Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
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
A State Level Analysis of How Declining Unionization Has Affected Income Inequality in the United States, Andrew R. Porter
Department: Political Science
Moral America: An Examination of Evangelical Voting Behavior in Relation to Social Issues, Billy J. Raines II
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
Economic Interdependence: Coercion and Cooperation Between the United States, China, and Taiwan, Nicholas C. Robison
Department: Political Science
Rethinking Civil Disobedience: Possibilities For Expanding the Boundaries of Legitimate Political Action, Alexandra Vesta Schmitt
Department: Political Science
The Up and Coming Vote: a Study on African American Voting Turnout in Past Presidential Elections, Andrew Zachary Schultz
Department: Political Science
A Theoretical Study of the Connection Between Ethics and Economics in the Free Market Theories of Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, Andrew J. White
Department: Political Science
Politics of GMOs: a Case Study Examination of Underlying Social, Cultural, and Political Variables Influencing Consumer Attitude Toward GMOs, Natalie S. Worcester
Department: Political Science
Laws, Love & Lesbians: International Human Rights and Women's Sexual Orientation, Stefanie H. Zaranec
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
The Five Permanent Members of the Security Council and Their Actions Inside the Security Council in Relationship to Cote D'Ivoire and Rwanda, Andrew J. Becker
Department: Political Science
A Consideration of Human Trafficking Policy in Canada, the Democratic Republic of North Korea and Honduras, Daniel P. Blommel
Department: Political Science
The Construction of a European Identity Through Discourse Othering "Less European" Actors: Debates on Turkish Accession to the European Union, Alex E. Brower
Department: Political Science
Earning Their Wings: The Military-Industrial Complex and Defense Procurement, Justin Chapman
Department: History; Political Science
Setting the Stage For Terrorism: Non-State Actors Taking Advantage of State Failure, Heather M. Couch
Department: Political Science
Pandemic Policymaking: Examining Cross-National Variation in AIDS Governance, Drew H. Glassroth
Department: Political Science
Facilitating Cooperation in Economic Sanctions: An Analysis of Decision-Making Models in State Cooperation, Christopher L. Goodness
Department: Political Science
Gardens and Revolutions: Guy Debord, Wendell Berry and the Cultivations of the Creative Subject, Andrew Gross
Department: Political Science
There Is No Theory, Only a Strategy: Speculation to Death, Jeff Kaatz
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Reconciling Work and Family Life: An Analysis of Corporatist Family Policies in France, Italy, and the Netherlands, Peter Lucas
Department: Political Science
Ecosystem Versus Traditional: Yielding Successful Natural Resource Management in Terms of Sustainability and Public Needs, Ted Polley
Department: Political Science
Political Agendas in Attracting Professional Sports Franchises, Adam Samson
Department: Political Science
Transnational Advocacy and Asylum, Erica L. Seng
Department: Political Science
Refugees, Externalization of Violence and Interstate War in Indochina: a Humanitarian Dilemma, Clarence George Simmons IV
Department: Political Science
Just War Theory: a Normative Approach to Understanding State Action in Warfare, Kyle O. Yoder
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Understanding Internet Politics: a Quantitative Analysis, Scott A. Covill Jr
Department: Political Science
Measuring the Effect of Colonialism Upon the Political Development of African Nations, Robert H. Dible
Department: Political Science
Media As a Revolutionary Actor: a Case Study of Nicaragua During the Sandinista Government, Sarah C. Horne
Department: Political Science
Secret Weapon or Neglected Demographic: Youth Mobilization in the 2006 Senatorial Elections, Bradley T. Ingraham
Department: Political Science
Comparative Explanation For the Lack of Universal Health Care in the United States Using the Residual Welfare Models of Great Britain and Canada, Ernest Neilson
Department: Political Science
Power of Persuasive Speech: the Interplay Between Ethnicity, the Speaker, His or Her Message, and the Audience, Michael Panfil
Department: Psychology; Political Science
Assisted Suicide: An Interest Not a Right, Eric G. Roscoe
Department: Political Science
President's Agenda: "The Politics Behind Presidential Spending and the Federal Budget", Justin M. Schafer
Department: Political Science