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In three papers, I consider two questions of nationalization in American politics, and one question of the methodology necessary to study them. Nationalization is the process by which local politics become more like national politics on the basis of political issues and electoral engagement. It is usually measured using the difference in presidential and state-level electoral returns over time. To expand the study of nationalization, I use automated content analysis to derive new measures for the phenomenon’s study based on political text. In particular, I apply automated content analysis via latent dirichlet allocation to code for salient topics in text from national political agenda speech, local agenda speech, and state laws. The primary source for these local agenda codes is a novel database of State of the State addresses, which are like presidential State of the Union addresses, but are delivered by governors. I developed the database over the past seven years as part of this dissertation; it draws from all 50 States, and the earliest captured addresses date to the year 1893. The secondary sources for these codes are the State of the Union addresses and a corpus of laws passed by state legislatures. I utilize the codes from these naturally distinct text corpora to study the nationalization of the political agenda, and how nationalized elections relate to the production of salient laws. The comparison of naturally distinct texts, however, is problematic and requires further examination. To that end, the first paper, “A Theory and Method for Pooling Naturally Distinct Corpora” concerns the theory and method for why we should be able to use, pool, and compare the computer-generated codes from these naturally distinct text corpora to study nationalization. I propose a theoretical framework with which the researcher may defend the pooling of corpora, and introduce an empirical approach to testing for absolute comparability, the delta-statistic. While statistics like the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and penalized log likelihood can help the researcher to determine if a model fits the pooled corpora better than the corpora separately, the delta-statistic relies on a strong theory of latent traits to evaluate the absolute quality of a pooled model. This is especially important when it is impossible to evaluate ground truth fit because some data are unlabeled. The second paper, “Have State Policy Agendas Become More Nationalized?” examines whether the nationalization of state policy agendas is related to the nationalization of gubernatorial elections. The analysis shows that State agendas, as laid out in the State of the State addresses, have become more similar to each other over time. It also shows that State agendas have become more similar to the national agenda, as laid out in the State of the Union addresses. Finally, I demonstrate an increasing relationship between the similarity in the agenda and the nationalization of elections. The findings suggest that the nationalization of the agenda is a significant and related factor to the nationalization of elections. The third paper, “Can States Govern Effectively When Politics Are Nationalized?” considers the question of whether electoral nationalization moderates the relationship between divided government and legislative productivity in the states. I find a null effect of divided government on salient lawmaking ability, and that nationalization of state legislatures has generally decreased the production of salient laws. The result holds even though nationalization is unrelated to the ability of our state governments to take action on salient issues during times of divided government. The findings suggest that behavioral factors driving lawmaker decisions may be more to blame for lawmaking defects than institutional ones. Taken together, the essays demonstrate the value of text analysis to the analysis of nationalization and other research topics in American politics.

M.A. (Communication) / The two research questions explored in this study are: a) What is the potential effectiveness of Mandela's rhetorical choices in the light of the primary and media audiences and the situation, in the selected speeches and visual material? b) What rhetorical shifts occurred in the speeches delivered between 1990 and 1994? In view of the fact that this study is political in nature and falls within the parameters of political communication, the field of political communication as it relates to rhetoric and public speaking specifically, was discussed. The nucleus of Aristotle's theory of rhetoric was discussed in conjunction with modern theories and research, with the purpose of establishing theoretical grounds for effective political oratory. To explore the two research questions, the neo-Aristotelian model of rhetorical criticism was utilised. By using this model it was possible to measure the effectiveness or potential effectiveness of Nelson Mandela's choice of strategy in the series of speeches and visual material selected. The model also prescribes a methodology whereby the important variables in political oratory are measured, including language, the credibility of the speaker, emotional strategies, logical argumentation, organisation and nonverbal behaviour. For purposes of evaluation the model prescribes an ideal model of persuasion. The ancient and modern rhetorical theory discussed in the study was utilised to construct standards by which Mandela's speeches were evaluated. The model also enabled the critic to focus on the speaker, Nelson Mandela and his political messages, while considering the rhetorical transaction, including the audiences and situation as a whole. The primary audience considered in this study consists of the mainly black supporters of the ANC who received Mandela's political messages at mass rallies. It was determined that this audience had a positive orientation towards the speaker, his messages and the ANC. Important national media audiences were also fsolated and include Whites, Indians, Coloureds, the IFP and the PAC. These audiences maintained a more negative orientation towards the speaker, his messages and the ANC. The international community in general was also considered.

