Politics Honors and IR Theses

The honors program provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to work with faculty.

Politics Honors and IR Theses

Honors and Theses

2020

Student Title
Sumaiya Alam Islam & Feminism Today: A Study on the Effect of Religion on Women's Welfare & Political Opinions in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Jessica Beck U.S. Public Opinion on the Relevance of Global Climate Change: The Influence of Local Natural Disasters
Sarika Bhattacharjee Electoral Gender Quotas, Women's Health, and Transparency
Victoria Bianco Deforestation and Migration in Colombia
İlay Selen Durukan Determinants of Censorship: Prostest, Tenure, and Misery
Thibault B. Denamiel Funding Disapproval: An Examination of the European Regional Distribution Fund’s Impact on Public Opinion of the EU
Faisal Eraiqat Impact of the Economy on Government Behavior
Daniel Hawie United Nations Security Membership and its effect on Dispute Initiation
Apurva Kothari Distribute Politics of Fertilizer Subsidy in India
Dylan Charles Liang Commodity Price Shocks and Interstate Conflict: Evidence from Analysis of Oil Production from 1993-2014
Jake A. Mayerson Assessing the Impact of Natural Disaster Incidence on Terrorist Activity
Elan Pelegrí Cartels of Concessions: The hidden use of state violence in Mexico
Lila Rozenzweig Spillover Effects of US Sanctions on Neighboring Countries
Isabel Rudie Concrete Implications?  How Confederate Monument Removal Shapes Political Attitudes in the United States
Ian Sanders Death, Drugs, and Data: A Study of Drug Violence and Voting Rates in Mexico

2019

Student Title
Nicolas Kugel The Electoral Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement
Adrian Pietrzak Local Carrots on Local Sticks: Election Cycle Effects on Rezoning in New York City
Allie Rubeck Gender and Power: The Effects of Ideology and Electoral Competition on the Election of Women in Latin America
Petra Dominika Szepesi The Political Consequences of Globalization in Hungary: An Analysis of International Trade and Party Support
Claire Williams God’s Country: The Proliferation of Evangelical Christendom and its Impact on Voting Behavior in America
Natasha Williams The Politics of a Super-Presidential State: The Use of Information and Communication Technology for Electoral Manipulation in Putin’s Russia