Does The Court Follow The Election Returns?, Thomas Keck

Political Science - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

International Aid And Post-Conflict Recovery In The Western Balkans, R. Mary Wall

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2023 to Present

After violent conflicts end, communities often receive international support to help rebuild their governments and economies. This study asks whether aid targeted toward physical reconstruction and institutional reform produces measurable outcomes in those areas. 

Examining five Western Balkans countries between 2000 and 2021, the study finds that infrastructure aid is associated with improved access to clean water and reductions in displaced populations, while aid directed toward strengthening government institutions shows no measurable association with improvements in government effectiveness within the same period. These findings suggest that in the years immediately following conflict, physical reconstruction produces more observable improvements than institutional …

Beyond Ethnic Diversity: Political Institutions And National Identification In Tanzania And Nigeria, Kemari J. Hatchett

Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal

As it is currently understood, postcolonial African states have faced significant challenges in the development of shared national identities within heterogeneous societies. In the context of Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania and Nigeria provide a comparative base for analysis. While both states emerged from British colonial rule, they later diverged in national identification patterns. Where Tanzania has historically demonstrated a higher rate of national identification among its citizens, Nigeria has held salient regional and ethnic affiliations. The present article attempts to analyze this variation with a focus on the relationships between institutional design, demographic composition, and political mobilization within both countries. Through …

Front Matter, Justin Vaughn, Mikel Norris, Hillary Style

Journal of Political Science

No abstract provided.

Assignment 4: The Calculus Of Voting—Is Voting Rational?, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

No abstract provided.

Assignment 3: Scroll, Share, Repeat: Breaking The Political Hobbyism Cycle, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

Eitan Hersh argues in his work Politics is for Power that more Americans engage in “political hobbyism”—treating politics as a spectator sport rather than as a means to acquire power and create change. Hersh argues that much of what Americans call “political engagement” is actually political hobbyism—consuming news, debating online, or following politics as entertainment rather than working to acquire power or influence policy. This assignment asks you to critically engage with Hersh’s ideas and reflect on your own political practices.

Assignment 1: Voices Of Citizenship - A Political Storycorps Project, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

StoryCorps is a national project dedicated to the idea that everyone has a story worth sharing. Its mission is “to help us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all—one story at a time.” This assignment uses the StoryCorps model to explore one of the most fundamental concepts in American Government: political socialization.

Assignment 2: Breaking The Bubble— Examining Your Political Information Diet, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

How we consume political information shapes our understanding of the world. This assignment examines how “filter bubbles” and “media bubbles” create echo chambers that reinforce our existing beliefs while limiting exposure to diverse perspectives. You’ll analyze your own information ecosystem and compare it with someone from a different political perspective.

Assignment 6: The Soundtrack Of Power: Music As A Tool For Political Mobilization, Rebellion, And Reflection, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

Music has been intertwined with political life since the earliest human civilizations. From ancient war drums to revolutionary anthems, from campaign rally soundtracks to protest chants echoing through city streets, music has served as one of humanity’s most powerful tools for political expression, mobilization, and resistance. It can unite thousands of strangers in a shared emotional experience, crystallize complex political grievances into a memorable chorus, and preserve the memory of movements long after their participants have passed

Assignment 5: Understanding Our Moral Foundations: My Political Dna, Phillip Ardoin

Phillip Ardoin, Fight Club Politics

This multi-part assignment is designed to help you understand the psychological underpinnings of political ideologies and develop the skills to communicate more effectively across the political spectrum. You will explore your own moral framework, analyze how it shapes your beliefs, and learn to frame arguments that resonate with those who hold different values.

Shu World Review- November 9th 2026, Diplolab, Seton Hall University

SHU World Review

No abstract provided.

Us Security Re-Framing On China Peaceful Narrative In The Indo-Pacific Region, Evita Christiana, Idil Syawfi, Kishino Bawono

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

Amerika Serikat pada awalnya menunjukkan sikap kooperatif dengan mendukung liberalisasi ekonomi Tiongkok melalui perjanjian bilateral dan melibatkannya dalam forum multilateral, yang sejalan dengan narasi damai dalam kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok. Hal ini membuat hubungan Amerika Serikat dan Tiongkok saling menguntungkan. Namun, sikap ini berubah ketika terjadinya krisis ekonomi global 2008 dan ketika Amerika Serikat mengeluarkan strategi Pivot to Asia yang diinisiasi pada tahun 2011, dimana Amerika Serikat menunjukkan sifat yang lebih kompetitif terhadap Tiongkok. Berdasarkan perubahan tersebut, penelitian ini fokus untuk menjawab pertanyaan, “Bagaimana Amerika Serikat membingkai ulang Narasi Damai Kebijakan Luar Negeri Tiongkok di kawasan Indo-Pasifik sebagai ancaman?” Dengan …

Rewriting The Nation: Collective Memory And The 1776 Commission, Dashiell K. Brown

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

This paper examines the ongoing struggle over the historical memory in the United States through an analysis of the 1776 Commission and its 2021 report. It argues that the report represents a deliberate effort to construct and control collective memory in order to promote a particular vision of national identity. By placing the 1776 Commission within a broader historiographical and political context, the paper shows how efforts to shape public understanding of history are closely tied to struggles over power, education, and national identity.

The Cold War And Its Devastation Of The Old Market: Socioeconomic Inequality And The Pursuit Of Self-Sufficiency In Revolutionary Burkina Faso (1983–1987), Ah’Jah’Rai Jones

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

This study examines the revolutionary era of Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso, specifically the years of 1983 to 1987, as an expository case study of colonial resistance. Referencing the scholarly frameworks of Brian J. Peterson and Odd Arne Westad, this project explores how Sankara’s relentless pursuit of radical self-sufficiency, which is perfectly encapsulated in his philosophy of “He who feeds you, controls you,” sought to reestablish Burkina Faso’s national sovereignty by renouncing Western interference and prohibiting non-domestic imports.

“Not Just A Muslim Candidate”: Zohran Mamdani’S Mediated Political Representation On Instagram @Zohrankmamdani, Arina Naila Hanifa Sadono, Verdy Firmantoro

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

This study examines how Zohran Mamdani’s Instagram account, @zohrankmamdani, communicates his Muslim minority identity and constructs his mediated political representation through political human branding. As the first Muslim mayor of New York City, Mamdani represents a case of Muslim minority political representation in a context where Muslim Americans face negative perceptions and discrimination. This study analyzes his New York City mayoral election campaign from June 25 to November 4, 2025, using Mayring’s qualitative content analysis to examine 48 purposively selected Instagram posts from a total of 286 posts published during the period. The findings show that his political persona extends …

Ritualidad, Memoria Y Cosmovisión: Ámbitos De La Tradición Sonora Entre Los Mayas Peninsulares, Juan Carrillo González

Journal of Maya Heritage

El presente trabajo se centra en esclarecer los contenidos estructurales de la tradición sonora entre los mayas peninsulares a través del análisis del pensamiento mítico y las prácticas ceremoniales. Estos elementos, al enmarcarse en un contexto de larga duración, abren asimismo la posibilidad de esclarecer la correlación entre pasado y presente de la confección instrumental especializada realizada por los artesanos indígenas peninsulares, así como la preservación de distintas convenciones de la musicalidad que han permanecido articuladas a la cosmovisión. La investigación conjuga distintos hallazgos que se desprenden de la compilación de fuentes documentales primarias, relatos provenientes de viajeros decimonónicos y …

Remembering The Fallen: College Football Death, Community Memory, And The Memorialization Of Student-Athletes, 1923–1984, Seth Skebo

Scholars Week

Remembering the Fallen: College Football Death, Community Memory, and the Memorialization of Student-Athletes, 1923–1984

Student Name: Seth Skebo

Panel: History Senior Research Seminar Panel: The History of Death

This presentation will examine how local communities and changing social values shaped the ways college football players were remembered after dying from injuries on the field. Using Gilbert Graves of Murray State University, who died in 1924, and Jack Trice of Iowa State University, who died in 1923, this project asks why their deaths were memorialized differently and how the meanings attached to their lives and deaths changed over time.

Both deaths …

Shu World Review- October 26th 2026, Diplolab, Seton Hall University

SHU World Review

No abstract provided.

