Past Theses

YEARSTUDENTTITLEADVISOR
2025Ashley AndersonSimply Not a Nice Lady: The Gendered Mediation of 'Warmth' in Alberta from 2006-2019Rebecca Wallace
 Matthew BreauBorderline Identity: Rejecting the Eagle, Weakening the BeaverHailey Murphy
 Justine DoyleLaw, Land, and Legitimacy: Indigenous Resistance in Colonial CanadaJames Bickerton
 Jonathan GordonAlzheimer's and Dementia in Medically Assisted Dying: A No-Win DilemmaRebecca Wallace
 Samuel O'QuinnAnother Shade of Colonialism? Approaching the Relationship Between Marxist and Indigenous Legal TheoriesIgor Shoikhedbrod
 Zoey PhillipsA Canadian Cyrus: Stephen Harper, Christian Zionists, and IsraelJamie Levin
 Vitoria WortmanWhich Wars Matter: How the American-Israeli Relationship Shaped Existential War in IsraelJamie Levin
2024Nicholas BremnerThe Impact of Sanctions on Human Development Across Autocratic Regime TypesJamie Levin
 Graydon CraggQuasi-States in Name Only: How System Integration may Address Somaliland, Eritrea, and the Quasi-State ProblemJamie Levin
 Ethan RichardsRemoving the Fog: The Impact That Clear and Ambiguous Information has on Conflict Within the International SystemLavinia Stan
Nathan Allen
2023Tehya BlakeWho Does Canada Sanction? The Inconsistent Implementation of Economic Sanctions In Canadian Foreign PolicyYvon Grenier
 Kyle KnightsLegal Positivism in Canada: How Hobbes Can Change Our Understanding of the Law Within the StateIgor Shoikhedbrod
 Mika NikolaiThe Influence of Political Culture on Alliance DurabilityJamie Levin
 Kegan PalmerFrom Enragement to Engagement: Rethinking Youth Political Participation and Political Resentment in CanadaJames Bickerton
2022Cole CurnewRock Solid: The Permutations of Nationalism and Regionalism in Post-Confederation NewfoundlandJames Bickerton
 Alexandra Daly'Dividing the Baby': Investigating Issue Invisibility in Territorial ConflictJamie Levin
 Ben DalzellThe Gravity of Ethics & Morality During War: An Inquiry into the Internal Contradictions of 'Just War Theory' and its Consequential Rejection by State GovernmentsJamie Levin
 Druhan DunnLayered Hierarchies and Upward Mobility in the Global System: What is the Future of India and China's Power Transitions?Jamie Levin
 Victoria HarperThe Picture of Jody Wilson-Raybould, Serial Tapist? Investigating Media Coverage of Female Politicians Embroiled in Scandal Rebecca Wallace
 Ashley HattAll about the Benjamins: The Role of Power in the Resilience of Dollar HegemonyYoungwon Cho
 Austin LeesThe End of Neo-liberalism? Canada's Response to Crisis in the 21st CenturyJames Bickerton
 Manoela StrehlCanadian Foreign Policy Toward Latin America: Identifying Opportunities Behind Canada's Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights in the RegionYvon Grenier
 Cailey MacKinnonSovereignty and Treaty Rights Jurisprudence: The Case of the Mi'kmaq Livelihood FisheryJames Bickerton
 Zach PiettePlaygrounds as Public Good in the Halifax Regional Municipality and How They Relate to Community DemographicsRebecca Wallace
 Ailie SullivanMaking America Populist Again: Analyzing the Evolution of Donald Trump's Populist Rhetoric in Presidential Campaign Speeches in 2016 and 2020Nathan Allen
2021Mairin SullivanBelarus: Examining Europe's Last DictatorshipLavinia Stan
 Erin KinzieBallots Beyond Borders: Extraterritorial Voting Rights in South AsiaNathan Allen
 Annie MacKinnonWhen Does Canada Care? The Inconsistency of the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Canadian Foreign PolicyYvon Grenier
 Emma WallerLone Wolf Terrorism: The Presence of Contagion in Ideologically Motivated Violent ExtremismJamie Levin
 Katherine WirvinNational Security and the United States Constitution: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Warrantless Wiretaps and Metadata Collection Programs Versus American Civil LibertiesJamie Levin
 Jaimie WoodHow to Silence The Masses: Digital Repression During the Arab SpringNathan Allen
 Christopher YurrisConsensus Confusion: Democracy in the Northwest TerritoriesJames Bickerton
2020Marcus CuomoGovernments Can Give Permits, but Only Communities Give Permission: An Analysis of the Oceans Protection Plan and its Applications to Northern Coastal Communities 
 MacKenzie ThomasThe Prosecution of Sexual Crimes under International Criminal Court Law: Lessons From the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Lavinia Stan
 Megan WaddingtonThe Role of Trust in the Nuclear Era: The United States-Russia Relationship and the Future of Nuclear Treaties in the 21st Century 
2019Michaella BrandWomen and Politics in Canada: The Modern Gender Gap and its ImplicationsLavinia Stan
 David BarrySupplementing or Supplanting the IMF? East Asia's Regional Financial Arrangement in the Global Financial Safety NetYoungwon Cho
