Below is a selection of dissertations from the International Studies program in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences that have been voluntarily included in Chapman University Digital Commons. Additional dissertations from years prior to 2019 are available through the Leatherby Libraries' print collection or in Proquest's Dissertations and Theses database.
Theses from 2024
The Impact of Refugee Resettlement Programs on Local Communities in America: A Case Study of New York City, Ojeikere Akhadelor
Negative Social Perceptions and their Impacts on the Maya People, Eleina Beltran
Legitimacy Competition: China and the United States Legitimization of International Criminal Court Referral Decisions, Allison Flame
Mobilizing Online, Marching Offline: Familias Unidas Por Nuestros Desaparecidos’ Strategic Use of Social Media, Iara Gonzalez Ascencio
Fast Fashion: A Thorough Examination on Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Global Environmental Degradation, Maggie Quiroz
Humanizing the Migration Experience: The Stories and Struggles of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children from the Northern, Stephanie Santiago
A Cross-Country Analysis of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Leah Shoff
The Dynamics of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Reyhaneh Zamani
Theses from 2023
Modern Slavery: A Thorough Examination on Human Trafficking of Indigenous Women and Children in Mexico, Sarah Altuwaijri
Whose Nation is it? A Critical Analysis of the Impacts of Conservative Nationalism and Migration Security on Marginalized Groups in America, Joshua Jackson
Theses from 2022
Why Renegotiation?: Renewal of the South Korea-Chile Bilateral Free Trade Agreement, Montserrat Bugueno
Intersectional Approaches to Climate Action: A Comparative Study of Women's Equality and Indigenous Voices in Iceland and New Zealand, Sixtine Foucaut
Islamic Bioethics: National Regulations and Guidelines of Human Stem Cell Research in the Muslim World, Azza Mahmoud
Theses from 2021
Kagame’s Ruse in Rwanda: The Debilitating Role of Authoritarianism in Rwanda and its Impact on Long Term, Sustainable Development, Manuel Grajeda
The Family Business: DNA Ancestry Tests and White Identity, Callan Keeter
Humanitarian Response for Internally Displaced Women and Children in North-East, Nigeria, Aitiya Simon
China-Africa Relations: The Northern Nigerian Textile Industry, Afolabi Toye
Theses from 2020
The Origin of Usurpation and Tyranny: Nonagentic Anti-Imperialism of the Twenty-First Century and the Legacy of Chavismo, Juan Bustillo
Reproductive Health in the Philippines: Poverty, Religiosity, and Navigating Reproductive Choices, Allison Goncena
The Impact of Chinese Investments on the Kenyan Economy, Candice Newcomb
Detention of Asylum-Seekers: Comparison of the Asylum and Detention Practices in United States and Sweden, Yuliia Pohorilets
Dual Immersion Programs and their Implications: Focused Analyses on the Educational History, Francisco Reynoso Barron
Theses from 2019
The Dynamics of Language in the Valencian Community from the Context of Immigration Policy and Refugee Programs, Mark Hansberry