2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

MidwestPolitical Science Association64 h Annual National ConferenceApril 20-23, 2006Thursday, April 20 – 8:30 am – 10:15 am2-17 COALITION POLITICS AND POLICY (Cosponsoredwith Economic Policy, see 42-12)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amJan Vermeir, Vrije Universiteit BrusselWhy it is Better to Live in a Country with CoalitionGovernments if You Are Not RichDespina Alexiadou, European University InstituteOverview: Coalition governments have higher social insurancebecause left parties control welfare ministries for long periodsof time. The long term partisan control of ministries is morecritical than the ideology of the cabinet for social spending.The Enforcement Potential of Political Parties in CoalitionGovernmentsMarc Debus, University of KonstanzOverview: It is argued that pivotal parties possess a strongerinfluence in governmental policy making than their coalitionpartners. An analysis of policy documents in five Europeanstates between 1980 and 2005 shows that there is evidence forthis argument.Yes Minister? Coalitional Dynamics and the Politics ofMilitary SpendingLaron K. Williams, Texas A&M UniversityGuy Whitten, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: We examine the role that coalitional dynamics playin determining military spending in advanced industrialdemocracies when there are divergent policy preferencesbetween government ministers and coalition partners.Jan Vermeir, Vrije Universiteit Brussel3-1 DOMESTIC EFFECTS OF MIGRATION (Cosponsoredwith International Political Economy,see 12-14)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amNeil G. Ruiz, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRising Political Influence of Migrants in Mexico, ElSalvador and GuatemalaMaureen M. Donaghy, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Latin American migrants gain increasing politicalclout as their remittances constitute an ever greater share oftheir home country’s GDP. This trend is evidenced by thegrowth of state sponsored migrant programs in Mexico, ElSalvador and Guatemala.Do Remittances Help the Poor?Claire L. Adida, Stanford UniversityDesha M. Girod, Stanford UniversityOverview: Remittances may instigate better governance byempowering citizens or they may foster disincentives for publicgoods provision by replacing governmental functions. Weprovide the first systematic analysis of remittances' effect ongovernance.Mexico-U.S. Migration and Sub-National PoliticalCompetition in Mexico: Shipping the 'Bad' Apples Out?Jorge Bravo, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper assesses whether out-migration has beenpolitically neutral when it comes to partisan competition forlocal office in Mexico.PaperPaperDisc.Emigration as a Social Policy: The Political Economy ofMigrant-RemittingRoy P. Germano, University of Texas, AustinOverview: What does a developing country gain from theemigration of its citizens? This paper seeks an answer to thisquestion by examining the relationship between remittances,public spending, and economic liberalization in less developedcountries.Made for Export: Labor Migration, State Power, andHigher Education in a Developing SocietyNeil G. Ruiz, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Why did the Philippine government developinstitutions for exporting labor rather than focus its energy onbuilding the domestic economy?Alejandro Poire, Harvard University3-25 EFFECTS OF DECENTRALIZING SOCIALSERVICESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amGuillermo M. Cejudo, Boston UniversityReaching the Poor Through Decentralized Social ServicesDeliveryClaudia N. Avellaneda, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: The paper investigates the political variables thataffect local governments' performance in delivering socialservices, testing the explanatory power of the mayor'squalifications for municipality's performance.Public Goods: The Effects of Decentralized Government andthe Type of Social Network on The Pattern of GovernmentExpendituresJessica Teets, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: My model states that the level of governancedecentralization and the type of social networks influence publicgoods spending; that social networks function as a mechanismfor communicating spending preferences to officials.Growth Convergence in the Indian States: What FortyYears of Data Tell UsIra Parnerkar, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper tests the growth convergence hypothesisfor the Indian states. There is little evidence for absoluteconvergence and some for conditional convergence. Politicalfactors are found to be key in explaining the differential ingrowth rates.Impact of the Associaçao de Municípios Alagoanas onGovernment PerformanceMariano J. Magalhaes, Augustana CollegeOverview: I examine the impact of the state municipalassociation on local government performance in three ruralmunicipalities in Alagoas, Brazil, and its effect in areas such ascivic engagement, inter-municipal integration, and the provisionof public goods.Mona M. Lyne, University of South Carolina, Columbia67

4-301 POSTER SESSION: CRITICALPERSPECTIVES ON TRANSITIONS TODEMOCRACYPresenter Internal and External Constraints on Human RightsViolationsRoom TBA, Board 1, Thur 8:30 amWooyeal Paik, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Which democratic institutions can constraincountries' human rights violations? Interestingly, liberaldemocratic institutions of independent judiciaries and free pressplay a more important role that electoral democratic institutionelections.Presenter The Federal Gamble in Brazil, Russia, South Africa, andRoomSpainTBA, Board 2, Thur 8:30 amHeather L. Tafel, Grand Valley State UniversityOverview: This paper considers how the regime changecontextand the nature of party development shape the resultanttypes of intergovernmental bargaining prevalent in Brazil,Russia, Spain, and South Africa.Room TBA, Board 3, Thur 8:30 amPresenter Regime Type and State Consolidation in Sub-SaharanAfricaRoom TBA, Board 3, Thur 8:30 amMarshall W. Thompson, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper seeks to explain variance in the scope ofthe state in sub-Saharan Africa. Using pooled multipleregression the paper identifies demographic, political, andeconomic determinants to the scope of African states.Presenter Democracy for Sale: The Contradiction of U.S. Policy in theGulf of GuineaRoom TBA, Board 4, Thur 8:30 amJoseph R. Kraus, University of FloridaOverview: The vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea region ofAfrica significantly affect chances for the successfuldemocratization and development of countries in the region.U.S. policy in the region, to date, has not been conducive tosuccess in either.Presenter Federal Theory and Prospects for Democracy in RussiaRoom TBA, Board 5, Thur 8:30 amMikhail Filippov, Binghamton UniversityOlga Shvetsova, Binghamton UniversityOverview: Based on the growing literature on federalinstitutional stability, we draw a theoretical prediction where, inorder to preserve territorial integrity, the quality of democraticpolitical competition has to be either very high, or very lowPresenter Critical Citizens in Eastern and Central Europe?RoomExamining Democratic SupportTBA, Board 6, Thur 8:30 amWilly Jou, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper examines both support for democracy asregime principle and satisfaction with democracy in practice incentral and eastern Europe, analyzing economic, cognitive, andother variables to identify critical citizens in these countries.5-5 EU INSTITUTIONS AND DEMOCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amIsa Camyar, Louisiana State UniversityCouncil Consensus and EP's Ability to Amend CodecisionLegislationBjorn Hoyland, University College LondonSara Hagemann, London School of EconomicsOverview: We investigate the ability of the EuropeanParliament to amend the common position adopted by theCouncil of Ministers in the European Union's Codecisionprocedure.EU Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee: A Case of BritishConvergence?Shan J. Sappleton, University of OklahomaOverview: Currently all EU members have ParliamentaryScrutiny Committees to correct for democratic deficits. Whileconvergence on the most effective models would be fullyPaperPaperDisc.expected, examination of the British model suggests that thishas not been the case.The Origins of the EU Comitology SystemJens A. Blom-Hansen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: The formative period of comitology is traced back tothe early 1960s when it was introduced as part of the commonagricultural policy. It is demonstrated to rest on an interstatebargain between France and Germany.Negotiating Agents and Bargaining Strategies: The Case ofCoreper IHeather McKibben, University of PittsburghOverview: The institutional position of representatives and thetype of bargaining strategy they use in the decision-makingprocess interact in fundamental ways with importantimplications for the forwarding of preferences within arepresentational setting.Isa Camyar, Louisiana State University5-7 EUROPEAN PARTIES AND PARTISANDYNAMICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amLouise K. Davidson-Schmich, University of MiamiTaking Territoriality Seriously: Ethnoregional Parties andElectionsBritt A. Cartrite, Alma CollegeDan Miodownik, University of HaifaOverview: Based on a universe of cases capturing bothfrequently studied and systematically excluded examples, wedemonstrate that territoriality forces these parties to seek todemark their space prior to and frequently at the expense ofelectoral success.Parties, Preferences, and Lock-in: Explaining Patterns ofEU GovernanceSonal R. Desai, University of California, San DiegoOverview: While the members of the EU have surrenderedincreasing authority over competition policy to the organization,they have proven hesitant to shift authority over taxation policy.This project examines determinants of levels of governance inthe EU.Intra-Party Dissent in the EU on Issues of EuropeanIntegrationErica E. Edwards, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper develops a model of intra-party dissentand tests it cross-nationally using expert survey data on partypositions on EU issues and comparative case studies of politicalparties in France, Germany, and the UK.How does the European Party Representation Work?Jeong Hun Han, University of RochesterOverview: This paper evaluates the extent to which MEPs'voting behavior works as electoral information. Focusing oninter and intra variations of parties' ideal positions in the EP,this paper builds a theoretical foundation for the European partyrepresentation.Partisan Dynamics in European Union NationsMichael S. Lewis-Beck, University of IowaBruno Jerome, Metz University, FranceVeronique Jerome-Speziari, Metz University, FranceOverview: The paper examines whether there are partisancycles within and across the nations of the European union, andthe determinants of those cycles.Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Iowa5-101 ROUNDTABLE: IMMIGRATION POLITICSAND THE WORK OF GARY FREEMANRoomChairPanelistTBA, Thur 8:30 amTerri E. Givens, University of Texas, AustinGary Freeman, University of Texas, AustinJames Hollifield, Southern Methodist UniversityGallya Lahav, SUNY, Stony BrookMark Miller, University of DelawareStuart Tendler, University of Texas, AustinValerie Hunt, Southern Methodist University68

9-4 STATE BUILDING AND BUREAUCRATICBEHAVIORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.70TBA, Thur 8:30 amVictor T. Le Vine, Washington University, St. LouisNGOs and Local Government Performance in AfricaGina M. S. Lambright, George Washington UniversityOverview: An active civil society is believed to help improvegovernment performance. Research in Uganda indicates that thenumber of NGOs is not related to better performing localgovernments. This paper explores this puzzle with data fromUganda and Kenya.Decentralization as Patronage? Local Government andRegime Support in UgandaJeffrey K. Krutz, Columbia UniversityOverview: An analysis (using statistical methods and GIS) ofwhether the creation of new administrative units in Uganda canbe characterized as response to need for improved servicedelivery, or as reward for support of the incumbent in particularregions.Fiscal Governance and Public Services: Evidence fromTanzania and ZambiaBarak D. Hoffman, University of California, San DiegoClark C. Gibson, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Sources of revenue affect government expenditure.More local taxes increases the budget share of services; morecentral government transfers and foreign aid increases the shareof salaries and administrative costs. We test Tanzanian andZambian data.How do Voters Evaluate Corruption? Gap Between ActualCorruption and Voters' PerceptionsTetsuya Fujiwara, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The research question in this paper is: Do voterscorrectly capture actual corruption, or simply guess the degreeof political corruption? In both aggregate- and individual-levelsanalyses, I explain the gap between actual corruption andperceptions.Bureaucratic Incentives and Decentralizing ForestManagement in AfricaPamela A. Jagger, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper addresses the question: what are theincentives of mid-level bureaucrats of federal governmentagencies involved in the implementation of democraticdecentralization reforms focused on forest management in EastAfrica?Victor T. Le Vine, Washington University, St. Louis10-1 CANDIDATE AND VOTER BEHAVIOR INTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amElena McClean, University of RochesterBusinessman Candidates: The Nature of Special-InterestPolitics in Postcommunist RussiaScott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin, MadisonKonstantin Sonin, New Economic School, MoscowEkaterina Zhuravskaya, CEFIR, MoscowOverview: We explore the phenomenon of businessmancandidates, businessmen who attempt to influence policy byrunning for public office, using a unique dataset of matchedfirm and candidate characteristics for all gubernatorial electionsin postcommunist Russia.Promoting Parties? Electoral Effects of Russia's 2001 PartyLawBryon Moraski, University of FloridaOverview: The paper examines the impact of Russia's 2001party law on the organizational capacity of Russian partiesduring the 2003 Duma election.Independents and Partisans in the Russian DumaTanya G. Bagashka, University of RochesterOverview: I address the following questions: 1)Did deputiesunaffiliated with a political party at the electoral stage vote asnon-partisans once in the Russian Duma?; 2)Were theindependent deputies more likely to follow the wishes of theirelectoral district?PaperPaperDisc.Sources Against All Candidates Vote in Post-Soviet SMDsRaminta Stockute, University of KansasOverview: I examine the role and its extent of districtcharacteristics, candidate quality, and a set of parties in thedistrict's SMD-tier on the share of votes cast against allcandidates in the district. Focus: Russia and Ukraine (nationalelections).Proximity vs. Directional Models: Polish ParliamentaryElections in 2005Piotr Paradowski, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: The task of this paper is to compare the relativecontributions of directional and proximity models on politicalparty preferences in the Polish electorate during 2005parliamentary elections.Andrew Konitzer, Austin College10-17 NEW ELITES, ELITE RECRUITMENT, ANDELITE BEHAVIOR IN THE POST-COMMUNIST WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amJohn Ishiyama, Truman State UniversityLaw Making and Decree Making in the Russian FederationThomas F. Remington, Emory UniversityMoshe Haspel, Spelman CollegeSteven S. Smith, Washington University, Saint LouisOverview: Based on the Russian case, we analyze theconstitutional, policy, and strategic considerations influencing apresident's choice over which institutional path to use inenacting policy--bargaining with parliament over legislation orunilateral decree.The (Re-)Professionalization of Post-Communist PoliticalElitesCarol S. Leff, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: A conceptual framework for the analysis of elitecredentialing and de-credentialing after 1989 in 13 EasternEuropean countries. This framework is used to analyze theshifting recruitment patterns of some 3000 post-communistcabinet ministers.Belarus: Presidential Strategies for Personal DominationIoulia Shukan, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisOverview: This paper puts the emphasis on studying thePresident Lukashenka's strategies of resource accumulation(political authority, discretionary powers, public goods,profitable economic activities) and their reallocation throughfavoritism and patronage.Elite Replacement and Municipal Performance in Bosniaand HerzegovinaJohn W. Hulsey, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper explores the hypothesis that elitereplacement at the municipal level is associated with poorermunicipal performance in Bosnia and Herzegovina using dataon citizen satisfaction and implementation of property lawsregarding returnees.East German Members of the German Bundestag - ADifferent Elite?Melanie Kintz, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: Focusing on demographic characteristics, this paperinvestigates differences and similarities of East and WestGerman members of the Bundestag. Are East Germansbecoming more similar to their West German peers or do theyremain a different elite?John Ishiyama, Truman State University11-1 BARGAINING, CREDIBLE COMMITMENT,AND SIGNALINGRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amDavid H. Bearce, University of PittsburghInternational Institutions as Outside Options in BilateralBargainingSongying Fang, University of MinnesotaOverview: The paper develops a model of bilateral bargainingwith appealing to an international institution as an outsideoption. The results show that the expectation about the decision

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.reached by the institution significantly affects the bargainingoutcome.Without Carrots or Sticks: How Do Weak InternationalInstitutions Matter?Xinyuan Dai, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper provides a rationalist framework whereweak international institutions may nevertheless influence astate's behavior by altering the strategic environment that agovernment faces domestically.Spiraling, Deterrence, and HegemonyYevgeniy Kirpichevsky, Harvard UniversityAmit Modi, Harvard UniversityOverview: We present a unifying framework for understandinghegemonic stability in a world where uncertainty exists aboutboth resolve and intentions of the hegemon. Thereby, we bridgethe gap between spiral and deterrence theories.Public Commitment in Crisis BargainingAhmer Tarar, Texas A&M UniversityBahar Leventoglu, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: It has long been argued that audience costs arebeneficial because they allow for credible informationtransmission. We show how audience costs can be used togenerate bargaining leverage and may lead to war, even undercomplete information.The US-North Korea Geneva AgreementEunyoung Ha, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The goal of this paper is to analyze the strategicchoices of the United States and North Korea in the nuclearcrisis of the early 1990s and to explain their crediblecommitments to reach the Geneva Agreed Framework in 1994.Christopher R. Way, Cornell University11-7 IR AND THE DEVELOPING WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amKimberly Hudson, Brown UniversityCooperation, Collusion and Coercion: The Third World andInternational Relations TheoryRegina M. Baker, University of OregonOverview: I critique neoliberal institutionalism for its failure toaccount for the north-south divide, and introduce an alternativeframework that mitigates the great power bias in internationalrelations theory.A Geopolitical Analysis of the Politics of Power in the NewAfrica:The Hegemonic Rivalry Case Nigeria vs. SouthAfricaCyril Fegue, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: After ubiquitous surge of enhanced democratizationin the 1990s, Africa is claiming a New Role in Global Politics.This venture is premised by the emergence of a moralizingregional superpower to occupy the empty-left hegemon'sfauteuil.Cosmopolitanism Reversed: The Case of Latin AmericaAriel F. Ivanier, Boston UniversityOverview: My paper discusses the impact of Neoliberalism inthe reversal of social and economic rights in Latin Americathroughout the 1980s and 1990s.The Self-Determination Concept: Towards an InternationalRelations UnderstandingMohamed Daadaoui, University of OklahomaOverview: The paper examines modern self-determinationtheory in its two broad categories: classical and secessionist andargues for a constructivist understanding of its key concepts of'indigenous peoples' and international stability.Richard W. Chadwick, University of Hawaii12-1 THE POLITICS OF FOREIGN DIRECTINVESTMENT (Co-sponsored withComparative Politics-Developing Countries, see3-27)RoomChairTBA, Thur 8:30 amGabriela Nava-Campos, Northwestern UniversityPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Regime Type and FDI: How Do MNC's Decide?Steven R. Hall, Ball State UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to enhance our understanding of theimpact of democracy on FDI by modeling corporate investmentdecisions.Reconsider the Political Economy of FDI: A Cross-SectoralStudy of ChinaYing Lin, University of WashingtonOverview: Despite high presence of FDI across many Chineseindustries, why do some industries quickly catch-up whenothers fail to do so? I argue government policies have played acrucial role in determining the outcome of technologicaldevelopment.Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions: Obstacles orOpportunities?Joseph W. Robbins, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This study considers institutional arrangements andFDI attraction in FSU and Latin American countries.Preliminary results indicate that stronger executives can attracthigher FDI levels where expropriation threats are minimal.Does Democracy Attract or Discourage Inflows of ForeignDirect Investment?Seung-Whan Choi, University of Illinois, ChicagoYiagadeesen Samy, Carleton UniversityOverview: When FDI panel data for developing countries overthe past two decades are properly analyzed with an improvedmodel of fixed-effects, the empirical results uncover thatdemocracy does not matter in either attracting or discouragingFDI inflows.Lawrence C. Reardon, University of New Hampshire13-4 REGIONAL APPROACHES TOINTERNATIONAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amWill H. Moore, Florida State UniversityAggregation Model for State Preferences on RegionalIntegrationMin-hyung Kim, University of WashigtonOverview: Arguing that different state preferences explain thevariation in outcome-depth and evolution-of regionalintegration, this paper aims to develop an aggregation model forstate preference on regional integration.Anti-Americanism in Sub-Saharan AfricaDevra C. Moehler, Cornell UniversityNicolas van de Walle, Cornell UniversityOverview: Anti-Americanism is more muted in Sub-SaharanAfrica than in other regions of the world. This paper employs acombination of survey and national-level data to evaluate fivehypotheses for the relatively benign view Africans have of theUnited States.Armenian Diaspora: Influence on the Homeland ofArmenia's Foreign PolicyJeremy Richart, Illinois State UniversityOverview: Are the Armenian diaspora able to influence theforeign relations decisions of the Armenian national governmentand if so, how this influence manifests itself?Latin American Responses to the Bush DoctrineBrandon G. Valeriano, University of Illinois, ChicagoVictor Marin, Rice UniversityOverview: In this paper, I discuss Latin American responses toAmerica’s doctrine under the Bush administration regarding thepreemptive use of force as an optimal strategy to deal withinternational threats and terrorism.Cooperating Against (Small State) Global Marginalization:The African Union (AU) and CARICOM on Haiti 2004Rita Kiki Edozie, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Examines the 2004 Haitian crisis and new globalgovernance and international security trends with respect to thejoint AU and CARICOM response to Aristide's ousting.Will H. Moore, Florida State University71

14-1 GLOBALIZATION AND SECURITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amRenato Corbetta, University of Alabama, BirminghamA Feminist Analysis of Oil Shortage and PeaceMaryse C. Helbert, University of MelbourneOverview: This paper will talk about how women are directlyaffected by U.S. control of oil in three countries; Iraq, Nigeria,and Venezuela.Drug Trafficking and Non-Traditional Threats: Rethinkingthe Role of GlobalizationJohn A. Buchanan, University of Washington, SeattleOverview: Globalization is attributed to the rise of transnationaldrug networks. However, the rise of networks linking Burmawith the global market reflects the evolution of anti-narcoticsnorms and a readjustment of global narcotics structures.Failing Failed States: The Politics of Recognition andDecertificationBridget L. Coggins, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: A growing number of scholars advocatedecertification for failed States unwilling or unable to meetbasic standards of governance. Using insights from recognition,I argue that decertification would not result in more effectivedomestic government.Sovereignty/War: The Privileging of War as a ParticularForm of Political ViolenceChristopher B. McIntosh, University of ChicagoOverview: While war appears one of the most obvious andimportant concepts in structuring international relations andsecurity studies, little work has been done that treats the conceptitself as having an institutional quality.Alex Braithwaite, Pennsylvania State University15-1 ALLIANCES AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amBrian Lai, University of IowaState Reputation and Alliance FormationJacob D. Kathman, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillMark Crescenzi, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillReed Wood, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillKatja Kleinberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: We develop a measure of state reputation for alliancereliability by considering each state's historical willingness tolive up to its alliance commitments. This measure is then usedto explain how states go about selecting their alliance partners.Major Power Security Guarantees and NuclearProliferationVolker Krause, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper examines the extent to which arms,foreign aid, and military assistance in armed conflict maycomplement or substitute for alliances as major power securityguarantees to prevent nuclear proliferation.Joining the Club: the Politics of Alliance ExpansionChristopher M. Sprecher, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper examines the expansion of alliances from1816-2000. I demonstrate that when both sides gain materialbenefits there is an incentive to expand an alliance, and acommon threat is secondary in the expansion decision calculus.Brian Lai, University of Iowa16-1 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDERGEORGE W. BUSH (Co-sponsored withInternational Relations, see 11-21)RoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amBenjamin O. Fordham, SUNY, Binghamton UniversityThe Realists versus Bush 43's Foreign Policy: The State ofthe DebateWilliam D. Anderson, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: Various IR "realists" have criticized parts of Bush43's foreign policy; these criticisms have not gone withoutrebuttal. The paper summarizes the state of the debate, andcritiques both sides.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Political Violence Today: The Categories, The Innocent, andJust UseBryan E. Brophy-Baermann, Lawrence UniversityOverview: Political violence abounds; however, there is littlepublic consensus on when it can be used, whom to target, andwhat to call it when it is used. Why? Types of violence areconverging, innocents are disappearing, and norms of violenceare in flux.Enforcement of International Human Rights ThroughCoercive Foreign PolicyDavid T. Hutt, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.Overview: This study considers factors influencing the use ofcoercive foreign policies by France, the United Kingdom andthe United States as a means to enforcement internationalhuman rights laws between 1990 and 1994, and theeffectiveness of such policies.Democracy in Iraq? Why Multiple Levels of Analysis areNeededMarshall L. Lilly, Ohio UniversityOverview: This paper attempts to fully grasp the scope of theproblems facing democracy in Iraq by examining state, regional,and international-level problems.George W. Bush's Foreign Policy in PerspectiveBenjamin Zyla, Royal Military College of CanadaOverview: This paper looks at the George W. Bushadministration and argues that by looking at American foreignpolicy traditions his foreign policy is neither surprising nor new.Donald D. A. Schaefer, University of Louisiana, Lafayette17-1 ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OFINTERNATIONAL LAW ANDINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amJon Pevehouse, University of WisconsinThe International and Domestic Politics of IMF ProgramsJames R. Vreeland, Yale UniversityOverview: How international relations determine the effects ofdomestic institutions on IMF program participation.Success and Failure in International Law: When Does LawMake a Difference?Oon Hathaway, Yale UniversityOverview: Why is international law sometimes so powerful andat other times so powerless? Part of the answer can be found byconsidering the interlocking influence of international legalenforcement, domestic legal enforcement, and payoffs andpayback.Unequal Law: Procedural Costs of GATT/WTO Rules onDeveloping CountriesMoonhawk Kim, Stanford UniversityOverview: This paper examines whether changes in the disputesettlement procedure from the GATT to the WTO have made itmore or less difficult for developing countries to advance theirclaims in trade disputes.Ratification and Compliance in the International ClimateChange RegimeJana von Stein, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I explore the relationship between institutionaldesign, ratification and compliance in internationalenvironmental affairs. I test my hypotheses empirically usingdata on greenhouse gas emissions and ratification of two coreclimate change treaties.Are Effective Regimes for the Converts Only: RelatingAssignment to Effectiveness in International InstitutionsNikolay Marinov, Yale UniversityOverview: The more effective a regime is, the less randommembership is. This paper evaluates the direction of the biascaused by non-random assignment, and proposes somestatistical solutions to the problem of evaluating effectiveness.Jon Pevehouse, University of Wisconsin72

18-1 ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OFAMBIVALENCE (Co-sponsored with PublicOpinion, see 22-18)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amJason Barabas, Harvard UniversityA Theory of Partisan AmbivalenceMarco R. Steenbergen, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillHoward Lavine, Stony Brook UniversityDelia N. Goolsby, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: We propose a theory whereby partisanship has bothstable identity and dynamic evaluative components. We thenassess the implications for partisan ambivalence, using NESpanel data as the primary source.An Information Processing Theory of AmbivalenceThomas J. Rudolph, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignElizabeth Popp, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper develops and tests an informationprocessing theory of ambivalence. We argue that ambivalence isa function of the cognitive effort with which individuals processinformation relevant to political judgments.Contextual Sources of AmbivalenceJennifer Wolak, University of Colorado, BoulderLuke Keele, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We explore the causes of ambivalence inpartisanship and candidate evaluations, considering individuallevel explanations such as attitude strength and knowledge andcontextual factors in the way political choices are presented inthe environment.Moderating Framing Effects: The Role of Ambivalence andAffectTodd K. Hartman, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This study examines the role of ambivalence andaffect as moderators of framing effects. These measures aretested against existing constructs like the "need for cognition,""need to evaluate," political sophistication, etc.Paul R. Brewer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee19-8 GETTING OUT THE VOTERoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amRyan L. Claassen, Kent State UniversityCampaigns and Turnout: Inferences from ObservationalDataCarol A. Cassel, University of AlabamaOverview: How do campaigns mobilize voters? Experimentalstudies find personal contacts effective but aggregate studiespoint to more expensive, impersonal campaigns. This study teststhe influence of personal contacts and mass communications onturnout.Does Publicity of Voting Records Increase Voter Turnout?A Field ExperimentAlan S. Gerber, Yale UniversityMark Grebner, Practical Political Consulting Inc.Donald P. Green, Yale UniversityChristopher W. Larimer, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: We use a field experiment to test whetherneighborhood mailings containing the names and voting recordsof registered voters increase voter turnout. We test thehypothesis that pressure to conform to civic norms increasesvoter turnout.The Ground War in the 2004 Presidential ElectionCampaignDavid B. Magleby, Brigham Young UniversityQuin Monson, Brigham Young UniversityKelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young UniversityOverview: Using data collected from a 2004 national surveyvoters who kept a log of all of their campaign communicationsduring the last three weeks of the presidential campaign, weexamine what predicts the type of political contacts that votersreceive.PaperPaperDisc.Unpacking the Black Box of Door-to-Door CanvassingDavid Nickerson, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper uses a survey conducted after arandomized voter mobilization experiment to uncover thepsychological mechanisms that cause door-to-door canvassingto increase voter turnout.Is Voting an Unaffordable Luxury? Information Cost andVoter BehaviorMary L. Schumann, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: An examination of the impact on politicalparticipation during local, off-year elections when the cost ofcollecting candidate and issue information is removed.Ryan L. Claassen, Kent State UniversityDavid Darmofal, University of South Carolina21-1 ELECTORAL REFORMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amRichard D. Chesteen, University of Tennessee, MatinReapportionment in Taiwan-Strategies for DemarcatingElectoral DistrictsHsing-ti Cheng, Fo Guang UniversityOverview: This paper attempts to map out electoral-districtingstrategies for 2007 congressional election in Taiwan. Forresearch purposes, literature review, case studies and "Delphitechnique" will be conducted.Carter-Baker Election Reform: Too Much, Too Little, TooEarly, Too LateRichard D. Chesteen, University of Tennessee, MatinOverview: This paper looks at the American University JamesBaker-Jimmy Carter Election Reform Report (2005) in thecontext of the requirements of the Help America Vote Act'srequirements and the current stage of the states' readiness forcompliance to them.Apportionment and Presidential Election OutcomesJason Reifler, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: Small changes in how we apportion the ElectoralCollege would have reversed the outcome of the 2000 election.I examine which choices would have led to a Gore victory, andcomment about how such choices might affect future electionoutcomes.Liven Up! How Electoral Reform Can Rejuvinate AmericanDemocracyMary Ryan, Fair Vote-Center for Voting and DemocracyOverview: Electing women and racial minorities is a vitalcomponent to a strong American democracy. Now is the timeto discuss how to adopt electoral reform that provides fairrepresentation, builds community, and solves problemscooperatively and directly.U.S. Federal Voter Assistance Policy: Civic Engagement andGlobal DemocracyVictoria A. Doyon, Overseas Vote FoundationSusan Dziedusyzcka-Suinat, Overseas Vote FoundationOverview: U.S. civilian and military citizens living abroad havea right to a practical voter registration system. Current policiesand programs, however, are not conducive to enfranchisement.An overseas voter survey sheds light on specific areas forchange.Gregg R. Murray, SUNY, Brockport22-4 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICALATTITUDES (Co-sponsored with Race, Classand Ethnicity, see 26-21)RoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amNicholas J. G. Winter, Cornell UniversityAbortion Attitudes of Hispanic and Black WomenR. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of TechnologyDelia Grigg Bailey, California Institute of TechnologyJonathan Nagler, New York UniversityOverview: We study the abortion attitudes of Hispanic andBlack women, and examine their impact on presidential votepreference.73

PaperPaperDisc.The Divide: African Americans' Attitudes and BlackNationalismShannon R. Sinegal, University of New OrleansOverview: What are the determinates of Black Nationalism?This study finds that linked fate, black consciousness, whitefeeling thermometer, opinions on school integration, and beliefthat conditions have not changed are related to BlackNationalism.Plus ca change...: The State of Black Public Opinion TodayKatherine Tate, University of California, IrvineOverview: Much has changed since the first empirical studies ofBlack public opinion emerged in the 1980s. African Americanshave acquired significant political power and influence sincethen.Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue UniversityNicholas J. G. Winter, Cornell University24-19 THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN EUROPEANNATIONAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amValentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceHard and Soft: News and the Antecedents of Support forTurkey in the European UnionClaes H. de Vreese, University of AmsterdamHajo Boomgaarden, University of AmsterdamHolli Semetko, Emory UniversityOverview: A test of 'hard' and 'soft' predictors of public supportfor Turkish membership in the European Union and the roleplayed by the media in shaping and changing public opinionThe Channelled Italian VotersValentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceOverview: This paper examines survey data from the 2001Italian National Election Study and documents a number ofpatterns in the relationship between television news watchingand voting decisions.Richard S. Flickinger, Wittenberg University25-1 POLITICAL WOMEN AND AMERICANDEMOCRACY: THE STATE OF THEDISCIPLINERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amChristina K. Wolbrecht, University of Notre DameWomen's Movements and Women in Movements:Influencing American Democracy from the "Outside"?Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: In this paper, I examine how U.S. women'smovements, both past and present, have served to represent .My paper begins by discussing the definition of women'smovements.Finding Gender in Political Parties and Interest GroupsKira Sanbonmatsu, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the intersection of gender withpolitical parties and interest groups and identifies the challengesof integrating the study of gender with the study of parties andinterest groups.Women Candidates in American Politics: What We Know,What We Want to KnowKathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: This paper provides a review of the state of ourknowledge on various aspects of the situation facing womencandidates in American politics and lays out future directionsfor research.Focusing on Women and DemocracySuzanne Dovi, University of ArizonaOverview: The paper explores the implications of recentadvances in the literature on descriptive representation fordemocratic theory, specifically on understanding democracy asanti-domination.Karen Beckwith, The College of Wooster25-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: WOMEN ANDLOCAL POLITICSRoom TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter The Political Representation of Women in Chicago andCommunity StructureZohar Lechtman, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper suggests that changes in the model for"the political" and openness of the political arena to alternativeforms of political mobilization should be considered a factor inthe inclusion of women in the political arena.Presenter Women Leading Local Party OrganizationsTim Hundsdorfer, University of ColoradoOverview: This paper will be an examination of differencesbetween male local party leaders and their female counterpartsand their approach to running the operations of the party.25-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THEMEANINGS OF ABU GHRAIB (Co-sponsoredwith Foundations of Political Theory, see 27-202)Room TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter Save Civilization Itself: An Analysis of the Acts of Torturein Abu Ghraib PrisonMelanie Richter-Montpetit, York UniversityOverview: Linking different sites of Empire, this paper looks atthe intersecting processes of (hetero)sexualization andracialization of violence against colonial bodies and territories.Presenter The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib: Specters and the Project ofMessianic DemocracyNicholas R. Smith, University of ChicagoOverview: I ask two central questions in the paper: Why are theAbu Ghraib photos shocking, and what do they tell us about thenature of American democracy? I conclude by reflecting onwhat the images mean for our practice as political scientists.26-3 SOCIAL CAPITAL, PLACE ANDINCORPORATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amArmando Xavier Mejia, University of Wisconsin, MadisonRace, Place, and Political Trust: A Comparative Study ofWhites, Blacks, and HispanicsMillie D. Wormley, University of Texas, DallasOverview: Race and Regional Influences of Political TrustSocial Capital, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, and Equity in theAmerican StatesDaniel P. Hawes, Texas A&M UniversityRene R. Rocha, Texas A&M UniversityKenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study addresses the Putnam-Hero debateregarding the relationship between social capital and racialequity in the States. This is done using a unique dataset whichallows us to develop over-time measures of social capital anddiversity.Ethnic Pathways to Incorporation in SuburbiaMichael Jones-Correa, Cornell UniversityOverview: Based on fieldwork in the suburban Washington, DCarea in 2003-2004, this paper explores racial/ethnic mobilizationamong Koreans, Chinese and Latino immigrants in the absenceof racial propinquity.Segmented Assimilation and the Political Incorporation ofLatinos: “Hold on its going to be a bumpy ride!”Gia E. Barboza, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Many scholars have noted that among Latinoimmigrants, linguistic and cultural assimilation has generallynot occurred. On that basis, the segmented assimilation modelhas been proposed as an alternative explanation of theincorporation process.Melissa R. Michelson, California State University, East Bay74

27-1 THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OFKNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS ANDMORALITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amTobin Craig, James Madison College/Michigan StateUniversityCallicles, Socrates, and the Danger of Relativism in Plato'sGorgiasAlex Wall, Harvard UniversityOverview: In this paper I argue that Plato's Gorgias anticipatesand rebuts the challenge that relativism poses to philosophytoday.Atristotle on the Precision and Method of PoliticalPhilosophyDevin Stauffer, University of Texas, AustinOverview: A close examination of a series of statementsAristotle makes in Book One of the Nicomachean Ethics on theprecision and method of the moral and political sciences.Fundamental MetaphorsMichael W. Grenke, St. John's CollegeOverview: An examination of Friedrich Nietzsche's seeminglyoutrageous claim that human language begins with metaphors.David Levy, Boston College27-17 ON POLITICAL BECOMING ANDPERISHINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amRoberto Alejandro, University of MassachusettsThe Nothingness of Freedom: F.H. Jacobi's Diagnosis ofNihilismSamuel Goldman, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper discusses Jacobi's argument that purepractical reason culminates in nihilism and his attempt toprovide a 'faith-based' alternative justification for humanfreedom.The Frankfurt School on Politics and Power: A SecondLookVolker M. Heins, Concordia UniversityOverview: The paper explicates concepts of politics introducedby Frankfurt School theorists. Rather than "depoliticising"theory, these authors have identified structural threats to thevery possibility of genuine political action in modern society.Abundance, Lack, and IdentityLeonard Williams, Manchester CollegeOverview: Examination of theoretical questions concerningidentity and identification by means of a study of theautobiographical texts of apostates--people who have traded oneideological self-identification for another.Roberto Alejandro, University of MassachusettsPaul Ulrich, Carthage College28-1 POLITICS AND JUDGMENTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amJoanna V. Scott, Eastern Michigan UniversityKant and Arendt on the Creative Imaginative Nature ofPolitical JudgmentMihaela Czobor-Lupp, Georgetown UniversityOverview: The paper discusses the creative nature of politicaljudgement in Kant's "Critique of Judgement" and HannahArendt's "Life of the Mind." The result is a fourfold role thatimaginative judgment can play, especially in situations of crisis.Liberty, Obligation, and the Developmental Potential ofDeliberationMatthew R. Cleary, University of California, IrvineOverview: This essay argues that, in contrast to Lockeannotions of liberty, L. T. Hobhouse's "organic liberalism" offers aconception of liberty that better serves the interests of freedomand autonomy, and is compatible with deliberative forms ofdemocracy.PaperPaperDisc.Hegel's Dialectic: Intersubjectivity and the Community ofReasonTimothy C. Luther, California Baptist UniversityOverview: This paper examines Hegel's "Phenomenology" andexplores the sociality of reason, and develops theintersubjectivity of knowledge and political implications ofHegel's epistemology in that work.Political Judgment and the Rule of LawJeffrey A. Becker, California State University, ChicoOverview: This essay argues that the rule of law is an effectivepolitical institution for protecting and promoting diverseinterests. The rule of law teaches citizens how to create sharedstandards of moral judgment within democratic politicalcommunities.Lisa Disch, University of MinnesotaJessica M. Flanigan, Washington University, St Louis28-16 DOING JUSTICE TO RAWLSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amDavid Thunder, University of Notre DameThe Ethical Limitations of Rational Choice; the Example ofRawlsStefan Bird-Pollan, University of New HampshireOverview: I argue that Rawls' attempt to avoid 'metaphysics'while still being a Kantian fails, because Rawls is not successfulin replacing Kant's notion of rational autonomy with a gametheory model of decision-making.Politics, Science, and Religion: Rhetoricizing RawlsMichael J. Jensen, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper uses John Rawls' theory of PoliticalLiberalism as a foil for constructing a framework forunderstanding political argument across competing systems ofreligious and nonreligious beliefs.A Kantian Path in John Rawls' Theory of JusticeMatthew T. Kenney, Austin Peay State UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the evolution in John Rawls'stheory of justice from A THEORY OF JUSTICE toPOLITICAL LIBERALISM can be usefully understood byfocusing on Kant's discussion of the categorical imperative andunsocial sociability.Justifying Economic Institutions: A Historical Perspectiveon John RawlsMargaret M. Lange, Columbia UniversityOverview: Through an interpretation of the thought of Rawlsand Hume, this paper treats the problem of what ideal economicinstitutions should like and how justifying their parts relates tothe larger project of justifying theories of economic justice.What Is So Important About Political Community?Andrew F. Smith, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: Chandran Kukathas argues that the politicalcommunity is of limited importance in a world marked by deepdiverity.Johnny Goldfinger, Indiana University-Purdue University,Indianapolis29-209 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: MEMBERSHIPAND PARTICIPATIONRoom TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter Publicity Norms, Participation and Electronic DemocracyTimothy Kersey, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper examines the potential for mass politicalparticipation and deliberation over the internet; my conclusionis that communications technology are more likely to supportparliamentary forms democracy than participatory formsdemocracy.Presenter Open Borders for Individual Liberty: A Cosmopolitan AlienPerspectiveHalil I. Yenigun, University of VirginiaOverview: This paper seeks to establish open borders primarilyas a matter of individual liberty and also as a mechanism forglobal distributive justice amidst the dominant anti-immigrationpolicies.75

29-210 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: CULTURE INDEMOCRATIC THEORYRoom TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter Theories of Personhood and DemocracyAndrew W. McLaughlin, University of ArizonaGregory Doug Davis, University of ArizonaOverview: A philosophical analysis of personhood, democracy,and the place of corporations in liberal states.Presenter Early Thoughts on Constitutive Rhetoric from Rousseauand NietzscheDale B. Vieregge, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Tracing recent insights from cultural studies tocanonical texts in political theory, this essay (re)directsscholarship on politics towards the role of language in theconstruction of ideologies, identities, institutions, andinequality.30-2 FORMAL THEORIES OF ELECTIONS:CANDIDATE QUALITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amAllen B. Brierly, University of Northern IowaCandidate Selection and Valence CompetitionScott Ashworth, Princeton UniversityEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Two political parties contest a set of elections. Eachparty has a pool of potential candidates who vary by quality.The candidates in each election compete to accumulate valence.We study the equilibrium distribution of quality across districts.Political Debates and the Hide and Seek GameSourav Bhattacharya, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Looking at positive and negative advertising in adebate between two candidates with private quality types havingthe option of costly search, we examine the efficiency of debateand relative extent of slander and information in attackadvertising.Why Honest Politicians May Oppose Anti-CorruptionReformsHaldun Evrenk, Suffolk UniversityOverview: We study the honest politicians' support for anticorruptionreforms in a three candidate setup. We introduce amodel of electoral competition between three vote maximizingcandidates that differ in ability and honesty.Racial Gerrymandering and Representative DemocracyDavid Epstein, Columbia UniversitySharyn O'Halloran, Columbia UniversityOverview: We present a model of optimal redistricting schemesto promote minority interests, incorporating both electoral andlegislative stages.Allen B. Brierly, University of Northern Iowa32-1 BUSINESS GROUPS AND LABOR UNIONSAS POLITICAL PARTICIPANTSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amDorian Warren, University of ChicagoIdeology Matters: Business Preferences for National HealthCare ReformJoseph A. Corrado, Clayton State UniversityOverview: This paper examines business preferences fornational health care reform from 1990-1994. It demonstrateshow ideological and political factors account for shifts inpreferences.The Role of the Left in the Modernization of ConservativePension PoliciesSilja Haeusermann, University of ZurichOverview: The article examines how the role of trade unionsand social democratic parties in pension policy reforms inconservative welfare states has evolved since the 1970s and itanalyses the reasons for an increasing split of the left on theseissues.PaperDisc.Change to Win or No Change Left, Exploring the Dynamicsof Union Political ContributionsSusan E. Orr, University of FloridaOverview: How will changes in the structure of organized laborand the regulatory environment (BCRA) impact parties andcandidates electorally? This paper seeks insights on the issuedrawing on labor's prior campaign finance and mobilizationactivity.Patrick Bernhagen, University of Aberdeen33-102 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS:BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS': ARETROSPECTIVERoomPanelistTBA, Thur 8:30 amBert A. Rockman, Purdue UniversityJoel Aberbach, University of California, Los AngelesColin Campbell, University of British ColumbiaJos Raadschelders, University of OklahomaGraham Wilson, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: 'Bureaucrats and Politicians': A Retrospective34-2 ASSESSING CONSTITUENT CONGRUENCYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amMark Wrighton, University of New HampshireContact your Congressman 101: Grassroots Activation andRepresentationCourtney Cullison, University of OklahomaOverview: An examination of grassroots activation campaignsas a lobbying strategy and the effect on congressionalperceptions of incoming constituent communications and therepresentational relationship between Representatives and theirconstituents.Connecting to Congress: The Adoption and Diffusion ofWeb Technologies Among Congressional OfficesKevin M. Esterling, University of California, RiversideDavid Lazer, Harvard UniversityMichael Neblo, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Examines new data to uncover the conditions thatlead House members to adopt innovative web-based content andtechnologies for their web sites, with implications for thepractice of representation in the information age.Revisiting the Personal Vote: Using Audits to MeasureConstituency ServiceNeil Malhotra, Stanford UniversityOverview: Using audits of member offices in the U.S. Senate toobjectively measure constituency service, I assess therobustness of previous findings, which find associationsbetween constituency service and length of tenure, seat safety,and state population.Is Flip Flopping Rational? Legislative Representation andUncertainty about Constituency PreferencesChristian R. Grose, Vanderbilt UniversityAntoine Yoshinaka, University of California, RiversideOverview: Why do some MCs present ideologically inconsistentvoting records to constituents? We empirically examine theeffect of new constituents-and thus the strategy of ambiguityunder legislator uncertainty-on whether the MC presents aconsistent record.Jennifer M. Jensen, SUNY, Binghamton34-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: CORRUPTIONIN LEGISLATURES: YOU'VE GOT TO BEKIDDING!Room TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter The Political Economy of BriberyDaniel E. Bergan, Yale UniversityOverview: In this paper, I analyze an actual case of legislativebribery and find that empirical research on the relationshipbetween legal contributions and votes does not lend itself tosubstantive interpretation.76

