The Program in International and Comparative Studies invites you to attend the International Studies Honors thesis defense week. PICS students spent the last year in the Honors Plan working on a Senior Honors thesis in International Studies and starting on April 19, 2017, they will be presenting their work. Writing an Honors thesis is a huge commitment, and we congratulate all students in the 2017 cohort on their achievements. All sessions are open to the public.
 
Program in International and Comparative Studies
2017 Student Honors Thesis Defense Schedule
 
Brendan Failla
10:00-11:30 am, Wednesday, April 19, 2609 SSWB
ISIS the Governor: Strategies of Urban Control and its Sustainability
 
Natalie Salive
2:00-3:30 pm, Wednesday, April 19, 2609 SSWB
Lions and Kings: The Diachronic Transformation of Lions as an Index of Power in the Middle East
 
Jillian Goldberg
4:00-5:30 pm, Wednesday, April 19, 2609 SSWB
The Western Faces of Violent Extremism: Homegrown Terrorism in the United States and France
 
Tsukumo Niwa
10:00-11:30 am, Thursday, April 20, 2609 SSWB
Welcome “Home,” Students: Role of Japanese Education System in Supporting Kikoku shijo's Resettlement
 
Elisabeth Brennen
2:00-3:30 pm, Thursday, April 20, 2609 SSWB
National Identity and Refugee Policy: The Divide Between Sweden & Denmark
 
Shefali Sood
4:00-5:30 pm, Thursday, April 20, 2609 SSWB
Responsibility, Protection and Adaptation: The Climate Change Refugee Discourse in South Asia
 
Sabrina Bilimoria

4:00-5:30 pm, Friday, April 21, 2609 SSWB

Lethal Patriarchy: How U.S. Intervention Institutionalized Violence Against Afghan Women

Charlotte Garrett
10:00-11:30 am, Monday, April 24, 2609 SSWB
Inspired Lone Wolves: A Threat of Their Own

Megan Cansfield
1:00-2:30 pm, Monday, April 24, 2609 SSWB
Cooperation Amid Competition: The Korean Peninsula Security Crisis in US-China Relations
 
Emily Jablonski
3:00-4:30 pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2609 SSWB
The Potential Impact of Big Data in International Development and Humanitarian Aid