Last week I chose a focus for my honors thesis project, Philadelphia’s Republican Party. Since then, I have further extrapolated my focus, though I am sure it will change over the next year. Still, I have also begun reaching out to academics, journalists and otherwise researching other urban GOP.
See my longer thesis focus in its [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Red, White Blue and Black: an honors thesis proposal
Posted in Thesis Project on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Judge Seamus McCaffery: city Democrats run state-wide, GOP doesn’t
Posted in Campaign Advertisements, tagged Seamus McCaffery on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On May 15, Seamus McCaffery was one of two state Democrats to win a primary as part of his bid to join the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He is a law and order judge, but in a city like Philadelphia, McCaffery runs as a lunch pail, white ethnic Democrat. Check the [...]
Benjamin Flanders: last Republican mayor of New Orleans
Posted in Other cities on May 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is important for me to understand Philadelphia doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
It is no secret that since the 1960s, when the Democratic Party became the benefactors of black voting loyalty, as many urban centers have seen white flight, large cities haven’t been particularly kind to Republicans.
So, while Philadelphia hasn’t seen a Republican mayor since [...]
Thesis timeline
Posted in Thesis Project on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I synthesized this very rough timeline for this thesis project. I am meeting with my adviser Joe Mclaughlin tomorrow to discuss it.
Thursday, May 24, 2007: Planning Meeting – Meet with Professor Mclaughlin to have timeline approved and seek further suggestions.
Friday, June 1: Define Thesis – Distill project to one clear purpose. Formulate a one-page proposal [...]
This thesis project will involve Philadelphia politics, to be sure
Posted in Thesis Project on May 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This thesis project is going to be on Philadelphia politics, that much is for sure.
I am too interested in this city’s government, local politics and all the excitement that comes with it all.
Image courtesy of the Pride of Philadelphia.
An honors thesis focus: the Philadelphia Republican Party
Posted in Thesis Project on May 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I had listed a handful of proposals for my honors thesis a few weeks ago. After meeting with Dr. Robin Kolodny, a professor of political science at Temple and a mentor of mine, I have decided to focus on the nearly nonexistent Republican Party in Philadelphia, a good fit considering my interest in this city’s [...]
This site is under construction
Posted in Thesis Project on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Contain your excitement. This blog and Web site will chronicle the honors thesis I am currently writing. I am backdating the work I have done so the entire year can be accurately depicted. That’s a lot of work. Give me a minute, alright? I’ll get this thing a cooking real soon.
Image courtesy of Image Engineering.
Honors thesis: a proposal or several
Posted in Thesis Project on May 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It is my hope that I begin research for this honors thesis over the coming semester, so that I might be able to accomplish as much as I can efficiently next year, sure to be a hectic one, considering its my last at Temple University. So, I’ve formulated a handful of short proposals of what [...]
An honors thesis proposal
Posted in Thesis Project on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here begins a year-long investment in an undergraduate thesis. The details are a bit hairy, but let’s see if I can’t flush this out.
I came to Temple University in August 2004 as a political science major after an average high school academic career. I wasn’t honors department material. In the past that meant that I [...]
