The Fletcher School MALD Thesis collection is a selection of the MALD (Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy) theses written each year as a requirement to graduate from the two-year Master's degree program.
2007-2008 Academic Year
Bennett, Andrew S.
Towards a National Information Infrastructure Initiative for the United States: An Analysis of Global Broadband Deployment, Adoption and Policies for Enhancement.
Birch, Kathryn Jefferis.
If We Could Hear & Read Their Stories: A Comparative Analysis of Perpetrator Patterns & Community Responses to Sexual Violence in Liberia & Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Fowler, Carly.
Never Again? The Failure of the International Community and the Media During the Rwanda Genocide.
Gagnon, Laurie A.
A Story of Communication, Power and Vision: Bringing Guatemalan Civil Society into the National Decision-Making Process.
Lanz, David.
Of Peace and Justice: The Impact of Human Rights in Peacemaking.
Mendoza, Sylvia Paola.
Distributional and Welfare Effects of Including Corn into NAFTA and the Social, Economic, Political and International Repercussions for Mexico.
Myette, Michael-John.
NGO Mission and Staff Perception: A Case Study of the Finca del Niño.
Schmid, Evelyne.
The Right to a Fair Trial in States of Emergencies: Non-Derogable Aspects of Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Sharpless, Ike.
Farm Animal Welfare and WTO Law: Assessing the Legality of Policy Measures.
Sumser, Heidi M.
Adopem Bank: Microfinance in the Dominican Republic, A Case Study.
2006-2007 Academic Year
Akande, Abdul-Rahman B.
The Evolution of Women in Middle Eastern Politics: Opportunities for Women in Parliament.
Bingham, Racey.
Multiple Use Services: Meeting the Productive and Domestic Water Needs of the Rural Poor
Bjorklund, Eric R.
A Strategy for the Long War: The Key Components of Counterinsurgency fro Malaya and the Philippines.
Ciesluk, Sylvia T.
Towards a New Model of Cooperative Development: Enhancing and Leveraging the Benefits of FDI for Emerging Economies.
Deucher, Gioia.
The Market for Microfinance in Brazil: An Industry Analysis.
Lupesko-Persky, Osnat.
An Examination and Analysis of the Interests Behind United States Political Support of Israel.
Moisio, Michael H.
Undermining the Free Oil Markets? China's Petroleum Strategy and the U.S.-P.R.C.-Japan Triangle.
Muthee, Maina H.
An Epidemiological Analysis of Malnutrition, Morbidity and Mortality Rates in the Darfur Humanitarian Crisis, Sudan 2003-2005.
Olesnycky, Damian
Time to Restructure the Ukrainian National Association: Here's Why and How.
Rainey, Kristen M.
In Pursuit of the Triple Bottom Line: Economic, Social, and Environmental Commitment at Clif Bar, Stonyfield Farm, and Starbucks.
Raphael, Virginie.
Public-Private Partnerships: Can the United States Learn from the French Experience to Address its Highway Funding Needs?
Schaefer, Katherine T.
Developing an Effective Way Forward: U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East.
Sienrukos, Hilary.
Oil, Democracy and the Globalization of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict.
Simonyan, Armine.
Media Independence: Variables Affecting Freedom of the Press: Cross-Country Regression Analysis with Implications on Russian Media.
Spiros, Michael.
Violence and Voices: Armed Political Opposition Groups' Interaction with the Foreign News Media.
Traughber, Colleen.
Terror-Crime Nexus? Terrorism and Arms, Drug, and Human Trafficking in Georgia.
Widenoja, Raya.
Sub-Optimal Equilibriums in the Carbon Forestry Game: Why Bamboo Should Win but Will Not.
2005-2006 Academic Year
Updated 11/22/2006
Abrams, Brian Eric.
Strategy of Domination: ZANU-PF's Use of Ethnic Conflict as a Means of Maintaining Political Control in Zimbabwe, 1982-2006.
Brown, Gordon Kempert.
Gender Roles in Refugee Camps: The Lasting Impact of Refugee Interventions in Tanzania .
Davis, John D.
On Our Own: Unilateralism in Israeli-Policymaking.
Dixon, Andrew D.
Foreign Tourism in Brazil: Is the Sky the Limit?
