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This study aims to analyze the strong state of Sri Lanka that emerged after the civil war during the regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was the leading Tamil militant social force, which was waging war against the government to form a separate state in the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka. The government ended both the separatist struggle of the LTTE and the civil war in May 2009 by winning a major military victory. This study is a qualitative analysis based on text analysis and field interviews, supplemented with limited observations. The study reveals that the state introduced enhanced security measures to avoid possible LTTE regrouping and re-commencement of violence in the country. The state also attempted to fragment minority parties to weaken the state reconstitution process through penetration and regulation of the social order.

Introduction. Latinos in American society ; Latino political incorporation ; The concept of representation ; Brief discussion of subsequent chapters -- Latinos in legislatures : historical and theoretical setting. Literature on Latinos in legislatures ; Other minorities in legislatures and redistricting ; Research questions ; Types of data ; Choices of legislatures -- The effects of population, turnover, and term limits on Latino representation. Turnover, professionalism, and term limits ; Methods ; Institutional and demographic determinants of Latino representation ; Conclusion -- District composition and the election of Latino candidates. Redistricting after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ; Methods ; United States House ; Overall findings ; New Mexico ; California ; Texas ; Arizona ; Florida ; New York ; New Jersey ; Conclusion -- Electing Latinos in non-Latino majority districts. Methodology ; The elite-driven process ; Features of the Electoral System ; Latino Republicans ; Conclusion -- Voices from within : how Latino legislators see themselves. Methodology ; Background, political past, and election to current position ; Legislators' perceptions of competitiveness ; How they view their districts ; Issue priorities of Latino legislators ; Does partisanship trump ethnicity? ; Conclusion -- Roll call voting behavior of Latino legislators. Background of Latinos in Colorado, New Jersey, and Texas ; What we know about Latino roll call voting behavior ; Data and methods ; Findings ; Conclusion -- Conclusion. Legislatures and legislators matter ; Not all states are equal : institutions and demographics matter ; The mainstreaming of Latinos in U.S. legislatures ; African Americans and Latinos ; Party outreach extends beyond presidential races ; Latino pan-ethnic identity despite district differences ; Variations in Latino legislators' voting records.

On cover: Foreign relations of the United States. 1918-1919. Russia. ; 1918 in 3 v. ; Mode of access: Internet.

PROBLEM/CONDITION: CDC monitors the incidence of mumps in the United States through the passive reporting of cases to its National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS). REPORTING PERIOD COVERED: 1988-1993. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: Weekly reports to the NNDSS from 48 states and the District of Columbia were used to calculate incidence rates for mumps. State immunization requirements were obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. RESULTS: After the licensure of mumps vaccine in the United States in December 1967 and the subsequent introduction of state immunization laws in an increasing number of states, the reported incidence of mumps decreased substantially. The 1,692 cases of mumps reported for 1993 represent the lowest number of cases ever reported to NNDSS and a 99% decrease from the 152,209 cases reported for 1968. During 1988-1993, most cases occurred in children 5-14 years of age (52%) and in persons > or = 15 years of age (36%). Although the incidence decreased in all age groups, the largest decreases (> 50% reduction in incidence rate per 100,000 population) occurred in persons > or = 10 years of age. Overall, the incidence of mumps was lowest in states that had comprehensive school immunization laws requiring mumps vaccination and highest in states that did not have such requirements. INTERPRETATION: Because of the extensive use of mumps vaccine and the increased number of states that had enacted mumps immunization laws, the number of reported mumps cases decreased further since the marked decline that began during the early 1970s. The earlier shift in incidence from children of school ages to older persons that was noted during 1985-1988 continued until 1992, when the proportion of cases occurring in children of school ages increased and exceeded the proportions occurring in other age groups. ACTIONS TAKEN: All health-care providers are encouraged to a) report mumps cases to their local and state health departments for transmission to NNDSS and b) enact school immunization laws requiring mumps vaccination. ; Frederik P.L. van Loon, Sandra J. Holmes, Barry I. Sirotkin, Walter W. Williams, Stephen L. Cochi, Stephen C. Hadler, Mary Lou Lindegren. ; Cover title. ; "August 11, 1995". ; Also available via the World Wide Web. ; Includes biographical references (p. 13-14).

For many theorists the problem of the capitalist state is seen to have been exhaustively posed in the 1970s by Miliband, Poulantzas and the state derivationists. Yet more recent years have seen the same issues that underlay these positions fuel a much broader and, in terms of the Marxist tradition, more heretical discussion of the nature of the relationship of state and society. This article traces the way in which this more recent debate has emerged and developed, (giving particular attention to the decisive contribution of Claus Offe), outlines the most important claims that have emerged from it and offers an (interim) evaluation of its success in re-casting the relations of state and society.

Defence date: 2 October 2013 ; Examining Board: Professor Alexander H. Trechsel (EUI, Supervisor) Professor Giovanni Sartor, EUI Professor Leonardo Avritzer, Federal University of Minas Gerais Professor Graham Smith, University of Westminster ; First made available online 5 December 2016 ; This thesis starts with a simple research question, asking why parliaments that share the same level of functions and competencies produce different results in terms of the level of development of their websites. The research is divided into three stages: comparative website analysis, quantitative analysis and case studies. Looking at 93 state Legislatures in Brazil, Spain and the United States, each of the stages of the research presents findings that contribute to the literature on e-democracy and open government. The comparative website analysis shows a varying degree of development amongst state Legislature websites. This heterogeneous level of development is contrasted with a common denominator amongst most websites: while the majority of efforts are towards the provision of Legislative information, the prospects for participation and deliberation are extremely limited. Standing out against these rather predictable results, findings also suggest that certain institutional traits such as electoral systems may influence the design of websites in terms of both their content and features. The quantitative analyses single out a number of factors that influence the differences in levels of development of Legislative websites. First of all, contrary to what has been suggested by a portion of the e-democracy literature, neither resources nor partisanship seem to matter for the development of Legislative websites. Conversely, the quantitative findings suggest that matters of institutional design (e.g. parliaments' autonomy) and demand (e.g. Internet access, population) may play a significant role in the performance of Parliamentary websites. The case studies - the core of this research - follow an institutional approach to the process of ICT usage within public organizations, through a detailed analysis of the inner workings of three different Legislatures in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Norte). This analysis evinces the role played by factors largely ignored by the majority of the e-democracy research until now. It shows how the different institutional arrangements ultimately shape the very configuration of websites, impacting each of them in terms of their features and contents. By reversing this interpretation, we surmise, the configuration of Legislative websites per se may provide external observers with information regarding institutional arrangements and policy-innovation cycles and processes within a Legislature. iv Finally, the comparative perspective taken sheds light on the role played by civil servants in the technological enactment process within Legislatures. All other things being equal, it is the relationships among civil servants and MPs, and the relationships between the two groups - mediated by institutional arrangements - that will ultimately affect the level of development of parliamentary websites.