Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Think Globally, Act Locally, Panic Internally: Climate Anxiety's Impact on Political Participation, Emily Brooke Hasecke
Department: Political Science; Psychology
The Impact of Nuclear Weapons Security Measures on Brinkmanship Conflict Outcomes: A Comparative Case Study of the Pakistan-India Border Conflict and U.S.-Russian Tensions Over the War in Ukraine, Cory Edward Horgan
Department: Political Science
Knowing When To Do Wrong: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Threat to a Leader and Violations of Physical Integrity Rights, Haley A. Huett
Department: Political Science
The Political Games of Foreign Direct Investment: Investigating the Influence of Regime Type on Host Country FDI Inflows During the Olympic Games, Clare C. Leithauser
Department: Political Science
Is it Femicide, Travesticidio, or Just a Hate Crime? An Analysis of the Creation and Legal Impact of New Terminology to Refer to Gendered Violence, Noah Leonard
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Weighing Unity and Victory: Exploring Political Parties’ Role in the Election of Extreme Candidates, Graham Letkeman
Department: Political Science
The [Hidden] Costs of War: Rape Culture Awareness and The Effects of Transitional Justice on Victims of Conflict Related Sexual Violence, Morgan Ann Malone
Department: Political Science
The Truth Hurts: A Thematic Reading of the Argentinian and Guatemalan Truth Commissions in the Re-Humanization of Victims, Emily Mendoza
Department: Political Science
Foreign Trade Policy as Contextualized Political Leadership: Analyzing Vietnam's Negotiation and Implementation of the CPTPP and EVFTA, Trong Tung Lam Nguyen
Department: Political Science
Exploiting Emergencies: Government Corruption and Repression in Post-Disaster Societies, Lark Pinney
Department: Political Science
Frustration Nation: Why Leaders Choose Foreign-Imposed Regime Change to Forcibly Overthrow Governments & The Role of Emotions in Foreign Policy Behavior, Gordon Reeves
Department: Political Science
The Arms Trade Treaty Theoretical Failure or Success?, Izaak T. Rennebeck-Oliveira
Department: Political Science
The Emphasis of Gendered Stereotypes by Candidates in Electoral Campaigns, Abigail Grace Rubadue
Department: Political Science
If You Want to Go Fast, Go Alone; If You Want to Go Far, Go Together: Exploring the Institutional Effectiveness of African Regional Organizations From a Peacekeeping Perspective, Stacey Sam
Department: Political Science
The Partisan Implications of a Nonpartisan Redistricting Commission: Examining the 2022 Midterm Elections in Michigan, Carter M. Schmidt
Department: Political Science
The Online World of Politics: Analyzing the Impact of the Public During #MeToo on Public Policy Using Machine Learning, Robert Doak Schultz
Department: Political Science
From Learning to Leadership: The Influence of Educational Attainment on the Retrospective Job Performance of Modern American Presidents, Andrew Seifert
Department: Political Science
Putin's "Corrective Project": An Examination of State Repression Against Russian Nongovernmental Organizations, Ethan Sieber
Department: Political Science; Russian Studies
Third World: Bolivia, The United States, Democracy, and the Art of Putting it on Stage, Victoria I. Silva
Department: Political Science; Theatre and Dance
A Critical Theory of the Internet, Savannah Sima
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
No Justice No Peace: A Conception of Justice, Nkosi Stewart
Department: Political Science
Obliteration and Negotiation: Assessing Whether Counter-War Strategy and Negotiations Can Reduce Terror Committed by Violent Non-State Actors, Neil W. Storey
Department: Political Science
Obliteration and Negotiation: Assessing Whether Counter-War Strategy and Negotiations Can Reduce Terror Committed by Violent Non-State Actors, Neil Walker Storey
Department: Political Science
Hope and Mourning in an Age of Immanent Extinction: Grief as a Framework for Revolutionary Ethics, Artemis Swanson
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Impacts of Regime Type and Economic Development Levels on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Nations, Brennen Testa
Department: Political Science
A Farmer Works So the World Can Eat: An Analysis of the Impact of United Nations Food (In)security And Climate Change Collaboration on Linkages in United Nations Outcomes, Maley Tinstman
Department: Political Science
Lyricism and the Politics of Belonging: Music and Nationalisms for Israel and Palestine, Linat R. Westreich
Department: Political Science
The Lost Electorate: A Content Analysis of 2022 Democratic Senatorial Candidates' Video Commercials and Their Appeals to the White Working-Class, Kay Elizabeth Wetmore
Department: Communication Studies; Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
Desperate Democrats In The Reagan Revolution: A Party Determined To Win The White House, Matthew Maxwell Akins
Department: History; Political Science
Healthy Democracy, Healthy Citizens: Examining How The Quality Of Democracy Impacted The Public Health Responses In South Africa’s Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Shankar A. Bhat
Department: Political Science
Pretty In Panopticism: How The Inescapability Of The Internalized Male Gaze Exemplifies Michel Foucault's Theory Of The Panopticon, Rachel Catus
Department: Political Science
