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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Corporatizing Violence: Targeted Repression of Indigenous Dissent in Democratic States , Laikaika Layne Rivera

The Arab Spring Uprisings in Geopolitical Context , Jake Alan Rutledge

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The New Profits of Pleasure: Reality Television and Affective Exploitation in Post-Pandemic Neoliberalism , Sophia Aepfelbacher

Committees in the Oregon State Legislature: Partisan, Distributive, or Informational , Woodrow C. Moore

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Gender Equity and State-Mosque Relations in Middle East North Africa: A Case Study of Tunisia , Joy Amarachi Agbugba

Comparative Foreign Aid Analysis: Replacing the Competition Between Donors with Complementary Aid Policies , Emily Melinda Baker

Legislative Procedures and Perceptions of Legitimacy , Megan Elizabeth Cox

The Meaning and Measure of Deliberative Systems , Darren Michael McCormick

Same Game, Different Rules: Pointillist Imperialism and the New Cartography of Great Power Competition , Andrew Jesse Shaughnessy

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Trump's Legacy in the Middle East: Strategic Shift and the Geopolitics of American Foreign Policy in the Region , Bilel Kriaa

Freedom vs. Security: Analyzing the Connection between States' Prioritization of Security over Civil Liberties and Citizen Support for Democratic Norms , Carlyn Trumbull Madden

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Follow the (Electronic) Money: How Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology Are "Shaking the System" , Jim Robert Mignano

The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Debate: Do Savings Provisions Influence Arbitration Outcomes? , Ryan Manning Moore

Understanding Evangelical Support for, and Opposition to Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election , Joseph Thomas Zichterman

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

How Does Wasta Bolster Regimes? The Case of Tunisia , Issrar Chamekh

Indigenous Party Formation and Success: the Strategic Roles of Reserved Seats, Parties, and Horizontal Accountability , Michael FitzGerald

Arctic Security: the Race for the Arctic through the Prism of International Relations Theory , Michael Gregory Morgan Trujillo

Grappling with the African E-Waste Pandemic: Contributing Factors and Future Deterrence , Brittany Nicole Wideman

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Using the Syrian Civil War to Measure Hierarchy: Regional Power Transition in the Middle East , Eric Michael Clary

Understanding ASEAN : An Alternative Approach to International Relations Theory in Asia , Ryan Grimstad Driver

Evaluating the Impact of Oregon's Citizen Initiative Review (CIR) on Voter Decisions , Ari Joaquin Wubbold

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The 2016 Presidential Election: Demographic Transformation and Racial Backlash , Skyler Lillian Brocker-Knapp

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Manufacturing Consent in the Maghreb: How Mohammed VI of Morocco Survived the Arab Spring , David Michael Duke II

Substantive Representation by the Unelected: The Role of Staff Gender on Mayoral Priorities in U.S. Cities , Sara M. Hottman

BEE CAUSE: Is Legislative Action Protecting Bees from Neonicotinoids Justified? , Ursula A. Squire

Democratization, Political Performance, and Income Distribution in Argentina and Brazil , Nicholas Paul Stowell

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Europeanization of Political Parties: A Study of Political Parties in Poland 2009-2014 , Dennis Jan Blew

An Examination of Factors that Catalyze LGBTQ Movements in Middle Eastern and North African Authoritarian Regimes , Michael Anthony Figueredo

Liberalization, Contention, and Threat: Institutional Determinates of Societal Preferences and the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Morocco , Matthew Thomas Lacouture

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Responsibility to Protect and International Law: Moral, Legal and Practical Perspectives on Kosovo, Libya, and Syria , William R. Blackford

Synthesizing the Vertical and the Horizontal: A World-Ecological Analysis of 'the Industrial Revolution', Part I , Christopher R. Cox

Exploring Connections Between Efforts to Restrict Same-Sex Marriage and Surging Public Opinion Support for Same-Sex Marriage Rights: Could Efforts to Restrict Gay Rights Help to Explain Increases in Public Opinion Support for Same-Sex Marriage? , Samuel Everett Christian Dunlop

Moving Beyond Regulatory Mechanisms: A Typology of Internet Control Regimes , Richard Reid Hunt

The Effect of Social Media on Public Awareness and Extra-Judicial Effects: The Gay Marriage Cases and Litigating for New Rights , Sarahfina Aubrey Peterson

Explaining Ballot Initiative Contest Outcomes in California, Oregon, and Washington , Hans Daniel Stroo

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Macroeconomic and Political Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East , Robin Barnaby Calver

The Strategic Effects of Counterinsurgency Operations at Religious Sites: Lessons from India, Thailand, and Israel , Timothy L. Christopher

Fated to Pretend?: Culture Crisis and the Fate of the Individual , Rebecca Jade Ok

Economic Inequality's Correlation with Political Inequality and Inequality of Opportunity and the Implications for Social Justice Theory , Staci Leigh Schoff

A Dissatisfied Partner: A Conflict - Integration Analysis of Britain's Membership in the European Union , Osman Goktug Tanrikulu

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Supranationalism in the Fight Against Transnational Threats: A Comparative Study of ASEAN and EU Policy Responses to Human Trafficking , Nicholas M. Klynn

The Crisis of Cooperation: A Critical Analysis of Russian-Iranian Relations in the Post-Soviet Era , Eric D. Moore

Public Participation in Emergency Management , Jason Alexander Rood

A Strategic Model for INGO Accountability Systems , Sarah Elizabeth Wardwell

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

The Fourth Amendment and Cyberspace: Conflict or Cohesion? , Federico Alberto Cantón

The Institutional Development of the American Vice Presidency , James Emory Hite

African Regime Types and International Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Relationships of Friends and Enemies. , Krista Noel Lane

From Blooming Judicial Philosophies to Castrated Legislation: Sexuality, Desire, and Nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States , Adam Michael McMahon

The Expressive Goals of Bias Crime Legislation and the Media , Louis Panush

In or Out: Interpretation of European Union Membership Criteria and its Effect on the EU Accession Process for Candidate and Potential Member States of Southeastern Europe , Ashley Marie Rasmussen

Citizenship, Duty and Virtue: A Vision of Jefferson's America , Anthony Philip Stine

Diminished Democracy? Portland Radio News/Public Affairs After the Telecom Act of 1996 , Rebecca Webb

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Northeast Asia and the Avoidance of a Nuclear Arms Race , Samuel Fogleman

Regional Integration in East Asia , Amaleia E. Kolovos

Rashomon Comes to the Courtroom: the Adoption of the Lay Judge System in Japan, Its Impact on Jurisprudence, and the Implications for Civic Engagement , Bryan Matthew Thompson

Limitation Riders in the Postreform House: A Test of Procedural Cartel and Conditional Party Government Theories , Jessica Scott Tollestrup

Nihilism Unbound: Strauss, Nietzsche and Foucault as Nihilist Thinkers , Jeffrey Jacob Wade

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Radicalism in American Political Thought : Black Power, the Black Panthers, and the American Creed , Christopher Thomas Cooney

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Social Regulatory Policy : A Challenge to Federalism , Kimberly Janet Russell