 Rachel MacQueenEnfranchisement in Canada: How Conceptions of Citizenship Influence who has the Right to VoteJames Bickerton
 Matthew TrnkusThe Mexican Drug War and State Capacity Since 2007Yvon Grenier
2018Jennifer AndersenVictims or Perpetrators? The Agency of Female TerroristsMonika Thakur
 Jack BownessPerspectives Locales: NAFTA and the Indigenous People of Southern MexicoYvon Grenier
 Rob HaswellDestroying the World Entire: Decision Making Blunders in American Foreign Policy, the Iraq War, and the Rise of the Islamic StateMonika Thakur
 Megan LanghorneChanging Political Opportunities: Examining the Effect of Government Turnovers on Social Movements in Northern GhanaNathan Allen
 Maili MacKenzieWomen’s Rights in International Treaties: Exploring Their Influence and Disconnects with National Government’s Legislation and Treatment of Women in Civil Society.Jeffrey Spring
 Izaak MacMullinThe Advent of Right-Wing Populism in Western EuropeYvon Grenier
 Sandra PetrovicIndigenous Participation Within Transitional Justice: Addressing Exclusion and Fostering Democratization in GuatemalaYvon Grenier
 Annie SiroisWomen and Politics: Involvement in Student Government and Political Participation Post-GraduationJames Bickerton & Lavinia Stan
2017Kate BarrettYouth Political Disengagement in Canada: Aberration or Trend?James Bickerton
 Elizabeth BurtonCIDA No More: Restructuring Canadian Air in the Harper EraGlenn Graham
 Lucas FraserNot Now, Not Ever: A Critical Analysis of Electoral System Reform in CanadaJames Bickerton
 Joelle FrenchThe Attempt to Give Back the Irreversible: Transitional Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Time of WarLavinia Stan
 Emily KeenanDis-embedding Inequality: Reconceiving the World Trade Organization for DevelopmentYoungwon Cho
 Jessica LeClairThe Future of the International Criminal Court: Looking Critically at the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Youngwon Cho
 Mike MassereyIntegrated Resource Management and the Atlantic Salmon Challenges of Connecting Theory and PracticePeter Clancy
 Lyndsay ScovilHybrid Courts and an Effective Transitional Justice MechanismLavinia Stan
2016Bridget BurgessThe Underrepresentation of Women in the Canadian Federal Electorial SystemJames Bickerton
 Travis DaggFriend or Foe: The Rise of China as a Global SuperpowerSteven Holloway
 Alex MillerTransitioning to Sustainability: The Politics of Diversifying Nova Scotia's Energy SystemPeter Clancy
 Chelsea MurphyReckoning with the Past: The Comfort Women of Imperial Japan and Sexual Violence During Times of WarLavinia Stan
 Isaac TurnerThe Politics of the California Water Crisis: Drought Management in the Golden StatePeter Clancy
 Kerri VenoUndercover Communism: The Albanian Case of Failed LustrationLavinia Stan
2015Brianna GrahamThe Effects of Free Trade on the Canadian Dairy IndustryPeter Clancy
 Shainah MacFarlaneThe Origin and Exercise of Political Power: Consent and ResultsClaudia Schaler
 Emily MacGregorRiotous Female Forms: The Body Politics and Performance Art of Modern Eastern European Feminist Protest GroupsYvon Grenier
 Hilary PerryThe Limits of Canadian Multiculturalism: The Unfinished Business of Inclusion and AccommodationJames Bickerton
 Kaitlin PierceSexuality and Imperialism: Gay Rights and Racial DifferenceShiraz Dossa
 Carly SmithNATO: Relevancy and Power in the 21st CenturyYoungwon Cho
 Harlan SteeleSoldier of Fortune: The Rise of Private Military Companies and Its ImplicationsYoungwon Cho
2014Donald Drew MacQuarrieBreaking Down Borders: The Potential for Municipal Amalgamation in the Strait of CansoDoug Brown
 Kevin David ArmstrongAttack of the Drones: A Critical Examination of the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In the War on TerrorYvon Grenier
 Ragnheidur OlafsdottirLiberals and Conquest: Palestinians and Native AmericansShiraz Dossa
 Cameron Alexander WarshickHold The Line: The Doctrine of RestraintClaudia Schaler
2013Jennifer CreasyLiterary Imperialism: The Subtle Theory of ConquestShiraz Dossa
 Emily FaulknerEnvironmental Regulation of American Shale Gas: Effects on Freshwater and the Impacts of Science on PolicyPeter Clancy
 Nick HileyGlobalization and the Rise of Global Cities as Agents of Social JusticeLavinia Stan
 Noelle JacksonThe Art of Protest from Daumier to BanksyYvon Grenier
 Sarah JacksonThe International Criminal Court is Here to StayLavinia Stan
 Philip JonesCauses of Muslim Terrorism in Western Europe Post 9/11Lavinia Stan
 Andre LandryConfidence Without Carrying: A Critique of West African Arms Control RegimesYoungwon Cho
 Mary Anne MacDonaldMulticultural Accommodation in Canada and FranceJames Bickerton
 Alison ManleyPlaying the "Blame Game": The Ebb and Flow of Language Politics in New Brunswick Since 1969Doug Brown
 Geoff MathesonRe-Imagining the Arctic: Economics, International Law and SovereigntyShiraz Dossa
 Kyle MorrowThe Gay Card: Same-sex Marriage, Barack Obama and the 2012 US Presidential ElectionClaudia Schaler
 Brendan RileyWhy did the Treaty of Lisbon Succeed in Ratificaton by EU Member States whereas the European Constitution did not?Doug Brown
2012Keltie CouparNewfoundland's Offshore Petroleum Regime in Light of the BP Macondo BlowoutPeter Clancy
 Thomas LattimerIntegrated Ocean Management in Canada: A Comparison of Large Ocean Management StrategiesPeter Clancy
 Maureen McEwanA Political Discourse Analysis of Truth Commission ReportsLavinia Stan
 Caitlin MerrittBorders and Bridges: A Survey of Recent Trends and Obstacles in Canada-United States Trade RelationsPeter Clancy
 Tom OrrBeyond Good and Evil? The Implications of "China in Africa"Youngwon Cho
 Bailey RudnickThe American Supreme Court and Social Change: Dynamic or Constrained, Helpful or Harmful?Claudia Schaler
 Yatuta SikazweNonviolent Action and the Promise of Radical Change: The Case of the 2011 Uprising in EgyptYvon Grenier
 Angus SmithFactors Contributing to Mi'kmaq Self-Government in Fisheries and EducationPeter Clancy
 Margaret WerniukHow Imbalance Between European Union Member States is Influencing an Emerging FederationYvon Grenier
2011Cameron FlemingDemocracy in the Workplace: A Social Theory of LiberalismClaudia Schaler
 Danielle JohnstonThe Canadian Diversity Model and the Debate over MulticulturalismJames Bickerton
 Liam KelleyThe Iranian Deception: Iran's Nuclear Program and its Foreign Policy RamificationYoungwon Cho
 David MacLellanKnock'em Down and Drag'em Out: Politics and Governance in the English Premier LeaguePeter Clancy
 Christopher MllarA Cresent Amongst Golden Stars: An Analysis of EU-Turkish Accession NegotiationsLavinia Stan
 Mike Powers  
 Cheryl SammExamining Humanitarian Intervention in Sudan Through Cosmopolitan LensesYvon Grenier
 Valerie TessierPeux ce que veuz. Allons-y: Canada's Role in International Peace OperationsSteven Holloway
2010James BridgerA Failed State, Big Sea and Small Boats: Confronting the Crisis of Somali PiracySteven Holloway
 Connor DenoonThe Arctic: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar NorthDoug Brown
 Hilary FelthamFemale Political Representation and Conflict Resolution in sub-Saharan AfricaYoungwon Cho
 Evan GalbraithEnvironmental Free Trade; An Examination of "Dirty" Energy in the Context of NAFTADoug Brown
 Kieran GilfoyBetrayal from Pretoria to Lusaka: Contemporary Understanding and Relevance of the African CompradorYoungwon Cho
 Sophie LoreficeMachiavelli's Realist Theory: Discourse, Power, Conquest. An examination of Israel and Palestine and Canada's Historical Mistreatment of the Aboriginal PeopleShiraz Dossa
 Lyssa MacDonaldInternational Transitional Justice: The International Criminal Tribunal of YugoslaviaLavinia Stan
 Michael MacIsaacBenevolence Bewildered: Stephen Harper's Foreign Aid Policy Towards Latin AmericaYvon Grenier
 Courtney MacNeilConstructing the Buckskin Curtain: Enlightenment, Thought and Euro-Canadian First Nations RelationsShiraz Dossa
 Alexa MinichielloThe Millennium Development Goals and Women in AfricaPeter Dockwrey
 Sarah MolyneauxThe War on Hamas: Israeli Counterterrorism, Defense and Development in the Palestinian TerritoriesSteven Holloway
 Devanne O'BrienSocial Policy and Social Inclusion: Tracing the Gender Order of Canadian Income Support PoliciesJames Bickerton
 Chrystal PenneyThe US Embargo against Cuba: Success or Failure?Yvon Grenier
 Kristen StallardNew avenues, old disputes: the Charter, the coursts, and Aboriginal political mobilization in CanadaPeter Clancy
2009Ryan AlgarFrom Paramilitaries to Politicians: the Provisional IRA in Northern IrelandJ. F. Harrison
 Matthew BernardAltered Solution for an Altered State: A History of and Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictSteven Holloway
 Kate ClarkMass Media, Democracy and Ethnic Conflict in Kenya and South Africa: A Comparative StudyLars Hallstrom
 Patrick ConnorsFirst Nations? Further Thoughts: Tom Flanagan, Stephen Harper, and Aboriginal Policy in CanadaDoug Brown
 Alison CrepinsekThe Policy and Politics of HIV/AIDS: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and GermanyLars Hallstrom
 Matthew DavidsonUnited in Diversity: European Union Policy, Religious Groups and the Emerging DialogueLavinia Stan
 Matthew Edmonds James Bickerton
 Alice FudgeRevolutionary Actors: Two Exceptional WomenJ. F. Harrison
 Dana MacSweenThe Repercussions of "L'Affaire des Foulards" on FranceLavinia Stan
 Travis RoulstonIndividualist Anarchism - The Arguments of William Godwin and Max StirnerJ. F. Harrison