Presenter Congressional Ethics: The Fox and the HenhouseJoseph N. Patten, Monmouth UniversityOverview: This paper examines the impact of unethicalbehavior in Congress on public policy and explores Congress'role in disciplining members by highlighting the AbscamScandal, the Keating Five Scandal, the case of Jim Wright, andthe case of Tom Delay.36-2 COURTS, PUBLIC OPINION, ANDJUDICIAL LEGITIMACY (Co-Sponsored withPublic Opinion, see 22-20)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amThomas R. Marshall, University of Texas, ArlingtonJudical Influence and Public Opinion: The Role of DiffuseSupportThomson W. McFarland, University of ColoradoOverview: Public support for high courts contributes to judicialinfluence. I analyze time series data on public support for theSupreme Court and show that as such support increases, theideological position of Congress adjusts towards that of theCourt.Media Coverage and Support for the Supreme Court in aTime of ConfirmationMary Outwater, University of OklahomaMargaret Williams, James Madison UniversityOverview: Using the 781 completed interviews from late July2005 to early August 2005 we analyze the support for theSupreme Court, relative to the other branches of government,during a time of increased media exposure.Diffuse Support for the Court: Confidence Following GayCivil Rights CasesJames W. Stoutenborough, University of KansasOverview: We examine the influence of U.S. Supreme Courtdecisions in gay civil rights cases on the publics' confidence inthe Court employing aggregate and individual level data.Homestyle Institutional Legitimacy: Assessing State Courts'Diffuse SupportJeff A. Yates, University of GeorgiaDamon Cann, University of GeorgiaOverview: We use national survey data to measure citizens'diffuse support for state supreme courts. Results show thatelectoral factors (e.g. mode of selection, campaign finance),court ideology, and demographic traits drive diffuse support forstate courts.Elliot E. Slotnick, The Ohio State UniversityChristine L. Nemacheck, College of William & Mary37-301 POSTER SESSION: PUBLIC LAWPresenter The Effectiveness of False Claims Act 1986 Amendment -RoomFocused on Department of DefenseTBA, Board 7, Thur 8:30 amYongjin Chang, American UniversityOverview: This paper evaluates the amendments of FalseClaims Act 1986, which is successful to increase the number offalse claims, considering changes of extraneous variables andfocuses on Department of Defense (DOD).38-1 CONSTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, ANDSTRATEGIES FOR NATIVE AMERICANSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amErich W. Steinman, Reed CollegeOff-Reservation Indian Gaming and IntergovernmentalRelations in WisconsinSteven A. Light, University of North DakotaKathryn R. L. Rand, University of North DakotaOverview: A case study of events in Wisconsin highlightstrends in intergovernmental relations among tribal, state, andlocal actors as they negotiate the law and politics of offreservationIndian gaming.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Why the Cowboys Have to Talk to the Indians: AComparative Historical Institutional Analysis of TribalConsultation in the U.S.Lauren Morris MacLean, Indiana University, BloomingtonCecile Greenway, Health and Social Services, Lower ElwhaKlallam TribeOverview: This paper uses comparative historical institutionalanalysis to examine whether, how and why the federal and stategovernments in the U.S. consult with American Indian tribes onthe policies that concern them.Managing Powerful Partners: How American Indian TribalGovernments Approach Federal PolicymakersLaura E. Evans, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper examines how American Indian tribalgovernments influence federal policymaking. It explores howtribes facing many political disadvantages still manage to wincertain policy changes through carefully-managed relations withfederal actors.Growth in Issues and Lobbying Interest by Indian Nationsin California, 2000-2005Frederick J. Boehmke, University of Michigan, Ann ArborRichard Witmer, Creigthon UniversityGavin Dillingham, Rice UniversityOverview: We study whether tribal lobbying, which hasexpanded in the gaming era, focuses mostly on gaming-relatedissues or whether tribal lobbying has expanded into other policyareas.Close Enough for Comfort: A Spatial Analysis of IndianGaming Initiatives in CaliforniaRichard Witmer, Creighton UniversityFred Boehmke, University of IowaRegina P. Branton, Rice UniversityGavin Dillingham, Rice UniversityOverview: We examine the impact of contextual attributes andspatial attributes on census-tract level support for tribal gaminginitiatives in California. We consider two competing ideas:opposition due to the NIMBY (“not in my back-yard”)phenomenon and support due to economic development.Erich W. Steinman, Reed CollegeShane Day, Indiana University, Bloomington38-4 ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS OFCURRENT AND FORMER STATELEGISLATORSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amShannon Jenkins, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthLegislator Attitudes on Constituency ServiceLilliard E. Richardson, University of MissouriChristopher Cooper, Western Carolina UniversityOverview: Using survey data of state legislators in eight states,we examine legislator attitudes on constituency service. Ordinallogistic regression analysis of service attitudes finds significantinstitutional and legislator attributes.Tenure, Professionalism and Committee Assignments in theStates, 1971 to 2003Arnold F. Shober, University of WisconsinOverview: This paper asks whether a legislative body's powerstructure has the same influence on committee preferences --and thus credit-claiming value -- as the simple availability ofresources using three representative states.Explaining Special Sessions: Political or InstitutionalFactors at PlayE. L. Bernick, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: State legislatures continue to use special sessions.This paper examines the frequency of special sessions and whatfactors can explain their use including institutional factors(legislative rules) and political factors (partisan congruence).77

PaperDisc.Defining Federalism: The Congressional Voting Behavior ofFormer State and Local OfficialsTroy E. Smith, Brigham Young University, HawaiiOverview: A growing segment of new members of Congresshave worked in state and local government. Do they supportfederalism and decentralization?Seth E. Masket, University of Denver40-6 FOR THE CHILDREN: EDUCATION,HEALTH AND WELFARE POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amElizabeth Rigby, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThe Longer-Term Effects of a Universal Pre-KindergartenProgramCarolyn J. Hill, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper uses OLS and propensity score methodsto estimate the effects through third grade of a pre-kindergartenprogram offered to all four-year-olds in a large Midwestern city.Beyond SES: How Subjective Views May Impact PolicySuccessCraig Gordon, Georgia State UniversityDana Rickman, Georgia State UniversityGary Henry, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Public programs are often evaluated as a totality withsuccess usually defined by the average effect size or the effecton the average child.The Adoption of CHIP: The Limits of the WindowsMetaphorMark E. Tompkins, University of South CarolinaRebecca Russ-Sellers, Spartanburg Regional Health CareSystemOverview: We examine the adoption of CHIP (The ChildrenÆsHealth Insurance Program), finding few of the events associatedwith the adoption of a major new initiative, especially asenvisaged by the notion of policy windows.The Politics of Perpetual Crisis: Child Welfare Policy in theStatesJuliet F. Gainsborough, Bentley CollegeOverview: This paper asks what drives changes in state childwelfarepolicy. In order to explain state variation in spending,the paper considers the role of publicized crises, federal policy,lawsuits, and changes in political control of state government.Nonemergency Medical Transportation in State Children’sHealth Insurance Programs (SCHIP)Stephen Borders, Grand Valley State UniversityCraig Blakely, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Historically, access to health care in the UnitedStates has been viewed in terms of one’s ability to pay forneeded medical services or the actual availability of thoseservices.Elizabeth Rigby, University of Wisconsin, Madison41-301 POSTER SESSION: SOCIAL POLICYPresenter Performance in Office of Big City Mayors: 1820-1995Room TBA, Board 8, Thur 8:30 amAndrew D. McNitt, Eastern Illinois UniversityOverview: What mayors are credited with and blamed for isrelated to their city's government structure, demographiccharacteristics and the mayor's personal traits. Mayors ofnineteen major American cities are included in the study.42-8 NOVEL THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICALANGLES ON FISCAL POLICYRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amDavid D. Lassen, University of CopenhagenEstimating the Effect of Direct Democracy on PolicyOutcomes: Preferences MatterChristina Gathmann, Stanford UniversityPatricia Funk, SITE-Stockholm School of EconomicsOverview: Estimate the effect of direct democracy on fiscalpolicy controlling for voter preferences. Using a unique dataseton votes in propositions from Switzerland.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Fair Taxes: Survey Experiments, Public Opinion and PublicPolicyBrian J. Gaines, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignR. Douglas Rivers, Stanford UniversityLynn Vavreck, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Survey experiments tapping public preferences ontax policy demonstrate that American approve of high levels ofprogressivity only for modest incomes. Few desire to increasetaxes for the wealthy.Presidential Economic Policy AttentionHeather A. Larsen, University of WashingtonOverview: The purpose of this paper is to explain the allocationof U.S. presidential economic policy making attention overtime, across multiple policy tools.The Economic Consequence of Partisan Control Volatility inthe Government - -Evidence from U.S. StatesXiaobo Lu, Yale UniversityOverview: My paper examines whether volatility in the partisancontrol of U.S. states governments as a result of partycompetition has adverse effects to the state economies.Party Organization and the Political Economy of DeficitSpendingCharles R. Hankla, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I argue that, other things equal, democracies withstrong parties will run more balanced budgets. To test thistheory, I conduct a quantitative analysis of all democracies(contingent on data availability) from 1975-2000.Raymond M. Duch, University of HoustonDavid D. Lassen, University of Copenhagen43-301 POSTER SESSION: PUBLICADMINISTRATIONPresenter Minority Representation in Schools and Low-IncomeStudents' Pass RatesRoom TBA, Board 9, Thur 8:30 amNicolai Petrovsky, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Minority teachers and administrators have abeneficial effect on low-income students' performance. Thispartially refutes the power thesis, which suggests that increasedrepresentation of a minority will not help other disadvantagedgroups.Presenter How Poll Workers Shape Public Confidence in ElectionOutcomesRoom TBA, Board 10, Thur 8:30 amThad E. Hall, University of UtahOverview: Poll workers are the street level bureaucrats ofelections and can directly affect the experience a voter has at thepolls. Using survey data, we find that a voter's experience withtheir poll workers greatly shape public confidence in elections.Presenter Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect: Inter-Related MotivationPatterns Among Federal EmployeesRoom TBA, Board 11, Thur 8:30 amDennis M. Daley, North Carolina State UniversityOverview: Examines the inter-relationship between AlbertHirschman's exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect constructs oforganizational motivation among federal employees.Presenter Economic Justice and Collaborative Management: TrendsRoomin Labor and Development PolicyTBA, Board 12, Thur 8:30 amDiane E. Schmidt, California State University, ChicoOverview: Borrowing from business, labor, economic, andpublic administration research, this analysis provides an analyticframework for understanding and examining movements ineconomic development toward collaborative management.44-1 COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN STATE ANDSOCIETYRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amHoward Schweber, University of Wisconsin, MadisonA Reversal of Fortunes: Elite Agency and the Decline inWorking Class PowerAmel F. Ahmed, University of Pennsylvania78

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Overview: I examine movements for voting system reform atthe time of suffrage expansion in France, the UK and the US. Iargue that elites used these reforms to undermine popularparticipation. Outcomes vary with the degree of working classmobilization.Greece and Turkey: Two Modernization Paths in Civil-Military RelationsEvangelos Liaras, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Using the cases of Greece and Turkey as a basis forcomparison, the paper proposes a theoretical typology ofpolitical vs. politicized militaries in the modern history of civilmilitaryrelations.Agents of Change: The Role of Teachers and Schools inCreating Hegemony and Consolidating Identity inPostrevolutionary Mexico and IranShervin Malekzadeh, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Through a comparative study of the role of educationin the (re)construction of identities and nation-building inpostrevolutionary Iran and Mexico, this paper argues thatrevolutionary members of society are not made, they arenegotiated.Deterring Resistance in Occupation: Winning the Peace inGermany and JapanMelissa M. Willard, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In seeking to explain how democracies attempt towin the peace, this study examines the policies designed for theoccupations of Germany and Japan, specifically examining howdemocracies balanced carrots and sticks.Howard Schweber, University of Wisconsin, MadisonPaperPaperPaperDisc.which religious and non-religious groups differ in theirdevelopment and use of argument frames.Voting from the Pew: The Effect of Senators’ ReligiousAffiliations on Cultural Issues Votes: 1976-2004John Michael McTague, University of Maryland, College ParkShanna Pearson-Merkowitz, University of Maryland, CollegeParkOverview: We have strong reason to believe that religion playsa significant role in determining senators’ votes on issues thataddress birth control and abortion, gay rights, and religion inpublic forums.The Right Ideas: Political Operatives, Idea Networks, andTax CutsRichard J. Meagher, The Graduate Center, CUNYOverview: Using tax cuts (particularly estate taxes) as a casestudy, I map out the idea networks that deploy cultural andideological traditions to engender support among both economicand religious conservatives, often against these groups' owninterests.Religious Rhetoric and the American PresidencyAdam L. Warber, Clemson UniversityLaura R. Olson, Clemson UniversityOverview: We are concerned with how the use of religiousrhetoric by presidents may have varied over time. We offer arigorous analysis of the use of symbolic religious rhetoric inpresidential inaugural addresses from George Washington toGeorge W. Bush.Paul A. Djupe, Denison UniversityBruce F. Nesmith, Coe College46-2 PUBLIC SPACES AND CIVIC IDENTITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amTimothy E. Durant, University of OregonSeparation of Church and Zoo: Diversity, Creationism, andEvolutionJesse C. Donahue, Saginaw Valley State UniversityErik K. Trump, Saginaw Valley State UniversityOverview: A recent attempt to install a Genesis creation displayat the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum reveals that zoologicalparks are vulnerable to demands that Christian Fundamentalistviews be represented alongside non-Western cultural artifacts.The World War II Memorial and the American NationalImaginationAvital Shein, University of Maryland, College ParkOverview: This paper establishes a link between the NationalWWII Memorial and the American national imagination.Through an analysis of the design and location of the memorial,it argues that WWII is represented as a founding moment in thehistory of the US.For Peace or Pacification? Yasukuni Shrine and CompetingJapanese NationalismsBenjamin A. Peters, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Peters assesses competing nationalisms incontemporary Japanese politics with special focus on primeministers' visits to Yasukuni Shrine.Zachary A. Callen, University of Chicago47-2 RELIGION AND POLICYMAKING:INTEREST GROUPS, CONGRESS, AND THEPRESIDENTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amMaurice M. Eisenstein, Purdue University, CalumetOrganized Religious Interests in American National PoliticsDaniel Hofrenning, St. Olaf CollegeOverview: This paper will explore both the background and thecoalition behavior of religious lobbyists in American nationalpolitics. It will test the argument that religious lobbyists aredistinctly different—in their identities and strategies.Constraint and the Political Rhetoric of Religious GroupsKatherine E. Stenger, Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOverview: I examine the concept of constraint in the context ofmediated debates of political issues by looking at the extent to48-101 ROUNDTABLE: TEACHING POLITICS: ANACTIVIST APPROACHRoomPanelistTBA, Thur 8:30 amDick W. Simpson, University of Illinois, ChicagoAnthony Perry, Henry Ford Community CollegeConstance Mixon, Daley Community CollegeOverview: A new DVD, "Teaching Politics" (30 minutes long)will be premiered at the Midwest Political Science Meeting anda panel will discuss various teaching methods beyond the usuallecture/discussion session approach to get students politicallyengaged.49-104 ROUNDTABLE: HOW TO PURSUE A NON-ACADEMIC CAREERRoomChairPanelistTBA, Thur 8:30 amLaurie A. Rhodebeck, University of LouisvilleBob Gannett, Institute for Community EmpowermentAnna Greenberg, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner ResearchVicki Kraft, City of ChicagoDelia Lloyd, Chicago Public Radio - OdysseyJohn Samples, Cato Institute and Johns Hopkins UniversityOverview: This roundtable will discuss alternatives to academiccareers. Topics will include the pros and cons of nonacademicjobs, transitioning to a career outside of academia, and the jobsearch.52-2 THE RACE TO WHERE? THE COMPLEXCOURSES OF STATE AND LOCALWELFARE REFORMRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 8:30 amMark C. Rom, Georgetown UniversityThe Diffusion of Successful TANF PoliciesCraig Volden, The Ohio State UniversityMichael Cohen, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We explore conditions under which different successmeasures explain the spread of 25 aspects of state TANFpolicies between 1997 and 2003.The Race to the Bottom,...And Top: Post-PROWRA StateIncome SupportGlenn Beamer, Rutgers UniversityOverview: This paper delineates diverging state income supportpolicies since 1996. I develop an event history analysis that79

PaperDisc.estimates connections among cash and in-kind assistancepolicies, and state-to-state influence across policies.Spatial Inequality in the Safety NetScott W. Allard, Brown UniversityOverview: Welfare reform has led to a transformation in theprovision of assistance to the poor. Prior to 1996, welfarechecks accounted for over three-quarters of welfare spending.Today, social services comprise nearly that much of welfarespending.Lawrence M. Mead, New York UniversityHarrell R. Rodgers, University of Houston80

Thursday, April 20 – 10:30 am – 12:15 pm1-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LAKECOUNTY POLITICSRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Lake County Politics: A Cornucopia of CorruptionTina Ebenger, Calumet College of St. JosephTracey McCabe, Calumet College of St. JosephOverview: This paper looks at corruption in Lake County (IN)politics, specifically the vote buying scandals surroundingRobert Pastrick’s mayoral re-election in 1999 and 2003 in EastChicago, Indiana.2-1 HEALTH, DRUGS AND GAMBLING -PERSPECTIVES ON COMPARATIVEPUBLIC POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amMiriam Laugesen, University of California, Los AngelesLocal Government Innovations in Domestic Violence Policyin The NetherlandsMitzi L. Mahoney, Sam Houston State UniversityDavid H. Carwell, Eastern Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper explores Dutch local government effortsto develop domestic violence programs tailored for variousimmigrant communities.Elite Theory and Health Policy: A Case Study of Germanyand the United States of AmericaBrett A. Kaffee, William Paterson University, CUNYOverview: A compartive case study that uses Elite Theory toexplain the differences between US and German health carepolicy. The paper provides an illuminating concise overview ofthe evolution of each system then transitions to an analysis thatcarefully useLegalization of Casinos: A World View of a Salient PoliticalIssueWilliam N. Thompson, University of Nevada, Las VegasCarl E. Lutrin, California Polytechnic State UniversityOverview: An examination of why some venues legalizecasinos while others do not. The focus is upon events of last 20years, as countries with casinos has increased from 77 to 132.Case studies utilized to demonstrate how political cultureinfluences events.Institutional Restraints on Drug Policy LiberalizationChad R. Nilson, University of New OrleansOverview: Cross-national, multivariate regression analyses andinterviews with key policy actors in Canada, Netherlands,Austria, and the United States reveal and describe therelationship between institutional variables and theliberalization of drug policy.A Comparative Analysis of the Passage of Disability RightsLegislation in the U.S. and FranceKaren J. Vogel, Hamline UniversityAnnika Johnson, Hamline UniversityOverview: This study uses a qualitative comparative approachto understand the manner in which disability rights legislation ispassed in the United States and France.Miriam Laugesen, University of California, Los Angeles3-2 COMPARATIVE NATURAL RESOURCEMANAGEMENTRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amKrister P. Andersson, University of ColoradoPolycentricity, Institutional Congruence, and NaturalResource GovernanceKrister P. Andersson, University of ColoradoElinor Ostrom, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: We develop and analyze the concept of institutionalcongruence—the idea that institutional imperfections at onelevel of governance may be compensated for by relativestrengths of other institutions at other levels—in naturalresource regimes.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Democracy on the Commons: Political Competition, andLocal CooperationAshwini Chhatre, Duke UniversityOverview: The paper explores the effect of political competitionon the ability of communities to pursue collective action fornatural resource management.Devolution of Forest Resource Management in Vietnam:Are All Forest Users Equally Likely to Secure Formal UseRights?Cari A. Coe, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Does local control of forest resource management inVietnam entrench the power of the well-to-do? This paper testswhether certain households are more likely to have been grantedpseudo-property rights to forest land than others.Natural Resource Endowments, Regime Type and FDIInflowsElnur Soltanov, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This paper is an attempt at a systematic inquiry intothe relationship between natural resource richness and FDIinflows. A secondary aim is to sort out how natural resourcevariable’s presence affects the association between regime typeand FDI.Sovereignty, Security, and Property Rights in Land: TheCases of Thailand and JapanTomas Larsson, Cornell UniversityOverview: The paper investigates the political origins ofinstitutions underpinning economic development. It explainswhy similar stimuli—the threat of colonization—generateddifferential responses in regards to state provision of welldefinedproperty rightsMartin K. Dimitrov, Dartmouth College3-16 CHECKS, BALANCES, ANDDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amJong-Sung You, Harvard UniversityChecks and Balances: When do Constraints on RulersMatter for Development?Jonathan K. Hanson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Although there exists general consensus that politicalinstitutions matter for economic performance, debate remainsregarding the role of institutional constraints on rulers. Thispaper tests a theory of the conditions in which constraintsmatter.How Partisanship and Electoral Systems Impact Respect forHuman RightsMeggan Fitzgerald, Binghamton University, SUNYOverview: This paper argues that different combinations ofpartisanship and electoral systems will have varied effects onrespect for human rights in the short and long term.Corrupted Courts: A Cross-National Perceptual Analysis ofJudicial CorruptionKathleen R. Barrett, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This paper examines perceived judicial corruption.Statistical analysis demonstrates accountability andtransparency are weakly related while a country comparisonindicates the explanatory power of judicial structure.Judicial Independence and Corruption in Latin AmericaJulio Rios-Figueroa, New York UniversityOverview: In this paper, I explore the relation between differentcomponents of judicial independence and corruption oneighteen Latin American countries from 1995-2003.The Importance of Human Capital: a Study of GlobalLiteracy, Corruption, and Economic GrowthChuan-Yu Ernie Ko, George Mason UniversityOverview: This paper contributes to better understand theimportance of human capital, which is measured by education(i.e. literacy rate and gender quotient), in moderating thecorruption’s negative effect on economic growth. This papertests and proves that it isLaura Langbein, American University81

3-26 THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMICGROWTHRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amIra Parnerkar, University of ChicagoEconomic Policy-Making in a Segmented Rentier StateSteffen Hertog, St. Antony's College, OxfordOverview: My paper scrutinizes several recent Saudi Arabianeconomic reform efforts against a historical analysis of Saudistate creation, arguing that despite internally efficient agencies,the segmentation of the state leads to severe policy failures.Democracy, Development, and the Resource-Rich StateAndrew B. Kirkpatrick, Emory UniversityOverview: TBAPolitical Foundations of Growth in Dictatorships andDemocraciesArmando Razo, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper tests an institutional theory ofpolicymaking and growth to explain the variation in economicperformance between democracies and dictatorships byaccounting for specific mechanisms that may differ acrosspolitical regimes.Christian Ponce de Leon, University of Chicago4-1 POLITICAL TRUST IN ANAUTHORITARIAN STATE: THE CHINESECASE (Co-sponsored with Asian Politics, see 8-16)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amWenfang Tang, University of PittsburghTrust in the Media in ChinaDaniela Stockmann, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper addresses three issues, the concept ofmedia trust and its relationship to political trust in China, thechange of media trust over time, and the impact of media truston media consumption and on attitude change.Incumbent-Based and Regime-Based Trust: An Explanationof Their Gap in ChinaTianjian Shi, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper examines why trust in central governmentis higher than in government officials in China. Survey datafrom China reveals that the answer lies in the uniqueunderstanding of authority relationship in Chinese politicalculture.Sources of Institutional Trust in ChinaQing Yang, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper explores four different sources oninstitutional trust in China: modernization, mobilization,political culture, and institutional performance. It also discussesthe impact of institutional trust on the prospect of democracy inChina.Institutional Trust "Personalized"Ning Zhang, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: Using interviews with both masses and agents ofinstitutions, this paper explores the processes in whichinstitutional trust originates, develops, gains momentum, andreaches threshold of the diffusing effects in Chinese localpolitical environment.Political Trust in an Authoritarian State: The Chinese CaseWenfang Tang, University of PittsburghPierre Landry, Yale UniversityOverview: The four papers in this panel examine popular trustin authoritarian political institutions in China, including trust inthe central government and in political officials, in central andlocal governments, and in the media.Pierre F. Landry, Yale University4-21 INSTITUTIONALIZING DEMOCRATICNORMS IN TRANSITIONAL STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amTBAPromoting Democratic Values in Transitional SocietiesThrough Foreign AidArthur H. Miller, University of IowaOverview: To what extent does US foreign aid promotedemocratization? A 2000-04 panel study of aid programparticipants in four transitional societies sheds light on recentdemocratic revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine as well asdemocratization generally.Promoting Democracy Without Naming It: InternationalOrganizations in ChinaXiangfeng Yang, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Under what conditions can internationalorganizations (IOs) push authoritarian states to democratize?This paper analyzes the influence of three types of IOs(international governmental organizations; grant-giving, privateinstitutions; NGOs) on theMeasuring the Impact of Courts on DemocraticConsolidationEric N. Nelson, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This paper examines the impact of an independentjudiciary on democratic consolidation. If courts are seen asviable options, then evidence of consolidation exists due toincreasing transaction costs of regime change.William A. Barnes, Independent Scholar, Attorney at Law5-1 ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTSON EU POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amZeki Sarigil, University of PittsburghAllocation of the EU Budget: An Examination of Voting andProposal RightsDeniz Aksoy, University of RochesterOverview: This paper seeks to explain budgetary allocation inthe EU. I specifically illustrate the role of two key institutionalfactors: voting and proposal rights of the member states indetermining the amount of funding they receive from the EU.The Influence of EU-Level Interest GroupsStacy M. Bondanella, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper asks whether and under what conditionsEU-level organizations of national interest groups have anindependent influence on EU policy. The agricultural policynetwork is examined and hypotheses are generated for testingacross issue areas.Decision-making in the European Union: The Case ofPension PortabilityAlexandra Hennessy, Boston UniversityOverview: Using document analysis, interviews, and gametheoreticmodeling, I hypothesize that efforts to create aEuropean-wide regulatory framework to govern pensionportability across borders was a credible project in 2003, but notbefore (1991-1999).Assessing the Effect of Power on Committee Bias in theEuropean ParliamentBjorn Hoyland, University College LondonOverview: The paper analyzes the development of thecommittee system in the European Parliament between 1979and 2004. It compares the preferences of the committeerapporteurs and the floor median. The difference is decreasingas committee power increases.A Principal-Agent Perspective to MEP Voting BehaviorM. Shawn Reichert, University of Central FloridaOverview: Why do MEPs vote the way they do? This paperemploys a principal-agent (PA) model to examine MEPs' votingbehavior. Roll-call votes are used to test hypotheses derivedfrom this P-A model.Jens A. Blom-Hansen, Aarhus University, Denmark82

5-3 EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amGregory Baldi, Georgetown UniversityIn Support of Mothers’ Employment: Limits to PolicyConvergence in EU?Olga A. Avdeyeva, Purdue UniversityOverview: The article analyzes the trends in policy development(1980s - 2000s) in order to identify the degree of policyconvergence in EU. Findings reveal modest policyharmonization and suggest that integrating markets have a smalleffect on social policy.Making Europe Work: The Impact of the EuropeanEmployment Strategy on the EUAaron P. Boesenecker, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Drawing on a recent set of elite interviews, the papertraces the impact of the European Employment Strategy on theeconomic reforms in individual EU member states and evaluatesthis empirical evidence against the prevailing theoreticalliterature.Employment Performance and Transition in the EuropeanCountries (1997-2005)Assem M. Dandashly, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper aims to study the quantitative labormarket performance of 27 European countries in the periodfollowing the 1997 launch of the European EmploymentStrategy. It focuses on the transition taking place in the newmembers that joined the EU.Gunther M. Hega, Western Michigan University6-101 CHANGES IN CANADIAN-AMERICANENVIRONMENTAL POLICYRoomPanelistTBA, Thur 10:30 amConvergence and Divergence in American and CanadianPublic PolicyDebora L. VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityBarry G. Rabe, University of Michigan, Ann ArborWilliam Lowry, Washington University, St. LouisCarolyn Johns, Ryerson UniversityDebora L. VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityChris J. Bosso, Northeastern UniversityGeorge Busenberg, University of Colorado, DenverOverview: TBA7-301 POSTER SESSION: LATIN AMERICANPOLITICSPresenter The Politics of Biotechnology Policy in South America'sAgricultural PowersRoom TBA, Board 1, Thur 10:30 amSybil D. Rhodes, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: Assesses structural and institutional explanations forpolicies regulating agricultural biotechnology in Argentina andBrazil.Presenter Split-Ticket Voting: The Uncertainty HypothesisRoomTBA, Board 2, Thur 10:30 amMarco A. Morales, New York UniversityOverview: The paper analyzes the role of information - or lackthereof - as an explanation for split-ticket voting. An empiricaltest - and for the Madisionian and expected utility hypotheses -is provided using data on the 2000 Mexican elections.8-3 RESISTANCE, PETITIONING ANDPARTICIPATION IN EAST ASIARoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amLianjiang Li, Hong Kong Baptist UniversitySuing the State: Pollution Lawsuits as a Protest Strategy inJapanMargaret Gibbons, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Has LDP dominance reduced Japanese judges'willingness to rule against the government in pollution cases? Ifind that judges' passivity results more from the limits ofenvironmental law and social movements' resources than fromcareerist interests.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Dynamics of Institutional Change: The Case of Petitioningin the PRCJason G. Tower, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper presents an analysis of attempts byChinese government actors to channel social disputes throughvarious institutional channels. It finds that re-channelingdisputes through new institutions creates potential for socialdisorder.A Political Participatory Institution in China?:Xinfang(Letters & Visits)Wooyeal Paik, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: I explore a unique Chinese political participatoryinstitution, Xinfang (letters and visits) in the Post-Mao reformto see how the CCP and its soft authoritarian regime resolve thecitizen's increasing political recognition and demand.China’s Urban Political Participation and Work UnitDiqing Lou, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: In this paper we explored the contextual influence ofwork units upon China's urban political participation, and wediscussed the implication of this finding upon China democraticprospect.When the State Tells History: Representations of PoliticalResistance in North and South KoreaDennis M. Hart, Kent State UniversityOverview: The North and South Korean states have createddiffering national identities and memories. By teachingdistinctive narratives on political resistance they have created anational history that legitimizes the current regime anddiscredits their rival.Lianjiang Li, Hong Kong Baptist UniversityXi Chen, Harvard University9-301 POSTER SESSION: ETHNIC POLITICS,DEMOCRATIZATION, AND CORRUPTIONPresenter Informal Institutions and Ethnic Politics in ZambiaRoom TBA, Board 3, Thur 10:30 amWonbin Cho, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Using Arobarometer survey data, this research triesto examine how, in a context where all politicians promisedistributive policies to the people whose votes they are seeking,perceptions of informal institutions.Presenter Political Pathology and Criminalization of the ElectoralRoomProcess in NigeriaTBA, Board 4, Thur 10:30 amIsrael C. Okoye, Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityOverview: Nigeria's human and material resources remainlargely underdeveloped and parasitically exploited.10-2 EXPLANATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES OFCIVIL SOCIETY IN THE POST-COMMUNIST WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amMeg E. Rincker, Washington University, St. LouisCivil Society and Political Participation in Moldova andRomaniaPaul E. Sum, University of North DakotaOverview: I evaluate explanations of social capital andsocialization in Moldovoa and Romania. I find that both areimportant predictors of participation but the virtues associatedwith social capital are derived from specific patterns ofsocialization.The Art of Compromise - With an Eastern European TouchAlin Fumurescu, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: One particularity of the new democracies in EasternEurope is represented by civil society's refusal to accept thecompromise - a refusal which not only dominates the publicdiscourse, but also forces political parties to unusual forms ofadaptation.83

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Bad Civil Society and Its Effects on DemocraticConsolidationLauren Schapker, Miami UniversityOverview: While civil society and social capital are so oftenconsidered essential to democratic consolidation, in Russia, theemergence of bad civil society and the failure of social capital toadhere are increasingly deterring democratic development.Impact of Foreign Aid on State and NGO Capacity inUzbekistanErica J. Johnson, University of WashingtonOverview: Foreign aid to Uzbekistan's state and civil societygroups has created a weak state-weak society -- results oppositeto the intentions of foreign donors. Why has this happened andwhat are the consequences for Uzbekistan's state-societyrelations?Competition and Trust in Post-Communist EuropeDavid O. Rossbach, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to answer the question "how has thecompetitive nature of both political and economic transitionaffected citizen trust in Post-Communist Europe?"Carol S. Leff, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign11-2 DIVERSE SOURCES OF CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amJason C. Larson, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleDiplomacy and International Conflict: A QuantitativeAnalysisGregory G. Holyk, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: The relationship between diplomacy and conflict wasexamined empirically and found to be bidirectional. Increases inconflict prompts increased diplomatic effort, while at the sametime increases in diplomacy result in increased conflict.Foreign Direct Investment, Portfolio Investment, andInterstate ConflictHoon Lee, University of IowaOverview: This study attempts to examine inconclusive claimsabout the different effects of foreign investments (FDI andportfolio investment), relying on vulnerability vs.sensitivityargument from trade relationship.Explaining the Commercial Peace: Costs, Information, andSignalingRosa E. Sandoval-Bustos, Rice UniversityOverview: While many authors find a negative relationshipbetween trade and militarized conflict, the mechanism troughwhich this relationship occurs has not been well established.This paper compares what three different explanations for thecommercial peace.Katharine Petersen, University of Arizona11-14 RIVALS & ALLIES: OPPOSITE ENDS OFTHE SPECTRUM?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amChad Rector, George Washington UniversityWhy Now? Predicting the Hazard of Crises WithinEnduring RivalriesPhilip B. Potter, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper develops a hazard model to determine theprobability of crisis within enduring rivalries. The finding thatthe likelihood of such crisis is, to a degree, predictable hasimplications for both foreign policy and peace building.Ally with a Minor Power?: Behavior of Major Powers inAsymmetric AlliancesMatthew P. Cherry, University of IowaOverview: Why should a major power ally with a minor power?This research examines the notion in the asymmetric allianceliterature that minor powers provide major powers withsubstantial incentives to ally.Plus Ça Change?: Leadership Alternation, DomesticShocks, and the Onset of Interstate RivalryMarshall W. Garland, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: To better grasp the domestic sources of rivalry onset,I investigate the connection between leadership alternation andthe onset of interstate rivalries.PaperDisc.Deterrence or Aggression: Alliance Configurations andMilitary ConflictVolker Krause, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: Building on Leeds (2003), this paper investigates inhow far effects of defensive and offensive alliances on militaryconflict are a function of their multilateral versus bilateralalliance configurations.Dong Sun Lee, East-West Center12-2 INSTITUTIONS, ELECTIONS, ANDINTERNATIONAL TRADE (Co-sponsoredwith Economic Policy, see 42-14)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amStephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State UniversityTrade and The Timing of ElectionsMark A. Kayser, University of RochesterOverview: This paper shows that export expansions do notdiffer substantively from booms in aggregate output in invitingopportunistic governments to call elections, especially as theirterms mature.Majoritarian Politics, Distribution of Skill Endowments andTrade ProtectionismBumba Mukherjee, Florida State UniversityDale L. Smith, Florida State UniversityQuan Li, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: We construct a model of Downsian electoralcompetition examining how the distribution of skillendowments across voters in majoritarian countries affects theoptimal tariff rate proposed by political parties.International Institutions and the Volatility of InternationalTradeEric Reinhardt, Emory UniversityEdward D. Mansfield, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: We hypothesize international trade institutionsreduce the volatility of trade. Multivariate statistical tests, usingannual data on exports for all pairs of countries from 1951through 2001, provide strong support for our arguments.Designer Protection: Explaining the Form of Trade PoliciesStephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: Trade policy can be used by governments to targetbenefits broadly or narrowly. Here, I seek to explain when andunder what conditions governments choose to provide broadtrade protections rather than narrow.Much Ado About Something: Public Opinion and TradePolicyDaniel Y. Kono, University of California, DavisOverview: Does public opinion affect trade policy? Yes.Stephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State University13-11 IDEOLOGY, INSTABILITY AND WARRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amClaudia Dahlerus, Albion CollegeThe Effect of Electoral Systems on the Frequency of WarRyan H. Isaacson, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Countries in which an executive can be removed bya vote of no confidence are found to bend to the public moodthroughout an election cycle, while systems without suchmechanisms adhere to public mood only in the last quintile ofan election cycle.Regime Stability and War in New DemocraciesBrian Min, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Democratizing nations with a history of destabilizingregime change have a higher risk of engaging in interstateconflict than new democracies in nations that have had no priorexperience under democratic rule.Threat Perception: Differences in International ConflictBehavior Among Authoritarian RegimesErica Frantz, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In this paper, I look at how different types ofdictatorships respond to threats issued by democracies in thecontext of James Fearon's audience cost argument.84

PaperPaperDisc.Detours to Ethnic Conflict: The Diversionary Effect ofDomestic UnrestCigdem Sirin, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: The paper tests the argument that the source ofinstability in a state (economic downturn or domestic sociopoliticalunrest), that instigates diversionary behavior,determines the utility of involvement in a certain conflict(ethnic/non-ethnic).The Teaching of Foreign Languages in the U.S. During theFirst World WarDorothee M. Bouquet, Purdue UniversityOverview: Why are the French seen as excessively proud? Howdo international relationships and foreign policies affect therepresentation of countries in American mentalities? A study inthe teaching of foreign languages in U.S. during the First WorldWar.Claudia Dahlerus, Albion College14-2 ALLIANCESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amChristopher M. Sprecher, Texas A&M UniversityAlliances, Trading Agreements, and Polarity: ExplainingBilateral Trade FlowsBenjamin Freeman, Texas A&M UniversityZowie Hay, Texas A&M UniversityDouglas W. Kuberski, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: A gravity model is employed to test the influence ofpolarity on the relationship between preferential tradingagreements and bilateral trade flows.Entrapped? Alliance Obligations and German Motivationsin the Great WarAmanda M. Rosen, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: TBAThe Complex Interstate Alliance NetworkTarah M. Wheeler, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: An analysis of the characteristics of the interstatealliance network.Trust and Alignment: External Balancing as a Result ofCommitment ProblemsZachary C. Shirkey, Columbia UniversityIvan Savic, Columbia UniversityOverview: Realist explanations of balancing fail to fully explainstates' motivations. This paper argues that states engage inexternal balancing as a response to commitment problems. Thisis shown using a signaling model as well as two brief casestudies.Craig B. Greathouse, University of Arkansas, Monticello15-13 POST-CONFLICT POLITICAL DYNAMICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amDesha Girod, Stanford UniversityFrom Paramilitary to Parliamentary: The Peaceful Processof Political Shape Shifting?Shelley M. Deane, Bowdoin CollegeOverview: The IRA, the PLO, Hizbullah and now Hamas andeven ETA have morphed from paramilitary to predominantlypolitical in strategic orientation. What best explains their shiftstoward war by other means?Toward a Theory of ReparationJeremy H. Rabideau, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper looks to establish a cohesive moral visionof entitlement to the pursuit of reparations and lodging ofdemands for restitution, incorporating insights from the work ofWaldron and Barkan.Bargaining During and After War: EndogenizingAdherence to Peace SettlementsDan Reiter, Emory UniversityClifford Carrubba, Emory UniversityScott Wolford, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper contains a formal, bargaining model ofwar which endogenizes the adherence to war-terminatingsettlements. It builds on Filson and Werner (2002). It offersDisc.hypotheses on the initiation, termination, outcomes, andconsequences of war.Desha Girod, Stanford University15-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ENMITY,ETHNICITY, AND CONFLICTRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter A Shadow Economy Model of Ethnic ConflictJoseph J. St. Marie, University of Southern MississippiSamuel S. Stanton Jr., University of Wisconsin, Stevens PointShahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern MississippiOverview: This study generates a political economy theory ofethnic conflict initiation. The theory focuses on the notion of anincreasing shadow economy-both legal and illegal-creating theconditions where ethnic conflict becomes more likely.Presenter Institution, Policy, and Ethnic Conflict: The Chinese in 4SEAsian CountriesRosa Tsai-wei Sun, University of SingaporeOverview: It tests the causal link between state-majorityminorityrelations and conflict in SEAsia in general and theChinese-natives relations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,and Thailand in particular by paying special attention to policyrelatedvariables.15-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: TERRORISM,VIOLENCE AND ISLAMRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Coping With the World Wide Warfare: Terrorism,Modernity, and IslamGalip B. Isen, Istanbul Bilgi UniversityOverview: After 9-11 Islam was associated with terrorism invarious contexts, suggesting incompatibility between modernand non-modern ways of mind.Terrorism is basically an attackon rationality and must be examined as such in cross culturalanalyses.Presenter Future Jihads: Projecting the Evolving Strategies of AlQaida and the Khumainist Organizations Against the USWalid A. Phares, Florida Atlantic UniversityOverview: Future Jihads: Projecting the evolving strategies of alQaida and the Khumainist organizations against the US.September 11 led the US to declare war on terrorism, which itidentified lately as a confrontation with a transnationalideological movementPresenter Effects of Repression and Cooption on Islamic SocialMovement OrganizationsRebekah Tromble, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Investigates why certain Islamic social movementorganizations engage in violent acts of political contentionwhile others choose only non-violent means of contention.Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah areexamined.17-2 DECISIONS TO JOIN INTERNATIONALINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amSara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of IowaSocial Rewards and Socialization Effects in InternationalInstitutionsXiaojun Li, University of GeorgiaOverview: This paper adapts the socialization theories ininternational relations as an alternative explanation to furtherlook at country’s motivation behind cooperation, using China asthe main case.The Democratic Peace Research Program and System LevelAnalaysisEwan Harrison, Colgate UniversityOverview: The paper shows how a shift to the system levelwithin democratic peace research is compatible with aLakatosian succession of theories developing from coreassumptions, and builds on dyadic inquiry to frame a secondgeneration research agenda.85

