2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Friday, April 4-8:00 am
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Political Responsiveness in the Muslim World: Variation of
Financial Institutions
We examine the responsiveness of political institutions in Muslim
states by focusing on responses to domestic demands for Islamic
banks. We argue that the conventional wisdom is insufficient to
explain institutional variation in Muslim countries.
Gregory Douglas Davis, University of Arizona
davisg@email.arizona.edu
Dilshod Achilov, University of Arizona
dilshod@email.arizona.edu
Group Structure and Ethnic Political Mobilization
Using electoral data and interviews with Senegalese politicians
during the 2007 election campaign, this paper will show that
politicians choose their target electorate mainly on the basis of the
structure of different groups, rather than their size.
Dominika Anna Koter, Yale University
dominika.koter@yale.edu
Gender Reform in Muslim Countries
Gender inequality in developing countries is widespread and widely
studied, but the obstacles facing women in Muslim countries, are
less well understood.
Feryal Cherif, University of California, Riverside
Cherif@ucr.edu
3-20 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN COMPARATIVE
PERSPECTIVE
Room Suite 11-150 on the 11th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am
Chair Jonathan Hanson, Syracuse University
johanson@maxwell.syr.edu
Paper Financial Liberalization and Governance in Sub-Saharan
Africa
This paper explores the conditions under which countries in
Sub-Saharan Africa are likely to remove capital controls. It
also examines the impact of greater financial liberalization on
governance (corruption).
Brune Nancy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
nancy.brune@unlv.edu
Paper Developing Regional Organizations with Democratic
Centerpieces: Lessons from the OAS in the Promotion of
Hollow Democracies
Developing regional organizations with charters that have
a democratic focus lead to the inconsistent application of
punitive measures, created to promote stability. A focus on 'good
governance' rather than regime type would be more successful.
Ebony Rose Bertorelli, McGill University
ebony.bertorelli@mail.mcgill.ca
Paper A Comparative Analysis of Integration Efforts in Europe and
South America
The paper draws comparisons between integration efforts in Europe
and South America. The comparison points to several universal
conditions for the causes, origins, development and, specifically in
South America, the future of the integration effort.
Brian David Hardt, Niagara University
bdh7775@hotmail.com
Disc. Ana Lorena De La O, Yale University
ana.delao@yale.edu
4-5 INSTITUTIONS OF AUTHORITARIANISM
Room UEH 406 on the 4th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am
Chair Gretchen Casper, Pennsylvania State University
gcasper@psu.edu
Paper Political Institutions and Dictatorships
Why do some dictatorships establish institutions typically associated
with democracy, such as elections and legislatures We develop a
new theory of political institutions in dictatorships.
Carles Boix, Princeton University
cboix@princeton.edu
Milan Svolik, University of Illinois, Urbana-champaign
msvolik@uiuc.edu
Paper Democratization in Durable Dictatorships-Institutions,
Coalitions and Opposition
This paper traces the durability of authoritarianism in a time of
democratization using modern day Egypt as a test case; focusing on
the role of state controlled institutions in generating power and the
challenge offered by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Dalia F. Fahmy, Rutgers University
daliaf@eden.rutgers.edu
Paper Why Do Some Dictators Allow and Even Promote Competitive
Local Elections
Most dictators control tightly over the appointments of local
officials. However, there are dictators who allow and even promote
competitive local elections. Why I argue the reason is the internal
schism in the ruling party.
Yingying Na, New York University
yn360@nyu.edu
Paper Electoral System Choice in Transitional Democracies: Making
the Best of What You Have
In choosing an electoral system in transitional democracies, under
conditions of incomplete information parties form preferences
over electoral institutions by looking to their own organizational
structure.
Adriana Buliga Stoian, Binghamton University
mbuliga1@binghamton.edu
Disc. Gretchen Casper, Pennsylvania State University
gcasper@psu.edu
Nickolas Jorgensen, University of Idaho
nickjorg@uidaho.edu
5-19 INSTITUTIONAL BASES OF VOTING BEHAVIOR
Room UEH 407 on the 4th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am
Chair Gilg Seeber, University of Innsbruck
gilg.seeber@uibk.ac.at
Paper Public Debate or Political Cycle Contextual Factors and Voting
in 3 Referenda
Issue voting, second-order or use of heuristic short-cuts. We
explore the importance of these 3 factors in 3 referenda and analyze
the impact or public debate and the place of the consultation in the
political cycle to explain their different role.
Joan Font, Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas
jfont@cis.es
Paper Reciprocal Effects of Public Support for Political and Economic
Transitions
This paper uses survey data from 13 post-communist countries since
1991 (a total of 87 country-years) to assess the reciprocal effects
of public support for new economies and regimes controlling for
variations in both political and economic context.
William Mishler, University of Arizona
mishler@email.arizona.edu
Richard Rose, University of Aberdeen
prof_r_rose@yahoo.co.uk
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