The Department of Political Science is devoted to the study of politics and government, domestically and abroad. This includes the study of political institutions that exercise government authority, including legislatures, courts, and administrative agencies; political organizations through which individuals and groups seek to reshape the political landscape, including parties, interest groups, and social movements; public policies that reflect governmental efforts to regulate the actions of individuals and corporations, including civil rights, immigration, and environmental policy; and the interactions between and among nation-states and transnational organizations that shape patterns of trade and development, conflict and cooperation, war and peace.

This page contains all publications submitted to SURFACE written by students, faculty, and staff in the department.

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2024

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The Tug of Identity: Arabization in Sudan and Tunisia, Ulla Abusabib

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WHEN POLITICS NO LONGER STOPS AT THE WATER’S EDGE: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF ASYMMETRIC PARTISAN POLARIZATION ON THE UNITED STATES SENATE’S TREATY APPROVAL PROCESS, Whitney Baillie-Berring

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The Political Economy of Developing Country Categorization, Farrah Lamour Demoya Brown

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Examining the Extent of Exculsionary Zoning Practices in Northern Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania using the Surrick Fair Share Test, Isabella Brown

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Explaining Authoritarian Populist Behavior During Episodes of Democratic Backsliding, Samantha Call

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Affordable Housing in New York City: Policies Towards Increasing Supply, Eliana Cestero

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Colonial Legacies: A Study of Queer Erasure in Sexual Helath Policies in Chile, 1973-1990, Sophie Clinton

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The Struggle Continues: Countering Western Misconceptions abou the So-Called 'Arab Spring' and its Aftermath by Highlighting Cases of Protest, Organizing, and Resistence in Morocco Post-2011, Alana Coffman

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Anti-Indigenous Sentiment and Right-Wing Ideational Populism in Araucanía, Chile, Megan Cooper

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Bluewashing: The Blue Econom,y as an Avenue for Resource Exploitation in the "New Arctic", Sophia Darsch

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Denmark's Climate Efforts: Can the Rest of Europe Achieve the Same Success?, Kate Davignon

Democratic Transition and Migration and Refugee Policy in Tunisia and in Comparative Perspective, Elizabeth Skye Davis

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Exploring the Impact and Effectiveness of Syracuse University's Summer Bridge Program (SummerStart) in Preparing Incoming Students for College Success: A Participant-Centered Perspective, Madelin De Jesus Martinez

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From New York to Yunnan: Comparative Perspectives on Poverty Alleviation Policies and Initiatives, Xinyi (Julie) Dou

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Characteristics of Local News Media Coverage of Guns: How State Politics and Geographic Region Impact Online News, Rachel Eisenman

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Determinants of Public Opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court, Alexi Farnes

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Improving Career and Technicaql Education for All Students: A Study of CTE Programs at Two High Schools, Valerie Goldstein

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Assessing the Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Syracuse, New York, MJ Gray

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An Exploratory Study Examining Germany’s Integration Processes of Syrian Refugees into Society – Multiculturalism or a Post-Migrant Society?, Chloe Hanley Kempken

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Paradise Lost: The Effect of Judicial Review on Congressional Debate, Laura E. Jenkins

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Sustainability in Higher Education: The State of Sustainability at Syracuse University, Kaitlin LaRosa

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New York Charging Network Planning Suggestions (2026-2030), Zhuangdao Li

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Free and Equal?: Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan, Belarus, and the United States, Kennedy Snyder

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Women's Wings in Rebel Groups, Heidi Marie Stallman

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21st Century Right Wing Rhetoric Evolution and the Effects of Populism, Hannah Starorypinski

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Turkey's Tightrope: Understanding Turkey's Ability to Maintain Productive Relations with Both the West and Russia During the AK Party Era, Ryan St Jean

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Dancing in Chains: Policy Influence of Social Organizations in China, Honggang Tan

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Money and Justice: How Does the Wealth of an Individual Effect Their Opinions on the Justice System?, William Treloar

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INFRINGING ON DEMOCRACY: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING, Kari Waters

