2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-2:45 pm
9-5 THE FUTURE OF THE CCP
Paper The Effect of Variation in Colonial Rule and Patterns of
Room Suite 11-150 on the 11th Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm
Political Legitimacy on Levels of Democracy in Sub-Saharan
Chair Jing Vivian Zhan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
zhan@cuhk.edu.hk
Africa, 1975-2003
This research examines the relationship between forms of colonial
Paper In Search of a New Party Identity: The Evolutionary Path of the
Chinese Communist Party
This paper discusses the changes that have occurred within the
Chinese Communist Party in the reform era and the sources of such
changes. It also asks what implications the changes have for China’s
democratic future.
Hee-jin Han, Northern Illinois University
hhan@niu.edu
Paper
rule and African states’ level of democracy over time. It argues that
the form of colonialism in an African state influences the degree of
political legitimacy.
Monica Lynn Malbrough, Georgia State University
monicalynn18@gmail.com
Rounding the Tables of Legislative Decision Making: Women in
Sub-Saharan African Parliaments
This paper examines factors that explain the increasing number of
Paper The Communist Party of China (CPC): Are They Sabotaging
Their Own Success
This paper analyzes the actions of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) and whether they have been the underlying factor to the
massive social unrest the country faces today.
Nalani Basan,
hulaone_2000@yahoo.com
Paper
women who serve in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa,
despite being one of the poorest regions in the world.
Kimberly S. Adams, East Stroudsburg University
Kimberly.Adams@po-box.esu.edu
Demanding Democracy and Rejecting the Autocracy of Military
Rule in Africa
Do Africans demand democracy and reject autocracy What factors
Paper When to Use the Stick Explaining Central Intervention in
Fiscal Leakage in China
This paper studies the Chinese government's strategy in dealing
with a loophole of the fiscal system in the reform era. It argues that
the central government selectively tolerates local exploitation of the
loophole to encourage local efficiency.
Jing Vivian Zhan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
zhan@cuhk.edu.hk
Disc.
are behind Africans’ regime preferences Religion and regime
experience are factors driving seemingly inconsistent preferences
for democracy and conditional allowance for military rule.
Virginia Parish Beard, Hope College
beard@hope.edu
Laura E. Seay, University of Texas, Austin
laura.seay@mail.utexas.edu
Paper Healthy Investment: Social Stability Risk and Public Health
11-301 POSTER SESSION: ARAB WORLD AND CIVIL
Expenditure in Autocracies
do autocracies differ in social welfare policies Comparing
SOCIETY
variations in public health expenditure among authoritarian regimes,
Room Grand on the 4th Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm
this paper explores the effect of social stability risk on public health
Poster 6 Jordan: Private Sector Rentier Economy, Development and
spending in authoritarian settings.
Free Trade Agreements
Bin Yu, University of Colorado, Boulder
In spite of two US-Jordan trade treaties, Jordan's economic
Bin.Yu@Colorado.edu
development is superficial. In-country research and interviews of
policymakers suggest the trade-for-development theory has little
Paper Governing China: Political Elites and Their Challenges
impact on Jordan due to its private sector rentier economy.
The 17th Party Congress, held in October 2007, has elected a new
L. Stewart Pierce-Gardner, Davidson College
central committee. This paper is going to examine the new central
stpiercegardner@davidson.edu
committee and highlight challenges it will face in the next five
Robert G. Pierce-Gardner, Virginia Commonwealth University
years.
piercegardner.esquire@gmail.com
Zhiyue Bo, St. John Fisher College
zbo@sjfc.edu
Poster 7 Lebanon's Second Republic: An Elite Perspective
This paper will examine the opinions of Lebanese political elites
Disc. Jeffrey Payne, DePauw University
towards the success and failure of Lebanon's Second Republic.
jeffreypayne@depauw.edu
Aref N. Hassan, La Roche College
Shanruo Ning Zhang, California Polytechnic State University
arefhassan@gmail.com
nizhang@calpoly.edu
Poster 8 The Clientèle of The State: State Civil Society Relations in
Turkey
The state and civil society relations in Turkey can be portrayed
as patron-client relationship. The control of state in public sphere
coupled with lack of a proper civic culture, strong social basis and
make the civil society dependent on the state.
Deniz Bulut Ture, Boston University
denizbulut@gmail.com
10-2 AFRICAN DEMOCRACY
Room Suite 12-250 on the 12th Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm
Chair Carl LeVan, American University
levan@american.edu
Paper Why Does Democracy Matter for Policy The African State and
HIV/AIDS
Although we know that international factors do influence domestic
policy, they are typically neglected in analyses of domestic
policy. This paper examines international influences on African
democracies in the pursuit of AIDS policy.
Padmini D. Coopamah, University of Arizona
padmini@email.arizona.edu
Paper The Demise of Multiparty Politics and Democracy in Cote
d'Ivoire 1990-1999
This paper discusses evidences and reasons why multiparty politics
and democratization failed in Cote d'Ivoire. Using an Africanist
approach of the question, the paper focuses on political thoughts and
behaviors that emanated in the post-1990's.
Eric M. Edi, Knox College
eedi@knox.edu
13-3 PARTIES, RULES, AND STRATEGIES IN POST-
COMMUNIST DEMOCRACIES
Room Salon 6 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm
Chair Oana I. Armeanu, University of Southern Indiana
oiarmeanu@usi.edu
Paper Is the Party Over Effect of Ex-Communist Parties on
Economic Reform in CEE
This paper is a quantitative examination of the impact of excommunist
parties on liberal economic reform in EU accession
states from East-Central Europe, taking into account initial internal
party transformation and dynamics of change over time.
Aleksandra Sznajder, University of Richmond
asznajde@richmond.edu
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