framing
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Pinnick, A. C. (2009). Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2602
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pinnick, Aaron Corbett. “Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2602.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pinnick, Aaron Corbett. “Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pinnick AC. Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2602.
Council of Science Editors:
Pinnick AC. Variations in diagnostic and prognostic framing in the EZLN movement. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2602
11.
Zhang, Youlang.
Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2019, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184914
► What determines a subnational government’s participation in lobbying the federal government? Why do some subnational governments invest more resources in lobbying the federal government than…
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▼ What determines a subnational government’s participation in lobbying the federal government? Why do some subnational governments invest more resources in lobbying the federal government than others? Given a multi-level federalist government structure in the United States, how do the lobbying decisions of local governments affect the lobbying decisions of state governments? Extant research in social science has widely discussed the dynamics of lobbying in the private sector. However, governments lobby governments, too. In the United States, intergovernmental lobbying is an important strategy for subnational governments to obtain resources from and influence policies in a higher-level government. Hundreds of subnational governments directly lobby the federal government and thousands of local governments choose to lobby their state governments each year. Yet, extant research offers little theoretical leverage and even less systematic empirical evidence on what happens when governments lobby governments. The major research goal of this dissertation is to identify and systematically test the determinants of subnational decisions regarding lobbying the federal government on the supply side of public goods.
The dissertation mainly consists of three quantitative essays that focus on the formal lobbying activities of subnational governments. The first essay, “Executive Institutions and Formal Lobbying Activities of American City Governments,” points out that, compared to city governments with political executives, city governments with professional executives are more likely to participate in and spend on hiring professional lobbyists to lobby the federal government. The second essay, “Legislative Professionalism and State Formal Lobbying Activities,” provides evidence that legislative professionalism contributes to state lobbying activities. The third essay, “Bottom-Up Federalism of Formal Lobbying Spending,” borrows the theory of bottom-up federalism in policy diffusion literature and shows when local governments within a state increase their investments in formally lobbying the federal government, the state government increases its investment in formally lobbying the federal government, too. This dissertation contributes to public administration, public policy, and political science literature by offering theoretical and empirical insights into the supply-side factors that influence subnational policymaking, intergovernmental relations, and democratic representation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Teodoro, Manuel (advisor), Bowman, Ann (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Rainey, Carlisle (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Lobbying; Urban Politics; State Politics; Federalism
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Zhang, Y. (2019). Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184914
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhang, Youlang. “Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184914.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhang, Youlang. “Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America.” 2019. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhang Y. Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184914.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhang Y. Essays on Intergovernmental Lobbying in America. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184914
12.
Villar, David.
Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion.
Degree: MA, History, 2017, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/166055
► Most scholarly works on Operation Just Cause, the code name for the 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States, have focused on the capture…
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▼ Most scholarly works on Operation Just Cause, the code name for the 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States, have focused on the capture of General Manuel Noriega. This focus ignores the complexity of U.S.-Panamanian relations and the long history of American citizens in Panama, however, and reinforces a puppet narrative.
This thesis argues instead that the primary motive for Operation Just Cause was to protect the 35,500 American citizens at risk in Panama. By discounting this population, previous works offer limited insights into the invasion. Fully accounting for this large and vulnerable population makes clear that the use of military force represented a prudent response to a very real threat. The removal of Noriega was merely the means to an end: the protection of American citizens. Political, diplomatic, and economic pressure did not convince Noriega, who was never a “puppet,” to step down. In fact, they worsened the situation for Americans and compelled the Bush Administration to use the only remaining option: military force.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cobbs, Elizabeth A (advisor), Dawson, Joseph G (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20%20C%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C (committee member),
Parker, Jason C (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Operation Just Cause; US-Panamanian Relations; Panama Canal Zone; Direct Military Interventions; Manuel Noriega; George Bush
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Villar, D. (2017). Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/166055
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Villar, David. “Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/166055.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Villar, David. “Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Villar D. Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/166055.
Council of Science Editors:
Villar D. Americans in Panama: A Century of Occupation and Invasion. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/166055
13.
Ross, Ashley Dyan.
A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2011, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8337
► This dissertation asks the question: How do democracies improve in quality? Building on previous scholarship, the author offers a theoretical framework that traces democratic quality…
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▼ This dissertation asks the question: How do democracies improve in quality?
