University of South Carolina

Name

Areas of Interest

Dissertation Title

Heather

Hawn

 

C.V.

Latin American Politics; Comparative Politics; International Relations; Development; Ethnicity and Nationalism; Social Mobilization and Indigenous Movements; National Security

Genevieve

Kehoe

 

C.V.

Comparative Politics (Developing Countries, Latin American Politics, Comparative Economics, Democratization, Electoral Rules and Institutions); International Relations (International Organizations, Intercultural Communication); American Politics (Political Institutions, Executive Politics, Election Behavior)

“Presidents in ‘La Rage de Vouloir Conclure’ – The Effect of Term Limits on Presidential Behavior:  A Look at Presidents in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States”

 

Advisor: Starr

Jihyun

Kim

 

C.V.

International Relations; Comparative Politics; Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation; Multilateral Negotiations; Major Power Interactions in East Asia and Middle East; Security on the Korean Peninsula

“The Question of Compliance with the NPT Regime and Power Politics in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Negotiations: A Comparative Analysis of North Korea and Iran”

 

Advisor: Rosati

Susanne

Schorpp

 

C.V.

Judicial Politics and Public Law; Judicialization of Politics; Legitimacy of Courts; Separation of Powers; Comparative Judicial Politics

“The Rule of Law in Times of War: A Comparative Analysis of the Effect of War on High Court Decision-Making”

 

Advisors: Randazzo and Walker

Matthew Shaffer

 

C.V.

 

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International Relations, International Political Economy, International Conflict, Trade and Conflict, Regional Trade Agreements, Political Methodology (quantitative, qualitative, and formal)

“Economic Integration and Interstate Conflict: Policy Substitution and Coercive Strategies”

 

Advisor: Barbieri