This collection also includes honors theses produced by Government majors between 1977-1993.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

Identity and Incentives: Black Representation by Black and White Members of Congress, Grace Anderson

State of Decay: A Theory of Fungal Organizing, Brandon Denton

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Migratory Stories: Building Ethical Immigration Policy, Lucca D. Abele

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Racial Domination Through the Grey Areas: The Categorization of Mixed-Race in the United States and Brazil, Arman Luczkow

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From Moral Panic to Permanent War: Rhetoric and the Road to Invading Iraq, Kai Philippe

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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In the Shadow of the Carceral State: The Evolution of Feminist and Institutional Activism Against Sexual Violence, Bethany MunYeen Gen

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The Compromises Progressive Prosecutors Must Make: Three Case Studies, Alexander John Kott

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Neoliberalism, Rationality, and the Politics of Congestion Pricing in New York City, Max Finkelpearl

A Light in the Old City: The Politics of Historic Preservation in Contemporary Urban Morocco, Simon Idelson

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Cosmopolitan Continuities: The Re-Framing of Historic Architecture and Urban Space in Contemporary Morocco (1990-Present), Simon Fader Idelson

Agency, Resilience and Self-Sufficiency for Refugee Women via Social and Environmental One-Off Solutions, Iliana Lukasik

Events from 2019

Historical Influences on Implicit Racism: White Immigrant Identity in New York City Council Campaigns, Becca Chant

How Do Black Americans Talk about Personal Responsibility?, Jaques Forbes

The Elements in Historical Propaganda Recurring in Criminal Procedurals: A Study of NCIS and its Portrayal of the War on Terror, Yonce Hitt

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Intellectual Insurgency and the Subversive Academy: Palestinian Women, Violent Resistance, and the Erasure of Political Subjectivity, Nicholas Kattoura

Legal Weapons: The Supreme Court and the Decline of Tribal Sovereignty, Lior Krancer

A Theory of Christian Appeals, Andrew MacPhail

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A Theory of Democratic Christian Appeals, Andrew MacPhail

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Individualism, Privacy, and Poverty in Determining the Best Interests of the Child, Dena Jolie Miller

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Different Paths to the Same Failure: American and French Military Involvement in Vietnam from 1945-1973, Samuel Paul

Debt: What Do We Owe Each Other?, Gabriel Shestack

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From the Castle to the Margins: The Decline and Fall of the Central European Left, Nick Vachon

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Quality Journalism in the Digital Age: Strategies to Adapt and Remain Profitable, Jack Brewster

Historical Record and Narratives of Israel's Operation Cast Lead (27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009) in Gaza, Thomas Cohn

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Investigating Restorative Justice: A Four-Year Journey, Megan Cox

Making Modernity in Saudi Arabia: Technology, Territory, and Global Networks of Control, Madeleine Cravens

The Left Wing of the Possible: Building an American Labor Party in the Shadow of the New Deal: 1936-1947, Jesse Docter

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The Language of Sport: Understanding Chile through Marathon Races and Fútbol Games, Lilah Drafts-Johnson

Horror Without End: Narratives of Fear Under Modern Capitalism, Andrés Emil González

After the End of History, Steven Levin

Demystifying the Education Crisis: An Analysis of the Foundational Causes for Poor Academic Outcomes in South African Rural Schools, Thobeka Mnisi

The Green Revolution in Africa: How Domestic Institutions Empower Market-Oriented Development Projects, Julia Ranney

Gender Nonconformity and the Stereotype Content Model, Ari Rosenblum

Internet Censorship in Egypt and Iran, Sydney Solomon

Philosophy of Truth, and Philosophical Life of Michel Foucault, Jiyao Tang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Negotiating Domestic and International Pressures: France and Germany on Refugees, Aditi Banerjee

Thomas Paine's (Un)Common Sense and the Politics of Disagreement, Jordan Ecker

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Thomas Paine's (Un)Common Sense and the Politics of Radical Disagreement, Jordan P. Ecker

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U.S. Democratization Efforts in Haiti and Iraq: Implications for Future Policy Makers, Emma R. Eisenberg

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Multilevel Governance in Sea Level Rise Adaptation: An Analysis of U.S. Cities, Emma Eisendrath

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Songs of Change: How Music Helped Spark the Arab Spring Revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, Brendan Thabo Eprile

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Social Movement Unionism: Through Teachers Unions' Mobilization in Opposition to Corporate Education Reform, Peter McNeel LaFreniere

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The Abortion Burden: Examining Abortion Access, Undue Burden and Supreme Court Rulings in the United States, Tyler E. Sloan

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Trauma and Free Speech in Higher Education: Do Trigger Warnings Threaten First Amendment Rights?, Jordan Doll

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Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan: The Role of Governance, National Security and Global Investment Trends, Sakina Lavingia

Terrorism in Kenya: The Role of Foreign Involvement in Islamic Radicalization, Sophie Mvurya

The Earned Income Tax Credit in the American Political Economy, Madeline Peltz

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Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare. Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?, Willa Rubin

Waging Wars in Cyberspace: International Law and the Stuxnet Operation, Willa Rubin

