Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Violent Sex Crime and Federal Legislation: the Effects of Federal Sex Crime Legislation Implementation, Crime Expenditures, and Population Demographics on State Level Forcible Rape Rates, Joshua Claytor
Department: Political Science
What is the Goal? Nationalist Mobilization Through Football and Regional Government in Three Spanish Autonomous Communities, Kathryn Marie Dengiz Crawford
The Global City of New York: Neoliberalism, Occupy Wall Street, and the Polarization and Repoliticization of Denationalized Space, Daniel Grantham
Department: History; Political Science
Judgment and Justices: Judicial Philosophy and Modalities of Constitutional Argument, Brandon Harris
Department: Political Science
Variation of Female Genital Mutilation Rates Between Egypt and Sierra Leone Examined Through Underlying Root Causes, Jenna Hohan
Department: Political Science
Waking the Sleeping Bear: Strategic Culture or Realism as Explinations for Russian Foreign Policy Behavior in Territorial Disputes, Andrew Holmes
Department: Political Science
Do You Support the War?: A Study on the Effects of Private Military Companies on U.S. Troop Casualties and U.S. Public Opinion, Adrienne G. James
Department: Political Science
The Curious Case of Malnutrition in Guatemala and Honduras, Shannon Latsko
Department: Political Science
Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You: The Effects of Structural Adjustment Lending on Voting Alignment in the United Nations General Assembly, Lauren Elizabeth Lee
Department: Political Science
Human Rights Organizations As Agents of Change: When Do They Fail and When Do They Succeed?, Kyla J. McEntire
Department: Political Science
The Politics of Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives: a Comparative Case Study Approach, Jordan McIntyre
Department: Political Science
Neglected Human Rights: Examining the Causes of Socio-Economic Rights Violations Within the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Katherine Morton
Department: Political Science
The Evolution of International Sovereignty Norms and the Process of State-Level Norm Internalization, Katherine A. Mozynski
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Growing a National Economy: a Comparative Analysis of the Economic Growth in a Country Under Authoritarian or Democratic Rule, Girard W. Ogletree-Crawford
Department: Political Science
May it Please the Environment?: A Study of the Role Regional Location Plays in Influencing Federal Court Decisions on Fossil Fuel Cases, Stephen Perrott
Department: Political Science
Ethnoscapes and Nationalism in the Cherokee Nation's Constitutional Law, 1960-2013, Richard Tadd Pinkston
Department: History; Political Science
Peaceful Benefits: A Study of Peace Education Programs and their Effects on Violent Conflict, Anna M. Rella
Department: Political Science
The Balance of Power Has Shifted: How Affluent Interest Groups are Contributing to Income Inequality in the United States, Michele R. Ring
Department: Political Science
Amish War Criminals and Fascist Hippies: How Combatants' Methods of Motivations Affect the Amount and Intensity of Their Nonmilitary Atrocities, Nicholas S. St. Amour
Department: Political Science
More Than Just a Meal: the Economic Utility of Social Capital in the Lives of the Poor, Benjamin Higby Strange
Department: Political Science
The Land of Immigrants?: the Role of Nationalism in the American Public in the Creation of Restrictive Immigration Policies in the United States From the 1920s to the 2000s, Tablet Tesfaye
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Revolution Has Gone Viral: the Effect of Facebook and Youtube on Social Movement Mobilization Within the Arab Spring, Zuri Rose Baron
Department: Political Science
Keepin' the 'Hood Intact: Using Civic Capacity to Study and Prevent Displacement in Redeveloping Neighborhoods, Timothy Barz
Department: Political Science
Democracy and Political Citizenry: Wolin From Student Revolt to Superpower, James Bush
Department: Political Science
American Dream: a Foucauldian Analysis of the American Discourse on Education, John P. Carter
Department: Political Science
Landmark Legislation and Models of Presidential Power: a Case Study of the 2010 Health Care Reform Bill, Chris Caventer
Department: Political Science
Which Is Better, Democracy or a Traditional Government?; Fiafia i Malo Democracy o i Aganu'u Malo Matai? Customized Democracy in the South Pacific: Theory, Opinions, and Understanding, Christine Marie Crites
Department: Political Science
Hitting Eject: a Study on the Use of Frames to Influence Public Opinion of the United States Automotive Industry Bailouts, James DeCrispino
Department: Political Science
The South Will Rise Again! A Study of the Effectivnes of South-South Trade Blocs, John Derksen
Department: Political Science
Role of Regimes in the Making of Federal Education Policy, Hannah Haas
Department: Political Science
Let's Talk About Me: a Habermasian Investigation of Discourse in Aristophanes' "Birds" and "Ecclesiazusae", Sidney H. Helfer
Department: Classical Studies; Political Science
