Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
2021-22 Fisher Family Honors Presentations
2021-22 Fisher Family Honors Presentations
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 · 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
William J Perry Conference Room (Encina Hall Central, 2nd Floor)
Over the course of the academic year, CDDRL's honors students carry out original, policy-relevant research on democracy, development or the rule of law. During the last quarter of their senior year, they work independently with their faculty adviser to complete and submit their honors thesis. These formal presentations of their findings are the culmination of their research.
Presentation Schedule
Michal
Skreta
Time: 9:00 am
Major: Economics and Political Science
Advisor: Larry Diamond
Thesis Title: Babies, Money, and Power: Estimating Causal Effects of the “Family 500+” Child Benefit Program in Poland Using the Synthetic Control Method
Sreya
Guha
Time: 9:35 am
Major: Symbolic Systems
Advisor: Larry Diamond
Thesis Title: Understanding Parler: Exploring the Evolution of an Unmoderated Platform and the Effect of Deplatforming on Extremist Communities
Maggie Roache
Time: 10:10 am
Major: Political Science
Advisor: David Cohen
Thesis Title: Controversy in the Classroom: An Analysis of Spanish Secondary School Education on the Spanish Civil War, Franco Dictatorship, and Transition to Democracy
Adrian Scheibler
Time: 10:45 am
Major: International Relations
Advisor: Christophe Crombez
Thesis Title: Understanding the Challengers: Regionalist Parties in the Era of Financial Crisis
Alexandra Popke
Time: 11:20 am
Major: International Relations
Advisor: Adam Bonica
Thesis Title: In Mail We Trust: Exploring the Effects of All-Mail Voting on Voter Turnout in the 2020 US Presidential Election
José María Baus
Time: 11:55 am
Major: Political Science
Advisor: Michael Tomz
Thesis Title: Political Determinants of Sovereign Debt Default: The Incentives Behind Debtor Oscillation Between Multi and Bilateral Creditors in Latin America
Avalon
Wolfe
Time: 1:05 pm
Major: Political Science
Advisor: Francis Fukuyama
Thesis Title: Privacy in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analyzing the Impact of the Length of Data Privacy Law Existence on Variation in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
Carolyn
Chun
Time: 1:45 pm
Major: History
Advisor: Didi Kuo
Thesis Title: One Man, One Vote: Representational Equality, Prison Gerrymandering, and Reform
Ravichandra Tadigadapa
Time: 2:20 pm
Major: Economics and International Relations
Advisor: Thomas Blom Hansen
Thesis Title: Who is Bharat Mata? Investigating the Intellectual History of the Uniform Civil Code as a Directive Principle of Indian State Policy
José Luis Sabau
Time: 2:55 pm
Major: Political Science
Advisor: Alberto Díaz-Cayeros and Beatriz Magaloni
Thesis Title: A Democracy at What Cost? The Rise of Drug Cartels in Mexico's Democratic Transition