Orientador: Lizete Maria Orquiza de Carvalho / Banca: Luiz Gonzaga Roversi Genovese / Banca: Luciana Maria Lunardi Campos / Resumo: Na condição de professor iniciante e pesquisador, procurei identificar os elmentos que influenciaram minha recontextualização da abordagem educacional "Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas" utilizando como referencial teórico o conceito de discurso pedagógico de Bernstein (2003b). Tal teoria é muito utilizada em trabalhos sobre políticas curriculares, apontando que estas são modificadas, selecionadas e adaptadas quando passam de seu campo de produção para o campo da reprodução, respeitando valores, ideologias e interesses deste último. Trazê-la pata a investigação sobre a própria prática significa acreditar que o professor possui uma estrutura interna própria, a qual orienta as modificações e adaptações que faz dos diversos discursos que chegam até ele, por exemplo, o currículo, o livro didático, teorias educacionais, metodologias de ensino e orientações diversas que recebe de órgãos oficiais com o a Secretaria de Educação. Para entender esse processo de recontextualização revisei minha trajetória na educação marcando como ponto inicial o término da licenciatura em Física em 2007 finalizando com o ingresso no mestrado em 2010. Assim, relacionei minhas as ações em sala de aula do início de 2011 com valores dos campos os quais já fiz parte, incluindo o próprio contexto da escola, pois não me afastei do cargo de professor efetivo de Fisica para realizar o mestrado. Esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa que ressaltou a importância da Formação Inicial na consolidação de elementos que regularam minha prática docente como a importância da interação professor-aluno mediada pelo diálogo, à elaboração de planos de aula flexíveis que podem ser mofidicados de acordo com as necessidades particulares da turma, a importância de observar as interações entre os alunos para... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In the condition of beginning teacher and researcher, I sought to identify the factors that influenced my recontextuaklization of "Problem-based learning" using the theoretical concept of Bernstein's Pedagogic Discourse (2003b). This theory is widely used in work on curricular policies, pointing out that these are modified, selected and adapted when moving from its field of production for the field of reproduction, respecting values, ideologies and interest of the latter. Bring it to research on their own practice is to believe that the teacher has an internal structure itself, which directs the modifications and adaptations that make the various speeches that coming to him, for example, curriculum, textbooks, educational theories, teaching methodologies and guidance it receives from various official bodies such as the Secretary of Education. To understand this process of recontextualization reviewed my career in education and as a starting point the end of the graduation in Physics in 2007, ending with thw entry into Master's Degree in 2010. So, I connected my actions in the classroom in early 2011 with values of the fields which I have done part, including the proper context of the school, because I have not departed from his professorship to perform the search. This is a qualitative research that highlighted the importance of initial teacher education in the consolidation of elements that regulated my teaching practice like the importance of interaction between teacher-student mediated by the dialoque, the development of flexibe lesson plans that can be modified according to particular needs of the class, the importance of observing the interactions between students to interfere in their disposition in the classroom. As a beginning teacher, I recognize the influence of school context in my ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Installation speech by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal designate of Tshwane University of Technology, Prof Nthabiseng Ogude, on 22 November 2012. / Inauguration speech by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal designate of Tshwane University of Technology, Prof Nthabiseng Ogude, on 22 November 2012 in which she accepted responsibility of Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Tshwane University of Technology

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