Michael Volpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5596531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Volpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Volpe |
| SIGNATURE | VOLPE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Forecasting Stability or Retreat in Emerging Democratic Regimes
Drawing on the literatures on elite transitions, factionalism and the new institutionalism, this paper hypothesizes that the stability of partially democratic and emerging democratic regimes is dependent on the willingness of elites to make credible commitments to cooperate and comply with democratic rules. That willingness (or lack thereof) can be signaled by the presence of cooperative or conflict-precipitating events and actions in the periods…
Cicero's “dust”
The Defense of Cluentius has been acclaimed as Cicero's greatest speech, a “victory for a questionable client under very difficult conditions.” Cicero's own critique, that he had “thrown dust in the eyes of the jurors,” presents obvious problems for critics. If, as most suggest, a major deception took place, how could this speech be judged the greatest effort of a man who subscribed to the vir bonus doctrine of Cato? Since most of the speech disc…
The persuasive force of humor
Forecasting Stability or Retreat in Emerging Democratic Regimes
Drawing on the literatures on elite transitions, factionalism and the new institutionalism, this paper hypothesizes that the stability of partially democratic and emerging democratic regimes is dependent on the willingness of elites to make credible commitments to cooperate and comply with democratic rules. That willingness (or lack thereof) can be signaled by the presence of cooperative or conflict-precipitating events and actions in the periods…
The persuasive force of humor
The persuasive force of humor
Cicero's “dust”
The Defense of Cluentius has been acclaimed as Cicero's greatest speech, a “victory for a questionable client under very difficult conditions.” Cicero's own critique, that he had “thrown dust in the eyes of the jurors,” presents obvious problems for critics. If, as most suggest, a major deception took place, how could this speech be judged the greatest effort of a man who subscribed to the vir bonus doctrine of Cato? Since most of the speech disc…
Forecasting Stability or Retreat in Emerging Democratic Regimes
Drawing on the literatures on elite transitions, factionalism and the new institutionalism, this paper hypothesizes that the stability of partially democratic and emerging democratic regimes is dependent on the willingness of elites to make credible commitments to cooperate and comply with democratic rules. That willingness (or lack thereof) can be signaled by the presence of cooperative or conflict-precipitating events and actions in the periods…
Art (2 works) · Cicero (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Adversary (1 work)