All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Albion through Malleable Eyes: The Great Migration, Urban Renewal and Missed Opportunities, Demetrius R. Goodale
The Genuine Purpose of the Polity, Heritier Lingoso
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Political Utopias of the Renaissance: An Analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia, Johann Valentinus Andreae’s Christianopolis, and James Harrington’s The Commonwealth Of Oceana, Brittany Page Brake
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Language Policy in Turkey and Its Effect on the Kurdish Language, Sevda Arslan
State of Memory: National History and Exclusive Identity in Contemporary Denmark, John Terrell Foor
Why Abstain? Trends in and Origins of Indifference and Estrangement in the United States, 1968-2012, Christopher R. Keeler
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Informal Institutions and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan, Mariam Amiri
Failure of Democratic Consolidation: The Three Year Interlude of Military Rule (1958-1962) in Burma, Zaw Thein
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Developing a Game-Theoritic Analysis of Terrorism, Matthew A. Love
Creating Sustainable Economic and Ecological Growth in the Congo Basin: Bushmeat Consumption and Biodiversity Protection, Richelle Lynn Warnock
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Executive Governance and Defense Department Speeches and Reports: 1995-2010, Maxwell E. Kirchhoff
Regime Failures and Opposition Consolidation in the Overthrow of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, Robert E. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Politics of Environmental Legislation: A Case Study on State Impact Fee Enabling Legislation, Ryan Cotton
Attitudes towards Gays and Lesbians, from 1988-2004, Tracy Hall
The Generational Impact of American Catholic Attitudes on Public Policy Issues, Scott Janssen
Paths to Citizenship: A Comparative Study of Japan, Germany and Sweden, Marisha L. Lecea
The Select Few: An Evaluation of Law School Admissions Following Changes in Affirmative Action Policy, Erik Joseph Walton
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Ongoing Revolution in American Political Science, Joshua R. Berkenpas
Exit 33: The Economic Decline of Benton Harbor, Ml, Shay Kathleen Briggs
An Evaluation of Political Surveys and Their Consequences for Democracy, Nancy H. Kagan
The Political Participation of Racial Groups in the United States Political System, Rachelle B. Yecke
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Fostering Democracy in Iraq, Tristam E. Niederer
Military Voting From a Combat Zone, Robert E. Reichner
Deference of Defiance? Principal-Agent Theory and the US Courts of Appeals during the Rehnquist and Burger Courts, Nathaniel R. Vanden Brook
Economic Development and the Absence of Democracy in China, Megan Whipp
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
No Child Left Behind: The Process Behind the Policy, Amanda Patience Beedie
Ending Conflict: Raising the Costs of Defection in African Failed States, Brian Crisher
The Independent Press in the Emerging Democracies: The Case Studies of Poland, Ukraine and Russia, Lyudmyla Pustelnyk
HIV/AIDS Policies in the United States and the United Kingdom: Emerging At-risk Groups and the Struggle for Limited Resources, Jennifer Lorren Willis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Which Islam-Ism? Diversity in Islamic Society and Its Implications for Democracy, Christopher M. Ebsch
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The People's Republic of China's Corrupt Culture: Is the PRC's Arbitration Systems Exempt?, Mary Elizabeth Crawford
Factors Affecting Individual Attitudes toward Democratization of South Korea, Gang-hoon Kim
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Role of Economic, Political, and Cultural Factors in Immigration Policy in France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, Sheri L. Rogers
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Contribution of Education and the Role of the Media in Creating and Promoting Justice, Lavinia A. Baxter
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Parties and Realignment: The President’s Role in Political Party Realignment, Kevin B. Dockerty
Arab American Interest Groups and Congressional Decisionmaking: A Case Study of the Arab American Institute, Robert L. Harbaugh
The Taiwan Issue in Sino-Japanese Relations in the 1990's, Melanie Kintz
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Gender Equality and Agricultural Development: Women and Agricultural Extension Programs in Malawi, Amanda Bigelow
First and Second Generations of Urban Black Mayors: Atlanta, Detroit, and St. Louis, Harold Eugene Core
Expenditure Control and Traditional Budgets: Comparing Two Implementations, Angela Lauria Gunnink
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Comparative Evaluation of Small to Mid-Size U.S. Bus Transit Systems, 1997, Greg P. Vlietstra
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Machtpolitik Doctrine from Antiquity to Present, Brian Abendshein
The Study of Political and Economic Reforms in Ghana, John L. Adedeji
Political Violence in the United States: Apocalyptic Typologies of Left and Right Wing Political Groups and Their Violence through the Period 1990-1997, Gordon Daniel Green
The Future of Banking: A Political Analysis for 1999 and Beyond, John Maffey
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Origins of Greek Cypriot National Identity, Elena Koumna
