Political Science and International Relations Undergraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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A Healthy Discourse
(2019-04-01)The United States Healthcare System effects every individual in the United States. It is one of the most powerful and lucrative industries in the world today, and it is broken. The ‘system’ started out with good intentions, ... -
Justice Procedures Implemented On The Blackfeet Reservation And Blood Reserve In Regards To Domestic Violence
(2016-04-01)Indigenous women disproportionately suffer from domestic violence more than any other race, in both Canada and the United States. Tribes residing in Canada and the United States are under differing legal systems. Due to ... -
Alcibiades: Why the Politically Ambitious cannot be Educated to Philosophic Virtue
(2016-04-01)In the Alcibiades I dialogue, Socrates attempts to educate the extremely ambitious and beautiful Alcibiades to a life of philosophic virtue. Despite this education, Alcibiades proceeds to a life of infamy and tyrannical ... -
Hobbes’ Critique of Religion: A Necessary Byproduct of the Modern Project?
(2015-04-01)Though Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan has been analyzed thoroughly by students of political theory, few scholars have examined his critique of religion and reinterpretation of scripture, which occurs in Part III of his work. ... -
Home Rule or Rome Rule? The Fight in Congress to Prohibit Funding for Indian Sectarian Schools and Its Effects on Montana
(2015-04-01)In the mid 1800's, Catholic Missions settled in Montana and sought to evangelize Native Americans. During this time, Catholic schools were established and this became the predominant mode of education for Native Americans. ... -
How Can Ghana Avoid An Oil Curse? Lessons From Nigeria
(2013-04-01)Since Ghana discovered oil in large commercial quantities in 2007, many have questioned whether the country can avoid the resource curse. Defined as the inability of resource rich developing nations to benefit from such ... -
The Rural City Sustainability Challenge
(2012-04-01)Recycling programs are an essential part of waste management within a city; however, many rural and small cities have a difficult time implementing a recycling program. Through a qualitative analysis of Moses Lake, Washington ... -
The Importance of Identity and Independence: The Costs and Benefits of Secession to Autonomous Regions
(2011-04-01)Autonomous regions that are successful economically, culturally, and politically from their host country exist throughout Europe. Some of these regions have gained high levels of autonomy but still entertain the thought ... -
Vladimir Putin and Chechnya: Putin's Private War on "Terror"
(2010-04-01)Vladimir Putin came to power in 1999 with the resignation of Boris Yeltsin. He inherited a Russia rampant with crime and on the brink of economic collapse, where rich oligarchs controlled the vote in many regions. Putin ... -
Adoration Among Warring Nations: A Look At War Brides From World War Two, Vietnam, And Iraq
(2009-04-01)Wars succeed or fail just like relationships. Measuring the affect of the U.S. military in foreign lands can be done with many different tools. The uncommon mechanism for this particular research is war brides. Why citizens ... -
Piety and Politics: Political Opportunity Structure and the Role of the ‘ulama in Family Law Reform in Morocco and Tunisia
(2009-04-01)Since its independence, the Tunisian state has vehemently promoted secularism, even at the cost of contracting the rights of citizens. Certain elements of the Tunisian population resent the strict disallowance of the hijab. ... -
Diplomacy and Counterterrorism: How Diplomatic Relationships Affected the CIA in Afghanistan From 1996-2001
(2008-04-01)On August 7, 1998, the United States Embassies in Tanzania and in Kenya were attacked by Osama bin Laden.1 2 Afterwards, the primary goal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan was to either capture or ... -
Rocking the Youth Vote: Political Socialization and Culture in the 2004 Elections
(2008-04-01)When I first began researching youth voting in the United States I was initially interested in the reasons that youth vote and ifyouth were affected by factors unique to the voting year. The political air surrounding the ... -
Negative Political Advertising: A History and Analysis of its Effectiveness with a Case Study from Montana
(2008-04-01)Negative, or attack, political advertisements have been a part of American politics since the country’s inception. In fact, the Declaration of Independence was essentially America’s first negative political ad. Despite ... -
How Much The Government?: A Comparative Analysis Of The Efficacy Of Political Opportunity Structure As A Tool To Predict The Formation And Strategy Of The Ant-Nuclear Energy Movements In France and The United States
(2007-04-01)The tensions between supply and demand of energy resources have existed for many years, though they were pushed to the forefront in the 1970s with the first oil shocks - when the developed world realized just how dependent ... -
The South Korean Kwangju Uprising Of 1980: Through The Eyes Of The American Media
(2007-04-01)This thesis reviews the history of the American-Korean relationship from the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War through the rise of Chun Doo-hwan. Special emphasis is placed on the Kwangju Uprising as a ... -
Political Corruption: A Latin American Case Study of Corruption and Its Effects on Economic Development
(2006-04-01)Latin America has been a volatile region when it comes to politics over the past 50 years. While some of this could be attributed to the Cold War era and the United States and Soviet Union’s meddling in the political ... -
"Women Who Want To Be Women": The Social And Political Antifeminism Of Phyllis Schlafly
(2004-04-01)Not all feminists were women and not all who opposed the feminist movement were men. The latter is illustrated by the life of Phyllis Schlafly, nicknamed the “Darling of the Silent Majority.” Schlafly, educated at Radford, ... -
The Interaction of Montana Political Parties and American Indians through the Issue of Districting and Apportionment since 1992
(2004-04-01)Districting and Apportionment in Montana is a process unlike almost every state in the Union. Montana’s large size, small population, and growing American Indian population have lead to many intense Legislative and legal ... -
Bristol-Myers Squibb And The Secure The Future Foundation: A Genuine Act Of Corporate Social Responsibility?
(2004-04-01)In early February of 1999, apprehensive Yale University students frequented their campus’s newest building—an edifice many had angrily entitled the “Stavudine building,” since more than half the $176 million used to finance ...