PaperPaperDisc.Voting Patterns in the International Whaling CommissionJonathan R. Strand, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: Observers of the IWC have accused pro-whalingcountries of attempting to overcome their minority coalitionstatus through the buying of votes from countries to which theyprovide a great deal of foreign aid.Triangulating Cooperation: Exploring the Link BetweenMilitary Alliances, Preferential Trade Agreements andCurrency UnionsAndrea L. Limbago, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: This article analyzes the relationship amonginternational agreements in three distinct policy realms -security, trade and monetary policy. The findings will shed lighton the relationship among these diverse agreements.Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa17-7 THE DESIGN OF INTERNATIONAL TRADEINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amMoonhawk Kim, Stanford UniversityAccounting for the Depth of Cooperation: The Design ofRegional Trade AgreementsDouglas Stinnett, University of GeorgiaOverview: This paper addresses a gap in the study ofinternational cooperation by examining the depth of cooperationin regional trade agreements. In particular, I develop a directmeasure of the depth of trade cooperation.Third-Party Intervention and the Long-Term TradeLiberalizationKoji Kagotani, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper investigates the effects of disputesettlement procedure on the long-term stability of tradeliberalization under international trade agreements.Organization Matters to Institutions: Understanding theUnited Nations and World Trade Organization as LegalRational and Coactivational OrganizationsChristopher Balding, University of California, IrvineJana Chapman, Columbia UniversityDaniel Wehrenfennig, University of California, IrvineOverview: International institutions research has ignored theorganization. Scholars have long recognized that someinstitutions work better than others (Keohane 1998).Building Institutions: Practical Knowledge and InstitutionalDesignAnne Holthoefer, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper asks what kind of knowledge is requiredto design international institutions well. It explores how socialscientists can contribute to institution building by discussing therole different forms of knowledge play in the process.Michael R. Tomz, Stanford University18-2 WHEN EMOTIONS RUN HIGH: CRISIS,CAMPAIGNS, AND SCANDALSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amJohn Brehm, University of ChicagoElection Night's All Right for Fighting: The ParticipatoryImpact of Negative EmotionsNicholas A. Valentino, University of Michigan, Ann ArborVincent L. Hutchings, University of Michigan, Ann ArborEric W. Groenendyk, University of Michigan, Ann ArborKrysha Gregorowicz, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We explore the distinct impact of anger and anxietyon electoral participation. In particular we are interested in thepossibility that negative emotions will have different effects indifferent contexts.The Effects of Crises on Political EvaluationsJennifer L. Merolla, Claremont Graduate UniversityElizabeth J. Zechmeister, University of California, DavisOverview: We use an experimental design to test how differenttypes of crisis - security and economic - influence politicalevaluations. We compare trait evaluations and their effect onoverall evaluations of Bush across experimental conditions.PaperPaperDisc.Feeling the Scandal: Emotional Reactions as Mitigators ofScandal HarmTereza Capelos, Leiden UniversityOverview: This paper is interested in the emotionality of voters'reactions to a scandal. Two questions are addressed: 1) how dovoters react emotionally to political scandals; and 2) what is theinfluence of their emotional reactions on political evaluations.How Anxiety Eliminates the Influence of Values WhenPeople Evaluate PolicyAntoine J. Banks, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This study examines the affect anxiety, enthusiasm,and anger have on the relationship between values and policyjudgments.Darren W. Davis, Michigan State University18-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ADVANCES INPROSPECT THEORYRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter The Role of Emotions in Prospect TheoryCengiz Erisen, SUNY, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This paper scrutinizes the importance of emotionswhich subject has not been studied thoroughly in prospecttheory. The main goal is to integrate the emotional dispositionsinto the decision-making process structured by prospect theory.Presenter Forgoing the Gains of Victory: US Disarmament Demandsat the Cold War's EndMatthew C. Fuhrmann, University of GeorgiaBryan R. Early, University of GeorgiaOverview: This article uses prospect theory's psychologicalmodel of decision making to explain US nuclear arms controlpolicies towards Russia in the immediate aftermath of the ColdWar.18-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LEADERSHIPAND ELITE BEHAVIORRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Transformational Leadership in Liberal SocietyMarl K. Renfro, Northern Kentucky UniversityOverview: Transformational leadership is a resource availableto develop civic virtues. To be explained are the mechanisms forhow the transformational leader truly compels by alteringlisteners’ sensibilities.19-1 CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES AND VOTECHOICERoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amChair Michael G. Hagen, Temple UniversityPaper The Impact of Latino Candidates on Voting Behavior in 5Mayoral ElectionsMatthew A. Barreto, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper compares Latino and non-Latino voterturnout and candidate preference in recent mayoral elections inLos Angeles, New York, Houston, Denver, and San Francisco,given the presence of a Latino candidate for mayor.PaperPaperPaperCandidate Military Experience as a HeuristicWill Dubyak, U.S. Naval AcademyOverview: Using data from the 2000 and 2004 primaries, thispaper tests the hypothesis that a candidate's military experienceis a decision aid for veterans.A Woman for U. S. President? Gender and LeadershipTraits Before and After 9/11Susan B. Hansen, University of PittsburghLaura Wills Otero, University of PittsburghOverview: Analysis of trends in candidate traits from ANESsurveys since 1992 to test whether the "strong leader" cuebecame more or less important after 9/11, and to consider theimpact of sex and party on leadership traits.Different Strokes for Different Folks: Candidate Race andthe Electoral Calculus of Black and White VotersTaeku Lee, University of California, BerkeleyMichael Murakami, University of California, BerkeleyTatishe Nteta, University of California, Berkeley86

PaperDisc.Overview: We develop a general theory of how variation incandidate race and party affects the electoral calculus of whiteand black voters. We test our hypotheses with precinct-levelelection returns and census data, using methods of ecologicalinference.Campaigns and the Communication of Competence andIntegrityJeffery J. Mondak, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignRobert A. Jackson, Florida State UniversityRobert Huckfeldt, University of California, DavisDavid Hendry, Florida State UniversityOverview: With focus on the 2002 U.S. House elections, thispaper examines the processes by which voters come to viewcandidates as hard working, honest, and effective. The effects ofcampaign intensity and the tone and volume of campaign adsare considered.Jeffrey W. Koch, SUNY, Geneseo20-3 CAMPAIGN PROCESSES ACROSS LEVELSOF ANALYSISRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amSean A. Cain, University of California, San DiegoExplaining Soft Money Transfers in State GubernatorialElectionsTroy Gibson, University of Southern MississippiWilliam L. Gillespie, Kennesaw State UniversityM. V. Hood, University of GeorgiaOverview: This paper examines what factors affect non-federalcontributions to gubernatorial races by national Republican andDemocratic committees and what effects these contributionshave on the elections.State Polls and National Forces: Forecasting GubernatorialElection OutcomesJay DeSart, Utah Valley State CollegeOverview: This paper develops and examines a gubernatorialelection forecast model utilizing state-level trial-heat votingdata, as well as national-level indicators.The Modern Effect of Coattails in the House ofRepresentativesLatisha Younger, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: Representing the ability of the president to leadmembers of his own party into office, the coattail effect hasproven to be an elusive research area over the past twenty-fiveyears, which is revisited in this study looking at incumbencystrength.The Affect of Senate Campaigns on the Presidential VoteDavid F. Damore, University of Nevada, Las VegasShelia Dubron-Lambert, University of Nevada, Las VegasAllison Johnson, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: This paper examines the affect that competitivesenate elections may exert on the state level vote in presidentialelections.Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse University21-8 THE CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE PROJECTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amJoseph Doherty, University of California, Los AngelesNot Just a Private Matter: The Purposes of Disclosure in anExpanded Regulatory SystemRobert F. Bauer, Perkins Coie LLPOverview: This paper suggests that informational interests ofvoters have become secondary to the interests of the State indeveloping and enforcing legal restrictions on politics.Who Tells the Story? Third Party Reporting AboutCampaign Finance in the StatesRaymond J. La Raja, University of Massachusetts, AmherstOverview: This paper asks whether intermediary institutions(public interest groups, press, etc.) in the states use campaignfinance data to write stories or analyses about campaign finance.The Campaign Disclosure ProjectDaniel Lowenstein, University of California, Los AngelesJoseph Doherty, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: TBAPaperPaperDisc.What has the US Disclosure System Wrought? AComparison of US and Other National Campaign FinanceDisclosure SystemsStephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Campaign finance disclosure in the US exceedsdisclosure requirements in most other countries.A (Classical) Liberal View of Campaign Finance DisclosureJohn Samples, Cato Institute and Johns Hopkins UniversityOverview: This paper argues that social science does notsupport the justifications for mandatory disclosure of campaigndonations. It proposes an alternative based on citizenspossessing the right to disclose or withhold such information.Joseph Doherty, University of California, Los Angeles22-7 CONFIDENCE AND TRUST INGOVERNMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amJohn R. Hibbing, University of Nebraska, LincolnThe Impact of Media Exposure on Political TrustJames M. Avery, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: I use individual-level cross-sectional and aggregatetime-series analyses to examine the influence of media coverageon political trust across the 2000 presidential election.State-Level Public Trust in the Federal GovernmentPaul Brace, Rice UniversityMartin Johnson, University of California, RiversideOverview: Federalism is central to American government yetpublic opinion studies do not examine variations in trust in thefederal government among the states. Using a survey-basedmeasure we explore and explain differential federal trust acrossthe states.Democratic Citizenship and its ConsequencesRussell J. Dalton, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper analyzes new evidence on the norms ofcitizenship from the 2004 GSS/ISSP survey on citizenship. Wedemonstrate that changing norms are transforming participationpatterns, political values and evaluations of government.Trust in Government Across Levels and Institutions ofGovernmentJoseph Gershtenson, Eastern Kentucky UniversityDennis L. Plane, Juniata CollegeOverview: This research informs us about variations in trustacross state government institutions and across subnationallevels of government, and deepens awareness of trust’s effectson citizen participation and evaluations of individual politicalfigures.Re-examining the Skeptical American:Exploring theMeaning of Political TrustStacy G. Ulbig, Missouri State UniversityOverview: Empirical observations of governmental trust haveneglected the dimension of active distrust of government. Thispaper explores sources and consequences of trust and mistrust,and distinguishes between trust, mistrust, skepticism, andcynicism.Paul Gronke, Reed College22-12 THE INFLUENCE OF CANDIDATES ANDCAMPAIGNS ON PUBLIC OPINION (Cosponsoredwith Electoral Campaigns, see 20-8)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amLauren Cohen Bell, Randolph Macon CollegeConstructing Optimal Campaign Strategies: A Test ofPublic Opinion ModelsBeth Miller, Rice UniversityOverview: I use two models of public opinion formation andchange-on-line and memory-based-to explore the dynamicimpact of different campaign communication strategies onpublic opinion.Campaign Dynamics in Battleground and Non-BattlegroundStatesCostas Panagopoulos, Yale UniversityOverview: TBA87

PaperDisc.'Going Local': Candidate Appearances, Political Knowledgeand Issue ConcernsJill Rickershauser, Duke UniversityOverview: Using national survey data and the topics andlocations of speeches given by presidential candidates in 2004,this paper investigates the individual-level effects of candidatevisits on people's primary issue concerns and knowledge of thecandidates.Barbara C. Burrell, Northern Illinois University23-5 YOUTH SOCIALIZATION AND POLITICALPARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amLaura Stoker, University of California, BerkeleyLasting Political Consequences of High SchoolEnvironments: Results from the Four-Wave PoliticalSocialization StudyLaura Stoker, University of California, BerkeleyM. Kent Jennings, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: Examines the lasting consequences of high schoolenvironments on civic engagement, also taking into account theindividual's own level of civic engagement in high school,characteristics of the family of origin, and changes in SESacross adulthood.Unpacking the Effects of Education and Socialization onParticipationCindy D. Kam, University of California, DavisCarl Palmer, University of California, DavisOverview: The conventional wisdom suggests education confersskills, resources, and opportunities that boost participation. Weargue instead that the youth experiences that predisposeindividuals to acquire higher education also predispose them toparticipate.Does Technology Influence Civic Engagement of AmericanGovernment Students?Margaret E. Lippens, Wayne State UniversityRonald E. Brown, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This is a preliminary assessment examining thedegree to which interactive computer technology in theclassroom influences civic engagement, political participation,and political trust among students taking introductory Americangovernment classes.Equalizing Participation Abilities: Civic Education andCivic SkillsMelissa K. Comber, Allegheny CollegeOverview: Civic education has a positive effect on cognitivecivic skills for fourteen-year-old American students. The effectis stronger for African-American and Latino students than fornon-Hispanic white students.Do States’ Citizenship Education Policies Increase YouthVolunteering?Becky Nesbit, Indiana University, BloomingtonDavid Reingold, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper investigates the relationship betweenstates’ civics education policies with youth volunteering usingdata from the Current Population Survey and the EducationCommission of the States’ State Policies for CitizenshipEducation Database.Rachel K. Cremona, Flagler College24-1 NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF PERSUASION INFEDERAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amAndrew Paul Williams, Virginia Tech UniversitySharp Elbows on the Airwaves: Do Primary "Reforms"Provoke Negative Ads?Christopher C. Hull, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper explores the ways in which new primaryprocedures and the proliferation of new technologies haveincreased negative advertising.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Podcasting Politics: Microphones and Messages inCyberspaceMonica Postelnicu, University of FloridaLynda Lee Kaid, University of FloridaOverview: This paper explores the use of the new technology ofPodcasting as a way for political leaders and interest groups todistribute their messages directly to voters.Candidate Control in Cyberspace: Using the News Media onCampaign Websites.Matthew P. Taylor, Mount St. Mary's UniversityOverview: This study examines articles that appeared in thenews sections of websites belonging to three differentcandidates (a Republican, a Democrat, and an Independent)during the 2005 gubernatorial campaign in Virginia.Narrowcasting and Beyond: Segmentation, Viral Marketingand E-mailAndrew Paul Williams, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: The study reports on the prevalent Bush and Kerrycampaign 2004 e-mail issue and attribute strategies as well ashow these messages attempted to narrowcase and segmenttargeted members of the electorate.Alison Howard, Dominican University of California25-2 GENDER AND THE DYNAMICS OFPOLITICAL DISCUSSION ANDPARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amKristi Andersen, Syracuse UniversityGender and the Content of Political DiscussionTracy L. Osborn, Bridgewater State CollegeJeanette M. Mendez, Oklahoma State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the gender gap in politicaldiscussion. We argue women will discuss politics, both infrequency and content, differently from men.Gender Differences in Turning Church Activity into CivicResourcesPaul A. Djupe, Denison UniversityAnand E. Sokhey, The Ohio State UniversityChristopher P. Gilbert, Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOverview: Women's acquisition of civic resources is driven byorganizational and social forces, whereas men's is structuredaround personal resources. Men can choose to develop skills,while women are often allowed access to skill-buildingopportunities.Women, Men, and the Capacity to Communicate DuringPublic DeliberationAshleigh Smith Powers, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: As public deliberation becomes more popular, it isimportant to understand the dynamics of power within theseforums. Do all citizens have an equal opportunity tocommunicate, or are certain groups advantaged? I address thisquestion.He Said, She Said: The Relationship of Gender and SocialInfluence in Interpersonal NetworksMichelle Wade, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: We explore how patterns of social communicationbetween men and women relate to gender differences in votingbehavior. Using data drawn from the 2000 National ElectionStudy we test three different models of gendered voting.Kristi Andersen, Syracuse University26-1 LATINO POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amRicardo Ramirez, University of Southern CaliforniaSelf-Interest and Self-Identity: Explaining Hispanic PoliticalAttitudesAgnes K. Koos, University of New OrleansOverview: Length of stay in the US, and belonging to a latergeneration of immigrants, have a polarizing effect on groupconsciousness: they strengthen an American identification, butalso favor the development of a minority Latino consciousness.88

PaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Understanding Latino Electoral Participation: Does VoterValidation Matter?David L. Leal, University of Texas, AustinRobert Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan AmericanJerry Polinard, University of Texas, Pan AmericanOverview: This paper tests whether the use of validated votingdata affects the political science understanding of the structureof Latino electoral participation. It analyzes a 2004 survey of1,200 Latino respondents in Texas.Naturalized Latino Voting: The Intersection of Age andVoter TurnoutSarah V. Sponaugle, University of ArizonaOverview: Latino voter turnout follows the same lifespanpattern as the rest of the electorate, but naturalized Latinosfollow the opposite pattern. Levels of assimilation and thepolitical context are explored in this study.Mexican American Politics -- and Attiduninal StudyFernando Pinon, San Antonio CollegeOverview: Mexican Americans are the fastest-growing minoritygroup in the country and are expected to be the majoritypopulation in Texas within 20 years. This study focuses oncultural and attitudinal issues which bear upon the electoralbehavior of the group.Latino Legislator Career PathsJason P. Casellas, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper traces the career paths of Latinolegislators by examining their political ambition and strategicpositioning in legislative districts. I suspect that many Latinolegislators understand the difficulty of getting elected to higheroffice.Understanding Latino Participation: Does Trust inGovernment Matter?Ruth M. Melkonian, Gordon CollegeJolly A. Emrey, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOverview: Using data from the National Center for StateCourts, we seek to advance scholarly understanding of therelationship between Latino attitudes towards authority andlevels of political participation.Sylvia Manzano, St. Mary's University26-15 MINORITIES AND THE LAWRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amDaniel P. Hawes, Texas A&M UniversityCoerced Civic Duty? Federal Legislation and LitigationOver Financial AidJesse P. Mendez, Oklahoma State UniversityOverview: This paper examines how Congressional legislation,with the approval of the federal judiciary, has used federalfinancial aid to promote civic duty.Waning Judicial Oversight of School Desegregation: TwoCase StudiesKenneth F. Mott, Gettysburg CollegeLuke P. Norris, Gettysburg CollegeOverview: Dramatic re-segregation of public schools hascoincided with relaxed judicial supervision in recent years.Case studies involving Boston and Charlotte reflect the extent towhich those changes are related.Race and the Punitive PublicVesla Weaver, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper explores the preconditions of punitivecriminal justice attitudes, finding an important connectionbetween crime policy views and racial threat.Eclipsado antes de 1954 - Latino Efforts at DesegregationJesse P. Mendez, Oklahoma State UniversityOverview: This paper examines and contrasts the legalchallenges of Latinos in school desegregation before the Brownv. Board of Education (1954) case.African Americans, Affirmative Action and the SupremeCourt:1989-PresentRonnie B. Tucker, Shippensburg UniversityOverview: The paper discusses the policy of affirmative actionas it applies to African Americans employed in stategovernment.Manuel Avalos, Arizona State University27-2 ANCIENT AND MODERN POLITICALRATIONALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amSvetozar Minkov, Roosevelt UniversityPoliticians, Virtue, and Reason: Political Rationalism inPlato's MenoStephen Lange, Morehead State UniversityOverview: Plato's Meno concludes that political men havecorrect opinions but not knowledge about political things. Thispaper examines the argument behind this conclusion anddiscusses the implications for the role of reason in politics.The Political Philosophy of LucretiusJohn M. Colman, Ashland UniversityOverview: The limited rationality of politics is at the heart ofLucretius' poem. When Lucretius applies atomic science to thehuman things we find that the lack of rational order in atomicmotion is reflected in the behavior of men and politics.Bacon on Bacon on the AncientsTobin Craig, Michigan State UniversityOverview: A consideration of Bacon's critique of therationalism of classical thought.Svetozar Minkov, Roosevelt University27-18 THE AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUALRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amJohn Danford, Loyola UniversityReason and Imagination in Locke’s Political JudgmentTorrey J. Shanks, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper challenges rationalist interpretations ofLocke’s thought by showing how Lockean political critiquedepends on an early-modern version of the imagination thatfunctions through affect, rhetoric, and social practices.Hegel on Personal InviolabilityMaria G. Kowalski, Hofstra UniversityOverview: My argument is that at the core of Hegel’s defense ofindividual rights is the idea–to quote Rawls–of “personalinviolability,” an inviolability of the free will which, because itexpresses the idea of respect for individual freedom, can neverbe sacSailing the Human Archepelagos: The Duty ofCosmopolitan FreedomStephen W. Moore, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: I argue that there is a universal moral principle thatmust remain inviolable: positive toleration. Recognizing that thesea of diverse human life is a necessary feature of freedomallows us to reasonably settle on this principle as morallybinding.Retheorizing Moral Power: Constitutions, Individuals, andthe Efficacy of VirtueLeigh K. Jenco, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper explores how the demiurgic qualitiessome neo-Confucianists have presumed to inhere in individualmoral action potentially inform commitments to the concept ofautonomous, "sovereign individuals" within the more anarchicstrands of modernAnn Colmo, Dominican UniversityJohn Danford, Loyola University28-2 INTERPRETING ARENDTRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amStephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, DuluthHannah Arendt in The Post-9/11 World: Totalitarianismand The Banality of EvilJoanna V. Scott, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper proposes a re-examination, in the contextof the "War on Terrorism," of Hannah Arendt's two enduringlyrelevant and equally contested contributions to the lexicon ofpolitical analysis: Totalitarianism and "the banality of evil". InDec.,89

PaperPaperDisc.90Reflections on Little RockHan Il Chang, New York UniversityOverview: After examining the preexisting debate on whetherArendt was an elitist or a populist, I will show its limit and newapproach.The Question of Life in the Political Theory of GiorgioAgambenDiego H. Rossello, Northwestern UniversityOverview: The paper focuses on the question of life in thepolitical theory of Giorgio Agamben. Following Arendt'sinsights on necessity and politics, I will argue that Agamben'snotion of life prevents, rather than enables, the return of thepolitical.James Glass, University of Maryland29-301 POSTER SESSION: POLITICALPHILOSOPHY: APPROACHES ANDTHEMESPresenter Contemporary Conceptions of Territory in PoliticalPhilosophyRoom TBA, Board 5, Thur 10:30 amBarton T. Edgerton, London School of EconomicsOverview: This paper discusses two prevailing interpretations ofterritory, territory as jurisdiction and territory as property, andidentifies the need for a theory of territory in contemporarypolitical philosophyPresenter Choice over Principles of Distributive Justice under the Veilof IgnoranceRoom TBA, Board 6, Thur 10:30 amJuan Gabriel Gomez Albarello, Washington University, St.LouisOverview: I model the choice over principles of distributivejustice under the veil of ignorance as coordination game. I showthat the mechanism at work regarding choosing over alternativeprinciples is the assessment of claims to validity.Presenter Conventional Stability: Spontaneous Order vs. CollectiveResolutionRoom TBA, Board 7, Thur 10:30 amTerrence Watson, Bowling Green State UniversityPeter Jaworski, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: We argue that the norms that emerge spontaneouslyfrom the undirected behavior of individuals provide for morestable and effective coordination than those that are enforced bycollective agencies, especially political institutions.Presenter The Relation Between Legality and Morality in the SocialRoomContracts of Kant and FichteTBA, Board 8, Thur 10:30 amMurray W. Skees, University of KentuckyOverview: Political authority is regarded as the right to set forthlaws and enforce them with the use of coercion. These laws arebinding commands given by the sovereign. However, theuniversal principle of freedom states human beings areautonomous.Presenter When and Why Constitutions Work?RoomTBA, Board 9, Thur 10:30 amAndrea Pozas-Loyo, New York UniversityOverview: When and why do constitutions work? I propose adistinction between Multilateral and Unilateral Constitutionsand argue that it not only clarifies theoretical questions onconstitutional efficacy, but provides sounder grounds forempirical research.30-1 FORMAL THEORIES OF BUREAUCRACYAND DELEGATIONRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amAlan E. Wiseman, The Ohio State UniversityOversight and Agency in Legislative-BureaucraticInteractionSean Gailmard, Northwestern UniversityJeffrey Milyo, University of MissouriOverview: We examine oversight as a tool for addressingagency problems in legislative-bureaucratic interaction. Wemodel oversight as a quick-response tool unilaterally controlledPaperPaperPaperDisc.by the legislature, and empirically explore several implicationsof this view.Commitment and Inefficiency in DelegationSteven Callander, Northwestern UniversityOverview: I propose a model of delegation that differsconceptually from the standard approach, focusing directly onthe nature of expertise. I find that delegation can be successfullydeployed, even absent commitment, but is often of a differentform.Bureaucratic Oversight and Suboptimal ResourceAllocationEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St. LouisMatthew Stephenson, Harvard Law SchoolOverview: In our model, oversight distorts agency effort towardthe observable. Agencies have no incentive to hide expendituresso unobservability must come from technological constraints.Dynamic Leadership under Uncertainty: Innovation andPublic WelfareMarcus Alexander, Harvard UniversityOverview: Focusing on the FDA, we argue that leaders are mostsuccessful when they adopt flexible policy choices, easilyamendable to accumulation of new information and possibleradical changes in the nature of the policy problem leaders needto solve.Alan E. Wiseman, The Ohio State University30-3 FORMAL THEORIES OF ELECTIONS:CHALLENGERS AND PRIMARIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amHans Noel, Princeton UniversityChallenger Entry and Voter LearningGregory A. Huber, Yale UniversitySanford C. Gordon, New York UniversityDimitri Landa, New York UniversityOverview: We develop a model of the interaction betweenchallengers and voters, in which the very fact of a costlychallenge provides information to voters about the quality ofboth the challenger and the incumbent.Modelling Challenger EntryJay Goodliffe, Brigham Young UniversityOverview: I present a theoretical model where multiplepotential challengers make interdependent decisions aboutrunning against the incumbent, and test this model empiricallyusing U.S. House data from 1982-2004.Effects of Primary Elections on Candidate Strategies andChances of SuccessJames F. Adams, University of California, DavisSamuel Merrill, Wilkes UniversityOverview: We model policy and valence issues for officeseekingcandidates facing both a primary and general election.We determine a unique equilibrium for optimal strategies andfind that generally the weaker party benefits by holding aprimary.Effects of Primary Elections on Candidate Strategies andPolicy OutcomesGilles Serra, Harvard UniversityOverview: This is a model of primary elections that derives adivergence result which is then extended to elections withuncontested seats, front-loading and a vice-presidency. It alsocontrasts the effect of policy-motivated versus office-motivatedcandidatesHans Noel, Princeton UniversityJon X. Eguia, California Institute of Technology31-2 ADVANCES IN ON-LINE SURVEYMETHODOLOGY: LEVERAGING THEINTERNET'S UNIQUE CAPABILITIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amLynn Vavreck, University of California, Los AngelesMiller and Stokes Revisited: Studying Representation Usingan Internet PanelDoug Rivers, Stanford University

PaperDisc.Overview: Miller and Stokes' landmark study of representationin Congress is revisited using the techniques of the twenty-firstcentury: ideal point estimates based upon a large Internet panel.When Do Party Cues Matter?Matthew S. Levendusky, Stanford UniversityOverview: It's well established that party cues help voters, butmuch less is known about the conditions under which they areeffective. I show that two factors—sophistication and elitepolarization—affect how useful such cues are to citizens.Jeff Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles32-2 CORPORATE LOBBYING AND POLITICALACTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amSilja Haeusermann, University of ZurichCorporate Lobbying as a Two Sage Rent Seeking Game:Cooperation and CompetitionScott Ainsworth, University of GeorgiaKen Godwin, University of North Carolina, CharlotteOverview: A two-stage model of rent seeking is developed toderive testable hypotheses related to several important questionsconcerning corporate lobbying, coalitional lobbying, issueagendas, and policy development. The model reflects standardportrayalsThe Adaptation of Complex Associational Systems:Coordination and Lobbying Strategies of BusinessAssociations in the Context of Modernization, Globalization,and EuropeanizationVolker Schneider, Harvard UniversityAchim Lang, University of Constance, GermanyJohannes M. Bauer, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the role and effects of businessassociations in the chemical and information industries in fiveOECD countries on public policy decisions using a unique dataset of the cooperative and competitive relations amongassociations.The Determinants of Business Lobbying of the EuropeanParliamentPatrick Bernhagen, University of AberdeenNeil J. Mitchell, University of AberdeenOverview: We test a model of business political action at theEuropean Union level, using data on Forbes Global 2000companies. Initial results suggest that standard predictors offirm-level political activity such as firm size perform equallywell in EuropeEvaluating the Hidden Power of Conglomerates: Lobbyingthe U.S. CongressHolly Brasher, University of Alabama, BirminghamOverview: An evaluation of corporate lobbying behavior ofdiverse types of firms as measured by revenue, sales, andgeographic dispersion. This paper evaluates both contractlobbying and in-house lobbying efforts.In a Bind: Business Plans, Market Position and CorporateLobbying StrategiesMarcus B. Osborn, R&R Partners/Arizona State UniversityMichelle B. Chin, Arizona State UniversityOverview: When will firms try to influence the politicalenvironment and when will they modify business models inanticipation of a policy shift? By understanding firm marketposition and issue characteristics an understanding firmstrategies can be developed.Richard Jankowski, SUNY, Fredonia33-2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THEPRESIDENCYRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amSean J. Savage, Saint Mary's College, Notre DameAmerican Political Development and Presidential InauguralAddressesMichael E. Bailey, Berry CollegeOverview: Presidential inaugural addresses aim to unite asprawling and diverse people by articulating their commonpolitical principles. How well do inaugural addresses revealPaperPaperDisc.changes in American political development as politicalprinciples have changed?Presidential Values: Do They Differ Pre- and Post-Institutionalization?Anna Marie Schuh, Roosevelt UniversityGeralyn Miller, Indiana University-Purdue University, FortWayneOverview: This paper explores the differences between the postandpre-institutionalized of the American presidency byreviewing the values espoused in presidential speeches and thevalues enacted in presidential executive orders.Hiding in Plain View: Bill Clinton's Social ContractarianismDavid J. Siemers, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: Clinton sounded contractarian themes at criticaljunctures during his presidency. I argue that hiscontractarianism is worth a serious second look because of itsunusual sensitivity to periodicity and to the incentives thatpublic policies create.Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg CollegeSean J. Savage, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame33-301 POSTER SESSION: PRESIDENCYRESEARCHPresenter Political Motivations, Information Gains, and PresidentialPollingRoom TBA, Board 10, Thur 10:30 amJames N. Druckman, Northwestern UniversityLawrence Jacobs, University of MinnesotaOverview: We present a theory of how politicians collect anduse public opinion data. We test expectations with uniqueprivate data from Nixon and Reagan.Presenter Promoting the President's Foreign Policy Agenda: ExecutiveAgreements as Presidential Policy VehiclesRoom TBA, Board 11, Thur 10:30 amKiki Caruson, University of South FloridaVictoria A. Farrar-Myers, University of Texas, ArlingtonOverview: The paper demonstrates, quantitatively, howpresidents during the post-1977 period have used executiveagreements as a tool of foreign policy and as a means topromote their foreign policy priorities.Presenter Forecasting the Runner-Up: Vice Presidential Selection inthe Modern EraRoom TBA, Board 12, Thur 10:30 amBrian J. Brox, Tulane UniversityOverview: This paper looks at the process by which presidentialcandidates choose running mates with an eye toward developinga predictive model that will forecast future vice-presidentialselections.Presenter Presidential Policy Priorities and Subcabinet AppointmentsRoom TBA, Board 13, Thur 10:30 amKevin Parsneau, University of MinnesotaOverview: This study uses a database of subcabinetappointments between 1961 and 2000 to examine howpresidential priorities affect the expertise and loyalty of hissubcabinet appointees to different cabinet departments.Presenter A Unified Explanation of Presidential Activities in the PolicyProcessRoom TBA, Board 14, Thur 10:30 amJonghoon Eun, University of Texas, AustinOverview: I present a unified explanation of presidentialactivity in the policy process by examining all significant billsand executive orders. Presidential activity involves using formalpowers, going public, and personally contacting political actors.Presenter The Dynamics of Recess AppointmentsRoomTBA, Board 15, Thur 10:30 amAnthony Madonna, Washington University, St. LouisRyan Owens, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper looks at all recess appointments from the40th to the 108th Congresses. We evaluate important factorsthat influence a President's decision to make a recessappointment. We then apply these results to recent controversialappointees.91

Presenter Out of Time: Examining the Effects of Executive TermLimitsRoom TBA, Board 16, Thur 10:30 amDaniel B. Krug, University of ColoradoOverview: The majority of research into term limits has focusedon state legislatures. My paper examines the impact of termlimits on state governors. I specifically consider the aspects ofelectoral careerism, tenure, and minority opportunity.34-1 CAREERISM & SPECIALIZATION INLEGISLATURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amDeWayne L. Lucas, Hobart and William Smith CollegesLegislative Professionalization and Divided Government inU.S. StatesInsun Kang, University of RochesterOverview: I investigate the relationship between legislativeprofessionalization and divided government. I find there is apositive effect of legislative professionalization throughincumbency and a negative effect due to voters' policyconsiderations.Congress Under Attack: Congressional OfficeAdministration Post-9/11Jocelyn J. Evans, University of West FloridaStephen Stanquist, University of West FloridaOverview: The terrorist attacks of 2001 brought critical changesto the Hill, involving staff training, preparedness, responsibility,and emergency protocol. This analysis examines the factorscontributing to staff job satisfaction, performance, and tenure.Working or Shirking? A Closer Look at MPs' Expenses andAttendanceValentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceTimothy Besley, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceOverview: This paper studies determinants of MP's expenseclaims in the UK Parliament. We use the results to reflect ontwo views of the motivation of MPs, the Public Choice viewand the public service view.Who Specializes? The Internal and External Influences onIssue Specialization in State LegislaturesJohn D. Wilkerson, University of WashingtonLynda Powell, University of RochesterE. Scott Adler, University of ColoradoCherie Maestas, Florida State UniversityOverview: We propose a general theory of legislative issuespecialization. We then test this theory using multi-levelstatistical techniques and individual-level survey data onlegislative specialization across the states (in 1995 and 1992).Jacob R. Straus, University of Florida34-15 INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amDavid C. W. Parker, Indiana University, South BendCommittee Discharge and Minority Party Discontent in theHouse of RepresentativesBarry C. Burden, Harvard UniversityOverview: I conduct two empirical analyses of the use of thedischarge petition in the House. An aggregate analysis showsdischarge filings to be a function of electoral, partisan, andideological factors.Revisiting the Rules Committee: Do Restrictive RulesControl Floor Votes?Sang-Jung Han, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper empirically investigates the argument thatthrough special rules, the party leadership can engineer passageof bills that have to pass but some members dislike voting for.Agenda Control Uncovered: Motions to Table in the SenateChris Den Hartog, Northwestern UniversityNathan W. Monroe, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Senate agenda control is widely thought to beprecluded by Senators' ability to offer non-germaneamendments. We examine the extent to which this conclusion isattenuated by motions to table, which are sometimes used to killproposed amendments.Paper Divided Government and Oversight: Utilization of theCongressional WatchdogJeremy D. Walling, Southeast Missouri State UniversityOverview: It is argued in this paper that unified governmentleads to an increase in member and GAO initiated reports andthat divided government leads to an increase in non-routinereports and testimony requested by congressional committees.Paper Hostile Amendments on Senate Appropriations Bills, 1995-2000Diana Evans, Trinity CollegeOverview: The paper examines hostile amendments proposed toSenate Appropriations bills during three congresses with a focuson changes in partisanship in amending activity over time,especially among committee members.Disc. C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and Mary35-2 CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS IN THESTATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amJames S. Battista, University of North TexasCampaign Effects in US State Legislative ElectionsDoug Roscoe, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthOverview: Examines importance of major electoral actors inconduct of candidates' campaigns, as well as campaigns' style,activities and professionalism using candidate/party chairsurveys. Assesses whether any of these factors affect electionoutcomes.Party-Switching Among Incumbent State LegislatorsEdward M. Burmila, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Literature on party switching among elected officialsis hampered by an over-reliance on Congress. This paper targetsstate legislatures, where cases are more plentiful, and considersmotivations beyond traditional rational choice assumptions.Personal Politics: Explaining State-level FinancialDisclosure LawsRamona S. McNeal, University of Illinois, SpringfieldMary Schmeida, Cleveland Clinic FoundationKathleen Hale, Kent State UniversityOverview: In this paper, we will investigate what factorsinfluence the passage of state-level legislative financialdisclosure laws. Using multivariate statistical methods, we willexamine the influence of factors drawn from the agenda settingliterature.Jeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State University36-3 LITIGANTS AND LAWYERSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amRichard L. Pacelle, Georgia Southern UniversityLitigation and Bureaucratic Rsponse: Forum Choice inChallenging the IRSRobert M. Howard, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I examine litigation choice in challengingassessments by the Internal Revenue Service. This manuscriptcompares the responses of prospective litigants to precedent,litigation success, and amount of assessment in choosing aforum to sue the IRS.Repeat PlayersMaxwell H. Mak, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: Using an improved measure of litigator experience, Iretest McGuire's (1995) hypotheses that litigator experience atthe Supreme Court matters. I find that the relationship betweenexperience and success at the nation's highest court does notappear.How Justice is Served: The Influences Behind U.S. AttorneyDecision-MakingColin L. Provost, Nuffield College, Oxford UniversityOverview: This paper examines the decision of U.S. attorneys tofully prosecute or plea-bargain criminal cases, with an emphasison the relationship between the U.S. Attorney and the AttorneyGeneral.92

PaperDisc.The Tenth Justice? The Politicization of the SolicitorGeneral's OfficePatrick C. Wohlfarth, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: Here I report on the political role of the solicitorgeneral's office over time. I utilize time series data comparingthe SG's success rate with median justice ideology to examinethe extent with which the SG advocates presidential policypositions.Scott E. Graves, Georgia State University36-14 COMPLIANCE WITH SUPREME COURTDECISIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amBradley C. Canon, University of KentuckyThe Supreme Court's Jurisprudence of Religion and PublicSchool ComplianceFrancis J. Carleton, University of Wisconsin, Green BayChristina Zuraski, University of Wisconsin, Green BayOverview: This paper explores the extent to which select publicsecondary schools in Brown County, Wisconsin are complyingwith the U.S. Supreme Court's First Amendment jurisprudencedealing with the Establishment Clause and the Free ExerciseClause.Impact of Concurring OpinionsPamela C. Corley, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: In this paper, I address whether concurring opinionsthat accompany Supreme Court decisions influence lower courtcompliance.The Effects of a Discretionary Docket on JudicialComplianceJonathan P. Kastellec, Columbia UniversityOverview: I test theories of lower court compliance, using theSupreme Court’s switch from a mandatory docket to adiscretionary one to test whether the Court’s ability to pickcases to review at its discretion enhances the probability ofcompliance.The Effect of the Lemon Regime on Courts of AppealsDecision MakingJennifer K. Luse, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeWendy L. Martinek, Binghamton UniversityOverview: This paper provides a test of the effect of theSupreme Court's Lemon jurisprudential regime on the decisionsmade by the United States Courts of Appeals.Strategic Defiance of the United States Supreme CourtJeffrey Segal, Stony Brook UniversityCharles Cameron, Princeton UniversityLee Epstein, Washington University, Saint LouisChad Westerland, University of ArizonaScott Comparato, Southern Illinois UniversityOverview: We examine the extent to which panels of the UnitedStates Courts of Appeals defy Supreme Court decisions, basedon the ideological distance of the panel from the enacting Court,the current Court, and the panel's circuit.Donald R. Songer, University of South Carolina37-2 CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN ANDCONSTITUTIONAL CHANGERoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amChristopher B. Budzisz, Loras CollegeContrasting Theories of Federalism in Early ConstitutionsMichael R. Fine, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireOverview: The paper compares the 25 earliest stateconstitutions in 14 states and the National Constitution toextract the underlying theories of federalism to see if theNational Constitution and State Constitutions embraceddifferent theories of federalism.The Sovereign Security Dilemma and the Rule of LawHellmut Lotz, University of MarylandOverview: Analyzing Hobbes's Leviathan from the ruler's pointof view, this paper uncovers a paradox, which facilitates the ruleof law rather than absolutism. To provide for their own security,rulers must accept limitations, which amount to a constitution.PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Condorcet Case for Supermajority RulesJohn O. McGinnis, Northwestern UniversityMichael B. Rappaport, University of San DiegoOverview: While scholars sometimes argue that the CondorcetJury Theorem favors majority rule in the legislature, wedemonstrate that supermajority rules are often best even withinthe Condorcet paradigm.Rewriting the Guarantee Clause: How Courts TranslatePublic PerceptionKevin M. Wagner, Florida Atlantic UniversityOverview: Using the shifting meaning of the Guarantee Clause,this paper illustrates how the judiciary subtly redefines themeaning of the Constitution to meet the demands of a dynamicsociety allowing shifts to occur gradually in the governingstructure.The Origins of Substantive Due Process and JudicialActivism in the Indian Supreme CourtManoj Mate, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper explores the anomalous development ofsubstantive due process in the Indian Supreme Court, given theframers of the Indian Constitution chose to omit a due processclause to preclude such a development.Cornell W. Clayton, Washington State University38-2 EXECUTIVE POWER IN THE STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amEric A. Booth, Texas Tech UniversityFormal and Informal Powers as Sources of GubernatorialInfluence in the State LegislatureJames D. King, University of WyomingOverview: Students of state government recognize that thegovernor’s influence over public policy, like the president’s, isnot simply a matter of exercising the formal powers of theoffice.Executive Orders in the StatesMargaret R. Ferguson, Indiana University-Purdue University,IndianapolisCynthia Bowling, Auburn UniversityOverview: This paper presents an exploratory analysis thegovernors' use of executive orders in the American states.What Gives Governors Power? Comparing AlternativeExplanationsJustin H. Phillips, Columbia UniversityThad Kousser, University of California, San DiegoOverview: We examine the extent and sources of gubernatorialinfluence on state-level policymaking.State Policymaking: Adding the Executive into theLegislative-Judicial EquationTeena Wilhelm, University of GeorgiaOverview: This research examines the impact of interbranchrelations on state policymaking. Specifically, it asks whetherthe executive branch conditions the impact of judicial influenceon state legislatures.Creating Welfare as We Know It: State Executive Powerand Policy FormationJoseph J. Foy, University of Wisconsin, WaukeshaOverview: This project examines the relationship betweenmeasures of gubernatorial power and welfare policy variationacross the American states from 1996-1999.Stacy B. Gordon, University of Nevada, Reno38-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:INTERGOVERNMENTAL LOBBYINGRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Intergovernmental Interest Groups: Horizontal Federalismand Federal Preemption in Reverse as an Alternative Formof National Policy-MakingJack McGuire, SUNY, PotsdamCornell W. Clayton, Washington State UniversityOverview: Intergovernmental interest groups are cooperating informal and informal ways which is altering the face ofAmerican federalism. The central question this paper addresses93

is: to what extent are intergovernmental interest groupscoordinating their actPresenter Why Do Cities Lobby? Evidence from CaliforniaBertram Johnson, Middlebury CollegeOverview: What explains why some cities lobby states? Iexamine 30 years worth of lobbying data to find out.39-12 CITY GOVERNING INSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amTrenton J. Davis, Northern Illinois UniversityFrom Daley to Daley: Fifty Years in Chicago PoliticsDick W. Simpson, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: The paper studies the political, social, economic andgovernmental transformations over 50 years in Chicago. Itfocuses particularly upon changes in the political machine asreflected in election results, campaign contributions, and citycouncil voting.City Manager Performance Appraisal: Theory and PracticeGerald T. Gabris, Northern Illinois UniversityGregory Kuhn, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Paper analyzes survey results on how city managersare evaluated by elected officials, and offers insights into bestpractices.Bridging the Gender Wage-Gap: Examining Wages inProfessional City ManagementTrenton J. Davis, Northern Illinois UniversityLeAnn Beaty, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Women are at the threshold of 'breaking the glassceiling' in professional city management. This research assesseswhether women continue to experience disparate treatment,compared to their male counterparts, in terms of wages.Megan Mullin, Temple UniversitySandra L. Frankel, Town of Brighton39-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: EFFECTS OFKATRINARoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter The Misguided Opportunites of Disaster: Reactions in NewOrleansWilliam G. Holt, University of ConnecticutDonald F. Celmer, New Haven Police DepartmentOverview: Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleanspresents opportunities to deal with existing urban problems.This paper examines the paradoxes between the proposedpolicies and existing urban realities in the city.Presenter The Effects of Hurracaine Katrina: The Real TragedyRoy McClendon, Jr., Georgia Military CollegeOverview: In this paper, I will seek to find if the effects ofHurricane Katrina will be present during the 2006 and the 2008elections of Louisiana. What impact, if any, will this disasterhave on the elections throughout the Gulf Coast?40-10 KATRINA AND FEMA: THE POLITICS ANDPOLICY OF DISASTER RELIEF (Co-Sponsored with Public Administration, see 43-13)RoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amKaren Mossberger, University of Illinois, ChicagoThe Disastrous Response to Hurricane Katrina: Blame ItOn the Bureaucracy?Saundra K. Schneider, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Why did the governmental response to HurricaneKatrina fail? This paper examines this question by relying upontheories of bureaucratic organization and sociologicalperspectives on collective behavior. It employs data drawn frommedia accounts.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Katrina and Her Waves: Presidential Leadership,Intergovernmental Disaster Management and HurricaneResponse and RecoveryBrian J. Gerber, West Virginia UniversityDavid B. Cohen, University of AkronOverview: We evaluate the combined impact of presidentialleadership and intergovernmental factors in explaining disastermanagement outcomes. Specifically, we investigate thedynamics of hurricane response and recovery in the U.S.,including Katrina.Bureaucracy and Its HindrancesViviane E. Foyou, West Virginia UniversityArnita Sitasari, West Virginia UniversityOverview: After 911, the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) moved from an independent federal agency toan agency under the Department of Homeland Security. Thepaper examines how a change in structure affects FEMA'sresponse to natural disasters.Institutional Design and Participation in AdministrativeDecision-MakingScott E. Robinson, University of Texas, DallasOverview: Using the results of a unique survey on schoolviolence prevention decision-making in school districts, thispaper assesses the effects of two institutional characteristics(bureaucratization and district affluence) administrative process.Renee J. Johnson, University of FloridaKaren Mossberger, University of Illinois, Chicago40-16 THE BIG PICTURE: HEALTH CAREPOLICY IN THE AMERICAN STATES (Co-Sponsored with Social Policy, see 41-4)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amColleen M. Grogan, University of ChicagoThe Missing Link in Fiscal Federalism Theory: Waivers andHealth PolicyWilliam G. Weissert, Florida State UniversityCarol S. Weissert, Florida State UniversityOverview: The role of program waivers in fiscal federalism isexamined, focusing specifically on home and community basedwaivers in Medicaid. Such waivers typically intend to improveefficiency and effectiveness. Waiver experiences in four statesare examined.Explicit Language: Fragmentation and Policy Specificity inthe US StatesRachel M. VanSickle-Ward, University of California,BerkeleyOverview: This paper tests the effects of political fragmentationon policy specificity (measured using an original codingscheme) by employing a cross sectional design to compare USstate statutes on Mental Health Parity.The National Health Service and the U.S. Veterans HealthAdministrationKay Knickrehm, James Madison UniversityJessica R. Adolino, James Madison UniversityCharles H. Blake, James Madison UniversityOverview: Can the national health service (NHS) model work inthe United States? We examine various indicators to determineif the Veterans Health Administration has performed similarlyto the experience with the NHS model abroad.Is it Politics or Economics That Influences State HealthPolicies?Pamela J. Walsh, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: This study explores the impact of socioeconomic andpolitical characteristics of the fifty states on the passage of eighthealth policy areas from 1993 through 2002 to identify which ofthese characteristics influence the passage of health polices.The Historical Development of Health Insurance in the USand CanadaGerard W. Boychuk, University of WaterlooOverview: Contemporary differences in the health care systemsof the United States and Canada are argued to have been shapedby the politics of race in the former and the politics of territorialintegration in the latter.94