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Prospect Theory and the Cyprus Conflict: Analyzing Decisionmaking in the Turkish Cypriot President , Tarah Marie Wheeler

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Presidential Domain: An Exploratory Study of Prospect Theory and US Climate Policy Since 1998 , Hal T. Nelson

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

International Environmental Regimes and Latin America : The Role of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations , Jennifer T. Eller

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

An Analysis of the Principal Arguments in Support of a Congressional Term Limit , Paul William Cadero-Smith

The Impact of Relative Gains on Interstate Cooperation in the Areas of Security and International Economy , Renato Corbetta

Free Trade, Regionalism, and the Democratic Peace Theory , Julia B. Johnson

Tocqueville’s Civic Republicanism : The Balance Between Equality and Liberty in American Democracy , Clifford Brantley Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

The Minimal Role of Legal Traditions at the International Court of Justice , Kalley Rae Aman

Virtue, Liberty, and the Good : A Critical Analysis of Civic Republicanism , Nathan Douglas Austin

Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts : An Examination of Why States Participate , Andrew L. Blum

Public Interest Group Politics and American Political Culture , Patrick Henry Brennan

The Reemergence of Kantian Ethics: Have We Adequately Responded to Hegel's Objections? , Gwen C. Thompson

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Oregon's Carry Concealed Weapon Laws: A Historical Review of the Right to Personal Protection , Richard Meek Bash

Neorealism and Environmental Cooperation: Towards a Structural Explanation of International Environmental Matters , Anthony David Lott

The Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation: Five Reasons More May Not Be Better , Matthew MacArthur

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Gaining State Response on Global Environmental Problem-Solving: Developing A State-centric Approach , Heather MacGregor Bothwell

Liberalism, Community, and the Context of Choice , Marta R. Colburn

Sustainable Development in the Third World: A New Paradigm? , Terry A. Gentry

Communicative Action as Feminist Epistemology , Todd Nathaniel Gilman

John Rawls, Feminism, and the Gendered Self , Lori Kinder MacArthur

Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Self-help in Food Production, Case Study of Kenya , Dieudonne Mayi

State Cooperation on Regulatory Policies for Transboundary Environmental Issues , Jennifer Lyn Pennell

North vs. South: Sovereign Equality and the Environment in the Twentieth Century , Thomas Schlesinger

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

A Study of Japan's Foreign Policy Behavior: The Discrepancy between Japan's Foreign Policy and Its Voting Behavior in the United Nations General Assembly , Atsuko Sato

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

The Liberal-Communitarian Debate and the Development of a Political Conception of the Person , Kenneth Howard Biggs

Common Security: a Conceptual Blueprint for an Israeli-Palestinian Political Settlement , Robert Arthur Horenstein

The United States-Japan Security Treaty of 1951: An Essay on the Origins of Postwar Japanese-American Relation , Christopher S. Johnson

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy in Iran and the Philippines , Christina M. Blumel

Chinese Intellectual Dissidents , Meiru Liu

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

John Rawls, the conception of a liberal self, and the communitarian critique , Johnathan Edward Mansfield

Politics and Education: The Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade , Teresa Squires Osborne

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

An Analysis of US/Soviet Arms Control: Adding a Subsystem Perspective , Peter Millard Olson

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

Hugo Grotius and the liberal tradition , Karen Diane Csajko

American Foreign Policy: The Utility of Force as an Influence, Bargaining, or Coercive Force in the Caribbean Basin , Susan M. Marandas

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

Manipulation or education? : symbolic language, belief system and the Truman Doctrine , John Gunn Tilson

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

Formulation of the Comprehensive employment and training act of 1973 , Gary G. Skalangya

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

Integration in West Africa : an empirical examination of ECOWAS , Stephen C. Adkisson

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Polish foreign policy and the development of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe , Keijiro Yasui

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

Congressional Power and Presidential Prerogative: The War Powers Question , Gerald Michael Worley

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

The political integration of the Kurds in Turkey , Kathleen Palmer Ertur

Impact of the Older Americans act of 1965 upon the elderly in Portland-Multnomah County, Oregon, from 1965 to 1977 , Joil A. Southwell

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Prosecutorial Discretion: District Attorneys, Public Opinion,and the Localized Rule of Law , Yu-Hsien Sung

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Changing Environment. Changing Attitudes? , Lindsey Brooke Hendren

Interstate Rivalry, Domestic Politics, and Economic Coercion , Shaoshuang Wen

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

International Conflict, Political Leaders, and Accountability , William Thomas Christiansen

Liberalization First, Democratization Later: The Linkage Between Income Inequality, Economic Development, and Democratization , Yi-Tzu Lin

Social Trust and Soft Power: The Role of Social Trust in Democratic Countries’ Soft Power Use , Judit Trunkos

Economic Interdependence, Power, and Peace: A Rationalist Study of Commercial Liberalism , Yuleng Zeng

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays on the Political Economy of International Trade and Coups , William Akoto

Judicial Legitimacy and the Dearth of State Supreme Court Knowledge , TJ Kimel

Women in the Governor's Mansion: Breaking the Barrier to Competition , Helen Adair King

Causes and Consequences of Police Militarization , Edward Eugene Lawson, Jr.

Dynamic Environments and Judicial Power , Monica Lineberger

The Dynamics of Vote Buying in Developing Democracies: Party Attachment and Party Competition in Southeast Asia , Matthew Louis Wagner

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Deepening Democracy: Inclusion, Deliberation, And Voice In The Grassroots South , Annie L. Boiter-Jolley

Evangelicals, Perceived Marginalization and Expressive Mobilization , Christin E. McMasters

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Economic Foundations of Authoritarian Rule , Clay Robert Fuller

Partisan Polarization, Social Identity, and Deliberative Democracy in the United States , Ryan Strickler

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Being Strategic: Black Legislative Representation In The Republican-Controlled South Carolina House of Representatives , Willie James Black

Leaders in Search of the Bomb: Institutional Incentives for Nuclear Decisions , Paige Price Cone

The Three Dimensionality Model Of State Security And Armed Conflict: Internal And External Dimensions And Lessons From The Middle East , Juri Kim

The Impact of Supreme Court Precedent in a Judicial Hierarchy , Ali Masood

How The European Union’s Criteria For Membership Move Public Opinion , Douglas Page

Information Heterogeneity and Economic Voting: A Cross-National Analysis , Chia-yin Wei

Nothing is the Matter with Kansas: White Southern Exceptionalism in American Politics , Paul White Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Turkish Foreign Policy Under The Justice And Development Party (AKP): A Paradigm Shift? , Ali Demirdas

The Liberal Commercial Peace, Regional Considerations: International Relations of Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the European Union Countries , Chienwu Hsueh

The Political Economy of Property Rights In China: Local Officials, Incentive Structure, And Private Enterprises , Ingrid Yingxia Li

The Domestic Adoption of International Human Rights Law: the Roles of Regional and National High Courts in Latin America , Rebecca Ann Reid

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

TOWARDS COMMON EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY , Mariam Dekanozishvili

Essays on Battle Clusters in Internal Armed Conflicts and Insurgencies: Concept, Causes and Consequences , Chifeng Liu