 Kaitlin RussellNot Sleeping with the Elephant: Theories of Convergence and Divergence and the Evolution of Canadian Political CultureJames Bickerton
2008Jon AdamsCanada the Cautious: The Workability of a Dynamic Status QuoJames Bickerton
 M.K. ChrzanowskiDemocracy and the Media in Post-Communist RussiaJ. F. Harrison
 Dan ColesGun Control in Canada: A failed PolicyDoug Brown
 Currie DixonA Province in all but name: A Modern Look at the Political and Constitutional Development of the Yukon TerritoryPeter Clancy
 Ben Gallant'Atlantic Canada' or Atlantic Provinces? Political Culture and Identity in a Marginalized RegionDoug Brown
 Lindsey GorfineGlimpse into Feminism: Women using Secular IdeologyMarat Akopian
 Glenn HorneHealth Care Reform within the Frame of New Public ManagementJames Bickerton
 Kim JanszEmissions Trading Systems: A case for a successful climate change strategy in Canada?Peter Clancy
 Alicia NoonanBoots on the Ground: Canada's Military Role in the Post 9/11 Security EnvironmentYvon Grenier
 Marc RodrigueMulticulturalism in Perspective: The Canadian and British Accommodation of Diversity in PerspectiveJames Bickerton
 Stephen ScannellDeciding Russia's Future: Chechnya's Role in the Making of a 'New Russia'J. F. Harrison
 Teddy StalkerFilling the Void: The Provinces and Climate ChangePeter Clancy
 Judith ThanzauvaNationalism in Post-Colonial India: Tribal/Ethnic Conflict in the North-EastYvon Grenier
 Carly WignesFreedom vs. Security - Striking the Delicate Balance: The Politics of Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act (Bill C-36)Peter Clancy
 Michael ZitoliAddicted to Foreign Reserves: A Case for American Energy IndependenceYvon Grenier
 Ian PorteousThe Political Rhetoric of EqualizationDoug Brown
 Danielle RossInternational Criminal Justice: Past, Present and FutureMarat Akopian
2007Graham CarterMoving Beyond the National Unity Crisis: Territorial BilingualismJames Bickerton
 Michael FiniWorld of Debt: The American Current Account Deficit and Global Financial InstabilityJames Bickerton
 Jillian KilfoilWomen, Politics and Representation: An analysis of the Institutional Barriers that Negate Women's Participation in Politics in the Canadian ContextDoug Brown
 Michael KingForeign Aid, the Cold War and 9/11: A Critical Analysis of the Political Uses of Canadian 'Development' Assistance to the 'Third World'Shiraz Dossa
 Erica TraversyEmpty Promises: The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa and Access to Essential Medicines for HIV/AIDSYvon Grenier
 Janine LesperancePutting Principles into Practice: The Challenges of Multiculturalism and Integration in France and CanadaYvon Grenier
 Jeff Major-HansfordWasted Water: The Effects of Neoliberalism o the Sardar Sarovar ProjectJ. F. Harrisson
 Caitlin PhillipsSaving Women in the South: A Critique of Western Cultural Intervention in the 'third world'Shiraz Dossa
 Stephen RoddickAmerican Extradition Practices and International TerrorismLars Hallstrom
 Andrew SachsThe State of Aid: The Past, Present and Future of Foreign Aid EffectivenessSteven Holloway
 Elizabeth WhiteSovereignty Rethought? The Institutionalized Tension Between Sovereignty and Human Rights in International Relations and Implications for the Crisis in the Darfur, SudanSteven Holloway
2006Myles BaldnwinTRIPS Agreement and Public HealthXu Yi-chong
 Katherine BoyceThe End of the "Troubles": Peace and the Role of Consociationalism in Northern IrelandYvon Grenier
 Andrea BoydPolitical Corruption in Central Eastern EuropeLavinia Stan
 Keltie ButlerThrough a Lens: Media Framing of Environmental ActivismLars Hallstrom
 Steven CarriganThe Right of Self-Defense: Limited or Boundless under International LawSteven Holloway
 David A. MacDonaldReforming How Canada Votes: Introducing the Triple-P Electoral SystemDoug Brown
 Mary MacNeilThe Changing Face of Patronage in Canadian Federal PoliticsPeter Clancy
 John MercerCrisis in the Pulp and Paper Industry: Corporate Strategies and Government ResponsesPeter Clancy
 Emily NunnPolitical Complexity versus Moral Simplicity: Understanding the Rwandan GenocideSteven Holloway
 Benjamin OliphantMedicare and Federalism in Canada: Is the Current Path Sustainable?Doug Brown
 Danielle WalshMulticulturalism Policy in Canada: The debate that surround the National Jewel.Lars Hallstrom
 Bobby WeirTransplanting Democracy in Iraq: Does the Tree Suit the Soil?Lavinia Stan
 Justin WongAlbertan Exceptionalism: Political culture in Canada?s Other Exceptional ProvinceLars Hallstrom
2005Alicia BrettAnalysis of the National Parks Act of 2000 (Bill C-27)Gerard Horgan
 Sheehan BurnsApproaches to Aboriginal Citizenship: The Case of the Marshall Decision"James Bickerton
 Adrian CameronTaming the Democratic Deficit: Prospects for Senate Reform in CanadaJames Bickerton