Disc.Frederick J. Boehmke, University of Michigan, Ann ArborColleen M. Grogan, University of Chicago41-101 ROUNDTABLE: POVERTY ANDINEQUALITYRoomChairPanelistPanelistPanelistTBA, Thur 10:30 amDan M. Zuberi, University of British ColumbiaMuch to Do About SufferingRonda L. Roberts, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper explores the obligations of societies tocitizens with regards to suffering. It looks first at a definition ofsuffering as it concerns societal decision makers, and thenargues there is a duty based upon Kantian ethics.Social ExclusionShawn Fremstad, Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOverview: The term “social exclusion” appears in theframework laws of the European Union and the laws of severalnations. The concept of social exclusion—little used here—haspotential to improve our understanding of social issues and oursocial policies.TBAMartin Gruberg, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: TBA42-9 WELFARE AND HEALTH IN NEW, OLD,AND OPEN DEMOCRACIES (Co-Sponsoredwith International Political Economy, see 12-20)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amIrfan Nooruddin, The Ohio State UniversityPartisanhip and the Welfare State in Developing CountriesJungkeun Yoon, Claremont Graduate UniversityOverview: Based on new measurement of partisanship in termsof popularly-based versus non-popularly-based parties, thispaper tests a thesis "partisanship matters" in the globalizationera in the context of developing countries.The Three Worlds of Developmental Welfare StatesErik M. Wibbels, University of WashingtonJohn Ahlquist, University of WashingtonOverview: We present a model of the formation ofdevelopmental welfare states. Economic openness, labor marketinequalities, and regime type combine to influence two distinctapproaches to social spending. We show how these approachesaffect development.Voting for Welfare: Institutions' Effect on Issue Salienceand Vote ChoiceSteve B. Lem, Binghamton UniversityBrandon C. Zicha, Binghamton UniversityOverview: We present a model linking the institutional-strategicenviroment to the weight voters give to the issue dimension ofthe public provision of societal well-being when making theirvote choice, explaining the diversity and dynamics of welfarestates.Jose Fernandez-Albertos, Harvard UniversityIrfan Nooruddin, The Ohio State University43-3 BUREAUCRATIC TURNOVERRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amDan Wood, Texas A&M UniversityInformation Asymmetries, Public Debt and the Cost ofPolitical TurnoverRobert W. Walker, Texas A&M UniversityEric L. Krueger, University of North TexasOverview: We build a model of state bond ratings in whichpolitical turnover creates informational problems for investors.Absent knowledge of the repayment preferences of futurecoalitions, markets price that transaction cost into the bondinterest rate.Career Choices of Elected County Executives: WhatExplains Political Ambition?Jennifer M. Jensen, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: This paper uses data from a nationwide survey ofelected county executives to analyze what institutional andPaperPaperDisc.individual factors lead these officials to seek higher office, toremain in their current positions, or to exit public life.Tenure in the President's Cabinet: A Quantitative AnalysisKyle A. Scott, Miami UniversityDavid P. Zellers, Jr., Miami UniversityOverview: In seeking a better understanding of what factorsaffect the tenure of department heads we perform a quantitativeanalysis taking into account political and social factors thatilluminate explanations at both the macro and micro levels ofbehavior.The Analysis on Duration of City Managers and CompetingRisks ModelIn Won Lee, Florida State UniversityOverview: Reflecting the limitations of previous researchstreams, this paper will add more rigorous explanation onmanager duration in two senses.David E. Lewis, Princeton University44-2 EXPLORING ETHNICITY ANDINEQUALITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amDan Slater, University of Michigan, Ann ArborPersistence of the Institutions of Ethnicity in Russia,Turkey, and AustriaSener Akturk, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The elites in post-imperial Russia, Turkey, andAustria chose radically different approaches in institutionalizingethnicity in the 1920s. This paper investigates the reasons forthe persistence of these institutions of ethnicity until todayAmerican Political Inequality in Historical andComparative PerspectiveJoseph E. Luders, Yeshiva UniversityOverview: In the paper, I present a set of analytical tools for thehistorical and comparative analysis of American politicalinequality. This research is meant to broaden the academicconversation about these larger aspects of inequality research.Processes of Democratization and Their Legacies forEconomic Development: America's Deep South Since 1970Robert Mickey, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper traces the legacies for economicdevelopment generated by different processes ofdemocratization in the authoritarian enclaves of Georgia,Mississippi, and South Carolina.Dan Slater, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor44-101 AUTHOR MEETS CRITIC: CONSIDERINGTHE BUSH PRESIDENCY IN POLITICALTIMERoomPanelistTBA, Thur 10:30 amAmy Bridges, University of California, San DiegoMichael P. Brown, University of California, Santa CruzEileen McDonagh, Northeastern UniversityAlvin Tillery, University of Notre DameKeith Whittington, Princeton UniversityStephen Skowronek, Yale UniversityOverview: TBA46-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:TOCQUEVILLE AND SOCIAL CAPITALRoom TBA, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Tocqueville's 19th Century Theory in Solving Putnam's 21stCentury ProblemDavid M. Dolence, Cuyahoga Community CollegeOverview: Tocquevillian theory of associations will beexamined in the context of his entire democratic theory and itwill be shown how this is valuable in understanding Putnam's(2000) associational findings and improving his arguments onAmerican democracy.95

Presenter Economic Inequality, Its Spatial Concentration and ItsAffect on Civic LifeAmy Widestrom, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Political participation has declined as economicinequality and segregation has increased, a relationship thatremains understudied. This paper explores how economicsegregation affects the civic life of neighborhoods and civicengagement.47-11 ISLAMIC POLITICAL THOUGHTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 10:30 amSergei I. Zhuk, Ball State UniversityFundamentalism Revised: Mawdudi, Khomeini, and theFundamentalist ParadigmSimon Wood, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: This paper critiques the prevailing model of religiousfundamentalism, which was first advanced in theFundamentalism Project (1991-95). I draw on the writings ofMawlana Mawdudi and Ayatollah Khomeini to argue that themodel lacks utility.A Critical Analysis of Khomeini's Theory of PoliticalLegitimacyGamal A. M. Gasim, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This study will attempt to answer the followingquestion: How does Khomeini manage to revolutionize thepolitical thought of Shi'iah on the issue of legitimacy withoutchanging the basic pillars of the Shi'iah doctrine?Protesting the Heresies of ModernityHassan Bashir, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: The development of Islamic fundamentalism inSouth Asia is a result of the advent of modernity. The genesis ofIslamic fundamentalist political thought has parallels with thetheories of Habermas and Rawls.Equal, Subservient, or Something in Between?Megan Kerr, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Due to some important moral and politicalimplications for the development of liberal democracy inMuslim states, one must seek to acquire an accurateunderstanding of the role of women under Islamic teachings.Ted G. Jelen, DePauw UniversityShodja E. Ziaian, York University49-301 POSTER SESSION: WOMEN IN POLITICALSCIENCE: TRENDS IN EMPLOYMENT ANDFAMILY STATUSRoom TBA, Board 17, Thur 10:30 amPresenter Sarah Hughes, NORC at the University of ChicagoOverview: Using data from the most recent Survey of DoctoralRecipients this paper assesses the relationship between gender,employment, and family status for female political scientists.51-1 THE RIGHT TO MARRY IN THEORY ANDPRACTICERoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 10:30 amSusan Burgess, Ohio UniversitySame-Sex Marriage in the United States and CanadaAmanda J. Burgess, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper presents an in-depth examination of thesame-sex marriage debate simultaneously occurring in theUnited States and Canada. The political, constitutional andsocietal elements of this debate will be considered.Gay Marriage As a Religious RightDebra DeLaet, Drake UniversityRachel Paine Caufield, Drake UniversityOverview: This paper explores the implications of framing gaymarriage as a "religious right," the validity of conceptions ofmarriage as a sacred heterosexual union, and pertinent U.S.legal cases that define religious liberty and marriage rights.PaperDisc.A Fundamental Right to Marry: Why Bigamy Cases MayUndo Same-Sex MarriageMary B. McThomas, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The courts have progressively recognized theindividual's fundamental right to marry over the state's interestin limiting that right. The exception is bigamy cases. How willthis precedence impact the same-sex marriage debate?Julie White, University of Wisconsin, Madison96

Thursday, April 20 – 1:45 pm – 3:30 pm2-2 HUMAN CAPITAL AND THEDETERMINANTS OF EDUCATION POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmGunther Hega, Western Michigan UniversityMeasuring Human Capital: A Comparative Analysis ofPISA Background FactorsElisabeth B. Muhlenberg, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This paper assesses macro-level structural factorsand agent characteristics behind the OECD's studentachievement scores (PISA) of more than 40 countries. Germanyis used to show how measuring human capital connectseducation and the economy.Who's Leaving Teachers Behind? The New Politics ofEducation GovernanceJane R. Gingrich, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper uses pan-OECD data to demonstrate thatimportant shifts in education governance have occurred over thepast twenty years. The paper assesses the power of informalaction by social actors versus formal legal change in explainingthis shift.Determinants of Public, Private and Sectoral EducationSpending in OECD CountriesMarius R. Busemeyer, University of HeidelbergOverview: This talk presents results from an analysis of thestatistical determinants of public, private and sectoral educationspending in 21 OECD countries.From the Ballot to the Blackboard: Partisan andInstitutional Effects on Education PolicyBen W. Ansell, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper examines the effects of partisanship,conditional on electoral institutions, in determining the level ofeducation spending in the OECD from 1960 to 2000.Who Cares About Human Capital? The Politics BehindRecent Education ReformsKatherine Glassmyer, Yale UniversityOverview: Using an original dataset and two case studies, Iexamine the politics that led to recent education policy reformsin the rich democracies. Particular attention is paid to what role,if any, business interests have played.Gunther Hega, Western Michigan University2-18 THE POLITICS OF REFERENDA -- THE EUCONSTITUTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMarco R. Steenbergen, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillThe Failed EU Constitution Referendum: The French Casein PerspectiveFrancesca Vassallo, University of Southern MaineOverview: The failed EU Constitution referendum in France hashighlighted a new spreading attitude towards the Europeanintegration project. Both domestic and international factors areresponsible for this increasing French dislike of the EU.Clientelism as Political Strategy; a Formal TheoryLeonardo A. Gatica-Arreola, University of GuadalajaraOverview: This paper proposes a formal model to explain theuse of clientelism and its relationship with political competition,social cleavages, poverty and inequality.A Kingdom Divided Against Itself: The Ratification of theEU ConstitutionTimothy S. Boylan, Winthrop UniversityOverview: This study examines and evaluates the ratification ofthe EU Constitution. It compares and contrasts the 2004-2005ratification process in Europe with that of its Americancounterpart in 1787-1788.A Kingdom Divided Against Itself: The Ratification of theEU ConstitutionTimothy S. Boylan, Winthrop UniversityOverview: This study examines and evaluates the ratification ofthe EU Constitution. It compares and contrasts the 2004-2005PaperPaperDisc.ratification process in Europe with that of its Americancounterpart in 1787-1788.The Spanish Referendum on the EU Constitution: Issues,Party-cues and Second Order EffectsJoan Font, Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)Overview: The results of the Spanish referendum on the EUConstitutional Treaty (especially the option to vote YES/NO)will be discussed using the CIS postreferendum survey.Why the French Voted NoBruno Cautres, CIDSPOverview: The results of the French referendum on the EUConstitutional Treaty (especially the option to vote YES/NO)will be discussed using a postreferendum survey.Marco R. Steenbergen, University of North Carolina, ChapelHill3-17 LINKING (OR UNLINKING) DEMOCRACYAND SOCIAL SPENDINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmKimberly E. Moloney, American UniversityThe Impact of Economic Reforms on Corporate GovernanceNancy E. Brune, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper explores the impact of the IMF, andmediating effects of democracy and openness on socialspending in emerging economies.Democratization and Public Sector Change: Evidence FromLatin American CountriesGuillermo M. Cejudo, Boston UniversityOverview: What are the effects of democratization on theperformance of the public sector? This paper explains theeffects of democratization on bureaucratic effectiveness, publicsector size, corruption and professionalization.Does Democracy Keep its Promise? Democracy and Post-Transfer InequalitySung Park, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillWoojin Kang, Florida State UniversityDae Jin Yi, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper tries to contribute to the controversy onthe relation between democracy and inequality.Inequality and the Welfare State in Developing CountriesWonik Kim, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: The purpose of this paper is to explore and test therelationship between the distribution of income within a societyand the welfare state expansion in developing countries.Michelle L. Dion, Georgia Institute of Technology3-101 ROUNDTABLE: INTERNATIONAL AID ANDREGIME STABILITYRoomPanelistPanelistTBA, Thur 1:45 pmDoes Democracy Attract More Foreign Aid?Yu-Sung Su, CUNY, The Graduate CenterOverview: Does regime type matters in determining the amountof foreign aid a country would receive? This paper quests theanswer by employing 2SLS, matching methods, Heckmanselection method, and difference-in-difference estimation.Aid and Growth in Autocracies: How Time HorizonsImpact the Use of AidJoseph Wright, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: I model how autocratic leadersÆ time horizonsaffect their decisions over the use of foreign aid in differenttypes of autocracies. I test this model using aid and growthdata on 112 autocracies between 1970 and 2000.4-2 SYSTEMIC THEME AND VARIATION INTRANSITIONAL DEMOCRACIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmSimone R. Bohn, University of ChicagoSustaining Democratic Regimes: Structure, Institutions, andCulturePippa Norris, Harvard UniversityOverview: What distinguishes the nations which forged aheadwith major regime transitions, becoming stable democracies97

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.during the third wave, from others which remain autocratic?This paper develops a new theory and examines the evidencethat electoral systemReferendum and Popular Support for DemocracyEric Chang, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper contributes to this literature and proposesan important yet previously unexplored source of popularsupport for democracy: the availability of referendum. Thispaper argues that referendum gives citizens a valuableopportunity to directElectoral Systems as Outcomes of Political TransitionsMinodora A. Buliga-Stoian, Binghamton UniversityOverview: The paper analyzes the political factors that impactthe choice of a certain type of electoral system over others in thecontext of countries in transition.The Lifespan of a Constitutional SystemZachary S. Elkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignThomas Ginsburg, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignJames Melton, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Drawing from a new set of cross-national data, theauthors describe patterns in the duration of constitutionalsystems and test predictions based on the design of theconstitution, state-level factors, exogenous shocks, and theoriesof diffusion.Recalibrating the War on Terror by Enhancing SustainableDevelopmentKevin J. Fandl, George Mason UniversityOverview: The war on terrorism has brought Middle Eastdemocratization to the forefront of foreign affairs. This essayexamines the possibility that current democratizationapproaches in the Middle East may be increasing the likelihoodof terrorist activity.TBA4-8 ASSESSING THE DEPTH OF TAIWAN'SDEMOCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmTBANational Identity Change and Multiple Identities in TaiwanShiau-chi Shen, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper questions the conventional view seeingTaiwanese national identity and Chinese national identity asmutually exclusive; further this paper offers explanations to thecompatible coexistence of the two national identities.The Difference a Legislature Makes: Air Pollution Fees inTaiwan and ChinaEric Zusman, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This article examines how Taiwan's LegislativeYuan has tighened administrative rules governing air pollutionfees. The lack of representative legislature in China has leftsimilar rules ambiguous, rendering the fee system ineffective.Maintaining Taiwan's DemocracyKetty W. Chen, University of OklahomaOverview: The paper investigates the possibility on themaintenance of Taiwan’s new democracy by examininginstitutional factors presented by Juan Linz and ScottMainwaring on the perils of presidentialism and multipartism.Does Democracy Cultivate Higher Democratic Values inTaiwan?Kuang-hui Chen, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This paper is designed to explore the impacts ofdemocratization on people's political attitudes by examiningdemocratic values of two generations of university students whogrew up during different stages of democratization in Taiwan.What's in a Name? Identity Politics and Civil-MilitaryRelations in TaiwanYisuo Tzeng, George Washington UniversityOverview: Current scholarships have failed to address how topromote democratic civil-military relations under contestednational identity politics. This paper intends to fill in the blankby examining Taiwan's path toward democratic control of themilitary.TBA4-22 THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND MEDIAIN DEMOCRATIZING SOCIETIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmWilliam J. Crotty, Northeastern UniversityI Want My MTV: Media, Freedom of Information andDemocracyThomas D. Zweifel, Columbia UniversityOverview: A simple yet surprising relationship between theavailability of television, and the emergence and consolidationof democracy.A Multi-level Approach to Mass Media andDemocratizationPaul M. Loveless, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Rather than a variation of Western models, mediainstitutions in democratizing countries vary substantively fromthem and provide these citizens qualitatively dissimilar mediachoices that result in a non-Western array of observed mediaeffects.The Survey of E-learning PoliciesYong Jim Park, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper examines the patterns of e-learningpolicies in higher-educational markets of three nations – the US,EU, and South Korea. This study argues that regulatory legaciesembedded in each nation hinder effective e-learning policydevelopment.Kam C. Wong, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh5-2 ELECTORAL POLITICS IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmChristos Bourdouvalis, Augusta State UniversityInstitutions and Their Effect on Coalition Bargaining: theGerman Election in 2005Sven Oliver Proksch, University of California, Los AngelesJonathan B. Slapin, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: We examine the effects of bicameralism on coalitionformation in Germany after the 2005 election. While conditionsfor a minority government were present, the presence of anopposition controlled upper house would have decreased itseffectiveness.The Return of Germany's Grand Coalition: Problems andProspects After the 2005 German Federal ElectionsMichaela W. Richter, CUNY/College of Staten IslandOverview: Germany has had a long tradition of coalitiongovernment at both the federal and state level. Since theappearance of the Greens in the 1980s and German unification,these coalitions have become somewhat more unpredictable.Shifting Allegiances, Volatile Electorates and Scarcity inEuropeRobert E. Bohrer II, Gettysburg CollegeAlexander C. Tan, University of CanterburyOverview: European electorates are more volatile over the pastseveral decades. This study examines the effect of political andeconomic factors (such as Maastricht Treaty's 'squeeze' effect)on party system volatility and shifts across party families.The Old Left in New LabourDavid P. Dolowitz, University of LiverpoolOverview: New Labour has often been accused of doing littlemore tinkering with the Thatcherite welfare reforms of the1990s. This is, incorrect. Rather, their origin finds a rich historyin Social Democratic writings.Party Identification and System Legitimacy in Establishedand New DemocraciesAida Paskeviciute, Bilkent UniversityOverview: Drawing on a number public opinion surveys and theManifestos Research Group (MRG) project data, this studyexamines the role of partisanship for system legitimacy inestablished and newer democracies across Europe.Orit Kedar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor98

6-301 POSTER SESSION: CANADIAN POLITICSPresenter State Capacity in Local Government: British ColumbianTuberculosis ControlRoom TBA, Board 1, Thur 1:45 pmAlan G. Czaplicki, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper explores the development of a centralizedBritish Columbian tuberculosis control system through theintegration of local government and non-government healthinitiatives, resulting in an uneven hybridization of local andprovincial powers.Presenter Writs of Election and Voting Rights: Towards IncrementalElectoral Reform?Room TBA, Board 2, Thur 1:45 pmBrian M. Doody, University of MontrealOverview: TBAPresenter Canadian Political Realignment: Regionalism and FederalPIDRoom TBA, Board 3, Thur 1:45 pmShauna F. L. Reilly, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the shift in partisanidentification due to failed Constitutional transformation, whichplagued Canadian politics from the late 1970s to the early 1990sand the impact of this melodrama on partisan identification ofCanadians.Presenter The Song Remains the Same: Sexual Assault Myths andStereotypes in English Canadian NewspapersRoom TBA, Board 4, Thur 1:45 pmShannon M. Sampert, University of WinnipegOverview: This paper examines the use of sexual assault mythsin English Canadian newspapers in 2002. Using content andcritical discourse analysis, the coverage of sexual assault in sixdaily newspapers was examined over a one year period.Presenter Mending Fences: Towards a More Representative System ofCanadian GovernmentRoom TBA, Board 45, Thur 1:45 pmLoretta L. M. Smith, University of GuelphOverview: In Canada, there have been numerous calls to reformits electoral system. How might such reforms increase both thenumeric and substantive representation of Canada's indigenouspopulation?Presenter Canadian Electoral Reform: A Move Toward MoreProportional RepresentationRoom TBA, Board 6, Thur 1:45 pmChris S. Andrews, University of ConnecticutOverview: This paper compares the processes used to reachelectoral reform recommendations in several Canadianprovinces and analyzes those recommendations bothcomparatively across provinces, and in the context of theelectoral reform literature.Presenter Quebec Anglophones, Human Rights, and Linguistic PeaceRoom TBA, Board7, Thur 1:45 pmWilliam C. Green, Morehead State UniversityOverview: A comparative analysis of Quebec Anglophonedomestic constitutional and international legal challenges totheir province’s efforts to secede from Canadian and to itsFrench language business advertising and public educationpolicies.Presenter Is Influence Illusionary? The Effects of Ownership onRoomPolitical CoverageTBA, Board 8, Thur 1:45 pmCristina J. Howorun, Queen's UniversityOverview: Examining the differences in political coverage asnewspapers change owners; from Hollinger to CanWest.7-1 ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND CAMPAIGNSIN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmJana Morgan Kelly, University of TennesseeCampaign Spending in Multimember Districts: WhenIncumbents Face IncumbentsFelipe Botero, Universidad de los AndesSantiago Olivella, Universidad de los AndesOverview: As incumbency may lose its explanatory power indistricts where incumbents are pitted against other incumbents,we explore the effects of campaign expenditures on politicalcompetition in highly competitive settings.Traditional or Professional?: Competition and CampaignSpending in Mexican Legislative Races, 1994-2003Christopher Diaz, Morehead State UniversityOverview: This study examines the relationship betweencompetition and campaign style in Mexican legislative racesbetween 1994 and 2003, as measured by changes inexpenditures by deputy candidates on campaign media,operations, and propaganda.False Opportunity? District Magnitude and Ethnic Partiesin Ecuador and SpainKarleen A. Jones, University of IowaOverview: This paper examines how within-country variation indistrict magnitude affects the ability for parties that targetgeographically-concentrated minorities to earn seats in theSpanish Congress of Deputies and the Ecuadorian NationalCongress.The Political Consequences of MalapportionmentEduardo L. Leoni, Columbia UniversityOverview: Malapportionment occurs whenever there is adiscrepancy between the share of proportion of seats and theproportion of the population present in a country's districts.Preference Vote and Party Cohesion: Incentives to Cultivatea Party-VoteJuan Carlos Rodriguez-Raga, University of PittsburghOverview: By analyzing results in over 1,000 Colombian locallegislative elections, the paper examines the factors explainingthe decisions made by parties and voters aimed at promoting aparty-centered vote in a highly personalized context.Brian F. Crisp, Washington University, Saint LouisMark P. Jones, Rice University8-2 CATALYSTS FOR ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT IN CHINARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmKoop Berry, Walsh UniversityTechnology Transfers Through FDI in Chinese Automobileand Telecom SectorsZhou Fang, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper examines the extent to which the Chineseauto and telecom equipment sectors developed learning andinnovative capabilities through technology transfers in foreigninvestedjoint ventures, and what factors affected technologytransfers.The Political Dynamics of Special Economic Zones in ChinaTony Frye, Miami University, OxfordOverview: This paper addresses the growth, types, as well as thepolitical dynamics of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in China.Ford Motor Company and the Political Economy of China'sAutomotive SectorFrancis Schortgen, Miami University of OhioOverview: The paper addresses the politics of automotive sectorinvestment and expansion in China, with specific focus on FordMotor Co.Role of Local Authorities in Attracting Investment: Chinaand RussiaIrina G. Aervitz, Miami UniversityOverview: The paper focuses on the implementation ofinvestment policies in China and Russia at the local level.Walter Arnold, University of Ohio99

10-3 BACK TO EUROPE? THE EU AND"EUROSKEPTICISM" IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmJames Seroka, Auburn UniversityEuropean Union Enlargement: East Meets WestGeorge Soroka, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper explores the changes which haveoccurred in the EU since 2004. Specifically considered arequestions of political identity relative to the new eastern bordersof the EU and what this implies for relations between Europeanand FSU states.What are the Determinants for Support for EuropeanIntegration Within the New EU Countries?Michael L. Ardovino, St. Mary's College of MarylandOverview: Using nine variables, I examine both structural andethnic-national factors affecting voter support for joining theEuropean Union in ten postcommunist societies.European Identity Alongside Nationality in thePostcommunist WorldCigdem Sirin, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper empirically suggests that self-interestsand personal benefit expectations of postcommunist countries’citizens positively affect their identification with Europe next totheir national identities and loyalties.Cristina Bodea, Princeton University10-18 CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN THEPOST-COMMUNIST ERARoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMary E. Borissova, Syracuse UniversityCivil-Military Relations in Postcommunist Europe: TheCase of BulgariaMary E. Borissova, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Domestic political environment is important inunderstanding the specific context of democratic civil militaryrelations, yet transnational influences have become increasinglysignificant and still not sufficiently emphasized and explained.Macedonia’s Military: Maneuvering in the BalkanGeostrategic MazeMary Frances Lebamoff, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: Macedonia's developing military faces ongoingregional instability/national security in volatile South EasternEurope, while maneuvering in a geostrategic maze affected byNATO and U.S. influences and policy goals.Paper In the Shadow of the Bear: Polish-Russian Relations 1999-2005Jacek Lubecki, University of Arkansas, Little RockOverview: My paper examines Polish-Russian relations fromthe time of Poland joining NATO in 1999 to the crisis ofsummer 2005, when tensions between the countries escalated tothe point of beatings of Polish diplomatic personnel in Moscowby "hooligans."Disc.Matthew Hoddie , Texas A&M University11-3 ECONOMICS, CAPACITY AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmEunyoung Ha, University of California, Los AngelesAsymmetrical Crises: Who Complies?Monika A. Klimek, University of Colorado, BoulderJerome F. Venteicher, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This study investigates state perception of traderelations for understanding compliance and defection duringforeign policy crises.Globalization and Violent Ethnic Conflicts: Interactions andEffectsJason C. Larson, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: This paper addresses the interactions betweeneconomic forces of globalization and violent ethnic conflict.The research utilizes a multivariate analysis to determineeffects.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Price Volatility, State Capacity, and Civil WarRichard W. Frank, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: This paper argues that price instability in countriesheavily dependent on primary commodities decreases statecapacity and increases the likelihood of civil war.Symbolic Uses of Economic Sanctions: Domestic Politics andSignalingTaehee Whang, University of RochesterOverview: Two symbolic uses of economic sanctions are oftenthought as sources of deciding sanctions: one for domesticpolitical gains and the other for international signaling. Thispaper is an empirical assessment of these symbolic effects ofsanctions.International Cooperation and the Success of EconomicSanctionsElena McLean, University of RochesterTaehee Whang, University of RochesterOverview: We assess the effects of cooperation level of thirdstates on the outcomes of economic sanctions. We first developa formal model that explicitly incorporates the support level ofa third state and test the empirical implications of the model.Irfan Nooruddin, The Ohio State University11-17 TERRORISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmEmilio A. Rodriguez, Mount St. Mary's UniversityGlobal Terrorism and the Decommissioning of the IRANancy B. Burgoyne, Seattle UniversityOverview: This paper is an analysis of changes in the Blairgovernment’s stance towards the IRA which impacted JerryAdam’s support for decommisioning. British and Americanbroadcast and print media are analyzed. Attention is paid toframing and context.Terrorism in the Horn of Africa: Where Bin Laden BeganTseggai Isaac, University of Missouri, RollaOverview: The Horn of Africa does not generate globalattention except in times of conflicts, famine and pestilence. Yetthe region sufferes from deadly terrorist acts in greaterfrequency than any of Sub-Saharan states.Non-State Actors and the Use of Pre-emptive ForceSara Hower, Saint Cloud State UniversityOverview: Is it possible to prevent terrorist groups frominflicting deadly attacks on U.S. targets by the use of preemptiveforce?The United States Security Paradox: The War on Terrorand Democratization of the Palestinian AuthorityWael J. Haboub, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Democratic peace theory contends that the spread ofthe democracy is correlated with the emergence of internationalpeace. After September 11, democratic peace theory became aguiding principle of President George W. Bush’s securitypolicy.Meg W. Keiley-Listermann, Georgia Perimeter College12-3 GLOBALIZATION, CAPITAL MOBILITY,AND INEQUALITYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmTimothy T. Hellwig, University of HoustonOpen Questions: Do We Really Know that Globalization IsGood for the Poor?Lloyd G. Gruber, University of ChicagoOverview: In theory, globalization could lift the earnings of asociety's poorest households at the same time it was depressingthe redistributive benefits flowing to them. Would we regardglobalization as a net gain for the poor in that case or a netloss?Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality inMexico, 1990-2000Nathan M. Jensen, Washington University, St LouisGuillermo Rosas, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: In this paper we explore the impact of inflows offoreign direct investment on income inequality from 1990-2000.100

PaperPaperDisc.Economic Inequality in the Era of GlobalizationSu-Hyun Lee, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper examines what effects globalizationexercises on economic inequality and welfare spending and howthese effects are intermediated by domestic political institutions.It focuses on the cases of advanced industrial countries since the1980s.Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality inDeveloping Countries: An Exploration of the CausalRelationship Using Industry Level FDI DataJohn M. Stringer, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper examines the effect of foreign directinvestment on income inequality in developing countries.Industry level data is used in an attempt to further theunderstanding of the causal mechanisms behind the relationshipof FDI and income inequaLayna Mosley, University of North Carolina13-2 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS,DOMESTIC POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmDaniel Y. Kono, University of California, DavisLinking Domestic Decision-Making and ExternalBargaining in Trade PolicyLaura R. Dawson, Carleton UniversityOverview: This paper pairs Kingdon’s multiple streams withsynthetic utility bargaining to examine the evolution of thehighly contested Canada-US Free Trade Agreement, bringingdomestic and external decision-making together in an integratedframework.Nonparametric Effect of Domestic Economic Conditions onCrisis and WarYingying Na, New York UniversityOverview: Smith (1998) proposes a quadratic relationshipbetween domestic politics and hawkish foreign policy.Diversionary war hypothesis suggests the relationship is linear. Iemploy GAMs to assess the effects of domestic politics onhawkish foreign policy.Trade Specialization and Educational Attainment inDeveloping CountriesTim C. Wegenast, University Pompeu FabraOverview: This paper relates countries’ export structures withtheir educational attainment figures, arguing that an exportspecialization on certain types of agricultural goods partlyexplains the differences in schooling found within thedeveloping world.Why Economic Exchanges Could Not Produce Peace AcrossTaiwan Strait?Eugene Kuan, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper explains the volatility accompanying thepacifying power of economic interdependence in Taiwan-Chinarelations. Viewing from Taiwan's domestic politics, I argue anexplanatory factor is how consolidated the Taiwanese leader'spower was.Daniel Y. Kono, University of California, Davis14-3 US SECURITYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmDonald Schaefer, University of Louisiana, LafayetteCollective Paranoia and Trust Dilemma: A PsychologicalApproach to the Beijing-Washington-Taipei TriangularRelationshipXiaoyu Pu, Kent State UniversityOverview: This paper provides a psychological explanation ofthe Taiwan Strait crisis within the framework of trust anddistrust in international relations. The author also discusses theimplications of the case in political psychology and Asiansecurity.Long Term International Security: The InternationalFutures Simulation and Emerging Global OrderRichard W. Chadwick, University of HawaiiOverview: This paper discusses the National IntelligenceCouncil's "2020 Report," the publicly available computerPaperPaperDisc.simulation employed, the nature of its alternative nationalsecurity futures, and the need for greater public education aboutthis work.Permanent Allies? The Canada-US Defence Relationship inthe 21st CenturyAndrew C. Richter, University of WindsorOverview: Canada and the US have been partners in the defenseof North America for over six decades. However, new tensionshave recently begun to emerge. This paper will examine someof the current controversies as well as the increasing politicaldivergence.Civil-Military Relations and StrategyDessie P. Zagorcheva, Columbia UniversityOverview: This article analyzes how relations among civilianand military leaders at the top of the government affect theability of a state to make and implement decisions on the use offorce.Alex Braithwaite, Pennsylvania State UniversityJohn H. Parham, Davenport University15-2 MEDIATION AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmMark Crescenzi, University of North CarolinaRegional Organizations and Conflict ManagementHolley E. Hansen, University of IowaSara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of IowaOverview: We argue that as a regional organization becomesmore democratic it will be a more proactive and effectiveconflict manager. We also compare how effective regionalIGOs, conflict parties, and other international actors are atresolving issue claims.Seizing Silences in Struggles: When Does Mediation Matterin Civil Wars?Rodelio C. Manacsa, Vanderbilt UniversityScott E. Walker, University of CanterburyOverview: This paper tests the effects of potential determinantsof successful civil war mediation. It adopts a "two timeframe"approach to mediation success in civil wars; probing the impactof key variables to peace defined in "short" and "extended"terms.State Mediation v. IO Mediation: When Do States DumpMediation?Young D. Cho, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper examines the question "Why do statesmediate some interstate conflicts and international organizationsothers?" By investigating this question, the paper attempts toclarify the context in which each of the two actors offer tomediate.Not Whether, But When: Examining the Determinants ofUN Effectiveness in the Management of InternationalCrises, 1945-2002Holger Schmidt, College of William and MaryKyle Beardsley, University of California, San DiegoOverview: This paper examines the relative efficacy of differentcrisis management techniques. Drawing on bargaining theory,we argue that non-coercive techniques are more effective thancoercive techniques and test this claim by examining all UNinterventions in int. crises between 1945 and 2002.Mark Crescenzi, University of North Carolina15-6 INTERVENTION AND OUTCOMESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMichael P. Colaresi, Michigan State UniversityThe Effectiveness of Directive Mediation Strategies andInterdependenceSu-Mi Lee, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: Confirming that directive mediation strategies are themost effective in international militarized disputes, this paperattempts to argue that they are particularly successful whendisputants are less interdependent - economic and political.101

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Interested Parties: The Economic Determinants of CivilWar InterventionChristine Carpino, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillPatrick Egan, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillReed Wood, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Using a hazard analysis, we compare the onset andintensity of third party intervention to the degree of internationaleconomic investment in the conflict country.Promises, Promises, Promises... Informal Commitments andMilitary Interventions in Ongoing DisputesRenato Corbetta, University of Alabama, BirminghamOverview: This paper expands existing arguments on thereliability of international commitments by looking at theinfluence of informal (verbal) commitments on the likelihood offuture third party military interventions in ongoing inter-stateconflicts.When is Enough Enough: Domestic Politics and theDuration of Democratic InterventionsMichael T. Koch, Texas A&M UniversityPatricia L. Sullivan, University of GeorgiaOverview: Tends examine only the onset of conflict and iscentered squarely on the United States. What is missing is anunderstanding of how domestic political conditions continue toinfluence conflict once underway.Michael P. Colaresi, Michigan State University16-2 CONGRESS AND AMERICAN FOREIGNPOLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMatthew M. Caverly, University of FloridaCommittees, Leaders and Congressional Effects onPresidential Uses of ForcePeter M. Holm, University of Wisconsin, MadisonTimothy Werner, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: We build on recent work by Howell and Pevehouse(2005) to explore the effects of interbranch and institutionalfactors beyond partisanship in the way that Congress affects thepresidential use of force.Executive-Congressional Information Sharing in ForeignPolicyHilde E. Restad, University of VirginiaOverview: Exemplified by Angola and Iraq, the author arguesthat the structural bias in favor of the Executive in terms ofpublic information and confidential intelligence control is whatexcludes Congress from a constitutional partnership in foreignpolicy.Partisan Politics of China NTR Extensions: Party Influencein Foreign PolicyJungkun Seo, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper revisits the congressional politics of NTRextensions to China from 1990 to 2000 to see howcongressional members facing different party status change theirvote choices on a key foreign policy issue over time.Paper Congress and Its China Policy: An Aggregate Analysis 1973-2004Tao Xie, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper offers an aggregate analysis of Congress'role in foreign policy, in particular U.S. policy toward China.That Congress has always been an active and influential actor inChina policy makes such a study necessary and meaningful.Disc.James M. McCormick, Iowa State University17-3 DESIGNING SECURITY INSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmBrett Ashley Leeds, Rice UniversityEuropean Security Institutions and Rational InstitutionalDesignLeanne C. Powner, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Application of Koremenos et al's (2001) conjecturesabout rational institutional design to the various institutions ofEuropean securityPaperPaperPaperDisc.Big Sticks and Contested Carrots: A Power-CentricApproach to the Study of International Security InstitutionsVaidyanatha Gundlupet, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper investigates into why states buildinstitutions in the security sphere and argues that institutionbuildingin the international security sphere have to beunderstood as a cost-effective instrument of powerful states toregulate the behaviorState Reputation and the Rational Design of Institutions:Military Alliances Before the First World WarGregory D. Miller, College of William & MaryOverview: I suggest that a state's reputation for reliabilityaffects the design of its military alliances in three ways: theprecision of the treaty; the costs required to be a member; andthe degree to which the member states' militaries are integrated.Theorizing Chinese Security Cooperation in the New GreatGameMrinalini Menon, University of British ColumbiaOverview: This paper evaluates the factors shaping the Chinesedecision to pursue a multilateral strategy for securitycooperation in Central Asia through the Shanghai CooperationOrganization in the context of regional US bilateral agreementssince 2001.Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University18-7 MISPERCEPTIONS, MISINFORMATION,AND LEARNINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmToby Bolsen, Northwestern UniversityGullible Public, Cunning Executives, or Negligent Media? ATheory of MisperceptionsKevin D. Navratil, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Scholars often attribute citizens' politicalmisperceptions to psychological mechanisms. Experimentaldata is used to illuminate the role of political factors andinformation processing in the formation and maintenance ofpublic misperceptions.The Enduring Power of False Political InformationJohn G. Bullock, Stanford UniversityOverview: Voters are not thought to be influenced by statementsthat they don't believe. But theory suggests that they are. I useexperiments to show that they are influenced by politicalmessages they know to be false. The effect is amplified bypartisanship.Experiencing Politics Through Entertainment -- Evidencefrom ExperimentsDoris A. Graber, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: My paper reports evidence from experiments whichtest what types of political knowledge viewers gain fromwatching political situations embedded in popular televisiondramas. The focus will be on the political significance of thefindings.Can Citizens Learn from Deliberation? Examining aDeliberative ExperimentLori M. Weber, California State University, ChicoPeter Muhlberger, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOverview: Using data from a representative sample of 568Pittsburgh residents who came to a one day deliberativeexperiment, this paper examines the effect of deliberation onpolitical knowledge and sophistication-a trait called“deliberative learning.”Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia18-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: COLLECTIVECONSCIOUSNESS AND CONGRESSRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Congressional Bipartisanship Through a Consciousness-Based (SM) ApproachRachel S. Goodman, Maharishi University of ManagementDavid W. Orme-Johnson, Maharishi University ofManagementDavid H. Goodman, Maharishi University of Management102

