Honors Research is a hallmark of an IWU liberal arts education. Eligible students are invited to embark upon a year-long research or creative arts project with a faculty mentor and a committee of faculty from within and outside of their major department.
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Submissions from 2023

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Policy Type and Presidential Messaging as Factors of Legislative Productivity, Madison Garofalo

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March 10th: The Tibetan Peoplehood Movement, Adrianna E. Helstad

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Motives for Independence: The Case of Spain’s Catalonia, Emma Stroh

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The United States after the Third Religious Disestablishment: A Case Study of the ADF’s Strategies in Prolonging Culture Wars, Rachel Williams

Submissions from 2019

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Democracy in Crisis:An Examination of the Negative Effects of Political Parties on Democracy, Alani L. Sweezy

Polarized China: The Effect of Media Censorship on People's Ideology, Gaoming Zhu

Submissions from 2018

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Why the Right?: Evaluating Vote Choice in Rural America, Zoe Bouras

Right-Wing Populism under Majoritarian Conditions: A Comparison of Support for Brexit and Trump, Olivia Heffernan

Submissions from 2016

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The Local American Voter: Mayoral Election Turnout in Midsized American Cities, Austin Aldag

It Takes a [Latina] Candidate: Discovering the Motivations That Lead Latina Elected Officials to Run for Office, Melissa Guzmán

Submissions from 2015

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Explaining Legislative Productivity: Evaluating the Effects of Polarization and Divided Government In a Cross-Sectional Study of State Legislatures, Mike Kistner

Submissions from 2013

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Why They Rise Up, or Not: A Study of Linguistic Minorities and Ethnic-National Mobilization, Yelei Kong

Submissions from 2012

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United States House Elections Post-Citizens United: The Influence of Unbridled Spending, Laura L. Gaffey

Submissions from 2011

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Supreme Court Responsiveness: An Analysis of Individual Justice Voting Behavior and the Role of Public Opinion, Michael Browning

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Institutions and Elites: Democracy and Stability in sub-Saharan Africa, Michael R. Burgess

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Redistricting and the Public Interest: Developing a Value-Explicit Dialogue, Amy B. Uden

Submissions from 2009

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Can Resource Mobilization Predict the Level of Success Among Social Movement Organizations?, Kathryn Brannan, '09

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Trust on the Internet: A Virtual Reality?, Adam Clark, '09

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Presidential Success in Congress: Factors that Determine the President's Ability to Influcence Congressional Voting, Christine Gibbs, '09

Submissions from 2008

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Transparent Politics or Empty Legislation?, Connor McGee '08

Submissions from 2007

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Of Minorities, Markets and Mongols: Re-imagining the Relationship Between Ethnicity and Rationality in Russian Center/Periphery Conflict, Brett A. Strand '07

Submissions from 2004

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The Effect of an Illinois Wesleyan University Education on Political Ideology, Jordan T. Ault '04

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Protecting Women from Domestic Violence: A Comparative Perspective, Mollie Whitehead '04

Submissions from 2003

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Soft Money and the Electoral Success of Women Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Cameo M. Kaisler '03

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The Importance of Mass Culture for Democratization, James D. Melton '03

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Contentious Policies: The Experiment with Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Admissions to Public Universities, Elizabeth R. Notz '03

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Beneath the Red Curtain: Intentions and Motivations Behind an Authoritarian Regime's Move Toward Democracy, Andrew G. Sur '03

Submissions from 2002

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A Question of Motivations: Determining Why Donor Countries Give Aid, Sarah Fuller '02

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Constructing a Common Ukrainian Identity: An Empirical Study, Igor Khrestin '02

Submissions from 2001

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Croatia's Leap Toward Gender Equality in the Parliament: Rules Versus Players, Josip Glaurdic '01

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Let Us In, Let Us In: A Study of Female Representation in Post-Communist Legislatures, Rebecca Ray '01

Submissions from 2000

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National Political Influence and the Catholic Church, Jennifer Nash '00

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Benefits by Gender: Determinants of Welfare Accessibility for Migrant Women in Western Europe, Kathryn Vojack '00

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Elector System Design and Ethnic Separatism: A Rationalist Approach to Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe, Eric Wesselkamper '00

Submissions from 1999

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Beyond Narrow Liberalism, Justin B. Taylor '99

Submissions from 1998

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Domestic Political Violence: Working Towards an Answer to a Timeless Question, John Gutowski '98

Submissions from 1997

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Controlling the Uses of Our Bodies: A Comparison of Women in Twenty Countries, Jennifer Pence '97

Submissions from 1996

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The Political and Economic Factors Affecting the U.S. Sugar Subsidy Program, Anne Peterson '96

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A House Divided: Party Polarization on Welfare Issues, Amy Stewart '96

Submissions from 1995

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Televised Political Advertising as a Strategic Tool to Positively Affect a Candidate's Chances of Winning an Election A Case Study: The 1994 California U.S. Senate Election: Televised Advertising in the Michael Huffington Campaign, Sarah Wills '95

Submissions from 1994

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The Establishment of Illinois Riverboat Gambling and its Impact on Alton, Peoria, and Joliet, Julie A. Dressler '94

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The Scope of Abortion Rights Since Roe v. Wade and the Next Tier: The Right to Access, Thomas Wayne Gaylord '94

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Post-Cold War Nationalism in Germany and Austria: A Comparative Study, Garett William Graubins '94

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Child Witnesses in Sexual Abuse Cases and the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause, Kelly Thuet '94

Submissions from 1993

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Collective Security in the Gulf: An Analysis of the Development of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Regional Security as a Function of the Council, David Michael Priess '93

Submissions from 1992

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Inequalities in the Educational Systems in South Africa, Angela Goebel '92

Submissions from 1991

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Modernization and Development: An Empirical Study of South Korea and Brazil, Douglas J. Becker '91

Submissions from 1990

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The Challenge to the Judiciary of the Nineties:Managing Appeals in the Federal Courts, Kelly N. Kalus '90

Submissions from 1974

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The Illinois appellate system procedure and practice, Robert L. Kamholz Jr.

Submissions from 1971

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Mediocrity and Roll-Calls: The Identification of Marginal Congressmen and Some Study of Their Voting Behavior, Richard K. Wray

Submissions from 1970

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The Struggle for Standing to Secure Judical Review of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Donald E. Garrison

Submissions from 1967

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Preparing the Chicago City Budget: Influences, Statistics, Allocations and Trends, Terry Black '67

Submissions from 1966

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Public Relations and Political Power: A Case Study of the Caterpillar Tractor Co., Frank Simpson