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ItemPath-dependencies faced by select policies toward solid-state lighting(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-18) Smith, Alexander M.The studies in this dissertation – concerning inter-firm R&D collaboration, patent production and sharing, and electric power infrastructure – will illustrate the influence of path-dependency on outcomes delivered by policies stimulating innovation in the lighting sector. This dissertation will build upon prior findings in path-dependency studies by applying path-dependency to distinct policies: collaboration-enhancing policies, patent licensing requirements, and lighting subsidies paired with emissions regulations. In doing so, the studies will highlight the social factors that influence lighting innovation. Just as the dominance of the electric lightbulb was not produced from a good idea alone – needing trade cartels and patent attorneys to achieve just its initial growth – so too do contemporary ideas for changing the way we illuminate the world rely on resources far greater than new technology ideas alone. In highlighting factors that frustrate the aims of contemporary innovation policies towards lighting, this dissertation aims to inform the design of future innovation policies such that future policies may account for influential factors and design strategies that nullify or take advantage of such factors to enact change.
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ItemThe Politics of the Military in China: The CCP and PLA(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-12) Bulanov, Alex ; Fatykhova, Amelia ; Gouhl, Anika ; Detzler, Benjamin ; Dykstra, Emily ; Durrani, Faris ; Brown, Geoffrey ; Feroz, Mariam ; Chandanala, Prabhath ; Cai, RunyuThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is and has always been a crucial part to help the Party and Republic to advance its goals, from helping Mao to establish his communist state to the current endeavor into the controversial South China Sea. From the Qing Dynasty, the chaotic struggle of power between the Guomindang, the Communist Party, and Imperial Japan of the mainland provided ample space for the former Red Army to grow from a period of near defeat to the dominant force in the mainland, a key to the establishment of the modern PRC under Mao Zedong. In line with Mao’s infamous line “The party must always control the gun, the gun must never control the party,” Mao sought to ensure the PLA keeps under his iron fist control, promoting the lack of clear distinctions between military and civil leadership, and creating the only armed forces that do not swear loyalty to its nation but rather to the Party. The Party today continues to utilize the PLA to consolidate its ruling status, protect China’s sovereignty and advance its interests, whilst strategically subjugating its power to ensure it will always be under the regime’s control. Historically a symbiotic relationship, relations between the Party and PLA have evolved into one that is more “institutionalized” where the Party attempts to assert greater control through civil-military bifurcation efforts, forced divestiture from commercial activities, and systematic penetration by a network of commissars in the ranks of the PLA. Besides leadership, the PLA plays an important role in the Chinese public through military training, disaster relief, communist propaganda, and even the production of films and children’s toys. The PLA exists because of the Party and serves for the Party; it is the sole body which represents the PRC’s military interests from its physical expansionist efforts to nuclear arsenals.
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ItemMonstrous Existence: a critical reading of Night in the Woods through the works of Mark Fisher(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-05) Fiorilli, Patrick OliverThis thesis presents a critical close reading of the 2017 videogame Night in the Woods, developed by independent studio Infinite Fall. Following literary critic Irving Howe's notion of the "political novel," this thesis demonstrates that Night in the Woods exists as a rare and audacious interrogation of Capital and its deleterious fallout in the rural United States. In order to make its case, this thesis heavily incorporates the critical vocabulary of the theorist Mark Fisher, whose notions of "capitalist realism," "the weird," and "the eerie" serve to identify explicitly and categorically much of what the game in question represents implicitly and aesthetically. Structurally, the thesis first explores the themes and political rhetoric of Night in the Woods via an analysis of the places and communities featured in the game's setting. Next, the thesis explores how such themes are internalized by the game's protagonist and thereby rendered to the player. Finally, contrasting the themes of the game to the definition of "horror" outlined by the philosopher Eugene Thacker, the thesis ends with a discussion of how Night in the Woods argues for genuine and political meaning in the face of a meaningless and incomprehensible universe.