Overview: Results comparing 3 periods of Congressionalbipartisan vote patterns in 1993 using Rice’s Index of Likenessand ANOVA indicated that group practice of TheTranscendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs inWashington, DC enhanced bipartisanship.18-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: RATIONALITYAND STATE BEHAVIORRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter The Iranian Islamic SchizophreniaShodja E. Ziaian, York UniversityOverview: Scholars and journalists have difficulties predictingthe events related to Iran (IRI) because this state behaves like aschizophrenic individual rather than rationally.19-12 RACE AND VOTINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmTaeku Lee, University of California, BerkeleyThe Racial and Political Implications of the Straight-TicketOptionDouglas G. Feig, Mississippi State UniversityOverview: This paper applies ecological inference to data fromstates using the straight-ticket option to estimate theracial/political dimensions of its use, thus making it possible togauge the impact of its gradual disappearance from the ballotingprocess.The Saliency of Race and Religion in Southern ElectionsPeter L. Francia, East Carolina UniversityOverview: Republicans have dominated recent presidentialelections in the South, but not state elections. This studyanalyzes the reasons for this by examining the politics of raceand religion in the South.Diversity and the Changing Calculus of VotingJoel A. Lieske, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: This paper tests the hypothesis that the politicalpreferences of voters are shaped by their social identities, whichin turn are assumed to reflect their immediate socialenvironment, the national political context, and the politicalmobilizationThe Impact of Race and Ideology on Voting: Does Race StillMatter?Michiko Ueda, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Using a unique data set that contains information oncandidates' ideological positions as well as exit polls of twoHouse elections, the paper examines if race matters in votingdecisions even after 'controlling for' the effects of ideology.Richard L. Engstrom, University of New OrleansRicardo Ramirez, University of Southern California19-13 REVISITING THE AMERICAN VOTERRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmPaul A. Beck, The Ohio State UniversityPublic Policy and Political PreferenceWilliam G. Jacoby, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper examines policy voting in the 2000 and2005 electorates, using the same general approach taken in THEAMERICAN VOTER. The basic findings are also considered interms of more recent theories, analyses, and controversies.Membership in Social GroupingsMichael S. Lewis-Beck, University of IowaOverview: This paper revisits that classic, The American Voter,in particular the chapter on the politics of social groupmembership. The analysis is based on 2000 and 2004 ANESdata.Development of Party Identification: The American VoterRevisitedHelmut Norpoth, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This is a replication of chapter seven of THEAMERICAN VOTER with data from the 2004 as well otherprevious NES surveys.PaperDisc.Partisan ChoiceHerbert Weisberg, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Partisan choice is examined in the 2000 and 2004presidential elections, using the NES surveys. The "sixcomponents of the voting decision" are coded, as they were inThe American Voter, and the consequences of attitude conflictare examined.Richard R. Lau, Rutgers University20-1 THE POLITICS OF CANDIDATEEMERGENCERoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmChair Seth K. Jolly, Duke UniversityPaper Progressive Ambition: House to Senate 1992-2002Michael Tofias, Duke UniversityOverview: Empirical analysis of US House members decisionsto run for the Senate supports the idea that members of theHouse are more likely to run for the Senate when their districtshave high congruity to their prospective statewide constituency.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Candidate Entry in State-Wide ElectionsJeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I examine candidate entry in Senate and Governorraces, comparing along four dimensions: amateur vs.experienced candidates; open vs. occupied seats; incumbentpartyvs.out party candidates, and Senate vs. gubernatorialraces.Can Veterans Hackett? How Military Experience AidsCongressional CandidatesJeremy M. Teigen, Ramapo CollegeOverview: Develops theory and studies effect of past militaryexperience on congressional vote share in light of recent salientcandidacies, finding significant results suggesting Democratsbenefit in post-9/11 elections.Why So Much Sincerity? Strategic and Sincere ElectoralEntry in DemocraciesRobert J. Weiner, Cornell UniversityOverview: How do advanced-democracy parties and partysystems vary in the degree to which strategy, as opposed tosincerity, guides electoral entry decisions? And how can wesystematically distinguish strategic behavior from sincere in thefirst place?Kenneth W. Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor22-14 QUESTIONS OF MEASUREMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMark Lindeman, Bard CollegeTesting an Alternative Conceptualization of PartisanStrengthJohn M. Bruce, University of MississippiOverview: Issues in assessing partisan intensity with thetraditional questions have been well documented. This paperexamines the performance of an alternative method of assessingpartisan strength across a range of empirical models found inthe literature.The Meaning of Numbers: Survey Thermometers andInterpersonal ComparabilityYanna Krupnikov, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Despite their attractive qualities, thermometer scalesmay lead to responses that are interpersonally incomparable. Iidentify why interpersonal incomparability in thermometersmakes estimation difficult, and suggest ways of correcting theproblem.Measuring Voter Preferences for Divided Government:Evidence from US State and National ElectionsDean P. Lacy, The Ohio State UniversityPhilip Paolino, University of North TexasOverview: We compare ways of measuring preferences fordivided government in US state and national elections. Fewervoters prefer divided government than most surveys reveal, butsuch preferences have a stronger effect on the vote thanpreviously believed.103

PaperPaperthatDisc.Don't Know, Don't Care: Political Knowledge Tests and theDon't Know OptionMelissa K. Miller, Bowling Green State UniversityShannon Orr, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: New data from a random sample survey of 1500undergrads is used to assess the effects of including a "don'tknow" option when testing political knowledge. Personality andrisk-taking behavior are controlled in this split-ballot design.Family Members, Friends, and Neighbors: Differences inPersonal and Political NetworksScott D. McClurg, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleCasey Klofstadt, Miami UniversityMeredith Rolfe, Oxford UniversityOverview: In this paper, we focus on the nature of politicalnetworks. Do people construct specialized political networksinfluence their decisions? Or, do political networks overlapwith personal networks that are a reflection of our everydayinterests?Michael Traugott, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor22-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: OPINIONSABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Attitudes Toward the Iraq War: An EconomicInterpretation of War SupportTerri L. Towner, Purdue UniversityOverview: The beginning of the Iraq war brought about a rallyin support for military action among the public. As the costs ofthe war increase, however, I argue that the groups most affectedby the costs will show the greatest decline in support for thewar.Presenter Resistance to the Drums of War: Elite Discourse, SocialNetworks, and African American Opposition to the War inIraqScott B. Blinder, University of OxfordOverview: Through an examination of African Americanresistance to pro-war messages, I argue that such resistance didnot depend on refuting Bush Administration claims, but ratheron a visible oppositional message presented by credible sources.22-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: OPINIONCHANGERoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Information and Opinion Change: The Role of EducationPeter K. Enns, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper shows that across a multitude of policyissues, the most and least educated segments of society tend tochange their opinions at the same time, in the same direction,and to roughly the same extent.23-7 CAMPAIGN MESSAGES AND CITIZENENGAGEMENTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmLynn Vavreck, University of California, Los AngelesWhat Ohioans and Floridians Know that the Rest of theCountry Does NotKeena Lipsitz, Queens College, CUNYOverview: Using 2000 and 2004 data from the AnnenbergElection Study and CMAG, this paper evaluates whether apolitical knowledge gap is developing between residents ofbattleground and non-battleground states, and the mechanismsthat may account for it.Mobilizing Voters Through Television Advertising: FieldExperiments in 2003-2004Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los AngelesDonald P. Green, Yale UniversityOverview: Three sets of randomized field experiments wereconducted on cable systems across the country during the 2003general elections, 2004 primaries, and 2004 general election togauge the extent to which TV ads encouraging voterparticipation succeededPaperPaperDisc.Do You See What I See? Partisan Bias, CampaignNegativity, and TurnoutThomas M. Carsey, Florida State UniversityMelissa Neal, Florida State UniversityOverview: We conduct a neural network analysis to examine thedifferential response among partisans and political independentsto negative campaign advertising in terms of their expectedprobability of voting in the 2000 Presidential election.Racial Campaign Messages as Cues to Increase WhiteVoting ParticipationGregory A. Petrow, University of Nebraska, OmahaOverview: I analyze how racial messages increase votingparticipation. I consider the effects of racial attitudes on turnoutin a racialized Presidential campaign compared to one lessracialized. I find racial messages cue racial factors, increasingturnout.Thomas M. Carsey, Florida State UniversityRobert A. Jackson, Florida State University24-2 MEDIA AND POLITICAL PROCESSES INTHE GLOBAL SOUTHRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmMichael D. Parkin, University of MinnesotaIslamic Fundamentalism, Globalization and Music InMalaysiaJames D. Chopyak, California State University, SacramentoOverview: Malaysia is a technologically sophisticated Muslimcountry where officials have had to balance the seeminglyconflicting developments in music, technology andglobalization with traditional cultural values and religiousfundamentalism.The Politics of the Internet in Asia: Facilitating Politics fromthe Bottom-Up or the Top-Down?Orion A. Lewis, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: This comparative study of four Asian countries thathave embraced information technology-China, Singapore,Malaysia and South Korea-attempts to move beyond adichotomous debate about whether the Internet will or will notlead to democracyRole of New Media in Indian Civil SocietySarbeswar Sahoo, National University of SingaporeOverview: By taking a case study, the paper will argue that thenew media knowledge in India has been confined to the elitesphere and it is the traditional media which has created a socialspace for the periphery in democratic and civil societymovements.Deva R. Woodly, University of Chicago24-101 ROUNDTABLE: WHOSE EYE? MEDIACOVERAGE OF KATRINA AND ITSAFTERMATHRoomChairPanelistPanelistTBA, Thur 1:45 pmLisa Mills-Brown, University of Central FloridaGod, Gore, and Science: How Newspapers CoveredHurricane KatrinaMelanie J. Blumberg, California University of PennsylvaniaAndrae Marak, California University of PennsylvaniaJamie D. Mitchem, California University of PennsylvaniaSwarndeep Gill, California University of PennsylvaniaTimothy R. Bertovich, California University of PennsylvaniaOverview: Newspapers articles on Katrina focused mainly ontopics thought to be of interest to readers rather than on thescientific cause. "Scientific" explanations were often incompleteor misleading.Constructing Causal Stories: The 2005 Hurricane KatrinaDisasterVincent T. Gawronski, Birmingham Southern CollegeRichard S. Olson, Florida International UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the following: How did theprint media construct the causes of the 2005 Hurricane Katrinadisaster?104

PanelistRegaining a Backbone? Journalism Post-KatrinaMargaret Hankenson, University of Wisconsin CollegesOverview: The paper explores the aggressive reportingwitnessed during Hurricane Katrina and asks whether thisextends beyond, paying special attention to the reporting of theindictment of Tom Delay and coverage of events in Iraq,following Katrina.25-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: GENDER ANDSTATE JUDICIAL ELECTIONSRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Gender & State Courts: The More Things Change, theMore They Stay the SameElaine Martin, Eastern Michigan UniversityClaudia Petrescu, Eastern Michigan UniversityBethany Sneed, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: The present study goes beyond earlier studiesexamining the impact judicial selection methods have on therepresentation of women on state trial courts, to includeadditional state-based variables and three time frames.Presenter An Examination of How Gender Stereotypes Affect Voters'Perceptions of State Supreme Court CandidatesMelissa L. Feldner, Ohio UniversityOverview: Only rarely have the effects of voters' genderstereotypes been studied in conjunction with the selection ofState Supreme Court candidates. This paper uses an historicalanalysis as well as survey data to explore this issue.25-301 POSTER SESSION: GENDERED POLITICSAROUND THE WORLDPresenter What Women Want: Suffrage, Female Voter Preferencesand GovernmentRoom TBA, Board 9, Thur 1:45 pmPatricia Funk, Stockholm School of EconomicsChristina Gathmann, Stanford UniversityOverview: This paper's use of a unique data set of issue votes toidentify multi-dimensional gender gaps. In accordance withfemale voter preferences, political participation of womenaffected the scope, but less the size of governmentPresenter Gender, Technology, and Empowerment: The Case ofVisual Simulation ModelsRoom TBA, Board 10, Thur 1:45 pmPeregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of UtahRob Bateman, American University of SharjahOverview: The classic feminist research on gender andtechnology is pessimistic about the ability of technologicalchange to challenge gender hierarchy in the workplace.Research in this tradition documents the persistence of genderedbeliefs about competencePresenter Emotions, Women and Politics and Their Influences on Iranand Iraq-USA Foreign PolicyRoom TBA, Board 11, Thur 1:45 pmFatemeh Masjedi, Illinois State UniversityOverview: In this paper, I will demonstrate how emotions havechanged women in their political lives. How emotions arenamed in speech acts, as well as how they involve sensationsthat can be felt psychically and physically.Presenter State, Religion and Gender in Selected Asian CountriesRoom TBA, Board 12, Thur 1:45 pmChandra Y. Mudaliar, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The object is to examine the interaction beetweenstate, religion and society, and its impact on shaping genderrelations in selected Asian countries.Presenter National Competitiveness and Soft PowerRoomTBA, Board 13, Thur 1:45 pmMinjeoung Kim, University of SeoulOverview: This paper investigates Korean Politics from a viewof gender. I regard Korean Politics as exclusive and conflictingand sometimes corruptive one. This comes from thecharacteristics of Korean Politics that is highly male-dominated.Presenter Indonesian Women and PoliticsRoom TBA, Board 14, Thur 1:45 pmArnita Sitasari, West Virginia UniversityOverview: The aim of this paper is to examine gender andpolitical participation in Indonesia. It takes into account thefactors influencing the participation of women in politics andways of increasing women's participation in Indonesian politics.Presenter WomenÆs Political Participation against the Backdrop ofDemographic ChangeRoom TBA, Board 15, Thur 1:45 pmSherry L. Martin, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to understand the extent to whichdemographic and social changes that disrupt gender balances inpopulations, local and national, facilitate an increase inwomen's participation and representation in elite politics.Presenter A Study of Ismaili Women in Higher Education in IranRoom TBA, Board 16, Thur 1:45 pmMaryam Rezaee, University of YorkOverview: This study tries to bring together differentviewpoints either for or against tertiary education. It examinesthe institutional norms, societal cultures and ideological beliefswhich govern the prevention of females from having highereducation.Presenter Cypriot Women's Voices and Multiple RealitiesRoom TBA, Board 17, Thur 1:45 pmMaria Hadjipavlou, University of CyprusOverview: Presentation of a research project (2002-03) onWomen in all Cypriot Communities. For the first time women'sexperiences and desires are examined in the context of theCyprus conflict as well as their connection to women's globalissues.Presenter Kenyan Participation in Political Rallies: Do Gender orReligion Matter?Room TBA, Board 18, Thur 1:45 pmVirginia P. Beard, Michigan State UniversityOverview: To add to the conversation on the compatibility ofIslam and Christianity with democracy, I ask if religiousadherence or gender help to explain Kenyan levels ofdemocratic behavior, specifically examining participation inpolitical demonstrations.Presenter Attaining Agency: Female Suicide Bombers and Strugglesfor SovereigntyRoom TBA, Board 19, Thur 1:45 pmTiffany Turner, Georgia Institute of TechnologyOverview: This comparative analysis will delineate themotivations of female suicide bombers. Using recentscholarship, the author will assert that self-sacrifice is a meansof empowerment and political agency for women in societiesstruggling for sovereignty.Presenter Women's Employment in the Public Sector in Twenty-ThreeCountriesRoom TBA, Board 20, Thur 1:45 pmAbdulfattah Yaghi, Mississippi State UniversityMadalla Alibeli, Memphis UniversityOverview: This is an empirical investigation of the progress infemales' employment in the public sector. UN data from twentythreecountries were used. Size of the sector, males'unemployment, education, and urbanization are importantfactors.Presenter Cultural Resonance and Framing Processes in Two TurkishWomen's MovementsRoom TBA, Board 21, Thur 1:45 pmHavva Karakas-Keles, Syracuse UniversityHeidi J. Swarts, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Focusing on the connection between the meso andmacro levels of analysis, we analyze how two autonomouswomen's organizations in the same country mobilize conflictingcultural resources to fill in the same master frame, education asa human right.105

Disc.Suzanne Soule, Center for Civic EducationElizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University, South BendMargaret E. Gilkison, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireMary Lou Kendrigan, Lansing Community CollegeD. Christopher Brooks, St. Olaf CollegeKimberly B. Cowell-Meyers, American University26-2 LATINO POLITICAL DECISION MAKINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmAlisa Hicklin, Texas A&M UniversityThe Effect of Ethnic Context on Vote ChoiceSimran Singh, New York UniversityOverview: This paper looks to explore the way in which votechoice is influenced by the ethnic context of an area.The Hispanic Vote in the 2004 Presidential Election:Insecurity and Moral ConcernsMarisa A. Abrajano, Texas A&M UniversityR. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of TechnologyJonathan Nagler, New York UniversityOverview: This paper examines Hispanic voting behavior in the2004 Presidential elections. We contend that Hispanic opinionson national security and moral values outweighed their concernson the issues that Hispanics are traditionally affiliated with.Latino States of America: State Measures of Latino Ideologyand PartisanshipSylvia Manzano, St. Mary's UniversityBarbara Norrander, University of ArizonaOverview: We estimate state level measures for ideology andparty identification. First we examine the variation of Latinopartisanship and ideology across states. Then we testinstitutional and individual traits that explain these differences.Jennifer L. Merolla, Claremont Graduate University26-4 RACE AND ETHNICITY IN URBANAMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmTBAThe Spatial Decline of Middle America and its PoliticalImplicationsJason Booza, Wayne State UniversityJackie Cutsinger, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Our study focuses on the decline of the middle classin America by focusing on the 100 largest metropolitans. Asthe middle class becomes a smaller proportion of the Americanlandscape, we discuss the political implications.Organizing For Justice: The Urban Poor AndEnvironmental Politics in Multi-Ethnic Southern CaliforniaArmando Xavier Mejia, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Paper examines three organized efforts by the urbanpoor to contest environmental injustice in Southern California.Case studies offer theoretical and comparative lessons forsuccessful grassroots environmental mobilization in multiethnicregions.Suburbia on My MindMaria C. Minney, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper proposes an analysis of the AmericanDream ideology and its effects on the current level ofnaturalization among legal Mexican immigrants.Target of Opportunity: Armed Conflict in the Aftermath ofKatrinaRoger A. Richardson, University of Southern IndianaOverview: In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the NewOrleans Police Department found themselves in the mist of anarmed struggle with citizens. This research provides an analysisof the ethical dimensions of the conflict.PaperDisc.Immigrants and Immigration: The Multidimensionality ofPublic OpinionMax Neiman, University of California, Riverside/Public PolicyInstitute of CaliforniaDoug Strand, Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaOverview: Based on nearly 700 telephone adult interviews, thisis a report on the structure of public opinion regardingimmigrants, with a focus on the interplay between opinionregarding immigrants and immigration and a host of perceivedpolicy choicesNathan D. Woods, Welch Consulting27-3 READING TEXTS AND TRADITIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmLorna M. Dawson, Lynchburg College21st Century Ethics: The Aristotelian-ConfucianConnectionAnn Colmo, Dominican UniversityOverview: TBAHedonism in Sir Thomas More's UtopiaGabriel T. Bartlett, University of TorontoOverview: In this paper I explore the hedonism of theinhabitants of Thomas More’s fictional island Utopia and therelation of their hedonism to Christianity.Pre-modern Social Contract: Francisco Suarez Against theDivine Right TheorySteven J. Brust, Catholic University of AmericaOverview: This paper will present a pre-modern social contractapproach to political community and authority that a SpanishJesuit, Francisco Suarez, used to argue against King James I'sclaim to a Divine right to rule.Rousseau's Authorial Voices in His Dedication to theRepubublic of GenevaLeonard R. Sorenson, Assumption CollegeOverview: I propose that in his Dedication to Geneva Rousseauintroduces his corpus as political philosophy, a main purpose ofwhich is to reconcile wisdom, rooted in natural inequality, withconsent, rooted in natural equality.Stewart W. Gardner, Boise State UniversityLeigh K. Jenco, University of Chicago27-19 THE VIRTUE OF MEN AND HEROESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmEric Buzzetti, Concordia University, MontrealThe Forgotten Political Virtue: Heroism, from Homer toHavelAnthony Kammas, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This essay is the first step toward a systematicanalysis and problematization of the various forms andtransformations of heroic virtue over the course of westernpolitical thought.Meno's Manliness and Traditional Greek Conceptions ofAreteJoyce M. Mullan, Oakton CollegeOverview: Analysis of traditional and Fifth century ideals ofmanliness and Socrates' responseXenophon's Cyropaedia and the Nature of SpiritednessChristopher M. Whidden, Lake Forest CollegeOverview: Cyrus, as the spirited individual par excellence,reveals the contradictory nature of spiritedness, insofar as hisspirited ambition for empire compels him to attempt do awaywith the us/them distinction, without which spiritedness cannotsurvive.Rousseau and Tocqueville on Democratic PrideFiona Miller, Colgate UniversityOverview: Despite his sometimes severe criticims of amourpropre,Rousseau would have agreed with Tocqueville’s insightthat democratic man needed to work on his pride rather than hishumility.Daniel J. Kapust, University of GeorgiaJohn T. Lombardini, Princeton University106

28-3 RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES:PROBLEMS OF PERSONHOOD ANDRECOGNITION IN DEMOCRATIC THEORYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmDavid Thunder, University of Notre DameThe Role of Arbitrariness in Republican FreedomJessica M. Flanigan, Washington University, St LouisOverview: This essay challenges Pettit's theory of republicanfreedom through an analysis of individual's capacity to know theinterests of others, and shows that FND must be redefined toovercome epistemological barriers.Demonstrating Respect in Deliberative PoliticsMichael P. McKeon, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Gutmann and Thompson argue that justice requiresthat citizens demonstrate moral respect toward a position (evenwhen they think it morally wrong) on any issue that is notdeliberatively certain. I argue that such a claim is untenable inpolitics.On the Generation and Circulation of Political PowerGlenn D. Mackin, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper develops a conception of democraticparticipation that is based on the assumption of genuinelydiverse human capabilities. This leads to a conception ofpolitical engagement requires constant reinterpretation of whatwe owe to others.Adam Smith, the Concept of Leisure, and the Division ofLaborBrian A. Smith, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Adam Smith is often blamed for the emergence of"economic man." This essay argues Smith realized the dangersof his division of labor and attempts to reconstruct his approachand suggest that his account was more nuanced than iscommonly understood.Redistribution vs. Recognition: The Impact of Public Spaceand PersonhoodLaura Montanaro, University of British ColumbiaOverview: Recognition and redistribution are often competingsides in the discourse of social justice. To what extent are theirgoals mutually incompatible, and what framework is required toallow for social justice to consist of both?David Thunder, University of Notre Dame28-17 POLITICAL THEORY: FOUNDATIONS ANDPROSPECTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmPeter Breiner, SUNY, AlbanyRealism and Poststructuralist Ethics: Weber, Ricoeur,ConnollyJames Wiley, St. Norbert CollegeOverview: Compares the ethical and political theories of Weber,Ricoeur and Connolly. Argues that Weber's distinction betweena realist ethics of responsibility and an ethics of conviction isimplicit in Connolly's ethics.Paradigms and Vision: The Desire for Tradition in PoliticalTheoryJason M. Scruton, University of AlbanyOverview: An analysis of Wolin's revised Politics and Visionthrough the work of Thomas Kuhn, creating a philosophy of(political) science. The end result, I hope, will help loosen thehold of recent terminological trends in political theoryContextualizing Political Theories in Fields of PoliticalConflictPeter Breiner, SUNY, AlbanyOverview: Recently, there has been renewed interest in placingpolitical ideas in the context of political conflict in which theseideas are fought out (Freeden). I suggest three ways ofconceptualizing this field of political struggle.PaperDisc.Liberal Pluralism and the Problem of FoundationsFolke B. Lindahl, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Can liberal pluralism be justified withoutfoundations? Even the most anti-foundational liberal pluralismseems to assume a moral and political justification thatultimately rests on values that are foundational.Sophia Mihic, Northeastern Illinois University29-2 CREATING SOCIAL JUSTICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmJoshua D. Goldstein, University of TorontoWho Governs the Market? Consumer Sovereignty,Democracy, and Social JusticeSteve Vanderheiden, University of Minnesota, DuluthOverview: I explore the concept of consumer sovereignty -which supposes that consumers, rather than producers or thestate, wield ultimate sovereignty over society's production ofgoods - with its implications for democracy, the environment,and justice.Justice, Strategy, and American Indian Land ClaimsBurke Hendrix, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper considers the potential conflict betweenlong-term projects of social justice and attempts by AmericanIndian nations to escape poverty through land claims, and triesto analyze the moral trade-offs involved in either politicalstrategy.Democratic Political Theory and the Modern CorporationRichard A. Moushegian, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Democratic political theory ought to take far moreseriously the role of the corporation and the idea of corporatecitizenship. One reason for doing so is that the moderncorporation has much that is new to say about personhood andproperty.What's Wrong with Exploitation?Robert Mayer, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: This paper identifies the specific wrong of whichexploiters are guilty and then assesses how wrong exploitationis as a way to gain at the expense of others.A Theory of Corruption as InjusticeJong-Sung You, Harvard UniversityOverview: Although the general public sees corruption as aproblem of social justice, the academic literature has explored itas a problem of development. This paper attempts to develop anormative theory of corruption as a form of injustice.Fragano S. J. Ledgister, Clark Atlanta UniversityPaul R. DeHart, Lee University29-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:DELIBERATION & JUDGMENTRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Intelligent Democracy: The Cognitive Properties ofDeliberationHelen Landemore, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper is part of a larger attempt to justifydemocracy on cognitive grounds, i.e. as a socio-political systemthat produces collective intelligence. I focus here on thecognitive properties of democratic deliberation.Presenter Training the Imagination: Power and the Practices ofPolitical JudgmentLaura K. Grattan, Duke UniversityOverview: How might we conceive of democratic judgment asan activity deeply intertwined with power? This paper exploresthis question and its stakes in relation to Habermasian andArendtian theories of judgment and democratic socialmovements.29-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:EPISTEMOLOGYRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Politics and Epistemology, A Proposal for InteractionAlireza Shomali, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Analytic epistemology overlooks the epistemicrelevance of the socio-political context of ideas.We need an107

epistemology which is attentive to the fact that socio-politicalcontexts and truth claims are mutually-constitutive.Presenter Lenin's Dentist and the Science of SocialityBenjamin J. Lozano, University of California, Santa CruzOverview: This paper (1) addresses questions of the"scientificity" of the social sciences and (2) argues for theincorporation of the concept of the imaginary into social andpolitical analysis.30-4 CHANGING THE GAMERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmRandall Calvert, Washington University, St. LouisEndogenous Institutions: The Co-evolution of StrategicStructureScott Moser, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOverview: This project examines the formation and stability ofendogenous political institutions. It seeks to provide a general,theoretical framework for studying endogenous institutions.Game Theory and HerestheticsWilliam Hixon, Lawrence UniversityOverview: This paper proposes a reorientation of RikerÆsnotion of heresthetics, replacing the original social-choicefoundation with a game-theoretic definition. This redefinitioncorrects several criticisms of the original presentation ofheresthetics.Mahatma Gandhi and the Prisoner's DilemmaChowdhury Irad A. Siddiky, University of WarwickOverview: Strategic civil disobedience and Great Britain'sgreat loss of empire in IndiaRandall Calvert, Washington University, St. Louis30-17 FORMAL THEORIES OF LEGISLATIVEPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St. LouisRevisiting the Role of Structure on the Induction ofLegislative EquilibriumTasos Kalandrakis, University of RochesterOverview: We consider the role of legislative organization inthe context of a dynamic game in which a legislature decides acontinuing policy in each of a finite number of jurisdictions.Pivotal and Signaling Voting Motivations in BicameralLegislaturesMatias Iaryczower, California Institute of TechnologySebastian Saiegh, University of PittsburghOverview: We study voting incentives in a bicamerallegislature. We show that homogeneity of interests is anecessary but not a sufficient condition for transmission ofinformation between chambers. We test the theory with data forthe US Congress.The Dynamics of Parliamentary Bargaining and the Vote ofConfidenceSeok-ju Cho, Yale UniversityOverview: This paper develops a dynamic model of policymakingand government-making with a two-dimensional policyspace and transfers. I prove the stability of every governmentand examine the dynamics of policy-making across differenttypes of governments.Using Time Constraints as a Method to Avoid BargainingBefore an AudienceThomas Braeuninger, University of KonstanzOverview: The paper develops and evaluates empirically asignaling model on the use of time constraining rules inlegislative bargaining.Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St. Louis31-3 BAYES RULESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmAndrew D. Martin, Washington University, St. LouisHeterogeneity and Choice Models: Comparisons andEvaluationsLuke Keele, The Ohio State UniversityDavid K. Park,Overview: We use Bayesian estimation techniques andgeneralized nonlinear models to account for heterogeneity indiscrete choices models. We compare these estimators to thestandard ML estimator.All Change!: Political Science Applications of StructuralBreak ModelingArthur Spirling, University of RochesterOverview: The paper deals with Bayesian hierarchical structuralbreak modeling for limited dependent variables in politicalscience.The Social Basis of Legislative OrganizationJames H. Fowler, University of California, DavisOverview: Using MCMC to estimate the effect of social ties on84 million cosponsorship decisions and controlling for ideology,parties, committees, and geography, we show that socialrelationships play an important role in explaining legislativebehavior.A Bayesian Analysis of Time-Series Event Count DataKentaro Fukumoto, Gakushuin UniversityOverview: When data is both time-series and event count, it isdifficult to take into consideration both features. This paperproposes a new Bayesian model of such data. This modelenables us to assume various kinds of data generation processes.Won-ho Park, University of Florida32-3 FORGING PARTY UNITY IN OFFICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmEric S. Heberlig, University of North Carolina, CharlotteThe Structure of Policy ConflictFrank R. Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State UniversityJeffrey M. Berry, Tufts UniversityMarie Pe Hojnacki, Pennsylvania State UniversityDavid C. Kimball, University of Missouri, St. LouisBeth L. Leech, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Based on over 300 interviews with advocates andpublic officials involved in a random sample of 98 policydebates in the Clinton and Bush administrations, we focus onthe structure of disagreement and conflict. While each issue washighly multidimensHow Legislative Staffers View Partisanship in the House ofRepresentativesZachary F. Cook, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: The results from 25 exploratory interviews withHouse legislative staffers are presented. Staffers share opinionsabout the Democratic and Republican parties, and whether ornot "parties matter."Intra-Party Opinion Structure: Moving Beyond May's LawSteven A. Weldon, University of California, IrvineOverview: Are party activists extremists? Employing a uniqueset of member surveys, the article examines intraparty opinionstructure in 29 parties across 5 democracies. Finding limitedsupport for May's Law, it then seeks to explain the divergentpatterns.Intraparty Dissent and Party Control: Examining Debate inthe US House of RepresentativesStewart L. French, Saginaw Valley State UniversityOverview: Key to the success of any party is its ability to getindividual members into a cohesive force that will consistentlyand predictably produce outcomes that will benefit the party asa whole.Margit Tavits, University of Missouri, Columbia108

33-104 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: BRANDICECANES-WRONE'S 'WHO LEADS WHOM'RoomPanelistTBA, Thur 1:45 pmJeffrey E. Cohen, Fordham UniversityTerry Moe, Stanford UniversityJames Druckman, Northwestern UniversityBrandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton UniversityOverview: TBA34-3 PARTISANSHIP IN CONGRESS ACROSSHISTORICAL ERASRoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmChair E. Scott Adler, University of ColoradoPaper Party and Constituency in the U.S. Senate, 1877-2004John H. Aldrich, Duke UniversityMichael Brady, Duke UniversityScott de Marchi, Duke UniversityIan McDonald, Duke UniversityBrendan Hyhan, Duke UniversityDavid Rohde, Duke UniversityMichael Tofias, Duke UniversityOverview: We examine the influence on constitutencycharacteristics on senatorial voting and on aggregate conditionsfor measuring the extent of conditional party government fromthe end of Reconstruction through the contemporary era.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.The Conservative Coalition and Partisan Agenda Control inthe HouseEric Schickler, Harvard UniversityKathryn Pearson, University of MinnesotaOverview: We assess gatekeeping in the House during theconservative coalition era (1937-65) through a systematicexamination of the Rules Committee's deliberations and ofefforts to circumvent the committee stage through the use ofdischarge petitions.The Impact of the Australian Ballot on Member Behavior inthe U.S. HousePeverill Squire, University of IowaBrian DiSarro, University of IowaStephen Nemeth, University of IowaHoward Sanborn, University of IowaJill Wittrock, University of IowaOverview: We explore the extent to which the adoption of theAustralian ballot marked a departure in the re-election behaviorof House members in regards to committee assignments, partyvoting, and pork barrel expenditures.Strategic Redistricting and Critical ElectionsErik Engstrom, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Students of congressional elections are divided overthe impact of redistricting on electoral competition. In thispaper, I examine the impact of redistricting in an era lessfrequently studied - 19th century America.Partisanship and Agenda Construction in Lame DuckSessions of Congress, 1869 to 1933Jeffrey A. Jenkins, Northwestern UniversityTimothy P. Nokken, University of HoustonOverview: We examine whether party leaders used lame ducksessions of Congress differently and strategically whenconstructing an issue agenda.E. Scott Adler, University of ColoradoJason M. Roberts, University of Minnesota36-10 THE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTAND MAINTENANCE OF COURTSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmKevin T. McGuire, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCongressional Construction of the Federal BenchSarah Binder, George Washington University/ BrookingsInstitutionForrest Maltzman, George Washington UniversityOverview: Congress's influence over the federal judiciarybegins with the construction of the federal bench. We explorethe politics of creating new judgeships, with an eye toPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.explaining congressional allocation of new judgeships acrossthe federal bench.Political Uncertainty, Reform Movements and JudicialIndependenceValerie Hoekstra, Arizona State UniversityOverview: In this paper I examine how political uncertainty andlarger political reform efforts affect legislative decisions to alterthe rules governing the selection, retention, and terms of statehigh court judges between 1850 and 2000.Why States Change the Way Judges are SelectedKyle A. Scott, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines the political factors that lead astate to reform its method of judicial selection. Focusing on thecourts of last resort allows one to isolate political factors whichlead a state to adopt a new form of judicial selection.American Political Development and the U.S. SupremeCourt: The Evolution of Stare DecisisJames F. Spriggs, University of California, DavisPaul Wahlbeck, George Washington UniversityTimothy Johnson, University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesOverview: This paper examines the development of the norm ofstare decicis on the U.S. Supreme Court.Veiled Intent: Rehnquist, Centifugal Federalism, andFederal DocketsJohn W. Winkle, III, University of MisssissippiOverview: The U.S. Supreme Court during the past decadeissued rulings that arguably reconfigured the legal and politicaldimensions of American federalism. Outcomes from thiscentrifugal movement, away from Congress and toward thestates, are unmistakable.James R. Rogers, Texas A&M University36-13 JUDICIAL ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmJohn Szmer, University of Missouri, Kansas CityMobilizing Interest: Money, Quality, and Ballot Rolloff inState Supreme Court ElectionsChris W. Bonneau, University of PittsburghMelinda Gann Hall, Michigan State UniversityOverview: In this paper, we examine ballot roll-off in partisanand nonpartisan state supreme court elections from 1990through 2004, in order to answer some basic questions about thenature of citizen participation in these races.Paper Candidate Emergence in State Courts: 1960-2004Eric A. Booth, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This study focuses on institutional incentives forjudicial candidacy and judicial electoral competition at the stateand district levels utilizing a newly collected dataset of stateprimary elections from 1960-2004.PaperPaperDisc.Factors Affecting Success in Lower Level Judicial Electionsin WisconsinDavid M. Jones, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: The study assesses the relative impact of such factorsas incumbency, campaign expenditures, and "quality" ofprevious position (e.g., was a candidate a district attorney) onthe success of candidates in contested lower court elections inWisconsin.Incumbent Spending and Campaign Finance Reform inState Supreme Court ElectionsC. Scott Peters, University of Northern IowaOverview: This paper builds a model to explain incumbentelectoral performance in races in which they face a challengeand uses the results of the model to perform simulations toexamine the possible effects of proposed electoral reforms onthe competitivenessRachel Paine Caufield, Drake University/American JudicatureSociety109

37-3 CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONAND THE BILL OF RIGHTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.110TBA, Thur 1:45 pmWendy L. Watson, University of North TexasEstablishing a General Theory of the Establishment ClauseDennis J. Goldford, Drake UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to articulate a general theory of theEstablishment Clause and to apply this theory to the classicestablishment-clause cases to see how those decisions wouldcome out under the principle the theory proposes.Idealists' Insights into the Case of God v. ScienceEric S. Kos, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: An analysis of how the British Idealists help usunderstand the challenge science poses to religion that hasresulted in the invocation of the law.The Death Penalty and the Moussaoui CaseHarry L. Pohlman, Dickinson CollegeOverview: The death penalty phase of the trial of ZacariasMoussaoui will begin in early 2006. At this hearing, Moussaouiwill have the opportunity to present mitigating evidence, but hewill not be allowed to call al Qaeda detainees as witnesses.Value Pluralism, Liberal Pluralism, and the FirstAmendmentChris Stangl, College of St. BenedictOverview: This paper provides an examination of the debateover the compatibility of liberalism with value pluralism. Itthen examines varying understandings of the First Amendmentagainst the backdrop of the debate over liberalism’s pluralisticqualities.Bruce G. Peabody, Fairleigh Dickinson University38-3 STATES AND SCHOOLS:ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmChristopher A. Simon, University of Nevada, RenoLocal School District Discretionary Authority: A Fifty StateAnalysisDavid Shock, Kennesaw State UniversityOverview: This paper conducts a fifty state quantitative analysisusing various independent and dependent variables to explaininterstate variations in local school district discretionaryauthority in the U.S.How Do Local School Districts Affect States' SchoolPerformance?David J. Webber, University of MissouriOverview: This paper examines three routes (local funding,state political influence, and administrative complexity) bywhich a state's school districts affect school performance.State Compliance to Federal Policy: Is FederalismInhibiting?Tamara Wilder, Columbia UniversityOverview: This study investigates state compliance to the 2002No Child Left Behind Act to discover if noncompliance is dueto public education's roots in federalism and the correspondingprominent value of localism.Christopher A. Simon, University of Nevada, Reno39-5 INTERGOVERNMENTAL INFLUENCE ONLOCAL POLICIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmJuliet F. Gainsborough, Bentley CollegeNew Perspectives on State Intervention in UrbanInstitutionsDebra H. Moore, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: Historically, states have intervened in citiesexperiencing fiscal crisis in an attempt to move them towardstability. Exercised through the state's will and capacityintervention is a tool that allows a state to bailout or recover acity.PaperPaperDisc.State Restructuring of Local Policy RegimesRichard C. Hula, Michigan State UniversityChelsea Haring, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper explores how state officials bring aboutsubstantive institutional and regime change in local policyarenas. We discuss two examples from the state of Michigan:charter schools and brownfield redevelopment.Urban Redevelopment Decision-Making: Local andIntergovernmental InfluencesDorothy M. Daley, University of KansasOverview: The paper examines the relationship between localdecision-making and intergovernmental connections. It reliesupon survey data to examine the influence of intergovernmentalrelationships and programmatic goals in Brownfieldredevelopment programs.Juliet F. Gainsborough, Bentley College40-1 A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ONPUBLIC POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmMiriam Laugesen, University of California, Los AngelesExplaining Abortion Policy Divergence in Canada and theUnited StatesJulia E. Thomson, University of ConnecticutOverview: Although Canada and the United States had similarabortion policy legacies until the late twentieth century, policydivergence has recently occurred. This paper analyses relevantinstitutions to explain this policy divergence.Comparative Study in Stem Cell Policy: the U.S. and KoreaMyong Hwa Lee, North Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper was focused on the role of Elite to make astem cell policy in the U.S. and South Korea. While PresidentBush has played a critical role to drive strict policies, scientistHwang, Woo-Suk has influenced on more permissive policy inKorea.Selling Schools: The Link Between Choice and Stratificationin ChileMark Schneider, Stony Brook UniversityJack Buckley, U.S. GovernmentGregory Elacqua, Adolfo Ibanez University, ChileElif Erisen, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This paper investigates the nature of schoolcompetition and the effect of the competitive environment onsocial stratification through a study of the marketing activitiesof schools in Santiago, Chile.NGO Participation in Policy Change in TanzaniaGinger L. Elliott-Teague, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Tanzania has welcomed NGOs into the policyprocess, but groups have not always agreed with thegovernment's terms of engagement. This has led to interestingpatterns of engagement in which groups are redefiningparticipation in the country.Public-Private R&D Collaboration: A Comparison of Koreaand TaiwanMatthew Shapiro, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Clarifying the more complicated methods throughwhich technological innovations have come into existence, thispaper attempts to qualitatively examine the dynamic that is Discpublic-private R&D collaboration in Korea and Taiwan.Miriam Laugesen, University of California, Los Angeles42-2 MODELS OF LABOR-MARKET POLICY(Co-Sponsored with Comparative Politics-Industrialized Countries, see 2-20)RoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmDuane H. Swank, Marquette UniversityLabor Market Policies with Ideological Parties in an Agent-Based ModelChristian W. Martin, University of HamburgMichael Neugart, Wissenschaftszentrum BerlinOverview: We develop a model of labor market regulation withself-interested voters and political parties. Policies depend onthe interaction of exogenous shocks with the size of severance

