International Thesis Forum
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IDDLEBURY SENIORS SHOWCASE THEIR INTER-
before an audience of faculty, staff, and students at the Center’s annual Senior Thesis Forum, which took place this year May 2–6. Although the students may be majors in any department or program, their work must be on an international topic. The result is a rich array of internationally oriented honors theses. Many of the students studied abroad, and their research was greatly influenced by that experience. NATIONAL RESEARCH
Renee Balog, Chinese and political science double major, studied abroad in Harbin, China: “Resonances of Religion: An Analysis of the Influence of Christianity on Bing Xin’s Works.” Kathryn Boateng, French, and international politics and economics double major, studied abroad in Paris, France: “Development Begins at Home: A Rural Integration Approach to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.” “L’École des blancs en Afrique noire francophone: L’ imposition d’un modèle culturel unique en Afrique noire francophone durant la période coloniale: processus et impact sur les identités africaines.” (Imposing a White Cultural, Educational Model on Colonial Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa: Strategies and Repercussions on African Identities).
Harrison Kahn, Chinese major, studied abroad in Harbin, China: “Sitting in the Clouds: Reclusion as a Means to Liberation from Transience in the Poetry of Ruan Ji, Tao Yuanming, and Hanshan.” Uzair Kayani, political science major: “Ethical Government and the War on Terrorism: The Case of Detentions.” Amichai Kilchevsky, international politics and economics major, recipient of a 2004 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant: “Peace and Economic Interdependence in the Middle East.” Yohanne Kidolezi, economics major, recipient of a 2004 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant: “Household Surveys and Street Child Labor: Evidence for Selection and Reporting Bias.” Leslie Lartey, political science major, recipient of a 2004 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant: “Examining the Link Between Democracy and Decentralization in West Africa: A Case Study of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.” Eric Simanek, international studies major, studied abroad in Yaroslavl, Russia: “The Business of Business: Defining Corporate Social Responsibility in Today’s Russia.”
Karin Colyer, environmental studies and sociology/ anthropology joint major, pursued Tibetan studies at sites in South Asia: “Patriarchy Lives: A Demographic and Cultural Analysis of the Great Leap Famine.” Naomi Cookson, history major, studied abroad in Harbin, China, recipient of a 2004 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant: “Greening a Red China: The Development of Environmental Civil Society in the People’s Republic of China.” Michael Crowley, international politics and economics major, studied abroad in Berlin, Germany: “WTO Dispute Settlement: Institutional Effectiveness.” Seniors Karin Colyer and Kathryn Boateng.
Mark Davis, history and Japanese double major, studied abroad in Tokyo, Japan: “The 1960 Security Treaty Crisis and Japanese Democracy.”
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