The Effects of Political Control and Institutional Structure on State Ethics Commissions , William Jonathan Rauh

Do Americans’ Perceptions of the Prevalence of Prejudice Impact Their Racial Policy Preferences? Investigating Meta-Stereotypes as a Potential Causal Mechanism , Alexandra Reckendorf

How Much Do Groups Still Matter to Politics? An Examination of Group Influences on Public Opinion , Lauren E. Smith

Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: How Risks Associated With Government Policies Affect Whether Microfinance Alleviates Poverty in Latin-America , Brian Warby

Taking Interests and International Conflict More Seriously , Chong-Han Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Protracted Social Conflict: A Reconceptualization and Case Analysis , Melissa M. C. Beaudoin

Race, Class, Gender, and Linked Fate: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of African American Political Partisanship, 1996 and 2004 , Sherral Yolanda Brown-Guinyard

Holding International Public-Private Partnership Accountable: An Analysis of Sensitivity and Vulnerability Dynamics In Ghana'S Water Sector Reform and Its Impact On the Target Population , Xi Chen

The Impact of Ideology and Attorneys On Precedent Usage: An Analysis of State High Courts , Benjamin Kassow

Environmental Footprints of Violent Conflict , Swapna Pathak

Economic Agreements and Interstate Conflict: A Policy Substitution Model of Coercion , Matthew Daniel-Marion Shaffer

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Religion, Electoral Rules and Women's Representation: A Cross National Examination , Wafaa Adnan Alaradi

Postcolonial and Constructivist Theoretical Explanations of Women'S Traditional Agency In Sociopolitical Participation and Reproductive Rights In Present Day Mali and the Pilipinas , Jennifer Almeda

South Africa In Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Integration In the Southern African Development Community Using Hegemonic Stability Theory , William Andrew Jennings

The Relationship Between State Dissatisfaction and the Level of Conflict In State Dyads: the Revised Power Transition Theory , Hsiao-chuan Liao

Fighting In Space: Understanding the Opportunity and Willingness to Pursue Space Weapons , Michael James Martindale

Capital offenses, Non-Capital offenses, and Party Capability: Habeas Corpus Litigation in U.S. District Courts , Nicholas A. Mostardo

How Rivalries End: Understanding Dynamics of the Rivalry Termination Process , Soonkun Oh

State Implementation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Analyses of Variation In Policy Adoption , Rebecca Layne Russ-Sellers

Female Legislators and the Power of the Purse: Does Gender Affect Government Spending? A Cross-National Analysis , Jennifer Suzanne Tison

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Judging the Bureaucrats: Understanding the Dynamics of Court-Agency Interaction , Michael P. Fix

La Ruta Maya: The Effects of tourism and the State On the Political Behavior Choices of the Maya , Heather Lea Hawn

Presidents and Terminal Logic Behavior: Term Limits and Executive Action In the United States, Brazil, and Argentina , Genevieve M. Kehoe

The Questions of Compliance With the NPT Regime and Complex Multilateral Nuclear Negotiations: A Comparative Analysis of North Korea and Iran As Defector States , Jihyun Kim

The Rule of Law In Times of War: A Comparative Analysis of the Effect of War On High Court Decision-Making , Susanne Schorpp

Between and Beyond Borders: Conflict, International Response, and Forced Migration , Young Hoon Song

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The War On Terrorism In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An Academic Analysis of the Growing Phenomenon of Political Violence In the Kingdom. , Faisal M. Al-Madhi

Re-Defining Public Service In An Era of Networked Governance: An Examination of the Influence of Public Service Motivation On Contractors In Homeland Security , Alexa Haddock Bigwarfe

The Power and Authority of the Committee On the Rights of the Child , Aleksandra Chauhan

Does Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Affect Conflict? theIntertwined Relationship Between Multinational Corporations (Mncs) and Nation-States , Yi-Hung Chiou

Counterinsurgency Colonels: The Role of the Practitioner In the Evolution of Modern Counterinsurgency , Garrett Scott DeWitt

The Geometry of Racial Politics: The Role of Policy Entrepreneurs In Fostering Triangulation Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups, 1800-1964 , Athena M. King

Passionate Political Talk: Social Networks and the Emotional Impact of Political Discussion , Bryan Michael Parsons

Judges and Their Loyalties: A Comparative Study Focused On the Venezuelan Supreme Court , Raul A. Sanchez Urribarri

International Law In the Supreme Court of the United States: An Empirical Analysis , Alan Michael Tauber

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Wolves In Chic Clothing: Gender, Media and the Securitization of Female Suicide Bombers , Mekell Mikell

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Human Rights Regime in West Africa: The Case of ECOWAS and the Journey to Nigeria's Fourth Republic , Fatima Mercy Aigbomian

The Impacts of Local Property Taxes on Nebraska's State Legislator Elections and State Legislator Voting , Taylor Gold

The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Improving Human Rights in Iraq , Naser A. Yahya

Private Interests in the Public Sphere: The Evolution of Private Interest Before and During the American Revolution , Jensen Alexander Humphrey

Navigating Non-Physical Borders: An Examination of the Boundaries of Exclusion and Ideas About Inclusion of Immigrants in American Communities , Alison O'Toole

Alliance Cohesion: Connecting the Disconnect in Alliance Reliability , Noelle Troutman

Cruising Into Conflict: A Mixed Methods Examination of Cruise Missile Possession and the Initiation of Military Force , Dennis Crawford

Inconsistent Interventions? : The Effect of Operational Feasibility on U.S. Presidential Military Intervention Decisions , Matthew D. Eberhart

Financial Socialization and Its Effects on Food Insecurity Among College Students , Jamie Morrissey

Rebel Group Compliance with International Humanitarian Law and Foreign State Sponsorship , Hannah Read

The Prosecution Paradox: How the International Criminal Court Affects Civil War Peace Negotiations , Julia Reilly

THOUSANDS OF SMALL BATTLES: A CASE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION NETWORKS ON VOTE CHOICE IN CAUCUSES , Jonathan Jackson

Shield or Glue? Key Policy Issues Constraining or Enhancing Multinational Collective Ballistic Missile Defense , Marxen Kyriss

Preferential Politics , Cary Wolbers

An Examination of Political Attitudes and Behavior Using Regulatory Focus Theory , Kristen D. Deppe

Congruence and Participation - Does the Discrepancy between the Elite's and the Public's Ideology Come at the Cost of Reduced Participation? , Balazs Feher-Gavra

Thinking about Race: How Group Biases Interact with Ideological Principles to Yield Attitudes toward Government Assistance , Frank John Gonzalez

The Seeds of Change: Attitudinal Stability and the Direction of Attitudinal Change across the Lifespan , Johnathan C. Peterson

Active Shooter Security at the University of Nebraska: The Case for Training and Door Locks , Randall Bowdish

Can International Criminal Law Deter Rebel Groups?: The Case of Uganda, the Lord's Resistance Army, and the International Criminal Court , Julia Reilly

Place Matters? Place and Legislative Behavior in Nebraska , Melissa Lee Trueblood

