Browsing by FAS Department "International Relations"
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Community Art Ownership: Do Local Heritage Museums Enhance Civic and Economic Implications?
(2019-03-04)Inspired by the art repatriation disputes that account for countless political rows between nations, this study asks: Are there civic and economic implications when a community owns their own heritage art objects? While ... -
Exploring Diaspora Ties to Homeland Neo-Colonialist Movements: The Case of Chinese Diaspora Influence During the "New Scramble for Africa"
(2019-01-25)This study explores diaspora group ties to origin countries in ways that broadly empower them to act as state agents of their origin state. This is achieved by examining the case of the Chinese migration to Africa during ... -
Exploring the Perspectives of the Saudi State’s Destruction of Holy Sites: Justifications and Motivations
(2018-12-20)This thesis explores Saudi Arabia’s perspective on the destruction of heritage sites before and after Saudi Arabia became a state, seeking answers to these questions: why does Saudi Arabia commit these acts in the name of ... -
How Headscarves Have Shaped Muslim Experience in America
(2019-01-17)This study focuses first on the role of the headscarf in creating space for Muslim women in the social fabric of America and shaping their American experience. I examine the symbolism of the headscarf from two different ... -
Imperialism’s Effects on Language Loss and Endangerment: Two North American Cases of Resilience, the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy and Wôpanâak Language Communities
(2019-05-02)This project aimed to look at the causes of linguistic diversity loss, the factors for language resiliency, and potential setbacks in the field behind saving languages. Of the world’s estimated 7,500 languages, over half ... -
Learning From Syria: Applying Environmental Modeling Toward Strategic Peacebuilding Interventions
(2018-06-14)As climate change intensifies droughts and other extreme weather processes, much of the world will face freshwater scarcity, causing major challenges for food production. Without international support, these disruptions ... -
The Dark Mirror: Gerasimov’s Hybrid War in Ukraine
(2020-09-11)This thesis investigates to what extent General Valery Gerasimov’s “hybrid” warfare approach is being used in Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. Much debate over exactly what is Russia’s strategy in Ukraine is ...