2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
17-25 GENDER AND CONFLICT (Co-sponsored with Gender
and Politics, see 28-24)
Room Suite 9-150 on the 9th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Monika Nalepa, Rice University
nalepa@rice.edu
Paper Redressing War Rape in Bosnia: The Challenge for ICTY
The paper examines rape as a deliberate assault strategy
implemented by the Serb troops against the Bosnian Muslims in
the war of 1992 – 1995 and looks at the challenges it poses for the
International Crime Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Elena Pokalova, Kent State University
epokalo1@kent.edu
Paper Conflict Negotiators: Gender as a Variable in El Salvador and
Guatemala
As part of a larger project on women conflict negotiators in Central
America, this paper examines the specifics of gender as a variable in
the El Salvador negotiations.
Sarah Taylor, New School for Social Research
taylor.sarah@gmail.com
Paper Gender and Restorative Justice in Northern Ireland
The paper draws on empirical research to explore the gender-power
dynamics of informal restorative justice practices in Northern
Ireland.
Fidelma Ashe, University of Ulster
f.ashe@ulster.ac.uk
Paper Gender and the Design of Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict
Societies
This paper utilizes fuzzy-set analysis to evaluate how gender biases,
including gendered understandings of war and political violence,
have impacted the design and implementation of transitional justice
processes in nations emerging from civil war.
Amber A. Ussery, University of Arizona
aussery@u.arizona.edu
Disc. Monika Nalepa, Rice University
nalepa@rice.edu
19-3 INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
Room Suite 10-250 on the 10th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Douglas M. Stinnett, University of Georgia
stinnett@uga.edu
Paper Explaining Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative
This paper tests whether the Proliferation Security Initiative is best
explained as a screening mechanism to identify states with likeminded
security concerns or as a vehicle for pressuring states into
adopting the norms of its founders.
Bryan R. Early, University of Georgia
b.early1@gmail.com
Cale D. Horne, University of Georgia
cdhorne@uga.edu
Paper The Design of River Treaties
This study investigates the factors that lead to different levels
of institutionalism in river treaties. Factors such as the issue to
be resolved are shown to be more important determinates of
centralization of control than are national factors.
Jeffrey B. Stout, University of Iowa
jeffrey-stout@uiowa.edu
Paper Major Powers and Institutional Design in International
Environmental Agreements
The paper explores the impact of major power states on the
institutional design of international environmental treaties with
emphasis on the tension between bilateral and multilateral
approaches.
Andrew G. Long, Kansas State University
aglong@ksu.edu
Renato Corbetta, University of Alabama, Birimingham
corbetta@uab.edu
Paper
Disc.
Global Players and Efficient Institutional Designs: Compliance
to International Environmental Agreements in China
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of global players such
as China in trade integration and environmental protection and
evaluates the impacts of various models of institutional designs in
the development of global public policies.
Sarah Helen McLaughlin, London School of Economics
s.h.mclaughlin@lse.ac.uk
Douglas M. Stinnett, University of Georgia
stinnett@uga.edu
20-3 ETHNICITY IN ELECTORAL POLITICS
Room Salon 5 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Todd Alan Eisenstadt, American University
eisensta@american.edu
Paper Politics of Dealignment in Bolivia
Politics of dealignment in Latin America erode traditional bases of
support providing avenues for informal institutionalization of ethnic
parties. These institutions are shaped by demands of autonomy,
broader participation and fair citizenship.
Gabriela Hoberman, Florida International University
ghobe001@fiu.edu
Paper Is an Ethnic Party, an Ethnic Party A Reconceptualization and
Their Effect
This paper seeks to reconceptualize ethnic parties and to investigate
how internal features of such parties interact with external
incentives to affect their behavior in European states.
John Ishiyama, Truman State University
jishiyam@truman.edu
Jeff William Justice, Truman State University
jjustice@truman.edu
Marijke Breuning, Truman State University
mbreunin@truman.edu
Paper Nationalism, Violence, and Voting: Explaining Variation in
Support for Paramilitary Parties at the Ballot Box
This paper looks at variation in the extent to which individuals vote
for political parties associated with the use of ethno-nationalist
violence against the state and/or the opposing community (sectarian
violence).
Mary Beth Ehrhardt, Princeton University
mehrhard@princeton.edu
Paper Why Sunni Votes are Cheap in Lebanon but Dear in Yemen
I use original survey data collected in Lebanon and Yemen to
examine the effect of intrasectarian elite competition for constituent
votes, or the lack thereof, on patron-client relationships.
Daniel Corstange, University of Michigan
dancorst@umich.edu
Disc. Todd Alan Eisenstadt, American University
eisensta@american.edu
21-301 POSTER SESSION: POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Room Grand on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Poster 4 Delegates or Trustees: What do Citizens Want to Drive
Representatives
Citizens are conflicted about how they would like to be represented.
Using an experimental design I examine how people respond to
a representative who either opts to respond to the wishes of his
constituents or to the wishes of the broader public.
David Doherty, University of Colorado, Boulder
dohertyd@colorado.edu
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