2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-10:00 am
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Democracy and National Identity in Russia and Ukraine
The paper shows the importance of national identity in the
democracy building process. Authors argue that notions of national
identity, adopted by political elites, significantly influence the
outcomes of democratization process.
Yitzhak M. Brudny, University of Pennsylvania
ybrudny@aol.com
Evgeny Finkel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
efinkel@wisc.edu
Inequality and Democracy in Post-Communist States
When inequality is too high and thus harmful for a democracy is
not as straightforward a question as it might seem. For it can be a
problem both because it is too high in absolute or relative terms, and
because the public thinks it is too high.
Boriana N. Nikolova, University of Chicago
boriana@uchicago.edu
The Factor of Political Islam in Post-Soviet Muslim States: Does
Islam Promote or Hinder Prospects for Democracy
This study examines the impact of emerging political Islamic
institutions on transitions to democracy in 7 post-Soviet Muslim
countries (Central Asia and Caucasus) by utilizing fuzzy-set QCA
(Qualitative Comparative Analysis).
Dilshad Achilou, University of Arizona
nozadil@gmail.com
Paul Goode, University of OKlahoma
paulgoode@ou.edu
14-8 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
II
Room Suite 11-250 on the 11th Floor, Thur at 10:00 am
Chair Sean D. Ehrlich, Florida State University
sehrlich@fsu.edu
Paper Globalization and Compensation Revisited: Testing the Causal
Chain on the Individual Level
This paper tests the hypothesis that globalization increases
individuals’ feeling of economic insecurity and hence their demand
for welfare state expansion using individual-level survey data from
Switzerland, France, and the US.
Stefanie Walter, University of Zurich
swalter@ipz.uzh.ch
Paper Compensating the Losers: Responses to Globalization via Roll-
Call Votes
Using roll call votes on trade liberalization and trade adjustment
assistance (TAA), we test the causal mechanism identified in the
embedded liberalism theory.
Stephanie J. Rickard, Dublin City University
stephanie.rickard@dcu.ie
Paper Economic Insecurity, Political Accountability and the Social
Welfare Spending
We argue the level of social welfare used to mitigate external
economic insecurity depends on the formation of a high-risk
coalition and government’s political accountability. Data analysis
using Bayesian multilevel modeling supports our arguments
Boliang Zhu, Columbia University
bz2123@columbia.edu
Yu-Sung Su, Graduate Center, CUNY
ys463@columbia.edu
Disc. Sean D. Ehrlich, Florida State University
sehrlich@fsu.edu
16-18 STUDYING THE MILITARY
Room Suite 11-150 on the 11th Floor, Thur at 10:00 am
Chair David T. Burbach, Naval War College
david.burbach@nwc.navy.mil
Paper A Theory of Conscription: Loyalty, Threats, and Labor
Markets
The interstate threat environment and domestic political and
economic institutional constraints, and not ideological concerns,
primarily determine military manpower policy choices. Includes
original large n testing using modern and historical data.
Nikola Mirilovic, University of Chicago
nikola@uchicago.edu
Paper The Men with Guns: Bringing the Military Back Into the Study
of Civil Wars
This paper examines the impact of civil-military relations in a
country, as measured by past successful and failed coup attempts,
on the onset and duration of civil wars. It uses data from an original
dataset of 500 post-WWII coup attempts worldwide.
Naunihal Singh, University of Notre Dame
nsingh1@nd.edu
Paper The Soldiers of Dual-Tasks: Theoretical Debates on the Role of
Military
This study proposes that the application of Huntingtonian subjective
control does not hinder nor affect the professionalization of the
armed forces. Chinese empirical case shows the model did not affect
the enhancement of military professionalism.
Dongmin Lee, University of Colorado, Boulder
dongmin.lee@colorado.edu
Disc. David T. Burbach, Naval War College
david.burbach@nwc.navy.mil
16-301 POSTER SESSION: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Room Grand on the 4th Floor, Thur at 10:00 am
Poster 6 Strong State Weak State Relationships in Central Asia
Relationships between strong and weak states in Central Asia.
John Van Benthuysen, University of Illinois, Chicago
jvanbe1@uic.edu
Poster 7 An Empirical Study of Intra-War Bargaining
My paper utilizes an original dataset to evaluate some of the
hypotheses associated with the ongoing bargaining model of war
duration, more specifically examining the causal impetus behind
negotiation offers made throughout a conflict.
Kristopher B. Grady, Michigan State University
gradykri@msu.edu
Poster 8 Foreign Terror on Americans
Americans are the major targets of international terrorism. Yet,
terrorists from some countries are much more likely to attack
American citizens. More anti-American terrorism emanates from
countries receiving more US military support.
Thomas Plümper, University of Essex
tpluem@essex.ac.uk
Eric Neumayer, London School of Economics and Political Science
e.neumayer@lse.ac.uk
Poster 9 Why ROK Have a Little Threat Perception From Rising China
The rising China makes its neighbors anxious. In response to it,
Japan reinforce the alliance with U.S. In contrast, ROK (South
Korea) kept close strategic ties with China. What makes the
difference between ROK and other neighbors
Seongjo Kim, Seoul National University
gum81@naver.com
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