Success or Failure of Presidential Power: a Study on the Process of Presidential Legislation, Anthony Jackson
Department: Political Science
Impact of Congressional Perceptions of a Use of Force on United States Military Operations, Sklar Jacob Michael
Department: Political Science
State vs. Norm: the Impact of Culture on State Internalization of International Norms, Cori Kubat
Department: Political Science
Body Wars: Nationalism, the State, and Wartime Sexual Violence in Guatemala and Sri Lanka, Meredith M. Loken
Department: Political Science; Urban Studies
Rocket Science Behind the Political Science: Comparing Space Visions of the Presidents From 1993-2011 and the Rocket Technology That Helped Characterize Them, Alyse Marquinez
Department: Physics; Political Science
Dimensions of Liberation: Transcending Advanced Industrial Society, John P. McGovern
Department: Political Science
That Is All the Details I Have, Scott Merrifield
Department: Communication Studies; Political Science
Cooperation Not Cooption: Organizing Strategies For Food Justice in Youngstown Ohio, Matthew Porter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Political Science
When Your Past Hurts Your Present: the Exploration of What It Means to 'Start Over', Yanique Rae
Department: Political Science
Efficacy of the State in Providing Transitional Services to Foster Youth Aging Out of Care, Maria Rodis
Department: Political Science
Balancing Security and Liberty: Supreme Court Decision Making in Wartime, Matthew Rubin
Department: Political Science
Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Impact of International Food Aid Policies, 2006-2011, Kristen Schwartz
Department: Political Science
The Impact of Congressional Perceptions of a Use of Force on United States Military Operations, Jacob M. Sklar
Department: Political Science
Going Green: Assessing the Strategies Sustainability Organizations Use For Mobilizing the Grassroots, Peter Swinton
Department: Political Science
Responsibility to Protect Responsibly: Lessons From Kosovo and Sierra Leone, Mary Elizabeth Walters
Department: History; Political Science
Survival or Collapse? Comparing the Legitimacy of the Communist Regimes in China and the Soviet Union During the 1980s, Yuxin Wu
Department: Political Science
Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Dirty Secret; An Analysis of the Causes of Sex Trafficking in Costa Rica, Caitlin Zusy
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
Terrorists and the Internet: a Study of Counter-Terrorism's Impact on Group Functions, Benjamin D. Althaus
Department: Political Science
How Has the European Union Led to Sub-Nationalist Movements Gaining Greater Political Control? a Comparative Analysis of Scotland and Catalonia, Emily Billingsley
Department: Political Science
That's What (S)He Said: the Effects of Leader Rhetoric on the Outcomes of Public Diplomacy, Elijah Bresley
Department: Political Science
Conditional Foreign Aid: the Morality and Success of Its Use For Democratization, Ian Carlin
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
Irish Political Society: a Normative Democratic Evaluation, Andrew Dirgo
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Breakthrough? a Comparison of Civil Rights Era and 21st Century African American Mayors in Washington, D.C., and Newark, New Jersey, Sally Dorman
Department: History; Political Science
American Voting Behavior: Moral Voting Issues and Their Impact on Vote Choice, Brian H. Holmes
Department: Political Science
Laboring to End Child Labor: the Effects of Transnational Advocacy Networks, Fernanda A.M. Iunes
Department: Political Science
Exploring the Evolution of International Organizations Within Food Aid Regimes 1947-2010, Taylor Keegan
Department: Political Science
Faith, Politics, and the State: the Impact of Antagonistic Rhetoric By the U.S.' Christian Right and India's Hindu Nationalism, Linda Kuster
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
The Media's Effect of Public Opinion of Congress, Nathan Laslow
Department: Political Science
Presidential Character in the Decision Making Process: a Case Study of Richard Nixon, Jacob Lucius
Department: Political Science
United Nations Peacebuilding and Economic Development Programs: Evolution of Peacebuilding Mandates and Impact on Implementation, Sarah Minot
Department: Political Science
Case Studies of States With and Without Educational Voucher Programs, Jeremy P. Petit
Department: Political Science
Electoral Competition and Political Repression: the Effect of Competitive Presidential Elections on State Repression, Ayshna Rajbhandary
Department: Political Science
Framing Conservation: the Implications of Framing For Public Opinion on Conservation Policies, Whitney A. Rappole
Department: Political Science
Interest Group Politics: a Comparative Case Study Analysis Examining the Influence of Interest Groups Representing Minority Populations on Major Immigration Legislation, Jessica Schumacher
Department: Political Science
Instruments De Polyphonie: Les Festivals De Musiques Comme Politique En Europe, Kaia Smith
Department: Political Science; French and Francophone Studies
