2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
11-1 IRAQ: VIOLENCE AND ETHNIC CONFLICT
Room UEH 412 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Paper Religious, Social and Political Factionalism in Iraqi
Communities and the Impact on the Composition of the
Resistance to the Occupation
Few communities can be described as monolithic, with Iraq as
no exception. This paper illustrates that there are a variety of
perspectives within Iraq that the coalition forces must acknowledge
and leverage to end the occupation in a stable fashion.
Nick J. Kreitman, Elmhurst College
kreitmann@elmhurst.edu
Paper The Violence of the Two Rivers: Alqaeda and Others in Iraq's
Violence
This paper uses computer Fuzzy Future Model (FFM) to analyze the
level of Iraqi political violence. It will explore the actors, motives,
and other difficulties of controlling such violence.
Ribhi I. Salhi, Roosevelt University
rsalhi@roosevelt.edu
Paper The Problem of Policy Stability in Iraq
A major problem in Iraq is high policy stability; the inability of the
government to effect policy change. We apply veto players theory to
identify the institutions that induce high policy stability in the Iraqi
political game.
Peter Colum Casey, Creighton University
petercasey@creighton.edu
Selwa Nasser Ahmad, Creighton University
selwaahmad@creighton.edu
12-2 CONSTITUTIONAL AND IDENTITY POLITICS
Room Salon 6 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Walter Schnee, Colorado State University
wschnee1@juno.com
Paper Patterns of Substantive Representation Among Visible Minority
MPs: Evidence from Canada’s House of Commons
The paper outlines patterns of visible minority representation in the
Canadian House of Commons, assessing whether visible minorities
elected to Parliament substantively represent ethnic minority issues.
Karen Bird, McMaster University
kbird@mcmaster.ca
Disc. Walter Schnee, Colorado State University
wschnee1@juno.com
13-301 POSTER SESSION: COMMUNIST AND POST-
COMMUNIST STATES
Room Grand on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Poster 3 Policies of Former Soviet Republics and of 89 Regions of RF
Toward Moscow
My research questions is why did not policies of former Soviet
Republics coincide with each other The RF is administratively
divided into eighty nine regions. Again the question is: what factors
make those regions’ policies toward Moscow vary
Sayfiddin Shapoatov,
sayfulloh2002@hotmail.com
14-3 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
COLLABORATION
Room PDR 5 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Paper Globalization and Its Effects on the State
The state has never held the mythical power that many
contemporary political scientists and philosophers have attributed it.
The true impact of globalization has not been to weaken states, but
to create and establish new political elites within it.
Mark David Nieman, Iowa State University
mnieman@iastate.edu
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Doing Something But Accomplishing Nothing Domestic
Symbolic Use of Economic Sanctions
Why do we observe economic sanctions despite strong doubts
regarding their effectiveness I investigate the symbolic use of
sanctions for domestic political gains, assessing the effect of
sanctions imposition on US presidential approval ratings.
Taehee Whang, Texas A&M University
taeheewhang@politics.tamu.edu
IGO Networks and Convergence in Domestic Economic Policies
We study how IGO network dynamics cause convergence in
domestic economic policies. We find that the cumulative effects
of multiple layers of even the weakest types of IGOs have strong
converging effects on states' domestic policies.
Xun Cao, Princeton University and University of Essex
xuncao@princeton.edu
Yoram Z. Haftel, University of Illinois, Chicago
yhaftel@uic.edu
14-19 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOREIGN AID
Room UEH 400 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Robert Edward Sterken Jr., University of Texas, Tyler
rsterken@sbcglobal.net
Paper Who Supports Foreign Aid Evidence from Europe
We use survey data from Europe to explore the individual-,
local-, and national-level influences on citizen support for foreign
development assistance and humanitarian aid.
Andy Baker, University of Colorado, Boulder
andy.baker@colorado.edu
Jennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado, Boulder
jennifer.fitzgerald@colorado.edu
Thomas Pepinsky, University of Colorado, Boulder
thomas.pepinsky@colorado.edu
Paper Foreign Aid, Democracy and Economic Growth
Focusing on foreign aid's growth effects on developing countries,
this study interacts foreign aid with recipients' regime types and
shows aid has been used ineffectively by democracies where
economic growth has been retarded.
Xiaohong Xu, University of Missouri, Columbia
xxhfac@yahoo.com
Paper U.S. Foreign Aid and Strategic Voting in the United Nations
We examine the relationship between aid payments from major
donors and voting in the United Nations General Assembly. We
analyze whether the United States's explicit policy of linking aid to
important votes in the UNGA induces strategic voting.
David B. Carter, University of Rochester
dcarter5@mail.rochester.edu
Randall W. Stone, University of Rochester
randall.stone@rochester.edu
Paper Tied Aid and New Protectionism: Evolution of the Helsinki
Accords
This paper examines the use of aid tying as an export promotion
tool and the evolution of a regime designed to limit it. Competing
theories on the Helsinki Accords are considered.
Steven R. Hall, Ball State University
srhall@bsu.edu
Disc. Elena V. McLean, Texas A&M University
elenamclean@polisci.tamu.edu
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