 Allison Chisholm-KontukWomen and Political Representation in Canada: Reviving the Electoral ProjectJames Bickerton
 Moses HernandezPolicy Making and Change: An Assessment and Contribution to the Advocacy Coalition FrameworkLars Hallstrom
 Luke HillanThe Continued Relevance of Fragment Theory to the Study of Political Culture in English-Speaking CanadaGerard Horgan
 Jennifer LangilleCritically Evaluating Chrétien's Legacy: An Analysis of the Political Financing ActJames Bickerton
 Duncan MacGillivrayThe Concept and Practice of Communism in North KoreaJ. Frank Harrison
 Matthew MatchettDisputed Kosovo: Ethnic Conflict, Nationalist Politics and WarLavinia Stan
 Tim PaughA Genealogy of Aboriginal Self-GovernmentLars Hallstrom
 Jessica PautschProfits, Principles and Practice: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Human Rights in China and the United StatesShiraz Dossa
 Matthew PuddicombeWhy Multilateral Diplomacy to Disarm North Korea Has FailedXu Yi-chong
 Kristyn StevensRevolutionary Hero to Failed Diplomat: An Analysis of Yasser Arafat’s Leadership in the Palestinian Pursuit of StatehoodXu Yi-chong
 Erin TrenholmSouth Korean Development: Replicable or the Solitary ExceptionXu Yi-chong
2004Greg MarkeyDistorted Reflections: American Foreign Policy and the Myth of MoralityLars Hallstrom
 Kelsey SitarPrisons for Profit: Privatization of Correctional Services in North AmericaJames Bickerton
 Ty CurranThe Implications of Emerging Threats on Canadian Defence PolicyLars Hallstrom
 Ian YapJudicial Politics and Aboriginal Forest Rights in New BrunswickPeter Clancy
 Helen ReddyContinuity and Disjunction In American Foreign PolicyShiraz Dossa
2003Clark BanackSocial Order and the Pursuit of GoodnessShiraz Dossa
 Shannon BennettChanges in International Conflicts and the Effectiveness of the United NationsSteven Holloway
 Brooke CromarRising Above the Pessimism: Examining the Past, Present and Future of Canada’s Species at RiskPeter Clancy
 Brian C. FrancisTreaty Fish and the Judicial Process A Comparative Analysis of Canada and New ZealandPeter Clancy
 Meghan HansonLimits of Human Rights in International Politics 
 Kevin PierceInternational Law: Legitimate Authority or Toothless TigerLars Hallström
2002Mary Alexis FisherRights to Life and Death in Canadian CountsPeter Clancy
 Derek SmallwoodContending Perspectives on the Origins and Development of Political Culture in CanadaJames Bickerton
2001Martha BlackThe Impact of Ideology on Health Care Decision-MakingRodney Haddow
 Diana Doyle  
 Catherine HirbourMexico’s Move Toward Modernization: The July 2000 Presidential ElectionYvon Grenier
 Adam MacDonaldCulture and Globalization: Continuty, Adaptation, ResistanceXu Yi-chong
 Jennifer MooresThe Canadian Electoral System: Proposals and Prospects for ReformJames Bickerton
2000Christopher MoranQuebec Business Politics and the Sovereignty IssuePeter Clancy
 Vicki SheavesDesigning Nunavut: Continuity and ChangePeter Clancy
1999Wayne FrancisPolitical and Economic Development in Newfoundland: Increasing State CapacityPeter Clancy
 Nathan GorhamFrom Socialist State to Capitalist Society: Soviet and Russian Politics in the Twentieth Century.J. Frank Harrison
 Steven Adam GroverWater in the Middle East: Jews and Arabs at the Common WellSteven Holloway
 Laurie JessomeDrug Trafficking and Democratization in MexicoYvon Grenier
 Clare MorrisHuman Rights and Foreign Policy Toward China.Shiraz Dossa
 Karla D. TateAchieving a Balance: Disability Rights in Canada’s Courts.Peter Clancy
1998Denys DoironPeace Be With You: The Evolution of the Peacekeeping Methods and the Canadian Response.Steven Holloway
 Kathryn LynchCanada and the World Refugee Crisis: A Crisis both Outside and Inside Our Border.Shiraz Dossa
 Stephen Kamilius  MembeThe Effects of Structural Adjustment in Tanzania.Xu Yi-chong
 Rita PhillipsBalance/Equity/Growth/Resources: The Politics and Process of Sustainable Forest Management in Canada.Peter Clancy
 Allyson Bernice O’SheaPolitical Economy Perspectives on Region and Regionalism in CanadaJames Bickerton
 Patricia Ann StrangA Thematic Review of the Writings of Noam Chomsky.J. Frank Harrison
 Michelle L. WayeMinding the Media: An Assessment of the Federal Government’s Ability to Regulate the Canadian Mass Media.Rodney Haddow
1997Lisa MacLeodThe Question of Identity in the Canadian Constitutional Crisis.James Bickerton
 Kim O’BrienAtlantic Canada Politics: Economic Decline and the Emergence of Clientistic Politics.Rodney Haddow
 Christopher R. QuigleyHow the West was Lost: An Environmental Critique of the Western Developmental Paradigm and its Impact on the Third World.Shiraz Dossa
 Lisa TimmonsEconomic Policy-Making in Hungary: 1945-1995.J. Frank Harrison
1996David Hugh MacKenzieThe Roots of Militant Native Protest in the 1990's. 
