Project Overview
Threat Construction During Crises: How Leaders Justify Coercion
Department(s)
Political Science
Abstract
How do leaders justify their coercive threats during international crises? This project will employ extensive qualitative research to create narratives for threats. Students will be responsible for doing historical research and finding original primary documents. This information will be used to create a publicly available dataset of what these international threats actually look like, with a special focus on how these threats are justified.
Student Qualifications
Careful attention to detail.
Ability to navigate online databases.
Experience with qualitative or historical analysis preferred.
POSC or IREL major preferred.
Number of Student Researchers
3 students
Project Length
Up to 10 weeks
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