Previous Senior Theses
Former Theses
Submitted in 2004
"From the Ground Up: The Environmental Crisis and the Theories of John Locke, Deep Ecology, and Green Liberalism" Author: Julian Grule
"Who Should Be My Brother's Keeper: Organizational Motivations and Effective Military Humanitarian Interventions" Author: Brooke B. Kelly
"Assessing the Instrumental Value of Assassination to Combat Terror: The Israeli Experience" Author: Tessa Capeloto
Submitted in 2003
"Consumer Logic and Global Citizenship: Case Studies of Internet-Facilitated Tropical Rainforest Activism" Author: Rachel Wilhelm
"At the Intersection of Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission" Author: Julianna Rigg
"A Review of the Relationship Between Trade with Industrialized Nations and Labor Standards in Developing Nations" Author: Joel C. Merkel, Jr
"Moving From Mass to Micro: The Constuction of Personal Identity Within Alternative Political Information Sources" Author: Aubray N. Garbarino-L
"The Republic Of Allah: Bridging the Gap Between Islam and Democracy" Author: Kelly A. Shaw
"Whom Does Russia Trust? or Proble of Development of Institutional Trust in Russian Transition to Democracy" Author: Maria Vassilieva
Submitted in 2002
The Problem of the Ability-Line
Submitted in 2001
American Anti-trust Law and Cyberspace: The Implications of Antitrust Policy in Technological Markets
A Safe Haven? Peacekeeping and Protecting Non-Combattants in War Zones
Incremental Removal of Sanctions: Two Case Studies in Increased Effectiveness of Sanctions
Remebering Forgetfulness: an Aesthetic Re-reading of Democratic Politics
Submitted in 2000
Mass Media, the President, and Public Opinion: The Assessment Factor and the Influence of the Press on Public Opinion
Do As We Say, Not As We Do. The U.S. Government's battle to Convert a Resistant Natio to the Metric System
Developing a Pol.of Forgiveness During periods of Trans.: Through the Eyes of the S. African Truth and Reconciliation Com.
Concerted Efforts: Transnational Activism and the World Bank
Foreign Aid and Embedded Liberalism. The Case of U.S. Aid to Russia
Heirs to Revolution: The American Anarchist Movement as an Articulation of the American Ideal of Liberty
Submitted in 1999
Democracy and U.S. Involvement in Chile since 1970
Viva Fidel! The Importance and Consequences of revolutionary Leadership
American Federalism and the Civil Rights Movement
Maquiladoras: An Examination of the Labor, Capital, and Environmental Efficiency of the Border Industrialization Program
Critical Race Theory and the Future Lawyers of American Society: Contemporary Attitudes of Issues Behind Race and the Law
Submitted in 1998
The Competing Perspectives and Politics Surrounding the Export-Import Bank
The Rationality of Coming Out
Limits to Gender Equality in the European Union
Let Us Play. The Political and Social Struggle to Implement Title IX
The Post-Authoritarian Dilemma: Can Nascent Democracies Find Justice for Past olitical Crimes?
Sociobiology and its Implications for Morality and Government
Freedom of the Media During Wartime: Four Factors and the First Amendment
The Modern Anti-Government Movement in America. Causes, Characteristics, and Responses
Submitted in 1997
Blacks vs. Browns: Conflicts and Possibilities of an Africa-American/Latino Political Coalition
The Politics of Reproduction: Culture, Reproductive Technology and Unequal Motherhood
Poverty Relief in the United States
The History of Asian American Politics in Seattle: The Development of a Political Consciousness
In Defense of ranching
Public School Boards, the Fight for Control of Public Schools, and the Politics of the Christian Right
Multinational Indigenismo: The Struggle for Power in Oil-Rich Ecuador
Poverty and race in America: The Reality vs. the Rhetoric
Feminism and the Alienation of African-American Women
Submitted in 1996
Bride-Burning in India: Culturally Sanctioned Murder
East Timor: Environ.Degrad Linked to Hum Rights Violations, Ability of NGOs to Affect Policy.Causal Explanation for Lack of Action
Cause for Abolition: An Analysis of Capital Punishment in the United States
Submitted in 1995
Sovereignty or the Single Market: Relative power and Independence in the European Economic and Monetary Union Project
An Inquiry into the Formation and Implementation of Diplock Courts in Northern Ireland
A Trend Towards Grassroots Inspired Social Change. An Inquiry into the Prospects for a Sustainable Future
Nationalism in a Global Age. The Case of Scotland's Three Nationalisms
Submitted in 1994
The Double-Edged Sword: The Family Ethic and Unwed Mothers in America
Edmund Burke and the Circumstances of the American Constitution
Has Urbanization Denied Kenyan and Tanzanian Women Access to Their Pre-Colonial Roots of Status
Why Have Korean Women's Leverage Decreased in the Last Thirty Years?
Submitted in 1993
Relative Power and Public Participation: An Analysis of Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinances in 3 Washington Cities
Quagmire and Quicksand. The Yugoslav Conflict and International Mediation
Property Rights to Salmon: A Paradigm for a Renewed Fishery
From Neo-Corporatism to Neo-Liberalism: Spanish Domestic Politics and the European Community
Political Process, Court Action and Social Reform: Can the Courts Influence Social Change?
The Origin and Application of Gandhian Ahimsa
Submitted in 1992
Asian American Politics in the City of Seattle
Explorations In Cultural Paralysis
The Group of Seven Summit Process: A Study in International Cooperation
Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights: An Examination of our Laws and our Behavior
And Justice for All?
Submitted in 1991
Mexican Americans as a Political Force
Cohousing: The Architecture of Community
The Third World's Rediscovery of Israel: New Love or Pragmatic Policy?