 Patricia MacDonaldFeminism, Imperialism and the Third World. 
 Peter JohnsonAllocating Canadian International Development Assistance 
 Heather L. MurrayThe Role of Referendums in the Canadian Political Process.James Bickerton
 Michael KortesTaking Part: Public Participation in B.C. Environmental Law 
 Claire MacDonellAgenda-Setting and Advocacy on the Breast Cancer Issue in Canada. 
 Glenn GrahamLeadership Selection and Renewal in Canada.James Bickerton
1995Martin T. BellThe Fragment Theory Revisited: Factoring in Western Canadian Political Culture.James Bickerton
 Lee Ann GormanThe Impact of the Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) on The Judicial Recognition of Women’s Rights Under The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 
 Michelle GouchieMust Canada Dismantle Its Welfare State? 
1994Gregory MacNeilAn Analysis of the Electorial Fortunes of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Under Brian Mulroney, 1983 to 1988. 
 Neil A. MurphyRubik’s Cuba: Understanding the Political and Economic Puzzle.Yvon Grenier
 Timothy WightmanEconomic Adjustment in a Federal State: the Ottawa-Ontario Dynamic in Contemporary Trade and Industrial Policy. 
 Neil G. RossRepresentation Democracy and the Electoral System of Canada: An Examination of Critique of Institutions.James Bickerton
 Christopher ConahanThe Political Self Image of Blacks in America: A Study of Black Thinkers and Their Relevance to the Life of African Americans 
 Pierre LeBlancThe NDP and the Women’s Movement.James Bickerton
 Michelle JohnstonWomen in the Political Elite: An Analysis of Ideology, Class and Ethnicity.James Bickerton
1993Kevin B. PhillipsThe Evolution of Canadian Constitutionalism: Elitism to Pluralism to Individualism.James Bickerton
 Sean T. KeenanNeo-Conservatives on Government: The Mulroney Era, 1984-1992 
 Marlene PowerA Terrible Beauty: The Problems of a Divided Ireland. 
 Tara RousseauApartheid in South Africa: The Theory and Practice of Racial Politics. 
 Ralph MeechanThe Maritime Union Initiative: Regional Responses to Global ChangeJames Bickerton
 Michelle M. ShearsThe Evolution of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women: The Impact of the Feminist Lobby in Canadian Politics. 
1992Mary AgobiaColonialism and Democracy: The Dilemmas of African Political Development. 
 Shaun Michael BugyraThe Changing Ideology of the Parti Québécois From Lévesque to Parizeau. 
 Henry FeildingSexist or Feminist? A Study of Femininity in Amelia 
 Michael Sean FinnPresidential Government: Bridging the Gap. 
 Christopher J. HamiltonDeep Ecology: A Greening of Political Philosophy. 
 Jeff MacDonaldLiterature, Liberty and Justice: An Essay on the Politics of George Orwell. 
 Lauchie MacKinnonCrises in Education: Finance, Structure and Accessibility in Post Secondary Education in Nova Scotia.Peter Clancy
 Kassandra-Leigh L.Language Politics in New Brunswick: The Rise of the McMicking Confederation of Region Party. 
 Chris M. R. NicholsonRichard Nixon’s Odyssey in Vietnam: The Role of American Military Pressure in Determining the Paris Peace Accords 1969 to 1973. 
 Seamus O’ReganWarplanes in Nitassinan: Political Mobilization of the Naskapi- Montagnais Innu. 
 Nancy C. RossThe German Democratic Republic: Factors Determining the Disintegration of its Political System and its Unification with the Federal Republic of Germany. 
 Denise A. RyanThe Division of Germany: A Result of Cold War Tensions. 
1991Robert J. CurrieThe Politics of Populism: Nationalism and the Thatcher Programme. 
 Chris MichaudAboriginal Claims and Native Self-Government: the Case of the Nova Scotia MicmacPeter Clancy
 Alice McLaffertyAlberta’s Forest Development Strategy and the Politics of Environmental Assessment. 
 John RatchfordCultural Preservation Versus Individual Rights: The Case of Language in Quebec. 
 David MacIsaacRedressing History: The Pursuit of Native Self-Justice in Canada. 
1989Carolyn ChisholmThe Federal Theories and Practices of Pierre Elliot Trudeau: 1945-1984.James Bickerton
 Katherine ElizabethThe Anarchist Alternative of Prince Peter Kropotkin Chisholm 
 Joanie MacKayRegulating the Lobbyists: Bill C-82 and Procedural Democracy in Canada. 
