Essay on George F. Kennan

KennanThis is an essay submitted in the spring semester 2012 at the University of Oslo for the course NORAM2582 – America in the World.

Containment – What did Kennan mean?

As policy, containment was not practiced the way Kennan, the policy planner had envisioned it. His original vision is better understood if one keeps in mind the fact that Kennan was a sailboat captain. He was up for a long haul close to the wind. Fortsett å lese Essay on George F. Kennan

Running blind with scissors – congressional redistricting in Iowa // Bachelor’s thesis, North-American studies

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For whatever it is worth, this is my bachelor’s thesis, University of Oslo, spring 2013.

The illustrations are from a classroom presentation of the first draft.

They were not in the essay.

-atle

 

Running blind with scissors – congressional redistricting in Iowa

«Although touted as a tested example of neutral redistricting, Iowa’s redistricting mechanism has failed to attract many converts.[1] «

Why?

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