2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Thursday, April 3-4:45 pm
Paper
Paper
Disc.
Choosing to Target: What Types of Countries Get Different
Types of World Bank Programs
This paper explores the conditions under which the World Bank
chooses targeted aid projects as compared to nationwide projects
and also the conditions under which the Bank chooses project
lending as compared to programmatic lending.
Matthew S. Winters, Columbia University
msw22@columbia.edu
Foreign Aid and Democratic Consolidation
This paper examines how foreign assistance affects democratic
consolidation and survival.
Joseph Wright, Princeton University
jw4@princeton.edu
Kevin M. Morrison, Princeton University
kmm2@princeton.edu
14-20 POLITICS OF MIGRATION
Room UEH 404 on the 4th Floor, Thur at 4:45 pm
Chair Anjali Sahay, East Carolina University
sahaya@ecu.edu
Paper Is Immigration Worse Than Free Trade Results From a New
National Survey
In economic theory, trade and immigration have the same impact
on prices and wages. According to this logic, rational individuals
should see the two as interchangeable. We examine attitudes on
these issues using a new national survey.
Margaret E. Peters, Stanford University
mepeters@stanford.edu
Judith Goldstein, Stanford University
judy@stanford.edu
Doug Rivers, Stanford University
rivers@stanford.edu
Paper Explaining Emigration Restrictions: Authoritarianism, Threats,
and Large Militaries
Authoritarianism and the demand for large armies are the
primary determinants of emigration restrictions. Original large n
econometric results are consistent with those claims.
Nikola Mirilovic, University of Chicago
nikola@uchicago.edu
Paper International Labor Competition: Immigration Policy
Convergence
Developed states are increasingly converging on point-based
immigration policies that explicitly target skilled migrants. The
question is why are states that have displayed significant variation
in immigration policies, adopting the same approach
Natasha T. Duncan, Purdue University
ntduncan@purdue.edu
Paper Migration and Integration: The Case of Labor Politics in
Germany and the Netherlands
Why do labor immigrants seem to be better integrated in Germany
compared to the Netherlands This paper argues that structuring
effects of the institutional framework guides migrant’s integration
rather than the integration policy paradigm per se.
Leo Suren Halepli, London School of Economics
leohalepli@gmail.com
M. Emre Hatipoglu, Pennsylvania State University
emrehatip@psu.edu
Paper Foreign Investors and Political Violence: Risk Perceptions and
Management
I argue that asset specificity is an important determinant of
investors’ perceptions of political violence risk and their risk
management strategies. I test my argument using a new data set of
investor surveys conducted in 2006, by the economist.
Andreea Stefania Mihalache, Pennsylvania State University
asm218@psu.edu
Disc. Anjali Sahay, East Carolina University
sahaya@ecu.edu
15-5 GLOBAL-LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES
Room Suite 14-150 on the 14th Floor, Thur at 4:45 pm
Chair Mariya Y. Omelicheva, University of Kansas
omeliche@ku.edu
Paper Justice, Rights and Transition: Defining International Justice
Through the Language and Practice of Transitional Justice
This paper looks at the values inscribed in the language of
transitional justice documents. I argue that there is a gap in values
between those of these documents and those of contemporary
human rights discourse.
Nomvuyo Zola Tekana Nolutshungu, Graduate Center, CUNY
nnolutshungu@gc.cuny.edu
Paper The Local Politics of Global Governance: Campaigns Against
Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in East Africa
This study examines international and national campaigns against
female genital cutting in East Africa. Drawing on fieldwork in
Tanzania and examples from Kenya and Uganda, I explore the
complex local politics and implications of these initiatives.
Jonneke Koomen, University of Minnesota
koom0003@umn.edu
Paper Why Democracy and National Wealth May Not Improve (and
May Even Worsen) Human Rights Abuses
This paper develops a simple rationalist theory explaining the
political usefulness of repression/political terror. Data support two
key derivations: democratic political institutions and greater societal
wealth need not improve human rights.
Robert W. Walker, Washington University in St. Louis
rww@wustl.edu
Disc. Mariya Y. Omelicheva, University of Kansas
omeliche@ku.edu
16-4 ELECTIONS AND TERRORISM
Room PDR 5 on the 3rd Floor, Thur at 4:45 pm
Chair Alethia H. Cook, East Carolina University
cooka@ecu.edu
Paper The Timing of Transnational Terrorism and Elections: Is There
a Link
This paper studies the linkages between the timing of transnational
terrorist events and elections. Country-year levels of incidents from
the mid-1970's to the late 1990's are examined to elucidate whether
election years display differential rates.
Valentina A. Bali, Michigan State University
baliv@msu.edu
Paper The Other Side of the Coin: Terrorist Groups and Political
Wing Formation
This paper addresses the question of why terrorist groups form
political wings Three arguments are examined (state capacity, level
of violence, and organizational attributes) using quantitative and
qualitative methods.
Robert Thuan Brathwaite, University of Notre Dame
rbrathwa@nd.edu
Paper Safe From States But Not Their Citizens: Suicide Terrorism and
Democratic Peace Theory
An assessment of the applicability of the democratic peace theory to
the war on terror by investigating the relationship between incidents
of suicide terrorism and the regime type of both the target and the
nation of residence for the attacker.
Angela Achen, University of West Florida
ala14@students.uwf.edu
Disc. Alethia H. Cook, East Carolina University
cooka@ecu.edu
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