2024-03-28T20:03:14Zhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/oai/requestoai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/205232020-07-09T20:35:05Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/226632017-09-07T08:02:15Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Massacre on the Plains: A Better Way to Conceptualize Genocide on American Soil
Kell, Keaton
Moffitt, Michael
Genocide
Massacre
Native Americans
Plains Indians
Plains Indian Wars
Reservations
This thesis examines the massacres of the Plains Indian Wars in the United States (1851-1890) and how they relate to contemporary theories of genocide. By using the Plains Indian Wars as a case study, a critique can be made of theories which inform predictive models and genocide policy. This thesis analyzes newspaper articles, histories, congressional investigations, presidential speeches, and administrative policies surrounding the four primary massacres perpetrated by the United States during this time. An ideology of racial superiority and fears of insecurity, impurity, and insurgency drove the actions of the white settler-colonialists and their military counterparts. Still, despite the theoretical emphasis on massacre in genocide theory, massacres on the Plains were relatively rare compared to the use of other genocidal tactics. This demonstrates that contemporary genocide theorists must be careful not to unintentionally limit thinking on genocide to strict military or militia led violence.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22663
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/239232019-06-12T19:11:12Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Examining the Effectiveness of College- or University Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: A Literature Review
Stringer, Barak
Weiner, Merle
The purpose of the current review was to examine the effectiveness of college- or university sexual assault prevention programs. Further, the current paper reviews prevalence rates, factors that may contribute to the high rates of sexual assault on college- or university campuses. The paper also explores colleges- and universities’ efforts to increase men’s participation in sexual assault prevention programs as well as recommendations for further improvement. Sexual assault continues to be a problem on college campuses. Although colleges- and universities have recently implemented new prevention programs and strategies, there continues to be a need for change on college- and universities campuses to reduce sexual assaults, victimizations, and perpetration. There also needs to be more evaluation of the current programs in order to determine their effectiveness.
2018-10-31
2018-10-31
2018-10-31
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23923
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/238062019-05-31T19:24:23Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
An Analysis of U.S. Drug Policy: Its Effect on Communities of Color and a Path to End the War on Drugs
White, Alexis
Tippet, Elizabeth
Critical Race Theory
Drug Policy
Marijuana Prohibition
Prison Abolition
Prison Reform
War on Drugs
This thesis examines the history of legal and illegal narcotics in the United States. This thesis explores the impact criminalizing drug use has on communities of color. The current criminal justice system seeks to correct behavior society and the law deems deviant but has not proven to be effective as shown by rates of recidivism. The present research uses a literature review to investigate how alternative dispute resolution practices and prison abolition meet the needs of the criminal justice system. The purpose of this thesis is to examine two proposed reforms: one that would abolish prison sentences except in cases where offenders pose a high risk to public safety, and another that would employ conflict resolution techniques to serve the retributive, and rehabilitative purposes of the criminal sanction. This thesis will suggest that these proposed reforms, if undertaken concurrently, will likely shrink the US prison population while advancing penal goals.
2018-09-06
2018-09-06
2018-09-06
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23806
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/205302018-11-02T22:40:42Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Reducing the Trauma: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Disaster Relief Efforts
McEntire, Lili
Girvan, Erik
Alternative dispute resolution
Collaboration
Conflict resolution
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Galveston
Title: Reducing the Trauma: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Disaster Relief Efforts
Despite careful planning and preparation, natural disasters leave behind destruction and trauma in their wake. The Federal Government established the National Response Framework as a resource to help communities prepare for, recover from, and respond to these situations. Conflicts arise as a direct result of disasters as well as an indirect consequence. Using Galveston, TX as a case study because of its repeated experience with recovery from hurricanes, qualitative interviews were conducted to explore what is being done to help with conflicts that cause additional trauma. Alternative dispute resolution skills such as conflict styles, active listening, and reframing and summarizing are explored as a means of reducing the traumas amplified by conflicts that are revealed during a disaster.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20530
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/133342019-05-16T20:46:55Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Framing Peace and Violence in Intractable Conflict: Towards an Understanding of Perceptions in Palestinian Universities
Palm, Alex
Baxter, Diane
Armed resistance
Conflict resolution
Frame analysis
Peace
Violence
This thesis explores the perceptions of Palestinian university students on topics of peace with Israel and armed or violent conflict engagement strategies. By relying on Frame Analysis literature, this research describes how respondents currently frame these issues and what has influenced the formation of these frames. Using data gathered over a period of three months through a survey and focus group interviews, I identify four dominant frames of peace expressed by respondents. Data were collected from 260 survey respondents and 160 interviewees. I use the data to show different levels of desire for peace with Israel and support for armed conflict engagement based on the way that individuals defined peace. Respondents were pessimistic about peace with Israel and supportive of violent engagement with Israel. Participants who defined peace negatively expressed these sentiments more frequently. Interviewees expressed several grievances against Israeli policies that influence their opinions on peace and violence.
2013-10-03
2013-10-03
2013-10-03
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13334
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/271512022-05-11T07:27:56Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Anonymity, Technology, and Conflict in the 2020-21 Portland Protests
Francis, Elise
Newell, Bryce
anonymity
black lives matter
left wing activism
mutual aid
social media
social movements
The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited protests around the world. Portland, OR quickly emerged as a vanguard for leftist organizing, based on principles of anti-racism, antifascism, and anarchism, leading to nightly demonstrations against law enforcement. The incentives to remain anonymous to thwart identification by police and right-wing opponents play out in-person and in online spaces, prompting new modes of organizing. Monitoring group boundaries, calling out wrongdoings, and limiting information to trusted comrades may estrange others who seek involvement in the rejuvenated Black Lives Matter movement. Social technologies create new dynamics in how activist networks can organize effectively, resolve conflicts, and endure hardship. This thesis proposes that mutual aid offers an inclusive and coalitional approach to addressing inequalities in the Portland community. It does so by leveraging the affordances of digital technologies to benefit the collective without requiring as robust a security culture as protests do and without foreclosing confrontational dissent against institutions of the state.
2022-05-10
2022-05-10
2022-05-10
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/27151
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/196902019-06-26T18:12:28Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Homeless Placemaking: Spatial Resistance and the Demand for Social Visibility
Hudson, Jennifer
Reynolds, Jennifer
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the agency of the homeless, despite the general conception of the idle homeless body. In the first section I examine the discursive claims within the literature, along with the processes of social stigmatization that have contributed to the social invisibility of the homeless body. In the next part, I delve into the state-sanctioned, spatialized violence of stigma and value, which label the homeless body undeserving of space and social visibility. I conclude by highlighting the politics of homeless placemaking and how sites and spaces of normalcy and deviance are constructed and produced in the social imagination, examining the strategies the homeless often use to proclaim and reclaim their social visibility through placemaking politics. Ultimately, the intention is to reveal the logic that perpetuates a deep-rooted conflict over the nature of the public and between the (ill)legitimate users of public place.
2016-02-24
2016-02-23
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19690
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/207092019-01-31T20:45:10Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
ALL IS NOT FAIR: The Cosmetics war on Women in India
Sambhi, Sandeep
Girvan, Erik
Cosmetics
Fair and Lovely
Fair skin
Stereotypes
India
Capitalism
Media
Women
THESIS ABSTRACT
Sandeep K. Sambhi
Master of Science
Conflict Dispute Resolution Program
June 2016
Title: All is Not Fair: The Cosmetics War on Women in India
I examine the effects of skin whitening and bleaching practices by women and girls of India, and the links between globalization, capitalism, and Indian media. I examine the negative health effects of the use of skin lightening creams, along with the psycho-social effects for women and girls, and the pan-cultural effects of the advertising and marketing by the companies who sell these creams as cosmetics. I argue that the companies who sell them carry great economic power, bolstered by their promotion of colorism and bias toward fair skin. The links between profit, colorism, caste and gender
inequality are explored, along with the historical roots of caste and color in India. Media bias for fair skin in India and media are discussed, along with effects on women’s efficacy, self-esteem, and the effects of fair skin bias on opportunities in work and marriage. Resolution, education and public outreach efforts are also presented here.