I'd Like to Talk to You About the Upcoming Election ... : An Empirical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Get-Out-The-Vote Messages, Marijke van Dijk
Department: Political Science; Economics
Policy and Regime Choice: the Missing Link Between Economic Growth and Human Development, Christina Zink
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Time to Back Down: Explanations of Sudden Termination of Enduring Rivalries in the Middle East, Davis Bates
Department: Political Science
Continuity or Change? The Strategic Culture of Australia, Andrew A. Charlton
Department: Political Science
What Women Want and What the Media Won't Give Them: An Examination of Media Coverage of Male and Female Candidates in Gubernatorial Elections, Simone C. DiSalvo
Department: Political Science
Observing Political Identity Contestation Among the Political and Societal Elites of the Russian Federation, Stephanie Diane Stanislav Ham
Department: Political Science; Russian Studies
Lens of Perception: Photography's Effect on Environmental Issue Framing, Sarah E. Harbottle
Department: Political Science
European Union As a Negotiator: Understanding How the EU's Actorness Impacts Its Level of Effectiveness, Katie L. Johnson
Department: Political Science
Local Practice or a Western Imposition?: Case Study of Sustainable Development in Senegal, Alexander Richard Jue
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science
Cultural Considerations and Counterinsurgency, Catherine M. Lankford
Department: Political Science
Please Pay Them More: An Examination of Women's Interest Groups and Pay Equity From 1980-1992 and 1992-2009, Alexander Osman Lans
Department: Political Science; History
Right to Participate: Political Rights, Civil Liberties and Colonial Ethnic Stratification in West Africa, Samuel Lewis
Department: Political Science
Deterrence Theory and the Sino-Soviet Split, 1969-1974, John J. McKeegan
Department: Political Science; History
Is the Six O'Clock Evening News Still Informative? An Explanation of the Relationship Between the Quality of the National Network Evening News and Voter Knowledge, William H. Miller
Department: Political Science
Qui Est Ivoirien? Question of National Identity in Cote D'Ivoire, Tess M. Morrissey
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science
Destruction of Identity and Citizenship Through Loneliness & Totalitarianism, Sarah Palagyi
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
Thoughtcrime or Leveling the Playing Field?: Analyzing the Constitutionality of American Hate Crimes Legislation, Alexa R. Roggenkamp
Department: Political Science
Two Major Episodes of European Integration Through the Lens of Intergovernmentalism and Neofunctionalism, Karl A. Ruter
Department: Political Science
Fighting Fire With Friendship: the Connection Between Social Capital and the Effectiveness of Fire Protection, Robert Harrison Wilson
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Third Party Interventions in Intrastate Conflicts: An Analysis of the Effects of Third Party Motivations on the Durability of Peace Settlements, Joseph Basalla
Department: Political Science
Democracy on Demand: Barriers to Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Eastern Europe in the 1990S, Jeffrey P. Berne
Department: Political Science
Civil Society in An Authoritarian State: Eight Case Studies of China's Grassroots Environmental Movement, Alexandra P. Browning
Department: Political Science
Analysis of State Energy Export Policies Through the Lenses of Realism and Liberalism or Why We Are Not All Doctor Manhattan, Nathan A. Busman
Department: Political Science
Facts on the Ground: Propaganda, Truthiness and Media Distortion, Alexander M. Cacioppo
Department: Political Science
Sustainable Swamp Solutions Bloated Bog Bureaucracies and Marsh Mitigation Meltdowns, Thomas R. Egge
Department: Political Science
National Security For Hire: Effects of the Privatization of Security on the State Monopoly of Force, Brian Frederico
Department: Political Science
Examining Strategic Behavior in the Judicial Decision-Making Process: a Case Study of the Rehnquist Court, Eric Grinnell
Department: Political Science
Towards a Comprehensive Systems Theory of International Relations: Relaxing Neorealism's Assumption of State Primacy, Mark D. Hayward
Department: Political Science
Sprawl! Growth! Crumbling Cities! Oh My! How Do You Create Smart Growth Policies?, Anna Hurley
Department: Political Science
Unified Vs. Divided Government's Effect Upon Treaties and Executive Agreements in the United States, Ian Lilburn
Department: Political Science
Stopping the President From Going to War, Aaron J. Lowry
Department: Political Science
Media Coverage of African-American Candidates Running For Office: Are all Candidates Treated Equally?, Heather E. Madonia
Department: Political Science
Civic Capacity and Public Education Reform: Identifying Components For Implementing Sex Education Curricula, Kayla S. Miller
Department: Political Science
Public Opinion and Executive Decision Making: Does Electoral System Matter?, Jeffrey Neal
Department: Political Science