2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
1-10 PARTICIPATION AND INEQUALITY OVER TIME
(Co-sponsored with Political Participation and Turnout,
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see 26-8)
Red Lacquer on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Michael P. McDonald, George Mason University
mmcdon@gmu.edu
The Impact of Economic and Social Hardship on Young
Citizens
We show that environments of disadvantage (schools characterized
by poverty, high drop out rates and teen pregnancy) decrease youth
turnout. Two consequences of social location, teen parenthood and
arrests, also decrease turnout depending on race.
Eric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State University
exp12@psu.edu
Julianna Pacheco, Pennsylvania State University
jpacheco@psu.edu
The Effect of Labor Unions on Turnout, Vote Choice and
Representation
This paper examines the role of unions in turnout and vote choice
for the most marginalized communities. It also contributes to the
dialogues on whether voters are representative of non-voters and
whether turnout matters.
Chris Finn, University of California, Berkeley
cfinn@berkeley.edu
Inequality, Political Participation, and Partisan Identification in
America
Changes in political participation and political partisanship in
America are examined in an era of increasing economic inequality
and changing party loyalties from 1973 to 2004.
Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley
hbrady@berkeley.edu
Kay Lehman Schlozman, Boston College
kschloz@bc.edu
Sidney Verba, Harvard University
sverba@harvard.edu
Corruption, Clientelism, and Vote Intention: Results of a Survey
Experiment
Do voters really punish corrupt politicians Using the results of a
survey experiment in Argentina, I examine the effects of incumbent
corruption and clientelism on vote intention, paying particular
attention to differences across income groups.
Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, Columbia University
rbw2003@columbia.edu
Is Internet Voting Biased Evidence from the 2004 Michigan
Primary
The use of Internet voting in public elections has been challenged
based on claims that is biased against minorities and those of lower
socioeconomic status; however, turnout in a recent Democratic
primary shows that these claims may be overstated.
Alicia Kolar Prevost, American University
alicia.prevost@american.edu
Michael P. McDonald, George Mason University
mmcdon@gmu.edu
2-3 DIMENSIONS OF SPATIAL COMPETITION II
Room PDR 6 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Michael Stoiber, Technical University of Darmstadt
mstoiber@pg.tu-darmstadt.de
Paper Beyond Left-Right: The Multidimensional Nature of Party
Competition
This paper uses Comparative Manifestos Project data to
demonstrate that the capacity of the left-right super-issue to
adequately summarize party competition has expired.
Jeremy J. Albright, Indiana University
jeralbri@umich.edu
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The Politics of Redistribution in a Multidimensional Policy
Space: An Empirical Analysis
This paper explores the relationship between the salience of noneconomic
issues for voter choice and party competition and the
level of redistribution.
Henning Finseraas, Norwegian Social Research
hfi@nova.no
Value Fragmentation and the Politics of Left and Right
The connotation of “left” and “right” in Western European and
Anglo-American democracies has widened over the past quartercentury,
but the right is considerably more fragmented than the left.
Christopher Cochrane, University of Toronto
christopher.cochrane@utoronto.ca
Neil Nevitte, University of Toronto
nnevitte@chass.utoronto.ca
Struggle Over Dimensionality: Party Competition in Europe
The paper posits that party competition is a struggle over the
dimensional configuration of political space. It argues that while
mainstream parties determine the primary dimension of conflict,
minor parties tend to emphasize a secondary dimension.
Jan Rovny, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
rovny@email.unc.edu
Erica Edwards, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
eedwards@email.unc.edu
Lawrence Clark Mayer, Texas Tech University
Lawrence.Mayer@ttu.edu
Michael Stoiber, Technical University of Darmstadt
mstoiber@pg.tu-darmstadt.de
3-3 INSTITUTIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Room Suite 13-250 on the 13th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Julieta Suarez-Cao, Northwestern University
jsc@northwestern.edu
Paper Institutional Convergence and Partisan Tax Policy in South
America
This paper examines the extent to which neoliberal reforms
constrain partisan tax policy in South America. I find that
partisanship is a good predictor of tax revenue but the
interventionist left collects less tax revenue than the pro-market
right.
Austin Hart, University of Texas, Austin
austinhart.ut@gmail.com
Paper One “Trips” and Two Paths: The Politics of HIV/AIDS in Brazil
and India
Despite working under the same international regulatory
framework, domestic HIV/AIDS policy in Brazil and India is
quite distinct. Our paper seeks to explain this puzzle through a
comparative historical analysis utilizing recently compiled data.
Tricia Olsen, University of Wisconsin, Madison
tdolsen@wisc.edu
Aseema Sinha, University of Wisconsin, Madison
asinha@polisci.wisc.edu
Paper Neopatrimonialism and Institutional Adherence in Africa
This paper examines African incumbents' rationale for adhering
to formal political rules. Using a quantal response model, it tests
how different patterns of neopatrimonialism gives rise to divergent
incentives to adhere to ignore institutional rules.
Florence So, University of California, Los Angeles
florenceso@ucla.edu
Paper Why Get Technical Electoral Competition and Policy
Innovation in the Indian States
Why do developing country governments implement policies to use
information technologies in service delivery at a particular time
I explore this question in the Indian states and find that electoral
competition is a key driver of policy enactment.
Jennifer L. Bussell, University of California, Berkeley
jbussell@berkeley.edu
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