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Religious Jurisprudence and Islamophobia, The United States, France, and Canada
(2018-08-02)
This research aims to take a deeper look into Islamophobia, which is discussed as indiscriminate negative attitudes or behaviors directed at Muslims and Islam in the United States, France, and Canada. This research takes ...
"Educate A Nation": A Historical Analysis of Female Education's Impact on Kenyan Economics and Politics
(2018-05-11)
Gender norms impact the educational system in Kenya, and influence the quantity and quality of education females receive. Additionally, this relationship formed between education and gender norms interacts with other ...
Incomplete State-Making in a Divided Polity: Habsburg Austria, 1618-1914
(2018-05)
Habsburg Austria is a unique case for the study of “state-making:” the creation of means by which a sovereign state asserts its ability to control its territory. Examples of state-making include the creation of a professional ...
Taiwan First: The Role of National Identity in Protectionist Trade Policies
(2018-05-11)
Taiwan’s modern history of rapid economic growth has given the country the reputation as the “Taiwan Miracle”. The country’s emphasis on economic growth has become a core tenet of the nation’s policies and attitudes, both ...
Speaking of Walls: Ontological Security Discourse and the West Bank Barrier
(2018)
The official government justification for the construction of the West Bank barrier is that it was a security measure necessitated by an increase in Palestinian terrorism during the Second Intifada. There are many challenges ...
The OSCE in Twenty-First Century Ukraine: An Exploration of Best Practices Applied
(2018-05-11)
With fifty-seven member states and a remarkably broad definition of security, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) offers an unparalleled platform for crisis management across Europe and the Former ...
FAILURE IN IRAQ? AN EXAMINATION OF AMERICAN SUCCESS REBUILDING A POST-SADDAM IRAQ
(2018-05-11)
This thesis project examines the United States’ involvement during the second war in Iraq from 2003-2011. The question that this thesis aims to study is why the Iraq War unfolded the way it did, and to disprove the notion ...
Ideology of the Islamic State: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Media
(2018-05-11)
This study addresses a lacuna in scholarship on the ideology of the Islamic State resulting from the greater focus on al-Qaeda in scholarship on Salafist jihadism. Through a qualitative analysis of the entire runs of the ...