161. The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Scott, Oscar Title: The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: PolicingFirearmsCrimeRace File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Richard B Felson, Thesis SupervisorSona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
162. The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Restricted (Penn State Only) 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: medianewspapersendorsementsbiasslantpresidential endorsementshedge fundsprivate equity firminvestment companyownershipeditors File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors AdvisorPatrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor
163. Sparking Interest: Gender Diversity, Party Control, and Legislative Interest in Transgender Policy Open Access Author: Bachiri, Juliana Title: Sparking Interest: Gender Diversity, Party Control, and Legislative Interest in Transgender Policy Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: transgenderlegislative interestgender diversityparty control File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Suzanna Linn, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
164. How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region Open Access 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 InequalityArab SpringMENAWomen's RightsSocial MovementsProtest IntensityPolitical OpportunityPublic Opinion File: Download Olivia_Bratton_Thesis-_How_Do_Social_Movements_Impact_Gender_Inequality__.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Tavana, Thesis SupervisorGiancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor
165. Democracy Works: The Impact of Labor Unions on Democratic Quality in Electoral Democracies Open Access Author: Bransfield, Daniel Title: Democracy Works: The Impact of Labor Unions on Democratic Quality in Electoral Democracies Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: labordemocracycross-country analysis File: Download Dan_Bransfield_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Xun Cao, Thesis SupervisorGiancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor
166. How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority Open Access Author: Brauser, Benjamin Title: How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Political ScienceInternational RelationsNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyMadman Theory File: Download Brauser_Benjamin_Madness_and_Nuclear_Superiority.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
167. Senators & Social Media: The Effect of Twitter on Electoral Support Open Access Author: Crockett, Alianne Title: Senators & Social Media: The Effect of Twitter on Electoral Support Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: IncumbentsSenatorsTwitterXSocial MediaElectionsElectoral Support File: Download Thesis_Final_-_ACC__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marie Hojnacki, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
168. Ideological Alignment in Brazil’s Legislature and its effect on Indigenous Legislation Open Access Author: Hughes, Karah Title: Ideological Alignment in Brazil’s Legislature and its effect on Indigenous Legislation Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Indigenous RightsLegislative Ideology File: Download Thesis-_Hughes__Karah.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
169. Geopolitical Lending: Analyzing the Role of U.S. Policy in IMF Loan Distribution to Latin America Open Access Author: Kobeh, Montse Title: Geopolitical Lending: Analyzing the Role of U.S. Policy in IMF Loan Distribution to Latin America Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: IMFForeign PolicyUSLoansCold WarCubaUNGALatin America File: Download Kobeh_Montserrat.Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
170. Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence Open Access Author: Weber, Alexa Title: Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Online radicalicalizationExtremist violenceOnline platformsRadicalization File: Download Exploring_Extremism-_Weber__2024_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Vitek, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor