2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-8:00 am
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Democracy, Veto Players, and Property Rights
This paper examines the origins of development-promoting property
rights institutions. Specifically, I focus on democracy and veto
players as key political foundations of property rights institutions.
Fails Matthew, University of Missouri, Columbia
mdf257@mizzou.edu
Tying Hands to Lure Investors: Legal and Judicial Reform and
FDI
This paper shows that legal and judicial reforms tied to lending
programs of international organizations help governments to make
visible and costly commitments to building stable and predictable
legal and judicial environments, which encourage FDI.
Elena V. McLean, Texas A&M University
elenamclean@polisci.tamu.edu
John A. Doces, Bucknell University
john.doces@bucknell.edu
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A Media-Driven Two-Level Game of International Politics
The paper develops a general theoretical model for explaining
international two-level processes in which media-dynamics and
information-processing are central. Humanitarian interventions, in
particular in Sudan, are used as empirical references.
Julian L. Junk, University of Konstanz
julian.junk@uni-konstanz.de
Joachim Blatter, Erasmus University, Rotterdam
blatter@fsw.eur.nl
Is Victory Enough Taking Domestic Politics Seriously
This study examines the impact of international conflict on
electoral outcomes depending on the nature of warfare, especially
the outcome, duration and severity of warfare, and domestic
institutional environments.
Kyeonghi Baek, University of Southern Mississippi
kyeonghi.baek@usm.edu
15-1 THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND
APPROACHES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS - DOMESTIC POLITICS NEXUS
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Cresthill on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
The Emergence of the African Union and the Limits of the
Theories of International Politics
This paper seeks to analyze the usefulness and universalism of three
major theories of International Relations (Realism, Liberalism and
Constructivism) in light of the Emergence of the African Union.
Thierno Thiam, Purdue University
tthiam@purdue.edu
Toward a Theory of the Modern State: A Theoretical
Framework
This essay makes a case for a theory of the modern state that is
premised on the constituents of the state: The citizens. It argues
that the state is merely an institution that constrains the actions and
behavior of the agents that make up its core.
Jamus Jerome Lim, World Bank
jlim@worldbank.org
Critique of Global Civil Society Theory Via Intellectual History
This paper argues that the theory of global civil society is logically
unsound as it is built on inappropriate philosophical foundations --
foundations better suited to the logic of statism.
Jonathan Harris, London School of Economics
jonathan.l.harris@gmail.com
The Spanish Model: An Alternative to the Bush Doctrine
Since 3/11, Spain has been poised to become a model of sustainable
foreign policy in the struggle against terrorism. Still, the question
remains: will peace talks with ETA and opposition to the war in Iraq
lead to stability of the PSOE government
Maurice Webb, California State University, San Bernardino
mmowebb@aol.com
Aleksandra Thurman, University of Michigan
thurmanm@umich.edu
15-2 APPLICATIONS OF TWO-LEVEL ANALYSES
Room Suite 12-250 on the 12th Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
Paper Shocks and the Manipulation of the Political Survival of
Cabinet Members
Much work has been done about the political survival of leaders, but
not much has been done on the political survival of other politicians
in government. Based on new data, this paper tests new hypotheses
on the survival of these politicians.
Alejandro Quiroz Flores, New York University
aqf200@nyu.edu
16-1 SECRECY AND INTELLIGENCE
Room Suite 12-150 on the 12th Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
Chair Jeffrey Michael Cavanaugh, Mississippi State University
jcavanaugh@ps.msstate.edu
Paper Patterns of Deception: How Aggressor States Cloak their Power
This paper formulates a theory of "strategic deception" and shows
how an aggressor state cloaks its economic and military power in
the run-up to a war.
Arnd Plagge, University of Rochester
arnd.plagge@rochester.edu
Paper IG: Intelligence Study on Security and Defense
How can we identify and obtain the useful intelligence from the vast
sea of other less useful information The paper is trying to set up an
intelligence study system based on IG (Information Galaxy), which
includes three parts: S, P and M.
Shacheng Wang, Harvard University
wang_shacheng@ksg.harvard.edu
Feng Cao, Chinese People's Public Security University
caofeng007@gmail.com
Paper When Omission is Admission: Secrecy and Transparency in IR
Secrecy is not an intrinsic feature of international relations. When
information is verifiable (e.g. through intelligence collection),
incentives to conceal information may be absent. Europe in the 19th
century illustrates this dynamic.
Yevgeniy Kirpichevsky, Harvard University
kirpich@fas.harvard.edu
Disc. Jeffrey Michael Cavanaugh, Mississippi State University
jcavanaugh@ps.msstate.edu
17-1 TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Room Salon 7 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 8:00 am
Chair Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University
bbarratt@roosevelt.edu
Paper Janus-faced Social Movements: Factors that Influence
the Choice of Non-violent over Violent Tactics in Political
Movements
This study looks at environmental factors that explain the speed,
temporary setbacks and degree of success in transitions from
violence to non-violent behavior by movements that historically
retain both a violent and peaceful political character.
Leah Michelle Graham, University of Missouri, Columbia
lmgb66@mizzou.edu
Paper Examining the Escalation of Terrorist Violence to Civil War
This paper analyzes the conditions that lead to the escalation of
political violence, specifically when terrorist campaigns become
larger civil wars. Empirical analysis of different theoretical
approaches produces policy relevant findings.
Brian Lai, University of Iowa
brian-lai@uiowa.edu
Kelsey Larsen, University of Iowa
kelsey-larsen@uiowa.edu
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