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Description:: Why do some citizens pursue civic engagement after exposure to violence while others retreat from civic life? Existing theories point toward the trauma of victimization. …
Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Bell-Martin, Rebecca V. (creator); Snyder, Richard (Advisor); Andreas, Peter (Reader); Weitz-Shapiro, Rebecca (Reader); Blair, Rob (Reader); Brown University. Department of Political Science (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Democracy; Violence; Political science; Political violence; Empathy; Political participation (Mass political behavior); War
Collection:: Political Science; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Why have people across the world turned towards populist politics? What are the impacts of populism on democracy? In contrast to typical top-down explanations for …
Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Meade, Rachel Hyatt (creator); Weir, Margaret (Reader); Snyder, Richard (Advisor); Morone, James (Advisor); Itzigsohn, Jose (Reader); Brown University. Department of Political Science (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Democracy; United States; Argentina; Group identity--Political aspects; Social movements; Political participation (Mass political behavior); Populism; Partisanship; Left populism; Right populism
Collection:: Political Science; Theses and Dissertations

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