Politics Honors Theses

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Honors Theses

           Spring 2007

• Annette Mullaney. "The Effects of IMF Programs on Women."

• kazuto Ohtsuki. "Formation of Preferential Trade Agreements and Political Survival of the Democratic Leaders."

• Holly Williams. "Ethnicity Reconstruction: The Effect of Immigration on  Ethnic-Linguistic Fractionalization in Latin America."

• Andres Felipe Torres. "Electoral Systems and Ethnic Identity: A Constructivist Approach." 

• James F. Cornwell. "Conditional Relationships and Civil War." 

Spring 2006

• Kristen Ellis. "United States’ Foreign Aid Policy and the Foreign-Born Lobby."

• Muhammad S. Kabir. "The effect of leadership change on military disputes."

• Natalie Kaminsky. "The Differential Impact of Gender Inequality on Male and Female International Migration." [Appendicies]

• Corey Sullivan. "The Implementation of Microfinance: Where is it Applied and Why? The Effect of Political Institutions on the Implementation of Microfinance."

• Jessica Yoo. "An Analysis of the 2000 Presidential Term: The Effects of Presidential Approval on the use of Fear Related Messages" [References] [Appendix A] [Appendix B]

Fall 2005

• Shawna Meechan. "Ethnic and Religious Polarization and Their Effects on Civil War Duration."

Spring 2005

• Sipoura Barzideh. "The Development of Prisonsers' Rights in the Court of Appeals, 1960-1996." [Appendix A]

• Vladimir Kocheulov. "Analysis of the influence of Group Coordination in religiously polarized countries on the incidence of ethnic civil war."

• Janine Panchok-Berry. "The Correlation Between Resource Dependence and Electoral Competitiveness in African States."

• Ben Ruzow. "Throwing out the Bums: A study of the behavioral effects of term limits in state legislatures"

• Jennifer Schramm. “The Effect of Congressional Preferences on the Composition of the Supreme Court’s Docket”

Fall 2004

• Patricia Astorga. “Women in Professional and Managerial Occupations and Female Political Representation in the House of Representatives”

• Yanilda Gonzalez. “The Relationship Between Democracy and Public Services in Latin America: A Search for Causal Factors” [Tables]

• Laura Lewis. “Seeking Legitimacy: The Construction of Banking Laws in Porfirian Mexico and The Brazilian First Republic”

• Shaun McElhenny. “Minimalist Conception of Democracy: A Normative Analysis”

• Joseph Philip. “Perfectionism, Neutrality and Work Requirements”

Spring 2004

• Ty Amass. "Empirical Evaluation of Political Ideology as Motivated Social Cognition"

• James Bain. "Globalization and Public Opinion: Characterizing the Opposition"

• Alexander Cohen. "The Realities of Justice: Congress, Litigants, and the Supreme Court"

• Bryce Greenstein. "How to Fund a Civil War: Natural Resource Lootability and Civil War Duration"

• Jeremy Hosein. "Advantaging Celebrity Marginals: From Public Figures to Public Office"

• Michael McFarland. "Partition as a Solution to Ethnic Conflicts: The Significance of Third-Party Guarantees"

• Delilah Rothenberg. "The Persistence of Colonial Institutions in the Modern Political Economy"

• Yeugenia Shvets. "Immigration Politics in France: The Effect of Foreigners on Electoral Results"

Fall 2003

• Goldberg, Ben."Discourse of Religion on Politics in Israel: The Compatibility of Judaism and Democracy"

• Kaufman, Elizabeth. "Punitive Damages: A Review, Evaluation, and Critique of Current Practices and Proposals for Reform"

• Emilee Rauschenberger. "It’s Only a Movie – Right?: Deconstructing Cultural Imperialism"

Spring 2003

• Ahn, Sue-Yun. "Citizenship Colored Asian American Immigration and the Legal Constructions of White National Identity"

• Ferrer, Meghan. "The Impact of Institutions: Do Veto Players Influence Regime Duration?"

• Chapman, Suzanna. "What is the relative effect on illegal immigration as a function of domestic enforcement versus stimulation of a foreign government’s economy?"

• McCarthy, Ryan. "Creative Destruction? Deindustrialization in American Steel Communities"
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• Miller, Kathleen. "Changing Perspectives: The Supreme Court’s Journey Towards a More Conservative Approach to the Takings Clause"
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• Tramposch, Alyssa. "The Incarceration of The American Voter: The Effects of Felon Disenfranchisement Laws on the Democratic Party’s Ability to Win Elections"
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Fall 2002

• Nobrega, Mariah. "The Impact of Determinants on the Outcome of Economic Sanctions"

Thesis Proposals

Spring 2004

• Sa'ad Ahmad. “The Politics of Outsourcing in the U.S. and U.K. Medical and Accounting Industries”

• Tabassum Ali. “Explaining the Variation in Health Outcomes Across Autocracies”

• David Beach. “Military Resources and State Voting Behavior in the United Nations General Assembly”
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• Michael Carucci. "The Vote from the Pews: An Analysis of the 2000 Presidential Election"

• Jason Dunietz. "The War on Terrorism and U.S. Bilateral Alliances"

• Vladimir Kocheulov. “Religious Polarization and Ethnic Civil Wars: The Role of Group Coordination”

• Laura Lewis. “Pre- and Post-Colonial Political Institutions and Economic Growth in the Americas”

• Shaun McElhenny. “Minimalist Democratic Theory: A Normative Analysis”

• Jessica Medwed. “Simulating Economic Affirmative Action in College Admissions”

• Janine Panchok-Berry. “Resource Wealth and Electoral Competitiveness in African Politics”

• Jennifer Schramm. “The Effect of Congressional Preferences on the Composition of the Supreme Court’s Docket”

• Yan Xiao. "Rainfall, Economic Shocks and Civil Conflicts in the Agrarian Countries of the World"

• Michelle Yuen. “The Role of U.S. Business Interests in Foreign Aid Distributions”