William McCagg Memorial Paper Contest
William McCagg Memorial Paper Contest
2009-2010 Competition
Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
304 International Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035
The Paper Contest award is given in memory of William McCagg, a historian and educator who specialized in Central and Eastern Europe. Dr. McCagg was Director of the Russian and East European Studies program at Michigan State University where he taught for 30 years.
The contest is administered by the Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES). Selection of winners is determined by the center's faculty advisory committee, which will review and then rank the papers.
Papers may be submitted which contain a Western European or East European/Russian component. Awards will be given at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in each category.
Contest Rules
1. Each paper submitted must meet the following standards:
a) Typed, double spaced, free of typo/spelling errors and any commentary by the professor who graded the original paper (please print out a copy).
b) There must be absolutely no reference on the paper to its author. This includes name and class or professor for whom it was originally composed. A separate sheet must be submitted containing this information. (Forms available at the CERES office or Get the McCagg Award Cover Sheet Here:
c) Papers will not be returned.
2. Only One paper may be submitted by a given student.
3. Any paper written for a course at MSU during 2009-2010 is eligible provided it contains
significant European or Russian component.
4. Deadline for submission will be February 1, 2010.
5. Awards of $100 will be given for the best papers in each category.
Please announce this competition to your class and urge the authors of your best student papers to apply!
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2008-2009
Russian and East European Studies
Gregg Neville, "Remembering Our Roles: Civilians as Resisters During the Warsaw Uprising of 1944"
Western European Studies
Valerie LeCompte, "An Effort to Assimilate: The Nazi Attempts to Germanize Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg Through the Education System"
2007-2008
Western European Studies
Marieka E. Brouwer: "The Technological World of Prehistoric Denmark on the Brink of Farming"
2006-2007
Russian and East European Studies
Erin Biebuyck, "Shame and Obligation: Memories of Native Fascism in Hungary"
2005-2006
Russian and East European Studies
Kali Koehler, "Democracy in Azerbaijan: Ensuring the Freedom of the
Press"
Western European Studies
Bryan Victor, "Institutional Racism in Twentieth-Century France: From
Assimilation to Social Exclusion"
2004-2005
Russian and East European Studies
Alan Sickner, "Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Human Rights in the Democratization
of Georgia"
Western European Studies
Alicia Rattenee, "A Wolf at the Door: The Re-emergence of European
Anti-Immigration Parties"
2003-2004
Russian and East European Studies
Charles Petrin, "Getting What you (Don't) Pay For: The Persistence
of Wage Arrears in Russia"
Western European Studies
Greta Stahl, "Turkish Foreign Policy: The EU and/or Central Asia?"
2002-2003
Russian and East European Studies
Edward Timke, "The Invisible Woman?: Examining Newspaper Coverage of
Feminist Issues in the Chechen Conflict"
Western European Studies
Gordon Jimison, "The United States of America's Policy Toward the ICC:
Reasons and Reactions"
2001-2002
Russian and East European Studies
Megan Volk, "Ukraine's Role in the 21st Century Global Areana: A Study
of the Advantages and Limitations of Ukrainian-Russian Relations"
Western European Studies
Sarah Heckemeyer, "The European Union's Dilemma: Trafficking in Persons"
1999-2000
Russian and East European Studies
Megan Biganeiss, "Russia in Transition"
Western European Studies
Jason Sakowski, "Stalin's Triumph: The Failure of Containment During
Wold War II"
