Each year, the best theses in each region, the best interregional thesis, and the best overall thesis are recognized at the Croft graduation ceremony. The prize for the best overall thesis, the Terasawa Prize, is named after Dr. Katsuaki Terasawa, the Associate Director of the Croft Institute from 1998 until his retirement in 2005.
Claire Williams (Latin America) 2020, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Why Families Flee: A Study of Family Migration Patterns from the Northern Triangle of Central America
Lauren Burns (Interregional) 2019, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
Renewables & Refugees: A Solution for Jordan?
Sydney Green (Middle East) 2018, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
The Israel Druze: "Neither Here nor There"
Alexandra Martin (Interregional) 2017, Dr. Mark Van Boening
Women Empowerment Externalities of the 2004 Moroccan Moudawana Reform: Intrafamily Bargaining and Educational Attainment
Katie Wright (Latin America) 2016, Dr. Marcos Mendoza
Portrayal of Pinochet: Historical Narratives in Chilean Schools
Maddie Fumi (Latin America) 2015, Dr. Maria Fionda
Death, Maintenance and Revitalization of the Quiechua Language in Peru: A Case Study with A Focus on an Pedro de Cajas
William Bumpas (East Asia) 2014, Dr. Joshua Howard
Uncontrolled Enrollment Expansion: Fragmented Authoritarianism in Chinese Higher Education
Cody LeBlanc (European) 2013, Dr. Olivier Tonnerre
France's Soul-Searching: Finding National Identity In Political Metaphors During The 2012 Presidential Election
Kira Thomas (East Asia) 2012, Dr. Noell Wilson
Turning Japanese: How Will the Concept of Japanese Identity Shift to Accommodate the Country's Growing Need for Foreign Workers
Ryan Parsons (East Asia) 2011, Dr. Joshua Howard
The Urbanization of Chinese Citizenship: A Case Study of Shanghai and Suzhou
Cooper Rimmer (Interregional) 2010, Dr. John Czarnetzky
The Role of the Supreme People's Court within the P.R.C.: Judicial Interpretation and Judicial Review
Amanda Boozer (Latin America) 2009, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Sex Trafficking and the State in Argentina: Theoretical Perspectives, Government Policies and a Proposal for a Comprehensive
Anthony Yuen (East Asia) 2008, Dr. Gang Guo
Mainland Chinese Attitudes Toward the United States
Tabitha Thomas (Europe) 2007, Dr. Krishna Ladha
Protecting the Environment While Growing in India and China: A Case for an Independent Environmental Agency
Carter Wamp (Latin America) 2006, Dr. Jeffrey Jackson
The Development of Information and communications Technologies (ICTs) in Latin America: A Comparative Case Study of Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Guatemala.
Olivia George 2020, Dr. Minjoo Oh
K-POP, Digital Community and Mediated Intimacy
Gwenafaye McCormick 2019, Dr. Noell Wilson
Japanese Mascots: Domestic Escapism, International Diplomatic Tool
Alyssa Smith 2018, Dr. Ana Velitchkova
Femininity in Media Portrayals of Chinese Female Soldiers
James DeMarshall 2017, Dr. Gang Guo
To Donate Is Glorious: The CCP, Chinese Civil Society, and the Wenchuan Earthquake
Zach Cookston 2016, Dr. Gang Guo
An Industry Giant's Struggles: Google's Relative Failure Within China
Kevin Gordon Scott 2015, Dr. Joshua Hendrickson