2016-11-21
2016-11-21
2016-11-21
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20709
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/204612019-02-19T22:15:39Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Looking to the Future: The Indus Waters Treaty and Climate Change
Nax, Natalie
Hildreth, Richard
Climate change
India
Indus
Pakistan
Treaty
Water
This thesis aims to challenge the Indus Waters Treaty. The Treaty remains as the governing authority, however there are areas in which it could be improved. One of these areas is how the Treaty will respond to climate change. I argue that due to changing environmental conditions, what made the Treaty so successful in the past will no longer be relevant in the future. This argument is supported by relevant literature reviews of journals and reports done by policy analysts, academics, and water management experts. Additionally, I address the need to mitigate for climate change by explaining the consequences climate change will have on the ecosystem and infrastructure of India and Pakistan. Finally, I examine case studies and make suggestions about the changes that can be made in order to create a Treaty that successfully mitigates for climate change.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20461
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/231432018-04-11T07:36:40Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
"A Time to be Tough, a Time to be Tender:" Exploring the Paradigms and Effects of Masculinities in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
Lada, Jenna
Baxter, Diane
Masculinities
Masculinity
Northern Ireland
Post-Conflict
This thesis examines the paradigms of masculinities during and after Northern Ireland’s conflict to understand how societal transition from intrastate conflict impacts males’ identities and mental health. Focusing on fieldwork conducted predominately in Derry/Londonderry and applying masculinity theories, this thesis explores the experiences of males aged 29 to 40 who grew up during the 1990s’ peace process. Social and mental health professionals and community and youth workers have expressed concern for the mental health and well-being of this population of men, as well as young men born after the peace process. With this concern in mind, this thesis argues that the continuous presence of contested images of masculinity that existed prior to the conflict and that emerged during the conflict, along with the cultural practice of silence, has resulted in an ambiguous understanding of masculinity in the post-conflict era, and has had a negative impact on males’ mental health.
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23143
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/256642020-09-25T07:29:35Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Chunkey, Cahokia, and Indigenous Conflict Resolution
Gregory, Anne
Brown, Kirby
chunkey
Conflict
Indigenous
Mississippian
Resolution
sport
Chunkey, a traditional Native American sport, was a form of conflict resolution. The popular game was one of several played for millennia throughout Native North America. Indigenous communities played ball games not only for the important culture-making of sport and recreation, but also as an act of peace-building. The densely populated urban center of Cahokia, as well as its agricultural suburbs and distant trade partners, were dedicated to chunkey. Chunkey is associated with the milieu surrounding the Pax Cahokiana (1050 AD-1200 AD), an era of reduced armed conflict during the height of Mississippian civilization (1000-1500 AD). The relational framework utilized in archaeology, combined with dynamics of conflict resolution, will provide a basis to explain chunkey’s cultural impact. This thesis connects conflict resolution dynamics embedded in chunkey with its role in culture production while also centering an Indigenous worldview in an exploration of conflict resolution paradigms.
2020-09-24
2020-09-24
2020-09-24
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/183322019-03-20T22:09:08Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Mediator Strategies When Working With Child-Custody and Divorce Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence
Law, Brian
Frener, Nathaline
Domestic violence
Family mediation
Interventions
Intimate partner violence
Mediation
Strategy
Many family mediators encounter intimate partner violence (IPV) during the course of child-custody and divorce mediation. By interviewing family mediators in Oregon I have established concrete strategies that mediators use when working with parties who may have a history of IPV. These strategies may be structural, such as building design and intake procedures, or they may be verbal interventions employed during the course of mediation. Mediators employed a wide variety of strategies based on their experience, situations, and intuition. Some strategies, like the use of shuttle mediation, were used by all the mediators I contacted. Other strategies, such as naming problematic behavior, were limited to only a few of the mediators. All the participating family mediators were aware of the possibility of IPV and consciously took measures to limit its influence on the mediation process when it existed.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18332
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/231942019-08-08T21:11:42Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Affirming Actions, Fallacy of American Post Racial Society: Policy Analysis and Critique of United States Supreme Court Effect on Black Student Access To Higher Education
Gomalo, Kena
Zack, Naomi
Affirmative Action
Black history
Policy education
Affirming actions, fallacy of American post racial society: Policy analysis and critique of United States Supreme Court effect on Black student access to higher education.
Since the inception of the country that is now known as the United States of America, the inquiry of racial equity and inclusion is one that has not been unequivocally and diligently answered. In attempt to remedy these societal burdens, the government leadership has retreated to various affirmative action policy initiatives.
The affirmative action policies range from Executive Order from the President of the United States, policies in governmental contractors work sector, to university admissions policies. In turn, these policies, especially the college admissions policies, have been legally scrutinized and attenuated by the United States Supreme Court. As a result, theses policies, that were initially put in place to help Black students get equitable access to higher education, have had meager effects on creating a equitable education society. The meager effects are attributed to continuous restrictive guideline and regulations of the Supreme Court. In that vein, chronological research findings suggests that the Supreme Courts decisions have had injuriously powerful impact on Black students ability to get into an institute of higher education and subsequently find economic success. Furthermore, society’s increasing apprehension and non-understanding of the fundamental goals of affirmative action suggests that the Supreme Courts affirmative action decisions will morph from the restrictive and injurious strict scrutiny to permanent decease of any utilization of race based policy.
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23194
en_US
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/266942021-09-14T07:23:08Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Designing for Equity in Collaborative Environmental Governance: A Case Study of Regional Climate Change Collaboratives
Renirie, Alexandra
Margerum, Richard
Climate Change
Collaborative Governance
Conflict Resolution
Equity
Collaborative governance is an increasingly popular method for managing complex socio-ecological problems such as climate change. While collaboration seeks to involve diverse stakeholders in the decisions that affect their lives, little research addresses how structural power dynamics impact marginalized groups’ ability to exert influence within these processes. Practitioners and scholars commonly assume that inclusive participation will advance equitable participation without critically considering the fundamentally unequal systems in which collaboratives operate. This research expands on Jill Purdy’s framework for assessing power in collaborative settings and applies it to six regional climate collaboratives. Using a comparative case study model, interviews were conducted with coordinators and community-based organizations in each case. Their responses illuminated how power is wielded and managed in these groups and how process designers can help balance structural power. The resulting list of strategies are intended to support facilitators to actively promote equitable participation in this emergent form of governance.
2021-09-13
2021-09-13
2021-09-13
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/26694
en_US
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/261862021-04-28T07:24:06Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Constructing Jerusalem: A Palestinian Digital Discourse
Campbell, Ian
Baxter, Diane
Conflict resolution
Constructivism
Digital communication
Discourse analysis
Jerusalem
Palestinian
The following interdisciplinary research investigates digital communication using a constructivist interpretation for conflict analysis. President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel formed the basis for the research inquiry of Palestinian digital modes of response. International law remains relevant to the background understanding of this research, albeit outside the scope. Data from pro-Palestinian media, translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (M.E.M.R.I.) and Palestinian Media Watch (P.M.W.), provided the sources for digital content analysis. Research findings uncovered a communication matrix consisting of five themes and organizational concepts produced through 15 conflict storylines that provide a qualitative understanding of the politics of humiliation in response to an epoch Jerusalem discourse. Digital communication interventions based on research outcomes provide insight for practicing empathy in support of digital literacy to mitigate future conflict, communicate diverging views, and employ best-practices for dialogue in digital spaces.
2021-04-27
2021-04-27
2021-04-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/26186
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/197312019-05-22T17:14:00Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
From Stable to Sustainable: An Integrated Model of Reconciliation in Transitional Societies
Herndon, Robert
Girvan, Erik
Conflict resolution
Peacebuilding
Reconciliation
When looking at societies that are in transition from violence to peace, one of the major issues that is present is the need to reconcile with past adversaries. Political philosophy points to the need for the creation of a social contract that all groups can reach through reasonable agreements. This represents a political reconciliation between groups. This thesis classifies this idea as the need for cognitive reconciliation. The field of Social Psychology points to how negative emotions, or affect, can inhibit the use of reason. The field of Conflict Resolution asserts that there must also be a reconciliation on an emotional level as well. This thesis classifies this as the need for affective reconciliation. This project looks at a way to integrate the cognitive and affective forms of reconciliation into a single model.
2016-02-24
2016-02-24
2016-02-23
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19731
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/205502016-11-09T00:17:37Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Silent War: Pokot and Turkana Conflict
Muntet, Stephen
Gassama, Ibrahim
Conflict
Kenya
Pastoralists
Pokot
Raiding
Turkana
In this paper, I put to test Homer-Dixon’s theory which suggest that Environmental resource scarcity, can singly or in collaboration with other factors such as lack of local institutions and poverty work to produce violence due to competition. I start by analyzing a case study of Pokot-Turkana Conflict from 1969-1984. Using available literature, I discuss various motives of raiding by these two groups. And to further test Homer-Dixon’s theory, I analyze a non-violence case study on the Ethiopia-Somali region where agro-pastoralist in the Yarer and Daketa valley cooperate with visiting pastoralists during droughts. The leading question is, Given that both of these case studies take place in areas prone to scarcity of resources and both residents have access to illegal firearms and lack government control, why then are the Pokot and Turkana fighting and raiding each other, while the residents of Ethiopia- Somali region share and cooperate during droughts?