PaperPaperPaperDisc.payments and labor demand elasticity, but not on initialregulation.Explaining Firing Costs: Strong Labor, Economic Shocksand the Dilemmas of CapitalJose Fernandez-Albertos, Harvard UniversityDulce Manzano, Juan March InstituteOverview: We show how the cost of firing workers acrossOECD countries can be the result of the interaction betweenlabor demands for protection and employers' dislike of socialsecurity transfers as a way of addressing these demands.Inequality and Policy Concertation: The Links RevisitedJose A. Aleman, Fordham UniversityOverview: To date, no systematic test of the corporatismhouseholdinequality claim has been carried out. Using a newglobal dataset, this paper reexamines the relationship betweenpolicy concertation and income inequality in 16 OECD nations(1975-1999).Cooperation Across Capitalisms: Intrafirm Coordination ofMarket TypesAndrew Appleton, Washington State UniversityBrianna Lawrence, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper posits that the nationally basedcomponents of the European firm Airbus are willing to altershort term strategies based on market type in order to reap thelong term pay off of strategic cooperation.John Ahlquist, University of Washington43-4 BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE ANDPROCESS (Co-sponsored with Midwest PublicAdministration Caucus, see 56-2)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmCharles Shipan, University of IowaSeparation and Integration in Public HealthAndrew B. Whitford, University of GeorgiaAmber Sinclair, University of GeorgiaOverview: We provide statistical evidence on the choice oforganizational form for addressing core and competing issues inpublic health and environmental protection policy at the statelevel.Bureaucratic Influence on Social Welfare Effort in theAmerican StatesSean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper investigates the predictors of programdesign in the implementaiton of social welfare policies in theAmerican States, as well as the independent impact thatstrategic bureacratic actors within those structures have onwelfare effort.The Conditional Nature of Administrative Responsivenessto Public OpinionJulia Rabinovich, Northwestern University/ PrincetonUniversityOverview: Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I show thatadministrative responsiveness and legislative responsiveness donot always appear in tandem. Different institutional preferencesinfluence the extent of administrative responsivenessPaper Divided Government and Agency Discretion 1946 – 1997:Congressional Control or Agency Freedom?Cole D. Taratoot, Georgia State UniversityDavid C. Nixon, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This research investigates how divided governmentand inter-chamber conflict affect Congressional statutorycontrols over agency discretion for federal administrativeagencies created during the 1946 - 1997 period.PaperDisc.Authorization and Oversight: Are They Substitutes?Keith W. Smith, University of California, DavisOverview: This project examines Bawn's (1997) hypothesis thatcommittees view authorizating legislation and oversight assubstitutes in their attempt to control the behavior of executiveagencies under their jurisdiction.Christian R. Grose, Vanderbilt University44-3 HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF STATECAPACITY AND GOVERNMENTPERFORMANCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmDavid F. Ericson, Wichita State UniversityCorporate Prosecutions and the Decline of State Capacities,1865-1900Jonathan Chausovsky, Marquette UniversityOverview: This paper examines causes of the decline of stateeconomic regulatory authority in the United States from 1865-1900 by an analysis of state prosecutions of corporations forviolations of their charter authority.Slave Society, Weak State?David F. Ericson, Wichita State UniversityOverview: My paper revises two accepted truths about the pre-Civil War period: (1) that slavery was a negative factor in thedevelopment of the American central state; (2) that theAmerican central state remained a relatively weak statethroughout the period.The Capture of American Liberalism, 1877-2003: How LawDisplaced Politics and the Consequences for BothHoward Schweber, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: From 1877 to 2005, American courts increasinglybecame sites for generating policy and discourse. In theprocess, courts "captured" the language of liberal politics, and inparticular the meaning of "public" and "private."Monopolistic Government in American CitiesJessica L. Trounstine, Princeton UniversityOverview: In an analysis of urban regimes in the first half of the20th century I find that coalitions establish a monopoly overgovernment by biasing the system in their favor.John Padgett, University of Chicago46-3 JIHAD AND ARAB IDENTITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmFarshad Malek-Ahmadi, Naugatuck Valley CommunityCollegeThe Occultation of the 12th Imam and Its Impact on ShiiteIdentityAlexander R. Dawoody, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the phenomenon of the TwelfthImam and its impact of forming Shiite identity and thestructuring the Shiite political movement in the Islamic world.Teaching Jihad: Preparing the Next Generation of MartyrsMicheal C. Struemph, University of KansasKari L. Morgan, University of KansasOverview: Institutionalized teaching of martyrdom to schoolchildren solves the collective action problem facing terroristgroups, creating a generation of martyrs with an acceptance ofexcessive political violence and a willingness to sacrifice theirlives.Suicide Bombers: Power in the Hands of the PowerlessAbdy Javadzadeh, Florida International UniversityOverview: A critical look at the identities of suicide bombersand what motivates them to make this ultimate sacrifice. In thispaper I will argue that suicide bombing is mostly correlatedwith occupation of a nation by foreign forces.Analyzing the Multiple Identities of the Arab WorldRussell E. Lucas, University of OklahomaOverview: Using survey data from eight different Arab societiesI test the interrelationships between attitudes various competingidentity frames in the Arab world (Arab, Islamic, state-centric,family, tribe, and city), and demographic characteristics.Farshad Malek-Ahmadi, Naugatuck Valley CommunityCollege111

47-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: RELIGION,IDEOLOGY, AND POLITICAL DISCOURSERoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter Powers of Heaven and Hell: Christian Discourses of Forceand LegitimacyRachel Kirkland-Gaymer, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This presentation will analyze forms of power heldby the two main characters of Christian scripture: God andSatan. The behaviors attributed to each character acrossChristian sects provide insight into premodern and moderndiscourses of power.Presenter The Political Economy of Beliefs: Why Do Fiscal and SocialConservatives/Liberals Come Hand-in-Hand?Daniel L. Chen, University of ChicagoJo T. Lind, University of OsloOverview: Religious intensity as social insurance explains whyfiscal and social conservatives and liberals come together. Weexplain the changing nature of religious movements and whychurch-state separation arose in the US but not in manyEuropean countries.47-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: RELIGIONAND POLITICAL VIOLENCERoom TBA, Thur 1:45 pmPresenter How and What Do Suicide Bombers Really Want to Win?Ivan Strenski, University of California, RiversideOverview: Critique of Robert A. Pape's Dying To Win for itsattempt to eliminate the religious motivations of suicidebombers.48-1 SIMULATIONS FOR TEACHINGPOLITICAL SCIENCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 1:45 pmBrian D. Posler, Millikin UniversityCSI, A Computer Assisted Simulation GameRichard W. Dutson, Mount Union CollegeJames R. Klayder, Mount Union CollegeMichael L. Zwilling, Mount Union CollegeOverview: CSI, Crisis Simulation International, is a ComputerAssisted Simulation Game. It is designed to be used in lowerlevel Foreign Policy, National Security or InternationalRelations courses; to provide hands on application of thetheories being taught..Teaching Political Science Through Simulations and RPGsSarah M. Wheeler, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaOverview: There are now an abundance of Role Playing Gamesand Simulations available for use in small and large PoliticalScience classes. They are often time-consuming. The novicehad best be advised of the potential downfalls as well as thebenefits.The Game of Politics: Creating Student MotivationMelvin A. Kahn, Wichita State UniversityOverview: This simulation enhances American Politics coursesby actively involving students in the political process. Eachstudent functions as a participant in one of the three majorgovernmental branches or as a reporter or lobbyist.Brian D. Posler, Millikin University55-1 NEW RESEARCH IN LATINO POLITICSRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 1:45 pmMitzi Ramos, University of Illinois, ChicagoViva Bush! Targeting Latino Voters Through CandidateWeb SitesKristen D. Landreville, University of FloridaAbby G. LeGrange, University of FloridaOverview: The Latino vote garnered media interest in 2004.This study analyzes Bush and Kerry's online campaign materialdirected at Latino voters, such as issue information, newsreleases, e-mails to supporters, blog posts, and communitypages.PaperPaperDisc.Latino Immigrants' Partisanship and Prior PoliticalSocializationSergio C. Wals Aparicio, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Research on Latinos' political participation has notstudied the role of first generation immigrants' prior politicalsocialization in defining their American partisan ties. I showthat this is a key concept to understand the development of partyID.You Call This Service? The Effect of Project Type onDeficiency Paradigms in a Service Learning ProjectJose F. Marichal, California Lutheran UniversityOverview: This paper reports on research that investigates theeffect of different types of service learning activities onstudent's attitudes towards the communities they are serving(Mcknight 1996).Jason P. Casellas, University of Texas, AustinMark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles112

Thursday, April 20 – 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm2-4 GLOBALIZATION AND ITS POLICYCONSEQUENCESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmJonathan Swarts, Purdue University North CentralProtecting Jobs in the Age of Globalization: Examining theRelative Salience of Social Welfare and Industrial Subsidiesin OECD CountriesXun Cao, University of WashingtonAseem Prakash, University of WashingtonOverview: We examine the relative budgetary salience of socialwelfare and industrial subsidies in 16 OECD countries 1980 to1995. Results suggest the relative budgetary salience isinfluenced by the interplay between partisan gravity andchanges in imports.Policy Diffusion, Globalization, and the Retrenchment ofWelfare StatesDuane H. Swank, Marquette UniversityOverview: Has globalization has played a significant role infostering neoliberal reforms of the welfare state? I offer newtests of the roles of international diffusion of neoliberalism,internationalization, and domestic political economic forces.International Threat Profiling: How Do Scientific ElitesMake Assessments?Guy D. Whitten, Texas A&M UniversityKerry G. Herron, Texas A&M UniversityHank C. Jenkins-Smith, Texas A&M UniversityNeil J. Mitchell, University of AberdeenOverview: One of the most important roles of foreign affairsadvisors to national leaders is the assessment of threats posed byother nations. However, little is known about what influencesadvisors’ perceptions of threats to their nation.Convergence and Divergence in U.S. and EuropeanPrecautionary RegulationBrendon Swedlow, Northern Illinois UniversityDenise Kall, Duke UniversityZheng Zhou, University of PennsylvaniaJames K. Hammitt, Harvard UniversityJonathan B. Wiener, Duke UniversityOverview: In this paper, we report on the extent to which theU.S. and Europe have converged and diverged over the past 35years in their regulation of 100 risks randomly selected from auniverse of nearly 3000 risks.Jonathan Swarts, Purdue University North Central3-14 EXPLAINING AUTHORITARIAN REGIMESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmSeda Demiralp, American UniversityElectoral Budget Cycles Under Authoritarianism: Evidencefrom EgyptLisa Blaydes, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Do authoritarian regimes manipulate fiscal policy inthe run up to semi-competitive elections?Is Leadership Instability Contagious?Timothy A. Carter, Wayne State UniversitySingh Naunihal, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper employs a series of duration models toestimate the determinants of leadership survival in nondemocraticcountries. We attempt to quantify the impact ofglobalization by explicitly modeling processes of global andregional instability.Non-Competitive Elections and Leninist TransformationDavid T. Smith, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Non-competitive elections under universal suffrage,while apparently being meaningless exercises, may facilitate theLeninist task of radical social and economic transformation, bycreating a minimum participatory qualification of loyalcitizenship.PaperPaperDisc.Military Expenditures and Foreign Aid: Does RepressionThwart Democratization in Developing Countries?Laura Sylvester, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Enduring authoritarianism is often explained by theability of coercive states to repress their citizens. Repressivecapabilities are financed by disproportionate expenditures ondefense and security services, supplemented by substantialamounts of foreign aid. However, this argument is not supportedby the results of cross-national statistical tests.Manipulating Discontent in Iran’s Liberalized TheocracyMohammad A. Tabaar, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Political participation in Iran has had significantramifications for the system as well as for the people. Moreover,this process has created a “game” whose unpredictability hasadded a “semi-democratic” dimension to Iran’s liberalizedtheocracy.Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University3-18 WHAT CAUSES CORRUPTION?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmNick Jorgensen, College of William and MaryThe Temporal and Social Foundations of CorruptionLaura Langbein, American UniversityJongsoon Jin, Korean Institute of Public AdministrationOverview: Corruption is a function of political instability. It isalso state-dependent, and contextual, implying that corruptiontoday is a pertangent of corruption yesterday. A panel of dataon 127 countries upholds these conjectures.Determinants of Corruption: The Interactive Effects ofPolitical AwarenessRyan H. Isaacson, University of Colorado, BoulderAubrey L. Westfall, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Recent research suggests that majoritariangovernments exhibit lower levels of corruption due to increasedaccountability. We suggest that this effect holds only incountries with high levels of political awareness.Why Do Corrupt Governments Maintain Public Support?Luigi Manzetti, Southern Methodist UniversityCarole J. Wilson, University of Texas, DallasOverview: We address an important and often neglectedquestion: Why do citizens support corrupt governments? In across-national study we find citizens in countries withineffective institutions will support corrupt leaders that mayprovide tangible benefits.Why Are Smaller Governments Less Corrupt?: Corruption,the Market, and the GovernmentJong-Sung You, Harvard UniversityOverview: This article tries to explain why smaller, not larger,governments are more corrupt, contrary to the prediction ofmuch of the corruption literature. It demonstrates that marketfailures such as market power, externalities, and informationasymmetryJohn M. Ackerman, FLACSO, Mexico4-9 DEMOCRATIC EQUITY AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmThomas B. Pepinsky, Yale UniversityEquity and Democracy: Does Income Inequality ErodeDemocratic SupportJason M. Wells, University of Missouri, ColumbiaJonathan Krieckhaus, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: We examine the relationship between incomeinequality and democratic support. Using multi-level modelingto analyze data from 35 countries, we find that incomeinequality has a substantial negative effect on citizens' supportfor democracy.Reassessing Modernization Theory: The Lag Effect ofEconomic DevelopmentMin Tang, Purdue UniversityOverview: This paper applies VAR and Granger test todemonstrate the pattern of the effect of economic developmenton democracy, and reexamine the modernization theory. Lag113

PaperPaperDisc.terms and reciprocal causality are methodological issues to beaddressed.Economic Inequality and DemocracyWalter C Wilson, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper examines the relationship betweeneconomic inequality and the quality of democracy to determineif a relationship between these social variables exists. Findingssuggest evidence of a relationship and directions for futureresearch.Democratic Marketism: Selling Democracy ShortAnthony S. Marcum, University of MarylandMelissa J. Buehler, Purdue UniversityOverview: If a transitioning democratic polity does not providefor credible investments through rule of law, it will havedifficulties developing an economy and transitioning todemocracy. We demonstrate that socialization is vital to ademocratic regime.Frederick Solt, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale4-101 ROUNDTABLE: PROSPECTS OFDEMOCRATIC TRANSITION IN CHINARoomChairPanelistTBA, Thur 3:45 pmStephen Manning, University of Detroit, MercyBruce Gilley, Princeton UniversityEdward Friedman, University of Wisconsin, MadisonBarrett McCormick, Marquette UniversityJohn Rapp, Beloit CollegeRalph Thaxton, Brandeis UniversityOverview: This roundtable will discuss Bruce Gilley'scontroversial 2004 book 'China's Democratic Future. How ItWill Happen and Where It Will Lead'.5-4 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANDEUROPEAN INSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmDebra Holzhauer, Southeast Missouri State UniversityDevolution and Environmental PoliticsDebra Holzhauer, Southeast Missouri State UniversityOverview: Examination of the impact of devolution uponenvironmental politics in the UK.Outsiders Looking In: The Rosia Montana Gold MiningProject in RomaniaCristina E. Parau, London School of EconomicsOverview: This paper examines how the EU impacts State-civilsociety relations through detailed micro-analysis, thoseEuropeanisation mechanisms which have empowered civilsociety and altered the course of the Romanian government'sdecision-making processes.The Influence of Electoral Cleavage Patterns onEnvironmental GroupLori M. Poloni-Staudinger, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper seeks to explore the relationship betweenchanges in electoral cleavages and concomitant changes inactivity choice among environmental non-governmentalorganizations in three West European countries, the UnitedKingdom, France and Germany.Catherine E. Netjes, Free University, Amsterdam6-4 FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONSRoomChairPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmTony L. Hill, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyYouth Employment Policy and Intergovernmental Relationsin CanadaOkyeon Y. Hong, Seoul National UniversityOverview: By examining youth employment policy, this paperexplores how the current strategy of integrating social welfarepolicy with education policy in accordance with a neo-liberalframework has contributed to the elusive social union inCanada.William C. Green, Morehead State University7-9 SPLIT-TICKET VOTING IN COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVERoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmBarry C. Burden, Harvard UniversitySplit-Ticket Incentives Under Alternative E-Voting Devices:An Analysis of the E-Vote Pilot Conducted During the 2005Argentine National ElectionErnesto Calvo, University of HoustonOverview: Taking advantage of a large scale e-vote experiment,this paper estimates the effect of different e-vote designs on thelikelihood that voters will select different party candidates forthe National Congress and the Local Legislature.Paper Ticket-Splitting as Electoral Insurance: The Mexican 2000ElectionsGretchen Helmke, University of RochesterOverview: This paper develops and tests a new theory of ticketsplittingbased on voter uncertainty using survey and ecologicaldata from the Mexican 2000 elections.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Party Identification in Third Wave Democracies: Brazil's2002 ElectionsLucio R. Renno, University of ArizonaBarry C. Ames, University of PittsburghAndrew Baker, Northeastern UniversityOverview: Is party identification a stable and exogenousdeterminant of vote choice or is it endogenous to elections,outcomes and political events? We propose to study the stabilityof partisanship in Brazil, using a unique four-wave panel dataset.Presidential Coattail Effects in Comparative PerspectiveDavid J. Samuels, University of MinnesotaMark P. Jones, Rice UniversityOverview: This project assesses the institutional sources ofpresidential coattail effects in the world's presidentialdemocracies, mainly in Latin America.Split Ticket in Mixed Electoral Systems: the 2001 ItalianGeneral ElectionsKamleh Khatib, London School of EconomicsOverview: This paper uses several quantitative methodologiesto test the impact of the policy platform of candidates as well asthe type of district on the phenomenon of split ticket voting inmixed electoral systems.Harvey D. Palmer, University of MississippiElizabeth Zechmeister, University of California, Davis8-4 PARTIES AND PORK IN JAPANRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmRobert J. Weiner, Cornell UniversityThe LDP's Influence on the Redistribution of PublicInvestmentKeiko Tamada, Fukuoka UniversityOverview: This paper examines the relation between the LiberalDemocratic Party (LDP) and the redistribution of publicinvestment in Japan. Contrary to general beliefs, it is found thatthe LDP has only weak power over the redistribution of publicinvestment.Paper Electoral Reform and Pork Barrel Politics in Japan, 1991-2000Tomoaki Nomi, Southeast Missouri State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the pork barrel politics in Japanfrom 1991 to 2000. The impacts of the changes in the electoralsystem and the end of LDP's one party rule on the budgettransfer from the national to local governments are analyzed.PaperThe Myth of Electoral Advantage from InfrastructureInvestment in JapanJun Saito, Yale UniversityOverview: This study challenges the conventional wisdom thatinvestment on highways and bullet trains was the key to theelectoral success of Japan's LDP. A formal model and empiricalevidence corroborates the above claim.114

PaperPaperDisc.Ministerial Selection and Institutional Change in JapanBenjamin Nyblade, University of British ColumbiaRobert Pekkanen, University of WashingtonEllis Krauss, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Cabinet appointments in Japan have usually beenseen simply as division of spoils amongst LDP politicians.However following the 1994 electoral reform we find thatministerial selection also represents party interests in policy andvote-maximization.Money Politics and Opposition Party Weakness in JapanCarlson M. Carlson, University of VermontOverview: Using newly collected campaign finance data, Ifocus on the empirical linkages between candidate quality,money and votes for incumbents and new candidates in theDemocratic Party of Japan.Robert J. Weiner, Cornell University11-4 INTERNATIONAL NORMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmRobyn Linde, University of MinnesotaA Rational-Constructivist Explanation for the Evolutionand Decline of the Norm Against MercenarismScott M. Fitzsimmons, University of CalgaryOverview: Norms of military practice arise and decline basedlargely on four key factors: a strong underlying rationale; normchampions; favourable military circumstances; and thetransformation of a norm's rationale into unquestedassumptions.Three Problems for Just War Theory in the 21st CenturySteven P. Millies, University of South Carolina, AikenSara Hower, St. Cloud State UniversityOverview: Evolving technical and philosophic issues call for aradical re-examination of the ethical possibility of a just warwithin our contemporary world. This paper identifies andanalyzes some of the problems facing just war theory in the 21stcentury.The Intrinsic Compliance Pull of NormsRobyn Linde, University of MinnesotaOverview: TBAGlobalization and Sovereignty: The Persistence of anInternational NormClayton J. Cleveland, University of OregonOverview: Globalization is a fuzzy concept. So is sovereignty.These conceptions seem to be interacting within internationalpolitics. The social quality of the institution of sovereigntyexplains its persistence vis-à-vis globalization forces.Andreas von Staden, Princeton University11-15 SINO-AMERICAN GREAT POWERPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmXinyuan Dai, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignIt's Not a McWorld, It's a Golden Dragon Buffet World:The Emergence of Chinese Soft PowerChristopher Balding, University of California, IrvineOverview: Despite the growing hard power of China in theworld today arising out of a growing economy and increasedpolitical power, there has been scant attention paid to the rise oftheir soft power.The United States and China: Is Military ConflictInevitable?Brent Garrett, Jupiter Corporation/DHS/TSAOverview: Washington and Beijing are currently buttressingtheir military presence in the Pacific region. This paper,utilizing realist and hegemonic theories, deals with how theUnited States and China will handle this potentially volatilesituation.Post Cold War Strategic Triangular Relations of U.S., Chinaand IndiaLiou To-hai, National Chengchi University, TaiwanOverview: Sino-Indo-U.S. triangular relationships in the post-Cold War era since India's 1998 nuclear tests, with specificPaperDisc.focus on Indian perceptions of its relations with the U.S. andChina as well as its role in the strategic triangle.China: More Powerful or More Vulnerable?Imam Xierali, University of CincinnatiOverview: This paper examines whether Chinese "economicboom" of the last two decades made China more powerful or itmade China more vulnerable. The paper argues that it madeChina more vulnerable rather than more powerful.Frank E. Williams, University of South Carolina12-4 POLITICS OF ECONOMIC OPENNESS INTHE DEVELOPING WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmSean D. Erlich, Florida State UniversityGlobalization and Strategies of Social Protection for EastAsian LaborJinhee L. Choung, University of California, San DiegoOverview: The paper argues that contrary to expectations basedon the experiences of OECD countries, welfare provision for thelabor sector was done differently in East Asia by introducingrigidities in the labor market that enhance job security.Gender Equality, Foreign Direct Investment, and TradeDependenceJohn A. Dcoes, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper studies the relationship between fertilityand gender equality arguing that higher levels of FDI and tradedependence change the opportunity costs of having largefamilies resulting in more gender equality.Varieties of Capitalists? Multinational Production andLabor Rights in the Developing WorldLayna Mosley, University of North CarolinaOverview: Assesses the extent to which the impact ofmultinational production (trade, foreign direct investment andsubcontracting) on labor rights varies across economic sectors(e.g. labor vs. capital intensive) and across host countries.Political and Social Consequences of Financial Crises: DoIdeational Factors Matter?Burcu Ucaray, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignNazli Avdan, Duke UniversityOverview: We contend that domestic institutions, in addition todistribution of interests, explain how well developing statescope with consequences of financial crises. Specifically, ourstudy investigates whether or not ideational factors affect theoutcome.Conflict, Geography, and Lootables: The Political Economyof State Predation in AfricaCameron G. Thies, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: This paper integrates the literatures on war, politicalgeography, and primary commodities into a single theoreticalframework designed to explain state extractive capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.Ralf Hepp, University of California, Davis13-3 COMMUNITY, INTUITIONS, ANDCONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmMark A. Souva, Florida State UniversityCollective Violence DynamicsYeoun S. Jung-Varley, University of HawaiiOverview: For any political entity, endogenous pressureconverges as external violence, while exogenous pressureresults in internal violence. Thus the cause of violence is not inthe relations between political actors but within the assailant perse.Rethinking Security Communities: Nonstate Actors inSecurity ConflictsKristina Mani, Oberlin CollegeOverview: Explores a concept of security communitiesoperating at both international and domestic levels. Proposes aframework that incorporates nonstate actors as protagonists insecurity conflicts. Qualitative data from contemporary LatinAmerican conflicts.115

PaperPaperPaperDisc.116Education, Economy and Postmaterial Values: TheEvidence from RussiaAndrew Konitzer, Austin CollegeRenat Shaykhutdinov, Texas A&M UniversityAlexander Pacek, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Our study critically re-examines the claims advancedby the extant postmaterialism literature. Specifically, we suggestthat, in transition polities, economic conditions and educationlevels might work in an opposite direction than expected.Intervention in Government Initiated Ethnic Based ConflictJanelle S. Williams, Florida Memorial UniversityOverview: The nature of ethnic conflict makes it a very distinctand dynamic phenomenon to study because it not only addresseseconomic deprivation and political repression but also apersistent persecution between or among social groups.Institutionalism in Security Studies: A Critical Examinationof a DebatePietro Pirani, University of Western OntarioOverview: I review the literature on institutionalism in securitystudies, and address the necessity to extend the research fromrational choice to historical institutionalism.Leanne C. Powner, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMark A. Souva, Florida State University13-15 GENDER, NORMS AND JUSTICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmDenese A. McArthur, Binghamton UniversityPerforming Motherhood in an Age of Nuclear AnnihilationTina Managhan, York UniversityOverview: This paper investigates the question of how women'sembodied performances functioned in the antinuclear movementto render the logic of M.A.D. as well as sovereign power andhegemonic masculinity, more generally, all rather strange.Norm Imposing as a Tool of Norm CreationRidvan E. Peshkopia, University of KentuckyOverview: The paper proposes a two-level process model ofinternational norms' imposition on emerging democracies.Outside or Inside: Violence in an AnthropomorphizedNationDavid E. Toohey, University of HawaiiOverview: Constructivism argues a systemic politics.Democracy, however, argues that national society createspolicy. What is the relation between the two in the past fouryears? How does this relate to constructivist conceptions of thenation-state?Hannah Arendt and Enemy Combatants: New Implicationsof StatelessnessWendy L. Wright, William Paterson UniversityOverview: Using Arendtian thought to critique the Americangovernment's detention of citizens under 'enemy combatant'status provides an arena to understand US domestic policies asan foundation for global action in the War on Terror.Human Rights INGOs, Domestic Challengers andTransitional JusticeCourtney J. Hillebrecht, University of Wisconsin, MadisonAndrew G. Reiter, University of Wisconsin, MadisonLeigh Payne, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: In this paper we explore the aggregation oftransitional justice preferences among transnational humanrights groups and examine the relationship among transnationalhuman rights actors, domestic challengers and transitionaljustice outcomes.Human Rights INGOs, Domestic Challengers andTransitional JusticeCourtney J. Hillebrecht, University of Wisconsin, MadisonAndrew G. Reiter, University of Wisconsin, MadisonLeigh Payne, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: In this paper we explore the aggregation oftransitional justice preferences among transnational humanrights groups and examine the relationship among transnationalhuman rights actors, domestic challengers and transitionaljustice outcomes.Runa Das, University of Minnesota, DuluthMary Caprioli, University of Minnesota, Duluth14-4 THE SECURITY CHALLENGES OF WMDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmSuzette R. Grillot, University of OklahomaCurrent Western Strategies and the Future of Proliferationof WMD IssueNursin Guney, Yildiz Technical UniversityOverview: WMD issue is declared as one of the main threats inthe current Western security strategies. Thus this paper mainlyconcentrates on the following question; how the Westernagendas will cope with WMD.Linchpins of Nonproliferation: Power and Reputation inRegimesScott Helfstein, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper treats nonproliferation as a complexsystem to analyze the impact of regime dynamics and thesecurity dilemma. Two models are presented that help toseparate consequences arising from power dynamics andreputation.The Strategic Trade-Off: Civilian Nuclear Energy inExchange for Effective Weapons ProhibitionJ. David Singer, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: In order to break the stalemate on nuclearproliferation, we need to accept every state's sovereign right topursue such energy for civilian, peaceful purposes whilebargaining for enhanced monitoring and inspection.Richard W. Chadwick, University of Hawaii15-3 INTERNAL FACTORS AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmClayton Thyne, University of IowaThe Instability of Power SharingMarc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier UniversitySteven J. Brams, New York UniversityOverview: Civil wars often end with power-sharing agreements,and corporate mergers often result in arrangements to sharecontrol. The objective of this research is to use simple models,based on duels, to investigate whether power-sharing isinherently unstableThe Recurrence of Ethnic Conflict: Are DemocraticInstitutions to Blame?James D. Melton, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Using a Cox Proportional Hazards Model coupledwith case studies of Mozambique, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, thispaper finds authoritarian regimes are better at stifling therecurrence of ethnic conflict in the short-run.A Counterfactual Analysis of the Northern Ireland ConflictDavid E. Schmitt, Northeastern UniversityOverview: Employing counterfactual analysis this paper arguesthat a sophisticated campaign of civil disobedience in the earlyphases of the Northern Ireland struggle might have preventedthe onset of a sustained low-intensity warA Fuzzy Set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis ofRevolution and RebellionChristopher D. Newman, Elgin Community CollegeOverview: This paper proposes to use Charles Ragin's FuzzySet/Qualitative Comparative Analysis to analyze twenty-fiverevolutions in terms of Li's and Foran's conditions forrevolution.Clayton Thyne, University of Iowa16-3 DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THE USE OFFORCE (Co-sponsored with Presidency andExecutive Politics, see 33-13)RoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmJarold Duquette, Central Connecticut State UniversityAmerica's Ally: Why Did Britain Stay out of Vietnam andGo into Iraq?Stephen B. Dyson, Wabash CollegeOverview: In 1965 and 2003, the British Prime Minister wasasked to commit troops to an unpopular war. Harold Wilsonrefused, and Tony Blair agreed. I show that the personality ofthe Prime Ministers is the key variable accounting for thesedifferent outcomes.

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Does Experience Matter? Presidential Experience andForeign Policy CrisesPhilip B. Potter, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper's empirical findings indicate that thelikelihood of an international crisis involving the United Statesdeclines by nearly half as Presidents gain experience in office.Rally Around the UN: Public Opinion and Peacekeeping inCanadaBrian Lai, University of IowaKevin Hansen, University of IowaOverview: This paper examines whether contributing troops toUN peacekeeping missions can generate a rally effect. Timeseries evidence on monthly Canadian ruling party support datafrom 1960-2003 indicates that ruling parties gain fromcontributing to the UNWindows to War: Negative Opinion and Presidential Use ofForce DecisionsJose D. Villalobos, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study reconsiders the impact of public opinionon the presidential use of force to explain why opposition, notsupport, is the proper predictive measure of the use of force, andwhy it is generally overshadowed by other determinants.What Determines Duration of the US Presidential Use ofForce?Atsushi Tago, University of TokyoOverview: By using a newly proposed selection model(Boehmke et al. 2006), this study shows domestic constraints donot tie US president’s hand to end use of force early. Rather,operation-level/international factors are found to be related tothe duration.Carmela Lutmar, Princeton University17-4 HOW DO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONSWORK?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmSongying Fang, University of MinnesotaThe Constraining and Constitutive Effects of InternationalOrganizationsSara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of IowaOverview: This paper explores the constraining and constitutiveeffects of IO memberships by comparing the management ofcontentious issues that arise prior to and after IO formation, andexamining the effects of the duration of IO memberships onbargaining.Understanding the Role of Third Parties in Cross-BorderConflict: Lessons from the Danube in Transnational Policy-MakingStephanie L. Sillay, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Building on insights drawn from game theoreticmodels, this paper presents a framework for understanding theincentives that institutions for third-party dispute resolutioncreate for domestic and international actors in transnationalpolicy-making.Fighting Corruption Through the OECD Anti-BriberyConventionGaye B. Muderrisoglu, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The model is a variation on the internationalcoordination dilemma (Morrow 1994), as applied to statecollusion via the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. The papershows how built in trigger punishment strategies result incooperation in the first round.The Design of Monitoring Institutions in InternationalCooperationHyeran Jo, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I propose a formal model where states designmonitoring institutions by choosing from the following menu ofoptions: no information system, a reporting system, averification agency or a judicial body.PaperDisc.The Unintended Consequences of International Regimes: ACase Study of Environmental RegimesJyotika Saksena, University of IndiananpolisMatthews M. Mary, Tethys ConsultantsOverview: The paper looks at the unintended consequences ofenvironmental regimes.Songying Fang, University of Minnesota19-2 CASTING BALLOTS (Co-sponsored withMethodology, see 31-10)Room TBA, Thur 3:45 pmChair Michael P. Bobic, Emmanuel CollegePaper Keeping the Vote: The Use of Provisional Voting in the 2004ElectionDavid J. Andersen, Rutgers UniversityOverview: This paper examines provisional voting in the 2004general election. It analyzes the effects of nation-wide variancein implementing new Federal requirements that voters denied atthe polls be provided failsafe ballots, to be verified postelection.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Early Voting, Party Mobilization, and Their Influence onVoter TurnoutMorgen S. Johansen, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Party mobilization increases turnout on Election Daybut what about early voting turnout? Findings that partymobilization efforts increase early voting and their implicationsfor mobilization and the role of the political parties arediscussed.The 2004 Election Day SurveyMichael P. McDonald, George Mason UniversityOverview: In 2004, the Election Assistance Commissioncollected local level election data, from voter registration tocasting and counting of ballots. As a consultant to the EAC, Ioverview the data and provide analysis of provisional andabsentee ballotingIs It Better To Be First Or Last? The Ballot Order EffectBetsy Sinclair, California Institute of TechnologyMichael Alvarez, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: Previous empirical research and other relatedresearch from survey methodology holds that candidates listedfirst on an election ballot gain some measure of advantage fromthis ballot placement. Using data from the 1998, 2000, and 2002general election.Election Day Voter Centers and Voter TurnoutRobert M. Stein, Rice UniversityGregory Vonnahme, Rice UniversityOverview: The popularity of early voting and other forms ofconvenience voting suggests that many voters prefer theconvenience afforded by early voting. These reforms, however,have failed to significantly increase voter turnout.Kevin Arceneaux, Temple University19-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ELITES ANDMASS PARTISAN CHANGERoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Candidates' Draft and Partisan Change in Mexico, 2000-2002Luis Estrada, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Candidates' personalities may be the rule of thumbwhen individuals vote. Do individuals change parties when theircandidates do so? Using the 2000-2002 Mexico Panel Study, Iobserve the relationship between party ID and candidates'personalities.Presenter Information, Uncertainty, and Party IdentificationAndrew D. Garner, University of MississippiOverview: This paper examines the role of issue uncertainty onparty identification. Uncertainty conditions the degree to whichparty identification is endogenous to issue positions and reducesthe probability that citizens identify with political parties.117

19-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: YOUNG ANDOLD VOTERS IN COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVERoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Do Older People Vote Differently? A Longitudinal Analysisof Britain and GermanyAchim Goerres, London School of EconomicsOverview: Several hypotheses of older people's votingbehaviour are tested. Older people can be different from otherage groups because they belong to different generations.Socialization at young age is more important than life cycleinterests at old age.21-2 ELECTORAL RULES AND PARTYDISCIPLINERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmTheodore T. Hindson, Texas State University, San MarcosPolitics of Electoral Defection: Do Electoral SystemsMatter?Alex C. Chang, University of IowaOverview: In this paper, I use game theory to simulate partylegislatorrelation. I find that benefit-cost ratio of legislativeseats determines the frequency of political defection. A crossnationalanalysis also proves this finding.Party Discipline, Voter Heterogeneity, and the Notion ofRepresentation: The Strange Case of SpainJeremy J. Albright, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper explores how multi-level government inSpain has functioned to compensate for substantial distortionscreated by the country’s electoral system.Understanding the Electoral CollegeRobert M. Alexander, Ohio Northern UniversityBrittani Knisely, Ohio Northern UniversityTiffany Ferry, Ohio Northern UniversityAdam Gallagher, Ohio Northern UniversitySteve Kochheiser, Ohio Northern UniversityBarbara Tate, Ohio Northern UniversityTina Loughry, Ohio Northern UniversityOverview: This essay uses a mail survey of presidential electorsfrom the 2000 and 2004 campaigns in an effort to unmask theseelusive gatekeepers to the American presidency.Michael F. Thies, University of California, Los Angeles22-1 GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS TOPUBLIC POLICY PREFERENCES ACROSSPOLICY DOMAINSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmLarry Bartels, Princeton UniversityIssue Salience and Electoral AccountabilityBrandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton UniversityDavid Brady, Stanford UniversityMichael Cutrone, Princeton UniversityOverview: We examine whether the impact of House members'legislative votes on electoral performance depends upon thesalience of the legislative votes.Issue Ownership and Representation Across Policy DomainsPatrick J. Egan, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper presents a theory and a test of how "issueownership"--the varying degree to which the public trusts thepolitical parties to handle policy issues--causes therepresentation of constituency opinion to differ across policydomains.Public Opinion, Race, and Public PolicyJohn Griffin, University of Notre DameBrian Newman, Pepperdine UniversityOverview: We examine racial differences in responsiveness,comparing changes in federal spending across nine policydomains with racial groups' preferences. We find that racialminorities exert much more influence on issues they care moreabout.PaperPaperDisc.Inequality and Responsiveness to Public Preferences AcrossIssue DomainsMartin Gilens, Princeton UniversityOverview: My previous research has shown that high incomeAmericans are much more likely to see their policy preferencesreflected in government policy. In this paper, I explore thelimits of this inequality and it's variation across issue areas.Representational SegmentationLawrence R. Jacobs, University of MinnesotaBenjamin I. Page, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Our paper will synthesize new and old research onunequal voice and disparities in representation. Our basic focuswill be to identify systematic forces in the American politicalsystem that privilege the voice and influence of segments of thepublicBenjamin I. Page, Northwestern UniversityLarry Bartels, Princeton University22-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:MANIPULATING PUBLIC OPINIONRoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Influencing Opinion to Agree with Policy: A Strategy forChangeAmy M. Beckius-Johnson, University of South DakotaOverview: The focus of this paper is to develop a strategy toreshape public opinion regarding unpopular policy.Observations of political behavior from the public will be usedas well as modern examples of latent policy recovery.Presenter Priming, Personality, and Perceptions of the United NationsPaul W. Burton, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This project uses a survey experiment to test theeffect of positive and negative stimuli on the public'sperceptions of the United Nations. The goal of which is toachieve a better understanding of how public opinion can bemanipulated.22-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ATTITUDESABOUT HEALTH CARERoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Mass Media and Public Opinion in Canada: The State ofHealthcareKelly R. Blidook, McGill UniversityOverview: The issue of healthcare has been dominant in recentCanadian elections and has remained a key issue on the policyagenda beyond elections. This paper aims to expose mediaframing effects on public perceptions of the actual state ofhealthcare.23-10 COMMUNITY DIVERSITY AND POLITICALPARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmDavid E. Campbell, University of Notre DameResidential Income Diversity and Political ParticipationDavid E. Campbell, University of Notre DameJohn Griffin, University of Notre DameOverview: This project will examine whether the effects ofresidential income diversity on the civic engagement andparticipation of citizens varies across income groups.Racial Context, Economic Competition, and PoliticalParticipationTetsuya Matsubayashi, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using data from Citizen Participation Study mergedwith 1990 census data, this research addresses three questions:Does racial context have a significant effect on massparticipation? How can we modify exiting arguments by takingaccount of other conRace, Racial Environment and Political Participation inAmerican CitiesDaniel Rubenson, University of MontrealOverview: This paper analyses the effects of racial environmenton electoral and nonelectoral political participation in American118

Disc.cities, arguing that better measures of diversity are needed andeffects on different racial groups need to be analyzed separatelyBrian Reed, Millikin University24-7 MEDIA EFFECTS IN THE STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmSara M. Gubala, Michigan State UniversityTurning Purple? How Blue Candidates Deal with RedStates and Vice VersaBrian K. Arbour, University of Texas, AustinLaura Barberena, University of Texas, AustinErnest McGowen, University of Texas,AustinOverview: A paper examining the different images and rhetoricused by parties and candidates in electoral advertisements.Special attention given to issues owned by a particular party andany variability in message these or other factors produce.The Web of Candidates and Parties: Internet Functionalityin the 2004 ElectionDiana T. Cohen, University of FloridaOverview: This paper explores how state parties and Senatecandidates utilized the Web in electoral strategy during the 2004election, including what purposes the Internet served and whatWeb-based tools were found most effective.Majoritarian Media: Evidence from the American StatesMicah D. Weinberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Using the American states as a test case, this studyestablishes the conditions under which we should expect themedia to improve the connection between public opinion andpublic policy and hence promote democratic policy outcomes.Philip D, Habel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign24-301 POSTER SESSION: MASS MEDIA ANDPOLITICAL COMMUNICATIONPresenter New Literacy and Political CommunicationRoom TBA, Board 1, Thur 3:45 pmStephen C. Brooks, University of AkronOverview: This essay considers the study of the new use ofinformation (new literacy) to understand changes in politicalcommunication for the future. It also recommends how scholarscan use new literacy as a lens to study changing trends in ourfield.Presenter The Da Vinci Code Effect: Leo Strauss, the Neocons and theParanoid StyleRoom TBA, Board 2, Thur 3:45 pmNathan D. Abrams, University of AberdeenOverview: This paper will analyse the uses to which LeoStrauss and the neocons have been put since September 11,2001 in order to understand the workings of American politicalculture -- and the use and abuses of ideas along the wholepolitical spectrum.Presenter Obituaries as Sources of Political InformationRoom TBA, Board 3, Thur 3:45 pmShannon I. Smithey, Westminster CollegeOverview: 60 years worth of obituaries are analyzed to trackpolitical events as well as individuals' political interests andaffiliations.Presenter The Story in a Story: The Impact of Picture Sequences inNewspaper Articles on Candidate EvaluationRoom TBA, Board 4, Thur 3:45 pmJurgen Maier, Kaiserslautern University of TechnologyOverview: This experimental study used data from twouniversities in Germany and the United States and analyzes theimpact of different picture sequences on the evaluation ofpoliticians.Presenter Newspapers and the Provision of Political Source CuesRoomTBA, Board 5, Thur 3:45 pmDavid Schwieder, Susquehanna UniversityOverview: My paper supplements existing work on heuristicreasoning by examining the provision of heuristic source cues innewspaper stories on politics. I find that the "source cueenvironment" in newspapers facilitates successful source cuebased reasoningPresenter Television and Voter TurnoutRoom TBA, Board 6, Thur 3:45 pmMatthew A. Gentzkow, University of ChicagoOverview: I use variation across markets in the timing oftelevision's introduction to identify its impact on voter turnout.The estimated effect is significantly negative, accounting forbetween a quarter and a half of the decline in turnout since the1950s.25-3 EXPLAINING GENDER DIFFERENCES INPOLITICAL ENGAGEMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmSherry L. Martin, Cornell UniversityAre Girls Checking Out? Gender and Political SocializationinTransitioning DemocraciesSuzanne Soule, Center for Civic EducationJennifer Nairne, Center for Civic EducationOverview: Studies have shown that this gender gap appearsearly in the life cycle, as early as adolescence. I will use datafrom transitioning democracies to examine gender differencesamong adolescents' political attitudes, interest and engagement.Exploring the Dynamics of the Gender Gap in Efficacy andParticipationNadia Khatib, Stony Brook UniversityErin C. Cassese, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: In this study, we employ the 2000-2004 NES panelstudy to evaluate the determinants of both efficacy andparticipation, as well as the relationship between these criticalconstructs, and the consistency of these relationships acrossgender groups.Understanding Gender Differences in Political InterestDebra A. Horner, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This research explores the “gender gap” in politicalinterest by analyzing the differences in how men and womendefine political interest--from a taste for politics to a sense ofstake in outcomes.Gender Differences in Political Knowledge: DistinguishingCharacteristics-Based and Returns-Based DifferencesJay K. Dow, University of Missouri, ColumbiaKenneth Troske, University of KentuckyOverview: We use the Oaxaca decomposition methodology toassess whether gender based differences in political knowledgeprimarily result from differences in observable attributes ordifferences in returns for otherwise equivalent characteristics.Family Socialization, Gender Differences, and PoliticalInterest in ChinaRobert Harmel, Texas A&M UniversityWei Shan, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Unlike most extant studies of gender differences onpolitical attitudes in China, which tend to seek explanation fromrespondents' own socioeconomic background and status, thisstudy posits and finds a significant role for family socialization.Elizabeth S. Smith, Furman UniversitySherry L. Martin, Cornell University25-102 LECTURE: TEACHING CASE STUDIESON WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY (Cosponsoredwith Teaching Political Science andMidwest Women's Caucus, see 48-104 and 49-107)Room TBA, Thur 3:45 pmLecturer Sally J. Kenney, University of MinnesotaOverview: A workshop designed to introduce participants to thecase study method, how to find cases and instructionalmaterials, and the Center on Women and Public Policy's casestudy program119

