2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Friday, April 4-12:45 pm
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More Pieces in the Puzzle: Gender, Representative Bureaucracy
and the EEOC
We return to the puzzle of why research finds that passive
representation translates into active representation for African
Americans in EEOC district offices, but not for women. We use a
more nuanced research design to address this puzzle.
Vicky M. Wilkins, University of Georgia
vwilkins@uga.edu
Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University
kmeier@politics.tamu.edu
Madinah F. Hamidullah, University of Georgia
madinah@uga.edu
Pomp and Circumstances: Representative Bureaucracy in
Higher Education
This paper seeks to further theories of representative bureaucracy,
by advancing our understanding of the role of critical mass
in representation and by evaluating both race and gender in
organizations.
Alisa K. Hicklin, University of Oklahoma
ahicklin@ou.edu
Vicky M. Wilkins, University of Georgia
vwilkins@uga.edu
Elusive Equity: Women's Representation in the South African
Public Service
This paper uses Marcov chain analysis to forecast the likelihood
that the nation’s goal of 50% female representation in management
can be achieved this decade. Government reports and interviews
examine reasons that the objective remains elusive.
Katherine C. Naff, San Francisco State University
kcnaff@sfsu.edu
Public Management and Representation: The Case of Hispanics
and Performance
This analysis addresses public management, bureaucratic
representation, and performance. It verifies the theoretical claim
that management matters and also contributes to understanding the
importance of representation within the bureaucracy.
Gregory C. Hill, Boise State University
greghill@boisestate.edu
Daniel P. Hawes, Texas A&M University
dhawes@politics.tamu.edu
Patrick S. Roberts, Virginia Tech/Harvard University
roberts@gov.harvard.edu
MaCherie M. Placide,
placidemp@yahoo.com
William Miller, University of Illinois, Springfield
wmill3@uis.edu
50-104 ROUNDTABLE: TOWARD A CONSTITUTIONAL
SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY
Room Crystal on the 3rd Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair John Rohr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
jrohr@vt.edu
Panelist Stephanie P. Newbold, University of Texas, Dallas
stephanie.newbold@utdallas.edu
David Rosenbloom, American University
rbloom@american.edu
Rick Green, University of Utah
rick.green@cppa.utah.edu
Karen Hult, Virginia Tech University
khult@vt.edu
Doug Morgan, Portland State University
morgandf@pdx.edu
54-9 RELIGION IN THE ELECTORAL EXPERIENCE
Room Suite 13-150 on the 13th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Adam Kradel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
kradel@polisci.wisc.edu
Paper Religious Appeals and Implicit Attitudes: Evidence from the
2008 Democratic Primary
This article explores attitude change in response to religious
language in political speech. I use an experimental design and
assess attitude change with explicit measures and with the Implicit
Association Test.
Bethany L. Albertson, University of Washington
balberts@u.washington.edu
Paper Religion and Perceptions of Candidate Ideologies in U.S. House
Elections
I examine the effects of religion on the perception of candidate
ideologies. I test the hypothesis that non-evangelical voters perceive
evangelical candidates to be more conservative than ideologically
identical non-evangelical candidates.
Matthew L. Jacobsmeier, University of Rochester
mier@mail.rochester.edu
Paper Rhetoric and Religion: The Effects of Religious Rhetoric on the
Electorate
Scholars have argued that the Republican Party has simply given
the "Christian Right" rhetorical cues and promises. The purpose of
the paper focuses on the impact that even rhetoric, minus action, can
have the public perception of parties.
Matthew Kristopher DeSantis, University of Texas, El Paso
mkdesantis@utep.edu
Paper Evangelicals and Presidential Candidate Choice in the Iowa
Caucuses
Based on a study of Republican caucus-goers' opinions both before
and after the Iowa caucuses, this paper examines respondents’
Presidential candidate choice in light of their religious beliefs and
issues preferences.
Kimberly H. Conger, Iowa State University
conger@iastate.edu
Disc. Adam Kradel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
kradel@polisci.wisc.edu
Laura R. Olson, Clemson University
laurao@clemson.edu
55-2 ETHNOGRAPHIES OF DEMOCRACY (Co-sponsored
with Political Sociology and Culture, see 53-6)
Room UEH 401 on the 4th Floor, Fri at 12:45 pm
Chair Steven Wilkinson, University of Chicago
swilkinson@uchicago.edu
Paper From Gandhi to Gurus: The Paradox of Deliberative
Democracy in Gujarat, India
Through examples of the discursive activities of Gandhi in colonial
India and gurus in contemporary Gujarat, I examine two distinct
models of deliberative politics that power radically different
political imaginaries.
Mona Gaurang Mehta, University of Chicago
mgmehta@uchicago.edu
Paper Living the Everyday in the Other World: Beyond Parallel
Governments in Jharkhand and Bihar, India
Alternate or parallel systems of government are often thought to be
subversive, but data from the Indian cases show that these parallel
systems of government are used by almost everyone. Here, the
theory and practice of such a system is seen.
Abhik Ghosh, Panjab University, Cha
abhikg@rediffmail.com
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