2018 HONORS PROGRAM

HONOR STUDENTS AND THEIR THESES

  • Charlotte Blatt, "Why We Can't Seem to Get It Right: US Pre-War Assessments of Conflict from Truman to Obama"
  • Milan Chuttani, "Identity and Resettlement: Evaluating Ethnic Associations among Maryland's Congolese Refugees"
  • Katherine Clayton, "The Moderating Influence of Social Contact on Perceptions of Immigrants in France."
  • Jase Davis, "Looking Up to Crowded Skies: Measuring American Opinions on International Military Drone Use"
  • Ryan Divers, "China, the United States, and the Impact of Competition in Foreign Aid Markets"
  • Kelsey Flower, "Preceding the Collapse: Identifying Triggers of Major Human Rights Crises"
  • Alyssa Heinze, "Is gender all that matters? The impact of women leaders' intersectional identities on political performance in India"
  •  Rachael Jones, "The Lessons of History: Bush, Truman, and the Use of Historical Analogies in Decisions for War"
  • Jessica Lu, "Dissonance Among Democrats: Understanding Why Partisans Defect on Voter Fraud and Voter ID"
  • Chiemeka Njoku, "Democracy and Universal Education: On the Road to Reduced Ethnic Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa"
  • Rachel Scholz-Bright, "Science Fact and Political Fiction: Why Climate Change is Particularly Vulnerable to Political Polarization"

2018 HONORS PRIZES AND AWARDS

Bennett Essay Prize in Political Theory and Public Law - Jessica X. Lu  

Pressman Prize in American Government - Rachel A. Scholz-Bright 

Rockefeller Prize in Comparative Politics - Milan Chuttani & Katherine Clayton 

Rockefeller Prize in Intl. Relations - Charlotte F. Blatt & Rachael E. Jones 

The James Fairbanks Colby Government Prize - Jase A. Davis & Kathryn A Fuhs 

The Fowler Family Prize in Democratic Politics - Charlotte F. Blatt 

Rockefeller Memorial Postgraduate Fellowship - Bryan M. Bliek & Katherine P. Clayton