Truth and Justice? Towards Comprehensive Transitional Justice in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo , Alicia Weaver

Competing for Attention: A Comparative Study of Social Movements and News Media in Abortion Debates , Katherine Eugene LeBreton Hunt

Influences on Student Attitudes About U.S. Involvement in Nation-Building , Tobin C. Beck

Creatures of Incoherence: Dissecting the Drivers, History, and Cognition of Attitudinal Incongruence in the American Body Politic , Timothy Collins

Changing Times: Population Movements and Education Quality , Nicholas J. Cordonier

Coercive Airpower in the Precision Age: The Effects of Precision Guided Munitions on Air Campaign Duration , Brett A. King

Disproportional Representation: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Educational Attainment Representation in State Government , Jayme l. Neiman

Military Strategy: Theory and Concepts , Randall G. Bowdish

The American Ideal of Representative Democracy: The Roles of National Identity and Perceived Consensus and Homogeneity Among the American People , Frank John Gonzalez

Emotion and Public Attention to Political Issues , Michael W. Gruszczynski

Defining Scavenger-Actors: Understanding a Global Menace , James Harrold

Private Soldiers in Africa: A Look at the Effects of Private Military Contractors and Mercenaries on the Duration of Civil Wars in Africa from 1960 to 2003. , Seth H. Loven

SUICIDE ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN: WHY NOW? , Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi

Political Hate Machines: Outside Groups and the 2012 Presidential Campaign Advertising Market , Martin Nader

DETERRING THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: THE ROLE OF JAPAN’S BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE , Jonathan Trexel

Regional Regimes for the Defense of Democracy and Coups d'Etat , Jacob P. Wobig

Examining the Covariance of Political and Religious Beliefs Within Individuals and Across Generations , Amanda Balzer

Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Multilateral Development Banks , Daniel Braaten

Reluctance or Power Hunger: Whom do Voters Prefer? A Test of the Wary Cooperator Theory and Evolutionary Political Behavior , Timothy Collins

Neural basis of egalitarian behavior , Christopher T. Dawes, Peter John Loewen, Darren Schreiber, Alan N. Simmons, Taru Flagan, Richard McElreath, Scott E. Bokemper, James H. Fowler, and Martin P. Paulus

Processing Facial Emotions: An EEG Study of the Differences between Conservatives and Liberals and Across Political Participation , Karl Evan Giuseffi

A Sanctuary for Discussion: Liberal Religion and Foreign Policy Attitudes , Madeline M. Hoffer

Understanding Africa’s China Policy: A Test of Dependency Theory and a Study of African Motivations in Increasing Engagement with China , Nkemjika E. Kalu

Patronage Politics and Public Goods Provision in Africa , Alex M. Kroeger

From Boon To Bust: State Lottery Policy & How Stakeholder-Created Beneficiary Fund Structure Determines Vulnerability To Future Legislative Grabs , Lisa Mathews

Terrorism Warnings as Strategic Appeals: An Analysis of Press Reporting and Public Reactions , Eric Whitaker

Populism and Human Rights in Theory and Practice: Chavez's Venezuela and Fujimori's Peru , Joseph P. Braun

Returning Attention to Policy Content in Diffusion Study , John M. Fulwider

Hellfire and Grey Drones: An Empirical Examination of the Effectiveness of Targeted Killings , Matthew A. Morehouse

Framing Traits: The Role of Personality in Framing Effects , Kristen D. Anderson

And Justice for All: Developing Rule of Law in the Balkans , Ryan M. Lowry

Fairness, Justice and an Individual Basis for Public Policy , Douglas R. Oxley

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, IDENTITY, AND NATIONAL SELF INTEREST: THE ENDURING NATURE OF NATIONAL IDENTITY , Tyler R. White

An Empirical Study of What Governmental Processes Ordinary People Really Want in South Korea , Gang-hoon Kim

Ganging Up Against the Courts: Congressional Curtailment of Judicial Review, 1988-2004 , Benjamin J. Keele

Corruption and Democratic Performance , Levente Littvay

THE ADAPTIVENESS OF PUNISHING BEHAVIOR: A BASELINE STUDY , Levente Littvay

The Use of the Congressional Resolution as an Instrument of Influence over Foreign Policy: 1925–1950 , Robert Lee Munkres

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Theses from 2024 2024.

Hagia Sophia: Politics of Space and Hauntology , Hazal Demir

Cancer in Pajamas: Radio, Podcasts, and the Politics of Free Time in the Digital Age , Daniel Grjonko

Theses from 2023 2023

The Relationship between Democratic Measures, LGBTIAQ* Rights Acceptance, and U.S. Foreign Aid Allocation in the Global South , Jacqueline Biergans

Freedom Song: Uncovering a Politics of Dignity in Black Feminist Thought and Praxis , Abegail M. Dobson

The Impact of Overseas Study Experiences on Chinese Students’ Attitudes Toward the United States , Xufeng Fang

Finding Autonomy Under the Russian Bear: Explaining Central Asia’s Response to the Invasion of Ukraine , Ryan Hitch

Public Privacy and Info-Liberal Authoritarianism , Christopher Hongach

Power and Authority in Karl Marx, Niccoló Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes , Ekim Kilic

Rewiring the Spokes: The Future of U.S. Bilateralism in Asia , Gian Marc Lombardo

The Relationship Between “Black Lives Matter” Movement Protests and Police Arrests in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles: An Empirical Analysis , Lukas Louwagie

Misogyny in Contemporary Populist Authoritarianism , Maxine Mannheim

Algorithmic Sovereignty: Machine Learning, Ground Truth, and the State of Exception , Matthew Martin

How Do Authoritarian Regimes Win Re-Election During an Economic Recession? , Mst Sarmin Akter Mazumder

Ethnic Tensions in the Western Balkans and the Experience of Ethnic Minorities , Nadina Resulani

The Impact of Utilitarian Public Policies on Minority Communities: A Comparison of New York City and New South Wales, Australia. , Nicholas Reyes

Grand Strategy at the End of History: Chinese Strategic Thought in the 21st Century and its Western Perceptions , Daniel A. Rogers

Notes on Insurgent Universality In Ambedkar’s Social and Political Thought: A Critique Of Postcolonial Anti-Universalism , Sitharthan Sriharan

Fostering Expertise, Confidence, and Passion in Writing Education: How a Common Sense, Nonbinary Education Policy May Serve to Enrich Teachers’ Writing Lives, Shrink the Divide Between Literacy Educators, and Finally Improve Literacy Among New York City Students , Rebecca I. Wallace-Segall

Theses from 2022 2022

The Effects of Syrian Refugees on Jordanians’ Political Attitudes , Suna Buse Agkoc

American Intervention in the "New World Order" , Julie N. Benson

Drag, Drugs, and Demonstrations: Cultural Subversion under Capitalism , Nicholas Kade Edwards

A Multilevel Analysis of Political Risk , Marlon J. Guzman Valdera

The Campaign to End U.S. War-Making in Yemen: Strategies of Congressional Advocacy, 2015–2020 , Zachary Laub

