2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Friday, April 4-12:45 pm
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Drift, Draft, or Drag: How The Supremes React To New
Members
How do existing members of the Supreme Court respond to new
members We find they strategically move away from those they
disagree with. This leads to institutional stability in the aggregate.
Oleg Smirnov, SUNY, Stonybrook University
osmirnov@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine
tonysmithuci@gmail.com
Fighting Words: Dissents from Opinion Announcements on the
U.S. Supreme Court
This paper examines the decision Supreme Court justices make to
read dissents from the bench.
Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota
trj@umn.edu
Ryan C. Black, Washington University, St. Louis
rcblack@wustil.edu
Mythologized Juridical Unconscious and the Juridification of
Manifest Criminality
This paper examines the hidden link between mythologized juridical
unconscious and the juridification of manifest criminality. The
historian writes history by looking at the past. The legislator judges
the past by looking from the future.
Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky, University of Essex
Csiddiky@att.net
Joseph Daniel Ura, Texas A&M UniversitY
jura@politics.tamu.edu
42-101 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: CHRISTINE
NEMACHECK'S STRATEGIC SELECTION:
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION OF SUPREME
COURT JUDGES
Room Honore on the Lobby Level, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
sheldon.goldman@polsci.umass.edu
Nemacheck argues that institutional factors such as divided
government and the institutionalism of the presidency, shape and
constrain presidential nominations to the Supreme Court.
Panelist Lisa M. Holmes, University of Vermont
lisa.m.holmes@uvm.edu
Stefanie A. Lindquist, Vanderbilt University
stefanie.lindquist@vanderbilt.edu
John Anthony Maltese, University of Georgia
jmaltese@uga.edu
Wendy L. Martinek, Binghamton University, SUNY
martinek@binghamton.edu
Christine L. Nemacheck, College of William & Mary
clnema@wm.edu
43-7 CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE COURT: DOCTRINE AND
PRACTICE
Room PDR 17 on the 5th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Lynda G. Dodd, American University
ldodd@wcl.american.edu
Paper Sacrifice and Civic Membership: Who Earns Rights and When
This paper addresses the relationship between wartime sacrifice
and changes in civic membership in the United States, arguing for
the reconsideration of the Cold War "expansion" of civil rights by
incorporating lenses of gender and sexuality.
Julie Novkov, University at Albany, SUNY
jnovkov@albany.edu
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Paper
Disc.
Finding an Alternative Rationale for the Brown Decision
A review of the literature on the rationale of Brown vs. Board
(1954), and an alternative rationale guided by interpretive methods
of legal philosophers (Grotius, Rutherforth, et al.) who were
authorities for the framers in interpreting legal texts.
Carl M. Dibble, University of Michigan, Dearborn
cmdibble@comcast.net
Law and the Justification of Aggressive and Uncivil Politics
This is a study concerning the tension between the ability of law to
play a role in either civilizing or justifying hostile politics.
Joshua C. Wilson, John Jay College, CUNY
jcwilson@jjay.cuny.edu
David Schultz, Hamline University
dschultz@hamline.edu
Lynda G. Dodd, American University
ldodd@wcl.american.edu
45-2 CROSS-LEVEL INFLUENCES I: STATE
INFLUENCES ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Room UEH 409 on the 4th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Laura E. Evans, University of Washington & Harvard University
evansle@u.washington.edu
Paper The Intergovernmental Lobby: Gubernatorial Influence and the
U.S. Congress
This study examines ordered interactions among the
intergovernmental lobby, political parties, and the U.S. Congress
and considers what those interactions reveal about the nature of
federalism in an era of devolution and questionable party strength.
Holley Tankersley, Coastal Carolina University
htankers@coastal.edu
Paper Governors and the National Governors’ Association: Examining
the Federal Lobbying Impact of the NGA
Very little research has attempted to measure the National
Governors' Association's lobbying impact at the federal level. This
paper examines the factors that drive the association's success in
lobbying Congress.
Mitchel N. Herian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
mherian1@unlserve.unl.edu
Paper Citizens' Perceptions of Intergovernmental Policy
Responsibilities
Using data from the 2006 Cooperative Congressional Election
Survey, this paper shows that citizens are able to assign policy
responsibilities to the national, state, and local governments across a
wide range of policy areas.
Saundra K. Schneider, Michigan State University
sks@msu.edu
William G. Jacoby, Michigan State University
jacoby@msu.edu
Paper In the Absence of Congress: State-Based Oversight of the
Executive Branch
This paper proposes a new source and form of executive oversight
emanating from states impatient with congressional unwillingness to
perform this function.
Jocelyn D. Shadforth, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
shadfort.joce@uwlax.edu
Disc. Laura E. Evans, University of Washington & Harvard University
evansle@u.washington.edu
Samuel Harvey Clovis, Morningside College
clovis@morningside.edu
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