2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-8:00 am
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The Politics of Amending Constitutions
Using a dataset with all constitutional amendments introduced
in Brazil from 1991-2004, I show why presidents prefer to
use constitutional amendments, despite the need of a larger
supermajority, even in policies that could be dealt with in bills.
Mónica Pachón, University of California, San Diego
mpachon@ucsd.edu
The Ideological Structure and Position of Mexican Political
Parties: An Empirical Analysis
Ideological placement of Mexican Political Parties. Different
Ideological dimensions.
Benito Miron Lopez, University of Oxford
benito.mironlopez@politics.ox.ac.uk
9-1 DUELLING TIANXIAS: EAST ASIAN
CONSTRUCTIONS OF SELF AND OTHER AND THE
(IM)POSSIBILITY OF RESISTANCE
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UEH 400 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
A World Under Heaven A Preliminary Investigation into the
Self/Other Relations in Tianxia
This paper joins in an ongoing debate on the Chinese conception
of tianxia (all under heaven), examining whether and how far this
approach is conducive to tackling the question of otherness and
domination.
Wei Yin, University of Manchester
iamyinwei@gmail.com
The Self/Other Division, Identification and Differentiation in
Japan's (Post)Colonial Politics in East Asia
Questioning the tianxia concept in relation to the study of
postcolonialism, this paper investigates the (im)possibility of
disrupting the self/other division in the Japanese context.
Marie Suetsugu, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
marie.suetsugu@gmail.com
An Unholy Pilgrimage Yasukuni and the Construction of
Japan's Asia Imaginary
This paper suggests that it is not Japan's crude unwillingness but its
traumatic memory of the War and post-war identity that makes it
difficult to address its Asian neighbours' criticisms.
Taku Tamaki, Loughborough University
t.tamaki@lboro.ac.uk
Country of No Significance: China as the Japan Times
This paper argues that the Japan Times seeming inattention to
important events in China in 1997 is better understood as the
contemporary Japanese practice of withdrawing for universality.
Chih-yu Shih, National Taiwan University
cyshih@ntu.edu.tw
Uncertain Partners: A Game Theoretic Analysis of ASEAN-
China Interactions in the Post-Cold War Era
It focuses on the strategic interactions between ASEAN and China
in the post-Cold War era by applying game theoretic analysis. It
argues that the ambiguity of ASEAN’s policy toward China is
caused by internal fragility and China's proactive policy.
Yi-hung Chiou, University of South Carolina
chiouyihung@gmail.com
Peter Moody, University of Notre Dame
pmoody@nd.edu
9-21 GLOBALIZATION
Room UEH 413 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
Chair Bin Yu, University of Colorado, Boulder
bin.yu@colorado.edu
Paper The Changing State-Media Relationship in China in the Era of
Globalization
It is held that Chinese state-media relationship has been affected
most by the advent of market system in the late 1970s and early
1980s. I’d like to investigate the effects of this media deregulation
process on the state-media relationship.
Yu-Nu Lu, Ming Chuan University
yunulu2003@hotmail.com
Paper Political Trust and Public Support for Regional Integration in
East Asia
This paper explores why some individuals support regional
intergration in East Asia than others. Analysis of a survey shows
that individual trust in government is systematically related to
variations in the support for regional integration.
Hyeok Yong Kwon, Korea University
hkwon@korea.ac.kr
Paper Why Are Welfare Regimes Changing Differently in East Asia
To examine the major determinants affecting the different courses
of social welfare in East Asian countries, this paper sheds light on
the changing nature of production regime and its ensuing impacts on
governmental agencies.
Myoung-Shik Kim, University of Pittsburgh
myk2@pitt.edu
Paper Race to the Bottom Globalization and Local Social Spending in
China
This paper investigates the social impact of economic globalization
in China. Specifically the "human capital" hypothesis and the
"race to the bottom" hypothesis are reconsidered under high labor
mobility and tested empirically with county-level data.
Gang Guo, University of Mississippi
gg@olemiss.edu
Disc. Jessica C. Teets, University of Colorado, Boulder
jessica.teets@colorado.edu
12-1 CITIZEN POLITICS
Room PDR 6 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
Chair Scott Matthews, Queen's University
scott.matthews@queensu.ca
Paper Antipathy and Political Participation: How a Dislike of Others
Makes Us Vote
Differences in dictator game allocations to co-partisans and
partisans of other parties are shown to predict the decision to vote.
This is independent of other turnout correlates. Data are drawn from
an online survey of 2000 Canadians in May 2007.
Peter John Loewen, Universite de Montreal
peter.john.loewen@umontreal.ca
Paper West of Centre: Party System Development on the Canadian
Prairies
In this paper, the roots of diversity among party systems in Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba are attributed to a confluence of
events, leaders and ideologies. Together these factors produced key
"shifting points" in the history of each province.
Jared J. Wesley, University of Calgary
jjwesley@ucalgary.ca
Paper Beyond the Liberal Party
We explore how the trajectories of Canadian immigrants'
partisanship differ depending on their countries of origin. British
Canadians show greater variety in their partisanship relative to other
immigrants who typically identify with the Liberals.
Jiyoon Kim, Université de Montréal
jiyoon.kim@umontreal.ca
Andre M. L. Perrella, Wilfrid Laurier University
aperrella@wlu.ca
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