International RelationsNorman D. Palmer Award
The Palmer Award is bestowed annually on the student submitting the best undergraduate thesis in International Relations. The award was established jointly by the IR Program and the Anspach Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs in honor of Dr. Norman D. Palmer, Professor Emeritus, and a pioneer in the field of International Relations. For past prize winning theses, see the list below.
2016
R. Bailey Scott, "A Tale of Two Russias: Foreign Direct Investment and Inequality in Post-Soviet Russia"
2015
Erica Ma, "A State Divided: The Decisive Impact of Third-Party Interventions on Secession Conflicts (1945-2011)"
2014
Justin F. Pergolini, "'All for One' Leads to Growth for Non: How income equality helps you break the middle-income trap (but redistribution doesn't)"
2013
David Beizer, "International Compliance Theory and the Implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act"
2012
Jacob Werlin, "The Long Peace: A Normative Look into South American Interstate Security"
2011
Janis Kreilis, "Another Case of Tigeritis? Capital Market Liberalization and the 2008 Financial Crisis of Latvia"
2010
Boyan P. Gerasimov, "Conditionality and Legitimacy: How Did the European Commision Manage to Reassert its Influence over Bulgaria After the 2007 Accession?"
2009
Elizabeth Song, "Francois Mitterand and Francafrique: Masquerades of power in sub-Saharan Africa during the post-Cold War era"
2008
Maxwell Kosman, "Deceptively Different? Explaining the Gap in Affective Support Between the Czech Republic and Slovakia"
2007
Megan Kristine Peppel, "The Argentine Socioeconomic and Political Crisis of 2001: An Opportunity for Think-Tank Growth"
2006
Neil F. Rudisill, "Absorbing Muslim Minorities in Britain and France: A Comparative Study of Integrationist and Assimilation"
2005
Maksim A. Piskunov, "Commanding Growth or Your Friendly Developmental Dictatorship: Relating Political Structures, Institutions and Economic Development"
2004
Rachael A. Martin, "Coyotes, Pateros, Polleros, Oh My! Migrant Smuggling at the U.S. Mexico Border"
2003
Daniel Erlich Schmerin, "The Poor Man's Strategic Weapon: The Rise of Palestinian Suicide Bombings"
2002
Stefanie A. Magner, "Actor Preferences, Domestic Politics and Cohabitation: The French Decision to Resume Nuclear Testing in 1995
2001
Isabel E. Rioja-Scott, "International Organizations and Democraticization: NATO's Role in the Spanish Transition to Democracy"
2000
Kristopher A. De Leon, "Electronic Commerce: The Evolution in US-Japan Relations"
1999
Martin Hrivnak, "The Rich Man's Atom Bomb?: Nuclear States and Biological Warfare"
1998
Aaron Kotok
1997
Job Campbell, "Interdependence and Decentralization: Dynamics of Center-Local Relations in the People's Republic of China"
1996
Jessica L. Hun, "Neo-Authoritarianism & Political Legitimacy: China's Struggle with Economic Reforms"
1995
David Craig Brown, "Revolt Against Revolution: A Study on Rebellion Dynamics"
1994
Benjamin M. Cukier, "Political Origins of Itnernational Bank Regulation"
1993
Joanna Dziubak, "The Role of Law in European Integration: Bridging the Gap Between International Relations and Legal Theory"
1992
Gayle D. Meyers, "Modeling Peace Conferences: An Application of Game Theory to the Search for Peace in the Middle East"
1991
Randy Karl Rethemeyer, "Institutional Bargaining and the Formation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
1990
Suzanne Maloney, "The Linchpin Strategy: How the Soviets Targeted Women as a Revolutionary Class in Afghanistan