2023

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Deconstructing the Gender Enrollment Gap in Higher Education, Christopher Bezdedeanu

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Parole Revocation as a Contributor to Mass Incarceration in New York and Texas: A Comparative Analysis, Elena Biglan

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A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Policy in the United States for the Inclusion of Undocumented Immigrants, Anna Blackwood

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Separate But Unequal: Why Segregation in Schools is Still Very Real An Ethnogrpahic Case Study, Dara Drake

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The Decline of Economic Voting in United States Midterm Elections Due to Polarization: Does Economic Performance No Longer Impact Vote Choice?, Evan Greenberg

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Feeding Obession: The Entangled Interconnectedness of Social Media, Algorithms, Technology, and Eating Behaviors, Kaitlyn Jackmin

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Party Competition in Swing Districts and Childcare Policy Development in South Korea, Tae Hyun Lim

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Should Water be Commodified? An Analysis of Government Regulation of Corporate Access to U.S. Water Supplies, Mandalin Marcell

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Should Water be Commodified? An Analysis of Government Regulation of Corporate Access to U.S. Water Supplies, Mandalin Marcell

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Neoliberalism, Changing Ownership, and Parity in the English Premier League, Arjun Menon

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The Persistance of Settler Colonialism in the Americas: The Political Thought Behind Colonization, Olivia Porter

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UNSCR 1325 COMPLIANCE AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, Carly Rasiewicz

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Social Emotional Learning Programs for Urban, Low-Income Elementary Schools, Mary Skuthan

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Addressing the Rural Doctor Shortage Through Influence Marketing, Louis Smith

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Ensuring Healthy and Informed Youth: Advocating for Comprehensive Sexual Education in New York State K-12 Public Schools, Joanna Claire Vines

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Demilitarization in Defense of Black First Amaendment Rights: A Comparative Policy Analysis, Hailey Williams

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Voting While Black in South Carolina, Isabella Wilson

2022

THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL: TOWARD AN ETHICS OF SHORT-TERM MOBILITY, Ugur Altundal

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Analyzing the Effects of Incarceration and Role of Reentry Programs on Political Participation, Elizabeth Barash

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Give Me Science or Give Me Death! How Expressed Distrust in Scientists Impacts Individual Behavior, Ava Breitbeck

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Saving This Honorable Court: Supreme Court Legitimacy and Support for Court Reform, Nathan Thomas Carrington

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Understanding Youth Trust in Elections, Gretchen Coleman

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American Drug Policy Reform Through a Rehabilitative Lens, Jordan Dacus

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The Role of Campus Speech and How Mainstream Media is Important to This Ongoing Debate, Emily Diamond

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The Politics of Repeal and Replace: Testing the Limits of the Affordable Care Act's Behavioral Policy Feedbacks, Emma Clare Dreher

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The Built Environment of Military Installation and Automobile Dependency: A Case Study of Form Drum, New York, Jeffrey Estes

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Social Pressure & Accuracy Motivations- Strategies to address problems of Directionally Motivated Reasoning in Political Information Processing, Colin French

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Crisis Management: Public Administration Through the COVID-19 Pandemic in Massachusetts Municipalities, Rosalyn Impink

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The Effect of the Education Realignment on Party Position Taking in the United States, Joel B. Kersting

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Ideological and Strategic Influences on Hezbollah's Decisions to Deliver Social Service Provisions, Morgan McMinn

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Policing and Police Reform in the United States, Connor Muldoon

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Let's Get Real About Sex Ed: An In-Depth Look into the State of Sexual Health Education Policy in NYS and a Recommendation on Where to Go From Here, Camille Penman

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A Comparative Analysis of Global Cryptocurency Regulation, Collin Rigley

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The Politics of Security: Syrian Refugees in the Middle East and Western Europe, Sefa Secen

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How Race Impacts Political Ideology and Partisanship in the Queer Community, Sarah Shakeel

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Comparing Federal and Institutional Title IX Sexual Misconduct Policy, Erin Sheffield