Reproducing the Orient: A Critical Examination of Western Media Representations of China’s Uyghur Policies between 2014 and 2021 , R. Tiger Li

Janus v. AFSCME, Revisited , Benjamin Derek Morse

No Excuses Yet No Solutions: The Inherent Anti-Blackness of the No-Excuses Charter School Model , Tshala A. Pajibo

Comparing the Environmental and Social Factors of UK and US Firms: A Case for Stringent Disclosure Regulation , Jasmine Pybas

Towards a Multi-Polar International System: An Analysis of the BRICS Countries’ Growth as Economic and Political Actors , Damla Senlik

Democratic Processing of Waste: European Federalism and Decentralized Waste Management in Navarra and Basque Country , Michael Stinavage

Navigating the Multiple Streams: The Strategic Use of Sunset Provisions , David F. Wall

Theses from 2021 2021

Reimagining Post-Secondary Training, Community College, and Welfare Supports , Aaron Azerad

On the Woman Question: A Defense of Alexandra Kollontai against Liberal Critics , Nicole Baltzer

Nuances in Bottom-Up Interpretations: Colombia's and Guatemala's Radically Different Approaches to Transitional Justice , Chelsea L. Carrick

Optimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will? A Gramscian Analysis of Two New York Police Reform Campaigns , Christian Covington

The Politics of Hip Hop: A Political Analysis of Hip Hop’s History and Its Complicated Relationship with Capitalism , Danielle Garcia

The Palestinian’s Venison: John Locke, Colonialism and Liberal Zionism , Benjamin Geier

The Second Kashmir (Informational) War of 1965 , Navdip Hans

A Lasting Impression: Higher Education’s Effects on Mass Polarization in the US , Bradley Highfield

El Pueblo Unido : How Threats Increased Latinx Turnout in Arizona’s 2020 General Election , Conner Martinez

The Federalist Papers' Account of Human Nature , Jeffrey P. Smith

The Role of Authoritarianism in the 2020 Election , Brandon Vigil

The LinkNYC Kiosk: Phone Booths, Urban Culture, and the Neoliberal Dream for New York City , Michael A. Villanova

Theses from 2020 2020

False Cures of U.S. Nationalism: The Border Wall – A Raucous Call from the Silent Center , Tatiana N. Browne-Kai

Black Parental Involvement in a Suburban School District , Walter L. Fields

Class Based Contestations in Neoliberal France , Sam Goodson

Modernity in Miniature: Maoism and the Beijing Department Store , Samuel M. Hellmann

Who Governs the Sea? An Analysis of the Regime Complex in International Shipping , Brent Landon

Repairing the U.S.–South Korea Alliance: THAAD as an Appeasement Measure , Jane Lee

Shock, Stimulus, and Upheaval: The Great Recession, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and Mayoral Coalitions in Brooklyn, NY 2009–2013 , Charles Linsmeier

Unpaid Care Work and Civic Engagement: A Review of Literature Suggesting Unpaid Care Work as Civic Engagement , William Novello

Ascriptive Nationalism, Demagoguery, and the Modern Presidency: A Case Study in Constitutional Decay , Christopher J. Putney

Aesthetic Redemption: Psychedelia, Film, and Walter Benjamin’s Sensory Revolution , Alexander C. Redlins

Internet Voting and the Equity of Participatory Budgeting Outcomes: A Study of New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Initiative , Rodrigo Saad

Building for Culture: How Municipal Ownership of Cultural Facilities Influences Annual Arts Funding in American Cities , Adam M. Sachs

Theses from 2019 2019

Afghanistan: The Crossroads of Conflicting Regional Interests , Sabera Azizi

The Role of Women in Terrorism , Zeynep Bayar

Sounds of Alter-destiny and Ikonoklast Panzerist Fabulations , Mette Christiansen

Youth Voice and the Promise and Peril of Affirmative Governmentality: An Analysis of New York City’s Borough Student Advisory Councils , Hillary R. Donnell

Black Women at Work in Corrections in the Era of Mass Incarceration: Documenting Demographic Changes in the New York City Department of Correction , Carolyn Fisher

Presidential Power: Assessing the Unitary Executive as the Strongest Determinant of Presidential Success , Maxwell J. Fuerderer

Why is the Black Population of Central Brooklyn, the Mecca of Black NYC, Diminishing? , Jamell N.A. Henderson

American Digital Election Infrastructure: Policy, Risks, Options , Tyson S. Himes

The Growing Middle Class and the Absence of Democracy in China , Danni Mei

Cyborgean Horizons: Gender, Disability and Technology in Olympic and Paralympic Sport, An Intersectional Approach , Stephanie O'Neill

A Politics of Boundlessness , Fernando Orellana

Swedish Migration Politics: Have the Sweden Democrats Taken Over the Political Agenda? , Sofia Sedergren

The Jihadist Marketplace: Understanding Competition between al Qaeda and ISIS , Hristo Voynov

Theses from 2018 2018

Out of the Shadows: Women of the FMLN Guerrilla Army in El Salvador’s Civil War, 1979–1992 , Erica Gonzalez

The Study of Soft Power: China’s Presence in African Region , Jessica Huang

Angelenos , Vivian Liang

We Refugees, Again , Aaron Linas

Economics, Politics and the Environment , Ron Mandelbaum

The Dictators’ Dilemma: Repression or Concessions in the Face of Resistance , Chris Massaro

Digesting Democracy: A Theoretical Analysis of American Food Regimes , Angela R. Moore

The State and Future of Autonomous Vehicle Regulation in the United States , Nikolay Nyashin

Rescinding Rancière: An Investigation Into the Conservative Tendencies of a Leading Proponent of Radical Democracy, and a Reconstruction of the Participatory Democracy of Ancient Athens , Tyler J. Olsen

The State of Hate in America: A Study of Hate Group Permeation in the United States by State , Michelle Rogers

The Politics of Service: Affectivity, Social Relations, and the Power of Tipping in the Restaurant Industry , Jacqueline A. Ross

Gendered Violence: An Analysis of State Legal Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Amongst Refugee Women , Maria Sigalas

Politics as Loot: Reflections on Theories of Decline in Political Thought , Milo Ward

Theses from 2017 2017

Capitalism and Unfreedom: Louis D. Brandeis and a Liberty of the Left , Eric L. Apar

The Technocratic Politics of the Common Core State Standards in History , Kate Duguid

Toward a Reoriented Radicalism: Black Marxism and Orientalism , Alexandros Orphanides

Underrepresentation of Women in Politics: Focus on New York City , Yuliya Szczepanski

Terrorism: A Tool For Shaping Public Opinion , Jonathan E. Voisich

Theses from 2016 2016

Neighborhood and Community Change in Brooklyn's Sunset Park , Anthony G. Aggimenti

Headhunting: Evaluating the Disruptive Capacity of Leadership Decapitation on Terrorist Organizations , Ted Clemens IV

Curing Violence: Prescriptions for Justice and Peace in Colombia , Marissa Crawford

Theses from 2015 2015

Target Zero: Why States Choose To Eradicate Infectious Diseases And How They Succeed , Gifty Abraham