Critical Theory As Critical Philosophy Of Self: Agency, Authority, And Emancipation Through Dialectical Imagination, Ryan Curnow
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
“We Have Rung The Alarm Bell Loud And Clear”: Exploring The Effects Of The Securitization Of Global Public Health Crises By International Organizations On State Response, Lilia Eisenstein
Department: Political Science
An Analysis Of Igo Accountability And Its Effects On Development, Adegbola Fayemi
Department: Political Science
Distributive Justice And Economic Inequality In The United States, Masani C. Francis
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
Misconceptions In Parallel: Belligerent Perceptions Of Mediator Bias In The Chinese Civil War, Spencer Gaitsch
Department: History; Political Science
U.S. Representation: A Dented Democracy, Matthew Galletti
Department: Political Science
A Break From 538: A Study On The Expansion Of The House Of Representatives In Electoral College Reform And Its Relationship To The Popular Vote, Philip Gray
Department: Political Science
Setting The Stage For Representation: Women Candidates And Moderators' Impact On The Prevalence Of Women's Issues In Presidential Primary Debates, Hannah Groetsch
Department: Political Science
Left Behind: A Historical And Contemporary Analysis Of Tribal And Federal Relations In The Wake Of Public Health Crises, Eric Matthew Jacques
Department: Political Science
The Conundrum Of Climate Change: Examining The Reactions Of Mainstream International Relations Theories, Curtis Kinnaman
Department: Political Science
The Madness Behind The Man: An Exploration Of Underlying Political Principles Within The Discourse Of Leaders That Influence Policy Decision, Sarem D. Kornma
Department: Political Science
From The Parks To The Polls: National Parks, Place Attachment, And Environmental Voting Behavior, Rebecca LaRue
Department: Political Science
Fossil Fuels, Feminists, And Fakers: An Empirical Analysis Of Postcolonial Feminism And Climate Change Mitigation Efforts, Molly E. Leach
Department: Political Science
Ethnic Nationalism In Postcolonial Disputes: The Epistemic Re-Evaluation Of Interest-Driven Knowledge Claims, HahYeon Lee
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Apologies Matter: An Analysis Of Post-Conflict Trust In Sierra Leone, Nina Lupariello
Department: Political Science
“Why Not A Woman?”: A Study Of How The Media Portrays Women Vice Presidential Candidates, Abby McFarren
Department: Political Science
What Girls Do: Girls' Political Participation Reflected In Contemporary Young Adult Literature, Carly McWilliams
Department: English; Political Science
C.O.V.I.D (Countries Obtain Virus In Distress): A Comparative Case Study On Government Responses To Covid-19 And How To Prepare For The Next Pandemic, Vincent John Noonan
Department: Political Science
The Influence Of Protest On Pipeline Construction And Regulation In The Federal System, Jacob Price
Department: Political Science
Framing Speech: A Pragmatic Solution To The Climate Of Intolerance In American Institutions Of Higher Education, Bobby Ramkissoon
Department: Political Science
Autonomy Or Cooperativity: Does American Exceptionalism Affect Public Health Compliance In The Age Of Covid-19?, Tyler Schroeder
Department: Political Science
Under New Management: Analyzing The Merits Of Privatization Of Water Utility Services In India, Wyatt Reno Shafer
Department: Political Science
Add Women And Stir: The Effect Of Female Mentorship On Women's Law School Experiences, Riley E. Smith
Department: Political Science
The Effectiveness Of Mail-In Voting: An Examination Of The 2020 United States Presidential Election, Zachary C. Somers
Department: Political Science
Social Media And Politics: Can Women Candidates Prove Their Competence Through Issue Appeals?, Jordan Dune Spatt
Department: Political Science
Prioritizing Socioeconomic Justice in Truth Commissions As Part of Transitional Justice Work: Socioeconomic Justice in Transitional Justice Work, Sinqobile Nyasha Tagwireyi Miss
Department: Political Science
Droning On And On: Framing And Power In International Reactions To Targeted Killings, Georgina Nillissen Tierney
Department: Political Science
The Impact Of The Securitization Of Children And Armed Conflict In The United Nations Security Council On The United Nations System, Emily L. Todd
Department: Political Science
Of Power, Plurality, And Prejudice: Political Realignment In The United States, 1932-2020, Thomas Henry Tuten
Department: History; Political Science
Two Wrongs Make A [Far-]Right: The Rise And Success Of The Far-Right In Western Europe, Mia Villavicencio-Eschinger
Department: Political Science
Unions As Kingmakers?: Determining The Effectiveness Of Labor Union Endorsements In State Legislature Democratic Primary Elections, Alec Williams
Department: Political Science
Still Awaiting Justice: An Analysis On The Impact Of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment On The Reproductive Autonomy Of Migrant Women, Annays Esperanza Yacaman
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021
La Isla Silenciada: A Study on Puerto Rican Attitudes towards the U.S. Federal Government’s Response to Hurricane Maria and its Impact on Puerto Rico’s Status, Lizbeth Acevedo
Department: Political Science
Putting the "Crisis" in "Climate Crisis": The Impact of Securitization on Climate Change Policy, Olivia C. Azzarita
