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Author:

Morgan, Jayde

Title:

A Transnational Study on the Connection Between Women's Empowerment and Terrorism Within States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Women's empowerment
terrorism
abortion
transnational

File:

Download Jayde_Morgan_Senior_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James A Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rothenberg, Jaclyn

Title:

Family and Medical Leave: The Rhetoric of Paid Family Leave

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Paid family leave
family leave
maternity leave
paternity leave
parental leave
sick leave
political parties
women
gender
race
seniority
committee assignment
target populations
issue definition
issue framework
Family and Medical Leave

File:

Download Rothenberg_Jaclyn_Family_and_Medical_Leave_-_The_Rhetoric_of_Paid_Family_Leave.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Fernandez, Zack

Title:

Examining the rise of populism in central and eastern Europe

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Central and Eastern Europe
Comparative Politics
International Relations

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Speitel, Noah

Title:

Modern School Segregation: Local Factors Contributing to Racially Segregated School Districts

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Race
Segregation
School Segregation
Essex County
Mecklenburg County

File:

Download Speitel_Thesis_Final_1.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ray Block, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Montone, Richard

Title:

The Supreme Court’s effect on public opinion for cases with high and low salience

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Supreme Court
Public Opinion
Case Salience

File:

Download Montone_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher Zorn, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nwodim, Uchenna

Title:

African IGOs and Democracy

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Africa
IGOs
ECOWAS
Election Observation
Democracy
African Union
SADC

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Gregory J Kruczek, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kerestesy, Ryan

Title:

Does Deregulation Lead to Growth? Explaining How Structure of Electricity Markets Contributes to Renewable Growth

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Wind Power
Solar Power
Renewable Electricity
Electricity Market Deregulation
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Renewable Energy Potential
Partisanship

File:

Download Kerestesy_Ryan.FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Boliang Zhu, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mueller, Autumn

Title:

The Diffusion of Abolishing the Death Penalty Among the American States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

death penalty
policy diffusion
morality policies
death penalty abolition
state laws
regional diffusion
state politics

File:

Download Mueller_Autumn_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher Zorn, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Johnson, Gabriel

Title:

Incumbents after Natural Disasters: Does Media Coverage Jeopardize Reelection?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

elections
natural disasters
crisis
United States
local elections
local politicians

File:

Download Johnson_Gabriel_Incumbents_after_Natural_Disaster.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ray Block, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lakavage, Benjamin

Title:

The Effect of Natural Resource Control on Self-Determination Movement Success

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

SDM
Self-Determination Movement
Secession
De Facto State
Natural Resources
Hydrocarbons
Diamonds
Oil

File:

Download The_Effect_of_Natural_Resource_Control_on_Self-Determination_Movement_Success.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Xun Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Delargy, Ava

Title:

The Impact of Education on Economic Inequality in East Asia

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Economic Inequality
Authoritarianism
Education
East Asia

File:

Download Delargy_FinalThesisSubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gulla, James

Title:

Representation of the Economically Disadvantaged: An Example Through State Medicaid Policy

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Representation
Medicaid
State Politics

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Official_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mc Gee, Colin

Title:

Voting in America: How Legislation Affects Participation

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Voter Participation
Registration Deadline
Voter ID
Early Voting

File:

Download Thesis_Colin_McGee.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Camp, Caroline

Title:

State Capacity, Civil Society, and Policy Response to COVID-19

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

State Capacity
Civil Society
COVID-19
Policy

File:

Download Camp_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Anthony M Bertelli, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buxton, Caden

Title:

The Natural World and Environmental Public Opinion in America

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Environment
Climate Change
Public Opinion
Democracy
General Social Survey

File:

Download Buxton_Thesis_22.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amy T Linch, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Roth, Jacob

Title:

Advice and Consent: Exploring the Role of Nominee Qualifications in the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process for Circuit Courts of Appeals Judges Between the 107th and 117th Congresses

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Judges
United States Senate
U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
Nominations
Qualifications

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Jacob_Roth.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nguyen, David

Title:

Why Does the United States Continue to Engage in Endless Wars?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

War
Vietnam
Afghanistan
United States
Congress
Executive
President
Pentagon Papers

File:

Download Nguyen_new.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cihanowyz, Emma

Title:

The Politics of Menstrual Equity in State Legislatures

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Menstrual Equity
State Politics
Women in Legislatures
Women in Politics
Women's Issue Legislation

File:

Download Cihanowyz-_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Erin Allyson Heidt-Forsythe, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Myers, Nicole

Title:

The Impact of Media Consumption on Policy Extremity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

political science
political opinions

File:

Download Myers_N.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ray Block, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hennessy, Colin

Title:

A Deliberative Intervention To Increase Argument Repertoire Scores

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Argument Repertoire
Deliberative Faith
Deliberative & Adversarial Prompting
Nanotechnology
Opinion Quality

File:

Download Final_Thesis_for_Schreyer_Honors_College_Colin_Hennessy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John W Gastil, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Thomas, Ethan

Title:

The Age of Legislators and its Effect on State Debt

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

State Government
Public Debt
Legislator Demographics

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Irvin, Steven

Title:

Friction on First Street: An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Separate Opinion Authorship on the U.S. Supreme Court

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Supreme Court
Judicial Behavior

File:

Download Steven_Irvin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Adam Wass Nye, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lapetina, Madison

Title:

Social Media Adoption Among 2012 Congressional and Senatorial Candidates

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

political science
political campaigns
social media
social media adoption

File:

Download Lapetina_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kevin M Munger, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor