Xavier Journal of Politics

Volume V

The Xavier Journal of Political Science
Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15)


Editorial Board

POLI 393: Advanced Political Analysis Students, Spring 2014

Pamela Meyerhoffer
Andrew Kaplan
William "Bud" Burchett
Nayar Roy Barron
Nicholas Chesrown
Travis Fiechter
Kathleen "Kallie" Hannah
Cooper Jones
Manisha Kaura
Alexa Koziol
Nicholas Lampe
Brandon Martin
Peter Shipley
Lauren White

Faculty Advisor
Mack Mariani, Xavier University

Advisory Board
John Ray, Xavier University
Timothy J. White, Xavier University
Anas Malik, Xavier University
Bin Yu, Xavier University
Gene Beaupre, Xavier University
Sean Comer, Xavier University

Research Articles

Meyerhoffer, Pamela. 2015. "Food Accessibility in Cincinnati, Ohio: Measuring the Effect of Census Tract Poverty Rate on Grocers." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 1-17.

Jones, Cooper. 2015. "Does Alternative Sentencing Reduce Recidivism? A Preliminary Analysis." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 18-31.

Kaplan, Andrew. 2015. "Team Europe: How Sports Can Be Used to Increase Support for the European Union and Further the Process of European Integration." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 32-46.

White, Lauren. 2015. "Ethnic Matching and the Achievement Gap: Seeking a Deeper Understanding." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 47-58.

Sobek, Joseph K. 2015. "A Study of the Variation in West German Foreign Policy Concerning the Oder-Neisse Line." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 59-79.

Fiechter, Travis. 2015. "The Effect of State Legislative Term Limits on Turnover in U.S. House Races." Xavier Journal of Politics, Vol. V, No. 1 (2014-15): 80-92.


The Xavier Journal of Political Science (XJOP) is the official undergraduate journal of the Department of Political Science at Xavier University. XJOP is published on an annual basis by Xavier University and articles are available online at www.xavier.edu/xjop. For information, please contact the Department of Political Science at 513-745-3017 or e-mail Dr. Mack Mariani at marianim *at* xavier.edu.