Civil Unrest in the Untied State of America: Facing the Threat , Menemsha P.S. Milnor

'HOPE FOR EVERY ADDICTED AMERICAN' An Opioid Epidemic in the Age of Ethopolitics: Implications for U.S. Drug Policy and Governing Problematic Subjects , Elizabeth Newcomer

Civil War Incentives, Identities, And Group Allegiances In Syria's Contested Provinces: A Case Study On Civil War , Hilary Weitze

The Limits of Liberalism: France, The Veil, and Public Schools , Eleanor Doris Zupancic

Theses from 2014 2014

The Tea Party Movement as a Modern Incarnation of Nativism in the United States and Its Role in American Electoral Politics, 2009-2014 , Albert Choi

Origins of the Movement and the Development of Protest: The Birmingham Campaign, 1963 , James Munro

Not By Accident: How Egyptian Civil Society Successfully Launched A Revolution , Helen-Margaret Nasser

Inventing Burke: Edmund Burke and the Conservative Party, 1790-1918 , Hannah Z. Sidney

The Silent Guerrillas: Under Slavery, In Peasant Politics, And Throughout The Industrial And Social Factories , Kevin Van Meter

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Justice and Meaningful Work , Caleb Althorpe

NATO Cyber Defence, 2000-2022 , Ryan J. Atkinson

Beyond Recognition: The Significance of External Legitimacy for De Facto States in the Global Arena , Megan K. Payler Ms

The Populist Radical Right in the United States: Lessons from Europe , Jeremy C. Roberts

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Policy Momentum and Transgender Policy Inclusion: Explaining National Policy Change , Nicole McMahon

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

How can Local Transitional Justice Mechanisms Work Towards Measures of Non-Recurrence? , Isaac Bayor

Explaining the Origins and Evolution of the Global Financial Inclusion Agenda , Tyler Girard

The Problems Facing the International Criminal Court: African Perspectives , Sarah Nimigan

The Social Identity Approach to Leadership: The Case of Alberta , Samuel Routley

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Exhuming norms: Examining the influence of international norms on the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains in Northern Ireland , Tamara Kathleen Hinan

The Goldstone Commission in South Africa’s Transition: Linking Gradual Institutional Change and Information-Gathering Institutions , Tammy Lambert

NATO's Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan , Sakhi Naimpoor

Indigenous Land Claims and Reconciliation: The Importance of Land and Relationship Between Indigenous Nations and the Government of Canada , Joy S. Spear Chief-Morris

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Frontiers of Care , Thomas E. Randall

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Leading Canada's Cities? A Study of Urban Mayors , Kate Graham

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Branding in the Liberal Party of Canada from 2006 to 2015 , Elisha M. Corbett

Historical Institutionalism and the Politics of a Knowledge Economy , Michael Dietrich

Prime Ministers and Public Expectations: A Study of Institutional Change , Kenny William Ie

David Miller's Nationalism: A Critique , Ali Can Seven

Dealing with Disagreement: Towards a Conception of Feasible Compromise , Friderike Marta Gabriela Spang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Doing Justice to Justice? Entanglements with Hegemony and Transitional Justice , Surer Q. Mohamed

Atlantic Drift: Supranational and American Think-Tanks in Comparison , Christopher James Rastrick

Republican Nationalism: Nations, Cultures, and Politics , Bojan Ratkovic

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and Crown-Aboriginal Relations , Timothy E.M. Vine

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Should Voters Decide? Exploring Successes, Failures and Effects of Electoral Reform , Nicholas J. Caruana

Explaining the Evolution of the Arctic Council , Andrew Chater

The Origins and Evolution of De Facto States: Implications for Iraqi Kurdistan , Zheger Hassan

The Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Healing, Reconciliation, Resolution? , Jessica K. Howsam

Explaining the Establishment of the Independent Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court , Laszlo Sarkany

Elusive Peace, Security, and Justice in Post-Conflict Guatemala: An Exploration of Transitional Justice and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) , Daniel W. Schloss

Municipal Associations, Membership Composition, and Interest Representation in Local-Provincial Relations , Alison Katherine Shott

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Theorizing 'Transitional Justice' , David Anton Hoogenboom

Structural Variation and Local Service Delivery: Comparing Municipal Governments and Special Purpose Bodies , Joseph R. Lyons

Rooted Cosmopolitanism , Robert Maciel

Canada and the 2001 United Nations World Conference against Racism , Steven J. Seligman

Authority Migration and Accountability in Canadian Type II Multilevel Governance , Robert W. Waterman

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Fluid Identities: Toward a Critical Security of Water , Cameron Harrington

The quest for territorial autonomy: Mapuche political identities under neoliberal multiculturalism in Argentina , Lucas Savino

Regional Organization and the Dynamics of Inter-Municipal Cooperation , Zachary Spicer

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Little Liberals: A Child-Centred Approach to the Inculcation of Values , Alison M. Braley-Rattai

Policy Implications of the Financial Crisis and Recession: Canadian Performance in Comparison , Michael W. Carfagnini

Democratic Opposition Parties and Democratic Outcomes in Hybrid Regimes , Jeremy M. Ladd

When voters decide: Causes, correlates and effects of the time-of-voting-decision , Robert M J McGregor

An Institutional Explanation of the Formation of Intergovernmental Agreements in Federal Systems , Jeffrey T. Parker

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Rethinking Justice in Transitional Justice: An Examination of the Mãori Conception and Customary Mechanism of Justice , Stephanie Vieille

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Welcome Visitor or Nosy Neighbor: Executive Branch Presence in Federal and State Judicial Affairs , Audrey Baricovich

The Spread of Nuclear Technology: The Difficulty of Arms Control and the Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation , Bryce Allen Beschorner

Home Is Where the Heart Is: Rural Residents, Deprivation, and the Impact of PRD on Governmental Representation , Mary Rachael Blandau

Citizen Demand for Cultural Censorship: A Mixed Methods Study , Kelly Grenier

Damsels in Defense: Exploring the Relationship Between Women and Violence Against Civilians During Armed Conflict , Baylee Harrell

Circumvention Theory: Rethinking Gray Zones, Understanding Bounded Competition, and Examining State Response to Unipolar Structure in the Twenty-First Century. , Damian M. Jones

COALITION OF THE ENDING: WHY STATES WITHDRAW FROM INTERNATIONAL MILITARY COALITIONS , Weiss Mehrabi

The UN-Intended Effects of Risky Mandates , Robert Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

NEWS TREATMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT: LANGUAGE SELECTION, IDEOLOGICAL DIRECTIONS, AND PUBLIC SUPPORT , Alexander Denison

STAYING COMPLIANT OR STAYING IN OFFICE? INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, POST-COUP SIGNALS, AND COUP-BORN REGIMES , Jennifer Flinchum

THE INFLUENCE OF THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY ON JUDICAL POLITICS AND LAW IN THE UNITED STATES , Peter S. K. Lynch

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

The Transnational Diffusion of Human Trafficking Policy , Glenn M. Harden

THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF STATE ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: HOW VICTIMS AND NON-VICTIMS FORM OPINIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT , Helen Rabello Kras