26-6 ASIAN AMERICAN POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmHimanee Gupta-Carlson, University of HawaiiIn Pursuit of Inclusion: Citizenship Acquisition AmongAsian ImmigrantsJanelle Wong, University of Southern CaliforniaAdrian Pantoja, Arizona State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the naturalization of Asianimmigrants in the US by analyzing the standard sociodemographicdeterminants as well as a plethora of political,religious, and transnational factors largely ignored in paststudies.Divided Loyalties and the Problem of Asian-American PartyAcquisitionShyam K. Sriram, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This paper attempts to solve the puzzle of why socioeconomicfactors do little to predict party identification amongAsian-Americans.Politics of Signage and Space: Claims-Making in the Case ofLittle IndiaMoon-Young Choi, University of California, IrvineOverview: This case study of "Little India" examines factorsinfluencing the claims-making process toward "ethnic space." Istudy the specific political dimensions of linking race/ethnicityto space in terms of how such spaces are demarcated andrecognized.Ideology and Party Identification of Asian-Americans inHoustonP. See Lim, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper examines the ideology and partyidentification of Asian-Americans in Houston. This is a veryinteresting group to study because their higher socioeconomicstatus is not translated into voting turnout.Jason P. Casellas, University of Texas, Austin27-5 FIVE SITES FOR FEMINIST POLITICS:WORK, HOME, ETHICS, CYBORGS, ANDCINEMA (Co-sponsored with Gender andPolitics, see 25-16)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmJohn S. Nelson, University of IowaShould Feminists Be Cyborgs?Joan M. Blauwkamp, University of Nebraska, KearneyNicole R. Krassas, Eastern Connecticut State UniversityOverview: Building on Donna Haraway's cyborg manifesto, weanalyze cyborg exemplars from science fiction to assess thepotential of cyborgs to challenge sexist dualisms along with thelogics and practices of domination that spring from them.Can Homo Economicus Come Home Again? Households asSites of ResistanceAlexandra M. Kogl, University of Northern IowaOverview: The ideal abstract worker of liberal economicdiscourse relies on a hegemonic construction of masculinity yetconstructs an ideal of personhood that is unattractive for menand women alike. Can households serve as sites of resistance tothis ideal?Gods and Monsters: Feminist Theory, Arendt, and theSincerity Norm in Deliberative DemocracyElizabeth Markovits, Saint Louis UniversityOverview: This paper critiques deliberative theory's emphasison sincerity in discourse, as well as Aristotle's notion of ethos,arguing that attention to the presumed moral interior of speakersactually harms the quality of discourse.From Femme Fatale to Femmes Focales? FeministProtagonists in Film NoirJohn S. Nelson, University of IowaOverview: Hollywood has returned lately to film noir, but witha difference: it no longer restricts women to deadly females,deceitful spider women, and passive victims. Womenprotagonists are remaking the genre, especially its takes ongender and politics.PaperDisc.Motherhood and EqualityJames Chalmers, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Women in America still come up short. Why?Chiefly because of the division of labor in the home. Equalityappears to require that fathers care for children as do mothers.Yet maternal desire appears to be legitimate. Is it? If it is, whatfollows?Eloise Buker, St. Louis University27-20 STATE AND SOCIETY IN MODERNTHOUGHTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmEdward F. McClennen, Syracuse UniversityThe Emergence of the Modern State from MedievalDisorderDaniel M. Paltzer, Lawrence UniversityOverview: Examining the unexpected difference betweenmedieval theory and the political reality and the development ofthe social contract theories in conjunction with the growth ofstate power.The State of Nature and the Formation of the "Good" Statein PoliticsG. Patrick Lynch, Liberty FundOverview: Both traditional and formal political theorists havelong relied on constructing a starting point or "state of nature"as the basis for building their vision of the "good" state.Rational SocietyEdward F. McClennen, Syracuse UniversityOverview: New rational choice foundations for political theoryand its use to defend both an expansive set of constitutionalrights, and a principle of justice that tolerates only thoseinequalities that serve the mutual interests of participants.Rethinking the State as a Technology of DominationXavier I. Marquez, University of Notre DameOverview: I present and defend a view of the state as atechnology of domination. This view draws on, but is in somesignificant respects different from, the view of the state that isdominant in political science today, namely, the Weberian view.Evan P. Riley, University of PittsburghGreg Sadler, Ball State University28-4 DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY: THEORYAND PRACTICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmStephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, DuluthOf Radical Democrats and Great Republics: Agnes Heller’sPolitical ThoughtAnthony Kammas, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper will focus on a particular aspect of AgnesHeller’s immense contribution to political thought—specificallyher writings on democratic citizenship and politics.Expanding the Democratic Ideal: Inclusion and DeliberativeDemocracyTimothy Dale, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper considers Iris Young's call for expandedinclusion in the processes of deliberative democracy. The paperexamines Young's approach to inclusion, assessing both itspromise and the possible limits of inclusion for her democraticideal.Egalitarian Theory as Policymaking FrameworkIsaiah L. O'Rear, University of GeorgiaOverview: I argue that egalitarian theory should provide aframework for policymaking. It should emphasizeresponsiveness to public conceptions of justice and providemethods for formulating just policy using the limitedinformation available to policymakers.Habermas and American Electoral Campaigns: DeliberativeResponsibilities and PossibilitesJohnny Goldfinger, Indiana University-Purdue University,IndianapolisMichael R. James, Bucknell UniversityOverview: Habermas's understanding of deliberative democracyis used to provide a critique of the electoral process in America.120

PaperDisc.We examine current campaign practices, the role of the media,and the behavior of the electorate.The Evolution of Ideal Speech in the Thought of JurgenHabermasDavid V. Schwab, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper examines the evolution of the idealspeech situation in Habermas' thought. It is argued that asHabermas' concerns have changed, ideal speech has evolvedfrom a pure sociological construct to one displayingtranscendental elements.Charles T. Rubin, Duquesne UniversityStephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, Duluth29-5 DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmRobert Mayer, Loyola University, ChicagoAmerican Political Polarization as Disagreement FailurePhil Neisser, SUNY, PotsdamOverview: Key moments in American political history aredefined as "disagreement failures," leading to the conclusionthat deliberative democracy requires both the celebration ofdisagreement and the crossing of multiple borders throughdialogueAlternative Theories of Rationality in DeliberativeDemocracyZsuzsanna Chappell, London School of EconomicsOverview: Deliberative democracy is founded on theunderspecified notion of communicative rationality. Idemonstrate that strategic rationality is a more realisticunderlying assumption on which to develop democratic theory.Deliberation: From Immediate to Mediated CommunicationMolly A. Patterson, Aquinas CollegeOverview: This paper explores the relationship between face-tofacecommunication and mediated deliberation in HabermasÆwork. How, and how well, Habermas manages this transitionhas implications for how we conceive of and institutionalizedeliberation.The Individual Benefits of Deliberative Democracy - AnExperimentEdmond D. Hally, University of IowaOverview: This paper tests whether or not the individual-levelbenefits typically associated with theories of deliberativedemocracy are plausible in an experimental setting.Robert Mayer, Loyola University, ChicagoWilliam A. Gorton, Alma College29-9 MARGINALITY AND PERSPECTIVE INPOLITICAL THOUGHTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmIris M. Young, University of ChicagoTheorizing from the Margins with Situated TheoristsEleanor B. Fleming, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: Scholars doing problem-based inquiry cannot answercompletely their questions, if they overlook people mostaffected by those political problems. Scholars should listen tosituated theorists to engage their ideas and their political praxis.Representing the BorderlandsYvonne A. Gastelum, Harvard UniversityOverview: Borderlands represent political space in transition.They articulate a significant perspective for theorizing aboutjustice in an interdependent world bound by transnational labormobility and migration.Liberalism and Civic Assimilation: A New Look at MinorityNationsTroy A. Kozma, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityOverview: Why do minority nationals resist membership inliberal states? I argue that liberalism demands their civicassimilation. I propose a new social contract between majorityand minority - a Federation of Peoples - modeled upon Rawls'Society of Peoples.PaperDisc.Theorizing Lived Experience: Existence, Suffering and theNormative CycleGiunia Gatta, University of Minnesota/The Ohio StateUniversityOverview: Suffering is a powerful political reality, whichlargely falls beyond the scope of contemporary political science.In this paper I draw a phenomenology of suffering and theorizeits implication for political thought and political action.Brooke A. Ackerly, Vanderbilt UniversityIris M. Young, University of Chicago29-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: PERSONHOODAND THE SOVEREIGN STATERoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter State Sovereignty and the Idea of a Universal PersonMargaret Jenkins, University of TorontoOverview: This paper examines the idea of a universal person intheoretical approaches to international justice and offers aconceptualization of the individual and the state that specifiesthe scope of human rights and the conditions for statesovereignty.29-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THECOSMOPOLITAN SUBJECTRoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter The Cosmopolitan Subject: Cosmopolitanism asResponsibility to the SelfJennie S. Han, University of ChicagoOverview: I argue cosmopolitanism is best conceptualized notas a set of principles, but as a form of moral subjectivity. Thethen is to articulate the cosmopolitan consciousness andconscience as processes of thinking and making judgmentsabout the world.30-5 FORMAL THEORIES OF COMPARATIVEINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmSeok-ju Cho, Yale UniversityModels of Government Formation Process in Semi-Presidential SystemsShin-Goo Kang, University of RochesterOverview: This paper presents two models of governmentformation process in Semi-Presidential systems, in which theselection of formateur is endogenously determined by thepresident who has the power to choose a formateur amongparties.Logrolling in Intergovernmental NegotiationsFrank Arndt, Universität MannheimOverview: I investigate the impact of political exchange duringthe Amsterdam Intergovernmental Conference 1996-97. Anagent-based simulation is applied to model preferenceaggregation under unanimity rule with a special focus onlogrolling processes.Evolution of Party Systems Inside the Electoral CycleSorin-Gabriel M. Sebe, Bucharest UniversityOverview: Using basic concepts as volatility, polarisation,fractionalization in a multilevel structure, we treat the dynamicsof the party system evolution inside the electoral cycle. The caseof the present Romanian electoral cycle is used as an illustrationSeok-ju Cho, Yale University30-18 FORMAL THEORIES OF POLITICALPARTIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmSean Gailmard, Northwestern UniversityIdentity, Partisanship and Party GovernmentElizabeth M. Penn, Harvard UniversityJohn W. Patty, Harvard UniversityOverview: We examine the implications of identity within amodel of legislative policymaking. Applying our theory to theU.S. House of Representatives, we provide an alternative view121

PaperPaperPaperDisc.of how partisan affiliation affects both legislative structure andpolicyUnderstanding Minority Party PowerWilliam T. Bianco, Pennsylvania State UniversityItai Sened, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Minority legislative parties are often taken to bepowerless in the face of a majority coalition that controls thegovernment and the legislative agenda. We assess thisconjecture using the uncovered set and data from the U. S.House.Partisan Risk Preferences and U.S. Presidential BudgetaryPrioritiesGeorge A. Krause, University of PittsburghOverview: My aim is to integrate the theoretical and statisticalstudy of U.S. presidential budgetary priorities by analyzingpresidents' varying partisan risk preferences involving defenseand non-defense spending, respectively.Why Ideology? Political Philosophy Under the Influence ofPsychology and Self-InterestHans Noel, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper formalizes John Rawls' concept of"reflective equilibrium," but accounts for biased reasoning frompsychological predispositions or self-interest. The model showsthat intellectuals build coalitions, which we would call"ideologies."Sean Gailmard, Northwestern UniversityPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Interest Groups and Issue Framing: A LongitudinalAnalysisJessica C. Gerrity, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper examines interest group efforts, as theydevelop over a ten year period, to shape the public debatesurrounding two political issues.Rights and Remedies: Interest Groups, Constitutionality,and PolicyChristine B. Ledvinka, University of GeorgiaOverview: Research suggests a link between interest groupparticipation in Supreme Court outcomes and in resultingagency policy implementation. Does interest group interventionin Supreme Court due process cases influence remedy-basedpolicy implementation?The Organization of Web-Based Collective ActionAzi Lev-on, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: We offer a preliminary analysis of the logic behindthe success of web-supported collective action.The Political Activity of Sex Segregated OccupationalOrganizationsAimee Shouse, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper compares and contrasts the politicalactivities of trade and professional associations for occupationsthat are highly segregated by sex, including activities such ascongressional testimony and grassroots efforts.James W. Endersby, University of Missouri, Columbia31-8 MEASUREMENT AND DESIGNRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmJefferson Gill, University of California, DavisVotes to Seats Rules and Representation in PR ElectoralSystemsJohn E. Jackson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: TBAMethods for Assessing Voting System Performance:Evaluating LA County's InkaVote Using GISIris Hui, University of California, BerkeleyHenry Brady, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper provides an overview of the existingmethods in detecting performance of voting systems and votingirregularities. In addition to using scatter plots or regressionmethods, we propose a stronger research design using GIS anduse LA's InkaVTake That, You Lousy Dimension: An Assessment of theMulti-dimensionality of Manifesto-based Left/RightPlacementsRyan S. Bakker, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDavid Armstrong, University of MarylandOverview: The Comparative Manifesto Project is the mostwidely used source of data for placing parties on a left/rightdimension. Close analysis of these data, however, show thatthey are seriously flawed in terms measurement theory.Conceptualizing and Typologizing Immigrant Nonprofits inAmerican Urban PoliticsEls de Graauw, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: As a methodological exercise, this paperconceptualizes and typologizes nonprofit organizations as actorsin American urban politics by bringing together the literature ontypological theorizing, interview data, and newspaper contentanalysis.Kosuke Imai, Princeton University32-7 INTEREST GROUP STRATEGIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmMichael T. Heaney, University of FloridaLobbying the Public: The Impact of 527 Advertisements onNews CoverageMary C. Deason, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper examines the impact of 527 organizedinterests' efforts at lobbying the public. It shows how 527advertisements were able to influence the agenda by increasinglocal news coverage of their issue.33-1 EXECUTIVE POWER IN THE U.S.CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmCaroline E. Heldman, Whittier CollegeWho's the Threat?: Presidential Efforts to Suspend HabeasCorpusDana R. B. Adams, University of MinnesotaOverview: Elite framing of security threats, rather than theobjective nature of the threat itself, is a key factor in explainingthe adoption of formalized security policies that cross-cutconstitutional authority.Tough Times for the PresidentRyan J. Barilleaux, Miami UniversityMarc Bacharach, Miami UniversityJewel Maxwell, Miami UniversityOverview: Scholars generally assume that presidents wieldpower when they enjoy broad political influence, but evenweakened presidents are often able to act. Why? A study of“tough times for the president” helps to answer this question.Borrowing Executive Legitimacy: Presidential Recruitmentof Ex-PresidentsWhitney N. Garrison, University of OregonJames A. Rydberg, University of IowaOverview: An examination of the use of ex-presidents bycurrent presidents. Drawing upon an original dataset ofPresidential Interaction Events and historical analysis, this studyshows the conditions under which ex-presidents are likely to berecruited.Executive Orders and the Office of Legal CounselTobias T. Gibson, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: I argue that the president is constrained in the degreeto which he can "legislate" via executive order. I find thatproposed executive orders are regularly altered, or never issued,due to legal issues found during the OLC review.Andrew C. Rudalevige, Dickinson College34-20 UPDATING AND EXPLAININGLEGISLATIVE VOTING BEHAVIORRoomChairPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmKristina Miler, University of Illinois‘Groupthink’ Amongst Congressional ClassesMatthew G. Jarvis, University of California, BerkeleyJustin Buchler, Case Western Reserve UniversityOverview: Why are incoming classes of Members of Congressso similarly behaved when they represent often very dissimilar122

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.districts? This paper explores the degree to which 'groupthink'explains behavior of incoming cohorts of Members of Congress.Where You Sit is Where You Stand: Using GIS to Measurethe Influence of Seating Proximity on Legislative VotingSeth E. Masket, University of DenverOverview: This paper utilizes legislative ideal points and GISsoftware to determine the impact of seating arrangements onlegislative voting in the California Assembly. Seatingassignments are shown to be highly determinative of futurevoting behavior.Scoring the Senate: Parties, Scorecards, and Voting in theU.S. SenateJason M. Roberts, University of MinnesotaLauren Cohen Bell, Randolph Macon CollegeOverview: In this paper, we seek to understand how senatorsnegotiate the conflict between parties and interest groups onvotes that groups choose to score.Re-adjusting Interest Group Ratings for Cross Chamberand Time ComparabilityJeffrey B. Lewis, University of California, Los AngelesTimothy J. Groseclose, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: We present several improvements and extensions toGroseclose, Levitt, and Snyder's (APSR, 1999) statistical modelfor adjusting the ADA and other interest groups rating scores ofMembers of Congress so that those scores can be comparedacross timeProgressive Ambition and the Cartel Agenda ModelGregory Robinson, Michigan State UniversityOverview: I test a prediction from cartel agenda theory, thatprogressively ambitious House members adjust their roll callbehavior to accommodate the statewide Senate constituencythey hope to win on final passage votes but not on votes onspecial rules.Valentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical Science35-3 LINKAGES BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVESAND CONSTITUENTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmKristin L. Campbell, McKendree CollegeElectoral Institutions and Constituency Representation inthe U.S. Senate: The Case of the 17th AmendmentRhonda L. Wrzenski, Louisiana State UniversityJames C. Garand, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: In this paper we explore the effects of the 17thAmendment on changes in patterns of policy responsiveness inthe U.S. Senate. Using data from the 51st-76th Congresses, weestimate models of responsiveness for the pre- and postamendmentperiods.Tyranny of the Minority: Subconstituency Politics Theory ofRepresentationBenjamin G. Bishin, University of MiamiOverview: This paper develops a theory of representation thatholds that candidates appeal to groups rather than to individualsto overcome the apathy and ignorance that limits the degree towhich most individuals participate.Do Politicians Do What Voters Want? A NaturalExperimentJeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State UniversityRichard Engstrom, Georgia State UniversityOverview: After a redistricting, House members might face aconstituency which is more liberal or more conservative thanbefore. We investigate whether this change prompts acorresponding change in behavior.Candidates, Campaigns, and Tides: A Look at Three TimePeriodsEric M. McGhee, University of OregonJohn Sides, George Washington UniversityOverview: We explore the national and district-levelcomponents in voting for the U.S. House, using all three NESpanels to explore the effect of modern campaigning on thesecorrelates of change.PaperDisc.Bosom Buddies: Are Voters and Their Representatives aMatch Made in Heaven?Suzanne M. Gold, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Much research has examined how well congressionalrepresentatives match up with their districts. Using acomprehensive data set, I show that representatives and theirdistricts do fit together in terms of party, ideology, and issuepositions.Michael J. Ensley, Indiana University, Bloomington35-301 POSTER SESSION: REPRESENTATION,ELECTIONS, AND THE U.S. CONGRESSPresenter U.S. House District Constituency Size and the Impact onRepresentationRoom TBA, Board 7, Thur 3:45 pmBrian P. Frederick, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: The average number of constituents each member ofthe U.S. House now serves has soared to over 600,000. Thispaper attempts to develop a series of empirical measures toestimate the impact of district population size on legislativerepresentation.Presenter Strategic Moderation, Shirking, and Participation in theU.S. SenateRoom TBA, Board 8, Thur 3:45 pmJennifer A. Cooper, Emory UniversityOverview: Do legislators change their behavior over the courseof a term? Extant literature supports the idea that strategicmoderation and shirking play a role in legislators’ roll-callvoting behavior. This paper extends the theory to non-votingbehavior.Presenter Congressional Approval and Electoral Connection: ADynamic ModelRoom TBA, Board 9, Thur 3:45 pmGizen Arikan, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: The paper addresses the problem of endogeneity inthe analysis of congressional elections. Congressional approvaland vote intention are modeled simultaneously to capture thedynamic relationship between the vote and evaluations ofCongress.Presenter Historical Mandate Elections, 1866-2004RoomDisc.TBA, Board 10, Thur 3:45 pmJames E. Monogan, III, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: After mandate elections, members of Congressadjust their voting patterns temporarily. Using historical data, Idetermine whether these reactions come from globally rationalmembers of Congress or from boundedly rational members.William Kubik, Hanover CollegeBrian Sala, University of California, Davis36-19 EXPLAINING PERCEPTIONS OF JUDICIALLEGITIMACYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmLawrence Baum, The Ohio State UniversityPoliticized Confirmation Processes and the Legitimacy ofthe U.S. Supreme CourtJames L. Gibson, Washington University, St. LouisGregory Caldeira, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper will examine the impact of politicizedconfirmation processes on the perceived legitimacy of the U.S.Supreme Court, based on a panel study of a nationallyrepresentative survey.The Impact that Race and Gender Diversity on the BenchHas on LitigantsNancy Scherer, The Ohio State UniversityBrett Curry, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Using an experimental approach, we address thequestion: does racial and gender diversity on the federal benchincrease institutional legitimacy of the justice system.123

PaperPaperDisc.124An Experimental Study of the Influence of Precedent onViews of Legitimacy of Supreme Court DecisionsJames F. Spriggs, University of California, DavisJohn T. Scott, University of California, DavisJames R. Zink, University of California, DavisOverview: We use an experimental design to isolate the use ofprecedent in a judicial decision and determine its influence onthe degree to which a respondent agrees with the court decision.Separation of Powers and Judicial Legitimacy in LatinAmericanLee D. Walker, University of KentuckyOverview: This article examines directly the effect ofpresidential domination of the judiciary on citizens' attitudestoward the legitimacy of the judiciary using survey data in 5Latin American countries.Thomas G. Hansford, University of South Carolina38-11 CITIZENS MAKING POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmE. L. Bernick, University of Nevada, Las VegasSame-Sex Marriage and State Ballot PropositionsArnold Fleischmann, University of GeorgiaLaura Moyer, University of GeorgiaOverview: This paper uses county-level data to analyze theresults of statewide referenda on same-sex marriage in 2004.Direct Democracy and Minority Rights: Gay Marriage Bansin the U.S. StatesDaniel C. Lewis, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper examines whether direct democracyincreases the probability of states' enacting measures whichrestrict minority rights. The question is addressed with ananalysis of the recent spate of gay marriage bans passed in theAmerican states.The Effects of Nonpartisan Redistricting Boards andCommissions on Competition in Congressional ElectionsJames B. Cottrill, Santa Clara UniversityOverview: This paper tests the claim that nonpartisanredistricting commissions increase competitiveness incongressional elections. Electoral data from 1972-2004 suggeststhat competition may indeed be enhanced through stateredistricting reform efforts.Analyzing the Impact of the Citizen Initiative on State FiscalPolicyMichael J. New, University of AlabamaOverview: A number of academic studies have found that stateswith the citizen initiative have lower taxes and less spendingthan other states. However, the academic literature has spentlittle time examining why this is the case.Term-Limits Induced Volatility in the Partisan Compositionof State LegislaturesRichard J. Powell, University of MaineOverview: “Term-Limits Induced Volatility in the PartisanComposition of State Legislatures”Justin H. Phillips, Columbia UniversityJohn A. Grummel, West Virginia State University38-101 ROUNDTABLE: INTERGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION AND FEMA--POST-KATRINA: THE GOOD, THE BAD, ANDTHE UGLYRoomChairPanelistTBA, Thur 3:45 pmJ. Edwin Benton, University of South FloridaSaundra K. Schneider, Michigan State UniversityAnne Khademian, Virginia Polytechnical and State UniversityNelson Wikstrom, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDeil S. Wright, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDonald F. Kettl, University of PennslyvaniaOverview: This roundtable takes a critical scholarly andpractitioner look at the intergovernmental coordinationchallenges inherent in disaster preparation and relief. Areintergovernmental efforts doomed in light of the federalconfiguration of government, political turf wars, andself-serving dispositions of government bureaucrats?Discussion of these issues will be the focal point of thisroundtable.39-3 HOUSING PRICES AND LOCAL HOUSINGPOLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmTBARevitalizing NeighborhoodsMarilyn Dantico, Arizona State UniversityAlvin Mushkatel, Arizona State UniversityOverview: This paper looks at housing quality and other data toassess effects of comprehensive neighborhood initiatives inPhoenix, AZ.Homeowner and Neighborhood Association Influences onHousing PricesCharles Barrilleaux, Florida State UniversityTom Carsey, Florida State UniversityDaniel Scheller, Florida State UniversityOverview: We estimate the effects of neighborhoodcharacteristics, including governance provisions inneighborhood and homeowner association charters, on housingprices in a hedonic model.The Bonus of Affordable Housing: Analyzing California’sHousing Density Bonus LawJeffrey B. McLaughlin, University of California, RiversideMax Neiman, University of California, RiversideOverview: Our hypothesis is that administrative weaknesses inCalifornia state law have allowed localities to selectivelyimplement development policies that stress tax revenue streamsover policies that benefit housing for low to moderate incomeresidents.TBA40-2 AGENDA SETTING AND POLICY:CELEBRITIES, ENTREPRENEURS ANDORGANIZATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmJeffrey S. Worsham, West Virginia UniversityWhat Has Jerry Lewis Wrought? An Analysis of the Role ofCelebrity in Agenda SettingIrene J. Barnett, Kent State UniversityTrudy Steuernagel, Kent State UniversityOverview: This paper aims to analyze the role of celebrity inagenda setting. Building on the theoretical model of Kingdon(1995), we propose to examine the role of celebrities in puttingtwo conditions, autism and Alzheimer’s, on the public agenda.Balancing Morality and Economy: The Case of StateHuman Cloning PoliciesBonnie Stabile, George Mason UniversityOverview: This paper investigates the question of which forceswithin individual states contribute most significantly to gettinghuman cloning on the legislative agenda and shaping anysubsequent policies.Federal-State Political Institutions and the NEA’s PolicyEntrepreneurshipGordon Shockley, Florida International UniversityOverview: The political institution of the federal-statepartnership in government support for the arts had developed tosuch an extent in the 1990s that it could provide crucialinstitutional support and set the backdrop for the NEA’s policyentrepreneurship.The Dynamics of Education Policy Agenda Setting: TheCase of School ChoiceMyung H. Jin, Florida State UniversityOverview: In the case of school choice, Kingdon's threestreams may have been necessary, but probably was notsufficient for the reform to reach the agenda. There had to be apre-existing institutional capacity that underpinned the efforts ofreformersAn Application of Punctuated Equilibrium TheoryNikkiter Ha-Kwan Chan, University of Hong KongOverview: TBAJeffrey S. Worsham, West Virginia University

40-18 UNDERSTANDING POLICY INNOVATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmAndrew Karch, University of Texas, AustinWhat Drives Diffusion? Non-Incremental Patterns of PolicyDiffusion in AmericaGraeme T. Boushey, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper draws upon research in agenda setting toexplain non-incremental patterns of policy diffusion. It modelspolicy adoption as a function of the number of state legislativeinstitutions and the density of interest groups within states.Regulatory Discretion and Policy Innovation: ImprovingPolicy Implementation Through Flexible ApproachesLada K. Dunbar, University of Michigan, DearbornOverview: This paper demonstrates that discretion, whichembraces the goal to improve policy implementation throughformal procedure and rule-specific innovation, offers a way tomore effective achievement of substantive policy and regulatorygoals.Paper Macro Policy in the United States (1789-2002)Nathan J. Kelly, University of TennesseeJ. Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: We measure legislative production over the entirehistory of the U.S. Congress, finding that institutional reform,societal change, and preference distributions are the mostimportant determinants of policy production.PaperDisc.Public Opinion, Saliency, and Public PolicyPeter B. Mortensen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: This paper presents a new model of the relationshipbetween public opinion, saliency, and public policy. The modelis tested by the use of panel- and time-series regression on 8policy issues from 1980-2003.Thom Yantek, Kent State UniversityAndrew Karch, University of Texas, Austin41-1 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmNicole Kazee, Yale UniversitySocial Trailblazing or Abdication of Responsibility: AComparative Analysis of Social Devolution in Chile and inthe United StatesAdriela Fernandez, Governors State UniversityDonald Culverson, Governors State UniversityOverview: Since the 1980s social devolution has taken place inthe US and in Chile. This study seeks to answer: Whatmotivated this movement? What are the key issues surroundingthe privatized social services and what are the implications ofthis devolution.Analyzing Early Childcare Regulation in StatesJoohyun Kang, Florida State UniversityOverview: The purpose of research is to examine the policyprocessof childcare regulation in states and its impact on thesupply of childcare centers.Wal-Mart Welfare: Low-Wage Firms and AmericanAntipoverty PolicyNicole Kazee, Yale UniversityOverview: This paper explores the extent to which firms withlow-wage employees benefit from public, means-testedantipoverty programs, and suggests that we rethink ourexpectations of business influence in contemporary welfare statedevelopment.Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States andCanadaDan M. Zuberi, University of British ColumbiaOverview: This paper explores how interactions between socialpolicy differences between the United States and Canada -specifically in the social welfare, employment, and health caredomains - affect working poverty in each country.TBA42-10 INTERESTS, INSTITUTIONS, ANDMONETARY POLICY (Co-Sponsored withInternational Political Economy, see 12-21)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmChristopher R. Way, Cornell UniversityPolitical Business Cycle and Asset ConstructionJeffrey W. Ladewig, University of ConnecticutChris Andrews, University of ConnecticutJames Bourbeau, University of ConnecticutOverview: A re-examination of the monetary political businesscycle using new housing construction starts as a proxy formonetary policy.Partisan Politics and Federal Policy Choices: A Taylor RuleApproachJ. Kevin Corder, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: How do the President and the Congress affect thepolicy choices of the Federal Reserve System? The paper relieson vintage data and the Taylor rule to estimate the influence ofelected officials on Federal responses to output and inflationshocks.Exit, Promotion, or Loyalty? Comparative Evidence onCentral Bankers' Duration in OfficeChristopher Adolph, University of WashingtonOverview: Examines the effects of central bankers' careerbackgrounds, partisan governments, and economic conditionson the duration of central bankers' tenure in office using eventhistory analysis of comparative data.Dual Strategy: Central Banks, Risk Insurance and GrowthMaria Reyero, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: In the context of the economic liberalization, centralbanks can act as an institutional ex-ante risk managementmechanism by sending positive signals for investment throughpolicy announcements (an informal instrument).Interests, Institutions, and Inflation in OECD: EmpiricalStudiesJulia H. Kim, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In this paper, I answer the puzzle why partisangovernments do not produce expected partisan inflationarypolicy and outcome by looking at special interest groups andtheir interactions.Christopher R. Way, Cornell University43-5 RESPONSIVENESS ACROSS SECTORS:ROOTS, STRATEGIES, AND MEASURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmKaifeng Yang, Florida State UniversityExploring Networks of Responsiveness Across Stages ofCollaborationThomas A. Bryer, University of Southern CaliforniaTerry L. Cooper, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper will present data from an action researchprogram that facilitates collaboration between a City of LosAngeles agency and four neighborhood councils. It will explorechanging network relations, perceptions and responsiveness ofthe agency.Stakeholder Orientation in Community Foundations' Use ofWeb TechnologiesChao Guo, Arizona State UniversityGregory Saxton, SUNY, BrockportWilliam Brown, Arizona State UniversityOverview: We examine the content of 120 communityfoundation websites to determine how-and how well-they areresponsive to and inclusive of key community stakeholders'interests in this online environment.Implementing Voluntary Agreements in StakeholderPartnershipsBill Leach, California State University, SacramentoBuzz Wiesenfield, Resolution Arts GroupOverview: We outline a framework for building assurances andenforcement mechanisms into consensus-based agreementsproduced by stakeholder partnerships. We then use theframework to examine implementation of the Sacramento WaterForum Agreement of 2000.125

PaperPaperDisc.Policy Windows, Attention Structures, and Responsivenessin Nonprofit Organizations: A Stakeholder SalienceApproachChao Guo, Arizona State UniversityOverview: This study introduces a stakeholder salienceapproach to responsiveness in nonprofit organizations, andcontends that managers prioritize competing stakeholder claimsbased on their salience levelsExplaining Administrative Responsiveness to Citizens:Environment, Capacity, and CultureKaifeng Yang, Florida State UniversitySanjay Pandey, University of KansasOverview: TBAMatthew Dull, University of Wisconsin-Madison43-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: FARMING ITOUT: SUBCONTRACTING PUBLICADMINISTRATIONRoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Is State-Centered Public Administration Dead in the UnitedStates?Uday C. Desai, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleKeith Snavely, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: The state is receding and the private sectorexpanding into former public space. Market-like, private goodexchanges are supplanting citizen-state, public good exchanges.In such a world state-centered public administration is muchless relevant.Presenter Examining Competition in Social Service Contracting: Caseof FloridaScott J. Lamothe, University of Nebraska, LincolnMeeyoung S. Lamothe, University of Nebraska, OmahaOverview: By examining human services in Florida, the authorsconduct an in-depth analysis of competition in social servicescontracting, focusing on competitiveness in the bidding process;provider consolidation; and provider performance.43-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: TROLLS,KILLERS, & RESEARCH: ACCESSINGPUBLIC DATA IN AN AGE OF TERRORRoom TBA, Thur 3:45 pmPresenter Dallas S. Drake, Center for Homicide ResearchOverview: This paper explores the difficulty in accessingcommon public data for homicide research. The unique need forsuch access will be examined along with ramifications of notdoing so.44-4 INSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmRobert Mickey, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMoney from Strangers: Minority Moneylenders and theMitigation of RiskCatherine S. M. Duggan, Stanford UniversityOverview: What accounts for the remarkable success ofmoneylenders from minority groups? I argue that the dynamicsof these groups allowed them to lend at low risk, and test thisusing evidence from the Jews in Medieval England and theIndians in Uganda.De-Restricting Democracy in the United States and SouthAfricaShamira M. Gelbman, University of VirginiaOverview: Based on a paired comparison of the United Statesand South Africa, I argue that a coalition between suffragistsocial movements and working class organizations inducespolitical elites to remove barriers to non-racially restricteddemocracy.Why Are the Western States So Big? Interests, Institutions,and Entrepreneurship in American Political Expansion,1860-1900Matthew Glassman, Yale UniversityOverview: This paper examines the politics of constructing newstates in the western United States in the 19th century. It isPaperDisc.animated by a simple question: why are the western states sobig?Regulating Layoffs: The Case of U.S. Plant-ClosingLegislationJune Park, University of PittsburghOverview: Why was the 1988 Worker Adjustment andRetraining Notification Act enacted in the year it was enacted?It was crucial that most state courts recognized the common-lawexceptions to the employment at will during the 1980s.Robert Mickey, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor47-6 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INEVANGELICAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmDaniel Hofrenning, St. Olaf CollegeThe Myth of the Christian Right: Analysis of GroupMember and Political ParticipationMatthew K. DeSantis, University of FloridaOverview: The following paper challenges the traditional beliefsthat followers of the Christian Right are highly active politicalparticipants. Data analysis shows low levels of groupmembership and political participation amongst evangelicalProtestants.The Political Participation of the Religious Right: Trendsand ConsequencesPatrick R. Miller, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper examines trends in the politicalparticipation of Christian Conservatives and their attitudestowards government. The implications of the growth of thereligious right for the quality of liberal democracy areconsidered.The Political Implications of Elite Framing of PremillennialEschatologyPaula N. Booke, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper examines the relationship in elitediscourse between premillennial theology and antiglobalization,anti-government regulation, anti-secularizationand pro-Israel policiesApples and Oranges: Methodological Issues in Determiningthe Population of the Christian RightMatthew K. DeSantis, University of FloridaMarija Anna Bekafigo, University of GeorgiaOverview: The paper addresses methodological issues whenmeasuring the Christian Right population in individual levelsurveys. The paper demonstrates previous methodologicalshortcomings and highlights new advances, which will enablemore precise measurement.Saving Hearts, Influencing Politics: Evangelizing forPolitical ChangeAndra Gillespie, Emory UniversityOverview: Using ethnographic data collected before and duringevangelical crusades in Connecticut and Washington, DC in2001 and 2005, this paper shows how local organizers channeltheir social and political concerns into helping plan evangelisticcrusades.Laura R. Olson, Clemson UniversityGeoffrey C. Layman, University of Maryland50-1 PLATONIC POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Thur 3:45 pmMatthew J. Franck, Radford UniversitySocrates' Silence in Plato's CleitophonMartin J. Plax, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: Why, in the Cleitophon, did Socrates remain silentafter Cleitophon demonstrated the limits of Socraticexhortation? This paper argues Cleitophon's praise ofThrasymachus is advice on how Socrates should speak to jurorsin his own trial.The Immortality of the Soul and the Origin of the Cosmos inPlato's PHAEDOAnn Ward, University of ReginaOverview: In Plato's PHAEDO, Socrates shows that politicalphilosophy necessarily leads to natural science. Yet, Socrates'126

PaperDisc.return to political questions is not a return to traditional pietybut to the "Ideas" as cause and source of stability in the cosmos.The Logical Structure of Plato’s LawsElizabeth A. L'Arrivee, University of Notre DameOverview: Some commentators argue that the Laws does nothave a clear organization. However, the Laws is answering alucid question according to a logical structure, and the proposalsset forth must be understood as corresponding to this structure.Marlene K. Sokolon, Concordia UniversityBryan Benson, Western Governors University51-2 SOME CONSEQUENCES OF SAME-SEXMARRIAGERoomChairTBA, Thur 3:45 pmEllen Andersen, Indiana University Purdue University,IndianapolisPaper Whither Culture War? Gay Marriage and the 2004ElectionsElvin T. Lim, University of TulsaOverview: This paper examines media and elite discussions ofgay marraige in the one month before Election Day 2004.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Lesbians, Marriage and Political Participation PostGoodridgeJennifer Raymond, University of Massachusetts, BostonOverview: In Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, theMassachusetts Supreme Court ruled that there was no validreason for the state of Massachusetts to prohibit same-sexcouple from receiving marriage licenses.The Electoral Capture of Gay and Lesbian AmericansCharles A. Smith, University of MiamiOverview: The wide-spread popular support for the anti-gayamendments in the 2004 election suggests that Democrats willmarginalize gay and lesbian interests in order to avoid electorallosses.Voting on Marriage: Demographic Influences on theInitiative to Ban Gay Marriage in the Michigan ConstitutionLaurel Sprague, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper examines support for Michigan's initiativeto ban gay marriage by looking at voting patterns by income,race, education, presidential votes, and the number of same-sexhouseholds in selected southeastern Michigan cities.Ellen Andersen, Indiana University Purdue University,IndianapolisJason Pierceson, University of Illinois, Springfield57-1 GENDERING PUBLIC AND POLITICALLEADERSHIP (Co-sponsored with Gender andPolitics, see 25-20)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 3:45 pmMary E. Guy, Florida State UniversityThe Gendered Dimensions of Executive OfficeFarida Jalalzai, University of Missouri, St. LouisOverview: This paper analyzes gender in relation to executiveoffice worldwide. Specifically, it investigates the nature ofexecutive power and how open governments are to therepresentation of women as presidents and prime ministers.Rethinking Public and Political Leadership with Gender inMindGeorgia Duerst-Lahti, Beloit CollegeOverview: Political Science tends to divide leadership betweenthe 'political' of elected officials-most often the president-andthe 'public' leadership of administrators. Generally neither takesgender into account.Women, Leadership, and the State: A Critical AssessmentEileen McDonagh, Northeastern UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the impact of state constructionupon women's access to national leadership positions.Images of Legislative Leadership: Where are the Women?Cindy Simon Rosenthal, University of OklahomaOverview: Have women transformed the images associated withlegislative leadership? This paper contrasts the popularportrayal of women leaders and scholarly understandings ofcongressional leadership.Mary E. Guy, Florida State University52-101 ROUNDTABLE: WHATEVER HAPPENEDTO POLICY ANALYSIS IN THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT? (Co-sponsored with Caucusfor New Political Science, see 54-101)RoomChairPanelistTBA, Thur 3:45 pmBert A. Rockman, Purdue UniversityBryan D. Jones, University of WashingtonPaul Posner, George Mason UniversityKevin Esterling, University of California, RiversideWalter Williams, University of WashingtonDavis B. Bobrow, University of PittsburghDavid M. Jones, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshJohn C. Berg, Suffolk UniversityOverview: The panel will explore the processing of informationfor policymaking in the Federal Government; examine whetherit has declined in recent years; and whether the increasinglypartisan tone of Washington has caused the decline, if in fact itexists.127

Friday, April 21 – 8:30 am – 10:15 am2-5 LEGISLATIVE DYNAMICS - VETOES,DEBATE AND DEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amChristopher J. Kam, University of British ColumbiaTalking the Talk: Multiparty Government and LegislativeDebateGeorg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillLanny W. Martin, Rice UniversityOverview: Legislative debate is a central aspect of democraticpolitics. This paper investigates how the competing policy andposition-taking incentives of parties in coalition governmentsshape the allocation of scarce debate time to legislativeproposals.Different Types of Veto Players and the Fragmentation ofPowerMichael Stoiber, University of DarmstadtOverview: I propose a modified veto player approach tomeasure the degree of power fragmentation in different politicalsystems at different points of time.The French Senate: A Representative Institution Foreign toIts Own PeopleAndrea L. Johnson, Macalester CollegeOverview: This paper examines the democratic role of theFrench Senate—an institution constitutionally designated torepresent the French people that is, however, paradoxicallyunfamiliar to and disliked by the very citizens it was establishedto represent.Christopher J. Kam, University of British Columbia3-3 HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONS ANDECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Co-sponsoredwith International Political Economy, see 12-15)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amJonathan K. Hanson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborRulers and Capital in Historical PerspectiveAbhishek Chatterjee, University of VirginiaOverview: The paper seeks to propose a framework toconceptualize and explain the relationship between rulers andcapital holders over time and across regions. The framework isthen used to illuminate the variation in the development ofcapital markets.Governments Against States: The Logic of Self-DestructiveDespotismNeil A. Englehart, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: Why do states fail? Most analyses focus on existingvariables such as GDP, and ethnic diversity, but fail to yieldgood explanations of the causes of state failure. Instead we needto collect data tailored to the phenomenon; several arediscussed.Genealogy of the State: Peninsular State of War and theBirth of South Korean Developmental StateJin-Ha Kim, University of ChicagoOverview: What produced the Korean developmental state? TheKorean War brought about the modern bureaucracy based uponthe model of the South Korean Mass Army. Through theDisciplinary Revolution, it would give birth to thedevelopmental state.A License to Loot: Privateering and Property Rights asPrivate GoodsChristina Gathmann Maneval, Stanford UniversityHenning Hillmann, Stanford UniversityOverview: A selective property rights model is developed andapplied to quantitative evidence on state-licensed piracy toidentify the conditions under which states promote criminalactivities, and how they influence economic and politicalperformance.Cameron G. Thies, Louisiana State University3-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: POLITICALECONOMY OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURESRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter International Transfers, War-Making, and State-BuildingAnas Malik, Xavier UniversityOverview: External debt and covert financing intervene in thewarmaking-statebuilding link. Rather than tax effort, developingcountries prefer to borrow or manipulate the money stock forrevenue-raising.Presenter Blood for Money: The Subcontracting of Defense in theDeveloping WorldBozena C. Welborne, University of Colorado, BoulderZane Kelly, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: I explore the variance in subcontracting defense toprivate firms among authoritarian and transitioning regimes indeveloping countries.3-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: GLOBALIZEDTRADE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYRIGHTS, AND LABORRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Contesting Globalization: Lessons from the "Fair TradeCoffee" Movement and BeyondMark S. Keida, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper adds to the growing literature on"globalization" and "labor". Specifically, it looks at thestrategies by which labor groups challenge, manage, and contestthe corporate-led "flexibilization" of the "workforce."4-7 THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ANDIDEOLOGY IN DEMOCRATIZATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amMatt Murphy, Reed CollegeWhom to Serve and Protect?Lee D. Walker, University of KentuckyRichard Waterman, University of KentuckyOverview: This paper examines the effect that support for thepolitical government and several other political factors have oncitizens' attitudes towards police in three Latin Americancountries and the United States.A Comparative Analysis of Ideological Constraint UsingLatent Class ModelsDrew A. Linzer, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The structure of individuals' opinions about politicsis shown to vary between new and established democracies; Iargue that this pattern provides significant insight into crossnationaldifferences in the efficacy of democracy as a politicalsystem.The Myth of National Political Culture and the Fallacy ofElectoralism in Conflicted Societies and Lopsided StatesWilliam A. Barnes, Independent Scholar, Attorney at LawOverview: “Democracy promotion” in Central America andIraq: epistemological hubris and vulgar modernization theorycombine to create the delusion that elections + counterinsurgency= a recipe for replacing a political culture of“sectarian” civil war with a political culture of centrist nationaldemocracy.Political Culture and Democracy: Are Attitudes Conduciveto Democracy?Ronald F. Inglehart, University of Michigan, Ann ArborChristian Welzel, International University, BremenOverview: Which mass attitudes (if any) are most conducive todemocracy? This paper tests attitudinal variables from the threemain schools of political culture, as predictors of six leadingmeasures of democracy, using data from 70 societies.Democratization in the Middle East: Qatar as a Case StudyAssem M. Dandashly, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper deals with democratization in the MiddleEast, taking Qatar as a case study. I analyze if the developmentstaking place fall within liberalization, or are they only policiestowards the security of the regime.TBA128

