2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
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Friday, April 4-2:45 pm<br />
Disc.<br />
Corrine McConnaughy, Ohio State University<br />
mcconnaughy.3@osu.edu<br />
Heather Louise Ondercin, Louisiana State University<br />
ondercin@lsu.edu<br />
28-16 FEMALE LEADERS: ACTIONS AND<br />
REPRESENTATIONS<br />
Room Suite 9-250 on the 9th Floor, Fri at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair Farida Jalalzai, University of Missouri, St. Louis<br />
jalalzaif@umsl.edu<br />
Paper First Ladies and the Cultural Everywoman Ideal: Gender and<br />
Representation<br />
This paper examines how public evaluation of First Ladies'<br />
gendered political roles can be explained by a theoretical 'cultural<br />
everywoman' ideal along with the interrelationship between<br />
descriptive and symbolic representation.<br />
Jill Abraham Hummer, Wilson College<br />
jhummer@wilson.edu<br />
Paper A Spine of Steel and a Heart of Gold: Newspaper Coverage of<br />
the First Female Speaker of the House<br />
An in-depth qualitative analysis of news coverage of Nancy Pelosi<br />
in the days leading up to, and immediately following, the 2006<br />
Midterm elections. Discusses the implications of tensions present in<br />
gendered news coverage of female elected officials.<br />
Yasmine Dabbous, Louisiana State University<br />
yasminedabbous@yahoo.fr<br />
Amy Ladley, Louisiana State University<br />
aladle1@lsu.edu<br />
Paper Credentials and Cabinet Ministers: Do Women Have to be<br />
Better Qualified or do Women Look Just Like Men<br />
We explore with data from 4 Latin American countries the<br />
education, career, political, and interest group experience women<br />
need to receive a cabinet post or an inner cabinet post, and whether<br />
credentials of male and female cabinet members differ.<br />
Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson, Texas A&M University<br />
e339mt@polisci.tamu.edu<br />
Maria Escobar-Lemmon, Texas A&M University<br />
escobar@polisci.tamu.edu<br />
Paper The Impact of Female Cabinet Ministers on Female-Friendly<br />
Social Policy<br />
This paper analyzes the extent to which greater female<br />
representation in cabinet-level positions in advanced industrial<br />
democracies influences the implementation of additional femalefriendly<br />
social policy.<br />
Amy L. Atchison, University of Tennessee<br />
aatchiso@utk.edu<br />
Paper Imperfect Charisma: The Second Coming of Benazir Bhutto<br />
Benazir Bhutto, former PM of Pakistan, damaged her charismatic<br />
relationship with her people when she married and had children.<br />
With her return to Pakistan, does that charismatic relationship of the<br />
past have the possibility of being restored<br />
Karen L. Mitchell, Ottawa University Kansas<br />
karen.mitchell@ottawa.edu<br />
Disc. Farida Jalalzai, University of Missouri, St. Louis<br />
jalalzaif@umsl.edu<br />
29-102 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: CHANGING WHITE<br />
ATTITUDES TOWARD BLACK POLITICAL<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Room Crystal on the 3rd Floor, Fri at 2:45 pm<br />
Panelist Paul Frymer, University of California, Santa Cruz<br />
pfrymer@ucsc.edu<br />
Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside<br />
karthick.ramakrishnan@ucr.edu<br />
Christopher S. Parker, University of Washington<br />
csparker@u.washington.edu<br />
Zoltan Hajnal, University of California, San Diego<br />
zhajnal@uscd.edu<br />
30-7 RHETORIC AND POLITICAL THEORY: CONTEXT,<br />
PRACTICE, AND CONCEPTS<br />
Room Salon 7 on the 3rd Floor, Fri at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair John McCormick, University of Chicago<br />
jpmccorm@uchicago.edu<br />
Paper Keeping up Appearances: Shame and Oratory in Cicero’s<br />
Thought<br />
I explore Cicero’s orator-statesman and the problems of pandering<br />
and manipulation through a focus on the virtue of decorum. I argue<br />
that Cicero’s account of shame and seemliness provides a resource<br />
for democratic theorists.<br />
Daniel Jacob Kapust, University of Georgia<br />
djkapust@uga.edu<br />
Paper Laughter as the Rhetoric of Democracy: Ancient Greek<br />
Comedy and Democratic Theory<br />
This paper explores comedy and classical Athenian democracy.<br />
Aristophanic comedy is connected to the etymological<br />
understanding of demokratia as power of the people. I draw out<br />
implications of comic speech for contemporary democratic theory.<br />
John T. Lombardini, Princeton University<br />
jlombard@princeton.edu<br />
Paper Rhetoric and the Rise and Fall of Republican Freedom<br />
The rise of commerce caused Republican political thought to<br />
polarize into commerce-friendly and hostile factions, and this<br />
schism gave rise to a new conception of freedom which took<br />
economic rather than political life as its focal point.<br />
Eric MacGilvray, Ohio State University<br />
macgilvray.2@polisci.osu.edu<br />
Disc. Steven A. Kelts, George Washington University<br />
kelts@gwu.edu<br />
31-9 REEVALUATING HISTORY IN THEORY<br />
Room PDR 6 on the 3rd Floor, Fri at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair David Lay Williams, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point<br />
david.williams@uwsp.edu<br />
Paper Rousseau's Nostalgic Politics and the Idea of Decline<br />
Rousseau’s political teaching unifies a nostalgic understanding of<br />
society with an anthropology telling the story of our decline and<br />
fall from nature. This paper will explore the roots of his political<br />
teaching in the ideas of nostalgia and decline.<br />
Brian Smith, Georgetown University<br />
bas36@georgetown.edu<br />
Paper Thomas Hobbes and the Problem of the Unexplained<br />
Restoration<br />
This paper explores how the English Restoration impacted Thomas<br />
Hobbes's understanding of politics.<br />
Adam George Yoksas, Loyola University, Chicago<br />
ayoksas@luc.edu<br />
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