Theses/Dissertations from 2026
From Care to Capital: Rethinking Resilience in the Philippine Labor Export System, Alexa J. Abendano
A De-Dollarizing World: How Sanctions Catalyze De-Dollarizing efforts in Russia and China, Karina S. Amaach
Evangelical Influences on the Prevalence of Homophobia in 21st Century Brazilian Politics, Griffin M. Bilello
Rural Minds in Modern Politics: Kinship networks and voting patterns: A comparative analysis of Appalachia and Rural Spain, 1986–2024, Alyce Sarah Blow
Sayyid Qutb: Political Philosophy and the Global Decline of Jihadist Legitimacy, Jorge A. Ferrara
Migrant Mobility Across Necropolitical Territories of Violence: Los Zetas/Cartel del Noreste, Alondra Danixa Gonzalez
Beyond Authorization: United Nations Institutional Reform and Humanitarian Intervention, Basma Laassel
Narrating Conflict and Producing Identity: The Institutional Roots of Youth Division in Kosovo and Serbia, Adelina Makovic
Kenyan Foreign Policy in the Multipolar World, MaryClaire McAdams
How Regime Change in Syria Will Alter the Balance of Power in the Middle East, Sebastian Victor Oprea
The Rejection of Ostpolitik: Was Germany’s Pragmatic Special Relationship with Russia a Missed Opportunity for European Stability?, Sebastian Friedrich Orth
AN EXPLORATION OF OMAN’S GLOBAL IDENTITY: Framework For Looking Beyond Colonial Narratives, Kailee G. Pierce
A study of Lifestyle Migration in Buenos, Aires Argentina, Sofia Inés Repetto
Philippine Cultural Sovereignty: At Risk In the Hands of Neocolonialism and the Ruling Class, Juliet Mary Atienza Romero
Rewriting the Podium: An Evaluation of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s Efficacy Through Olympic Medal Disputes, Sarah E. Smith
Erinnerungskultur and Pathways of Division, Christopher C. Wacker
Imperial Continuities Beneath a Post-Colonial Pretense: Uncovering the Economic Foundations and Covert Objectives of Operation Ajax, Fatimah Waqas
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
“I’m Not Belgian, I’m European”: Ontological Security, Common Security & Defense Policy, and Evolving Identity Dynamics within the European Union, Madeleine Bamford
Beyond Borders: The Lubomirski Dürers and the Global Debate on the Ethics of Art Restitution, Gabriela Bloch
Migrant Women Along the US-Mexico Border: Femicide and Gender Based Violence, Rylee Bondeson
Rethinking Resource Exploitation: Shared Capitalist Motivations in Ghana’s Gold Mining Sector, Benedicta Donkor
Mexico's Gender Violence Alerts: Ambiguous, Under-Resourced, and Uneven Impacts on Women’s Human Rights, Molly Ewing
The Challenges of International Maritime Treaty Enforcement: Examining Outcomes of the South Sea and Red Sea Dispute, Sofia Roshan Hope Gellada
Evaluating the Opportunities and Limitations of Social Enterprises in Addressing Period Poverty in Rural India, Abigael Hartlieb
Dumy and the Nation: How Folklore and Folk Songs Help Compose a Distinct Ukrainian Narrative, Amy Herd
Immigrants’ Inhumanity to Immigrants: The Failings of Modern US Immigration Policies through the Lens of Mauritanian Asylum Seekers, Karuna Kayembe
The Politics of Perspective: A Comparative Analysis of the Framing of Political Violence in German Media Coverage of Immigration Prior to the 2024 State Elections, Jillian Klostermann
Visibility Without Justice: The Wayuu’s Paradox of Resistance Amid Marginalization and Systemic Violence, Courtney Kren
"War in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Freshwater Scarcity and the Path to Peace", Ava Janelle Leonard
Digital Voices of the Arab Spring: Mainstream Media, Social Media, and Narrative in Egypt's Tahrir Square Protests, Sofia Nogueira Sanca
Japan’s “Other”: an Investigation into Nihonjinron’s Influence on Japanese Society, James Novello
A Tale of Two Chinatowns: Development Projects and Their Effects on Diasporic Communities, Gemma Oshiro
Towards Inclusive Advocacy: Addressing Colonial Legacies, Evangelical Influence, and Nationalism in Uganda’s LGBTQI+ Rights Movement, Rodrigo Pedraza Calleja
What are the key government and economic factors that influence the adaptation of Western human rights norms in China, India, and Turkey?, Carlota Rahola Funallet
"Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development in Ghana: Assessing the Role of Government Policy and Regulation", Sebastian Sharma
France’s Exclusion Politics: Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Political Capital (1972-2002), Alicia Strader
#JusticePourAdama : The Problem of Police Brutality with French Police Targeting Former French African Colony Immigrants, Madalyn von Hassel
“Gray Areas in the Land of the Setting Sun”: Unresolved Legacies, Contested Identities, and Economic Stakes in the Western Sahara Stalemate, Driss Zaim-Sassi
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
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
