2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Saturday, April 5-12:45 pm
34-13 FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES
Room Suite 11-250 on the 11th Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Michael J. Faber, Millersville University
mfaber@indiana.edu
Paper Rousseau and the Paradox of the Property Right
Is it possible to reconcile Rousseau’s hostile views towards private
property in his Second Discourse with his treatment of property
in other writings The answer may be surprising for it involves a
covering up of his agreement with Hobbes.
Andrew Scott Bibby, Michigan State University
andy.msu.polisci@gmail.com
Paper Authority Without Obligation: Revisiting Henry David Thoreau
This paper utilizes Henry David Thoreau to defend the
philosophical anarchist claim that it is possible to maintain and
recognize legitimate political authority while rejecting any political
obligation to obey that authority.
Thomas M. Hughes, University of California, Santa Barbara
thomas_hughes@umail.ucsb.edu
Paper Against Freedom and Equality
This paper explores how Marx treats the ideals of freedom and
equality as expressions of capitalist society, and how this intimate
connection ought to problematize the use of these ideals by Leftists.
David M. Bholat, University of Chicago
dbholat@uchicago.edu
Paper Ordinary Democracy
The paper introduces the idea of an ordinary democracy relying on
the works of Marx, Dewey and Foucault.
Thamy Pogrebinschi, Rio de Janeiro University
thamypog@uol.com.br
Disc. Michael J. Faber, Millersville University
mfaber@indiana.edu
35-13 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Room PDR 17 on the 5th Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Seok-ju Cho, Yale University
seok-ju.cho@yale.edu
Paper Electoral Interpretation Of Position-Taking Votes
If voters rate their legislators by their voting record (e.g., using
party loyalty or ADA scores), legislators may vote against their
district interests. They may also use amendments solely for position
taking, rather than trying to change policy.
Kevin A. Roust, Unaffiliated
roustk@hss.caltech.edu
Paper The Legislative Process and Its Consequence for Outcome-
Oriented Voting
Combining the voting stage with the legislative bargaining stage, we
study outcome-oriented voting under different legislative settings.
Our results yield comparative static predictions for the empirical
analysis of outcome-oriented voting.
Christian Henning, University of Kiel
chenning@agric-econ.uni-kiel.de
Michael Herrmann, University of Mannheim
Michael.Herrmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de
Susumu Shikano, University of Mannheim
shikanos@rumms.uni-mannheim.de
Paper Why Do Bicameral Chambers Usually, But Not Always, Agree
A Game Model
Observers wonder why the bicameral conference is rarely held
after the second chamber's amendment, while complete information
models fail to explain why the conference sometimes occurs. An
incomplete information game model addresses both questions.
Kentaro Fukumoto, Gakushuin University
Kentaro.Fukumoto@gakushuin.ac.jp
Paper
Disc.
Gridlock and Policy Dynamics in the U.S. Congress
We specify a fully dynamic model of the U.S. legislative process
and analyze, using numerical computation, the equilibrium patterns
of policy change over time under different configurations of partisan
control of the three legislative institutions.
Tasos Kalandrakis, University of Rochester
akalandr@mail.rochester.edu
John Duggan, University of Rochester
dugg@mail.rochester.edu
Seok-ju Cho, Yale University
seok-ju.cho@yale.edu
36-13 DYNAMIC MODELS: PANELS, CYCLES, AND TIME
SERIES
Room Salon 5 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Dino P. Christenson, Ohio State University
christenson.24@polisci.osu.edu
Paper An Alternative To Dynamic Analysis of Time-Series Cross-
Section Data
This paper proposes that GMM estimation is more efficient than the
conventional application of GLS and PCSEs in studying dynamics
of TSCS data. Empirical globalization, exchange rate and public
spending data will be used in the evaluation.
C. C. Almond Meng, University of Texas, Austin
ccmeng@gov.utexas.edu
Paper Solutions to the Pseudo-Panel Problem: Comparing Four
Approaches
For many important problems, unit-level comparisons over time are
needed but panel data are unavailable. This paper uses analysis of
panel data and Monte Carlo tests to evaluate three existing solutions
and an approach based on matching methods.
Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
j-seawright@northwestern.edu
Paper The Dynamics of Voter Behavior in Election Campaigns
I provide methods for analyzing learning and repeated observations
of voter behavior within and across election campaigns. My method
is uniquely useful for new panel studies where the time between
interviews is randomly distributed.
Jonathan Wand, Stanford University
wand@stanford.edu
Paper Circular Data in Political Science and How to Handle It
Tools for handling circular data in political science.
Jeff Gill, Washington University, St. Louis
jgill@wustl.edu
Dominik Hangartner, Bern University
hangartner@soz.unibe.ch
Disc. Luke Keele, Ohio State University
keele.4@polisci.osu.edu
37-3 ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS: FROM MOBILIZING
TO OUTREACH
Room PDR 9 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Christine B. Williams, Bentley College
cwilliams@bentley.edu
Paper All Politics is Local: Campaign Communication in Urban
Elections
This study examines three races in a city council election. The
analysis shows the continued importance of personal contact in local
elections and how voters used modern technology to make voter
decisions.
Stephen C. Brooks, University of Akron
sbrooks@uakron.edu
Josh Peterson, University of Akron
jjp38@uakron.edu
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