Department: Political Science
Get Schooled: Racial Integration and Political Empowerment in Saint Louis Public Schools, Austrella B. Balley
Department: Political Science
Sagebrush Rebels: An Analysis of Conservative Anti-Public Lands Movements in the Western U.S. through Resource Mobilization Theory, Jackson Beckerley
Department: Political Science
A Case of Mistaken (Ethnic) Identity: Rethinking Civil War Duration, Ethnic Saliency, Terrorism, and the Real Factors Discouraging Resolution, Angie Bittar
Department: Political Science
LGBTQ and Leviticus: How the Use of Religious Appeals Affects the Electability of Queer Political Candidates, Samuel J. Casey
Department: Political Science
An Examination of Policing and Violent Crime Rates in Youngstown, Ohio, Catera Clark
Department: Political Science
¡Viva el Pueblo! Tactic Diversification and Elite Defection in Antiauthoritarian Uprising, Alyxandra D. Claycomb
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Snapped: Examining how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Food Access Impact Health Outcomes Among Low- income/Low-access (LILA) Populations in Georgia, Paige Clay
Department: Africana Studies; Political Science
The Role of Ambivalent Sexism in Women's Voting Behavior, Katrina Estill Culler
Department: Political Science
The Nana Yaa Asantewaa War: Analysis of the Political Institutions of the Asante during The War Of The Golden Stool and the Existing Narratives, Angela Danso Gyane
Department: History; Political Science
Foreign Election Interference and Hybrid Warfare, Jonathan Davies
Department: Political Science
Keep it Simple Stupid: An Examination of Conservative Populism in the Neoliberal World, Maxwell B. Engel
Department: Political Science
Negative Partisanship: How Perceptions of Political Opponents Fuels Participation, Aidan R. Enright
Department: Political Science
Accessing the Right to Counsel: A Theoretical Study of the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and Restricted Access to Justice in the United States, Elyse Evans
Department: Political Science
Is the World Living Through a New Cold War? A Systematic Analysis of the Cold War and its Influences with a Comparative Study of the Cold War and the Modern Era, Nicholas William Hanna
Department: Political Science
Black Enuf: An Exploration of the Strategic Use of Racial Appeals by Black Candidates to Garner Black Voter Support, Stachal Harris
Department: Political Science
Shall Not Be Infringed: Examining the Relationship Between Executive Power and Civil Liberties in the War on Terror, Turner James Horn
Department: Political Science
Pay to Play Politics: An Examination of Big Money's Influence in the United States Senate, Ciara L. Hudson
Department: Political Science
Internet Accessibility and Usage in Relation to Political Participation and Knowledge, Nia Johnson
Department: Political Science
School Has Taught Us (Not) to Protest: Civil Rights Movement Education and Sanitized Narratives, Cat T. Long
Department: Political Science
Presidents’ Speech Impact of National Security on Immigration, Gabriela Marin
Department: Political Science
The Effects of Media Coverage on Public Opinion: A Comparative Case Study of Clinton and Trump's Impeachments by the House, Alexa N. Mellis
Department: Political Science
The Veteran Effect: From Battlefield to Ballot Box, Willem Mills
Department: Political Science
Why I Hate You (And Why You Hate Me): The Relationship between Inequality and Polarization in America, Alec H. Monnie
Department: Political Science
Eternal Silence: Statelessness as a Determinant of Journalist Killings, Joseph Jumil Naser
Department: Political Science
Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Voters Preference for Primaries Verses Caucuses, Lucas Andrew Palmer
Department: Political Science
Illiberal Development: An Analysis of Differing Forms of Participatory Development Programs in Neoliberal Institutions, Cecilia Payne
Department: Political Science
Protest or Riot?: The Role of News Media in Characterizing the Unrest in Ferguson, Emma Reiner
Department: English; Political Science
Equality and Redlining: An Adversarial Relationship Spanning Decades, Artemus Scissum
Department: Political Science
First Responders (Post 9/11) ¿A Quien Acudo? (Marca 9-1-1): Analyzing the Effects of Heightened Immigration Enforcement on Migrant Communities, Legal-Non-Profits, and Community-Based Organizations, Alexis Sotelo
Department: Political Science
Nativism, Another Word for Racism? A Study of How Anti-Immigrant Sentiments Create Animus Towards the Latinx Community, Elizabeth Suarez
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Examining the Effects of Negative Attacks on Twitter, Jackson Todd
Department: Political Science
Are Olympic Medals Worth Their Weight in Gold? A Political Economy Study of Governmental Financial Commitment to Olympic Teams and Potential Economic Benefits, Theodore Wells
Department: Political Science
Why Does the U.S. and China Conflict in the Countries and Regions that Surround China?, WeiDi Xu
Department: Global and International Studies; Political Science
State Private Prisons: Investigating the Effect of Political Campaign Contributions on State Level Private Prison Usage, Devin Zagar
Department: Political Science
Exclusive Nationalist Rhetoric Can Reduce Ethnic Representation in Government: Why Nationalist Rhetoric Matters, Samuel J. Zimmerman
Department: Political Science