The Impact of Hosting the Summer Olympic Games on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the 2008 Beijing Games
William Bumpas (Terasawa) 2014, Dr. Joshua Howard
Uncontrolled Enrollment Expansion: Fragmented Authoritarianism in Chinese Higher Education
Tori Thoman 2013, Dr. Gang Guo
The Evolving Benefits of Communist Party Membership in Contemporary China
Kira Thomas (Terasawa) 2012, Dr. Noell Wilson
Turning Japanese: How Will the Concept of Japanese Identity Shift to Accommodate the Country's Growing Need for Foreign Workers
Ryan Parsons (Terasawa) 2011, Dr. Joshua Howard
The Urbanization of Chinese Citizenship: A Case Study of Shanghai and Suzhou
Christina Thompson 2010, Dr. Holly Reynolds
Regime, Society, and Political Transitions: A Case Study of China
Alecia Waite 2009, Dr. Gang Guo
The Olympics as a Catalyst for Chinese Environmental Regulation: A Theory with Three Case Studies from Beijing
Anthony Yuen (Terasawa) 2008, Dr. Gang Guo
Mainland Chinese Attitudes Toward the United States
Megan Rogers 2008, Dr. Gang Guo
At the Roots of Faith: A Comparative Analysis of the History and Appeal of Buddhism and Christianity in Contemporary China
Margot Holland 2007, Dr. Endo
Obstacles to Success that U.S. and European Big Box Retail Chains Face in Penetrating the Japanese Market
Andrew Piletz 2006, Dr. Gang Guo
China's Growing Unemployment Problems: Past, Present, and Future
Ragan Ketrow 2020, Dr. Joshua First
Cooperating for Charity:The Effect of Decentralization on French Association
Elizabeth Brown 2019, Dr. Susan Allen
Regionalism and Reform: The Consequences of Consociationalism in Belgium
Andrew Hayes 2018, Dr. Joshua Hendrickson
The Future Was a Riot: Causes of Youth Unemployment in Spain and Challenges to Immigration and the Welfare State in the Era of the Common Market (1999-2016)
Steven Wild 2017, Dr. Joshua First
Refugees Welcome? A Discursive Analysis of German Willkommenskultur in Crisis
Erica McGraw 2016, Dr. Benjamin Jones
Political Underrepresentation and Domestic Terrorism: The Deficiency of Minority Descriptive Representation as a Causal Factor of Violent Radicalization in Western European Democracies
Mellie McGehee 2015, Dr. Anne Quinney
Vivre en Travaillant: Exploring the Economic and Social Effects of the 35-hour Workweek in France
Martina Cotelo 2014, Dr. Corina Petrescu
My Grandmother's Story: A Study of Post-Holocaust Identity
Elizabeth Younger 2012, Dr. Joshua First
Organized Crime in Post-Soviet Russia: A Comprehensive Threat Analysis
Emilie Dayan 2011, Dr. Alice Cooper
Papy Boom and Public Pensions: Achieving Fiscal Sustainability and Intergenerational Solidarity within the French Public Pens
Jessica Beck 2010, Dr. Matthew Loveless
Challenging EU Solidarity? : German-Russian Relations
Ann Kirk Jacobs 2009, Dr. Ahmet Yukleyen
Turkey and the European Union: Why Europe Doesn't Want a Taste of Turkey
Christine Foster 2008, Dr. Susan Grayzel
Martine's World: Examining Gender Roles, Girlhood and Nostalgia in Modern Day France
Tabitha Thomas (Terasawa) 2007, Dr. Krishna Ladha
Protecting the Environment While Growing in India and China: A Case for an Independent Environmental Agency
Madeline Goodwin 2007, Dr. Michael Metcalf
European Integration in Norway and Finland: A Question of Identity, Security, Economics, or All of the Above?