1988Joseph A. BradfordThe Response to Foreign Direct Investment in Canada 
 Martin CorbettAn Analysis of the Role of United Nations Peacekeeping 
 Steve DenelzenThe Political Economy of Multinational Corporations and Third World Development. 
 Peter KontakThe Political Economy of Oil and Gas in Nova Scotia Offshore 1980-87 
 Brenda MacDonaldSocial Democracy, Thatcherism and the Poor: Poverty and Welfare Policy 1945-88.Philip Wood
1987Helen C. KennedyThe Political Thought of F. A. Hayek. 
 Ken M. MorrisRousseau’s Political Theory: A Contemporary Interpretation. 
 Allan MurphyCanadian Public Enterprise and the CNR. 
 David P. MurphyAn Assessment of Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty organizations: Past, Present and Future. 
1986Harris A. FrickerCanadian Defense Policy: The Politics of Reaction, The Imperatives of Reality. 
 Kevin F. McGillyToward an Elected Senate of Canada 
 Kim McRaeRhetoric and Reality in Canadian Foreign Policy: Apartheid in South Africa.James Bickerton
1985Ginette B. AucoinSoviet Military Intervention Aggressive of Defensive Response? 
 Emile R. CormierThe Antigonish Movement: An Economic Means to Social Development in Eastern Nova Scotia. 
 Brenda LehmannClass and Revolution: Karl Marx and Mao Zedong on the First Stages of Socialist Society 
 Gerry SmithFrom Diefenbaker to Mulroney: An Analysis of the Electoral Fortunes of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, 1957-1984James Bickerton
 Karen SundbergThe Russian Intellectual’s Politics in the Nineteenth Century: Alexander Herzen (1812-1870). 
 Greg CameronAfrican Socialism: Ujamaa and the Peasantry. 
 Margaret MacDonellSaint Thomas Aquinas and Obligation to the State. 
 K. Andrew MacNeilCanadian International Development Aid Policy, 1950-1984: An Evaluation. 
 Thomas Shannon MurphyThe Montreal Citizens’ Movement: Three Frameworks of Analysis. 
 Thomas J. MacLennanThe Political Thought of F. A. Hayek: A Comparison with Adam Smith 
 Larry PatriquinPolitical History of Richmond County. 
1983Francis CampbellAlberta’s Alienation from Central Canada. 
 Faye ChisholmThe Distinctiveness of Social Democratic Government: Resource Management and Party Membership under the Saskatchewan CCF & NDP. 
 Catherine M. MacDonaldJustice as the Basis for Society for David Hume and Adam Smith. 
 Carolyn RedpathNewfoundland’s Offshore Regulations: Will the Spirit be Fulfilled? 
 David Ryan TobinThe Concepts of Justice and Benevolence in the Writings of David Hume and Adam Smith. 
1982Therese ArseneauPolitical Alienation in Alberta, The Western Perspective. 
 Gilles DeveauMinority French Language Education Policies in the Provinces of New Brunswick and Ontario. 
 Patricia FrickerScarce Dollars and Political Sense: Financing Canada’s Federal System. 
 Norma J. MacIsaacMedia Coverage of Canadian Federal Election Campaigns. 
 Marguerite Joan MacNeilMajor Themes and Directions in Feminist Political Thought. 
 Anne Marie PellerinOffshore Mineral Resources: Federal and Provincial Legal-Claims. 
 Francis X. SheaThe Relationship of the American Press to American Policy in Central America, 1977-1982. 
1981Mary K. MacDonaldCanadian Foreign Policy and the Law of the Se 
 Walter M. MajolaApartheid-South Africa’s Solution for Different Racial Groups--A Myth. 
 David C. McGreerThe Energy Dispute: A Test of Federalism. 
 Jane ShupeThe Law of the Sea--A Case Study of Blocs and Multilateral Negotiations. 
1980Del AtwoodMaritime Political Economy from 1967. 
 Mark M. BowlerPetro-Canada: A Case-Study of a Crown Corporation. 
 Richard SaundersRevolutionary Violence: An Ideological Examination. 
 Elizabeth TompkinsPolitical Change in China Since 1976. 
1979D. J. HickeyThe 1978 Constitution Amendment Bill: Trudeau’s Ploy. 
 Alfred LeBlancThe Quebec Separatist Movement. 
1978Stephen DankowichFreedom of Information Legislation. 
 Michael W. FougereMarx’s Rejection of Idealism 
 Kathie M. MaherCanadian Foreign Policy. 
 Hugh Patrick MellonForeign Investment and Canadian Policies 1911-1963. 
 Kevin A. PhelanChina and the Superpowers. 
 Gerald ZitollProject Htlingual: A Case Study in Bureaucratic Behaviour 
1977Peter BowlerCanadian Immigration Policy: A Case Study in Policy Formation. 
1976Peter GoldieCanada’s Relations with the EEC: An Argument in Favour of a Contractual Link. 
 Eric P. GroodyA Consideration of V. I. Lenin’s Views of Democracy 
 John Joseph KavanaghAlbert Camus’ L’homme Revolute. 
