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(University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)In my dissertation, I argue that the neoliberalization of higher education results in the university becoming less and less a place of wonder, self-cultivation and thinking and instead more and more a place to specialize, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)Why do interstate barriers persist and proliferate in the US and go unnoticed by neoliberal policy-makers, while in other places, like the EU, they get systematically addressed? I challenge the common assumption that the ...
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(University of Oregon, 2020)In June 2018, the Portland City Council adopted Resolution 37371. This resolution aims to transition Portland, Oregon, into a Smart City via the continued creation of integrated urban technology infrastructure. This text ...
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Exploring the Impact of Neoliberal Economic Development on Poverty in Costa Rica: What Went Wrong? (2006-05)Neoliberal economic development has in many ways hindered poverty reduction in Latin America. Costa Rica is a prime example of this. As one of the least poor countries in the region, Costa Rica might be seen as evidence ...
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(University of Oregon, 2016-10)Around 80,000 families in Chile depend upon the fishing sector for their livelihood; however, for the one country able to boast the longest coastline in the world, many Chilean families consider having fish on the dinner ...
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(University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)This dissertation explores how three social movements deployed an anti-neoliberal master frame during the course of a multi-movement protest wave. Using ethnographic content analysis. I examine the Global Justice (GJM), ...
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(2010)Gentrification is a complex process of urban development that often leads to the creation of vibrant cultural districts. While this often has a positive effect on the established arts community and on the neighborhoods ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-03)Between the 1980s and early 2000s, Ecuador's commercial tuna fishing industry evolved from an insignificant player in the global marketplace to the third largest tuna fishery in the world. The reasons behind this dramatic ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-06)Since the Spanish conquest, Ecuador's lowland indigenous groups have experienced two major periods of development: faith-based initiatives and petroleum exploitation. The early 1990s marked the beginning of a third, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)This project focuses on films that reveal concerns about care and subjectivity in a world transformed by neoliberalism, flexible capital, and globalization. As these films show, care is still necessary, but under the logic ...
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(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)Costa Rica is heralded as a leader in social and environmental issues and an example of a successful development story. However, how does this singular narrative minimize the more complex lived experiences of people? I ...
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(University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)Scholars agree that public space is essential for adolescents living in low-income communities. However, design professionals struggle to justify public space in resource-constrained environments such as rapidly densifying ...
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(University of Oregon, 2019-01-11)This dissertation examines the relationship between community colleges and prisons as similar institutions that absorb and manage displaced workers, economic refugees, and dispossessed adult populations. Based on interviews ...
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(University of Oregon, 2010-06)The Satellite-Cable Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is the only television outlet in the U.S. providing Congressional coverage. Scholars have studied the network's public affairs content and unedited "gavel-to-gavel" style ...
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(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)Using the 2014 State of the Union Address as an example, I show that the public honoring of physically wounded veterans hides the emotional, psychological, social, and moral wounds of military service, creating a normative ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)The agrarian conflict in the Aguán Valley of Honduras is among the most violent and distressing in contemporary Latin America. It has roots in both local and global political economic processes, including structural ...
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Success, particularly in our society in the US, is a complex social construct that often determines the life an individual will lead. I have analyzed the ideas of power and wealth, and the effect that these elements have ...
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(University of Oregon, 2020)The research presented explores the effects, both adverse and beneficial, of the implementation of neoliberal policy and administration. Reference and cross-examination from the progression of neoliberalism paired with the ...
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(University of Oregon, 2019)This thesis concerns postfeminism in two female-led action films: Atomic Blonde (2017) and Wonder Woman (2017). Postfeminism compels feminine-identifying individuals to perform in a manner that indicates the achievement ...
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(University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)Digital games have been used in the international development industry for over a decade, yet they have received little scholarly attention. This dissertation uses the Half the Sky Movement’s (HTSM) digital games as a case ...
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