2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Saturday, April 5-2:45 pm
Paper
Paper
Paper
Disc.
Building Trans-migrant Citizenship: Migration and Political
Transnationalism
This paper provides an overview of classic theories of citizenship,
immigration, and political assimilation and then looks at how the
current wave of immigration are challenging these classic notions.
The paper looks at simultanous incorporation.
Edward D. Gonzalez-Acosta, New School for Social Research
gonze459@newschool.edu
Immigration, Assimilation, and American Culture
This paper provides a broadly constructed view of American
culture from which we analyze debates surrounding immigration.
This construction provides a more thorough understanding of
immigration and appropriate immigration policy.
Loretta J. Capeheart, Northeastern Illinois University
L-Capeheart@neiu.edu
Hector R. Reyes, Harold Washington College
hr.reyes@yahoo.com
Carrie W. George, Northeastern Illinois University
c_w_george@yahoo.com
Nationalism and National Security at Home and Abroad: The
Case of Korea and Korean-Americans
This paper explores nationalism as a political ideology, which was
constructed around national security issue. Analyzing historical
change of nationalistic discourse in Korea, I interpret the notion of
Korean nation and its political construction.
Soo-Bin You, Rutgers University
sbyou@eden.rutgers.edu
Johanna Kristin Birnir, University of Maryland
jkbirnir@umd.edu
20-10 IDENTITY, DEVOLUTION AND SECESSION
Room PDR 5 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 2:45 pm
Chair Devashree Gupta, Carleton College
dgupta@carleton.edu
Paper Toward a Resolution of the Paradox of Autonomy: Devolution’s
Impact on the Scottish Independence Movement
This paper explores how devolution has impacted the movements
for Scottish independence. This work will help to provide a
resolution of the paradox of autonomy—the contradictory finding
that autonomy both calms and creates support for independence.
Lawrence M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
andersol@uww.edu
Paper When Do Separatists Pursue Secession
Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis as developed by Dr.
Charles Ragin, this research examines separatist groups from
the Minorities at Risk dataset in order to evaluate theory about
secessionism.
Ruth Alminas, University of Arizona
ralminas@email.arizona.edu
Paper Language, Technology, and the Decentralization of the State:
Comparative Analysis of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq
An overview of recent Kurdish efforts to normalize their language
for use in administration and government and the political
ramifications of these efforts.
Solveig D. Gannon-Kurowski, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
sdgannon@polsci.umass.edu
Paper Irak like the Balkans Comparing Views on Ethnic Conflict in
Yugoslavia and Sectarian Conflict in Iraq
This paper compares Yugoslavia and Irak as cases of 'ethnic' and
'sectarian conflict'. It dismisses common ideas about the 'ancient
hatreds' interpretation of both wars, and proposes an explanation for
the persistance of 'ethinicist' conceptions.
Francesco Ragazzi, Northwerstern University
f-ragazzi@northwestern.edu
Disc. Devashree Gupta, Carleton College
dgupta@carleton.edu
21-11 GROUP, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL IDENTITIES
Room Salon 3 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 2:45 pm
Chair Nadia Khatib, University of Arizona
nkhatib@email.arizona.edu
Paper Comparing Group Identities as Predictors of Political
Participation
Is national identity inimitable We investigate competing identities
as predictors of political participation using a national randomsample
survey.
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
etheissmorse1@unl.edu
Eric A. Whitaker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
ewhitaker74@yahoo.com
Paper The Diversity of Group Identities within Asian Americans
This paper investigates factors at the individual and the city levels
influencing the degree of their ethnic identities toward the American
society Are there different patterns of group identity across
subgroups within Asian Americans
Taofang Huang, University of Texas, Austin
joyfultao@yahoo.com
Paper The Collision of National Identity and Multiculturalism Among
Mass Publics
How are mass publics redefining conceptions of national identity
in the wake of immigration and what are the implications for public
policies regarding cultural diversity in Europe and North America,
focusing on the prospect of policy convergence.
Jack Citrin, University of California, Berkeley
gojack@berkeley.edu
Matthew Wright, University of California, Berkeley
beardedelephant@gmail.com
Paper Modelling Regional Identities
The paper explains variation across Western European regions in the
levels of regional identities, examining whether economic, political
and cultural characteristics of the regions determine the extent to
which people feel attached to them.
Rune Dahl Fitjar, International Research Institute of Stavanger
rune.fitjar@iris.no
Paper Implicit British Perceptions of German Leaders in 1938-1939
Comparing “Times” summaries of Hitler speeches with full texts,
and British versus German diplomats’ accounts of meetings, showed
increased implicit British perceptions of threat after vs before the
occupation of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.
David G. Winter, University of Michigan
dgwinter@umich.edu
Brooke E. Sweet, George Washington University
brooke.sweet.dc@gmail.com
Disc. Nadia Khatib, University of Arizona
nkhatib@email.arizona.edu
23-12 FINANCING CAMPAIGNS: DONATING MONEY
AND LABOR
Room UEH 410 on the 4th Floor, Sat at 2:45 pm
Chair Michael G. Miller, Cornell University
mgm44@cornell.edu
Paper Brother Can You Spare a Dime
The long held assumption that people must be asked to contribute
appears to be wrong. Using a variety of methods and data sources,
this paper asks: What is it that distinguishes the self-motivated
contributor, from those who must be asked
Dave Wiltse, Hacettepe University
dave@davewiltse.com
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