1975Paul LippensThe Judicial use of Social Science Data: Some Perspectives 
1974Robert Gerard McNeilThomas Hobbes and Religion. 
1973Terrence Joseph CormierAspects of Foreign Investment in Canada 
 Francis G. GillisThe Role of the People’s Liberation Army in the Political System in the People’s Republic of China. 
 John Daniel MacDonaldCanada - USSR: Thoughts on Comparative Bureaucratic Theory. 
 J. Rankin MacSweenRenal Reform in Canada. 
 Thomas Camillus TurnerXavier Spring 1971: A Political Evolution. 
1972Claude BourqueAccomplishments and Shortcomings of the Program for Equal Opportunity in New Brunswick: People’s Service. 
 Michael Wayne DallienThe Extent and Direction of Federal Involvement in the Economy of Cape Breton since the Donald Report, 1966. 
 Sean FlanaganChina’s Foreign Policy in Asia: A Defense of the People’s Revolution. 
 Robin HamumThe DREE Program in Newfoundland. 
1971Jean L. DeleskieMarx and Alienation. 
 Richard MurthaThe Applied Neutrality of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. 
1970Mary C. HynesThe Cuban Revolution: The Development of a New Phase of Communist Theory and Practice. 
 Michael Charles LegerChanging the Election Laws in Canada 
 Frank J. McKennaChanging Canada’s Federal Constitution: The Background. 
 Anne MacLellanAfrican Socialism: Tanzania - A Prototype. 
 Sean E. RileyThe Superpowers and the Third World: An Overview:1953-1973. 
1969Ralph J. GillisNATO: Analysis of an Alliance. 
 Mary Jean McCartenFederalism in the United States and Canada: A Comparison. 
1968Joseph DonaldDecision-Making in the Canadian Foreign Policy Process. 
 Malcolm ChisholmThe Role of Political Theory in Political Realities 
 Michael MacKinnonWilliam F. Buckler, Jr.: The Conservative in Contemporary America. 
 Douglas MacLellanDefinitions of Canadian Nationalism. 
1967Jerry W. EzekielThe Origin and Evolution of the CCF-NCP. 
 Alexander G. MacDonaldThe Presidential Assistant. 
1966Gregory John DugganSeparatism of Political Problem in Canada. 
 Francis A. MacCormickPropaganda and the East-West Conflict. 
 J. T. K. McCormickThe Sino-Soviet Conflict: Its Interpretation and Implications 
1965Anne Marie MacLeanConfederation 1867: Conflicting Reactions in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. 
 Paul Joseph McFarlandThe Political Thought of the Framers of the Constitution of the United States of America. 
 Nicholas Edward NorcottCanadian and the League of Nations 1919-1939. 
 Edward W. TurcotteThe Effects of U.S.-U.S.S.R. Relations on the Sino-Soviet Dispute. 
1964Alana Grace JeffersonThe Three Components of Marxism Thought. 
 Colleen O’ConnelThe Declining Influence of Newspapers on Political Thought. 
1963Ronan P. DonohoeAristotle’s Conception of Law. 
 Philip H. DoucetFederal Election in Inverness-Richmond-Cape Breton West, 1962. 
 Patrick James FitzpatrickThe Commerce Clause in the British North America Act (1867) and the United States Constitution: A Study in Federalism and Judicial Interpretation. 
 Winfield F. HackettSeparatism: Product of Nationalism. 
 Mary MacLennanIndustrial Development and Local Government. 
 Margaret Patricia MooreThe Organization of American States. 
 Patrick-Douglas MurphyThe Suppression of Factions in Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Social Contract. 
 Chester J. WebbSenate: Reform or Abolition. 
1962Michael BoyceA Study of the Development of Conservative and Liberal Tariff Policy Since Confederation. 
 Harold L. LaceyThe Tax Rental System of Canada. 
 Roger LivingstoneUnited States Foreign Policy During the Eisenhower Administration. 
 Oscar A. MontezaChristian Democracy in Latin America. 
1961Elinor Rose MacAllisterThe Canadian Bill of Rights. 
 James Arthur MacDonaldThe Politics of Pictou County from 1908 to 1917. 
1960Donald HarrimanSocial Legislation in New Brunswick 1935-1952. 
 Joseph Elwin HemphillCanadian External Relations in the Inter-War Period. 
 Heather MacDonaldJohn A. To John G. -- The Prime Ministers of Canada 
1959John C. McCurrinCanadian-American Relations Both Past and Present. 
 M. Brian MulroneyThe Politics of Quebec 1933-1958) [To Stay in Chair’s office] 
1958T. S. BlanchardDominion Provincial Financial Relations 1867-1957; and a Development of Personal Income Taxation. 
 Richard CashinAn Analysis of Confederation as an Issue in Newfoundland Politics. 
 Roderick D. MacLeanCanadian External Relations from Confederation to World War One. 
1956Barbara Mary KnipsCanada as a Mediator in International Affairs. 
1955David L. McWilliamThe Political Philosophy of Angus Lew MacDonald. 
1954Paul KaripurathEconomic Development of Underdeveloped Countries. 
 Harry VanderSpankCodetermination in West-Germany. 

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