Honors Thesis Archives

2025

 

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2024

Divergences in Data Protection: A Comprehensive Analysis of GDPR Implementation in Germany, Austria, and Ireland
Sarah Elizabeth Russell

The Puzzle of UN Security Council Intervention: Artsakh Conflict Revisited
Lilya Ohanyan

The State Divide: Differences in Climate Legislation and Rhetoric Among States
Matthew Krater

The Effects China’s Strict COVID-19 Policies Have on the Movement of People
Esther Zhong

An Analysis of how the Supreme Court has narrowed the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Alexis Diaz

Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives: The Memory Politics of Martyrdom in the Chinese Adaptation of French Resistance Last Letters, 1950-1990
Yitang Zhang

Measuring the Impact of the Freedom Caucus on Congressional Efficiency
Jason Buentgen

Geopolitical Power Through Critical Mineral Resources: The Strategic Role of Rare Earth Elements in China’s Post-2010 Foreign Policy and Its Implications for Energy Security and Global Alliances
Isabella (Xueqian) Huang

Unveiling Bias: Political Polarization in Mass Media
Harleen Sandhu

Shifts in Climate Policy in Germany, South Korea, and the United States: The Impacts of Leadership, Political Polarization, and Policy-making
William Mason

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s Shortcomings and Inabilities
Adrian Setaghayan

The Fentanyl Crisis and Its Uncanny Rise: An Analysis and Proposed Solutions
Arvin Kupumbati

Examining Class-based and Race-based Inequities within the American Healthcare System
Ian McDougall

Engendering and Activating Emotions Through Presidential Television Advertisements
Corey Tran

External Factors Outside of Presidential Duties and the Extent of their Impact on Public Opinion
Susan Ellen Demirchyan

Dehumanization: An Early Warning Sign of Future Political Violence
Rocio Celeste Rivera

U.S. State Immigration Policies: The Influence of Public Opinion and Presidential Executive Orders
Bunnie Cortez

How do Domestic Taiwanese Politics Affect Taiwan’s Relationship with China?
David Mkrtchyan

 

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2023

The Vietnamese Developmental State: How the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Supports Foreign and Domestic Agendas
Andres Roa

Clearing the Bar: Race and Gender Among Orange County Attorneys
Noah Benjamin

Fair Representation for All? A Longitudinal Examination of the California Voting Rights Act
Zachary Griggy

Examining funding, accessibility, and awareness for students with disabilities at the University of California, Irvine
Brandi Madison

Government-Media Connections in the Portrayal of Northern Triangle Migrants: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Helen Barahona

Portraying the Enemy: Sino-US Relations in the Chinese Media
Jiaqi Li

Religion and the US Congressional Races: The Influence and Presence of Christian Privilege throughout Congressional Candidacies
Anika Srivastava

Campaign Fundraising and Competitive US Congressional Elections: How Much and What Level of Fundraising Is Needed for Success?
Kai Ferragallo-Hawkins

Across the Generations: The Influences on Vietnamese American Partisanship
Brandon Chau

The Tale Untold: Discussion of Domestic Violence in Egypt and South Korea
Mehraeel Gouda

Beyond Democratization: The Arab Spring Uprisings in Participants' Own Words
Valerie Boutros

Unpacking the Complexities of Racism and Marginalization Faced by Zainichi Koreans in Japan Using Critical Race Theory
Gyu Been Moon

COVID-19 and State Hate Crime Statutes: Exploring How News Media Coverage of Anti-Asian Bias Impacts State Legislative Activity
Elizabeth Lee

 

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2022

How Immigration Attitudes Shifted Among Racial Minorities in the Era of Trump and its Inherent Impacts on the Democratic Coalition
Jonathan Bogens

Police Brutality: Impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Dania Cervantes

Erasure and Exclusion: Who is a Radical Black Queer Feminist?
Camille Edwards

What is the Community Character of Venice, CA? How Can This Be Used to Inform Future Actions by the California Coastal Commission?
Nervana Fadle

The Impact of Adding Puerto Rico and D.C. on the Distribution of House Voting Power
Logan Knight

Delving into the Missing White Woman Syndrome in the Age of Social Media
Angelene Obedoza

Explorations of Institutional Betrayal Within Title IX Procedures as a Response to On-Campus Sexual Misconduct
Kylee Ocampo

The “Only Cure?”: Greek Debt, Austerity, and Narratives of Crisis
Trevor Oggins

Coptic Orthodox Christian Resilience in the Face of Ongoing Discrimination
Anne Ostos

Identity and Partisanship in Flux: How Shifts in Type and Salience of Cultural Identity of Vietnamese Americans Affects the Generational Partisan Shift within the Vietnamese American Community
Joon Park

La Raza Cósmica, El Movimiento, and a Legacy of Anti-Black Erasure
Josue Ruedas

Asian, American, and Female: An Examination of the Politics of Representation within the 117th Congress
Chloe Shin

Self-Made: The Story of American Identity
Joshua Swank

Empire, Then and Now: Examining Imperial History in Nigeria with a Game Theoretic Framework
Spencer Towne

The Politicization of Covid-19: Public Trust, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Political Polarization
Anqi Wang

The Effects of Ethnic Courses on Latino Civic Engagement
Carlos Zepeda