History and Social Sciences Working Papers

Understanding Voters: A Theoretical Critique of Rationality and Economic Models

Richard Holtzman et al. — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:05:00 PDT

A Two Way Street: Youth Voters and Candidate Campaigning

Richard Holtzman et al. — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:54:27 PDT

Bush, Obama, and Blackwater: Does the New Administration Have a New Relationship with Military Contractors

Richard Holtzman et al. — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:48:43 PDT

Why the Meltdown, Mr. President? Defining the Policy Problems of the U.S. Financial Crisis

Richard Holtzman — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:44:34 PDT

From Campaign Communications to Constituent Engagement: An Analysis of Obama E-mails

Richard Holtzman et al. — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:35:03 PDT

The Myth of Creeping Socialism in America: Obama's Health Care Reform Meets the Logic of Fantasy

Richard Holtzman — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:23:26 PDT

Cyprus As Victim: Reflections after 25 Years on the Past and Future of Aphrodite's Isle

Glen D. Camp — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:40:41 PST

A Bipolar to a Unipolar + Fragmented World: The Cold War Model is a "Loose Bipolar Model. This "Bipolar Model" featured a minatory USSR which in reality was only a superpower militarily. Economically it was a "dual economy" with only the defense sector enjoying world-class status. Unfortunately Greece and Cyprus, this fun-damental fact was not clearly understood by many American leaders, many of whom seemed possessed by an unrealistic fear of "The Evil Empire." Evil it surely was, but weak it also was.We view the current world system as unstable with the absolute power of the U.S. clearly declining, ironically even as its relative power expands. Thus we live in a Unipolar world in transition. The end of the Cold War has changed everything. A firm but wise policy by the Simitis Government in Athens meets with a positive response from the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ismail Cem. In our view the views of both foreign ministers are hopeful precisely because they share a common appreciation of "neo-realism," of mutual rational self-interest. Moreover, US leaders now realize that a "Hispaniola Formula" for Cyprus is both dangerous and counterproductive to Turkish, Greek. Cypriot or world security. In fact it facilitates a Greco-Turkish War which would be a disaster for all concerned. For Turkey needs Europe, and Europe needs a reformed Turkey as a full partner. For its part; the U.S. remains"committed to the goal of a bizonal, bicommunal federation that meets the needs of all Cypriots" The U.S. seems committed to a just settlement of the Cyprus issue to the benefit of all --Greeks, Turks, and the world.

Gun Control: No Straight Lines in the Data

Gregg Lee Carter — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:16:02 PST

Research and public debate on the reasons for and against gun control are quagmires into which the average academic, the average public policy-maker, and the average citizen should be wary of diving. Indeed, every single entry point into both the research and the debate represents a morass that is so difficult to navigate that anyone unwilling to devote full-time study has little chance of "pulling it all together," that is, of making an informed conclusion on the societal control of firearms. Of the many entry points into the issue, one will be briefly considered here: the causal link between gun prevalence and violence. My goal to is to illuminate this one key issue regarding gun control for those academics, policy-makers, and concerned citizens interested in the issue but who have no special or in-depth knowledge on it. My overall findings include that gun control cannot be justified as a crime-control policy, but that it can be justified as public-health policy.