This research investigates parental choice in an active preschool education market in Taiwan. Most research into parental choice of school has been conducted in quasi-markets; markets that are highly regulated by government policy. The Taiwanese preschool market could be said to…
The rational choice perspective has a storied history dating back to the enlightenment period of the 1700s. In criminology, the perspective has undergone several revisions, testing, and iterations. One of the more recent lines of research in this perspective is the merger of ind…
A new influence model for Cyber Security is presented that deals with security attacks and implementation of security measures from an attacker's perspective. The underlying hypothesis of this model is that Criminological theories of Rational Choice, Desire for Control, and Low …
Terrorism studies have increased following the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. While a great deal of research has focused on the influence of state-sponsored counterterrorism strategies on terrorist activities, limited attention has been directed towards exam…
Based on eighteen months of field research (1998–1999) in East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, this dissertation discusses the appropriation of cultural symbols in political action. Through interviews and participant observation, I critically examined two major, but dichotomous …