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Midterm Elections: What\u27s Next for Congress, America, and Democracy
No full textOn November 8, voters elected the entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. Republicans hope to regain control, as Democrats try to hold onto a slim majority. What do the results mean for policies affecting jobs, gas prices, health care, civil rights, and more? How will the outcome impact larger issues of election reform and democracy? Our panel of experts breaks down what you need to know
Episode 2: Divided We Govern? Moving Forward with Partisanship
No full textGettysburg College junior Andrew Lemon hosts a conversation with fellow students Troy Ayado and Aidan Campo about the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, Georgia’s Senate runoff and the upcoming 118th Congress
The Effects of Economic Globalization on Voter Turnout
Get PDFOver the last 30 years, voter turnout, which is often considered to be an important sign of the vitality of a democracy, has been decreasing throughout the world. Traditional factors that drive voter turnout have not dramatically changed within the same period, suggesting that another factor is potentially at play. I contend that globalization, specifically economic globalization, has played a significant role in driving down voter turnout in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. First, economic globalization limits national autonomy in areas of economic policy by constraining national policymakers in their ability to implement substantive policy change. Second, as a result of the limiting effects of economic globalization on national autonomy, citizens increasingly view their vote as having less capacity to influence economic policy, which in turn causes them to be more likely consider the traditional costs of voting, such as time and effort. Through an analysis of over 180 countries spanning the time period of 1970 to 2018, I demonstrate that there is a negative relationship between levels of economic globalization and voter turnout. My findings suggest that the rate at which political elites within a particular country pursue economic globalization can directly influence how much of their electorate ultimately decide to vote in their country’s legislative elections, which has significant ramifications for the future as debates about the merits of globalization continue to dominate contemporary political discussion as the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic
The Asian Five Dragons: What’s the Relationship of Confucianism and Gender Inequality?
Get PDFConfucianism is not only a historically important belief system, but it also continues to be rooted in many societies today, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. The growing influence of some of these Confucian-ingrained societies on the international stage justifies expanding the limited literature present on Confucianism and its societal implications. Using a conceptualization of heavily influenced Confucian societies previously set out by earlier research, this paper evaluates the validity of the common age-old assumption that Confucianism is correlated with greater gender inequality, as determined by the World 2016 dataset. Specifically, research suggests that the opposite correlation might just as equally be present in Confucian influenced societies today. This study tests the hypothesis that Confucian influence leads to lower gender inequality today compared to other influence systems. While the results cannot fully support the proposed hypothesis, the findings contribute considerable value to the limited Confucian literature by presenting strong statistical reasoning to doubt the common assumption of Confucianism being correlated with greater gender inequality
Valiant Consequences
Get PDFWar and conflict are significant events that hold a reasonable possibility to alter countries and their cultural populations. These transforming effects can come in many forms, ranging from mental trauma to the abandonment or modification of culture and its ideals. In this illustration, perhaps no group has endured the same everlasting detrimental effects as the Native Americans and their underlying consequences stemming from World War 2. These detriments can be seen in the form of erratic drunken or violent behavior and forgotten traditions. On the contrary, these effects may have at one time been diminished and replaced by the gratitude of their perceived former oppressor. In her work Ceremony, Indigenous author Leslie Marmon Silko has displayed these differentiating effects. Thus the goal is to outline the varying effects of war on the Native American culture and individuals in Ceremony
Criminal Justice Update - March 2022
Get PDFThe Criminal Justice Update is a monthly newsletter created by the Adams County Bar Foundation Fellow providing updates in criminal justice policy coming from Pennsylvania\u27s courts and legislature as well as the US Supreme Court.
Contents: Updates from PA Governor\u27s Office - No new updates this month Updates from the PA Legislature - No new updates this month Updates from the Courts U.S. Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure PA Supreme Court: No new updates this month PA Superior Court: Criminal Law & Procedur
Implications of Youth Education on Intrastate Conflict: The Relevance of Postmaterialism
Get PDFThe concept of postmaterialism posits that individuals who are born in an economically and socially secure environment tend to be more open to changes in their societies and accepting of different values among individuals compared to those who are materialists (i.e., individuals who tend to value security, affluence, and strong law and order more in comparison to postmaterialists). Postmaterialism is associated with individuals who are more educated and have access to different educational opportunities, given the existence of economic stability in postmaterialist societies. Focusing on the role of postmaterialist values, I analyze the relationship between educational attainment among youths and the number of internal armed conflicts a country experiences. I find that there is a statistically significant relationship between educational attainment among youths and the number of internal armed conflicts a country experiences annually