Fuangkajonsak, Wanrawee.
Industrial Policy Options for Developing Countries: The Case of the Automotive Sector in Thailand & Malaysia.
Hickerson, Thomas B.
Failure at the Speed of Light: Project Escalation and De-Escalation in the Software Industry.
Jeffers, Kristina N.
Misreading Moscow: Toward a New Interpretation of Russian Peacekeeping in the Early 1990s.
Jones, Deborah.
Education in Complex Emergencies: A Case Study of the IRC Guinea Education Program.
Lopez-Aranda, Jaime G.
The Risk of Democracy: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations on the Effects of Electoral Uncertainty on Latin American Emerging Markets.
Manekas, Jillian Perry.
The Invisible Enemy: Suicide Terrorism in Chechnya and Sri Lanka.
McLellan, Marta Lyn.
World Bank-Financed Resettlement in China: The Influence of Property Rights in Resettlement Practices and Outcomes.
Melo, Ana C.
Transnationalism in New York City: A Study of Remittance Sending by Ecuadorian Migrants.
Miller, Erica.
Democratic Islamists? A Case Study on the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Mori, Junichi.
Development of Supporting Industries for Vietnam's Industrialization.
Nolan, Leigh E.
Afghanistan, Education and the Formation of the Taliban.
O'Brien, James M.
Exporting Jihad: Iran's Use of Non-State Armed Groups.
Ofori-Adjei, AkuaBrakatu.
Beyond Preferential Market Access:Enhancing the Development Potential of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a Focus on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Pevzner, Marina.
Conflict Sensitive Development--Reality or Wishful Thinking?
Pleva, Paul M.
Under What Conditions Should Donors Promote Consulting Services in Developing Countries?
Presnell, Benjamin.
Industrial Revolution:International Outsourcing in Manufacturing.
Roland, Eric S.
The Local as Client: Educational Decentralization and Partnership in Nicaragua.
Ron, Jonathan.
The Two Intifadas: An Analysis of the Strategies and Tactics of the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Rosier, Kevin.
Transnational Networks in International Trade: An Evalution of Ethnicity and Culture in U.S. Trade Flows.
Runyon, Molly.
Free Trade and Weak States: The Case of DR-CAFTA in Nicaragua.
Rupp, Joseph E.
Crisis Management at the Tip of the Spear.
Sarabi, Humayun.
Politics and Modern History of Hazara: Sectarian Politics in Afghanistan.
Schüepp, Martin.
To Make Unity Attractive: A Framework for State- and Power-Structures and Electoral Systems in the Sudan's Post-Conflict Transition.
Schlapkohl, Laura Jeane Story.
Human Trafficking and the Common European Asylum System: Victim Protection and Assistance in the European Union.
Smith, Raven Rachael.
The Changing Face of Microfinance in India: The Costs and Benefits of Transforming from an NGO to a Non-Bank Financial Company.
Soerensen, Jan T.
Hedge Fund Portfolio Construction.
Sohne, Sandra I.
Coping with Displacement: The Case of Internally Displaced Persons in Jinja, Uganda.
Spang, Edward.
The Potential for Wind-Powered Desalination in Water-Scarce Countries.
White, Robin G.
Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Reducing Deforestation: A Sri Lankan Case Study.
Wigneswaran, Nirmalaguhan.
Myth of Equality.
Zaur, Ian M.
Agriculture and Conflict: A Conceptual Framework for Development.
2004-2005 Academic Year
Updated 08/15/2005
Barber, Tamara.
High-Tech Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Case of Mexico.
Barton, Brooke Dawn.
A Global/Local Approach to Conflict Resolution in the Mining Sector: The Case of the Tintaya Dialogue Table.
Bhadelia, Nahid.
Modeling and Employing the Human Security Approach: A Health Security Perspective on the Current International Response to the Hiv Epidemic.
Brooke, Sam.
Constitution-Making and Immutable Principles.
Burke, Shannon.
Decentralization and Human Security in Kosovo: Prospects of Local Government Reform for Promoting Democracy, Development, and Conflict Mitigation.
Byington, John K.
Japanese Constitutional Reform and Maritime Security in East Asia.
Choi, Hyun-Jin .
