Last weekend we had our department graduation reception. Awards were given, breakfast eaten, toasts made (always courtesy Professor Haltom), and students sent off into the wild. Pictures here:
And the titles of this year's senior theses:
Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics
* Kali Bechtold, “Amnesty: The Road to Justice No Matter How you Walk It? South Africa, Guatemala, and Argentina, and the Path to Transitional Justice.
* Josh Cole, From Political Benediction to Divine Resistance: The National Catholic Churches of Nazi Germany and Pinochet Chile.
* Sarah Glancy, The Effect of Culture on Attitudes Towards Immigration: A Comparative Study of Denmark and the United States.
* Paul Hughes, Empowering Bullies?: Power-Sharing and its Success in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kenya.
* Liz Kaster, “Who’s Pedaling This Thing? Bicycle Planning Process in the Twin Cities.
* Elliott Largent, “Submit or Defect, You Will Not Succeed: The Role of Foreign Actors in Land Reforms Past and Present.”
* Kagan Riedel, “Too Close to Home: Examining Race and Religion in Times of Crisis.
* Jared Sage, “Does Democracy Make a Difference? The Relationship Between Student Protest and Political Regimes.
* Stephen Souvall, “Dictator’s Dream or Despot’s Nightmare? Questioning the Olympic Movement’s Ability to Liberalize Authoritarian Host Governments.
* Peter Stanley, “The Greater of Two Evils: Choices of the Revolutionary Middle Class in Iran and Cuba.
Research Seminar in International Relations
Seminar Paper Titles
Lauren Bagby An African Curse: Resource Dependence and Civil War
Jordan Barber State Responses to International Terrorism: Is Cooperation Useful?
Tashi Chogyal Title unavailable
Alycia Corey Creating Cooperation: The Transformation of States’ Identities
Colin Cronin Navigating Conflict: Cooperation in the Structure of Hydropolitics
James Edwards Organizing Terror: How Successful Terrorist Groups are Structured
Max Harris Armed Conflict in a Post-Cold War World
Garrett Heilman Preserving U.S. Hegemony Through Financial Institutions
Torey Holderith Offense-Defense Theory and the Security Dilemma: Capabilities and Transformation as Indicators of State Preference in the 21st Century
Lindsey Janes Assent and Dissent: European Responses to U.S. Interventions
James Melton America’s Future: Primacy Through Checkbooks or Battlefields?
Ashley Reyes The Media’s Influence on Conflict Intervention: The U.S. Decision to Intervene in Foreign Conflicts
Kei Sato The Emergence of Stable Multipolarity
Nadia Soucek Moving Target: Transitioning Terrorist Organizations
Harry Stevens Under Uncle Sam’s Thumb: Regional Hegemony and U.S.-Latin American Relations
Nicholas Van Putten American Evangelicalism: National Identity and the Formation of National Interest
US Politics and Public Law
Judicial Hellholes California And Litigation Descending Into Hell Or Just A Political Ploy?
Ashley Guerriero
Paradox Of Liberal Pluralism: Equality And The Comprehensive Doctrines That Protect It
Josh Louie
City Governing: An Analysis Of Centralized And Decentralized Policy-Making And Administration At The Municipal Level.
Nick Cronenwett
Increase In Presidency Decline In Legislating: The Expansion Of The Presidential Role Through Control Of The Executive Branch Agencies’ Functions And Regulatory Processes FDR Through Reagan
Charles Davis-Aitken
Surfing The Toll-Road: How Surfers And Their Friends Stopped The Destruction Of The Largest Protected Wetland In Southern California
Sam Kussin-Shoptaw
The conundrum of the exclusionary rule the struggle to balance crime control and fourth amendment rights
Justine Shepherd
Small Is Not Always Beautiful: Why The Town Of Ruston Is Failing And What Can Be Done To Save It
Caitlin Boersma
Legal Rights And Rehabilitation: A (False?) Dichotomy
A Bridge Between Criminality And Community To Save At-Risk Youth
Jay Free
Fear And Consequence Along The US-Mexico Border: The Creation Of Operation Gatekeeper
Seth Tucker
Entering The Permanent Campaign Framework
Jeremy Ciarabellini
“In Common With”? A Fight Between The Traditional And The Contemporary: How The Boldt Decision Violated The United States Constitution And In Doing So Reestablished Rights Long Denied To Native American Tribes
Kip Carleton
