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Prevention Through "Deterrence": How The United States Border Patrol Uses Violent Rhetoric And Policy To Engage In Necropolitics, Tess E. Hamilton-Ward
Prevention Through "Deterrence": How The United States Border Patrol Uses Violent Rhetoric And Policy To Engage In Necropolitics, Tess E. Hamilton-Ward
Senior Projects Spring 2019
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Multidisciplinary Studies of Bard College.
From Urumqi To Heart Mountain: A Comparative Study Of Forced Internment Befalling Two Peoples, Eight Decades And Two Continents Apart, Caroline Paris Gluck
From Urumqi To Heart Mountain: A Comparative Study Of Forced Internment Befalling Two Peoples, Eight Decades And Two Continents Apart, Caroline Paris Gluck
Senior Projects Spring 2019
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Does Climate Change Invoke Conditions That Create Conflict? Lessons Learned From Syria And Beyond, Mara A. O'Connell
Does Climate Change Invoke Conditions That Create Conflict? Lessons Learned From Syria And Beyond, Mara A. O'Connell
Senior Projects Fall 2019
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College
Understanding Iran: Attempts At Unravelling The Structures That Determine Iranian State Behaviour, Simran Gupta
Understanding Iran: Attempts At Unravelling The Structures That Determine Iranian State Behaviour, Simran Gupta
Senior Projects Spring 2019
The goal of this paper is to determine if Iran is a rational actor and to determine the basis of its rationality. If Iran is categorized as an unpredictable and unreliable state, more coercive and isolation based foreign policy decisions would make the most sense. However, if an effort is made to understand the state’s rationality there can be more effective policies that would be more likely to produce the behavior policymakers desire without causing more instability in the international community.
Russian Climate Politics In 2019: Concessions And Trade Offs, Nikita O. Minin
Russian Climate Politics In 2019: Concessions And Trade Offs, Nikita O. Minin
Senior Projects Spring 2019
In the paper portion of this project, Russia’s political justifications for the signing of the Kyoto Protocol and the refusal to sign the Paris Accord are analyzed. Russia’s current adaptive strategies and trajectory towards creating a potentially devastating future for the planet are assessed in terms of their economic justifications. Overall this paper argues that the Paris Accord needs to be amended to be economically and politically fair for all signing countries. Currently Russia could lose GDP if they signed the accord, and this is presented as the primary reason for Russia’s refusal to sign. The thesis of the paper …
Another Massacre In Mexico, Sidney B. Smith
Another Massacre In Mexico, Sidney B. Smith
Senior Projects Spring 2019
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
The Closing Of The Gates "The Politics Of Xenophobia In Immigrant Nations", Graham P. Nau
The Closing Of The Gates "The Politics Of Xenophobia In Immigrant Nations", Graham P. Nau
Senior Projects Spring 2019
The following study seeks to explain the reason for increasing immigration restriction in countries with strong histories of immigration. The main country of focus is the United States, with Argentina and Canada analyzed in comparison. After exploring the conventional answers of: right-wing populism, economic explanations, and security concerns, the study makes the argument that a history of deep-rooted xenophobia is the best explanation for increasing immigration restriction in all three countries of analysis.