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20550
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/129952015-06-17T14:45:43Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Litigating for Peace: The Impact of Public Interest Litigation in Divided Societies
Bibee, Andrea
Lininger, Tom
Conflict resolution
Evaluation
Northern Ireland
Peace
Public Interest Litigation
Rule of Law
Peacebuilding efforts are ongoing around the globe today. However, in societies that have transitioned out of conflict and have a strong judiciary, potential exists to use innovative techniques to assist in those efforts. Termed divided societies, these countries which have conflict simmering under the surface may benefit from public interest litigation as a tool for peacebuilding in the region. As peacebuilding and public interest litigation share many of the same goals, litigation may be able to assist the society to more sustainably transition from a culture of conflict to a culture of peace. This paper details current scholarship on public interest litigation, peacebuilding, and post-conflict reconstruction, provides research findings of best practices for litigating from Northern Ireland and South Africa, and discusses the efficacy and limitations of public interest litigation as a tool for peacebuilding.
2013-07-11
2013-07-11
2013-07-11
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12995
en_US
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/226292021-07-08T07:21:17Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
NATIONALISM AND ISLANDS DISPUTE IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
Kurokawa, Makoto
Vu, Tuong
China
East China Sea
International Conflict
islands dispute
Japan
Nationalism
103 pages. Errata statement provided in additional file.
China and Japan have claimed sovereignty of tiny, inhabitant islands in the East China Sea for a long time. This paper attempts to analyze this territorial dispute from the conflict transformation perspective to seek a peaceful end. I believe that Nationalism plays a key role and interferes to resolve the dispute by international conflict resolution methods. To prove the influence of the nationalism on the dispute, I conducted a survey to measure individual’s nationalistic attributions and inquire attitudes toward the islands dispute of Chinese and Japanese. The survey result shows that a majority of the both Chinese and Japanese participants having a strong individual nationalistic attribution support their nation’s sovereignty over the islands. Moreover, a majority of the Chinese and Japanese having a weak individual nationalistic attribution do not support their nations’ sovereignty rather take different positions regarding to the islands dispute.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22629
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/248692019-09-19T07:28:55Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy: How Twitter Encourages Harassment (and How to Fix It)
Conbere, Timothy
Tippett, Elizabeth
Abuse
Community
Gamergate
Harassment
Twitter
In August 2014, the video games community on Twitter became embroiled in a months-long harassment campaign called Gamergate. The campaign initially targeted indie video game developer Zoë Quinn, but quickly spread to many women and feminist games developers and journalists, targeting them with slurs, sexualized epithets, threats of violence, and more. This thesis examines what Twitter has done to prevent the kind of harassment that occurred during Gamergate and explains the social-psychological principles behind Twitter’s failure to curb the culture of abuse on its platform. There is a fundamental disconnect between Twitter’s value of allowing its users to share information instantly without barriers and its desire to protect its users from harassment. In order to solve the problem of harassment, Twitter will need to shift its foundational value away from free speech and towards deliberate community building.
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/24869
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/245252019-05-21T21:37:20Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A Look at the Continuum of Impression Formation on Two Cases of Violent Extremism in the Media
Hull, Christina
Girvan, Erik
This thesis investigates media impressions between radical far right violent extremism and radical Islamic violent extremism to see if impression formation explains differences in our associations of violent extremists. Focusing on two cases from 2015, the Charleston church shooting and the San Bernardino office shooting, this thesis examines impression formation to see if the initial categorizations of the extremists in the media change over time or remain consistent. This thesis explores whether violent extremists that are associated with the ingroup are more likely to have the impressions of them change over time to become more individuating than violent extremists associated with the outgroup which would remain more category-based. This thesis also addresses how to reduce bias that negative impressions of a group could cause, through intergroup contact.
2019-04-30
2019-04-30
2019-04-30
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/204882018-07-05T17:29:04Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Changing Climate, Changing Commitments: Municipal Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies in Oregon
Levitt, Gordon
Wood, Mary
Climate
Emission
Government
Law
Policy
Local government
This thesis examines emerging commitments by local governments in Oregon to address climate change, and situates those efforts within climate policy development at the international, national, regional, and state governmental levels. It also reviews the literature for local climate initiatives and seeks to expand upon that knowledge by surveying “Climate Policymakers” in Oregon. The survey results provide insight into the challenges and opportunities associated with local government and state-level efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon. Considering current climate policies, a broad selection of scholarly analysis, and the opinions of leading climate policy experts in Oregon, this thesis recommends eight categories of strategies to enhance greenhouse gas reduction efforts in Oregon.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/280962023-03-25T07:38:26Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Jefferson County, Oregon: A Historical Case Study of Conflict, Community, and a Peculiar Confluence of Watersheds
Anderson, Ian
Jarvis, Todd
conflict resolution
energy systems analysis
Four Worlds
natural resource conflict
Prior Appropriation
wetland ecosystem services
Jefferson County, between 2011 and 2016, is an excellent case study of emergent water resource and environmental conflict. Three major waterways – the Middle Deschutes, Crooked, and Metolius Rivers – are examined through a Four Worlds Framework, reinforced by transdisciplinary sources and theories. Tributary creeks and adjacent interests are identified, and waterway developments are subjected to thorough analysis. The role of the Pelton Round Butte Dam Project – specifically the SWW Tower – in water conflict in Jefferson County is demonstrated as clearly focal. Similar conflicts across the watershed are addressed and shown to be linked to this central conflict. An Events Database, coded from open-source reporting, and a detailed Mind Map demonstrate the utility of the adopted transdisciplinary synthesis of methodologies; in this case, providing quantitative data for analysis, visual cues for wider communication, and raw data for simulation- or game-creation by conflict resolution practitioners. Through a synthesis of environmental conflict resolution theories, pertinent environmental science research, and energy systems analysis, a recommendation has been posited for resolving the conflict. Wetland and riparian corridor development could provide communities in Jefferson the ability to re-negotiate land and water management strategies, insulate local citizens and their interests from the effects of climate change, provide a means of resilient resource availability, and a platform to self-mediate moving forward. It is an ambitious proposition yet should be considered with all seriousness. While the environmental conflict may be emergent during the period in question, there is no doubt that it will amplify if unremedied.
2023-03-24
2023-03-24
2023-03-24
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/193512019-05-22T16:58:40Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Closing the Gap: Identifying and Defining Challenges Faced by Alternative Dispute Resolution Professionals as They Enter the Field
Luna-Smith, Liana
Reynolds, Jennifer
ADR
Barriers
Conflict resolution
Professionalization
The definitive flexibility, informality, and diversity of use make alternative dispute resolution (ADR) a unique field that deserves the time and effort it will take to determine best practice for establishing it as a true profession. That being said, before we begin the battle for legitimization we must not forget the heart and soul of the field, its practitioners. In the face of the unsure status of ADR as a field, there are many barriers currently affecting potential practitioners of ADR preventing the success of both these new members and the field itself.
2015-08-18
2015-08-18
2015-08-18
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19351
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/184122018-09-05T22:13:22Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A Policy Analysis and Critique of United States Economic Sanctions Against the Islamic Republic of Iran: 1979-Present
Oreizi, Justin
Weiner, Merle
Economic sanctions
Foreign policy
Iran
United States
For a variety of reasons since 1979, the United States of America has severed all political ties and retreated to a policy of enacting economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such reasons include security concerns and human rights abuses. Historical research and surveys of economic data suggest that the sanctions have had limited effectiveness on the Iranian economy. Furthermore, the increasing tension between the United States and Iran caused by sanctions would also suggest that the latter is unlikely to curb its foreign policy to suit the interests of the U.S. My research indicates that despite the current malady of issues that define the American-Iranian relationship today, a once prosperous and peaceful partnership existed between the two countries only a short time ago. In conclusion, it will be shown that both countries would be financially and militarily better off if sanctions were eased and their peaceful partnership might be restored.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/292362024-01-11T08:38:22Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Between Law and Public Policy: A Scalable Corporate Social Responsibility Model
Salehin, Shiri
Addae, Angela
This thesis looks at corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the intersection between law and public policy while using an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework. With more than 99.9% of businesses in the United States being small businesses and not large corporations, there is a major market for implementing strategic changes that can have far-reaching impacts. If small businesses really can build positive momentum, how could encouraging small businesses to invest in CSR also yield a substantial positive impact? This thesis will analyze the public policy and legal landscape of CSR before providing a practical framework that small businesses can apply when seeking to implement CSR principles.