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ItemMilitary Deception and Strategic Culture: The Soviet Union and Russian Federation(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12) Morrell, SaraThis article explores the influence of Soviet and Russian strategic cultures on the conduct of military deception operations, one facet of information warfare. Our thesis is that a subcomponent of strategic culture in the Soviet Union and Russia from 1941 to 2017, termed hierarchical culture, enabled the conduct of cohesive deception operations. Our case studies are World War II, the Soviet-Afghan War, and the recent conflict in Ukraine. For each conflict, we use contemporneous primary documents to verify the existence of hierarchical culture and determine the cohesion of millitary deception operations based on descriptions of their level of success. Our findings indicate that hierarchical culture may have aided in development and conduct, but did not guarantee attempted military deception operations would be cohesive.. This work shows that in the context of foreign policy toward Russia, not only does one need to consider advances in high technology for traditional military applications but also innovations and uses below the threshold of declared war.
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ItemTruth under Siege: Making Climate Knowledge in an Age of Transparency, Skepticism, and Science Denial(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11-11) Edwards, Paul N.This talk examines the history of environmental data systems in the context of the current US administration’s assault on environmental science. Tracking and understanding environmental change requires scientific memory, aka “long data”: consistent, reliable sampling over long periods. Weather observations can become climate data, for example — but only if carefully curated and adjusted to account for changes in instrumentation and data analysis methods. Environmental knowledge institutions therefore depend on an ongoing truce among scientific and political actors. For at least 25 years, climate denialism and deregulatory movements have sought to destabilize this truce, which nevertheless has held until recently. Since 2017, however, climate change deniers and non-scientist ideologues have been appointed to lead key American knowledge institutions. These leaders, and the White House itself, view certain environmental data systems as targets, which they may yet succeed in crippling or completely dismantling. These developments threaten the continuity of the “long data” vital to tracking climate change and other environmental disruptions, with significant consequences for both domestic and international security.
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ItemEffect of Education on Income Inequality: A Cross-National Study(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11) Jeng, Richard ; Gane, Julia ; Lages, RicardoThis paper explores the effects of education on income inequality. Data from over 50 countries was used and income inequality was measured through the Gini coefficient. Two regression models were created and controlled for other factors that might affect income inequality. We hypothesize that a negative correlation exists between education and income inequality, and the results corroborate that there is a slight negative relationship between these two variables. Additional methods to improve the model and suggestions are also provided.
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ItemAnalyzing the Effect of Income Inequality on Poverty(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11) Burke, Abigail ; Berinhout, Kaylin ; Bonnie, PatrickThis paper seeks to add to the body of work surrounding the relationship between income inequality and poverty. In this research, we hope to demonstrate how the percentage of people living below the poverty line is related to the GINI coefficient, change in GDP per capita, literacy rate, Freedom House score, infant mortality rate, and income level for a range of different countries.
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ItemImpact of Educational Attainment on Wages(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11) Sorel, Anri ; Shinners, ErinResearch in labor economics often tests the effect of educational attainment on wages. Our paper examines this relationship using individual-level data from the 2017 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample for the state of Georgia. Across three regression models, we select four additional test variables: age, English fluency, race, and gender. We hypothesize that educational attainment will be the key determinant in wages. The results of our regression models did not fully support our hypothesis, with the explanatory variable gender having the most significant effect.
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ItemVoting in the United States: How Socioeconomic Status Influenced Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11) Bell, Joshua ; Heil, Andrew ; Reynolds, ConnerThe 2008 presidential election between Senators Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R) occurred before the most severe economic recession since the great depression of the 1930s, and there is an abundance of evidence that shows economic status of voters during this period of time affected the voter turnout per state in this election. An example of this is the state GDP per capita within each individual state. The data collected in this study shows that, as state GDP per capita increases, the percent voter turnout for that state increases as well. The other variables studied included the number of students who enrolled in a degree granting institution in 2008, average state income tax, percent urban population, and state unemployment rate. However, it is not clear that these variables had significant effects on the percent voter turnout for each state in 2008.
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ItemDo States With High Income Also Have More Immigrants?(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11) Gamble, Niall ; Campos Suarez, Adrian ; Yao, WilliamData was collected from the 50 states and the Capital of the United States of America in 2017 for evaluation. The main analysis investigates whether a state’s median household income is positively correlated with the state’s immigration. While a simple linear model showed a positive correlation. Subsequent models did not show the same relationship between a state’s immigration and a state’s income, and instead showed state immigration to be positively related to the presence of Fortune 500 Companies and Top 100 Universities. Future investigation should go into explaining the negative relationship.