Padilla, Margot (A.A. 2024/2025) The rollback of reproductive rights in the United States: a critical analysis of the phenomenon through the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative politics, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Tatania-Alina Pippidi, pp. 90. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Theoretical framework. Mass-driven theories. Elite-driven theories. Literature review. Popular opinions and policy responsiveness. Judicial appointments as a political strategy. Judicial polarization and conservative mobilization. Critical engagement and research gaps. Methodology. Defining process tracing. Research hypotheses. Case study design: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's health organization. Process tracing timeline and analysis. Results. The state of abortion law and the Court before 2016. The opportunity-justice Scalia’s vacancy (2016). The first appointment-justice Gorsuch (2017). The second appointment-justice Kavanaugh (2018). The third appointment-justice Barrett (2020). The Dobbs case emerges and reaches the supreme Court (2018-2021). Arguments and deliberations in Dobbs (2021-2022). The Dobbs decision and its aftermath (2022).

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Bibliografia: pp. 75-90.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	Comparative politics
Thesis Supervisor:	Pippidi, Tatania-Alina
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Alegi, Gregory
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Summer
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2025 07:20
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2025 07:20
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/43167

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