Trade Remedies And Export Deflection: Indonesia’S Mozambique Pta In Southern Africa, Ilham Dary Athallah, Hayara Khairia, Tsabita Husna

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

The Indonesia–Mozambique Preferential Trade Agreement (IM-PTA), signed in 2019 and in force since 6 June 2022, is Indonesia’s first bilateral trade agreement with an African state. This article asks how the agreement facilitates the diversification of Indonesian paper exports under trade-remedy pressure and how far Mozambique can function as a gateway to Southern Africa. A qualitative case study and process-tracing design covering 2010–2023 compares the treaty, implementing regulations, trade disputes, official negotiating agendas, and HS 48 (paper articles) export data. The findings show that the IM-PTA’s tariff concessions and rules of origin reduce entry costs in Mozambique and are consistent …

Localising Norms Of Moderate Islam: Lessons From Nahdlatul Ulama In Hong Kong And The United Kingdom, Rumadi Ahmad, Idris Masudi, Muh Afit Khomsani

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

This article examines how Nahdlatul Ulama localises moderate Islamic values abroad through its special branches (Pengurus Cabang Istimewa, PCI) in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Drawing on Acharya’s theory of norm localisation, it asks how PCI NU in each setting frames the Aswaja values of tasamuh (tolerance), tawassuth (moderation), and tawazun (balance), and how these values condition and account for the differences. The study uses a qualitative comparative design based on in-depth interviews with PCI NU leaders and a literature study. In Hong Kong, where members are mostly Indonesian migrant workers in a semi-authoritarian setting, the organisation operates …

Afinidad Biológica En Una Población Contemporánea De Izamal, Yucatán A Través De La Morfología Dental, Lucy Concepción Chan Miss, Rubén Darío Lezama Carvajal, Roger Mario Moo Yah

Journal of Maya Heritage

Resumen. Este estudio describe la variación de rasgos morfológicos dentales no métricos en una muestra de 173 estudiantes de 11 a 16 años de la escuela secundaria Tiburcio Mena, ubicada en Izamal, Yucatán. Mediante modelos dentales y el sistema de registro ASUDAS se estimaron las frecuencias de distintos rasgos y se realizaron comparaciones exploratorias de biodistancia con conjuntos de referencia regionales y extrarregionales. Entre los rasgos más frecuentes destacan la rotación de los incisivos (90.59 %; 154/170), la forma en pala (81.87 %; 140/171), la doble pala (78.95 %; 135/171) y la sexta cúspide (71.03 %; 103/145). La medida …

Mass Resettlement Politics And The Future Of Hyper-Local Climate Migration Strategies, Sarah Rogerson

Pace Environmental Law Review

Climate change is requiring state and local governments to engage in short- and long-term strategic thinking and municipal planning. Critically, the movement of people from communities that have become uninhabitable due to climate change to other communities in more resilient areas (sometimes called “climate havens”) is a reality that most municipalities in the United States are not currently well-equipped to address. Experts predict as many as 1.2 billion climate-related migrants worldwide by 2050, with at least 93 million Americans expected to relocate to more habitable places by 2070. To put this into perspective, 93 million people is just under the …

Climate Migration And Reparations: Reflections On The Icj Advisory Opinion On Climate Change, Carmen G. Gonzalez

Pace Environmental Law Review

Climate mobility governance is at an inflection point. Major developments, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change, are opening legal pathways to climate reparations and reshaping global policy debates on climate-induced migration. Climate-vulnerable states and peoples are calling for reparations for the intertwined injustices of slavery, colonialism and climate change and for legal frameworks that recognize the right to stay and the right to migrate based on the right to self-determination. This article examines the legal and ethical basis for reparative approaches to climate-induced migration. The article discusses the link between climate change and …

El Presidente, Su Relación Con México Y Los Inmigrantes, Rocío Carranza Brito, Berenice Darwich

CUNY Mexican Studies Institute

No abstract provided.

From “Build The Wall” To “Mass Deportations” In Contemporary U.S. Political Discourse, Anthony Salazar Vazquez

CUNY Mexican Studies Institute

No abstract provided.

El Golfo De América: Blanquitud, Intervencionismo Y Securitarismo En La Relación Estados Unidos-México, Luis Enrique Escamilla Frías

CUNY Mexican Studies Institute

No abstract provided.

De La Mano Invisible Al Free Marketplace Of Ideas: Ideología Y Desencanto Político En El Fin Del Fin De La Historia, Sylvia Chaves O’Flynn

CUNY Mexican Studies Institute

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

No abstract provided.

List Of Abbreviations

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

No abstract provided.

Foreword, Corey Tazzara

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

No abstract provided.