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Three Essays on Nuclear Operations, Capabilities, and International Conflict, Kyungwon Suh

"We Are All More Free": How Ideas and Arguments Shape the Lgbt Movement, Eric Van Der Vort

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Transforming Education: A Digital Toolkit for Student Success, David Williams

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American Transcendentalism Contra Contemporary Political Philosophy: Applications of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Liberal Democratic Capitalism, Platonism, Islamism, Technology, and the "end of History", Brian Wolfel

2021

The Road to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, Lindsay Burt

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Examining Participation in NATO and EU Security Operations, Celina Carranti

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Gender and the Political Economy of Oil in the Niger Delta: A Feminist Critique, Nneka Eke

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Sentiment Analysis on Tweets About Climate Change: Accepters, Deniers, and Others, Jennifer Glass

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Assessing Racial Disposability in Public Policy: NA United States Case Study of Colorblidness in Education for Ethic Minority Students: Detroit Public Community School District, Brittnee Johnson

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Judicial Deference to Administrative Statutory Interpretation in the Modern American Administrative State, Rachel Marie MacMaster

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Judicial Deference To Administrative Statutory Interpretation In The Modern American Administrative State, Rachel Marie Macmaster

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As A Matter De Facto: State Capacity Dynamics And Their Role In Shaping Sovereignty For Unrecognized States, Angely Martinez

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As a Matter De Facto: State Capacity Dynamics and Their Role in Shaping Sovereignty for Unrecognized States, Angely Martinez

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The Impact of State-Level Energy Policies on Energy Comsumption Portfolios Regarding Renewable Energy Sources, Christian Pilarski

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Organization: how 2020 has Changed Corporate Culture for Years to Come, Syliva Probst

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Unveiling the Digital Divide in the United States, Emmet Raichle

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Legislative Effectiveness in Brazil: the Role of Legislative Member organizations in the Chamber of Deputies, Beatriz Rey

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Youth Civic Engagement in the California State Social Studies K-12 Education, Sofia Rossi

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Conflict, Consensus And Modernizing Trajectories In Sub-saharan Africa, Charles Themba Tuthill

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Conflict, Consensus and Modernizing Trajectories in Sub-saharan Africa, Charles Themba Tuthill

2020

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Responsibility Framing: Environmental Behavior and Beliefs, Rachel Ameen

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Mental Health Policy in Vermont Middle Schools, Johanna Arnott

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IS SUNLIGHT REALLY THE BEST DISINFECTANT?: THE EFFECT OF MEDIA PRESSURE ON VOLUNTARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE, Garrett Bellows

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The Diffusion of Cyber Forces: Military Innovation and the Dynamic Implementation of Cyber Force Structure, Jason Blessing

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Gendered Civil Society Context, Local Party Strength, and Candidate Emergence: Explaining Female Representation across the US State Legislatures, Colleen Dougherty Burton

China's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations, Sunghee Cho

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Framing Opposition to Renewable Energy in U.S. States, Margaret Fitzgerald

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RURAL POLITICAL AGENCY AND LOCAL POLITICS IN GLOBALIZED MARKET, Ranitya Kusumadewi

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The Strategic Balance between the Public and Allies: A Theory of Authoritarian Distribution in China, Dongshu Liu

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The Affective Politics of Democratic Erosion: Explaining Mass Support for Executive Aggrandizement, Aykut Ozturk

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Security After War: A Theory of Security Assistance and Governance in Post-Conflict States, Elise Marguerite Roberts

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Amnesty for Help Seeking Behaviors: A Preliminary Review of Implementation History and Administrative Burden, Kyle Rosenblum

2019

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Beyond the Rubicon: Command and Control in Regional Nuclear Powers, Giles David Arceneaux

State Identities and Foreign Policy Change: the Logic and Political Dynamics of Iran's Nuclear Policy-Making, 2002-2015, Abolghasem Bayyenat

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The Minzu Debate: Policy Subsystem, Knowledge Community, and Academic Discourse in Post-Mao China’s Ethnic Policy-Making, Sinan Chu