Here just outside of the Liacouras Center, I stand with Assistant Dean Joseph McLaughlin, who has presided as adviser over this thesis project since last spring.
Today I graduated from Temple University and, unsurprisingly, he was there to congratulate me.
I turned in my thesis for a grade two weeks ago. Still, though I’ve graduated, I will [...]
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Graduation: closing out my thesis
Posted in Thesis Project on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How the Republican Party chooses a candidate to support in Philadelphia
Posted in Thesis Project, tagged Michael Meehan, Philadelphia Republican City Committee, Topic on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Meehan is a powerful guy in the city’s Republican Party – for whatever that means. But it occurred to me that that isn’t always explained why.
One doesn’t need Meehan’s permission to run, of course. But this state’s elections, like those in much of the country, expect it. The blessing of the Republican committee comes [...]
Temple University Research Forum
Posted in Thesis Project on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This afternoon from 2:40 p.m. to 4 p.m. I served on a panel (that sure looked like what is depicted above, though I was on it) at the Temple University Research Forum, during which I presented some of my findings from this research project on the Republican Party in Philadelphia.
The panel was entitled “The Politics [...]
Honors Thesis: time to focus on Philadelphia
Posted in Thesis Project on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Suddenly October is melting away, and I need to move on this thesis project.
After a summer of intellectual wandering, casually Philadelphia-focused reading, broad urban political reading, and comparative city campaign research, I am returning to a focus on Philadelphia.
Red, White Blue and Black: an honors thesis proposal
Posted in Thesis Project on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]
