2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Friday, April 4-12:45 pm
Poster 7 Social Networking Sites, Social Capital, and Political
Participation
This pilot study examines the political implications of various
activities in which undergraduates engage within the realm of online
social networking sites. Specifically, it examines the effects of
various Facebook uses on political participation.
Leticia Bode, University of Wisconsin
lbode@wisc.edu
Poster 8 Civic Society and the Prospects for Democratic E-Governance
The successful introduction of democratic e-governance depends
on more than technology. It also depends on developing the
institutional framework necessary for e-governance. This study
explores institutional preconditions of democratic e-governance.
Erik W. Kuiler, George Mason University
kuiler@cox.net
Poster 9 The Government Role in the Semiconductor Industry
This study identifies and evaluates the role of the federal
government in the development of semiconductor technology.
It is conducted through an analysis of the international research
consortia like SEMATECH and IMEC.
Wonkyung Rhee, Seoul National University
circlek2@gmail.com
Poster
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Does Internet Use Affect Partisanship in America
This paper tests two hypotheses: 1) Does internet use increase one's
political knowledge and 2) Do increases in political knowledge
affect strength of partisanship This tests the indirect hypothesis:
can internet use affect partisanship strength
Andrew Spiegelman, Rice University
aspiege@rice.edu
38-7 PARTY EXTREMES
Room Suite 12-250 on the 12th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Ginger L. Elliott-Teague, University of Oklahoma
gielliot@ou.edu
Paper Changes in Party Image and Identity: Extreme Right-Wing
Parties in Italy
This paper identifies core and peripheral supporters of the Italian
Lega Nord and the Alleanza Nazionale, and traces the influence of
changes in their party image and party identity on their electoral
support, based on surveys and election platforms.
Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, University of Minnesota
jneumill@umn.edu
Paper Outsider Politics: Understanding Radicalism as a Political
Strategy
I define radicalism as a strategy of entry and of persuasion through
which outsider political parties question the nature of the political
establishment or, in the best case, forcefully introduce a new issue
dimension for party competition.
Verónica Hoyo, University of California, San Diego
vhoyo@ucsd.edu
Paper Italian Left No More: Exit, Voice and Loyalty in the Dissolution
of a Party
This paper uses Hirschmann’s Exit-voice-loyalty framework to
explain the break up of the Democratic Left party in Italy, leading
to the creation of two new political entities. The data comes from
direct surveys of the party congress delegates.
Lapo Salucci, University of Colorado, Boulder
lapo.salucci@colorado.edu
Disc. Denitza Antonova Bojinova, University of Houston
denitzabojinova@yahoo.com
39-6 UNILATERAL PRESIDENTIAL POLICYMAKING
Room PDR 8 on the 3rd Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Terry Sullivan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
sullivan@ibiblio.org
Paper Settling Into the White House: The Affects of Timing on the
Conduct of Treaties
Perhaps familiarity with Congress allows for more persuasive
capacity, thus making treaty advice and consent a more palatable
prospect. This paper explores whether or not timing within the term
affects a President's willingness to conduct treaties.
Randall D. Smith, DePauw University
randallsmith@depauw.edu
Paper Proclaiming Trade Policies, 1969-2006
This paper examines the political significance of presidential
proclamations as a tool of the "unilateral presidency."
Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston
bjrottinghaus@uh.edu
Elvin Lim, University of Tulsa
elvin-lim@utulsa.edu
Paper A Troubling Trend of Presidential Ascendency
Presidents use the pardon power, executive privilege and executive
orders in foreign affairs as a way of enhancing their authority and
ultimately bypassing congressional authority.
Kimberley L. Fletcher, American Political Science Association
kf814553@albany.edu
Paper Presidential Executive Orders and Equal Employment
This paper seeks to address the question: “What factors explain
presidential decision-making regarding executive orders that pertain
to equal employment opportunity for under-represented groups”
Jewerl Maxwell, Emory & Henry College
jmaxwell@ehc.edu
Disc. Sarah E. Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara
sanderson@bren.ucsb.edu
40-9 BICAMERALISM: COMPARING HOUSES IN
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Room Suite 8-254 on the 8th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair J. Mark Wrighton, Millikin University
mwrighton@millikin.edu
Paper Partisan Trends in Bicameral Negotiations: A Roll-Call Analysis
Over Time
Using roll call data from selected congresses since the 1970's,
this paper explores the influence of increasing partisanship on
conference committee politics, by examining changes in partisan
support for pre- and post-conference roll call votes.
Michael C. Brady, Duke University
michael.brady@duke.edu
Paper The Conflict of the Two: Examining Second Chamber Assertion
The paper examines the decision by the second chamber in
parliamentary systems to assert their legislative prerogatives. The
analysis suggests that veto strength, policy preferences, and weaker
party discipline shape this decision.
David Lee Fisk, University of California, San Diego
dfisk@ucsd.edu
Paper Reforming U.S. State Legislatures: Is One House Better Than
Two
During the last decade unicameral proposals have been put forward
in fourteen US states. We propose a theoretical framework casting
lights on the drawbacks of bicameral state legislatures and on the
effects of the proposed constitutional reforms.
Cecilia Testa, Royal Holloway University of London
cecilia.testa@rhul.ac.uk
Giovanni Facchini, University of Essex
gfacch@essex.ac.uk
Disc. Gaye Gungor, Florida International University, Miami
ggungor@miami.edu
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