Renee G Scherlen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1708171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renee G Scherlen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renee G |
| FAMILY NAME | Scherlen |
| SIGNATURE | SCHERLEN R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Appalachian State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0475-290X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The benefits of US foreign aid in rural US communities
Motivation This study analyses the underexplored domestic benefits of US foreign aid by evaluating the long‐term impacts of two strategic international exchange programmes—the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders—that were implemented over a decade through Appalachian State University in rural northwestern North Carolina. Purpose Most evaluations of US foreign …
Strategies to Maximize Short-Term Study Abroad Engagement and Learning for Criminal Justice Students
Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics, Second Edition
U.s. Evaluation of Mexican Drug War Efforts
Is the drug war being won in Mexico? How can success be measured? This study argues that evaluation of multiple measures over an extended time period is required to gauge success. However, current US analysis evaluates Mexican presidential administrations and their efforts primarily on a year-to-year basis. As a result, US assessments tend to link lack of success to the Mexican government and its actions or inaction. Long-term evaluation, though,…
The Never-Ending Drug War
Why does the war on drugs continue after 40 years? This article combines theories of policy termination and prospect theory to explain the drug war's persistence. After reviewing the case for termination, the article turns to policy termination theory. As previous case studies have demonstrated, rationality and economic reasoning alone fail to persuade politicians to end existing policies. In the case of the drug war, specific characteristics of …
Lessons to Build On
The 1994 presidential election presents a paradox for students of Mexican politics in particular and democratization in general. The year witnessed many numerous and far-reaching changes, both planned and unplanned. An uprising in the state of Chiapas; the assassination of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio; a sweeping electoral reform; and a hotly contested presidential race marked the unprecedented ye…
The Never-Ending Drug War
Why does the war on drugs continue after 40 years? This article combines theories of policy termination and prospect theory to explain the drug war's persistence. After reviewing the case for termination, the article turns to policy termination theory. As previous case studies have demonstrated, rationality and economic reasoning alone fail to persuade politicians to end existing policies. In the case of the drug war, specific characteristics of …
Lessons to Build On
The 1994 presidential election presents a paradox for students of Mexican politics in particular and democratization in general. The year witnessed many numerous and far-reaching changes, both planned and unplanned. An uprising in the state of Chiapas; the assassination of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio; a sweeping electoral reform; and a hotly contested presidential race marked the unprecedented ye…
Lessons to Build On
The 1994 presidential election presents a paradox for students of Mexican politics in particular and democratization in general. The year witnessed many numerous and far-reaching changes, both planned and unplanned. An uprising in the state of Chiapas; the assassination of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio; a sweeping electoral reform; and a hotly contested presidential race marked the unprecedented ye…
U.s. Evaluation of Mexican Drug War Efforts
Is the drug war being won in Mexico? How can success be measured? This study argues that evaluation of multiple measures over an extended time period is required to gauge success. However, current US analysis evaluates Mexican presidential administrations and their efforts primarily on a year-to-year basis. As a result, US assessments tend to link lack of success to the Mexican government and its actions or inaction. Long-term evaluation, though,…
The Never-Ending Drug War
Why does the war on drugs continue after 40 years? This article combines theories of policy termination and prospect theory to explain the drug war's persistence. After reviewing the case for termination, the article turns to policy termination theory. As previous case studies have demonstrated, rationality and economic reasoning alone fail to persuade politicians to end existing policies. In the case of the drug war, specific characteristics of …
Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics, Second Edition
Strategies to Maximize Short-Term Study Abroad Engagement and Learning for Criminal Justice Students
The benefits of US foreign aid in rural US communities
Motivation This study analyses the underexplored domestic benefits of US foreign aid by evaluating the long‐term impacts of two strategic international exchange programmes—the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders—that were implemented over a decade through Appalachian State University in rural northwestern North Carolina. Purpose Most evaluations of US foreign …
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Drug (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works)