PSCI 4718: Honors Thesis in Political Science

Fall 2006/Spring 2007

Proposal Presentations

Guidelines

Each of you need to read all of the proposals to be discussed and be prepared to raise questions and offer advice, criticism and support. Presenters will have ten minutes to present, after which we will have a twenty minute discussion. I will strictly enforce these time limits, so make your presentation as sharp and concise as you can.

Schedule

October 9^th: Local Government & Governance

• Jessica Geller, Truancy Prevention
• Gabriel Gelman, Homelessness in Denver
• Marissa Robinson, TABOR and Local Government Finance
• Ashley Sullivan, Impacts of Non-Statehood on the District of Columbia
• Robert Garrow, Civic Education

October 16^th: National Government & Governance

• Joni Borzcik, Affirmative Action and Higher Ed Admissions
• Bobbie Jo Wessels, Positive Political Theory in US Social Welfare Programs
• Brittany Perry, Immigration and Legislative Specialization in the Congress
• John Crone, Common-Interest Developments and Political Engagement

October 23^rd: Broader Views

• Wallace Fanning, Moral Understanding and Regulative Structures
• Omunu Abalu, Liberation in Southern Sudan
• Mongthu Nguyen, Trust and the Rule of Law in Viet Nam
• Natalie Leugers, Social Capital and Microcredit
• Amanda Ferguson, UN Peacekeeping and Sexual Violence