UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1102

Submission information
Submission Number: 1102
Submission ID: 20106
Submission UUID: 86941172-3cb4-474e-aba7-40f917cda27e

Created: Fri, 08/08/2025 - 01:17 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/11/2025 - 10:42 AM
Changed: Thu, 10/16/2025 - 04:55 PM

Remote IP address: 96.87.0.245
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Research Mentor Information

Olga Gasparyan
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Prof.
og23a@fsu.edu
Faculty
Social Sciences and Public Policy
Department of Political Science
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Additional Research Mentor(s)

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Huijie Xu
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Ms.
hx23a@fsu.edu

Overall Project Details

Framing Threats to International Peace and Security: What Does the U.S. Say at the UNSC?
International Relations, United Nations, United States, Diplomacy, Text Analysis
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Most applicable for: Political Science, International Affairs, Public Admin, Policy, but open to all.
On FSU Main Campus
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Partially Remote
5-10 hours a week
Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
How does the U.S. frame threats to international peace and security? Maintaining international peace and security is the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Relevant issues include but are not limited to interstate conflicts, civil wars, humanitarian crises, natural disasters, nuclear weapons, climate change, and public health. We are interested in how the UNSC’s most influential member - the U.S. - shapes these crucial international issues by strategically framing them at the UNSC. From the U.S. perspective, what are the important issues that require attention, who should take the responsibility, what actions should be taken to address the issues, and how does the U.S. argue with other countries about these issues? We collect all the U.S. speeches delivered at the UNSC public meetings and build an analysis framework with a corresponding codebook to systematically analyze American diplomatic discourse.
Data collection: read through the U.S. speeches and classify items based on our codebook.
Data analysis: analyze coding results, identify systematic patterns, and interpret implications.
Reading ability (required) and data analysis ability (recommended)
We believe the strongest mentoring relationships emerge when mentees and mentors are united by shared intellectual interest. We seek mentees who share our passion for international relations, diplomacy, and text analysis. Our primary goal is to provide mentees with authentic, first-hand research experience that demystifies the academic process and shows what happens behind the curtain of UN everyday diplomacy. We prioritize creating an interactive environment where mentees are encouraged to ask “why” and “how” and work collaboratively with us to develop the project. Through hands-on involvement in data collection, coding, analysis, and interpretation, mentees gain practical skills while exploring their intellectual interests. We hope this experience not only contributes to mentees' immediate learning but also inspires them to pursue related questions in their future endeavors, whether in graduate school or their professional careers.
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UROP Program Elements

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2025