Christine Day 2006, Dr. Kees Gispen
The French Non: The Socialist Party, Relocations, and Economic Concerns
Claire Williams (Terasawa) 2020, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Why Families Flee: A Study of Family Migration Patterns from the Northern Triangle of Central America
Leta Rowan 2019, Dr. Katherine Centellas
"Nosotras Como Mujeres": The Environmental Activism of Indigenous Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Sarah Meeks 2018, Dr. Katherine Centellas
Water, Women, and Migration: Examining the Interconnections between Water Scarcity, Environmental Migration, and Women in Bolivia
Madeleine Achgill 2017, Dr. Marcos Mendoza
Argentina's contemporary multicultualism and its implications for Chinese identity in Buenos Aires
Katie Wright (Terasawa) 2016, Dr. Marcos Mendoza
Portrayal of Pinochet: Historical Narratives in Chilean Schools
Maddie Fumi (Terasawa) 2015, Dr. Maria Fionda
Death, Maintenance and Revitalization of the Quiechua Language in Peru: A Case Study with A Focus on an Pedro de Cajas
Julie Magee 2014, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Coca Policy in 21st-Century Peru: An Exercise in Contradiction
Emily Wrigley 2013, Dr. Katherine Centellas
Indigenous Justice: Bolivian Community Justice and its Role in the State
Erin Mauffray 2012, Dr. Katherine Centellas
Disaster Community: La Cultura Sismica of Chile
Stephen Worley 2011, Dr. Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
The Wrath of Grapes: Globalization, Economics, and the Rapid Rise of the Chilean Wine Industry
Joe Batemen 2010, Dr. Miguel Centellas
Conflict in the Peruvian Amazon: A Study of Political Protest in Bagua
Amanda Boozer (Terasawa) 2009, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Sex Trafficking and the State in Argentina: Theoretical Perspectives, Government Policies and a Proposal for a Comprehensive
Benjamin Jackson 2008, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Reaping the Benefits of Globalization: The Case of the Argentine Soy Economy
Jessica Bryant 2007, Dr. Oliver Dinius
Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Wars and Conflict Resolution in El Salvador
Carter Wamp (Terasawa) 2006, Dr. Jeffrey Jackson
The Development of Information and communications Technologies (ICTs) in Latin America: A Comparative Case Study of Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Guatemala.
Cynthia Bauer 2019, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
Commodity Fetishism and Performative Identity: Studying the Effects of Neoliberal Reform on the Work of Non-State Organizations in Cairo
Sydney Green (Terasawa) 2018, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
The Israel Druze: "Neither Here nor There"
Andrew Czuzak 2017, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
9/11 and the American-Saudi Alliance: A Pragmatic Relationship Between Two Unlikely Partners
Connor Somgynari 2016, Dr. Yael Zeira
Their Brothers' Keepers? Ethnicity, Rebel Diplomacy, and State Support for Insurgency
Amir Aziz 2015, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
Al-Arabiyyah, Le Français, and the Soul of Algeria: The Language Tango between Arabic and French in Algerian Education Policy and Defining Post-Colonial Algerian National Identity
Elise Luers 2014, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice: The Role of Youth in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
Gabrielle Schust 2020, Dr. Katherine Centellas
Who Will Do the Good Works? The Troubling Case of Secularization and the Failure of the Welfare State in England and Peru
Lauren Burns (Interregional) 2019, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
Renewables & Refugees: A Solution for Jordan?
Alexandra Gersdorf 2018, Dr. Robert Brown
Abortion Access and Child Maltreatment: A Cross-National Analysis
Alexandra Martin (Terasawa) 2017, Dr. Mark Van Boening
Women Empowerment Externalities of the 2004 Moroccan Moudawana Reform: Intrafamily Bargaining and Educational Attainment
Maggie Hall 2016, Dr. Milorad Novicevic
Intentions to Purchase Genetically Modified Foods in the United States and Germany: The Impact of Consumer Knowledge and Attitudes
Murray Miller 2015, Dr. Jeffrey Jackson
A Global Perspective on Ethical Consumerism: A Study of Advertisements from Social Enterprises to Identify the Ethical Consumer
Walker Messer 2014, Dr. Hendrickson
The Currency Union Effect on Trade: The Role of Financial Development
Jessica Sewell 2013, Dr. Gang Guo
Sharing Space With the Middle Kingdom: Analyzing Barriers To U.S.-China Space Cooperation
Vihara Dharmaratne 2012, Dr. Timothy Nordstrom
Oil Wells and Well-Oiled Guns: The Resource Curse and Government-Directed Violence During the Arab Spring Uprisings
Luke Schwalm 2011, Dr. Minjoo Oh
Bridge over the River Kawaii: Examining the Consumption of Anime and Manga in the United States
Cooper Rimmer (Terasawa) 2010, Dr. John Czarnetzky
The Role of the Supreme People's Court within the P.R.C.: Judicial Interpretation and Judicial Review
Katie Swain 2009, Dr. Gang Guo
China's Role in the Darfur Crisis: An Inquiry into Global Ethics
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