• The Economic Foundations of Democratization: The Case of Taiwan and Implications for Mainland China 

  Zhu, Wei (William) (2019)

  Why did democratization occur in Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s? What can Taiwan’s democratization experience tell us about Mainland China’s prospect of democratization? This paper introduces an original version of ...
• Instagram vs. Reality: Conceptions of Authenticity Among Instagrams Micro-Influencers 

  Connors, Noah E. (2019)

  Social media micro-influencer marketing is a booming, multi-billion-dollar industry, and Instagram is, far and away, the platform of choice for marketers. Central to narratives advanced in popular media and advertising ...
• Restorative Justice Education and Masculinity: Three Interactional Resources Gained in a Prison Context 

  Grolig, Amanda (2019)

  This paper identifies three interactional resources that supported and continue to support four men in enacting non-violent masculinities both during and after a period of incarceration. These include discursive ...
• The New War on Drugs : How Biomedicine and Science Have Disguised the Value Conflict Over Harm Reduction 

  Halperin-Goldstein, Gabriel (2019)

  While other countries such as Canada and Portugal have embraced safe injection facilities (SIFs), establishments that permit people to inject drugs under the supervision of medical personnel in order to prevent ...
• Play and Socialization in Montaigne: Horsemanship, Carnival, Conversation 

  Pinto, Arielle (2019)

  In this thesis, I explore the relationship between play and socialization in Michel de Montaigne’s work. I argue that for Montaigne, certain forms of play can help socialize an individual into courtly society, due ...

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