Theses and Dissertations
OUT, OUT—THE ROLE OF MESSAGING IN COUNTERING DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
Countering the radical Islamist narrative remains a high-profile priority of the United States in its ongoing efforts to counter domestic violent extremism. Since mid-2014, government officials have condemned the United ...
A RISING TIDE FLOATS ALL BOATS, BUT DROWNS INFRASTRUCTURE: THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON AMERICA’S MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
America’s maritime ports provide vital services to the nation’s economy and national security functioning as the critical nodes in a transportation network facilitating imports and exports and connecting distribution routes ...
ALIGNING THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GOAL AND FEMA’S NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The majority of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) preparedness grants were created in the wake of 9/11 through the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Act). These grants, as required by the Act, are ...
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: ENHANCING THREAT ASSESSMENTS FOR TARGETED VIOLENCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This research applies social network analysis and social identity theory to threat assessment investigations of subjects who commit acts of targeted violence. It provides a framework for understanding the expanding threat ...
THE KEY TO LAWFUL ACCESS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ALTERNATIVES OFFERED IN THE ENCRYPTION DEBATE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
This thesis examines the lawful access challenge that law enforcement and intelligence agencies face when seeking to obtain communications and mobile electronic devices that cannot be penetrated and that include strong ...
THE PERFECT STORM: CLIMATE-INDUCED MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
From the Mariel boatlift in the 1980s to the recent mass migration of familial units from the Northern Triangle in 2019, the United States has consistently been unprepared to handle mass migration events. With the world ...
INSULT TO INJURY: DISASTER DISPLACEMENT, MIGRANT THREAT PERCEPTION, AND CONFLICT IN HOST COMMUNITIES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
Environmental disasters are complex problems not only for the communities directly hit but also for areas that receive the people forced out of their homes. In developing nations, this situation is called internal displacement ...
IMPROVING RESILIENCE AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
Law enforcement officers’ exposure to stress exacts a toll on them. Agencies have programs designed to mitigate stress and assist officers after a critical incident, but research shows pre-exposure to stressors may help ...
MAPPING THE MANOSPHERE: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF THE MANOSPHERE ON REDDIT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The manosphere network is a dispersed collection of online spaces that proliferate an anti-feminist ideology that in some cases has been associated with violence. This thesis aims to observe the manosphere network structure ...
A STUDY OF MUSICOLOGY AND SOCIAL DISCOURSE IN MID-TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Social scientists and philosophers generally agree that music pervades most cultures and helps form people's identities and worldviews. This thesis examines music associated with mid-twentieth-century discourse movements ...
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