2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-12:45 pm
50-17 REGULATIONS: CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Room PDR 8 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Irwin L. Morris, University of Maryland
imorris@gvpt.umd.edu
Paper The Hidden Politics of Regulation
This paper will be the first systematic effort to understand
who influences the formation of a diverse sample of proposed
government regulations. The author will focus on a new dataset of
19 Department of Transportation rules.
Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin
syackee@lafollette.wisc.edu
Paper Centralized Administration and Civil Rights Enforcement in the
Era of Multiculturalism: The Sixties Meets the Aughts
In an era of global economy and mass immigration, what is
the continuing relevance of sixties-era civil rights laws and
enforcement procedures I will survey the reforms of the past two
Administrations to address this question.
Ken Masugi, U.S. Dept. of Labor
kenmasugi@aol.com
Paper The Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-498)
Searching for a firefighter agenda setting paradigm
P.L. 93-498 was landmark legislation for the fire service. An
examination of the act, its history, and projection into subsequent
legislation seeks to find a paradigm for successful firefighting
legislation that has as yet been absent.
J. David Feichtner, Wayne State University
dfeichtner@fhgov.com
Paper Evaluating Inspection Programs in the FAA Safety Oversight
System
Informal organization and tacit knowledge contribute to the
effectiveness of the FAA safety oversight programs, but these
factors are rarely recorded or evaluated officially. Implications for
data collection and evaluation policy are discussed.
Carolyn McAndrews, University of California, Berkeley
cmcandre@berkeley.edu
Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley
mhansen@berkeley.edu
Disc. Irwin L. Morris, University of Maryland
imorris@gvpt.umd.edu
52-1 THE GEOGRAPHY OF ELECTIONS
Room UEH 401 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Regina Branton, Rice University
branton@rice.edu
Paper Carving Voters Out: Redistricting's Influence on Political
Information
In this paper, we demonstrate that concerns about redistricting
extend to issues of voter information by testing for differences
between citizen information based on where the constituents live in
their congressional districts.
Jonathan Winburn, University of Mississippi
jwinburn@olemiss.edu
Michael W. Wagner, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
mwagner3@unlnotes.unl.edu
Paper Electoral Salience and the Costs of Voting at National, Sub-
National and Supra-National Elections in the UK
This paper considers the impact of distance to polling station
upon electoral turnout at national, sub-national and supra-national
elections within the UK.
Scott Orford, University of Cardiff
orfords@cardiff.ac.uk
Colin Rallings, University of Plymouth
crallings@plymouth.ac.uk
Michael Thrasher, University of Plymouth
mthrasher@plymouth.ac.uk
Galina Borisyuk, University of Plymouth
gborisyuk@plymouth.ac.uk
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Voter Rationality in Space: The Paradox of NIMBY Voting on
Jessica’s Law
This paper contributes both to the literature on rational voting/cuetaking
in initiative elections and political geography by testing
spatial-rational effects of voting for Proposition 83 in California,
2006.
Joshua J. Dyck, University of Buffalo, SUNY
jdyck@buffalo.edu
Annika Hagley, University at Buffalo, SUNY
ahagley@buffalo.edu
Probing the Reds and Blues: Voter Location and Sectionalism in
Presidential Elections
We assess the role of voter location (rural, suburban, and urban) in
shaping the partisan balance of those sections of the United States
that determine who wins the presidency.
Seth C. McKee, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
scmckee@stpt.usf.edu
Jeremy M. Teigen, Ramapo College
jteigen@ramapo.edu
The Political Geography of Provisional Ballots
We use GIS software and voter files to examine the implementation
of provisional balloting in several urban areas in the 2006 general
election. We examine geographic patterns in the provisional ballots
that are rejected by election officials.
David Kimball, University of Missouri, St. Louis
dkimball@umsl.edu
Brady Baybeck, University of Missouri, St. Louis
baybeck@umsl.edu
Regina Branton, Rice University
branton@rice.edu
Irina M. Busygina, MGIMO, Moscow
irabus@mgimo.ru
53-2 EDUCATION INEQUALITY AND POLITICS
Room Suite 14-150 on the 14th Floor, Thur at 12:45 pm
Chair Hannah Holden, Rutgers University
hgholden@eden.rutgers.edu
Paper Diversity and Education: Cultural Competency and Minority
Student Performance
Various studies have addressed the dismal state of minority
education, but few offer solutions to correct for this phenomenon.
Using HLM, this paper assesses this issue arguing that culturally
competent teachers mitigate minority underperformance.
Bettie Ray Butler, Texas A&M University
bettieray@politics.tamu.edu
Paper Today’s Dick and Jane: A Look Into the Levels of Political
Tolerance of Adolescents in Public and Religious High School
Environments
Using original survey data of 1,000 high school juniors and seniors
in co-educational public schools as well as co-educational and
single gender religious schools, this study examines the political
tolerance of adolescents.
Elizabeth A. Prough, Wayne State University
Eprough@wayne.edu
Robert Postic, Wayne State University
Robert.postic@wayne.edu
Paper Politic of School Guidance in Belgium: A Socio-Anthropological
Point of View
My paper focuses on the socio-anthropological mechanisms that
drive the working-class youth (which means young people from the
bottom of social hierarchy) to fields of study that are situated at the
bottom of school hierarchy.
Géraldine André, Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons
geraldine.andre@fucam.ac.be
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