| The I400 thesis draws on and integrates a student's studies in the International Studies major. Below are select titles of real I400 theses, organized by thematic concentration.
Culture and the Arts:
- Argentine Theatre Under Dictatorship: Griselda Gambaro's Decir Si
- Religion in French and Italian Politics: Attacking Fundamental Rights?
- African Sterotypes and the Effects of Social Messages in Blood Diamonds and Hotel Rwanda
- The Ethics of Eating: An Exploration of the Resilience of Spanish Food Culture
- Underground Culture: A Look at the Parisian Metro and it's Cultural Importance
- A History of Scottish Storytelling
Global Health and Evironment:
- The Fragility of Life: A Study of Biodiversity and Land Use in Costa Rica
- From Deforestation to Conservation: Patterns of Fire Usage with in Small Farming Communities in the Brazilian Amazon
- Educational Tactics on AIDS: Kenya and Senegal
- Hunger, Food Aid, and GMO's
Global Integration and Development:
- From Productivism to Post-Productivism in the Eye of the Consumer: A Comparative look at U.S., German and European Organic Policy
- The International Olympic Committee and the Decisions They Make
- Similar Regime Types with Divergent Economic Outcomes: A Comparative Case Study of Burma and South Korea (early 1960's to late 1980's)
- Creating Strength Through Unity: The Building of German Economics and Modern Germany
- The Economic and Political Rationale of Cooperatives: The Viability of Rice Fund Surin
- Shea: Butter For the Better: Relating Global Trade to Development in Burkina Faso and Ghana
Human Rights and Social Movements:
- The Gypsies Under Hungarian Communism
- Nazi Collaboration and Resistance: Challenging the Lines
- Social Movement Theory and the French Student Strikes of 2009
- Race and Exploitation: Anti-Haitianism and Afrophobia in the Dominican Republic
- Hip-hop as a Socio-Political Movement: "Fighting the Power" in Senegalese Society
- The Mothers of Plazo de Mayo: The Evolution of Memory
- Trafficking of Women Across East European Countries: A Correlation Between Poverty, Lack of Security and "No Action" Plans After 1989
International Communication:
- The Italian Struggle for Cultural Preservation
- The Cell Phone: Functionality and Interconnectivity in a Global Context
- A Study of French and American Cultures Through Use of Television Commercials
- Communicating Effectively between English-speakers and Spanish-speakers
Nations, States and Boundaries:
- Shifting Priorities: The Development and Demise of the Arab National Identity
- Post Nationalism: The French Challenge
- The Change in Spain: Looking at Immigration in the 21st Century
- The European Union: Evolution Beyond the Nation-State Through Transfers of Sovereignty
- Political Legitimacy in China
- How German can the Turks Be? An analysis of the ongoing relationship between the Germans and the Turks
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