2008 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Work
Posted: February 26, 2008
This year's Undergraduate Honors Thesis titles include the following:
James Caesley - Violence or Votes? The Political Strategies of Terrorist Organizations. Adviser: Ami Pedahzur
Sarah Flynn - You Say You Want a Revolution: Coup d'Etats in the Turkish Republic. Adviser: Zoltan Barany
Stephen Gilstrap - A Recipe for Economic Success inside the European Union. Adviser: Sean Thieriault
Michelle Gomez - Social Contract Theory and the Rise of the State: A Critical Evaluation of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Adviser: Tom Pangle
Glenn Gray - Western Relations and Regime Outcomes in Post-Communist Countries. Adviser: Pat McDonald
Bill Irwin - Latino Voting Behavior: Reactions to Perceived Racial Tensions. Adviser: David Leal
Christopher Modi - To Gentrify or Not To Gentrify: City Council Decisions in Austin and Columbus. Adviser: Mel Hinich
Stephen Rushin - Latino Candidacy in Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Adviser: David Leal
Sara Simpson - A Critical Discourse on Individualism: America as a Case Study of Private versus Public Orientation. Adviser: Ben Gregg
Catherine Stanford - TBD. Adviser: Gary Jacobsohn
Meggie Sudderth - First Lady Activism. Adviser: Bruce Buchanan
Austin Wright - Radical Networks of Violent Dissent: Game-Theoretic Models of Terrorist Network Dynamics. Adviser: Harrison Wagner
David Yount - Political Shifts: Reinventing the Higher Education Financial Aid System. Adviser: Andy Karch
Honors Thesis Director: Prof. Kenneth Greene