U.S. Missile Defense: Implications for Sino-U.S. Arms Race.
Davis, Joy-Dee Samantha.
State Responsibility for Global Climate Change: The Case of the Maldives.
Delaune, Timothy A.
Imagined Nations:Toward a Functional Approach to the Future of "International" Relations.
Deutsch-Nadir, Sharon.
Capitalizing on Women's Traditional Roles in Israeli Peace Activism: A Comparison Between Women in Black and Checkpoint Watch.
Fend, RuthT.
The Fair Trade Response to the Coffee Crisis. Achievements, Limitations and Prospects of a Voluntary Certification Scheme.
Finnegan, Amy Colleen.
A Memorable Process in a Forgotten War: Forgiveness within Northern Uganda.
Holmberg, WilliamWCH.
Global Research and Development Investment Practices; Does General Electric Differ from the Trend?
Interrante, Charles Michael.
Drafting a New Consensus on Conscription: Germany Debates the Future of Compulsory Military Service.
Jessee, Devin D.
Strengthening the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation Regimes.
Johnson, Lauren C.
Understanding the Role of Cross Sector Strategic Alliances: An Analysis of Private and Nonprofit Sector Relations.
Keshavarzian, Ghazal.
The Transformation of the Afghan Refugee: A Study of the Impact of the Displacement Experience on Afghan Women and Children Living in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan.
Kibuthu, Grace WAMBUI.
Capital Markets in Emerging Economies: A Case Study of the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
Kobayashi, Masahiko.
U.S. Failures in the Pearl Harbor Attack: Lessons for Intelligence.
Krishnadas, Devadas.
Imaginging Surprise: Locating the Causality of Strategic Surprise.
Kugelman, Michael S.
Winning Hearts and Minds through "Actual Deeds": U.S. Public Diplomacy during the Occupation of the Philippines in Comparison with the American Involvement in Iraq Today.
Lindenbaum, StephanieK.
Colaborar - Amba'Apo Ondivepa - Collaboration: An Analysis of Inter-Agency Collaborations in Developmental Technical Assistance in Paraguay.
Loizou, Elaina.
Evaluating Transitional Justice Mechanisms' Effect on Reconcilation: Case Study -- Sierra Leone
Marjanovic, Maja.
Post-Conflict Democratization and Depoliticizing of Conflicting Identities: Constitutional Transformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Marti, Rafael.
How Marketing Mumbo Jumbo Can Help Poor Countries Grow: The Case of 100% Columbian Coffee.
Mazzotta, Ben.
Revealed Preferences in US Bilateral Aid, 1960-2000.
McGeehan, Kevin.
China's Banking System and How Citibank Can Capitalize on Its Liberalization .
McIlvain, Ashley.
Toward a More Sustainable Democracy: Public Participation in Justice Sector Reform.
Mecagni, Anna Lucia.
Reducing Refugee Rights? A Comparative Analysis of Shifting Refugee Policy and Practice in Mozambique and Guinea.
Molloy, Michael Sean.
Diplomatic Investments.
Morarji, Maitri.
The Dual Imperative to Enhance National Security and Foster Human Rights: The United Nations and the Adoption of Resolution 1373.
Nieto, Andres Alejandro.
An International Institutionalist Approach to the Globalization of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Porzecanski, Roberto.
Alliance for Progress or Alianza Para El Progreso? A Reassessment of the Latin American Contribution to the Alliance for Progress.
Ross, Karen.
Towards 'Peace Writ Large'?: Use of Evaluation in Assessing the Impact of Israeli/Palestinian Peace Education.
Strauss, Joshua G.
Assimilation and Exclusion: An Analysis of Failed Policy in Macedonia.
Szepesy, James E.
The Strategic Corporal and the Emerging Battlefield: The Nexus Between the USMC's Three Block War Concept and Network Centric Warfare.
Thompson, Stephen W.
Interpreting the Enemy: A Game Theoretic Model of Conflict with Applications to the Korean and Iraq Wars.
Tiedeman, Anna K.
Branding America: An Examination of U.S. Public Diplomacy Efforts After September 11, 2001.
Wang, Genhua.
'10+3' Mechanism and Its Development: A Comparative Analysis with the EU Experience.
