Theses/Dissertations from 2024
“From depression, to an overdose of crack, to trying to kill myself”: Post-trafficking Mexican women survivors’ challenges and NGO’s strategies in rehabilitation, Mariana Aboumrad
“Not the Mecca We Know”: Analyzing the Spiritual and Cultural Ramifications of Contemporary Commercialism in Saudi Arabia, Hanif Azam Amanullah
Rap in the United States and Cuba: A Genre Uniquely Emblematic of The Paradox of (De)Colonization, Maya Rose Bliffeld
Indigenous Land Back in Malaysia: Capturing Orang Asal resistance through #KembalikanTanahAdat, Tarchithaa Chandra Sekharan
Reflexivity of Tourism on Cultural Performance As Seen By America’s New York City, Sydney E. Cheatham
Cultural Hybridization in the United States: The Case of Chicanos/Mexican-American Music, Jeffrey R. Craig
The Long Fight: How Serbian and Albanian Media Narratives Sustain Conflict in the Balkans, Sarah Daknis
Wildlife Conservation in East Africa: The Politics of Wildlife Conservation in Kenya and Tanzania: A Legacy of Western Influence, Aidan J. Donahue
Colonial Legacies and Contemporary Struggles: The Paradox of Globalization as an Agent of Neocolonialism in the Caribbean, Lesley Ann East
Dollarization Dynamics in Ecuador and Argentina: Assessing its Viability and Success as a Remedy for Weak Latin American Economies, Margarita Maria Fernandez Pereira
Refugees or Migrants: Polish Reception to Ukrainian and Syrian Refugee Crises (2015/2022), Emily M. Friedman
“We party as a form of survival”: Clubbing During Economic Crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, Saumya Grover
Waste In Relation to Populism: The Case of Tunis, Aya Khadija Guen
Administering Authoritarianism: The Birth of the Free Market Model in Pinochet’s Chile., Meghan A. Haggerty
À la comment du peuple — How youth communicated, connected, and collaborated online around the French presidential election of 2022, Nicholas H. Howe
Traditional Roots of the Shamans' Brew and Its Adoption by New-Age Groups, Jonathan Jimenez
Fostering Dissent: Analyzing Russian Rhetorical Strategies in Fomenting a Negative Image of the EU in Serbia, Suzan L. Juncaj
Pegasus in Hungary: Analyzing Hungary's Use of Pegasus on journalists with Lessig's Four Modalities of Regulation, Katherine Kuhl
Work to Live or Live to Work? How Work Culture Has Influenced Workers Rights in France and the United States, Noa R. Kukurudz
From Revolution to Laïcité: How Anticlericalism Has Defined Modern France for Muslim Women, Jake T. McArdle
When the Fear Sinks In: The Politics of Paranoia in the Wake of COVID-19, Samantha G. Minear
The Politics of an Impossible Situation: Italian Parties Muddling Through the Migrant Crisis, Tyler Mooney
Media Framing of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis of the TV Program 'Evening with Vladimir Solovyov', Hellen Petrovskaya
Menstrual pads on parliament: Women’s activist strategies in challenging conservative gender ideologies in Kosovo (2020s)., Djellza Pulatani
Kashmir and Conflict: The Risks of Water Scarcity, Mael Quentin
It’s Giving Tory:” Youth Satirization of Elizabeth Truss on TikTok as Political Commentary, Alexandra Rapp
Echoes of Imperialism: The Philippines and America in the South China Sea, Victoria Elise Ruiz Sogueco
Attitudes around Circulatory Migration in Puerto Rico, 2017-2023: Puerto Rico Without Puerto Ricans, Alondra Sostre Gotay
Magkita Tayo Doon, Let’s Meet up There: An Ethnography on “Little Manila Avenue” in Woodside, Queens, New York City, Alexandra Tamsi
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Glass Menagerie of Refugee Resettlement: Securitization post 9/11 and Refugee Resettlement Regimes in Germany and Canada, Sabina Abdukahhorova
COLORISM, COLONIAL MENTALITY, AND DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR FILIPINO AMERICAN WOMEN, Gabrielle A. Abrazaldo
Immigration Policy After COVID-19 and Cultural Resistance at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Grace Ayres-Doyle