2024-01-10
2024-01-10
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/183852019-08-08T21:31:30Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Fake Geek Girl: The Gender Conflict in Nerd Culture
Robinson, Sonnet
Weiner, Merle
Geek
Gender
Gender representation
Harassment
Nerd
Nerd culture
This thesis explores a gendered conflict in nerd culture. I sent an online survey to self-identified women nerds with a series of questions asking their opinion of the representation of women in nerd media and about their experiences within the nerd community. Seventy-five percent of respondents reported that a sexy or sexualized appearance was the most prominent aspect of women's representation in nerd media. Eighty-two percent of participants had experienced a gender-based insult when participating in nerd media. Findings suggest that harassment and representation in media is worse for women comic book and video game media and communities than in other sub-genres within the culture. More research is needed on racial representation and participation and on nerd men's experiences with gate-keeping.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/197062017-08-04T22:57:10Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Conflict Transformation and Deliberative Democracy: A New Approach for Interdisciplinary Potential
Kiefer, Mitchell
Girvan, Erik
Conflict transformation
Deliberative democracy
Interdisciplinary
Deliberative democracy and conflict management models have been given increasing attention for their potential consistency and similarities, which is useful knowledge given the opened possibilities of interdisciplinary work. I argue that this debate ought to be broadened to include how conflict transformation and a pragmatic strand of deliberative democracy are aligned with regard to orientation to conflict. First, I offer an account of why conflict transformation’s key values should be seen as valuable for democratic theory to emulate. Second, I show how a pragmatic strand of deliberative democracy is consistent and similar with respect to those key values. Together, these build a framework which offers the ability for practitioners and theorists to pursue interdisciplinary work between two particular strands of deliberative democracy and conflict management which to date have not been given adequate attention.
2016-02-24
2016-02-24
2016-02-23
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19706
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/271492022-05-11T07:27:54Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A History of Roger Fisher’s Single Negotiating Text and its Application by President Jimmy Carter to the Egyptian Israeli Conflict
Simmons, Chloe
Frank, David
ADR
Conciliation
International Mediation
One Text Method
Roger Fisher
Single Negotiation Text
Single negotiating text, also known as the one text method, is a method of mediation created by Roger Fisher which allows a mediator to easily bring parties involved in complex and contentious issues toward a solution. This method has been described most famously in Fisher and William Ury’s book, Getting to Yes, and was used in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter at Camp David to broker the lasting successful peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. In this paper, I will trace the history of the method itself through an in-depth analysis of Fisher and others’ texts about international conflict resolution as well as interviews from various colleagues of Fisher himself who have also used the single negotiating text method in their own work in international conflict resolution. All of these sources have pointed to how successful the one text method might be for complex negotiations, demonstrating that it should be used as a prominent tool in international mediation.
2022-05-10
2022-05-10
2022-05-10
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/275692022-10-05T07:30:00Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Beyond Resolution: The Invitation for Self-Growth Inherent in Conflicts
TURJEMAN, EYTAN
Temam, Edgar
This thesis examines self-growth as a predominant process inherent in disputes and whether exploration of this aspect by disputants in private sessions may contribute to a more intentional growth and effective conflict management. This approach draws from spiritual and therapeutic concepts that view interpersonal conflicts as mirroring internal disharmony of the disputants emanating from the conditioned mind and inviting us to connect to our innate inner guidance of the un-conflicted core (‘Self’) to balance the disharmony. While any conflict resolution process is likely to foster some level of awareness, addressing the tension between the mind and un-conflicted Self may contribute to a shift in the perspective on the conflict from mainly an external crisis to an internal invitation to a growth process mirrored by the disruptive relationship. This can then loop back to the relationship to support more awareness of the goals and conflict management process, open the door for more self-growth, and sometimes even transcend the conflict altogether. The Self-explorative process suggested in this thesis involves finding opportunities in private sessions to connect to the Self and receive inner insights and guidance. The process uses elicitive questions, guided meditations and teaching to establish conscious communication with the Self and bring harmony to the Self-mind tension. This process can be an addition to private sessions such as conflict coaching that can provide additional skills to manage the conflict. It offers individuals who are willing and ready another dimension of exploration not offered within mainstream conflict resolution practices and can benefit people who are interested not just in resolutions but also in exploring their opportunity to transform through conflicts and establishing communication with their Self for further growth.
2022-10-04
2022-10-04
2022-10-04
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/184312019-08-08T21:11:15Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A Reinterpretation of Restorative Justice through Black and Native Feminisms
Riley, Kristine
Cohen, Shaul
Black feminism
Conflict resolution
Native feminism
Restorative justice
Social justice
Transformative justice
This thesis seeks to reorient the ideological foundations of restorative justice through feminist epistemologies to explore possibilities of how the movement might more fully actualize its values. The Three Pillars of Restorative Justice, conceptualized by Howard Zehr, offer an alternative process to the punitive recourse of the criminal justice system and serve as the foundation of mainstream restorative practices. However, the praxis and analytical discourse have stalled due to the limited binary of criminal and restorative justice frameworks. My thesis uses methodologies prominent in Black and Native feminisms-- such as critical thinking, contextual intelligence, and imagining futurity-- to complicate assumptions embedded in the criminal/restorative justice relationship. I establish the framework of restorative justice and briefly summarize the essential paradoxes to make clear the parallels and limits of the relationship. I then use feminist methodologies to reinterpret the pillars' values and introduce how some activists have begun to reimagine justice.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18431
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/205492019-06-12T17:54:26Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Police Pressure: The History of U.S. Police Interrogations
Ortman, Abbie
Paris, Margie
Interrogation
Police
In the past 150 years, the tactics used by police in the interrogation room have constantly been evolving. This paper will look back on the history of interrogation tactics used by police as well as the court's efforts to regulate those tactics. Starting with the definition of interrogation and tactics, the paper will slowly delve into the history of U.S. police interrogation tactics. Beginning with the early formulation of modern police departments and working through the important Wickersham Report. The paper will discuss the ban on physical third degree tactics and the impact of Miranda warnings. Finally, the paper will walk through one of the most popular interrogation methods, The Reid Technique, before briefly proposing eight suggestions on how to move forward with interrogation regulation.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/266812021-09-14T07:26:34Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Conflicts of Residential Landscaping
Rymph, Dustin
Jarvis, Todd
Residential landscaping is a focal point of academic observation regarding design, ecology, sociology, and geography. Previous studies often have conflictual dimensions, yet rarely is the focus of studies regarding residential landscaping centered around conflict. This exploratory thesis seeks to create a multidisciplinary framework, built upon Conflict Resolution studies, with which to analyze conflicts of residential landscaping in the United States. It includes numerous case studies of relevant conflicts. The final chapter contains a thematic analysis of 12 structured interviews conducted with participants who have been party to residential landscaping conflicts. Four overarching themes were discovered. The connection to the preliminary framework included in this thesis is connected to the thematic results and leads to suggestions for future research.This Thesis contains previously un-published co-authored material.
2021-09-13
2021-09-13
2021-09-13
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/270712022-02-19T08:22:50Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Proactive Versus Reactive Resolution Mechanisms for Sexual Harassment: An Argument to Extend OSHA Protection
Osborn, Sarah
Tippett, Elizabeth
Sexual harassment in the workplace is ultimately connected to the overall health and safety of workers. Thousands of workers file sexual harassment charges each year under Title VII, the federal anti-discrimination law with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. These claims include conduct such as verbal threats, confinement, coercion, and assault, either categorized as quid pro quo or as creating a hostile work environment. There are currently no specific federal workplace safety and health standards to address problems of sexual harassment, despite OSHA’s precedent. If OSHA recognized sexual harassment as an explicit workplace safety issue where the risk of violence or injury are significant, its General Duty Clause would require the employer to take feasible steps to minimize those risks. Social science supports this proposal as growing research demonstrates the connections between sexual harassment and worker safety and health.
2022-02-18
2022-02-18
2022-02-18
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/132742019-05-16T20:47:30Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Civic Engagement and Collaborative Governance in Post-Conflict Societies: Case Study, Ambon, Indonesia
Efendi, Johari
Hicks, Tim
Ambon
Indonesia
Civic engagement
Collaborative governance
Post conflict
Public policy
This study analyzes how civic engagement and collaborative governance can be used to build peace in post-conflict societies. A case study approach is used to examine the presence of civic engagement as a precursor to collaborative governance in the reconstruction of segregated areas in post-conflict Ambon, Indonesia. The study evaluates the effective ways that people were engaged in the multiple processes of reconstruction and assesses the readiness of Ambon to apply collaborative governance in current affairs. It finds that collaborative governance can be applied to public policy processes in segregated societies in post-conflict and can promote inter-society engagement. This study suggests that governments and NGOs in post-conflict areas could use a collaborative governance approach to sustain peace in post-conflict areas. The conclusions recognize that integrating collaborative governance into peace building programs is a crucial element of the peace building process in post-conflict areas, creating a greater likelihood for sustainable peace.
2013-10-03
2013-10-03
2013-10-03
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13274
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/227452018-11-28T23:51:06Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
A Solution Under Pressure: Integrating Facilitative Practices into Water-Related Civil Litigations
Koller, David
Amos, Adell L.