The Supreme Court and Public School Desegregation from the Warren Court Through the Rehnquist Court, Kenneth D. Martin
Thomas Jefferson and the United States Constitution: A Comparative Study of Jefferson as Maturing Political Thinker to Jefferson the Political Operative, Thomas A. Parker
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Community in Liberal Thought, Richard C. Brill
Aboriginal Autonomy: The Future of Indigenous Development in Western Australia, Matthew B. Eugster
The Implications of Deweyan Pragmatism for Liberal Democracies, Robert B. Fenneuff
A Comparative Analysis of the Harm That Russian and Chinese Organized Crime Groups Can Inflict on American Society, Bryce L. Hoekenga
Civil Society in Palestine: A Palestine Profile, Shadia Kanaan
The Impact of Political Instability on Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries, Uisoon Kwon
From Socrates to Leonardo: Integrating Education in the European Union, Kara P. Wegener
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Game Theory and the Application to Mainland China-Taiwan Relations from 1949-1995, Po-tung Chang
Political Stability and the Division of Czechoslovakia, Timothy M. Kuehnlein
An Analysis of Democratic Consolidation in South Korea, Sangmook Lee
Japan's ODA (Official Development Assistance): Foreign Aid Policy and Practice in Asian Countries, Akiko Nakaya
How the Opposition Evolved: A Case Study of Taiwan's Democratization, Wing-chung Pan
The Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and American Democracy, Gary C. Roberts
Gender Consciousness, Patriarchy and the Indian Women’s Movement, Aparna Thomas
Solitas: An Evaluation of a Non-Government Organization's Approach to Gender Needs in Latin America, Tara J. Vette
Lyndon Johnson, Civil Rights, and Party Realignment in the South, Adam L. Warber
Conflict and Balance Among ASEAN Countries: Geopolitics and Security Issues, Akihito Yonekura
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The Influence of the Local Community Upon Economic Development and Employment: A Case Study 1991-92, Daniel R. Boone
Religious Fundamentalism in Indian Politics, Linda Elder
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan: Its Organization and Decision Making Process, Hiroyuki Ikeba
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
American Foreign Policy: Constitutionality of Congressional Initiatives into Presidential Prerogative—Who Controls the War Powers?, Jay F. Donaldson
The Role of Congress in the Decisionmaking Process Regarding the Use of Force: The Cold War and Beyond, Thomas Greven
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Assassination in Modern America: Political Participation through a Gun Barrel?, Richard Grossenbacher
Community Development Corporations and Their Contributions to Democracy in Chicago, Carl E. Hanssen
Trade Friction between the United States and Japan: An Analysis of the Situation in 1992, Mariko Hirano
Contracts in Conflict: Perestroika and the Decline of Soviet Legitimacy, Karl Glenn Hokenmaier
Judicial Decision Making and Public Opinion in the Warren and Burger Courts, Nancy L. Siemion
Offense Perceived, Appropriate Actions and Possible Solutions: A Research of Censorship, Sharon K. Van Poolen
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Interest Group Influence on U.S. Congressional Committees: A Case Study of the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement, Laurel L. Hoffman
Political Action Committees in the State of Michigan, Keeley I. Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Democracy and Capitalism: The Issue Joined from Within, Christopher E. Bischoff
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
An Examination of the Irrelevance of the Term Neoconservative as Used in American Ideological Debates, Mark C. Stanczak
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
A Comparison of Selected Old and New Right Wing Groups: Involvement with Law Enforcement, Elvin W. Keith
The Role of Socialization in the Process of Political Life: An Analysis of Gender Roles in Elementary School Textbooks on Taiwan, Chien-Hong Lee
Salt II: A Study, Daniel G. Rathbun
Original Intent and the Reagan Court: A New Approach to the Madisonian Dilemma?, Deborah Nelson Snow
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
The Evolution of Turkey's Foreign Policy: The Truman Doctrine and Turkey's Entry into NATO, Sinan Toprak
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Tibet: A Case for De Facto Sovereign Independence, Max J. Riekse
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Political Role of Imamate in the Shi'ah Doctorine: Ali, A Case Study, Hasan A. A. Johar
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
A Comparative Study of the Members of Citizen Advisory Committees in Two Cities, Maryam Hasan
The Fall of South Vietnam: A Study of the South Vietnamese Armed Forces, Binh Phuoc Le
Political Integration: A National Language for Malaysia, Zairina Othman
Foreign Graduate Students’ Political Participation in Two Different Political Environments, Ragaa Ibrahim Selim
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Coalition Politics in Malaysia, Zakiah Awang
Community Development in Northeast Thailand a Case Study of Don-Lum-Kom Village, Peerapat Booncharoen
The Marxian and the Weberian Theories of Bureaucracy: Contradictions and Approximations, Khai Leong Ho
The Moral Majority: The Fundamental1st-Christian's Fight Against Humanism and Pluralism in American Politics, James A. Kruis
The Need for Compensating Victims of Violent Crime, Alan Roger Phelps
The 1932 Coup in Thailand: An Account of a Participant in the Coup, Perasant Ratanakul Serireongrith