Building on previous scholarship, the author offers a theoretical framework that traces
democratic quality through equality of outcomes. The quality of democracy may be
conceptualized as a virtuous cycle where the procedural aspects of democracy
motivate politicians to expand equality. This broadening of substantive opportunities
outcomes, in turn, deepens democracy by developing individual-level political
participation. The theoretical framework is applied to the context of public services
with the expectation that quality democracies with high government capacity more
broadly distribute basic public services and that this pattern of provision cultivates
political participation.
The first empirical analysis tests if the quality of democracy and government
capacity are associated with reduced service inequalities for a sample of 75 countries.
It is found that while equalities of education and sanitation services are significantly
related to democratic quality, healthcare is not, nor is government capacity shown to play a significant role. To further explore this, the Mexican states are analyzed for the
years 2000 to 2004; the results show that capacity in terms of tax collection efforts is
associated with lower inequalities in education services in states with high electoral
competition.
The second empirical analysis turns to the local level of government - where
services are delivered. Using original data from interviews and government records of
four Mexican municipalities, the author examines the aspects of democracy and
government capacity that are correlated with lower inequalities of public services. The
findings highlight that intense electoral competition and institutionalized channels of
citizen input as well as capacity in terms of sound collection of municipal taxes and
innovations in municipal funding are characteristics of governments with broader
distribution of basic public services.
The third empirical analysis tests if public services are related to individual-level
political participation. Employing survey data from Latin America and Africa, the author
finds that “good” public service evaluations are associated with greater likelihoods of
voting in high quality democracies - those with intense electoral competition - but
limited government capacity. This offers evidence that in a developing context, public
services enable political participation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (advisor),
Meier, Kenneth J. (committee member),
Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M. (committee member),
Robinson, Scott E. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: democracy; democratic quality; public services; Mexico
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Ross, A. D. (2011). A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8337
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ross, Ashley Dyan. “A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8337.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ross, Ashley Dyan. “A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality.” 2011. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ross AD. A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8337.
Council of Science Editors:
Ross AD. A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8337
14.
Loureiro, Roberto V.
Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2012, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8683
► Within the context of contemporary politics, Christian, Muslim and Liberal traditions have been, in many instances, at odds with each other regarding how humankind‘s social…
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▼ Within the context of contemporary politics, Christian, Muslim and Liberal traditions have been, in many instances, at odds with each other regarding how humankind‘s social political future should be ordered. Such a conflicting condition has been aggravated by the global circulation of democratic ideals, which has significantly disseminated Western liberal values and made those ideals an almost universal desirable social commodity. In support of this argument, one can observe the unprecedented and controversial assumption that liberal democracy has become the ultimate form of political governance. It is in the context of these end-times liberal aspirations, whether self desired or imposed through external pressure, that some competing and conflicting elements are introduced into the political landscape of Christian and Muslim groups. By presenting itself as the universal and final solution for humanity‘s future, liberalism appears to create uneasiness among religious people who, indeed, see its secular and religious-privatizing tendencies as a secular eschatological competitor. Despite this perceived end-times conflict, there may be hope for a constructive dialogue among these groups.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nederman, Cary J. (advisor), von Vacano, Diego A. (committee member), Ellis, Elisabeth H. (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (committee member),
Kirkendall, Andrew (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Politics; Eschatology; Christians; Muslims; Liberalism; Kant; Mill; Rawls
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Loureiro, R. V. (2012). Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8683
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Loureiro, Roberto V. “Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8683.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Loureiro, Roberto V. “Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Loureiro RV. Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8683.
Council of Science Editors:
Loureiro RV. Politics and Eschatology: Christian, Muslim and Liberal Traditions and Their Visions of Humankind's Future. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8683
15.
Nascimento Da Silva, Thiago.
Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2019, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184406
► In contrast to initial expectations, a recent literature has identified coalition formation as being almost as common in presidential systems as in parliamentary systems. However,…
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▼ In contrast to initial expectations, a recent literature has identified coalition formation as being almost as common in presidential systems as in parliamentary systems. However, few studies have analyzed the dynamics of coalition governments in presidential democracies. In this dissertation, I address these dynamics, which include government formation, government breakdown, and policy monitoring between coalition partners.
Three questions are answered in this dissertation: What explains the variation in the advantage of the president’s party with regards to the allocation of ministerial posts? Why and when do presidential coalition members monitor policies being implemented by their partners? Under what conditions are cabinet coalition terminations more likely to occur in presidential systems? My answers to these questions provide important insights into the fundamental differences between presidential and parliamentary forms of government.