Wang, Jane W.
Crossroads in Sino-Japanese Relations: Exploring the Impact of Anti-Japanese Sentiment on Japanese Firms' Business Relations in China.
Wolfe, Matthew R.
Renewable Development: The Economics and Policies That Drive Wind Energy Development.
2003-2004 Academic Year
Abulhasan, Arwa Mohammad.
Future Relations between Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the International Oil Companies: Success or Failure?
Alanko, Reeta.
Private Securities Litigation against Foreign Firms: Empirical Findings.
Amadei, Paola.
The EU and US Trade Authorities: A Comparison.
Anand, Bhuvana.
Replacing Narco-Usurers with Micro-Lenders: The Agricultural Finance Component of Opium Substitution Programs in Afghanistan.
Antoine, Malick.
Business Development Services, Unemployment and the Kenyan Informal Sector.
Bailey, Sarah K.
Is Legal Status Enough? Legal Status and Livelihood Obstacles for Urban Refugees.
Bessoff, Noah.
Evaluating the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Agricultural Products in the Global Marketplace.
Chantadansuwan, Sittikorn.
Rice Trade Issues between Japan and Thailand.
Comenge, Alberto.
The Hispanic Paradigm: To Acculturate or not to Acculturate?
Dahl, Erik J.
Warning of Terror: Explaining the Failure of Intelligence against Terrorism.
Dawar, Sandrine.
Trade and Human Rights: Exploring the Impact of WTO Law on State Capacity to Protect, Promote and Fulfill the Human Right to Health.
Day, Adam.
Legal Reform and Economic Development in Vietnam and China: A Comparative Analysis.
De Vicente, Jorge.
State Branding in the 21st Century.
Dunbar, Judith.
Ubudehe & the Kecamatan Development Projects: Case Study & Comparative Analysis.
Goh, Dominic.
Transatlantic Relations -- A Study in Complementarity.
Hagmann, Jonas.
Coercion as a Tool for Third Party Conflict Resolution: Roles, Modes, and Uses.
Hasib, Syed Waqar.
Why the Global Anti-Money Laundering Regime is Ill-Equipped to Fight the War on Terrorism, and What to Do about It.
Heen, Stacy Michelle.
Microfinance and Conflict: Toward a Conflict-Sensitive Approach.
Henghuber, Heinz.
The Humanitarian Space in Peril: How do Recent Political Developments Challenge the Work of International Relief NGOs? (MAHA Thesis)
Isen, Jeffrey.
FCC's Community Group-Lending: Relieving the Constraint Placed on the Institution's Poverty Alleviation Impact by Program Design Weakness.
Khan, Sajid.
Al Qaida: The Ideology of Killing in the Name of God.
Kitsing, Meelis.
The Impact of Economic Openness on Internet Diffusion in Estonia and Slovenia.
Linnington, Abigail T.
Unconventional Warfare as a Strategic Policy Foreign Policy Tool: The Clinton Administration in Iraq and Afghanistan.
McClennen, Caleb.
White Spot Virus Syndrome: The Economic, Envrionmental and Technical Implications on the Development of Latin American Shrimp Farming.
Milton, Samuel.
Carbon Finance and Solar Water Heating Technology: Exploring Possible Synergies through Five Case Studies.
Minott, Nichola D.
Carbon Sequestration and Its Potential as a Market Mechanism Tool for Sustainable Development.
Netzer, Miriam Sophia.
Riba in Islamic Jurisprudence: The Role of 'Interest,' in Discourse on Law and State.
Renert, Joey.
Locating Legitimacy in Territorial Space.
Ruvalcaba, Jaime M.
Fine-Tuning the Marine Corps' Counterinsurgency Capabilities.
Sampson, Kristin Elaine.
Civil Society and the FTAA: A Case Study in the Lobbying Strategies of US-Based NGOs.
Schüring, Esther.
"History Obliges:" The Real Motivations Behind German Aid Flows in the Case of Namibia.
Severis, Zenon.
The Effects of the Opening of the Green Line on Young Greek-Cypriots and Their Perception of Identity.
Shembilku, Rozeta E.
The 'National Interest' Tradition and the Foreign Policy of Albania.
Squillace, Sharon.
The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation as a Regulator of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh.
