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The 1996 Russian Presidential Elections: Motivations of a New Russian Electorate and Two Competing Candidates
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)The idea for this paper began while I was studying in St. Petersburg, Russia during the last quarter of 1995. The Duma elections were held only a week before my departure and on the same day as my final essay for ... -
An American in London: My Experiences in British Parliament
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)The following SIP is divided into three sections; a research paper, an annotated bibliography, and excerpts from my daily journal. While interning in Parliament, I conducted research on the topic of Great Britain's situation ... -
Art and Society: A Research Internship at The Detroit Institute of Arts
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Asylum Rights in the New Europe? Analysis of policies of Western European States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1995)This paper reports on these new measures taken by European governments to curb entry into their territories and avoids examination of push-pull factors which cause forced migration, as that would be an appropriate subject of ... -
Australian Immigration- One Nation's Response to a Global Issue
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)My intentions here are to provide an overview and analysis of the Australian immigration system, with a special focus on refugee status. -
Cambodia: A Case Study in the Evolution of United Nations Peace-Keeping
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1993)The fact that the majority of my research for this project was undertaken at the United Nations ensures that I had no shortage of massive amounts of information pertaining to Cambodia. Any oversight or omission in ... -
The Evolution of 20th Century Spanish Feminism and its Reflection in Three Contemporary Novels
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)The novels I will be analyzing are Ramona, adiós by Montserrat Roig, Carmen Martín Gaíte's The Back Room and Absent Love by Rosa Montero. Literature has reinforced stereotypes to keep genders in their place; new ways of ... -
Exploring Human Resource Management : An Experiential SIP with the Government of Allegan County
(1998)The author describes his internship with the Human Resources Department of Allegan County, including hiring, evaluation, managing employee compensation and benefits, and the development of automated database systems. -
Gabriele Munter: Neglected Woman Expressionist
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)An assignment for my orientation class in Erlangen, Germany required reading and responding to a newspaper article. I could have chosen an article about politics or current events, but I was drawn to a colorful front ... -
Hand Grip Strength and Perceived Feelings of Fatigue
(1996)The primary purpose of this research was to study the correlation between hand grip strength and perceived feelings of fatigue and the implications in career counseling. The main hypotheses investigate the psychological ... -
Human Rights in the Middle East: An Analysis of the Human Rights Policies and Practices of The State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)My decision to write about the Middle East stems from a personal connection to the region as well as a college career devoted to the study of the political and social conditions of the Middle East. For many different ... -
The "Immigration Crisis" as a Security Threat : Biopolitical Sovereignty and the State of Exception at the US/Mexico Border
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)Immigration has for much of the last two decades been at the forefront of political discourse in the United States. The policy created or lack thereof in response to this issue has become a defining characteristic of ... -
International Adoption: Building Families Across Cultural Lines
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)Adoption is a long and involved process. Before receiving a child, parents must wade through months of paperwork, bureaucratic red tape and waiting lists. Not all adopted children in America were born within the borders ... -
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International Charity Implementation: Caritas of Panama
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)Panama offers a case study of the ramifications of neocolonialism. Panama, a nation whose ideal geographic location has continually seduced and drawn the attention of those seeking to exploit her wealth, has never, not ... -
The International Institute: An examination of the history, current laws and inner workings of a nonprofit immigration organization
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)In early February of this year, after returning from foreign study in China, I applied far an internship at the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit, an agency involved with immigration. Even though I carried ... -
An Internship for the Labour Party: Including An Examination of The Asylum and Immigration Bill 1996
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)During the winter quarter of the 1995-6 school year, I worked as an assistant to Stephen Timms, Member of Parliament, at the House of Commons in London. I was required to organize and respond to Mr. Timms' letters from ... -
Maendeleo ya Wanawake: The Politicization and Co-Optation of a Women's Development Organization
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1995)On December 31, 1994, I arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to begin a three month internship with Kenya's largest women's development agency, Maendeleo ya Wanawake. I sought to view first-hand the power of women's mobilization ...