International Cooperation Networks and Economic Sanction Effectiveness , Gargi Vyas

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Piecing Together Coalition War: Threat, Politics, and Coalition Structure , Stephen Joiner

BETTER DEVILS OF OUR NATURE: THE ROLE OF VIOLENCE-JUSTIFYING IDEOLOGIES IN OPINION FORMATION , Steven Kaiser

FROM HOBBES TO HABERMAS: THE ANTI-CULTURAL TURN IN WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT , Ralph Gert Schoellhammer

Predicting Positive Attitudes toward Immigrants with Altruism , Kati Elizabeth Stafford

Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, and their Impact on State Criminal Justice Policy , Travis N. Taylor

Why Weak States Balance: National Mobilization and the Security Strategies of Post-Soviet States , Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

SEEDS OF SUSPICION: THE PERPETUAL CYCLE OF ANTI-MUSLIM STEREOTYPES, MIDDLE EAST INTERVENTION, AND TERRORISM , Christopher Ledford

PERCEPTIONS OF FAIRNESS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY , Gregory W. Saxton

THE EFFECT OF STATES OF EMERGENCY ON GUBERNATORIAL APPROVAL RATINGS , Meghan Steinbeiss

REPRESSION AND WOMEN’S DISSENT: GENDER AND PROTESTS , Dakota Thomas

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

OUTLAW HEAVEN: WHY STATES BECOME TAX HAVENS , Charles A. Dainoff

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The empowerment of Filipino micro enterprises utilizing local online marketplace groups , John Roy T. Abenaza

Sustainability of Philippine election campaigning: A study on the impacts of using non-biodegradable election campaign & advertisement materials in Quezon City , Judenn L. Mascareñas

Women’s empowerment in rural community development: The case of barangay Buenavista in Tudela, Misamis Occidental , Eunice Tabitha B. Trinidad

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Rethinking spaces of political agency: A phenomenological study on Philippine perceptions of political agency in video games vis-à-vis the real world , Xavier Dwight M. Gentalian

Assessing the potentials for deliberative practices in Philippine politics: The various mechanisms of the barangay , Nathan Mishael O. Go

International volunteerism and its contributions to capacity development in the Philippine education sector , Ian Kirsten C. Plata

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

An analysis of the role of sugar industry leaders in the formulation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) excise tax using advocacy coalition framework , Samantha Franchezka S. Ching

Urbanization at Pag-Asa Olongapo, City and the slum dwellers' 'right to the city" , Cecilia C. Garson

Understanding inter-local government collaboration in the Philippines: The case of the Alyansa ng mga Baybaying Bayan ng Bulacan at Pampanga (ABB-BP) , Ian Jayson R. Hecita

Japanese foreign policy and peacebuilding in the Bangsamoro - new engagement for Japanese government and JICA- , Yusuke Kawanishi

The role of social capital in the reintegration of returning Overseas Filipino Workers: The case of the City of Batangas, Philippines , Ilyanna Xeandria D. Zamora

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Using facebook for public engagement: An analysis of the public facebook pages of the local government units in Metro Manila , Nicole Marie D. Afable

An analysis of the problems on the reporting of accomplishment of infrastructure projects in the DPWH , Paul Justine S. Cunanan

Essential elements for successful integrated watershed management system: The case of the Santa Rosa sub-watershed W Q M A B , Maria Eleunor B. Lucino

Compliance of agrarian reform cooperatives to a policy-based lending program: An organizational approach , Ella Joy A. Ponce

The role of non-state actors in international organizations: A case study of the CSO partnership for development effectiveness , Stephen Mar S. Tan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

A semiotic analysis of gender constructions in popular video games and its ideological impact on the individual , Jamshyd F. Babago

Assessment of Pantawid pamilyang Pilipino program (4Ps) in District II, Makati City , Antonio D. Fontanilla Jr.

Creating stakeholder-driven indicators for evaluating sustainability of ecotourism destinations in the Philippines , Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez

Migrant workers’ protection in the digital age: Leveraging social media platforms to ensure the safety and welfare of OFWs in distress , Jovito Jose P. Katigbak

Determinants of physical integrity abuses in Southeast Asia: Under the context of anti-narcotics campaign , Jazelle Dyana Lizz G. Zerrudo

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Politics of ideas and discourses in the prospective Bangsamoro political entity , Kevin Nielsen M. Agojo

The formulation of Republic Act no. 10121 in the Philippines: The role of Hyogo framework for action, 2005-2015 , Mai Akamatsu

Forest governance and collective action problems in the upper Angat watershed forest reserve , Edcelyn Magay Bacila

Understanding local dominance: The case of Naga City , Mary Joyce B. Bulao

Explaining (non) participation: An inquiry on overseas voting of Filipinos in Japan , Georgeline B. Jaca

Environmental governance in Palawan: The implementation of the Wildlife Resources conservation and Protection Act of 2001 , Jazztin Jairum P. Manalo

Imperialism, state-making and Philippine security in the South China Sea , Robert Joseph P. Medillo

The politics of disaster reporting in online news: A multimodal critical discourse anaylsis of news reports on Typhoon Lando , Karl Patrick R. Mendoza

Bayanihang pampaaralan: Contributions of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP)'s capacity interventions in the implementation of the senior high school program using co-production approach , John Mark H. Villanueva

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

An evaluation study on the use of the collective approach towards overcoming open defecation: A research , Katrina Chye V. Agulan

The resurgence of strongman politics in Southeast Asian democracies , Miguel Enrico G. Ayson

Challenges of governing urban effluents on development activities in the Boulevard Area, Dipolog City , Carlos P. Deloria

The politics of tax reforms in the Philippines , Marvee Anne C. Felipe

Disability-inclusive elections: The experience in the Philippines , Paula Bianca P. Lapuz

The effects of China's imposed economic sanction to the Philippines , Athena T. Padilla

The determinants affecting open government data implementation in public health: The case of Department of Health (DOH)-Philippines , Juan Rufino M. Reyes

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Women political leadership and basic needs in selected Quezon City barangays , Angelique Allen E. Alinood

From introspection to policy: Articulations of national identity in tracks I and II of Philippine Cultural diplomacy , Frances Pauline C. Brillantes

The online political participation of the Kabataan Partylist Cagayan Valley (KPLCV): A mixed method analysis , Gydabelle M. Olaya

Builidng a disaster resilient community through local capacity development , Leah Marie Tumlos-Castillo

Of digital footprints and transparency: E-government maturity and corruption in the Philippines , Prince Aian G. Villanueva

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Local knowledge, social memory and public policies: Recovering disaster memory of riverfront dwellers and their implications for disaster risk reduction and management policy in Angat river basin and watershed region, Philippines , Benigno C. Balgos

Operationalizing disaster risk reduction and management: The case of typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City , Luzelito Q. Betinol

The Chains of blunted discontent The protest inaction of jeepney drivers and a re-conceptualization of political alienation , Anthony Lawrence Arsenal Borja

Access to justice for the poor women and children: A study on the process of institutional change in Oriental Mindoro , Florisa Norina L. Carada