Suleymanov, Elin.
Emergence of New Political Identity in the South Caucasus: Energy, Security, Strategic Location and Pragmatism.
Sweda, John C.
Chinese-North Korean Discourse: Pathways to the Future.
Van, Tooch.
International Aid and Democracy Building Process: Cambodia.
White, Elizabeth Hadley.
AIDS in Africa: A Security Threat?
2002-2003 Academic Year
Abraham, David.
Interest Groups, Corruption and the Role of Democracy: Effects on Trade Policy.
Ades, Daniel.
Determining Country Risk Premiums for Emerging Market Countries: A Modified Contingent Claim Analysis Model.
Bayless, Steven H.
Commanding Position: GPS, Telematics, and the Dual-Use Conundrum.
Borgerson, Scott Gerald.
A World Ocean Mediterranean.
Christopoulu, Ioli.
International Environmental Governance.
Freedman, Brett David.
The End of Secrecy? Dual-Use Remote Sensing Satellite Technology and National Security Implications -- A Regulatory Framework.
Goel, Malini.
Keeping Biopirates at Bay: Creating a New Legal and Institutional Protection Regime for Traditional Knowledge.
Halperin, Liv.
The Physical Security of Refugees in Kenyan Camps: Legal and Human Rights Implications.
Holmes, James.
Sarajevo, Whence Comes Thy Gloom? Ethnic and Religious Roots of the First World War.
Holmes, James.
Zero-Sum Game: Armistice Negotiations in Korea, 1951-1953.
Low, Pit Chen.
The Media in a Society in Transition: A Case Study of Indonesia.
Perese, Alan.
The New Eastern Question for the European Union: What to Do about Turkey?
Posner, Ahsiya.
"Getting to No:" An Analysis of Failed Mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1993-2000).
Rodella, Aude-Sophie.
Justice, Peace and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Societies: The Case of Sierra Leone.
Sharon, Joyce Shems.
The Arab Boycott against Israel and Its Unitended Impact on Arab Economic Welfare.
Sklaver, Benjamin.
Humanitarian Daily Rations: A Decade of Experience and New Directions.
Tunnard, Rusty.
Empowered Communities: How New Communications are Enabling Communities of Influence to Form and Develop.
Ushida, Mayako.
Possibilities for Promoting Global Education in Japan.
2001-2002 Academic Year
Batbold, Ariunaa.
Globalization During the Yuan Dynasty Under Khubilai Khan's Rule and Lessons for Modern Globalization Effort.
Battistoni, Mark.
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Improvements Act of 2000 and The International Effects of U.S. Merger Review Reform .
Bennion, Julie A.
DIGITAL DEUTSCHLAND: The Effects of Telecommunications Reform on the Internet in Germany. [
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Vizcaino Cevallos, Carolina.
Using the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) as an Enforcement Mechanism for Small Countries .
Coslovsky, Salo Vinocur.
Neoliberalism, Populism and Presidential Impeachment in Latin America.
Cosson-Schere, Daniele.
The Forty Year Crisis Berlin (1948-1989). [
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Dixon, Lawrence, G.
Development and Conflict Resolution: A Social Capital Approach to Post-Conflict Redevelopment .
Fetter, Joel.
Cultural Commodity, Global Economy: What does globalization mean for the French wine business?
Ghandikota, Priya.
When "Power Failures" Undermine International Business Negotiations: A Negotiation Analysis of the Dabhol Power Project.
Godel, Martin H.
The Doha Conference - Birth of a New Trade Round.
Ilardi, Filippo.
Bandwidth Trading: Market Analysis and Price Volatility Modeling .
Wanis-St. John, Anthony.
Back Channel Diplomacy: The Strategic Use of Multiple Channels of Negotiation in Middle East Peacemaking. [
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Ling, Bonny.
The Transnational Crime of Human Trafficking: Positing the Anti-Trafficking Framework on Human Rights.
Ramos, Arturo.
Foreign Direct Investment as a Catalyst for Human Capital Accumulation .
Vizcaino, Carolina.
Using the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as an Enforcement Mechanism for Small Countries.
Zwirn, Michael J.
Professional Success and Political Failure: Environmental NGOs in the Palestinian Authority.