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Author:

Tunis, Emily

Title:

A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

abortion
ballot measure
voter turnout
supreme court
Roe v. Wade
direct democracy
midterm elections

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Datsko, Sophia

Title:

The Effectiveness of Leadership Decapitation on Al-Qaeda’s Group Operational Capacity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

al-Qaeda
AQAP
AQIM
AQIS
terrorism
leadership decapitation
drones
United States

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Thesis Supervisors:

James A Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Scott, Oscar

Title:

The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Policing
Firearms
Crime
Race

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Thesis Supervisors:

Richard B Felson, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Riddle, Lilly

Title:

The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

media
newspapers
endorsements
bias
slant
presidential endorsements
hedge funds
private equity firm
investment company
ownership
editors

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Thesis Supervisors:

Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Bachiri, Juliana

Title:

Sparking Interest: Gender Diversity, Party Control, and Legislative Interest in Transgender Policy

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

transgender
legislative interest
gender diversity
party control

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bratton, Olivia

Title:

How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Gender Inequality
Arab Spring
MENA
Women's Rights
Social Movements
Protest Intensity
Political Opportunity
Public Opinion

File:

Download Olivia_Bratton_Thesis-_How_Do_Social_Movements_Impact_Gender_Inequality__.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Tavana, Thesis Supervisor
Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bransfield, Daniel

Title:

Democracy Works: The Impact of Labor Unions on Democratic Quality in Electoral Democracies

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

labor
democracy
cross-country analysis

File:

Download Dan_Bransfield_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Xun Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Brauser, Benjamin

Title:

How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political Science
International Relations
Nuclear Weapons
Diplomacy
Madman Theory

File:

Download Brauser_Benjamin_Madness_and_Nuclear_Superiority.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Crockett, Alianne

Title:

Senators & Social Media: The Effect of Twitter on Electoral Support

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Incumbents
Senators
Twitter
X
Social Media
Elections
Electoral Support

File:

Download Thesis_Final_-_ACC__1_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hughes, Karah

Title:

Ideological Alignment in Brazil’s Legislature and its effect on Indigenous Legislation

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Indigenous Rights
Legislative Ideology

File:

Download Thesis-_Hughes__Karah.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor