Honors Class of 2020

Honor Students and their Advisors

  • Grace Anderson, "Building Better Partnerships: Understanding Interest Alignment in U.S. Security Assistance" Advisor: Prof. Friedman
  • Peter Charalambous, "Walking on Eggshells: The State of Campus Discourse"  Advisor: Prof. Muirhead
  • Sarah Drescher, "Reconnecting the Pluribus with the Unum: The Case for Pluralist Patriotism" Advisor: Prof. Swaine
  • Ted Gehring, "When China Cracks Down: Legitimacy Considerations in the Decision to Suppress Protesters" Advisor: Prof. Powers
  • Katarina Nesic, "Russian Sanctions: The Underexplored Weapon of Russia's Economic Statecraft" Advisor: Prof Wohlforth
  • Josie Pearce, "Voter Knowledge in the United States: Facing the Problems and Innovating Solutions" Advisor: Prof. Swaine
  • Sunpreet Singh, "Immigrant integration and the role of factors in the sending community: A case study of Punjabi Sikhs in Queens, NY" Advisor: Prof. Ferwerda
  • Andrew Sosanya, "Prohibitions and Predictions: The Future of Autonomous Weapons" Advisor: Prof. Wohlforth
  • Jennifer West, "A Woman's Worth: Examining the Impact of Reconstruction Programs on Women's Quality of Life Outcomes in Afghanistan" Advisor: Prof. Baldez

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Bennett Essay Prize in Political Theory and Public Law 

Sunny Drescher 

Pressman Prize in American Government 

Peter C. Charalambous

Rockefeller Prize in Comparative Politics 

Theodore Gehring 

Rockefeller Prize in International Relations 

Grace E. Anderson & Jennifer D. Y. West 

The James Fairbanks Colby Government Prize 

Sabyne A. Pierre & Karla J. Rosas

The Fowler Family Prize in Democratic Politics 

Luke M. Cuomo, Alexander E. Fredman & Jennifer D. Y. West 

Rockefeller Memorial Postgraduate Fellowship 

Peter C. Charalambous