Dissertation: Silent Coup of the Guardians

The attached dissertation was successfully defended on June 3, 2019. It is currently under academic embargo, pending consideration for publication. The Dissertation Committee included Dr. Mariya Omelicheva (Pol/Sci; Dissertation Committee Chair), Dr. Don Haider-Markel (Department of Political Science Chair; Dissertation Committee Co-Chair), Dr. Mark Joslyn (Pol/Sci), Dr. John Kennedy (Pol/Sci), and Dr. Adrian Lewis (History). Faculty present at the defense from outside of the University of Kansas included Dr. Robert Davis (History; School of Advanced Military Studies) and Dr. Dan Cox (Pol/Sci; School of Advanced Military Studies).