In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations / Political Science:

President of the committee:

• Sung Min Rho, Assistant Professor

Members of the committee:

• David Sylvan, Emeritus Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Ravinder Bhavnani, Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Sung Min Rho, Assistant Professor, Internal Reader
• Ellen Lust, Professor, Governance and Local Development Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden