Oklahoma Politics

Complete issue

Erick Ananga — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Back cover

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Current and past presidents

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Contributors

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The Gerrymandering of Black Voters in Oklahoma

Britney Hopkins, Liz Lane-Harvard, Thomas Milligan, Bradley Paynter, John Wood — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Employee Assistance Programs During COVID-19: Organizational Experiences in Oklahoma's Public Sector

Natalie Nell — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) offer support services to help workers address personal and work-related problems. EAPs are most known for handling mental health and substance abuse issues, which have increased over the past several years, especial- ly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research shows that although personal well-being is directly correlated with employee produc- tivity, EAP utilization is severely low. The following paper ex- plores EAPs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma from organizational experiences in municipal, healthcare, and academic settings. This paper also compares EAP literature from before and after the pandemic, employee reasons for using an EAP, employee demographics, costs, issues, alternatives, solutions, and recom- mendations.

How Much is your Water Bill? Is it Fair or Failing? An Evaluation of Oklahoma's Water Rates

Reanna H. Anderson — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

When looking at municipal water schemes, we must look at rates. How can cities set their rates without a statewide comparative analysis? Without a comparative analysis, cities are affecting the city infrastructure blindly. This project will cover a few important questions by examining and comparing water rates in Oklahoma. What effects can the price of rates have on the cityâ€™s water infra- structure? Are citizens able to pay for their water? This study is important in Oklahoma due to the lack of publications showing state-wide quantitative analysis of water services.

The Theory of Nullification from John C. Calhoun, its Origins in Thomas Jefferson's Compact Theory, and how the Ideas Helped Shape America Through the Civil War

Cas Northcutt — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

â€œThe Theory of Nullification from John C. Calhoun, its origins in Thomas Jeffersonâ€™s Compact Theory, and how the ideas helped shape America through the Civil War.â€ The majority of the previ- ous research done into this topic focuses heavily on the two con- ceptsâ€™ similarities, and less so on the exploration of the connection of the political environments, nor the importance of the acts on the era outside of its origins. Looking into many of the original documents, there was an ability to get an advanced understanding of the topic. Using the methods laid forward above, reading much of Thomas Jefferson and John C. Calhounâ€™s works have allowed a study into the effects not only at the time, but also how they have created a wave going forward into history. Much of their language and ideas are repeated in the documents related to se- cession. Looking at the tie to the Civil War has helped understand how these actors changed history with their theories.

Examination of the Cultural Impacts (Both Positive and Negative) of Implementing Capitalist Systems in Developing Countries

Aislinn Beak — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The central objective of this study is an examination of the cul- tural effects (both positive and negative) of capitalist systems of production in the context of developing countries. To accomplish this objective, the study was guided by the following two research questions: 1) what is the definition of a capitalist system of pro- duction and how has the process of globalization promoted it? and 2) what are the cultural effects (positive and negative) of the capitalist mode of production being implemented in developing countries. Uncovering answers to these questions entailed the use of secondary data collected through East Central Universityâ€™s Lin- scheid Library, Google Scholar, and texts such as How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney and Global Politics by Andrew Heywood.

The results of this study confirm that there are some positive im- pacts of capitalism and globalization in the developing world. The positive effects/impacts include free trade, the creation of non-gov- ernmental and intergovernmental organizations, the spread of de- mocracy, global connectivity, and the minimization of wealth dis- parities. Conversely, the negative impacts are greater wealth and income inequalities and underdevelopment, a flattening world and borderless societies, disease and uncontrollable pandemics, cul- tural issues and divisions of tribes, and capitalismâ€™s roots in slavery as well as racial capitalism. Overall, based on these findings, it is important to note that the negative impacts greatly outweigh the positives. An important policy suggestion made in the study is that the capitalist system of production ought to be highly regulated, especially in countries that do not have a strong system of checks and balances against economic exploitation.

Unnecessary Sorrow: A Journalist Investigates the Life and Death of His Older Brother, Ordained, Discarded, Slain by Police

Brett Sharp — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Journey Through the Hoods: From Poverty to Ph.D. to Million-Dollar Real Estate Agent

Brett Sharp — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This Land is Herland: Gendered Activism in Oklahoma From the 1870s to the 2010s

Elizabeth Overman — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A Life on Fire: Oklahomaâ€™s Kate Barnard

Jacintha Webster — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Title Page

Erick Ananga — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Notes from the president and editor-in-chief

Erick Ananga, Shanna Padgham — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Submission guidelines

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Oklahoma Politics

Complete issue

Back cover

Current and past presidents

Contributors

The Gerrymandering of Black Voters in Oklahoma

Employee Assistance Programs During COVID-19: Organizational Experiences in Oklahoma's Public Sector

How Much is your Water Bill? Is it Fair or Failing? An Evaluation of Oklahoma's Water Rates

The Theory of Nullification from John C. Calhoun, its Origins in Thomas Jefferson's Compact Theory, and how the Ideas Helped Shape America Through the Civil War

Examination of the Cultural Impacts (Both Positive and Negative) of Implementing Capitalist Systems in Developing Countries

Unnecessary Sorrow: A Journalist Investigates the Life and Death of His Older Brother, Ordained, Discarded, Slain by Police

Journey Through the Hoods: From Poverty to Ph.D. to Million-Dollar Real Estate Agent

This Land is Herland: Gendered Activism in Oklahoma From the 1870s to the 2010s

A Life on Fire: Oklahomaâ€™s Kate Barnard

Title Page

Table of contents

Notes from the president and editor-in-chief

Submission guidelines