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1. Judicial Voting Behavior and the Deliberate Indifference Standard

Open Access

Author:: Krug, Viviane
Title:: Judicial Voting Behavior and the Deliberate Indifference Standard
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: deliberate indifference
voting behavior
File:: Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Christopher Zorn, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. The Diffusion of Abolishing the Death Penalty Among the American States

Open Access

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

3. Incumbents after Natural Disasters: Does Media Coverage Jeopardize Reelection?

Open Access

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

4. Environmental Manipulation As A Tool For State-Making Activities

Open Access

Author:: Blanchard, Travis
Title:: Environmental Manipulation As A Tool For State-Making Activities
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: State-Making
Environmental Manipulation
ISIS
Israel
U.S. in Vietnam
Charles Tilly's Bellicose Theory of State-Making
File:: Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Gregory J Kruczek, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. The Impact of Education on Economic Inequality in East Asia

Open Access

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

6. Mitigating Climate Change: Determinants of Willingness to Pay

Open Access

Author:: Yankanich, Katerina
Title:: Mitigating Climate Change: Determinants of Willingness to Pay
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Environmental policy
Climate change
United Kingdom
File:: Download Katerina_Yankanich_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Sona N. Golder, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. How Digital Communication Technologies Shape Protest

Open Access

Author:: Teufel, Brendan
Title:: How Digital Communication Technologies Shape Protest
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: protest
campaign
success
onset
File:: Download BTeufel_final_thesis_for_turn_in.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Joseph Wright, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. The Effect of the Big Five Personality Traits on Support for Mask Mandates

Open Access

Author:: Hunter, Michael
Title:: The Effect of the Big Five Personality Traits on Support for Mask Mandates
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Personality
Mask Mandates
Political Psychology
Survey
File:: Download Thesis_Draft_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Amy Sentementes, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Open Access

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

10. Seat Security and Tweet Extremity: An Analysis of Congress Members’ Tweets

Open Access

Author:: Cohen, Emma
Title:: Seat Security and Tweet Extremity: An Analysis of Congress Members’ Tweets
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: politics
social media
twitter
extreme
congress members
polarization
File:: Download EmmaCohen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Kevin M Munger, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Accessible Public Transportation and Costs of Voting: Does Nearby Public Transportation Increase Voter Turnout?

Open Access

Author:: Klemick, Caleb
Title:: Accessible Public Transportation and Costs of Voting: Does Nearby Public Transportation Increase Voter Turnout?
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: voter turnout
public transportation
cost of voting
political participation
File:: Download CalebKlemick_HonorsThesis_FINAL2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Divergent Communication and the Republican Party Divide

Open Access

Author:: Hipp, Nicole
Title:: Divergent Communication and the Republican Party Divide
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Divergent Communication
Communication
Republican Party
Republican Party Divide
File:: Download FINAL_Hipp__Nicole_Thesis_2022.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: John W Gastil, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. An Invasive Species: Partisanship in the National Parks

Open Access

Author:: Atanasio, Bryant
Title:: An Invasive Species: Partisanship in the National Parks
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: x
File:: Download Bryant_Atanasio_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Amy Sentementes, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Voting in America: How Legislation Affects Participation

Open Access

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

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

Open Access

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

16. Legalization of Indigenous Autonomy in Latin America

Open Access

Author:: Lista, Matthew
Title:: Legalization of Indigenous Autonomy in Latin America
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Latin America
Indigenous Rights
Autonomy
Mexico
Venezuela
File:: Download MattLista2022Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Vineeta Yadav, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Factors explaining variance in state voting laws and disproportionality of approach among Black and Latinx Americans

Open Access

Author:: Fields, Jaden
Title:: Factors explaining variance in state voting laws and disproportionality of approach among Black and Latinx Americans
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Political Science
Race
Partisanship
File:: Download Fields_Jaden_FinalThesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Ray Block, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. Investigating the Effect of Empathy and News Readership on Affective Polarization

Open Access

Author:: Zhang, Steven
Title:: Investigating the Effect of Empathy and News Readership on Affective Polarization
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: affective polarization
empathy
news readership
news
news consumption
polarization
politics
psychology
behavior
political psychology
political divide
party polarization
partisan
partisanship
File:: Download Zhang_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Peter K Hatemi, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. State-Making and Bellicose Theory in the Republic of Turkey

Open Access

Author:: Richardson, Lewis
Title:: State-Making and Bellicose Theory in the Republic of Turkey
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Turkey
Political Science
State-Making
Statemaking
State Making
Tilly
Bellicose
Bellicose Theory
bellicist theory
State Development
History
Middle East
Republic of Turkey
Democratic backsliding
democracy
autocracy
Erdogan
Ottoman
File:: Download Lewis_Richardson_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Eric J Fleisch, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. Extremism and Activism: What Motivates Right-Wing Extremist Group Activity?

Open Access

Author:: Heebink, Kendall
Title:: Extremism and Activism: What Motivates Right-Wing Extremist Group Activity?
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Extremism
Extremist Groups
Activism
Protest
Right-Wing Extremism
Trump
Proud Boys
File:: Download HeebinkFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Douglas Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. Determinants of state higher education board responsiveness: Affirmative action in state university admissions

Open Access

Author:: Wu, Alexander
Title:: Determinants of state higher education board responsiveness: Affirmative action in state university admissions
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: political science
public policy
education policy
public opinion
affirmative action
File:: Download SchreyerThesis2022_Wu.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Christopher Zorn, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. The Natural World and Environmental Public Opinion in America

Open Access

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

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

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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

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