Alternative dispute resolution
Environmental conflict
Facilitation
Natural resource management
Water conflict
Water law
The broad scope of this research concerns the field of conflict and dispute resolution, also referred to as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). ADR practices have developed in both executive and judicial branches of government since the early 1900’s. The goal of this paper is to evaluate how ADR practitioners working in water-related civil litigation can apply facilitative practices prior, during, and after the proceeding to reduce harm, cost, and time of litigation and increase the overall satisfaction of the parties when the proceeding has been resolved. To achieve this goal, a framework is constructed and applied to a case study in Cascade Locks, Oregon. This framework is not a way to avoid a court proceeding through use of alternative dispute resolution; instead this paper seeks to add facilitative practices to a civil litigation process to make the entire process more efficient to the parties and effective in resolving the dispute.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22745
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/133392019-05-16T20:52:11Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
On the Possiblity of Mediation at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Johnson, Orren
Hicks, Tim
Climate change
International Environmental Mediation
Mediation
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Almost twenty years after the signing of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and negotiations over mitigation and adaptation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions began, the negotiations continue to fall short of scientific goals to curb warming. Current UNFCCC procedures do not provide for mediation in the process of negotiations. Public policy mediation has been used often at local, national, and regional levels to resolve environmental disputes. The characteristics of the climate change negotiations suggest that mediation may provide a number of benefits to the negotiations.
Scholars and practitioners have developed criteria for determining the suitability of applying mediation to a dispute. The UNFCCC negotiations meet the majority of these criteria. However, the urgency of the issue, its complexity, the number of stakeholders, institutional capacity, and the power parity of the parties suggest mediation may be most beneficial if applied on a small scale at the UNFCCC negotiations.
2013-10-03
2014-12-29
2013-10-03
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13339
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/222902017-05-03T10:58:55Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Jerusalem: Boundaries, Spaces, and Heterotopias of Conflict
Bush, Catherine
Baxter, Diane
Boundaries
Israel
Jerusalem
Palestine
This paper aims to tell many different stories about life in Jerusalem. It is, in part, about the human suffering that exists under Israeli occupation. It is about the legitimacy of powerful narratives, despite inaccuracies and contradictions. It is about the resilience and tenacity of various communities on either side of a complex conflict. But primarily, this is a paper about borders: both physical and intangible boundaries that divide and define various communities in Jerusalem.
Boundaries reveal a society through their construction, destruction, and definition of space. Because borders are demonstrated through anecdote, I examine boundaries largely through ethnography, exploring four specific types of boundaries and spaces: physical-political boundaries, boundaries based on cultural identity, gendered spaces, and heterotopias. Political and social shifts occur on boundaries where contact, conflict, and compromise exist. By examining sites that are particularly vulnerable to transition, we can better understand societal change and affect genuine resolution.
2017-05-01
2017-05-01
2017-05-01
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22290
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/227432017-09-07T08:03:56Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
PRE-ENTRY: EXPANDING THE METHODS BY WHICH PUBLIC DEFENDERS PREPARE CLIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY PRIOR TO INCARCERATION
Lubiani, Katherine
Girvan, Erik
Criminal defense
Holistic defense
Pre-entry
Public defenders
The criminal justice system does not focus on individual needs outside of the defense against criminal charges and thus perpetuates the cycle that results in indigent people burdened with a criminal record. This paper first examines the current practices of public defenders. Next it explores the indirect consequences of involvement with the criminal justice system known as collateral consequences and the relatively new practice of holistic defense by which these consequences may be addressed. The paper then discusses issues that previously incarcerated individuals have upon their re-entry into society. Finally, the paper will introduce a new concept, “pre-entry,” inspired by the holistic defense approach.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22743
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/133242017-08-09T23:56:51Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Traditional African Institutions and Collaborative Governance in Public Policy Development: A Case Study of Cameroon
Ngah, Asheri
Hicks, Tim
Cameroon
Collaborative governance
Public policy
Traditional African Institutions
This research is an inquiry into the use of traditional institutions in public policy with a focus on collaborative governance approaches that build on the customary practices. Collaborative governance processes seek to bring different stakeholders together for the purpose of finding solutions to public policy matters. The structure of traditional institutions shows the potential for their use in decision-making. This idea is explored in the general Cameroonian context by conducting interviews with six individuals from various fields. The interviews show some variations in opinions about the perception of the role of the traditional institutions as well as challenges faced. Collaborative governance is examined as a means to handling some of the challenges. The research concludes that traditional authorities are relevant to informing public policy but have to be used with caution. Other ways of expanding this research are looked at with recommendations made to government and traditional authorities
2013-10-03
2014-12-29
2013-10-03
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13324
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/222912019-05-31T18:54:12Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Generation Me: Millennial Intercultural Sensitivity and Conflict Management Styles in the Group Setting
Clements, Alyssa
Tippett, Elizabeth
Communication
Conflict
Conflict management styles
Intercultural
Intercultural sensitvity
Millennials
The Millennial Generation is a young generation now required to effectively and efficiently navigate the cultural diversity that they encounter in various group settings throughout the United States. Research has examined conflict management styles and intercultural sensitivity, but few studies have investigated these two concepts specifically within the Millennial Generation. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap that exists in the current literature through an examination of the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and conflict management styles within the Millennial Generation in a hypothetical intercultural group setting. The results from 221 participants indicate that positive and negative relationships exist among the dimensions of intercultural sensitivity and conflict management styles, Millennials show a preference for conflict management styles that reflect a concern for self, and Millennials report high Interaction Confidence and low Respect for Cultural Difference. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.
2017-05-01
2017-05-01
2017-05-01
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22291
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Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/125582017-08-17T18:37:45Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Freedom of Conscience v. Required Taxation: Exploring the Conflict Transformation Agency of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act
Robertson, Caitlin
Ryan, Cheyney
Conflict transformation
Conscientious tax objection
Religious freedom
Refusing to participate in war does not only mean refusing to serve in the military. For many conscientious objectors, it means refusing to pay taxes that directly support the military industrial complex. Conscientious tax objectors risk many punishments by withholding tax money that supports war. Politico-social conflicts exist between a citizen's legal obligation to pay taxes and the personal obligation to her/his moral beliefs. My research suggests that the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act (RFPTFA) may be one transformative agent for this conflict.
Through examination of relevant case law, statutes, conflict transformation literature, and interviews with conscientious tax objectors, my investigation concludes that members of the conscientious tax objector movement disagree on the merits of RFPTFA. My research suggests that until these various intermovement factions enter into consensus-building dialogue, conscientious tax objection will remain a mere symbolic method of pacifism rather than a powerful tool in the art of peacebuilding.
2012-12-07
2012-12-07
2012
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12558
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/183162019-02-19T23:24:56Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Human Resource Policies in the Workplace: A Comparative Analysis on the Perception of Female African Immigrants and Female U.S. Born Workers
Abbah, Blessing
Chrisinger, Colleen
Conflict resolution
Gender and workplace
Human resources
Immigration studies
Multicultural work environment
U.S. Work culture
A qualitative research design served to explore the effects of human resource policies in the workplace with narratives developed from a group of 15 women comprising African immigrants and their U.S counterparts in Oregon through analysis and interpretation of data from one-on-one interviews. The findings suggest that human resource policies in the workplace greatly impact women's work experiences.
This study explored major factors such as pay difference, language and communication proficiency, cultural/religious differences, skill transferability and employment skill prejudice and discrimination and working conditions. Despite women's qualifications, competence and belief that equal skill mean equal opportunity, the strictures of human resource work policies makes it harder to excel in the workplace. Work experience and policies in Africa and America differ, and life circumstances of African women are distinctively different from those of their U.S counterparts. The analysis concludes with recommendations and implication for employers, managers, and human resource personnel.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18316
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/192502019-05-22T16:58:12Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Communication, Collaboration, and Concern Between Elementary School Teachers: Unlocking the Positive Potential of Conflict
Bennett, Carrie
Tippett, Elizabeth
Collaboration
Conflict avoidance
Conflict resolution
Elementary teachers
PLC
Professional Learning Communities
Collaboration is touted as a solution to modern challenges in education, but the difficulties of establishing truly collaborative communities are many. From a conflict-resolution lens, collaboration requires both assertiveness and cooperation (high preference for both completing tasks and maintaining relationships). This study uses surveys and interviews to explore the ways that teachers balance task and relationship orientations in resolving conflict between themselves and the impact that teachers’ behaviors while in conflict have on collaboration. Specifically, this study examines the role that trust, relationships, and process norms play in encouraging collaborative behaviors. Results suggest that teachers’ perceived ineffectiveness with conflict resolution and the fear of damaging relationships discourage open communication. Consequently, focusing on trust and relationship building does little to promote authentically collaborative exchanges. Instead, the perception of available time and a familiar process for raising concerns with colleagues are more likely to promote open communication and more authentic collaboration.
2015-08-18
2015-08-18
2015-08-18
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19250
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/206672019-05-31T18:53:16Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Application and Effects of Service Dog Training by Inmates to Self-Perception and Self-Other Overlap as a Rehabilitative Approach to Incarceration
Aufderheide, Carmaleta
Baxter, Diane
Dog training
Prison animal programs
Rehabilitation
Restorative processes
Self-other overlap
Self-perception
Prison Animal Programs that bring inmates and dogs together consistently report
improvements to inmates’ self-esteem, ability to empathize, and helping behaviors with no understanding of why these improvements occur. With similar improvement
documented in relationship closeness literature, this research examines the felt inmate dog connection and self-reported closeness as a possible explanation for the three reported benefits. Introducing relationship closeness scales that substitute a dog for another person, 37 inmate handlers at three correctional facilities completed survey and interview questions measuring self-esteem, self-expansion, and self-other (dog) overlap.Research findings strongly support that inmate-dog connectivity is consistent with documented dyadic human connectivity to close family and friends. The self-reported connectivity between handler and dog is furthermore suggested to strongly influence the three areas of improvement with additional research recommended. Findings also suggest that working with dogs in prison initiates a healing or restorative process for both inmate handlers and the outside community.
2016-11-21
2016-11-21
2016-11-21
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20667
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/187372017-08-09T23:54:35Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Israeli Rejection of the Arab Peace Initiative: Political Climate and Public Perceptions
Zeumer, Mathias
Baxter, Diane
Arab Peace Initiative
Conflict resolution
Israel
Palestine
Public opinion
Threat perceptions
The Arab Peace Initiative (former Saudi Initiative) was officially proposed by Saudi Arabia and has been (re-)endorsed by all 22 member states of the Arab League since 2002. Israel has not officially responded to the API but rather has generally ignored and by default rejected it. This thesis examines the reasons for the Israeli rejection by analyzing the structure of the Israeli government in relation to the position of the prime minister, both normatively and descriptively, and examining public opinion as a potential enabler or constraint on policymaking. It also explores mechanisms such as threat perceptions and framing to highlight cognitive influences that negatively impacted serious consideration of the API. Qualitative interviews with expert Israelis and Arabs contribute to a deeper understanding of the Israeli perspective of the API's shortcomings. The API is unlikely to be implemented under this current government unless Israeli public opinion significantly changes in its favor.
2015-01-14
2015-01-14
2015-01-14
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18737
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/231862019-08-08T21:02:37Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Restorative Justice in Cases of Sexual Misconduct at the University of Oregon: Risks, Rewards, and Challenges
Hager, Zane
Weiner, Merle
Restorative justice
Sexual assault
Sexual misconduct
University
The present research seeks to identify the risks, rewards and challenges associated
with hypothetical restorative justice based responses to sexual misconduct at the
University of Oregon. Prior to this project here was limited research directly applicable
to identifying these risks, rewards and challenges because no university-based
restorative justice programs designed to respond to sexual misconduct existed to be
studied. The present research uses a literature review to investigate the nature of
restorative justice, sexual misconduct, and the laws and statutes that govern both at the
University of Oregon. The literature review is supplemented by qualitative data gathered
from a series of personal interviews with specialists on the subject. The research shows
that restorative justice offers a potentially valuable supplement to existing university
responses to sexual misconduct, albeit one that has a variety of limitations and barriers
that would need to be surmounted in order for it to be beneficial.
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23186
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/124702018-10-12T19:11:18Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Consequences of the American Dream: The Impacts of Structural Violence on Honduran Migration to the United States
Dwyer, Kathleen
Cohen, Shaul
Central America
Honduras
Human rights
Migration
Policy
Structural violence
An estimated one in five Hondurans live outside of Honduras, and 25% of the Honduran GDP is measured in remittances from migrants living abroad. This means that all Hondurans are implicated in international migration. Utilizing qualitative interviews with Honduran migrants and their families in the context of modern Honduran society, this thesis focuses on the ways in which international immigration structures impact the lives of Hondurans. Over the past two decades, the reasons and mechanisms of migration have changed dramatically and have become increasingly dangerous due to US and Mexican immigration policy. This thesis explores the experience of migrants and their families by focusing on deportees, migrants who are injured in the journey, and those who disappear en route. I conclude that structural violence intersects every aspect of Honduran migration, from the construction of push and pull factors motivating migration to the implications of natural, legal, and structural barriers.
2012-10-26
2012-10-26
2012
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12470
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/249162019-09-19T07:26:23Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Role of ECFA in Taiwanese/Chinese Identity of Taiwanese
LU, CHIEH JU
Tuong, Vu
China
ECFA
Intergroup Contact Theory
National Identity Conflict
Social Identity Theory
Taiwan
The paper uses the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), signed by Taiwan and China in 2010, and Taiwanese’s national identity, to explore the relationship between economic cooperation and political conflicts. Social identity theory indicates that people compare the in-groups to which they belong with out-groups, and develop negative feelings toward out-groups. According to the intergroup contact theory, contact between members of different groups can work to reduce prejudice, intergroup conflict, and improve social relations. ECFA, the most significant trade achievement between Taiwan and China, is predicted to reduce Taiwanese identity under the theory. For exploring this relationship, I compare identity data before and after the ECFA was implemented, and also discuss the Sunflower Movement and the new political word “Tian Ran Du.” I lastly compare the results of the Taiwan’s Presidential elections in 2008, 2012, and 2016. My research found that ECFA has not reduced Taiwanese identity obviously.
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/227502017-09-07T08:03:17Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
HOW SOCIAL DOMINANCE THEORY MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR (1989-2003)
Weah Weah, III, Sunnyboy
Girvan, Erik
Mediation
Negotiation
Peaceful Dialogue
Peace Studies
Even though scholars and researchers have suggested that the Liberian civil war arose as a result of socioeconomic and political inequalities, oppression, discrimination, and marginalization of a certain group of people, Social Dominance Theory (“SDT”) suggests an alternate understanding: social group-based hierarchy is produced and maintained in society by legitimizing myths. SDT explains how these legitimizing myths tend to produce discriminatory and/or anti-discriminatory policies that are endorsed by dominant and subordinate groups, which, if left unattended, eventually lead to conflict.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22750
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/242102019-01-12T08:29:50Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Respect My Privacy: An Argument for Legal Professional Privilege in Ombuds Communications
Gyde, Matthias
Lininger, Tom
FRE 501
ombuds
ombudsman
privilege
Since the latter part of the twentieth century there has been a push to promote the use of various forms of alternative dispute resolution to ease the pressure on America’s overburdened and backlogged court system. Ombuds offices are often used as a tool to help resolve issues and disputes within organizations at an informal level. For these offices to be maximally effective they need to guarantee those who seek their assistance an extremely high degree of confidentiality. To that end, and to further the overall goal of settling disputes outside of the court system, a legally sanctioned professional privilege for ombuds communications should be implemented. The granting of this privilege would not only allow the ombudsperson to perform their duties free from concern of being forced to violate best practices, but it would also give those seeking services peace of mind that their concerns will not be made public.
2019-01-11
2019-01-11
2019-01-11
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24210
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/204822019-05-20T17:06:37Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Drone and the Dove: Fighting Al-Qa'ida While Negotiating Peace in Yemen
Chauhan, Shashank
Moffitt, Michael
Conflict resolution
Counterterrorism
Negotiation
Systems theory
U.S. foreign policy
Yemen
International conflicts are becoming more complex. Many involve multiple intra-state parties with multiple and at times opposing interests. With increasing globalization and the resulting growth in connectivity, the United States and other Western nations will likely find themselves increasingly involved in these conflicts. Recent history has shown that the ‘military option’ is not as effective as previously thought in dealing with inter-state conflicts. Thus, studies that explore other options in the management and resolution of these conflicts are critical. This thesis will explore and analyze the option of a systems theory based model as a model for conflict resolution by specifically analyzing the use of such a model in the present conflict in Yemen.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20482
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0-US
University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/276202022-10-05T07:31:20Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
PARTISANSHIP AS SOCIAL IDENTITY: USING METHODS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION TO REDUCE AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION BETWEEN OPPOSING PARTISANS
Couch, Tiffany
Girvan, Erik
affective polarization
conflict resolution
dialogue
dispute resolution
Social Identity Theory
Levels of affective polarization in the U.S. have risen significantly in recent decades. Affective polarization, a form of political polarization by which partisans show high levels of antipathy towards opposing partisans because of their membership in that party, can be viewed as a form of social identity, whereby membership in a party is guided by feelings of belonging rather than agreement with ideological stances. Following the established research on Social Identity Theory (SIT), this study hypothesizes that affective polarization can be lowered using dialogic-type processes to recenter the individual identity over the social one in political discussions. Using the online platform Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), the hypothesis was tested using a sample of 60 American partisans who engaged in a short process to simulate these conditions. The results of the study were inconclusive, though methods for expanding and revising the methodology for future studies on the topic are discussed.
2022-10-04
2022-10-04
2022-10-04
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/204572018-10-25T19:32:04Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Increasing Victim Satisfaction with Traditional Criminal Justice Systems: Lessons Learned from Restorative Justice
Haney, Kyle
Lininger, Thomas
Criminal justice
Restorative justice
Victim satisfaction
In this paper, I argue that we can identify policies that can increase victim satisfaction with traditional criminal justice systems through analyzing factors that increase victim satisfaction with restorative justice process. First, this paper defines key terms, including “restorative justice,” “traditional criminal justice systems” and “victim.” Next, it analyzes the current literature and identifies why increasing victim satisfaction in traditional criminal justice systems is important. Third, it looks at the state of victim satisfaction with traditional criminal justice systems, and identifies factors that contribute to low satisfaction. Fourth, this paper analyzes the literature examining restorative justice and victim satisfaction, and identifies key factors within restorative justice processes that improve victim satisfaction. Finally, having identified the problems with the traditional criminal justice system and the best practices within restorative justice systems, I propose a number of process changes for traditional criminal justice systems that could increase victim satisfaction.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20457
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/185272017-09-08T23:01:53Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Negotiating Stones: Immovable Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Event of Armed Conflict
Clark, Danielle
Severson, Ronald
Armed conflict
Bamyian Buddha
Cultural heritage
Immovable
Middle East
Preservation
This thesis proposes that cultural heritage preservation in the event of armed conflict is negotiated through four main frameworks: (1) a political framework of independent governments and UNESCO; (2) a legal framework of international conventions and agreements; (3) a civil framework including local communities and non-governmental organizations; and (4) an armed forces framework spanning military and militant groups. These four frameworks operate in conjunction with one another, at times in complementary or in contradictory ways. Given the intimate connection of immoveable cultural sites to the dynamics of cultural identity, it is assumed in this thesis that the intentional destruction of cultural heritage property is akin to the destruction of a group's cultural identity and to a greater extent a crucial component of ethnic cleansing in connection with social identity theory.
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18527
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/230932018-04-11T07:36:11Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
NATIONALISM AND ISLANDS DISPUTE IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
Kurokawa, Makoto
Vu, Tuong
China
East China Sea
International Conflict
islands dispute
Japan
Nationalism
China and Japan have claimed sovereignty of tiny, inhabitant islands in the East China Sea for a long time. This paper attempts to analyze this territorial dispute from the conflict transformation perspective to seek a peaceful end. I believe that Nationalism plays a key role and interferes to resolve the dispute by international conflict resolution methods. To prove the influence of the nationalism on the dispute, I conducted a survey to measure individual’s nationalistic attributions and inquire attitudes toward the islands dispute of Chinese and Japanese. The survey result shows that a majority of the both Chinese and Japanese participants having a strong individual nationalistic attribution support their nation’s sovereignty over the islands. Moreover, a majority of the Chinese and Japanese having a weak individual nationalistic attribution do not support their nations’ sovereignty rather take different positions regarding to the islands dispute.
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23093
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/204912016-10-28T10:27:27Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Next Step for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Making Mental Health a Priority
Bidwell, Joshua
Leonetti, Carrie
Deinstitutionalization
Justice Reinvestment
Mass Incarceration
Mental Health and the Law
Prison Reform
The criminal justice system in the United States was not created to treat mentally ill people. Despite this fact, the number of seriously mentally ill people in prisons and jails now exceeds the number in state psychiatric hospitals by tenfold.
At the same time, the epidemic of mass incarceration in the United States has become one of the most pressing economic and social problems our country has faced in the last three decades.
One novel approach to reducing prison populations and lowering costs to taxpayers has been justice reinvestment. However, for justice reinvestment to meet its ultimate goal of reducing incarceration rates, saving tax payer dollars, and creating safer communities, the JRI must begin to focus more attention and resources on how to better address the unique needs of the mentally ill in the criminal justice system.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20491
en_US
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/185502019-01-31T23:44:11Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Willingness to Adopt Restorative Discipline in Schools: An Analysis of Northwest Justice Forum Pre-Training on Restorative Justice and Schools Survey Data
Etheredge, Corrie
Girvan, Erik
Discipline policy
Implementation
Restorative discipline
Restorative justice
Schools
Youth
Concerns over skyrocketing school disciplinary rates have driven the search for alternative methods to address disruptive student behavior. Restorative disciplinary practices are a promising option for our nation's schools. This investigation explores the willingness of educators to adopt restorative discipline by analyzing survey data from the Northwest Justice Forum Pre-Training on Restorative Justice in Schools. Data analysis was conducted using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a model for understanding and predicting future behavior--in this instance, willingness to be contacted for more information or willingness to participate in a future study. A concurrent review of the participant's school disciplinary policies demonstrated how participant views are reflected in practice. The analysis suggested that the respondent's attitude significantly predicted intention, and both attitude and intention predicted behavior. Furthermore, the policy review confirmed that restorative discipline is largely absent and cautioned that there may be misconceptions about its use.
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18550
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/237802018-09-07T07:33:06Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
The Hammer and the Hand: Pluralistic Groundwater Governance and Conflict Transformation in Oregon’s Malheur Lake Basin
Bonini, Alyssa
Tippett, Elizabeth
Conflict Transformation
Groundwater
This thesis examines place-based water resources planning in Oregon’s Malheur Lake Basin and analyzes the extent to which pluralistic governance has the capacity to transform conflict in groundwater governance regimes. It provides a qualitative analysis of current literature on groundwater governance and uses process tracing to extract best practices from three case studies to identify best practices in pluralistic groundwater governance specifically as they apply to the Malheur Lake Basin. Findings suggest that in addition to a pluralistic governance structure composed of community-based processes and state-based enforcement mechanisms, conflict transformation is the most appropriate lens through which to address groundwater conflicts and disputes and should be an integral component of groundwater governance structures.
2018-09-06
2018-09-06
2018-09-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23780
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/248962019-09-19T07:25:41Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
Transforming Female Abduction Victims to Mentors using Survivor Centered Approach: Discussing "Chibok Girls/ #BringBackOurGirls/ Stolen Daughters" as a case study
Atabo, Enekole
Weiner, Merle
Abduction
Gender and conflict
Insurgency
Partriarchy
Sexual violence Victims
Transforming survivors
Generally, women and girls are discriminated against based on gender, education, religion, or culture. Some of these characteristics are either ascribed or achieved. Life chances or the ability to improve one’s quality of life depends on the intersectionality of the different forms of oppression.
Education which is one important means to improve life chances has often been targeted by religious and cultural ideology to the extent that girls are severely punished for defying restrictions on women’s education. More than 200 girls were captured and led to captivity to perform the ideal feminine role of ‘unpaid work.’ The rescue of some Chibok girls is an opportunity to commence Individual-Based Therapy because the period and experience of captivity vary for each student. After a critical examination of Chibok girl’s suffering based on their testimonies, the Survivor-Centered Approach undertakes restorative measures aimed at healing, restoring and transforming survivors to mentors in the community.
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
2019-09-18
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https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/24896
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University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/277502022-10-27T07:29:14Zcom_1794_7556com_1794_7555com_1794_7552com_1794_7550com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151col_1794_12486col_1794_13076
International Mobility: Perceptions on Identity and Conflict
Alboszta, Agnieszka
Girvan, Erik
This thesis presents a comparative mixed methods study that addressed the broad question: Do internationally mobile individuals, often considered global citizens, identify differently with the dominant culture and possess unique conflict styles and perspectives on global conflict? The study set side by side five college-aged individuals who had grown up in one place in the United States and five college-aged US-born third culture individuals (TCIs), who had spent at least one year growing up abroad. Quantitative measures consisted of the Inclusion of Other in Self scale (Aron, 1992) coupled with the PolVan Cultural Identity Model (Van Reken, 1996), Rahim’s ROCI-II measure (1983), and the Automated Integrative Complexity tool (Conway, 2014; Houck et al., 2014). Semi-structured interviews constituted the qualitative measure. Findings showed that TCIs do not differ markedly in their identification with the surrounding culture from domestically brought up persons, and though interview responses revealed distinctive “distance creating elements,” these all pointed to an underlying sense of not understanding and/or not being understood by members of the dominant culture, a sentiment shared by individuals in both groups. Additionally, it was shown that TCIs and domestic individuals differed little on their preferred conflict style, with the exception of an elevated tendency of TCIs toward obliging, and an inclination to adjust conflict behavior when dealing with foreigners. Setting identity results from the Inclusion of Other in Self (Aron, 1992) measure next to preferred conflict style results (Rahim, 1983) yielded a very loose, similar pattern across groups. Further, there were similar perspectives on the US conflict style and actions it has taken/is taking in two particular world conflicts. A noteworthy distinction was uncovered in the higher average integral complexity scores of TCIs, supporting earlier research findings that integrative complexity is elevated in persons who have experienced unfamiliar environments and cultures. Overall, this study suggests that identification with the dominant culture, conflict styles, and perspectives on conflict are not delineating factors in the TCI population, and anyone from either population interested in solving problems peaceably could benefit from conflict resolution theory and practice.
2022-10-26
2022-10-26
2022-10-26
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The Trouble with Assumptions: An Analysis of the Ongoing Struggles with §404 Assumption
Carlos, Aileen
Reynolds, Jennifer
Assumption
Clean Water Act
Water resources
The Clean Water Act's §404 allows states to assume control of wetland dredge-and-fill permitting from the Federal Government. However, since the bill was passed in the 1970's, only two states have successfully assumed control of the permitting program. Each state that has looked into assumption has run into barriers, issues, and problems that have prevented them from successfully assuming the program. I interviewed people involved with assumption at different levels of involvement, and this thesis seeks to provide a conflict management design system that will help states overcome some of the most pernicious issues.
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
2014-10-17
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Approach to Secession: Can United Nations Involvement Contribute to a Favorable Outcome for Secessionist Struggles?
Wickramasekera, Amanda
Moffitt, Michael
Ethnic groups fear of marginalization has triggered a number of secessionist movements, which have often resulted in long and destructive conflicts that threaten international peace and human life. Scholars have written about domestic and international explanations as factors that can affect the outcome of secession (Bert 2004, Dion 1996, Hechter 1992, Aspinall and Berger 2001, Horowitz 1985, Santos 2007). I argue that in a secessionist movement, if one or more bodies of the United Nations apply pressure on the host state, then it improves the prospect of a favorable outcome for the secessionist movement. I will focus on the international explanations as factors that can affect the outcome of secession by using South Sudan and Tamil Eelam as case studies.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
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Exploring the Intersection of Collective Identity and Peacebuilding: a Case Study of Kids4Peace Jerusalem
Diamond, Laura
Baxter, Diane
Israel
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Jerusalem
Palestine
Peacebuilding
Youth
This study examines the experience of Palestinian and Israeli youth involved in a coexistence organization Kids4Peace Jerusalem. This qualitative research investigates the questions: 1) What is the interaction between collective identity and experience in K4P? 2) In what ways do young people benefit or fail to benefit from Kids4Peace? 3) How do the larger power structures and power asymmetries impact youth perceptions of their experience in Kids4Peace?
The research explores the way in which collective identities of participants of Kids4Peace interact with individuals’ experiences to produce group-specific results in regards to individual and group goals for contact, emotional themes, and responses to dialogue and programming, perceptions of power and peace. The findings detect a difference in perceptions of the conflict, power, and the meaning of peace.
2020-09-24
2020-09-24
2020-09-24
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The United Nations Force Intervention Brigade: Peace Enforcement as a Conflict Management Strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Howell, Kelly
Gassama, Ibrahim
Force intervention brigade
International conflict
International law
Peace enforcement
Peacekeeping
United Nations
This research explores developments within the United Nations that have led to the creation of the Forward Intervention Brigade (FIB). It will consider the political, legal, economic, and ethical issues surrounding armed defensive-intervention during humanitarian crises. Topics explored include the effectiveness of armed intervention during crises and ethics concerning the use of arms when intervening for humanitarian or peacemaking purposes.
How success and failure is being defined and the current status of the mission will be discussed. The question of the possible costs of non-intervention is raised. This case example is linked to the failure of the UN to effectively respond to the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 and the subsequent cost of that failure. The development of powers within the UN is considered in terms of the creation of this armed force, as are the ways this may impact the interpretation of international law regarding armed intervention.
2016-02-24
2016-02-24
2016-02-23
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In Lieu of Paper Tigers: An analysis on the Biological Weapons Convention’s Negotiations and Suggestions of the Future
Arsenault, Katherine
Moffitt, Michael
The Biological Weapons Convention has been criticized for its lack of measures that prevent biological and toxin weapons from being used on civilians around the globe. The Biological Weapons Convention is the main international disarmament treaty that attempts to prohibit the development, production, and stockpiling of bacteriological and toxin weapons. In the 1990’s, the State Parties of this treaty entered into negotiations in an attempt to create mandates that would further prevent biological warfare, by focusing on facets of this treaty that are weak (Littlewood, 2012). From 1994 to 2001, the Ad Hoc Group for the Biological Weapons Convention negotiated these measures. Though there were multiple areas of the negotiation process that amplified the failure, one measure ended the Biological Weapons Convention’s negotiations completely in 2001—the verification protocol. This thesis argues for the removal of the verification protocol from the negotiation table in lieu of stalemate and paper tigers.
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
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Solved cases and conflict resolution: Analyzing the Need for ADR techniques in intergroup communication in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis
Mccourt, Samantha
Girvan, Erik
ADR
Conflict Resolution
Intergroup
Law Enforcement
MMIW
Native American
This project focuses on analyzing language through Critical Incident Analysis to discern whether or not miscommunication, and lack of trust, could be contributing to the staggering number of missing indigenous women’s cases that remain unsolved by analyzing the difference of experiences between those with solved and unsolved cases. The goal is to explore whether ADR techniques potentially could help by changing the communication, and trust, established with information shared through intergroup communication. This exploratory research hopes to look at whether intergroup communication factors could be connected to positive or negative outcomes.
2022-02-18
2022-02-18
2022-02-18
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Beauty or the Beast: Understanding Attitudes About Wolves in Washington State and Their Implications for Wolf Management
Wiley, Patrick
Girvan, Erik
Washington State’s Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan has struggled to respond to conflicts between humans and wolves. This has led to an increase in cultural stratification between pro-wolf community members and anti-wolf community members. The Plan dedicates a disproportionate amount of time to biological science and does little to account for variance in human behavior. In this paper, I provide a series of personal stories that illustrate how human-animal relationships are developed and preserved through experience and why ingrained conceptualizations are difficult to transcend. I then draw on existing research to explore conceptualizations of wolves in the human imagination throughout history, the dominant wolf narratives that emerge from these conceptualizations, and use the psychological theories of Social Dominance and Right Wing Authoritarianism to understand the differences in behavior between pro-wolf and anti-wolf communities. Anti-wolf community members were higher in images related to SDO and RWA than their pro-wolf counterparts.
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
2018-04-10
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Effect of Dialogic Training on School Bullying and Inter-Student Cooperation with Sixth Grade Students in a Rural Oregon Middle School
Kincade, Wendy
Sprague, Jeffrey
Bullying
Dialogic
Dialogue
Egalitarianism
Intervention
Prevention
Despite all of the attention given to it by researchers, scientists, educators, psychologists, sociologists, etc., bullying continues to permeate K-12 schools around the world. Statistics on K-12 bullying in the U.S. confirm that not only did bullying double in the ten years between 2001 and 2011 but these numbers are not getting smaller. This thesis provides a sampling of studies and programs that have been done or are being done to understand, reduce, prevent, and eliminate school bullying. The emphasis of the sampling is on the use of top-down, hierarchical value structures, designed to encourage youth to comply with the values of a dominant adult group; these underlying values are in direct contrast to the underlying values of egalitarianism and self-determination that are inherent in the goals of the current study, where sixth grade students learned about dialogue and how to communicate with each other in nurturing non-hierarchical environments.
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
2014-09-29
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Splintered Memory: Remembering and Reinscribing the Past in Northern Ireland
Robinson, Joseph
Cohen, Shaul
Memory studies
Northern Ireland
Political geography
Sixteen years after the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland remains a deeply segregated society. One driver of this ongoing separation is the divergent ways in which the Troubles are remembered. Paramilitary groups in particular have been quite successful at inscribing their exclusionary conflict memories into public space. However, this work departs from the larger sub-field by arguing that narratives of violence are spatially and discursively resisted in Northern Ireland. I argue additional claimants have asserted their rights to remember in public space and have challenged the appropriation of their loved ones' bodies. Public space in Northern Ireland increasingly is becoming evocative of multiple pasts; it is splintering and diversifying. I argue that one of the chief drivers of this diversification is the reclamation and reinscription of the bodies of those 3,700 men, women, and children who violently lost their lives during the Troubles.
2015-08-18
2015-08-18
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Ethics of Argument in Perelman and Gadamer
Major, Julia
Frank, David
Argument
Epideictic
Ethics
Prejudice
Understanding
Universal audience
This study investigates ethical argumentation in Perelman and
Gadamer to claim that the central theoretical framework in each
philosophy simultaneously inflects and deflects available avenues of
persuasion. I argue in each system there is a “confused notion” whose
ambiguity underpins the available methods of rhetorical argument.
For Perelman, the confused notion of the universal audience and its
relationship to epideictic rhetoric determines the form of ethical
persuasion that requires consensus in order to incite action for justice.
For Gadamer, the confused notion of Vorurteil (prejudice, or fore-
judgment) is used to critique tradition, Enlightenment reason, and
historical hermeneutics. This mode of ethical argument suggests that
open dialogue with an other is the best means for addressing prejudice in
order to reach mutual understanding.
I argue that by placing these two approaches to ethical argument into
critical dialogue, their respective capacities, limitations, and distinctive
rhetorical outcomes can be more clearly apprehended.
2017-09-06
2017-09-06
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