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This thesis argues that activists in the Palestinian and international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement use three rhetorical strategies to claim moral legitimacy for the movement and to mobilize a non-Palestinian audience to support the movement by enacting boycotts, …

In this dissertation we study the determinants of foreign direct investment in Israel over the past two decades. We focus on the effects of the geopolitical events in the Middle East since the late 1980's and early 1990's, especially the peace process and the end of the Arab boy…

Authoritarian elections present a dilemma for opposition political parties. Should the opposition participate in elections that are largely unfair? Should the opposition boycott the elections or resort to extra-electoral means? What explains the choice of strategy among key oppo…

The Civil Rights Movement is arguably one of America’s most defining periods. It was the true start of the establishment not just of legal equality, but moral equality between the African American and Caucasian communities. Many scholars start their works with famous civil right…

The 1966 Seattle school boycott and freedom schools represent a case of successful activism that did not translate into successful long-term policy. Instead, the value of the boycott lies in the role it played as a catalyst in Seattle’s decades-long series of desegregation attem…