Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
A Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Political Parties on the Evolution of German Foreign Policy Since WWII, Ashley K. Bratich
Department: German Studies; Political Science
Constitutional Interpretation: A Textual Analysis of the Term Limits Initiative, Jane Ann Dearwester
The Battered Women's Movement: A Case for the Revision and Extension of Existing Theory, Erica L. Edman
The Power Trip: An Analysis of Presidential Use of Covert Operations as Foreign Policy, Barrett Kelly Garmer
Privileged Position or Fluctuating Fortunes?: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Political Power of Business and Labor as Interest Groups in America, Christopher Rhodes Jones
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic: Structural Adjustment Policies in Nicaragua, Julia F. Jones
The Landmine Campaign and the Increasing Salience of NGOs, Sharmila Lawrence
Midterm Congressional Elections, Kevin K. Luce
No More Butts: An Analysis of a Non-Linear Model and Tobacco Regulation, Alex R. Patterson
The Transition from Peacekeeping to Peace-Enforcement: A New Paradigm for UN Operations, Meredith J. Spungin
Decision Making Processes and Foreign Policy: Public Opinion and the Wars in Korea and Vietnam, Amanda J. Stanley
What does it take to become a "Successful" Dictator? Five Types of Dictatorship: A Case Study of 80 Contemporary Dictators since 1945, Mashu Uruta
Department: Political Science
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Sustaining Culture through Ecotourism: A Comparative Case Study of the Kuna of Panama and the Maasai of East Africa, Liya Aklilu
U.S.-Japanese Trade Relations after Hegemony, Alison M. Alexander
Anti-Semitism in the United States during the Second World War, Dorie A. Buchman
The Budget Battle: The Role of the Speaker in the House of Representatives - The Case Studies of: Thomas O'Neill and Newt Gingrich, Scarlett E. Caminiti
Environmental Organizations, GIS and Ideology: A Case Study Analysis, Benjamin K. Christensen
Juvenile Justice in the United States and Our Symbolic National Policy, Tyson A. Christ
From the Bully Pulpit to the Idiot Box: The Effects of Presidential Rhetoric on Entertainment Television, Anastasia A. Diamond
The Effect of Democatization on the Election of Women to Parliament in Six European Countries, Lisa D. First
Propaganda in the Third Reich, J. Alexander Henderson III
Department: History; Political Science
Propaganda in the Third Reich, J. Alexander Henderson III
Party Ideology and Party Structure: Maurice Duverger's Theory on Party Structure and die Grünen in the Bundesrepublik Deutschland, James E. Hervey
Non-Governmental Organization Activity and its Connection to U.S. Government Foreign Policy Goals, Derek C. Longbrake
The Universal Civil Code vs. Piecemeal Reform of Personal Laws in India: A Legal Impasse Between Women's Rights and the Rights of Religion, Kalyani Manohar
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as an International Regime, Zipporah N. Mbuthia
Get Up! Get Up!: A Study of Women's Participation in Leadership in Trade Unions with a Mass-Female Base, Benjamin Gerjoy Perez
An Examination of Case Management at Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals and Wooster Community Hospital, Monica D. Walker
Political Participation in Cyberspace: An Examination of the Claim that Interactive Technologies Promote Civic Participation, Mashruk Zahid
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
Tet Offensive of 1968: Examining the Relationship Between Print Media Discourse and Trends in Public Opinion, Amanda L. Avery
Department: English; Political Science
Parliamentary Democracy and Democratization in the Czech Republic and Poland, 1990-1993, Gina M. Bombaci
Feminism and Conceptions of Sex Equality: An Inquiry into the Sameness/Difference Debate, Matthew Burress
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: A Case Study in Policy Failure, Robert O. Cahill
The Construction of Identity: The Effects of Defining the Personal and Collective 'Self' in the German and American Feminist Movements, Erin G. Cross
Like a Rolling Stone: The Media's Influence Over a Generation at War, John Carleton Drake II
Identity Crisis: Islam and Modernization in Post-Colonial Algeria and Tunisia, Sarah Grace Fuller
Television News and Election Outcome: A Case Study of the 1994 Ohio Senatorial Race, Samuel A. Gradwohl
Increasing Access to Public Urban-Oriented Institutions of Higher Education: An Analysis of Political, Institutional, and Economic Variables, Mary Beth Henning
Presidential Decision-Making: An Examination and Evaluation of the Models of Barber, Neustadt and George, Michael A. Householder
The Stability of the Post-Cold War System: A Bi-Multipolar Configuration, Marguerite Johnston
Community Power Structures: Do the Established Theories Apply to the Small Community of Wooster, Ohio?, Brian P. Kish
Reflexive Rage, Racialism, and Religion: The Relationship Between the Christian Identity Movement and the Federal Government, Matthew Linsley
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
The Representation of Black Interests in Congress: Can Blacks Represent Blacks in "White" Districts?, Christopher Ndeki Maher
Political Influences of the Defense Budget: A Study of the Politics of Military Base Closure, Jack Naylor
Groupthink and Defective Decision-Making in the Korean and Persian Gulf Wars, Tim Pettorini
Whose Trees These Are: Private Forestlands and Governmental Regulation, Elizabeth Ellen Shannon
A Comparative Analysis of Interest Group Technique in American Politics, Edgar J. VanHoose III
Violence and Non-Violence in Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of Romania and Czechoslovakia in 1989, Elizabeth N. Webb