Children and disaster risk reduction and management in the context of the rights-based approach to development: The cases of the municipalities of Catarman and Laoang in the Province of Nothern Samar, Philippines , Juniver P. Delorino

Reaching the vulnerable and the poorest: A case study on the implementation of the conditional cash transfer program in indigenous communities of Esperanza, Agusan Del Sur , Marie Bembie A. Girado

An Assessment of the implementation of R.A. No. 9994 The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 in Makati City , Lolita Shaila B. Puruganan

Subverting the past: An analysis of Japans construction of state indentity , Carmina Y. Untalan

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The changing state? Malaysia after the Asian financial crisis , Dennis B. Maldo

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Indonesia's third party role in the peace process in the Southern Philippines , Mohamad Zakaria Al Anshori

Women in Islam: Influence of religion and development , Merium H. Kazmi

Democracy and Islam: Can they be mixed? , Ibnu Asqori Pohan

A case study on the erosion of the political dominance of an entrenched political clan: The case of the Felix political clan of Cainta, Rizal , Raymund John P. Rosuelo

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Justice for the poor: An assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of small claims cases and Enhanced justice on wheels , Glenda E. Feliprada

A comparative study of the framing approaches of the two newspaper columnists in the Philippines , Aaron D.P. Lim

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Stakeholders’ assessment of the performance of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Business development program for the ICT services sector , Irish G. Caldona

An analysis of minority shareholder rights protection between family controlled and non-family controlled Philippine Stock Exchange listed companies , Geoffrey Rhoel C. Cruz

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Roman Catholic Church-State relations in the Philippines and its implications on the passage of House Bill 5043: The Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008 , Julien L. Carandang

Evaluating inter-local government cooperation and governance in the Philippines: The case of the MNDC, the MMDA, and the Metro BLIST , Rodmyr F. Datoon

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Exploring human rights integration in selected general education subjects in three higher educational institutions , Maria Liselle N. Delantar

The nature & modalities of Local Government Unit-Civil Society Organization partnerships: The case of Angeles City , Reynaldo Rodriguez Jr.

Government corruption in Japan: Implication for the Philippines , Koichiro Usuki

Community-based resource governance in Barangay Bagong-Silang , Calatagan, Batangas , Jonathan David Q. Van Haute

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Effects of phase 1 of the Batangas Port Development Project (BPDP) on the multiple resource uses of Batangas Bay , Ma. Jocelyn P. Jaucian

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

An assessment of the compensation process applied by the Northwestern Luzon transmission line project: The case of the affected households/landowners of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan , Christopher Padilla Castillo

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Microfinance in the Philippine setting: A comparative assessment of the operational and financial efficiency of the People's Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) and Tulay sa Pag-Unlad Inc. (TSPI) , Michael G. Antonio

Internet and civil society participation in local governance: The case of Tamil Nadu, India , Joseph Fernando

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

A case study of the community-based peace-building program in the Bual Zone of Peace, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat , Serafin A. Arviola Jr.

Image and organization in senatorial campaign politics , Gerardo V. Eusebio

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

The global march against child labour-Philippines: A case study , John B. Trew

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Ang pampulitikang ekonomiya ng magbubukid: Popular na partisipasyon, kooperatibismo at panimulang alternatibo , Ronald Everett David Holmes

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The Harvard University Archives ’ collection of theses, dissertations, and prize papers document the wide range of academic research undertaken by Harvard students over the course of the University’s history.

Beyond their value as pieces of original research, these collections document the history of American higher education, chronicling both the growth of Harvard as a major research institution as well as the development of numerous academic fields. They are also an important source of biographical information, offering insight into the academic careers of the authors.

Spanning from the ‘theses and quaestiones’ of the 17th and 18th centuries to the current yearly output of student research, they include both the first Harvard Ph.D. dissertation (by William Byerly, Ph.D . 1873) and the dissertation of the first woman to earn a doctorate from Harvard ( Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson , Ed.D. 1922).

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• Undergraduate honors theses of novelist John Updike (A.B. 1954), filmmaker Terrence Malick (A.B. 1966),  and U.S. poet laureate Tracy Smith (A.B. 1994)
• Undergraduate prize papers and dissertations of philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson (A.B. 1821), George Santayana (Ph.D. 1889), and W.V. Quine (Ph.D. 1932)
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The following theses are recent examples of outstanding work:.

• Avery Goods:  "An Inconvenient Group: The Effect of Motivated Messages on Climate Change Attitudes and Behaviors of Skeptic Audiences" 2019 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Joshua Varcie: "The Artificial Incumbency Advantage: How Bipartisan Redistricting Schemes Protect Incumbents" 2019   Janda Prize Honorable Mention for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Benjamin Alan Weinberg: " Ballot Challenge: Explaining Voting Rights Restrictions in 21st-Century America"  2018 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Logan Scott Peretz:  "How Hillary May Have Lost the White House: The Electoral Effects of Presidential Campaign Visits in 2016"  2018   Janda Prize Honorable Mention for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Aaron Gordon: "An Empirical Appraisal of the Liberty of Contract"  2017 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Hayley Hopkins: "Restrict the Vote: Disenfranchisement as a Political Strategy" 2017 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Matthew Gates: "Ideological Basis for the Gay Rights Movement"  2017   Janda Prize Honorable Mention for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Elena Barham: "Passing the Buck: World Bank Anti-Corruption Reform and the Politics of Implementation" 2016 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Remy Smith: "Inherently Unequal: The Effects of Equal Representation on Senate Policy Outcomes" 2016 Janda Prize Honorable Mention for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Laura Rozier:  "The Media, the Innocent, and the Public: A Nuanced Look at Exonerations and Public Opinion of the Death Penalty"   2015 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Kaitlyn Chriswell: “Cross-cutting cleavages: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, Terra Lliure, and the centrality of networks” , 2014 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Jordan Fein:  "Searching for Health Care Reform: Studying Media Coverage and Framing Public Opinion of the 2009-2010 Health Care Debate" , 2011 Janda Prize Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Dylan Lewis:  “Unpaid Protectors: Volunteerism and the Diminishing Role of Federal Responsibility in the National Park Service” , 2011 Janda Prize Honorable Mention for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Benjamin Zhu:  “Resource Distribution in Post‐PRI Mexico: De‐Politicized or Re‐Politicized?” , 2011 Senior Marshall for Distinguished Honors Thesis
• Ben Armstrong:  “Ne Touche Pas Ma Constitution: Pressures and Presidential Term Limits” , 2011 Barry Farrell Prize for Academic Achievement
• Jeffrey Paller:  “Where are the people? The Relationship between Government and Civil Society in South Africa” , 2006 Janda Prize Co-Winner for Best Honors Thesis
• Samir Mayekar:  “The Piquetero Effect: Examining the Argentine Government’s Response to the Piquetero Movement” , 2006 Janda Prize Co-Winner for Best Honors Thesis 


Janda PRIZE for DISTINGUISHED Honors Thesis REcipients

The Kenneth F. Janda Prize for Distinguished Honors Thesis in Political Science  is awarded annually for the best undergraduate Honors thesis of the year.