The Institute of International Studies and Security at the University of Wrocław proudly announces the winners of this year’s Best Diploma Thesis Competition. The awards were granted to students for their exceptional academic achievements and contributions to research in their respective fields.
Master’s Theses
1st Degree Award
- Jessica Moss
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: Of Words and Worlds: U.S. Think Tanks’ Imaginings of Ukraine Under Siege
2nd Degree Award
- Niklas Kehrle
Supervisor: Prof. Andrzej Polus
Thesis Title: Remaking of Power and State: On the Colonial and Authoritarian Roots of Surveillance Technology
3rd Degree Awards (ex aequo)
- Kadir Yozkalach
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: State of Anxiety: Bulgaria’s Ontological Insecurity and the Securitization of the Turkish Minority (1984–1989) - Oanh Nguyen Phuong
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: Building Vietnam’s Middle-Power Status Since 2019
Accolades
- Muhammad Zahidul Islam Miaji
Supervisor: Prof. Jarosław Jarząbek
Thesis Title: Framing the Future: EU Political Groups’ Approaches to Defense, Migration, and Climate Change in Electoral Campaigns - Jakub Drewek
Supervisor: Prof. Marcin Szydzisz
Thesis Title: Hezbollah: Terrorist Organization or Resistance Movement?
Bachelor’s Theses
1st Degree Award
- Abdina Damira
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: Russia’s Colonialism and Decolonial Movements in the Post-Soviet Space: The Case of Siberia
2nd Degree Award
- Patrycja Śliwa
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: The Factors Behind Voting Against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007): Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
3rd Degree Award
- Barbara Szpilka
Supervisor: Prof. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thesis Title: The International Media Coverage of Women in Contemporary Armed Conflicts: The Case of the Russo-Ukrainian War
