This thesis examines the recently decided Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case regards campaign finance reform, and has raised significant controversy recently. This thesis will evaluate the arguments from both the dissent and the majority opinions, contextualize these arguments with respect to the history of campaign finance reform and the history of the legislation with regard to corporations, and will ultimately pass judgment on whether the Court was correct in its decision. Implications for the post-Citizens world will also be considered.

Medicare is vital to the health and well-being of many American seniors. However, due to its complexity, beneficiaries often need assistance navigating the federal health insurance system. GeorgiaCares, Georgia’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), provides free and unbiased Medicare information and counseling. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate GeorgiaCares outreach events to discern the social and demographic characteristics of participants and decipher how to best market the events. Participants of nine GeorgiaCares outreach events (n=81) completed anonymous surveys; mixed-methods data analysis revealed the typical participant to be a 71-year-old African American female. Findings suggest an effective way to assist beneficiaries in Medicare-related decisions is through the formation of community partnerships. Suggestions to market outreach events include partnering with churches and grocery stores to disseminate information and enlisting the support of community leaders to overcome barriers of distrust.

In contemporary Sweden political participation among foreign-born Swedes is viewed as low and it is well known that foreign-born individuals do not use their voting rights to the same extent as the general population. At the same time there are numerous ethnic associations around the country who work with various activities involving political, democratic and integration issues. This study aims to study how four members of a Somali association regard, relate to and work with politics, democracy and integration. The study is based on these four people, but also on their relationship with authorities and other agencies in the community. The conclusion of this study shows in brief that the desire to participate politically is great, but that democracy and politics is accessible to all, depending on the level of language skills and what political knowledge the individual has. The study problematizes the concept of integration, whether it should be seen as an immigrant question that should be conducted by the immigrants or not. The informants have a vision that the democratic and political work they are engaged in in Sweden will be used to establish a democracy in their home country Somalia in the future. / I dagens Sverige ses politiskt deltagande, bland utlandsfödda svenskar som lågt och det är välkänt att utlandsfödda inte nyttjar sin rösträtt i samma utsträckning som befolkningen i övrigt. Samtidigt finns det åtskilliga etniska föreningar runt om i landet som genom aktiviteter arbetar med politisk, demokratisk och integrerande verksamhet. Denna undersökning syftar till att studera hur fyra medlemmar ur en somalisk förening ser på, förhåller sig till och arbetar med politik, demokrati och integration. Studien utgår ifrån dessa fyra personer, men handlar även om deras relation till myndigheter och andra instanser i samhället. Slutsatsen av denna studie visar i korthet att viljan att deltaga politiskt är stor, men att demokratin och politiken är mer eller mindre tillgänglig för alla, beroende på vilka färdigheter individen har i språk och samhällskunskaper. I studien problematiseras begreppet integration och huruvida det ses som en 'invandrarfråga' som bör bedrivas av invandrare eller inte. Det finns även en vision från informanternas sida att arbetet de bedriver kring demokratin och politiken i Sverige i framtiden ska kunna användas för att upprätta en demokrati i hemlandet Somalia.

Abstract This research mainly combines: Police policy, transportation, fire control, news, and public affairs. - Use Kaohsiung Wireless platform as a starting point. - PWLAN technology will become the mainstream for the strategic integrated platform. - M-City is able to change people¡¦s original life style; increase life¡¦s mobility and conveniences. - The government wants to develop a wireless service platform in order to promote development of a mobile city. Kaohsiung City Wireless shared platform has three aspects: technology, public service and marketing. This research uses two ways to gather related data. 1. Key interview: interviewing professional scholars. 2. Conducting Survey: internet users are the target. - To analyze how to attract citizens to use related policies in order to promote the development of wireless industry. - To expect a fast development with a positive cycle, and upgradethe city¡¦s competitiveness. Conclusion is divided into five parts: 1. Conclusion and basic information from the replied surveys 2. descriptive statistics 3. interceptive analysis 4. elements analysis reports in depth The conclusion has discovered, Regarding to the technological aspect, people will consider three elements when they choose to use wireless internet: the maturity of the wireless technology, the dissemination of wireless internet and the creation of the needs of wireless internet. Aspect of public service: 1. Information related to location 2. Information related to prevention of disasters 3. Involvement of residents 4. Police and Fireman¡¦s Priority 5. Residents hope: Government can prevent crimes or salve disasters by the construction of wireless internet. In the aspect of marketing: Citizens wish to receive different information through wireless internet.

This study analyzes the rationale used by the Supreme Court in the 2010 case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The majority opinion and dissent were dissected and scrutinized for any weaknesses. After careful review and comparison with First Amendment theories and scholarly articles, it was found that the majority opinion and final decision were poorly reasoned and created a dangerous political communication landscape and a weakened Marketplace of Ideas.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [285]-308).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Edinburgh, 1998.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Western Michigan University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 340-351).