McNair Scholars Program

The Political Science faculty works closely with the McNair Scholars Program by supervising theses. Students have written theses on a wide variety of topics, including: 

• “The Centrism Debate: What Makes Israel Unique?” Leslie Dias
• “Cultural Foundations of Chinese International Behavior” Aundrea Montano
• “The Youth Vote: How a Generation Will Re-Shape American Politics” Donnae Wahl
• “Killing for Profit: An Inquiry into the Relationships among Historical Colonial Ties, the Mining of Diamonds, Mercenary Activities, and the Decline in State Sovereignty in Sub-Saharan Africa” Joseph Delgado
• The Influence of Print Media on Public Policy Decisions: A Case Study of Colorado Referendum C and D” Loryn Cesario
• Solidifying the Rawlsian Conceptions of Communities, Associations, Social Unions and Noncomparing Groups within his Theory of Justice as Fairness” Rene Mullen
• “Pacific Islander Access to Underrepresented Minority Scholarships and Fellowships” James Kawika Riley
• “Social and Civic Participation in Higher Education: Are Students Becoming Better Citizens?” Jory Taylor
• “Is America Exceptional? Ideology, Class Consciousness, and the Welfare State” Shelly Mock