My Dissertation Available for Free Download
Hello, my dissertation is available for a free download here. Thank you for your support over the years and I hope you enjoy my work! Kindest regards, John
Dear Political Scientists: What I Did, I Do, and Will Do! **Defense set for October 11
Afterwards Ronald Formisano’s article (2001), “The Concept of Political Culture” as published in The Journal of Interdisciplinary History explores the descriptions and definitions of political culture between historians [holistic and evolutionary] and political scientists [is political culture causal and is there a behavioral component?] (p. 396). As culture studies originated with Herder, de Tocqueville, and…
My VEGAS Presentation with a One-Legged Flamingo
Hello, I am posting my AABSS Conference PowerPoint presentation (January 31) in case I lose my flash drive…. here. Oh wait, there is no wifi at The Flamingo, er, enjoy!
APSA 2016 Paper: 3 Elements of America’s Complex Culture
So, I began work on my dissertation in 2010 and I studied under the direction of Distinguished Prof. Philip Abbott through 2012. In 2013, I revised my work on the American culture for Associate Prof. Jeff Grynaviski. I have continued to revise it because creating something new is, well, a prodigious task. Both of these…
Independent Variables of American CULTURE
Happy Mother’s Day to Bisera, Donka, Else, and all our mothers. May God bless you, today and forever, Forever. For my mom, Bisera, I have accomplished a new beginning for me to research the American culture. During the Ph.D. program at Wayne State, I saw that the literature seriously describes three mores–and these mores are Independent Variables.…
VEGAS: A Hungry Jaguar Eats a Snowy Owl for Breakfast
Hi. I recently presented a paper at the AABSS Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year, I was a little obsessed with the Snowy Owl. Now, a little to my chagrin, the snowy owl was eaten a, oh my, a very hungry Jaguar! Here is the basic outline: Abstract In this paper, I update Tocqueville’s swath…
Next Weekend’s CONFERENCE Presentation
Hi, in about a week I’ll be presenting my research on American political culture. The conference is in Las Vegas–every year–and this will be my second year. Since the conference is Monday and Tuesday, it’s become a weekend for friends to get away and have fun. This is because I’m already done with the work.…
I am a “Go” for Vegas, February 1-2, 2016
ACCEPTANCE NOTICE: America’s Multiple Political Elements of an United Culture ______________________________________________________________ Mr. Girdwood, We are pleased to notify you that your proposal has been accepted for presentation at the 19th Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Conference. A juried selection is used for accepting presentations, utilizing scholarly peer-review. Your presentation has been accepted for a lecture presentation…
#MPSA I Submit. I Submit #MPSA2016
I really do enjoy #MPSA and the international attendance. Last year, I had some excellent conversations with scholars from Turkey, Japan, China, Brazil, Ukraine, Germany, and England. Of course, meeting “Frank” was great! Here’s what I have submitted…. +++++++++ Title: Republicanism Resolutely Opposes the Patriot Act, Unlike Liberalism, as an Observation of American Culture. MAIN…
Try Researching “Multiple Traditions” and, aha, umm…
**THIS IS FROM MY CONCEPTUAIZATION, MOSTLY, FROM MAY, 2013… didn’t make the cut, but essentially the same ideas. In 1955 Louis Hartz contended all American political discourse was liberal. While a generation of scholars were strongly influenced by Hartz’s analysis, in the 1970s and 80s challenges began to appear. Several studies argued that there were…
Political Pipeline 