2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
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Thursday, April 3-2:45 pm<br />
Paper<br />
Disc.<br />
An Empirical Analysis of Welfare Reform and Inter-<br />
Organizational Changes in Service Delivery<br />
This paper analyses organizational ego-centric network data from<br />
welfare-related social service providers in Indiana in order to<br />
address changes of the organization of human service delivery to the<br />
poor as a result of welfare reform.<br />
David Reingold, Indiana University<br />
reingold@indiana.edu<br />
Helen Liu, Indiana University<br />
hkliu@indiana.edu<br />
Scott Lamothe, University of Oklahoma<br />
slamothe@ou.edu<br />
Scott Parham, Davenport University<br />
john.parham@davenport.edu<br />
50-23 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACROSS BOUNDARIES<br />
Room UEH 400 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair Ross Cory Alexander, North Georgia College & State University<br />
rcalexander@ngcsu.edu<br />
Paper The Capacity to Manage, the Capacity Govern in the Age of<br />
Globalization<br />
Argues for building an anticipatory, future-shaping capacity to<br />
manage for sound governance in the age of rapid globalization<br />
and hyper-uncertainty; offers as a modest prescription for survival<br />
strategic capacities to manage for public governance.<br />
Ali Farazmand, Florida Atlantic University<br />
afarazma@fau.edu<br />
Paper The Politics of Learning in International Public<br />
Administrations<br />
This paper develops a new model of organizational learning,<br />
which is suitable to explain organizational change and persistence<br />
in international public administrations taking into account their<br />
demanding, changing and politicized external environment.<br />
Julian L. Junk, University of Konstanz<br />
julian.junk@uni-konstanz.de<br />
Rainer Breul, German Foreign Ministry<br />
rainer.breul@gmail.com<br />
Paper Global Pharmaceutical Regulation: The FDA in Context and<br />
Interdependence<br />
An analysis of pharmaceutical regulation in advanced industrialized<br />
countries through the lens of organizational reputation. Differences<br />
between American and European arrangements are analyzed, as are<br />
dependencies between among these arrangements.<br />
Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University<br />
dcarpenter@gov.harvard.edu<br />
Disc. Ross Cory Alexander, North Georgia College & State University<br />
rcalexander@ngcsu.edu<br />
Paper<br />
Paper<br />
Disc.<br />
Religion and Congress: Representation and Counterterrorism<br />
Votes<br />
During the 109th Congress, the House voted on a number of<br />
legislative proposals responding to the challenge of Islamic<br />
terrorism. I explore whether the presence of Muslims in a district<br />
impacted roll-call voting on these contentious issues.<br />
Shane Martin, Dublin City University<br />
shane.martin@dcu.ie<br />
The Moral of the Story: Religious Policy Images Meet the Debt<br />
Forgiveness Movement<br />
This research utilizes theories of global social movements and<br />
policy images to explore the origins of the debt forgiveness<br />
movement and the content of the policy images that catapulted the<br />
issue onto public agendas.<br />
Larycia Hawkins, Wheaton College<br />
larycia@yahoo.com<br />
Larisa Yun, University of Oklahoma<br />
larisay@ou.edu<br />
Michael S. Rodriguez, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey<br />
michael.rodriguez@stockton.edu<br />
Matthew L. Jacobsmeier, University of Rochester<br />
mier@mail.rochester.edu<br />
58-102 ROUNDTABLE: WOMEN OF COLOR:<br />
EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS AND IN THE<br />
CLASSROOM<br />
Room Empire on the Lobby Level, Thur at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair Celeste Montoya-Kirk, University of Colorado, Boulder<br />
celeste.montoyakirk@colorado.edu<br />
Panelist Naomi Murakawa, University of Washington<br />
murakawa@u.washington.edu<br />
Angela Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham<br />
dralewis@uab.edu<br />
Clarissa Peterson, DePauw University<br />
cpeterson@depauw.edu<br />
Christina Bejarano, University of Kansas<br />
cbejaran@ku.edu<br />
54-5 RELIGION AND POLICY MAKING<br />
Room PDR 5 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 2:45 pm<br />
Chair Matthew L. Jacobsmeier, University of Rochester<br />
mier@mail.rochester.edu<br />
Paper Divorce Laws and the Missing Culture War in America<br />
This paper aims to show that the political positions of religious<br />
groups and denominations change alongside the broader culture,<br />
thereby reducing the potential for a "culture war."<br />
Mark A. Smith, University of Washington<br />
masmith@u.washington.edu<br />
Paper Sharing the Faith: How Religious Interest Groups Build Media<br />
Strategies<br />
Liberal and conservative religious interest groups approach media<br />
strategies in substantially different ways. This difference helps<br />
account for the underrepresentation of liberal groups in the media<br />
and their lack of influence over issue framing.<br />
Katy Stenger, Gustavus Adolphus College<br />
kstenger@gustavus.edu<br />
Mikka McCracken, Gustavus Adolphus College<br />
mmccrack@gustavus.edu<br />
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