Undergraduate Grants

The Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism 2012 Undergradate Conference

April 27, 2012

Fireside Room, The ARCH

3601 Locust Walk

9:00-10:30: Struggles over Social, Economic, and Political Inequality

Meghna Chandra, "The Violence of Development in Columbia and Bolivia"

Galileu Kim, "The Political Economy of Debt Default: Brazil in 1987"

Adam Croom, "Face, Race, and the Psychology of Slurring"

Discussant: Emilio Parrado, Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies

10:45-12:45: Shifting Political Identities and Loyalties

Emily Kern, "Loyalty and German-American Citizenship in World War I"

Quratl-Ann Malik, "Virtual Pakistan 2012"

Zachary Propert, "Political Discourse in Mali."

Discussant: Heather Sharkey, Near Eastern Langugages and Civilizations

12:45-1:45: Lunch

1:45-3:15: Forming Moral Judgments

John Gee, "The Origins of Rawlsian Metaethics"

Melissa Goodman, "Limits to International Humanitarian Law in Afghanistan"

Adam Saltzman, "Loss of Innocence: Noncombatants as Terrorist Targets"

Discussant: Claire Finkelstein, Law and Philosophy

3:30-5:00: Criminal Justice and Political Power

Michael Morse, "Restoration of Ex-Felon Voting Rights: The Case of Iowa:

Sarabeth Zielonka, 'The Siniavskii-Daniel Trial and the Origins of Soviet Legalism"

Meghan Hussey, "Starving Diplomacy: The 1980-81 Northern Ireland Hunger Strikes"

Discussant: John DiIulio, Political Science

Current 2011-2012 Penn DCC Undergraduate Grant Recipients and their research projects:

	Meghna Chandra, Political Science, megcha@sas.upenn.edu      "NGOs and Conceptions of Citizenship in Bogota, Columbia and La Paz, Bolivia" Adviser: Prof. Tulia Falleti, Political Science
	Adam Croom, Philosophy/Linguistics, croom@sas.upenn.edu “Game Theoretic Pragmatics and the Socio-Politics of Face” Adviser: Prof. Robin Clark, Linguistics
	John Gee, History, johngee@sas.upenn.edu “An Intellectual Biography of Rawls’ Theory of Justice” Adviser: Prof. Warren Breckman, History
	Melissa Goodman, Political Science, melgood@sas.upenn.edu “Humanitarian Law and Foreign Policy in the Afghanistan War” Adviser: Prof. Jessica Stanton, Political Science
	Meghan Hussey, International Relations, mhussey@sas.upenn.edu “Criminals of Political Prisoners? The Management of the 1980-1981 Hunger Strikes in Northern Ireland by the Governments of the UK an Ireland” Adviser: Prof. Brendan O’Leary, Political Science
	Emily Kern, History (Diplomatic), keemily@sas.upenn.edu “GI Jupp: German-American Identity and Citizenship in World War II” Adviser: Prof. Arthur Waldron , History
	Galileu Kim, Political Science and Economics, galileu@sas.upenn.edu “The Paris Club: Politics and the Impacts of Debt Restructuring in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico” Adviser: Prof. Tom Callaghy, Political Science
	Quratul-Ann Malik, Political Science, qmalik@sas.upenn.edu “Does Pakistan Have a Tipping Point? An Agent-Based Modeling Analysis” Adviser: Prof. Ian Lustick, Political Science
	Michael Morse, Political Science, morsem@sas.upenn.edu “Political Impacts of Felon Disfranchisement” Adviser: Prof. Marc Meredith, Political Science
	Zachary Propert, Comparative Literature, zpropert@sas.upenn.edu “The Media War and Political Discourse in Mali” Adviser: Prof. Lydie Moudileno, Romance Language
	Adam Saltzman, Philosophy, saltzm@sas.upenn.edu “When Is Terrorism Justified?” Adviser: Prof. Kok-chor Tan, Philosophy
	Sarabeth Zielonka, Russian Languages and Literature, zielonka@sas.upenn.edu “The Sinyavsky-Daniel Trial and the Origins of Soviet Legalism” Adviser: Prof. Benjamin Nathans, History

Past 2010-2011 Penn DCC Undergraduate Grant Recipients and their research projects:

Eitan Adler, International Relations, eitana@sas.upenn.edu
“Identity and tensions surrounding the accidental non-Jewish Russian population in Israel”

Project Adviser: Prof. Ian Lustick, Political Science

Stephen Childs, History, StephenCChilds@yahoo.com
“Averting Crisis: The Washington Peace Conference of 1861 – Its Failure, and the Quandary of the Border-States”

Project Adviser: Prof. Stephanie McCurry, History

Rose Espinola, Latin American Studies, respi@sas.upenn.edu
“A Neo-Movimiento?: Youth-farmworker solidarity among Latino activists”

Project Adviser: Prof. Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, History

Clare Foran, History, foran@sas.upenn.edu
"The Construction of Memory in Postwar France: An Analysis of Antigone by Jean Anouilh
and Les Mouches by Jean Paul Sartre"

Project Adviser: Prof. Warren Breckman, History

Mary Ann (Molly) Mitchell, MahMitchell@gmailcom
“Nigerian Videofilm as a Means for Democratic Interventions”

Project Adviser: Prof. John Jackson, Anthropology

Sasha Riser-Kositsky, Political Science, sashar@sas.upenn.edu
“Are Smaller States 'Better' States? Development and Governance in Jharkhand and Uttarkhand”

Project Adviser: Prof. Devesh Kapur, Political Science

W. Collin Schenk, Health and Society, wschenk@sas.upenn.edu
“Voices from Kolkata: The Politics of Health in the Slums”

Project Adviser: Prof. David Barnes, Health and Society

Vikram Vish, Wharton, vvish@wharton.upenn.edu
“The Impact of Universities in Strengthening Citizenship and Democratic Competencies Among Undergraduate Students”

Project Adviser: Prof. Henry Teune, Political Science

Alec Webley, Political Science, awebley@sas.upenn.edu
“The More Things Get Edited, The More They Stay the Same: Wikipedia and the Limits of Deliberative Democracy”

Project Adviser: Prof. Jeffrey Green, Political Science

Past 2009-2010 Penn DCC Undergraduate Grant Recipients and their research projects:

Eric Augenbraun, History, "Tuskegee in Philadelphia: The Ideological and Institutional Foundations of Leon Sullivan's Opportunities Industrialization Centers."

Project Adviser: Professor Thomas Sugrue (History)

Adrienne Benson, Political Science, "Deliberative Theory and Democratic Reality: What the 2008 Presidential Nominating Caucuses Mean for Deliberative Democracy."

Project Adviser: Professor Jeffrey Green (Political Science)

Boyan Gerasimov, International Relations, "Why Do Bulgarians and Romanians Trust the European Commission More than Their Own National Governments?"

Project Adviser: Professor Mark Pollack (Liberal Arts, Temple University)

George Karandinos, Health and Societies, "The Impact and Reproduction of Violence in North Philadelphia."

Project Adviser: Professor Philippe Bourgois (Anthropology)

Andrew Kincaid, History & Hispanic Studies, "Atlantic Piracy and the Rise of the Modern Age."

Project Adviser: Professor Ronald Granieri (History)

Elise Miller, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, "Resilience in Rwanda: Exploring Post-Traumatic Well-being and its Implications for Democratic Development."

Project Advisers: Eranda Jayawickremeand Professor Martin Seligman (Psychology)

Mario Peia, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and Psychology, "Businesses as Citizens: A Framework for Rights and Responsibilities in a Global Marketplace."

Project Adviser: Professor Tara J. Radin (Wharton)

Aro Velmet, History, "Remembering the Lost Decades: Identity Creation in Baltic Museums of Occupation."

Project Adviser: Richard Leventhal (Anthropology)

Athanasia Vgontzas, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, "Health Inequalities among Rural and Urban Roman In Greece."

Project Adviser: Professor Adriana Petryna (Anthropology)

Chloe Wayne, Finance and Africana Studies, " The Politics of Standard Deviation: Assembling Race, Ownership, and Citizenship from the Ruins of Property Crises."

Project Adviser: Professor Andrew Lamas (Urban Studies)

Former DCC Undergraduate Grant Recipients:

The 2008-2009 DCC Undergraduate Grant Recipients and their projects:

Adam Bartolanzo, Political Science, "Faith-Based Initiatives in Philadelphia"

Barbara Coons, History and Biology, "The Potential for Violence in 1990s Eastern Europe:

                                                        Why Did Translyvania Simmer While Kosovo Boiled?"

Ani Gevorkian, International Relations, "Failures of Democratization in Armenia"

Neel Lalchandani, Political Science, "Afro-Centric Curricula and Citizenship in Philadelphia Schools"

Carlos Martinez-Ruiz, Cultural Anthropology, "The Welfare State in Crisis: Citizenship and National Political

                                                                    Identity in the Mortgage Foreclosure Debacle"

Rahul Reddy, Political Science and Economics, "India's 'Sons of the Soil' Movements and Intra-State Borders"

David Reinecke and Philip Rocco, Science, Technology and Society and Political Science,

                                                       "Re-envisioning the Pan-European Polity: The Eurovision Song

                                                       Contest and Techniques of Representation"

Priya Shankar, Political Science and South Asian Studies, "Assuring Citizens Their Right to Food in India"

Sandra Zhao, History, "Modes of Empowerment: Literacy and Democracy in India"