Advisors/Committee Members: Whitten, Guy D. (advisor), Cheibub, José Antonio (advisor), Clark, William Roberts (committee member), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (committee member),
Goidel, Robert Kirby (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Coalition governments; Government formation; Policy monitoring; Cabinet termination; Presidential systems; Comparative Politics; Political institutions
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Nascimento Da Silva, T. (2019). Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184406
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nascimento Da Silva, Thiago. “Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184406.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nascimento Da Silva, Thiago. “Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems.” 2019. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nascimento Da Silva T. Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184406.
Council of Science Editors:
Nascimento Da Silva T. Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/184406
Texas A&M University
16.
Heath, Roseanna Michelle.
Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2009, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1363
► This research addresses the question under what conditions will rank and file legislators favor or oppose changes in a legislature’s internal rules of order. The…
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▼ This research addresses the question under what conditions will rank and file
legislators favor or oppose changes in a legislature’s internal rules of order. The study
deviates from previous approaches to the study of legislatures in four primary ways: 1) the
study moves from advanced democratized cases of the U.S. Congress and British House of
Commons to cases of neo-democracies; 2) the study considers the interaction between the
design of the electoral system and its impact on legislature organization; 3) in addition to
chamber level factors, party and individual level factors are considered; and 4) the theory
considers when legislators will rebel against attempts by party leadership to alter the internal
rules of order.
The central question focused on is what factors influence legislators’ willingness to
speak out or vote against changes in the internal rules of order following a change in the
electoral system design. The theory proposed that when it comes to changing the internal
rules of order of a legislative chamber, the effective number of parties in the chamber, the effect of proposed changes in the rules of order on legislator behavior, party discipline, and
the nature of legislator ambition affect the probability that change occurs.
Experimental and statistical methodologies are used to test the hypotheses derived
from the theory. Original data were collected from experiments conducted on
undergraduate pupils at
Texas A&
M University. For the statistical analyses, a data set of
proposed changes in the rules of order were compiled using archived data from the
Colombian Senate and Peruvian Congress. This multi-method approach was used because
of the nature of the question under examination and to minimize limitations of the
individual methodologies.
The experimental analyses demonstrate that the operations of the theory are
supported in the controlled environment of the experiment. The results from the statistical
analyses were, within the restrictions imposed by the data, consistent with both theoretical
expectations and the experimental findings. The most consistent factor influencing change
in the rules of order is the effect of the proposal followed by party discipline.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hill, Kim Q. (advisor), Whitten, Guy D. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (committee member),
Jenkins-Smith, Hank (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Latin America; Legislative Organization
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Heath, R. M. (2009). Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1363
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Heath, Roseanna Michelle. “Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1363.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Heath, Roseanna Michelle. “Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Heath RM. Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1363.
Council of Science Editors:
Heath RM. Explaining congressional reform: electoral laws, congressional organization, and the balance of power between party leaders and backbenchers in Latin American national legislatures. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1363
Texas A&M University
17.
Petrovsky, Nicolai.
Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2010, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-598
► The theoretical argument of this dissertation contains a set of conditions under which professional personnel systems serve as political tools to make government efforts to…
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▼ The theoretical argument of this dissertation contains a set of conditions under
which professional personnel systems serve as political tools to make government efforts
to implement public policies credible and reliable, and thus to protect democracy. The
dissertation includes two empirical applications, which constitute critical cases for the
theoretical argument. The first is a case study of the new merit system for the higher
echelons of Mexico's federal public administration. It is based on Mexican academic
literature, elite interviews conducted in November 2007, and quantitative analysis of
personnel data. The second is a test of the hypothesis that officers operating under merit
system protections create stability, using panel data on English local governments in the
1950s and 1960s. It is based on analysis of a panel covering budget shares and political
party control. Overall, the findings from both empirical applications lend support to the
theoretical argument.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meier, Kenneth J. (advisor), Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (committee member),
Rogers, James R. (committee member),
Taylor, Lori L. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: political science; public administration
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Petrovsky, N. (2010). Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-598
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Petrovsky, Nicolai. “Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-598.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Petrovsky, Nicolai. “Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Petrovsky N. Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-598.
Council of Science Editors:
Petrovsky N. Credible Commitments in Policy and Administration. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-598
Texas A&M University
18.
Avellaneda, Claudia Nancy.
Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2009, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2585
► This research addresses the question of what explains municipal performance in terms of delivering social services and fiscal performance. While the existing literature explains governmental…
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▼ This research addresses the question of what explains municipal performance in
terms of delivering social services and fiscal performance. While the existing literature
explains governmental performance with political, institutional and socio-demographic
factors, I suggest that the greatest influence on municipal performance comes from
having qualified managers.
Specifically, I argue that that mayoral qualifications influence municipal
performance. By qualifications I mean mayors’ human capital, that is, their educational
and job-related experience. The rationale for my proposition rests on the fact that in
developing municipalities the mayor is not just the elected leader but also the public
manager, as s/he performs not just political but also administrative functions. Under
certain circumstances, however, mayoral qualifications may not have the same
influential power on municipal performance. Therefore, I also argue that in unfavorable
municipal contexts, the potential influence of mayoral qualifications on performance
decreases.
I use both statistical and survey-experimental methodologies to test the
hypotheses derived from the proposed “mayoral quality theory.” I collected six years of data for the statistical analyses by doing field research across the 40 municipalities that
comprise the Colombian Department of Norte of Santander. For the surveyexperimental
analysis, I gathered data from interviews and surveys with 120 mayors
from 12 Latin American countries, who participated in the II Latin American Congress
of Cities and Local Governments held in Cali, Colombia, on July 26-29, 2006.
The statistical findings reveal that mayoral qualifications—education and jobrelated
experience—positively influence municipal performance with respect to
education enrollment, tax property collection, and social program investment. However,
the positive impact that mayoral qualifications have on such performance indicators
decreases under external constraints, such as the presence of illegal armed groups.
From the survey-experimental study, findings show that issue salience (or nature
of municipal need) moderates the impact that mayoral qualifications have on mayors’
decision-making. In education issues, for example, qualified mayors are more likely to
perform better, while in infrastructure issues they are less likely to do so.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lemmon%2C%20Maria%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria (advisor),
Hernandez-Verme, Paula (committee member),
Koch, Michael (committee member),
Meier, Kenneth J. (committee member),
Taylor-Robinson, Michelle (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Municipalities; Mayoral Qualifications; Human Capital; Colombia; Municipal Performance
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Avellaneda, C. N. (2009). Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2585
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Avellaneda, Claudia Nancy. “Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2585.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Avellaneda, Claudia Nancy. “Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Avellaneda CN. Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2585.
Council of Science Editors:
Avellaneda CN. Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2585
Texas A&M University
19.
Shaykhutdinov, Renat.
Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2009, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1601
► This research explains the formation of territorial autonomy regimes, arrangements enabling ethnic groups to express their distinct identity. The origins of territorial autonomy arrangements is…
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▼ This research explains the formation of territorial autonomy regimes,
arrangements enabling ethnic groups to express their distinct identity. The origins of
territorial autonomy arrangements is an important topic due to the great potential of such
institutions to prevent ethnic strife or reduce ongoing conflict. While the literature has
explored the consequences of autonomy regimes, its contribution to our understanding of
the origins of territorial autonomy is limited. In answering why territorial autonomy
regimes are adopted, I develop a theory that focuses on the bargaining strategies of
ethnic groups. Specifically, I posit that nonviolent bargaining strategies adopted by
ethnic groups influence national leaders’ decision-making processes. In this dissertation,
I also address the question of why ethnic groups employ peaceful, as opposed to violent,
tactics. Hypotheses derived from this theorization are tested using 197 ethnic groups in
95 states. In the empirical analysis I use data from 1945 to 2000 and employ the duration
model and the modified Heckman selection model as my primary statistical methods. To
trace the process of territorial autonomy formation I use a case study conducted in the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation. The results suggest that while groups
with access to easily extractable resources choose to employ violent strategies, ethnic
collectivities who use peaceful protest tactics are in fact more successful in obtaining
territorial autonomy arrangements from central governments.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pacek, Alexander C. (advisor), Lemmon%2C%20Maria%20C.%22%29&pagesize-30">
Escobar-
Lemmon,
Maria C. (committee member),
Geva, Nehemia (committee member),
Lynham, Susan A. (committee member),
Whitten, Guy D. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: territorial autonomy; peaceful movements
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APA (6th Edition):
Shaykhutdinov, R. (2009). Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1601
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shaykhutdinov, Renat. “Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1601.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shaykhutdinov, Renat. “Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shaykhutdinov R. Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1601.
Council of Science Editors:
Shaykhutdinov R. Give peace a chance: the origins of territorial autonomy arrangements in multiethnic states. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1601
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