The Connection Between Colorism and White Supremacy: Colorism as a Tool of White Supremacy in the Contemporary Age in the United States and Puerto Rico, Taylor Nicole Bell
Fighting for Change in the 21st Century: An Examination of Social Activism and the Role of Social Media in the US and France, Emily V. Cooper
Watering the Grassroots: The Importance of a Comprehensive Approach to Conflict in the Sahel, Chanelle A. Dortch
Weaponization of Religion: The Manipulation of Religion in the Pursuit of Political Power in Yugoslavia and Syria, Kathryn Echele
Armenia: Overcoming Economic and Geopolitical Obstacles, Chester English
Decolonization & the Politics of Climate Change: The Cases of Brazil, Pakistan, and Indonesia, Celeste F. Gardy
Conflict and Coltan: Resource Extraction and Collision in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela, Jenna Marie Goldblatt
The Politics of the Northern Ireland Question: From the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit, Nora A. Hayes
Advancing United Nation’s Gender Mainstreaming: Female Peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia, Evening S. Huddleston
EconomicDevelopment in the Postcolonial and Postwar era in East Asia: A Comparison of Taiwan and South Korea, Eliot R. Johnston
Gender Inequality and Economic Decline: A Comparative Analysis of Gender Roles and its Impact on Economic Development in Egypt and Iran, Kayla E. Joyner
Colonial Enclaves in the 21st Century: A Study of Ethnic Russians in Estonia and Afrikaners in South Africa, Emma Jane W. Konkoly
Western Corporations and Colombian Labor: Cycles of Transhistorical Colonial and Economic Oppression in Colombia, Isabella Lazzarino-Buendia
Japanese Foreign Policy in the Shadow of Hegemonic Shifts, Noah Lawrence Nirenstein
How Gender Shapes Music: A Comparison Within K-Pop, Payton Primer
Education and Welfare: Their Impact on the Experience of Poverty in India and The United States, Anushka Rajani
How Foreign Policy is Manifested through Diplomatic Discourse: An Analysis of US Ambassador Rhetoric at the UN Regarding Israeli Settlement Expansion, Alexandra M. Sayegh
A New Cold War: How West Africa Has Become the New Stage for Power Politics Between the West and China, Eric S. Schneider
Trapped in the Margins: Russia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Story of Afghan Refugees in Tajikistan, Meredith Schutt
Cultural Erasure for Nationality Stability: Constructions of Uyghur and Hui Self-Identity, Maya Fatima Snowden
The Politics of Abortion in France and the United States: A Case Study on the Laws, Legislation, Activism, and Advocacy that Determined Abortion Laws Today, Annick Marie Strebin
Patriotism and the Mass Line: CCP Ideology from Mao to Xi, Anne Elizabeth Weston
Flashpoints in Small State Diplomacy: The Effects of Strategic Alignment, Democratic Norms, and Domestic Support in Ukraine and Taiwan on US Commitments, Cooper T. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Diagnosing the Health and Outlook of Democracy in Benin, Daniel Bălțoi
Consequences of U.S. Intervention in Socialist Latin America, William Chao
THE ROAD TO REPARATIONS A Comparison Between the United States and South Africa, Ikonii Chiabi
“The British Museum Had Lost Its Charm”: The Repatriation of the Benin Bronzes and Nazi-Looted Jewish Art, Reeve Pacen Churchill
The Languages of Italy: An Examination of the Vitality of Standard Italian and Dialects in Contemporary Italy, and the Role of Dialect Speakers in the United States, Juliana Maria Esoldi
Weapons of Mass Migration in the 21st Century: Russia, Belarus, and the European Union, Kia Imazu Fatahi Faz Abad
Influencers, Cognitive Goods, and Labor Conditions in the Platform Economy: Delving into the Careers of Influencers in North America and South Asia, Saiba Dilnaz Haque
Internet Usage in Political Activism and its Outcomes: Hong Kong and Black Lives Matter, Elika Imanaga
The Violence Induced by Climate Change: An Evolving Controversy, Josephine Kurdziel
Journalists vs. Authoritarians: The State of Press Freedoms in Hungary, Turkey, and Egypt, Allison Lecce
Should there be an Alternative to the United Nations for the Regulation of Nuclear Weapons?, Sajani Patel
The Impact of the Catholic Church on Mass Mobilization: A Comparison between the Church and protests in Chile and the Philippines, Gabrielle Rianna Rivera
A general history and theory of MIND CONTROL. Information Design, Commercial Truth and the Disinformation Crisis, Gabriel Isaiah Samandi
Explorations in ICT4D Research and Practice: Examples from Nigeria and Pakistan, Joelle Saunders
The Costs of Lolicon: Japan’s Pedophilia Trade, Megan Sluzhevsky
Digital Agriculture in Africa: An Ethnographic Study of Global Online Networking and Resource Mobilization on Mfangano Island, Ian James Muir Smith
Economics Serving Politics: China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mariyyah Aqelah Sulaiman
The U.S. Shale Revolution: The Threat to Saudi Arabia and the Future of the U.S.-Saudi "Special Relationship", Ava Vered Zieff
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Fighting for Education in a Globalized World: The Intersection Between Education Policy and Student Activism in Colombia and France, Caroline Magdalene Albacete
The Need for Economic Diversification in the Oil-Dependent Nations of Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Nigeria: Possible Pathways and Outcomes, Alia Alzubair
Vox and the Legacy of Franco: A Study of the Rise of the Populist Radical Right in Spain, Daniel Robert Berenston
Preservation of the North: Evaluating the Influence of Indigenous Rights Laws & Commitments on Saami Self-Determination, Courtney Marie Bergsieker
Japan and the United Kingdom: Island Peoples Coming to Terms with their Imperial Legacy, Trisha Ann Canessa
Authoritarianism and the Rentier State - Venezuela and Nigeria, Victoria Zobeida Castillo
What is Past is Present: How “Forgetting” in Spain and the United States Has Caused Past Problems to Persist, Abigail Grace Conroy
Becoming Diaspora: A Comparative Analysis of Palestinian Diaspora Groups in New Jersey and Lebanon, Reem Zidan Farhat
The Treatment of South Korean Women Has Changed Since Japan’s Military Comfort System Because of Stronger Laws and More Diverse Support Groups, Arianna Daria Fiorentini
Exploring White Extremism as a Function of Historical Legacy, Globalization, and Populism in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia, Catherine Gassiot
The Integration of Foreign-Born Dominicans in Spain and the United States 1990-2011: Historical, Spatial, & Racial Considerations, Petros Akosta Gkalinto
"The Use of Water as a Weapon Against Public Health in Palestine and Kashmir", Evan D. Gumas
How Secularism Engenders Citizenship: A Comparison of Secularism in France and Turkey, Naomi Janet Izett
The Legacy of French Colonialism in the Francophone Caribbean: Migration, Anti-Haitianism, and Anti-Blackness in Guadeloupe and French Guiana, Jemina Carla Molines
The Great Yemeni Chess Game, John Frederick Mueller
Enhancing the Role of Civil Society Organizations in a Post-Conflict Setting: A Review of Central American Conflicts in the 1990s, Leticia Guadalupe Murillo
Breaking Point: How Migrant Crises Have Influenced the Rise of Far-Right Parties in Italy, Germany, and the UK, Theadora Serena Petropoulos
Bridging the Realms Between Cyber and Physical: Approaching Cyberspace with an Interdisciplinary Lens, Lena Andrea Rose
Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Civil Society Organizations in HIV/AIDS Responses in Brazil and Nigeria, Emma Stefania Schoppmeyer
Roadblocks of Retribution: The Problems with Internationalized Criminal Tribunals as a Mechanism for Reconciliation, Elizabeth Anne Weinman
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Identity Crisis in France: A Study of Alienated Immigrant Populations, Ava Armand
The Silent Killer, Breanna Dashanae Cavanaugh