Public Policy: Theory and Practice, Christopher Marc Wolfgang
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Emerging from the Right: An Analysis of Political Conservative Thinkers, Michael P. Baggs
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Brown V. Board of Education: Strategy and Effects, Shannon D. Burke
The Future Relationship Between China and Taiwan: Prospect for Political Integration, Qing Phoebe Chen
The Examination of Antidumping Legislation on the Steel Industry and the Effects that it has on the Relationship Between the Labor Union and Corporate Management, Christian T. Cingolani
Wooster, Ohio and Growth: A Look at One Community's Attitude toward Growth using the "Growth Machine" Theory, David A. Conrad
State Restrictive Abortion Policies: A Time Series Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Restrictions on Abortions Performed, David F. Davino
The Effects of Commercials on Presidential Elections, Wayne M. Davis
The Application of Intergenerational Justice in Modern America and its Practical Application, Michael L. Dawson II
Color of Money and the First Amendment, Benjamin F. Garmer IV
Department: Political Science
Upon Distinguishing the Public and the Private: The Application of Hannah Arendt Towards a Participatory Politics of Feminism, Jennifer L. Novak
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Towards a Feminist Theory of Economic Development: Making Women Count, Annemarie Reerink
"Fate of the Forests" the American Environmental Ethic and the Management of the National Forests, David B. Stouffer
Department: Political Science
National Service: Are Servers Good Citizens or Just Sandbags on a Dam?, Rachel L. Tansey
Department: Political Science
Why do Nations Comply with Arms Control Treaties?, George W. Thompson IV
Multinational Corporations, Ethics, Free Trade and the Environment: A Volatile Combination, Stephanie L. Tourje
White House Organization Structure and Its Impact on the Quality of Decision Making: A Study of the Kennedy Administration, Lynn A. Whipkey
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1993
Neutral in Favor of Israel: Identifying and Explaining the United States 'Special Relationship' With Israel, Christopher C. Angus
Department: Political Science
Public Policy Making in the Western United States on Water Resource Management, Thomas Benchea
The Effectiveness of Negative Television Advertisements in Presidential Elections, Eugene A. De Pasquale
An Examination of the Structural and Representational Linkages Between the Democratic Party and the African American Community, Nathaniel B. Fretz
Structural Adjustment & the International Monetary Fund: An Examination of Its Successes and Failures - A Comparative Case Study of Ghana and Tanzania within the Context of the IMF's Structural Adjustment Facility and the Extended Fund Facility, Meenakshi Goswami
Department: Political Science
Head Start: Lobbying For Success, Jeniver K. Hamilton
Department: Political Science
Comparative Study of the Effects of Nine to Five on Female Clerical Workers, Jennifer L. Holscott
Department: Political Science
Presidential Agenda-Setting Skills and Their Impact on Legislative Success of President's Proposals, Irina B. Khanin
Department: Political Science
United States and Norway: The Barriers Which Limit a Woman's Access to Office at the National Level, Jennifer J. Knauff
Department: Political Science
The Impact of Abortion As An Issue on Voting Behavior in the Presidential Elections of 1984 and 1988, Jennifer L. Markus
Department: Political Science
Disintegration of Yugoslavia: Why Did It Fall Apart?, Janet M. Mello
Department: Political Science
Why a State Administered Income Redistribution Program Is Undesirable: A Neoclassical Study of the Aid to Families With Dependent Children Program, Wiliam D. Minser
Department: Economics; Political Science
Malawi, South Africa, Southern African Development Coordination Conference (Sadcc): Conflict and Tension Towards Regional Integration, Mphatso T. Namwali
Department: Political Science
Points of (P)Light: Discourses of Community Service in America, Erika C. Poethig
Department: Political Science
Thomas Confirmation Hearings and the Female Candidates For U.S. Senate: 1992, Cristina Pratt
Department: Political Science
Disappearance of the Soviet Union As a Political Union, Kristen B. Rogers
Department: Political Science
Political and Economic Implications of the Convertibility of the Ruble in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Steven P. Schroeter
Department: Political Science
Evaluation of Reagan's New Federalism: a Case Study of Medicaid, Jodi Siebold
Department: Political Science
India and America, the Cold War Friendship: An Analysis of American Economic Assistance to India, Chimie C. Topden
Department: Political Science
Demise of a Federation: A Czechoslovakian Case History, Elizabeth F. Vadasz
Department: Political Science
External Influences on Third Parties in Presidential Elections, Russell W. Wheeler
Department: Political Science
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Rhetoric, Strategy and Identity: An Examination of the Discourse of Political Correctness, Margaret Ellen Farrar
Economic Statecraft and U.S. Foreign Policy: Influence Attempts on Egypt, Israel and Syria, Myriam K. Fizazi
Have the Democrats Shifted in Political Ideology Over the Period 1960-1988?, Aric Gibson
The Wooster Daily Record and Its Readers: A Study in Agenda Setting, Jamie C. Harrell
Health Care Policy in the United States: Can the U.S. Learn from the Canadian Example, Todd Martin Kleinman
State Budgets and the Relationship Between the Governor and Legislature: A Case Study, Leigh Ann Leshock