Political Repression in the Contemporary United States and its Class Basis
The Two-Party Monopoly and Third Parties Within
Homeless Children in America
Submitted in 1990
La Chicana: An Analysis of her Folklore, Religion and Culture
Race and Cinema in the 1980's: Exploration of American Racial Issues Through Film
Women's Identity. The Mexican Perspective
Caucus vs. Primary. Looking Ahead to Washington '92
Abortion: More Than Choice
Social, Human Sciences and the Quality of Life for American People of Color and Women: an Analysis of Black and Women Studies
The Gender Objectification Dynamic in the Contexts of Sexuality and Rape
Submitted in 1989
Camus' The Rebel as an Argument for Institutional Limitations to Political Action
Understanding the War on Drugs. Democracy and Social Control in America
An Inquiry into Possible Political and Personal Change Through Participation in the Names Project Quilt
Women, Teachers, and Education Reform
Submitted in 1988
PARAGRAPH>Sanctuary: The Religious Reform Tradition Continues
A Critique of Historical Materialism: The Evolution of the State
Technology Run Amok: America, cable TV and the Technology Race
Submitted in 1987
The Birth of the Prison, 1750-1850: An Analysis
Morality, Rationality, Individuality, and Persuasion: Toward an Understanding of the Contemporary Moral Malaise
Racism and its Role in the Internment of the Japanese during the Second World War
Afrobeat: A Cultural Response to Social Transformation Caused by Political and Economic Change in Nigeria
Submitted in 1986
Competing Nationalisms: a Look at the Relationship between Different Uses of Nationalism in France
Culture and Ideology in a Peasant Movement: The Zapata Revolt of Morelos, Mexico (1911-1919)
Socialism and the Emancipation of Women. A Study of Chinese History since 1949
The Development of Islamic Political Ideology in Egypt and Iran
The Politics of Solitude: Society, Individual, and Myth in Friedrich Nietzsche's Thought
Green Party Mobilization in West Germany
Submitted in 1985
Political Activism as a Christian Imperative: The Case of Camilo Torres
Manipulation and Meaning: The Limits of State-sponsored Social and Cultural; Change in Soviet Uzbekistan
Amnesty International and the Pressure for Human Rights in China
Nature at War: Resolving Environmental Disputes
Through a Looking Glass…
Making Sense of Anarchy: An Interpretative Study of the Role of Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War
Machine Politics and Middle-Class Reform in Mexico
Submitted in 1984
The Boldt Decision and the Emergence of Colonial Elites
The Handicapped Rights Movement: Internal Conflicts of Interest and External Conflicts with Culture
Margaret Thatcher: She May Be a Woman Prime Minister…But She Isn't My Sister
Reagan and Freedom of Information: National Security vs. the First Amendment
Nuclear Power and the Limits of the American Political System
Submitted in 1983
Political Parties, Change, and Political Violence: La Violencia in Colombia (1948-1953)
Bank Reform Under Jackson and the Development of Regional Economic Specialization in America to 1860
Anomie, Ideology and Revolution
An Analysis of the Status of West Germany's Foreign Workers
Non-Brahminism: The South Indian Reaction to Colonial Politics
Submitted in 1982
The Myth of the Adversarial Press: A Study in the Concept of Ideological Hegemony
National War on Crime: A Look at the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and its Implementation in the State of Washington
Submitted in 1981
Pornography: Clearly Present, But confused
How Domestic Politics Affects American Foreign Policy
The Myth of Neutrality: The Church and Politics in Colombia
Planning for Open Space
Political Behavior and the Re-election Incentive. A Case Study: Warren G. Magnuson
Peasant Uprisings Origins and Consequences. Vietnam and Japan
The Seattle Case and the Future of School Desegregation
Submitted in 1980
The Narcissism of America
The NRC and Three Mile Island: Implications for Crisis Management
An Appraisal of Mancur Olson's The Logic of Colective Action
Theory of Class and the Development of Peasant Movements in the Peruvian Highlands: Three Case Studies, 1780-1964
Submitted in 1979
Why Not Socialism for Black Americans?
Collective bargaining in Education: A Case Study of Negotiations in the Seattle Public Schools
Submitted in 1978
Stalin's China Policies in the Twenties
Upward Mobility and Working-Class Political Attitudes
ERA: Now or Never. A Study of Traditional Women
Submitted in Various Years (Undated)
No Separate Peace. The Multi-Ethnic Elements of the Seattle Civil Rights Movement
The Supreme Court through the Public's Eyes: The Symbolic Role of the Court
Masculine Concept.of Natl' and Women within Nationalist
Mvts: Palestinian Women Struggling within the Struggle
The Black Panther Party. Lessons from History
"Illegitimacy" Within Aid to families With Dependent Children (AFDC), 1940-1995: "No More Stamps for Tramps"
Charismatic Nationalism: A Comparative Study of Stalinism and Nazism
The Hegelian and Marxian Concepts of Freedom: A Critique of the Individualism Described by Liberal Political Theory
Anomaly Explained. Relevance of Af. Am Voter Disenfranchisement to the Election Dispute Resolving Bush vs.Gore Sup. Court Case
Center-Periphery Theory and the Wisconsin Zionist Movement
Realism and the Democratic Peace
Accountability and Bellevue Washington's Storm and Surface Water Utility
Social Movement Building in Poland and The Soviet Union: A Comparative Study
Regimes of Truth
The Mythology of History and the "Influence Thesis"
Objectivity- A Feminist Critique
The Republic of Allah. Bridging the Gap between Islam and Democracy
Micro-lending: What Bangladesh Villagers are Teaching Seattle Women about Business
PACs: An Assessment
Yemen: The Politics of Unification 1990-1994
Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making in Congress: Understanding the 1998 United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act
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