2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
Poster 5 Defining Freedom: Candidate Invocations of Freedom in
Presidential Campaign Announcements, 1976-2004
How do candidates apply this cherished, ubiquitous, and abstract
value to specific campaign contexts What issues and other values
have candidates linked to freedom in recent history Are there
meaningful patterns of usage across time and party
Christopher J. Galdieri, University of Minnesota
galdieri@umn.edu
23-101 ROUNDTABLE: THE PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION PROCESS: LOOKING BACK,
LOOKING AHEAD
Room Empire on the Lobby Level, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Arthur Sanders, Drake University
arthur.sanders@drake.edu
An examination of the 2008 nomination campaign, with a focus
on Iowa, New Hampshire and the broader process, followed by a
discussion of the implications of the way the process has played (or
is playing) out on the November general election.
Panelist Arthur Sanders, Drake University
arthur.sanders@drake.edu
Andrew Smith, University of New Hampshire
Andrew.Smith@unh.edu
Alan Abramowitz, Emory University
polsaa@emory.edu
Ronald B. Rapoport, College of William and Mary
rbrapo@wm.edu
David R. White, Francis Marion University
dwhite@fmarion.edu
24-301 POSTER SESSION: REPRESENTATION AND
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
Room Grand on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Poster 6 Circulation of Office Holders: The New York City Council and
Term Limits
An examination of the effect of term limits on New York City
Council members.
Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College
jfkraus1@aol.com
25-2 IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC OPINION
Room Suite 8-254 on the 8th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Francisco I. Pedraza, University of Washington
fpedraza@u.washington.edu
Paper Ambivalence and Immigration
This paper considers ambivalence toward the immigration issue
between Republicans and Democrats.
Bradford Jones, University of California, Davis
bsjjones@ucdavis.edu
Paper Immigration, Socialization, and the Views on U.S. Welfare State
This paper examines whether and to what extent immigrants differ
from US natives in their views on welfare. The political views of
1st- and 2nd-generation immigrants are explored in a conservativeliberal
spectrum using ANES and CCES survey data.
Jungho Roh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
roh@mit.edu
Paper U.S. Immigration Policy: Consensus and Conflict Within the
Public
This paper addresses the results of a large (N=1200) National
RDD sample regarding attitudes toward US Immigration Policies.
Specific emphasis is directed to points of consensus regarding
attitudes and policies as well as areas of conflict.
William Lawrence Rosenberg, Drexel University
rosenberg@drexel.edu
Paper
Disc.
Objective vs. Subjective Economy and Public Support for
Immigration Control
This study examines both objective and subjective aspects of the
economy and their interactions to elucidate the effects of economic
factors on public attitudes toward immigration control.
Shang E. Ha, Yale University
shang.ha@yale.edu
Seung-Jin Jang, Columbia University
sj2033@columbia.edu
Francisco I. Pedraza, University of Washington
fpedraza@u.washington.edu
25-22 ISSUES, IDEOLOGY AND PUBLIC OPINION
Room PDR 17 on the 5th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Irwin L. Morris, University of Maryland
imorris@gvpt.umd.edu
Paper Structure and Consistency in Individual Value Choices
This paper uses experimental survey data to test consistency,
transitivity, and stability in individuals' pairwise choices among a
set of important core values.
William G. Jacoby, Michigan State University
jacoby@msu.edu
Paper The Physiological Differences of Liberals and Conservatives
In a laboratory, numerous physiological readings are taken from
self-professed liberals and self-professed conservatives in order
to determine if there are biological differences between the two
groups.
Kevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
ksmith1@unl.edu
Douglas Oxley, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
oxley@inebraska.com
John R. Alford, Rice University
jra@rice.edu
John R. Hibbing, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
jhibbing@unl.edu
Paper Ideology and Voting Behaviour
The paper examines the determinants of the left right self
identification and its role within the decision-making process in a
referendum situation.
Thomas Milic, University of Zurich
milic@ipz.uzh.ch
Paper The Impact of Higher Education on Political Attitudes and
Involvement
A re-examination of the the effects of higher education on
political attitudes and political involvement. Uses panel data with
observations before and after education gains, matching methods,
and takes into account education specialization.
M. Kent Jennings, University of California, Santa Barbara
jennings@polsci.ucsb.edu
Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley
stoker@socrates.berkeley.edu
Disc. Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia
quirk@politics.ubc.ca
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