2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-8:00 am
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A Question of Intolerance: Insecurity and Citizenship in
Bogota, Colombia
This paper explores the overwhelming popularity of violencereduction
efforts in Bogota that consisted of teaching residents to
use crosswalks and be more respectful of one another as part of a
"culture of citizenship".
Stacey Leigh Hunt, Rutgers University
staceleigh2@gmail.com
How Space Matters: Models of Space, Society and Politics
This paper provides an original critical and conceptual analysis of
different models of space, society and politics now employed by a
variety of social scientists. It shows the limitations of those models
plus their usefulness for empirical studies.
Anthony M. Orum, University of Illinois, Chicago
anthonyorum@sbcglobal.net
Mind the Gap: Public Narratives From the ‘In-Between’
Invoking Bhabha's notions of hybridity and third space, this
paper investigates the social production of the 'public narrative' of
hybridity within the public sphere.
Rupa Thadhani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
rthadhani@vt.edu
Malte Pehl, University of Heidelberg
mpehl@sai.uni-heidelberg.de
Abdy Javadzadeh, Florida International University
abdyjavadzadeh@yahoo.com
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From the Pews to the Polls: Religious Traditions and Electoral
Turnout
This paper investigates the claim that evangelical Protestants are
now mobilized to participate in national elections more today
than in prior decades. Specifically, turnout likelihoods of differing
religious traditions are compared back to 1972.
Ian Ostrander, Washington University in St. Louis
icostran@artsci.wustl.edu
Paul A. Djupe, Denison University
djupe@denison.edu
Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
jelent@unlv.nevada.edu
54-1 NEW AGENDAS IN THE RESEARCH OF
EVANGELICALS
Room Honore on the Lobby Level, Thur at 8:00 am
Chair Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
jelent@unlv.nevada.edu
Paper Cross-cutting Messages and Political Tolerance: An Experiment
Using Evangelical Protestants
Using experimental survey data, I manipulate white evangelicals’
exposure to conflicting messages and find that evangelicals are
more tolerant of out-groups as a result of exposure to rationales for
opposing viewpoints.
Carin Robinson, Georgetown University
cll23@georgetown.edu
Paper Religion in Introductory Textbooks: Images of Tolerance or
Intolerance
The objective of this project is to examine how different religious
groups and individuals of religious faith are portrayed within
introductory college textbooks. Are they portrayed as politically
tolerant or intolerant
Marie A. Eisenstein, Indiana University, Northwest
maeisens@iun.edu
Paper Beyond the Left Behind: Measuring Liberal Religion for
Political Analysis
This paper develops a measure for liberal religious commitment
using the concept of solidarity. It analyzes political attitudes and
behavior using a 2000 Religion and Politics Survey and the 2004
American National Election Study.
Sue E. S. Crawford, Creighton University
crawford@creighton.edu
Kaitlin M. Hagen, Creighton University
kmh50990@creighton.edu
Paper Religiosity and Anxiety: A New Approach
This study focuses on the links between religious activity and
political anxiety amongst evangelical Christians.
Ryan P. Burge, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
rburge@siu.edu
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