Hartwick-Political Science Senior Thesis

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Political Science Senior Thesis

All political science majors at Hartwick are required to complete a senior thesis. While researching and writing their thesis, students work closely with their faculty thesis advisor, usually meeting once a week. In addition to individual direction offered by the thesis advisor, there are a number of opportunities, during the thesis class, for group discussions and consultations with the department faculty as a whole. The final research paper is submitted to the faculty and then defended in an oral presentation.

Every year the department recognizes outstanding theses by nominating them for the Mehri Best Senior Thesis Award. We encourage you to take a look at the Thesis Award Winners from the past couple of years. In order to do so you must have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free copy of the software, click here.

The 2013 Mehri Best Thesis Winners:

Nicole Daniels '13
"Localism and Environmental Justice for All"

Eleanor Prisco '13
"The Dictator is Overthrown! Now What? An Assessment of the Transition of Arab Spring Countries to Democracy"

The 2013 Mehri Best Thesis Runner-Up:

Elizabeth Meyer '13
"Show Me Your ID: A Look at Voter ID Laws and the Effect of Voter Turnout"

2012 Mehri Best Thesis Winner

Rachel Rhode's '12
Not So Fast, DOJ! Political Appointees, Ethics, and the Federal Bureaucracy

2011 Mehri Best Thesis Winner

Joseph Marchwinski ‘11
I Vow to Thee, My Continent ... Elections, Public Opinion and the European Union

2011 Mehri Best Thesis Runner-Up

Fredelin Cabrera ‘11
New Media: Transforming Presidential Politics or Just the Usual?

2010 Mehri Best Thesis Award Winner