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Prosperity in the On-Demand Economy: Reinvigorating the American Labor Force, Ziya Mehmet Smallens

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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The Electoral Influence of Teachers’ Unions on Democratic Education Policy Priorities, Molly Ziek Brand

Broken Windows, Workfare, and the Battle for Public Space in Giuliani’s New York, Jacob Ertel

Climate Change and Displacement: Defining Rights in Rising Tides and Stormy Seas, Mary Esler

Multilateralism and its Discontents: India in the Post-independence Era and the United Nations, Saksham Khosla

Errors in Judgment: The Fundamental Attribution Error and Supreme Court Decision-making, Kalind Parish

Conceptualizing a Developmental State in Post-genocide Rwanda, Simbarashe Runyowa

Tracing the Language of Multiracialism in Postwar Japan, Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura

The Politics of Narrative in Post-9/11 Conceptions of Justice, Michael Stenovec

Events from 2014

An Arbitrary Death? Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court, Truman Braslaw

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An Arbitrary Death? Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court, Truman Braslaw

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Traversing the Desolate Terrain: Creative Experimentation within Union Strategy, Johnnie Kallas

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Planning Against Planning: Friedrich Hayek's Utopian Vision of The Good Society, Nicholas Kuipers

Aloha, Marriage Equality: Unsettling Gay Constructions of Paradise, Cuyler Otsuka

Is Participatory Democracy Possible? A Study of Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre, Chicago, and New York, Arielle Swernoff

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Sovereignty and Exceptionalism: The Case of Israel/Palestine, Aaron Braun

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Amateurism and Professionalism in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Vlad A. Bursuc

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Drug Markets and the State: A Perspective from Political Economy, Jake M. Kosinski

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Strict Photo ID, Voter Turnout, and Race, Thomas La Voy

The Disparate Effects of Photo ID Laws on Voter Turnout Across Race and Ethnicity, Thomas La Voy

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Parallel Pillars: How International Relations Theory Can Explicate and Rebalance the Three Pillars of the Responsibility to Protect, Lauren Muscott

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Unfree Labor and American Capitalism: From Slavery to the Neoliberal-Penal State, David Tisel

Events from 2012

Water Privatization in Latin America, Kelsey Atkinson

Control The Past, Control The Future: The Struggles Behind The Chinese Communist Party’s Historiography of The Cultural Revolution, Ricardo Barrios

Left Parties in Western Europe: Capitulating to Xenophobia, John Cheng

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Hannah Arendt and the Meaning of Political Action, Charlie Hartford

The Utility of Social Media in Public Diplomacy, Owen Henry

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"Twitter Diplomacy": Engagement through Social Media in 21st Century Statecraft, Owen Henry

Evangelical Protestants and Political Trust, Fei-ran Lee

Evangelical Protestants and Political Trust, Phil Lee

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Virtuous Empire: The Jeffersonian Vision for America, Gavin Palmer

Education, Citizenship, and Participation: Defining Variables for Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sonia Roubini

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Education, Citizenship, Political Participation: Defining Variables for Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sonia Roubini

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Getting Ahead or Left Behind? The Politics and Policy of Education Reform in the United States, Anna Elisabeth Brown

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In Place of Liberation: Failure of Labour Politics in Britain, 1964-79, Shannon Ikebe

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Liberal and Conservative Jurisprudence on the Contemporary Supreme Court: An Analysis of Substantive Due Process Interpretation, Nell Peyser

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Stopping the Gray Market: Federalism and California's Medical Marijuana Laws, Ethan Ranis

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Political Environment and Transnational Agency: A Comparative Analysis of the Solidarity Movement For Palestine, Sam Cassanos

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Contesting Recognition: A Critique of Hegelian Theories of Recognitive Freedom, Devin Russell Goure

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Overlapping Human Rights Jurisdictions in Europe: An Application of Constructivism to Regional Studies, William Thompson Yon

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Trade Unions and Green Jobs in the post-Fordist Economy: Just Rhetoric or a Fundamental Shift?, Erik Kojola

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Double-Edged Sword: Russia’s Use of Energy as Leverage in the Near Abroad, Alexander M. Visotzky

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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Social and Political Discourse in America: The Civil Republican Revival in American Legal Theory and the Critical Theory of Jurgen Habermas, Daniel Hope

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Resistance and the Possibility of Freedom: Foucault, Merleau-Ponty and Subjectivity in Tension, Joshua Ziady

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Production, Consumption, and Consciousness, Warren Sprouse

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Political Language and Trust: A Study in Machiavelli and Hobbes, Lauren Wenzel

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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Community Power and Powerless Communities: Two Theories of Urban Politics, Jonathan Pincus

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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An Argument for Liberating Election Research from its Downsian Bonds, Kenneth J. Fairfax

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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"The Evil that Men do Lives After Them" (Sometimes): A Study of Twentieth Century Analysis of Plato's Political Theory, Merril Hirsch

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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Post-Industrialism and Normative Technocracy, Allen Shabino

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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The Notion of Complexity in the Study of Interest-Group Pluralism, William Frank Jeffers