4-10 TRANSITION AND INTEGRATION INCENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEANDEMOCRACIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amKaren J. Vogel, Hamline UniversityMaking Democracy Work: Presidential Powers and CabinetStability in Central and Eastern EuropeAngelica Ghindar, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignSvitlana Chernykh, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We present a theory about the institutionaldeterminants of cabinet stability in Central and Eastern Europe.We argue that the type of political regime (parliamentary, semipresidential,and presidential) is a central determinant of cabinetsurvivalWhy Sources Matter: The Importance of ComparativeMeasures of Protest and Repression in Eastern Europe,1980-1995Claudia Dahlerus, Albion CollegeOverview: I explain why disaggregating measures of politicalconflict generated from news-sources helps explain changes infrequency rates of protest and repression before, during, andafter democratization in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, andPoland.Third Party Intervention in Ethnic Rights Negotiations: AnEuropean AnalysisAnca Turcu, University of Texas, DallasOverview: The paper examines the role of third partyintervention in negotiations between actors who holddisproportional amounts of power. It focuses on minoritymajorityrights negotiations in the context of EU integration ofEastern and Western countries.David R. Foley, Canisius College4-20 THE THIN LINE BETWEENCONSOLIDATION AND BREAKDOWN INNASCENT DEMOCRACIESRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amPaul D. Trampe, George Mason UniversityDemocratic Society and Adaptive Management Models:Comparing the Resilience and Collapse of Ten DemocraticSystemsAmy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska, FairbanksSultan Tepe, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Drawing on ten cases (Iran, Nicaragua, Iraq, Nigeria,Colombia, Turkey, Israel, Germany, the UK, the US) we ask towhat extent the Gunderson and Holling's resilience theory isuseful to explain the adaption and maladaption of democraticsociety?Default Factors of Democratic Transitions in Belarus,Ukraine, and RussiaOlga Zagoroulskaya, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: This study attempts to use a comparative approach ofinstitutional and behavioral factors that contributed to failures ofdemocracy in some transitional countries. I examine Belarusand compare it with Ukrainian and Russian models of transition.Jack Bielasiak, Indiana University, Bloomington5-6 EU INTEGRATION IN COMPARISONRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amDavid Ellison, Grinnell CollegePublic Support for European Integration Among NewMember States: An Empirical Test of Five TheoriesChris Hasselmann, Washington UniversityOverview: This paper tests five competing theories of supportfor integration previously examined within the EU-15 amongthe 10 new member states, with the goal of better understandingthe kinds of policy demands likely to emanate from the region.The Role of European Integration in the Scottish DevolutionReferendaSeth K. Jolly, Duke UniversityOverview: Taking advantage of Scottish referenda overdevolution in 1979 and 1997, I utilize public opinion data to testPaperPaperDisc.whether Scots are more likely to support regional parties andgreater autonomy because they find independence more feasiblein a deeper EU.European Integration and National ElectionsCatherine E. Netjes, Free University, AmsterdamOverview: To what extent do attitudes towards the EuropeanUnion (EU) influence national vote choice-a process referred toas EU issue voting? This analysis examines the extent andconditions under which EU issue voting takes place across timeand space.America Redux, Europe Recast: Issues of Federalism,Constitutionalism, and Sovereignty in the Context of the USand the EUAnna M. Rulska, Old Dominion UniversityOverview: This essay centers around issues of federalism andconstitutionalism in the US and EU. By comparing the past USand current EU integration, this paper attempts to assess thefuture of the EU in the context of the Euro-Atlantic community.David Ellison, Grinnell College5-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: CLIENTALISMAS POLITICAL STRATEGYRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Clientelism as Political Strategy; a Formal TheoryLeonardo A. Gatica-Arreola, University of GuadalajaraOverview: This paper proposes a formal model to explain theuse of clientelism and its relationship with political competition,social cleavages, poverty and inequality.5-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: COURTS INEUROPERoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Trusting the ECJ: Integration, the EU, and DecisionsKathleen R. Barrett, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This paper will test possible explanations for thevariation of trust in the ECJ arguing that trust in the ECJ isrelated to trust in European institutions, belief in Europeanintegration, and reaction to ECJ decisions.Presenter Everwatching: Courts as an Accountability Mechanism in aLiberalized MarketDorit Rubinstein, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The role of courts in the newly liberalizedtelecommunications and electricity sectors in three Europeancountries, the UK, France and Sweden. The paper found agrowth in the use and influence of courts, but limited to certainactors and issues.7-3 EXECUTIVES AND THEIR ALLIES:PRESIDENTS AND THEIR CABINETS INLATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amViviana M. Abreu-Hernandez, Puerto Rico Council on HigherEducationCoalition-Based Presidentialism in South AmericaMagna M. Inácio, Federal University of Minas GeraisOverview: The paper analyzes the coalition-basedpresidentialism in South America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina,Uruguay and Bolivia), the diversity of the strategies offormation of the governments and its consequences on thestability of the multipartisan cabineIssue-Salience and Presidential Approval in Latin AmericaGregg B. Johnson, SUNY, BuffaloSooh-Rhee Syu, SUNY, BuffaloLeslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, University of MississippiOverview: Systematic studies of presidential approval in LatinAmerica are relatively recent, though given the region'seconomic and political volatility particularly important.Building upon the voluminous research on presidential approvalin the United States.129

PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Determinants of Finance Minister StabilityAshley D. Ross, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: Many scholars have explored the importance oftechnocrats and specifically ministers of finance on economicreform, however none have addressed the stability of thefinance minister office-leavingPoor Presidents? Governing with Tougher ResourceConstraintsCesar Zucco, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper assesses the impacts of economic reformon the availability of resources to South American presidents,and the impacts of the reduction of the pool of resources oncrisis and on the development of new "coalition technologies".Designing Cabinets: Ministerial Instability in Latin AmericaCecilia Martinez-Gallardo, Centro de Investigación yDocencia EconómicasOverview: Cabinet changes in presidential systems receivemuch attention but little systematic analysis. I develop and test atheory relating cabinet changes to the broader political systemusing data on ministerial careers in 12 Latin Americancountries.David J. Samuels, University of MinnesotaPatricio D. Navia, New York University10-11 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PUBLICOPINION RESEARCH IN THE POST-COMMUNIST WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amChristian W. Haerpfer, University of AberdeenPublic Responses to Elite Changes in the SovietParticipatory ArenaCynthia S. Kaplan, University of California, Santa BarbaraHenry E. Brady, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Public opinion polls and data on politicalparticipation are used to trace how the mass public responded toelite changes (mostly expansions) in the decision-making arenaby Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and others in the Soviet Union from1985 to 1991.Support for Regime Institutions and Political Actors inRussia and the CISChristian W. Haerpfer, University of AberdeenOverview: The paper is analysing political support and trust inregime institutions and political actors in eight post-Sovietcountries: Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova,Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.The Effects of Censorship in the Ukraine: A TransactionalApproachCharlotte L. Ridge, University of IowaVicki L. Hesli, University of IowaOverview: Governmental pressure on the media has been apermanent feature in Ukrainian elections. This paper aims toanswer two questions, why does government controlled mediaseem unpersuasive and how does heavily biased media affectvoter preferences?Believe but Verify? Russian Views and the MarketNathaniel Wilcox, University of HoustonAndrew Austin, CERGE-EIOverview: We use surveys and a double auction experiment tostudy Russian beliefs about how markets works. Subjectsbecome less skeptical about economic theory after seeing thedouble auction, but reactions of subgroups differ in interestingways.Does Historical Legacy Matter? Comparing PoliticalParticipation in Advanced and Developing DemocraciesSarah E. Wilson, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Does historical political legacy influence currentpolitical participation? We find evidence that political legacyhas a greater impact on older generations than younger ones,suggesting that the influence of the past dies out as thepopulation ages.James L. Gibson, Washington University, St. Louis11-5 IR AND AFRICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amRegina M. Baker, University of OregonStrategic Ethics: The Global Governance of JusticeNomvuyo Z.T. Nolutshungu, CUNY Graduate CenterOverview: Transitional justice in Iraq and Burundi appears toreflect a mixture of current norms as well as longstandingliberal political ethics.Organizational Learning in Explaining Differential StateResponse To HIVNathan A. Paxton, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper attempts to explain differential stateresponses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic as stemming, in part,from varied levels of organizational learning amonginternational actors.Global Strategies for Poverty Eradication in Sub-SaharanAfricanClair Apodaca, Florida International UniversityOverview: This study examines the effect of global strategiesfor poverty reduction (debt relief, greater foreign aid, improvedaccess to Western markets and increased FDI) on poverty ratesin sub-Saharan Africa.Canadian Interests in the Guinea GulfMulago J. P. Shamvu, University of CalgaryOverview: Canadian diplomatic activities and external aid havebeen active in most of West African countries since 1957 whenGhana became independent. This study will consider whatCanada has done so far and the rationale of its involvement.Tseggai Isaac, University of Missouri, Rolla11-18 THE EFFECTS OF INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amLora Anne Viola, University of ChicagoIntergovernmental Organizations and Member-StatePreference ConvergenceDavid H. Bearce, University of PittsburghStacy Bondanella, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper systematically tests the argument fromconstructivist IR theory that IGOs shape the preferences ofmember-states through a socialization process. Our results showa statistically significant, but substantively modest, socializationeffect.Human Rights, IGOs, and NGOsRita Duarte, University of ArizonaOverview: Scholars are interested in what impact, if any, IGOshave on participating states. I propose to examine whetherstates' membership in intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)has an impact on domestic human rights NGOs in LatinAmerica.Understanding Effectiveness: International Institutions andProtecting Labor RightsSusan L. Kang, University of MinnesotaOverview: This paper draws on human rights, internationalinstitutions, and transnational social movement literatures tounderstand and evaluate the different ways in the ECHR canhelp effectively protect labor rights within the global economy.Compliance and Effectiveness: The Case of the EuropeanCourt of Human RightsAndreas von Staden, Princeton UniversityOverview: The paper addresses the compliance record with thejudgments of the European Court of Human Rights, based on acomprehensive analysis, both descriptive and causal, of stateresponses to adverse judgments across the Court's lifetime.Volker Krause, Eastern Michigan University130

12-7 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ANDDOMESTIC POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amClint Peinhardt, University of Texas, DallasExploring Constrained Bargaining Space in InternationalInstitutionsMark Axelrod, Duke UniversityOverview: Treaties strengthen domestic groups, which are thenable to weaken future provisions. Through efforts to consolidategains, they have already solved a collective action problem, andlater organize to block threatening new treaties.Do Markets Punish Liars? International Capital Marketsand Broken Policy PromisesMichael A. Pisa, University of California, San DiegoOverview: TBADomestic Political Constraints and the Design of WorldBank ProgramsMatthew S. Winters, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper examines how multilateral aid isdisbursed at the national level. Targeting multilateral aid tospecific domestic interest groups creates constraints on thenational government's choices within a domestic distributiongame.Trade Not Aid or Aid for Trade? Commercial Interests andthe Distribution of Foreign AidErik Lundsgaarde, University of WashingtonAseem Prakash, University of WashingtonOverview: This study evaluates the importance of trade andforeign direct investment ties as determinants of aid allocationsfrom 22 OECD donor countries to 187 aid recipients over theperiod 1980-2002.Lucy M. Goodhart, Columbia University13-6 LEGAL APPROACHES TO U.S. FOREIGNPOLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amTBAForeign Policy by Commission: Intelligence ReformGlenn P. Hastedt, James Madison UniversityOverview: This paper looks at the place of presidentialcommissions in the foreign policy process by examining theiruse to improve the performance of the intelligence communityboth pre and post 9/11.E Pluribus Unum: Political Unification and PoliticalRealismJoseph M. Parent, Columbia UniversityOverview: Why do states politically unify voluntarily? Thispaper argues that unification is an extreme balancing behaviorprompted by extreme circumstances. I test the argument with adifficult case: the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.Crossing the Streams: Plan Colombia and the Manipulationof the Multiple StreamsKevin R. Watkins, William Paterson UniversityOverview: Does America's passage of "Plan Colombia" duringthe Clinton Administration invalidate the utility of JohnKingdon's multiple streams model?Paper Assassination and its Consequences, 1946-2000Zaryab Iqbal, University of South CarolinaChristopher Zorn, University of South CarolinaOverview: The first large-scale systematic analysis of thepolitical, social, and economic consequences of the 80-plusassassinations of heads of state since the end of the SecondWorld War.Disc.Sanford R. Silverburg, Catawba CollegeJeffrey K. Staton, Florida State University14-5 DEMOCRACY AND INTERNATIONALCONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amDan Lindley, University of Notre DameDemocratic Deception: The Pathology of Domestic AudienceCostsPhillip Y. Lipscy, Harvard UniversityYevgeniy Kirpichevsky, Harvard UniversityOverview: Using a formal model in which public and privateoutcomes are separable, we demonstrate a potential flaw ofdomestic audience costs as a mechanism for crediblecommitment.How Does Democratic Institutions Work in Crises?Kwang-Jin Kim, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper examines how democratic peace theorywork in crises. The empirical test based on crisis data revealsthat the effect of democratic regime works only in the decisionstage in the high level of militarized disputes.Lenient or Severe Punishment: The Impacts of DemocraticWinners on the Postwar SettlementsAjin Choi, Yonsei UniversityOverview: This paper examines the impacts of democratictriumph on the international system by addressing the questionof whether democratic states treat the defeated differentlycompared to how non-democratic states treat them.Regime Type and Interstate War Duration: A CompetingRisks AnalysisAlex Weisiger, Columbia UniversityOverview: I present a competing risks analysis of hypothesesfrom recent and older literature about the effect of regime typeon interstate war duration, with the competing risks beingsettlement and conquest.Rivalry and Democratic State Conflict BehaviorRobert Packer, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper explores the impact of strategic rivalry onthe disputatous behavior of democratic states.Michael T. Koch, Texas A&M University15-5 INTERVENTION IN AN INTERNATIONALCONTEXTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amRenato Corbetta, University of Alabama, BirminghamThe Geopolitics of Civil War InterventionJacob D. Kathman, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Whereas prior studies explaining civil warintervention focus narrowly on the dyadic links betweenintervener and civil war state, I argue that a fuller explanationmust also consider the geopolitical contexts in which civil warsoccur.Does Neighborhood Matter? On Spatial Interdependence ofCivil WarsAnoop K. Sarbahic, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper examines spatial interdependence of civilwars and explains why civil wars are spatially clustered. This isdone by offering a better conceptualization of a badneighborhood.Intervention for the Connected?Aimee Tannehill-Lodigiani, University of California, DavisOverview: An examination of the international network ties ofstates experiencing intra-state conflict and the effects of theseties on third-party intervention.Renato Corbetta, University of Alabama, Birmingham15-15 TERRORISM, VIOLENCE AND ISLAMRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amWalid Phares, Florida Atlantic UniversityBeliefs over the Unknown: Understanding the Threat ofTerrorismMatthew C. Harding, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMarcus Alexander, Harvard UniversityOverview: The paper explores how an optimal choice of anational security policy depends on the probability densitypolicymakers assign to the likelihood of the next terrorist attack.131

PaperPaperDisc.A Simple Game-Theoretic Model of Suicide TerrorismSusan M. Jellissen, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignAnirrudha Mitra, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We present a dynamic game between an incumbentregime, a subject population, and a terrorist organization thatclaims to represent the population in its desire to depose theregime.Adaptive Tactics: Terrorist Targeting and Regime TypeStephen C. Nemeth, University of IowaOverview: Using ITERATE data and by adapting the selectioninstitutions argument in Bueno de Mesquita et al. (2005), I seekto show that terrorists operating in democratic states will selectand attack qualitatively different targets than in autocratic states.Walid Phares, Florida Atlantic University17-5 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ANDDOMESTIC POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amMonika A. Nalepa, Rice UniversityU.S. Domestic Politics and the United NationsMichael B. Hawes, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper is an examination of the effect of partisancontrol of domestic political institutions on U.S. participation inthe United Nations system.The Influence of International Agreements on ForeignPolicy PreferencesMichael R. Tomz, Stanford UniversityOverview: The paper directly measures the effect ofinternational agreements on foreign policy preferences, and itovercomes problems of endogeneity that have hamperedprevious research. Data from experiments reveal when/howinternational agreements matter.A Transnational View: Turkish Nonstate Actors and theEuropean UnionZeynep Alemdar, Okan UniversityOverview: The paper argues that nonstate actors useintergovernmental organizations to alter the preferences of theirstates in favor of their own position and examines whether andhow Turkish nonstate actors use the EU.Neopatrimonialism and Postcommunist States: ExposingBuilt-in Assumptions in Theories of InternationalCooperationNeil Abrams, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Theories of international cooperation make priorassumptions about the structure of the state that prove unreliableonce applied beyond the advanced-industrialized countries. Irely on postcommunist case study evidence to illustrate thispoint.Gregory D. Miller, College of William & MaryMonika A. Nalepa, Rice University18-4 INFORMATION PROCESSINGRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amChair Michael D. Parkin, University of MinnesotaPaper An Integrated, Computational Model of the 2000Presidential ElectionSung-youn Kim, University of IowaCharles Taber, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: In this study, we examine whether the integration ofon-line and memory-based processing models is not onlytheoretically necessary but also whether the integrated modelout performs the other models in terms of explaining theempirical data.Paper Political Innovation, Novel Appeals, and PatternedResponsesRobert Huckfeldt, University of California, DavisCarl Palmer, University of California, DavisJohn Ryan, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper examines the use of decision-makingheuristics in complex decisions regarding politically innovativeappeals. The paper depends on the experimental measurementof response latencies to assess patterns of association in longterm memory.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Religious Language and Implicit Political CognitionBethany L. Albertson, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper explores the mechanisms of religiouspersuasion, hypothesizing that religious language affectsattitudes at both an implicit and explicit level. I test thesehypotheses experimentally, relying on an Implicit AssociationTest.Thinking and Attitude PolarizationMathieu Turgeon, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Using four survey-experiments I have conducted inthree different countries (Brazil, Canada, and the U.S.), I showthat increased motivation and opportunity to think leads toattitude polarization.Public Comprehension of Political Events: 9/11 and the IraqWarAdam J. Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDonald R. Kinder, University of Michigan, Ann ArborLiz Suhay, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We consider how preexisting politicalpredispositions (measured in 2000) influenced how people madesense of 9/11 and the Iraq war in 2002 and how thisunderstanding in turn affected their opinions on foreign policyand security issues in 2004.Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Purdue UniversityTereza Capelos, Leiden University19-14 STRATEGIC VOTINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amChristopher Wlezien, Temple UniversityExceptions to Duverger's Law in Canada and Britain: TheRole of Federalism v. InformationEmily Clough, University of North TexasOverview: Canada and Britain both exhibit more than twoparties at the district level despite the fact that both have singlememberplurality systems. This paper looks at federalism andinformation as factors regulating strategic voting and Duverger'sLaw.Strategic Third Party Voting in Congressional ElectionsJeffrey T. Doyle, Washington State UniversityOverview: Using the National Election Survey, I explore therelationship between noncompetitive Congressional elections,the theory of wasted votes, and the fluctuation in third partyvoting.Identifiability of Coalitions, District Magnitude andStrategic VotingThomas Gschwend, University of MannheimOverview: I test a theory that proposes two factors (districtmagnitude, pre-election identifiability of coalitions) todetermine the types of strategies employed and the number ofstrategic voters that can be observed across 30 different electionstudies.Breaking Duverger's Law: Sincere and Strategic Voting inU.S. ElectionsThomas Knecht, University of DenverAhmed Amonette, Universit of DenveryKelli Ann Sindeband, University of DenverSeth Stulgis, University of DenverOverview: Our paper examines the individual-level factors thatdistinguish sincere from strategic voters in U.S. Presidentialelections.Protest Voting: The Other Tactical ChoiceDaniel M. Kselman, Duke UniversityEmerson Niou, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper develops a formal model to predict thecircumstances under which voters (in plurality elections) willabandon their most-preferred candidate to cast a PROTESTVOTE. We then test these predictions on survey data fromCanada and the UK.Scott J. Basinger, SUNY, Stony Brook132

19-15 VOTING IN RED AND BLUE STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amKyle L. Saunders, Colorado State UniversityBehind the Red-Blue Divide: The Causes of GeographicPolarizationDavid A. Hopkins, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Voting patterns in American elections have becomemore geographically distinctive since the 1970s. This paperanalyzes survey data in order to test the common claim that thisphenomenon has been driven by the increased salience of socialissues.Taxing, Spending, Red States, and Blue States: The PoliticalEconomy of Redistribution in the US Federal SystemDean P. Lacy, The Ohio State UniversityDonald P. Lacy, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Since 1984, states that receive the most federalspending per tax dollar that their citizens pay have votedincreasingly for Republican presidential candidates. We explainthe reason for this federal fiscal paradox.The Matter with Kansas: Rural Republican Voting inPresidential ElectionsSeth C. McKee, University of North Carolina, CharlotteOverview: Exit polls show a striking increase in Republicanvoting among rural residents in recent presidential elections. Iuse exit poll data and census data to explain the increase inRepublican voting among rural residents in presidentialelections.Is There Really Anything the Matter with Kansas? ANationwide AssessmentShannon C. Nelson, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: What's the Matter with Kansas suggests Kansans nolonger vote in their economic interests. Precise economicmeasures are presented to test this thesis and to ascertainwhether this pattern is evident nationwide.What's the Matter with Massachusetts: Why Minority PartyGovernors WinStacey L. Pelika, University of Wisconsin, MadisonHannah B. Goble, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: We investigate a sample of recent gubernatorialraces in which candiates of the state's minority party wereelected. In particular, we examine hypotheses regarding the roleof partisanship in the vote and candidate portrayals inadvertising.Daron R. Shaw, University of Texas, Austin20-2 THE POLITICS OF PRESIDENTIALNOMINATION CAMPAIGNSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amKenneth E. Fernandez, University of Nevada, Las VegasThe Winnowing Effect in Presidential NominationCampaignsThomas G. Hansford, University of South CarolinaA. J. Barghothi, University of South CarolinaOverview: We investigate winnowing effect in presidentialnomination campaigns via duration analysis. We empiricallytest our hypotheses using data we have collected for the sevenpost-reform presidential nomination campaigns (1980-2004).Prairie Progressives: The Iowa Democratic PresidentialCaucuses, 1972-2004Laurence Horton, University of EssexOverview: The Iowa caucuses are a media event. Iowa’sprimacy ensures it undue attention. Rather than an opportunityfor lesser known candidates to emerge, the caucuses act as ahandicap, consuming disproportionate resources with littlereturn.Why Do Democrats Keep Nominating Senators (Who Lose)?Christian A. Farrell, University of OklahomaOverview: The structure of party organizations leads todiffering decisions on what kinds of candidates to nominate forpresident. This can be used to explain why Democrats keepnominating unelectable Senators and Republicans nominatemore electable governors.Larry Butler, Rowan University22-11 THE INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC OPINION ONPOLICYMAKINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amPatrick Sellers, Davidson CollegeThe Role of Public Opinion in Presidential DecisionMaking: The Case of Iranian Hostage CrisisCengiz Erisen, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: This paper analyzes the role of public opinion inparticular crises between Iran and the U.S. The main objectiveis to evaluate whether the public is really influential inpresidential decision-making on foreign issues.Tough Choices: Determinants of Senators' Trade VotesClaire V. Kramer, Franklin & Marshall CollegeAdam P. Brinegar, Duke UniversityJennifer L. Merolla, Claremont Graduate UniversityJohn H. Aldrich, Duke UniversityOverview: In this paper, we test the linkages betweenconstituency opinion, party organization, and key trade votes inthe Senate from 1988 to 1994 using data from the ANES SenateElection Study. We argue that the influence of different levelsof constituencyExploring Changing Preferences for Public Goods in theUnited StatesSean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper investigates variation in citizen supportfor government programs from which they can expect no privatebenefit and compares that measure to an existing indicator of"mood" regarding levels of U.S. government activity.When Made to Choose: Do Senators Follow the President orPublic Opinion?Jose D. Villalobos, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: I focus on Republican senators who are crosspressuredbetween public opinion, loyalty to the president, andtheir own interests. Using fractional polynomial time analyses tomeasure behavior change, I find that members choose to followthe public.Patrick Sellers, Davidson College22-17 PARTY POLARIZATION (Co-sponsored withVoting Behavior, see 19-19)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amBrian F. Schaffner, American UniversityDo You See What I See? Perceptions of Party Differencesand Political ParticipationCraig Goodman, Texas Tech UniversityGregg Murray, SUNY, BrockportOverview: This manuscript explores the voting behavior ofcitizens who do not see differences between the two majorparties in the United States. Our results suggest that those whofail to see differences are less likely to vote.The Left Shift in American Politics: Affect, Information,and PolarizationMichael MacKuen, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillEvan Parker-Stephen, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: Political affect, rooted in personality traits andinformation channels, shapes people's beliefs about politicalparties. Historical data confirm a powerful system ofasymmetric attribution biases that yield the Left Shift inAmerican politics.Birds of a Political Feather: Assessing Political Segregationin American CountiesMelissa J. Marschall, Rice UniversityWendy M. Rahn, University of MinnesotaOverview: Using an additive measure of segregation, Theil’s H(Fisher et al. 2004; Reardon and Firebaugh 2002), wedecompose political segregation levels in select Americancounties into three components.Polarization and Party Politics: The Changing Face ofAmerican Tolerance?Michael H. Murakami, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: I use survey data collected over the last 30 years toexamine if increasing party polarization among attentive, strong133

PaperDisc.partisans is causing changes in either the level of politicalintolerance or how intolerance is spread across target groups.Polarizing President: Partisan Legacy of George W. BushKeiko Ono, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper examines the increase in polarization ofPresident Bush's evaluations by the public (2000-2004).Approval and other more affective evaluations of Bush hasbecome much more polarized along the party line since he tookoffice in 2001.John A. Clark, Western Michigan UniversityBrian F. Schaffner, American University23-8 CAMPAIGNS AT THE GRASSROOTS:CONTACTING, MOBILIZING, ANDCONTRIBUTINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amChristopher Kenny, Louisiana State UniversityVoting on the Rez: How Parties, Campaigns, InterestGroups, and Non-Profits Increased American IndianTurnout in South Dakota in 2004Elizabeth T. Smith, University of South DakotaRichard Braunstein, University of South DakotaOverview: Turnout in American Indian counties in SouthDakota soared in 2004 due to grassroots campaign organizingtechniques by parties and campaigns, and culturally sensitivepolitical education by 501 c (4) and (5) groups and 527committees.Giving Your Money vs. Giving Your Vote in U.S. FederalElectionsRobert C. Lowry, Iowa State UniversityOverview: I compare the relative importance of electoralcompetition and the characteristics of congressional districtresidents as determinants of the number of donors to differentkinds of federal committees, average amounts per donor, andvoter turnout.Turnout in Congressional Elections: The Role of the NRAChristopher Kenny, Louisiana State UniversityEric Jenner, Policy and Research GroupOverview: This paper examines the ability of the National RifleAssociation (NRA) to stimulate turnout in US House races in1994, 1996, and 1998. A basic model of congressional turnout isspecified that includes endorsements and membership numbersof the NRAThe Ground War 2000-2004: Strategic Targeting inGrassroots CampaignsPeter W. Wielhouwer, Western Michigan UniversityCostas Panagopoulus, Yale UniversityOverview: The 2000-2004 elections saw the highest levels ofgrassroots campaigning in the last half-century. By accountingfor strategic contexts we provide a new picture of campaignsÆefforts to mobilize their bases and to compete for swing voters.Keena Lipsitz, Queens College, CUNY24-3 MEDIA AND THE POLITICS OFCONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amShad B. Satterthwaite, University of OklahomaCan Negative Campaigning Break the Core?Garrett Ryan Asay, University of California, IrvineOverview: A core is a position that cannot be defeated. Theresults of my research suggest that using negative advertising tointroduce new issues in the first two weeks of the campaigncould enable a trailing candidate to break the core.Local News Media Issue Coverage of House MembersBrian J. Fogarty, University of Missouri, St. LouisOverview: This paper examines local newspapers issuecoverage of House members inside and outside of electionseasons.PaperPaperDisc.Do the Media Monitor Ideological Shirking? MediaCoverage of Legislative Voting Records Relative to DistrictPreferencesChristian R. Grose, Vanderbilt UniversityKeesha M. Middlemass, Vera Institute of Justice/University ofKansasOverview: We find that media sources are more likely to coverMCs with voting records that are much more conservative thantheir district preferences, but not MCs with more liberal votingrecords than their districts.The Evolution of Online Campaigning in CongressionalElections, 2000-2004Girish J. Gulati, Bentley CollegeChristine Williams, Bentley CollegeOverview: This paper examines how the content and features ofonline campaigning have evolved since the Internet became amode of political communication. An extensive content analysisof the 2000-04 campaign web sites of Senate and House wasconducted.Shad B. Satterthwaite, University of Oklahoma24-4 MEDIA CONSUMPTION HABITS ANDPOLITICAL PROCESSESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amRichard R. Lau, Rutgers UniversityReconsidering “Best Practices” in Media Effect ResearchRichard R. Lau, Rutgers UniversityMarco R. Steenbergen, University of North CarolinaSamuel W. Winslow, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Best practice in media research combines contextualmeasures of the content of the media in a particular locationwith individual-level survey data on respondents viewing habits,ignoring data nesting.Political Disagreement and the Decline of the DeliberativeBody: Exploring the Consequences with Agent-BasedModelingCheng-Shan Liu, University of KansasOverview: This paper uses agent-based modeling experimentsto explore the patterns of political disagreement and votepreferences, as well as the role of political experts, when votersbecome less likely to discuss politics or to access the media.Using Media Consumption Typologies to UnderstandPolitical AttitudesHyun J. Yun, University of FloridaLynda L. Kaid, University of FloridaOverview: Using data gathered during the 2004 presidentialelection at multiple sites throughout the United States, this studydevelops media consumption typologies to explain differenttypes of information and persuasion effects in the 2004campaign.Stephen E. Bennett, University of Southern Indiana25-101 ROUNDTABLE ON MOTHERHOOD ANDTHE U.S. WOMEN'S MOVEMENT:CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIESRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 8:30 amLynn Kamenitsa, Northern Illinois UniversityMaryann Barakso, American UniversityDenise L. Baer, Strategic Research Concepts and GeorgeWashington UniversityVicky Lovell, Institute for Women's Policy ResearchLynn Kamenitsa, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: From Cindy Sheehan to security moms, motherhoodhas emerged as a personal identity with political salience inrecent years. We examine the dilemma this poses for thewomen's movement, its possible responses, and the politicalimplications thereof.134

26-8 FAITH, POLITICS AND RACERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amShannon R. Sinegal, University of New OrleansPrayer and Politics: An Explanation for Black ChurchPolitical InvolvementEric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Using organizational theory, this paper attempts toexplain why, when, and how churches choose to becomeinvolved in political matters.Standing in the Gap: African American ChurchesMobilizing Hurricane AidKimberly Mealy, Wellesley CollegeOverview: This paper examines Boston and Gulf Regionchurches who have formed church and government partnershipsfor hurricane aid. Multi-faith/race coalitions, political behaviorand trust in government are studied using interviews and contentanalysis.The Intersection of Theology and Ideology in Black AmericaStephanie C. McLean, University of PittsburghMarvin P. King, University of MississippiOverview: This paper analyzes two dimensions, Law and Orderand Economic Freedom, in the ideological gap between whiteand black Americans. We argue that African-Americans willnot develop the kind of “values divide” currently emergingamong white Americans.God, Karate and “Halo” in America: Fostering SharedPolitical CulturesJoseph E. Yi, Oberlin CollegeOverview: God, Karate and “Halo” in America: how to fostercommunications and shared political cultures in a historicallydivided society.The Intersection of Theology and Ideology in Black AmericaStephanie C. McLean, University of PittsburghMarvin P. King, University of MississippiOverview: This paper analyzes two dimensions, Law and Orderand Economic Freedom, in the ideological gap between whiteand black Americans. We argue that African-Americans willnot develop the kind of “values divide” currently emergingamong white Americans.Michelle L. Chin, Arizona State University27-4 PLATO ON DEMOCRATICDELIBERATION, POLITICAL VIRTUE, ANDLAW (Co-sponsored with the Society for GreekPolitical Thought, see 50-4)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amCatherine H. Zuckert, University of Notre DameLegislating for the Irrational:The Public Paideia in BookSeven of the LawsJill M. Budny, Marquette UniversityOverview: This paper examines the public paideia in BookSeven of the Laws, and argues that every aspect of this neweducation should be understood as aiming to limit the influenceof the irrational over the upbringing of children.Legislation and the Athenian Stranger's Anthropology inPlato's LawsEmma Cohen de Lara, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper shows how the nature of political virtueand education in the Laws can be explained by the AthenianStranger's anthropology, which is distinct from Socrates' viewof man in the Republic.The Harmony of Political Virtue and the Muse: Poetry inPlato's LawsCatherine B. Horsefield, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper argues that Plato's account of poetry inthe Laws culminates in the harmonious integration ofintelligence, poetry, and political virtue.What's Love Got To Do With It? An Analysis of Eros inPlato's SymposiumManuel Lopez, University of ChicagoOverview: Plato claims that Socrates, the founder of politicalphilosophy, knows nothing other than erotic matters. What isthe relation between Socrates' eros and his wisdom, his piercingPaperDisc.insight into justice and virtue--and what does it tell us aboutourselves?Law and Reason in Plato's MinosSvetozar Minkov, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: The paper explores the relation between law andreason.Nathan Tarcov, University of ChicagoGabriel T. Bartlett, University of Toronto27-6 MODERN CONFRONTATIONS WITHANTIQUITY: DIVERGENCE OR RETURNRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amMichael W. Grenke, St. John's College, Santa FeAn "Auditor establish'd within" - Reason, Passion, andResolution of Character in Shaftesbury's CharacteristicksTravis S. Cook, St. John's College, Santa FeOverview: This paper examines Shaftesbury's account ofphilosophizing. It shows that Shaftesbury departs from themodern, skeptical approach to philosophy as embodied byDescartes and Locke and that he attempts to reestablish aclassical notion of philosophy,Hegel's Ethical FamilyScott Yenor, Boise State UniversityOverview: This paper discusses the place of the family inHegel's project of reconciliating human beings to the modernpolitical world.Modesty as a Nietzschean VirtueLise M. van Boxel, St. John's College, Santa FeOverview: Nietzsche argues philosophy cannot provide us witha content-rich account of the good. Rather, it provides only aformal good. Nietzsche thereby reminds us of the limitedcharacter of human knowledge.Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss; their Debate about HobbesJenna S. Storey, University of ChicagoOverview: In the 1930s, these German thinkers turned to studyHobbes to explain the intellectual foundations of modernity, andultimately to critique the basis of modern political forms. I focuson their debate about the importance of Hobbes's socialcontract.Michael W. Grenke, St. John's College, Santa FeLouis Hunt, Michigan State University28-18 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ANDPOLITICAL THEORYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amJohn Phillips, University of MarylandNanotechnology and Political TheoryCharles T. Rubin, Duquesne UniversityOverview: Nanotechnology advocates claim it willfundamentally change the world. This paper examines whathappens to political thought when basic contraints of the humancondition no longer play a role in constructing politicalarrangements.Liberty vs. Progress? The Biomedical Challenge to LiberalThoughtAnja J. Karnein, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper examines the challenge to contemporaryliberal thought posed by a scientific progress that threatens coreliberal concepts such as freedom and equality as well astraditional assumptions about human nature.Henry Adams on Science, History, and the AmericanRegimeWill R. Jordan, Mercer UniversityOverview: This paper considers how the American regime wasaltered by the intellectual and scientific currents of the 19thcentury. It draws specifically upon Henry Adams's reaction toDarwinism.Mark S. Kremer, Kennesaw State University135

28-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: DEWEY'SPRESCRIPTIONS FOR DEMOCRACYRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Pragmatism and Political LiberalismColin Koopman, McMaster UniversityOverview: Pragmatist political theory has less in common withRawls' political liberalism than critics (Rorty, MacGilvray)claim. Deweyan democracy casts doubt on the attempt,expressed in the idea of the original position, to drivephilosophy out of politics.Presenter John Dewey and the Continued Search for a GreatCommunityAzi Lev-on, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: The potentials of information and communicationtechnologies (ICTs) for collective action are central forDewey’s democratic theory. I ask if new ICTs supportDewey’s hope to heal public æshort-sightedness andstimulate large-scale collaborations.29-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: EDUCATION &MULTICULTURALISMRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Education and Multiculturalism: Understanding Our DutiesChristopher J. Lebron, Massachusetts Institute ofTechonologyOverview: As a public good education is a proper subject ofpolitical ethics. Here, addressing challenges minorities face inthe education system, I offer an ethical framework whichaddresses these challenges and the duties of the educationsystem.29-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:RECOGNITION AND AUTONOMYRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter Conceptions of Autonomy in Urban Poverty LiteratureElizabeth Ben-Ishai, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Analyses of urban poverty mistakenly understandautonomy as independence. In failing to take into account therelational nature of autonomy, these theories obscure the powerrelations that reproduce the urban ghetto.30-6 FORMAL THEORIES OF DELIBERATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amElizabeth M. Penn, Harvard UniversityDeliberation as Coordination Through Cheap TalkRandall Calvert, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Viewing deliberation as communication prior to amany-player game of social action--fundamentally acoordination problem--this paper finds the effects uponequilibrium payoffs of length of deliberation and of consensusvs. plurality processes.Deliberation, Ideological Bias, and Group ChoiceCatherine Hafer, New York UniversityOverview: The paper analyzes a model of deliberation in whichagents with uncertainty over their own preference make choicesregarding group membership and deliberative participation.Equilibrium choices give rise to group polarization.Deliberation as Self-Discovery: Experimental EvidenceEric S. Dickson, New York UniversityOverview: In a lab experiment, we test a formal model ofdeliberation in which subjects "exchange arguments" and learnonly when receiving an argument they consider valid. Themodel's predictions explain the data better than Bayesianrationality does.The Cultural Consistency ParadoxJenna Bednar, University of Michigan, Ann ArborScott E. Page, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We create two incentives that each lead to cultural(behavioral) consistency: first, agents are rewarded forcoordinating their behavior with others, and second, they arerewarded for adopting behavior that is internally consistent.Elizabeth M. Penn, Harvard University30-7 FORMAL THEORIES OF DEMOCRATICINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amBarry O'Neill, University of California, Los Angeles/RussellSage FoundationInequality and Media CaptureMaria Petrova, Harvard UniversityOverview: In this paper I build formal theoretical model ofrelationship between inequality and media freedom, and findempirical support of the theory in both cross-country and paneldata models.Exposing Political Corruption: The Role of Opposition andFree PressJana W. Kunicova, California Institute of TechnologyKyle Mattes, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: In an infinitely-repeated game, we study theincentives and constraints of elected politicians to engage inpolitical corruption in two-party systems. We examine theconstraining effects of political opposition and an independentmonitoring agency.A Simple Model of the Income Effects of Free Markets andDemocracyBob Robson, University of IowaOverview: A simple model of a society consists of three citizensand three income producing assets. In iterated rounds, incomeis allocated to citizens. The rules used to lead to differentpredicted relationships between the mean and median incomes.A Theoretical Defense of Democracy: Aristotle andMachiavelli in Light of Formal TheoryKrishna Ladha, University of MississippiOverview: In contrast to the impossibility or instability resultsoffered in the tradition of Arrow, Sen, McKelvey, Schofield andRiker, this paper presents a theoretical defense of democracy.Georgy Egorov, Harvard UniversityBarry O'Neill, University of California, Los Angeles/RussellSage Foundation31-5 CAUSATION AND OTHER DIFFICULTCREATURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amAmy R. Gershkoff, Princeton UniversityCross-Country Counterfactuals: Matching in IR andComparative PoliticsAlexis J. Diamond, Harvard UniversityOverview: New matching-based methods can help answercausal questions about countries over time, facilitating bothquantitative and qualitative analyses. My empirical example isa canonical IR dataset on UN peacekeeping operations.Interpreting Long Tails: Qualitative Analysis of RegressionResidualsAshwini Chhatre, Duke UniversityArun Agrawal, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper demonstrates a strategy to utilizequalitative knowledge of particular cases in improving causalinference from regression analysis.Interpreting Long Tails: Qualitative Analysis of RegressionResidualsAshwini Chhatre, Duke UniversityArun Agrawal, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper demonstrates a strategy to utilizequalitative knowledge of particular cases in improving causalinference from regression analysis.Who Can be Mobilized? Attributing Differential TreatmentEffects by Group in a Field Experiment of TurnoutJake Bowers, Harvard UniversityBen Hansen, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Do "get out the vote" efforts decrease theparticipation gap between the rich and the poor? We userandomization inference for a field experiment to answer thisquestion.136

PaperDisc.When Fisher's Lady Tasting Tea Approaches theThreshold: Randomization Inference and the RegressionDiscontinuity DesignHolger L. Kern, Cornell UniversityJens Haimueller, Harvard UniversityOverview: Our paper argues in favor of combining regressiondiscontinuitydesigns and randomization inference.Cindy D. Kam, University of California, Davis32-5 INTEREST GROUP LOBBYINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amHolly Brasher, University of Alabama, BirminghamInterest Group Participation in Supreme Court AmicusBriefs, 1953-1993James W. Endersby, University of Missouri, ColumbiaRichard A. Almeida, Southeast Missouri State UniversityOverview: Trends show increasing group participation inamicus curiae. Interests are classified as associations,membership groups, public interest firms, unions, corporations,and governments and agencies. .Lobbyists' Decisions to Contact the Bureaucracy: WhyBother?Amy M. McKay, Duke University/Loyola UniversityOverview: Using the Hollow Core dataset (1993), the authorinvestigates why lobbyists focus their efforts on the federalbureaucracy, the Congress, or both.Interest Groups in the States RevisitedAnthony J. Nownes, University of TennesseeKrissy Gladders, University of TennesseeOverview: This paper reports the preliminary results of a surveyof lobbyists in three states.Competitiveness and Women Lobbyists in Washington D.C.Nidhi Sharma, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: The paper will explore whether competitiveness onwhich women lobbyists rank themselves lower to men lobbyistsis an important personality trait for lobbyists in Washington DC.Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia33-3 PERSPECTIVES ON THE RHETORICALPRESIDENCYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amDickinson Matthew, Middlebury CollegeGoing Public Gone Bad? George Bush's Campaign forSocial Security ReformAmy Carter, Westminster CollegeOverview: The research explores why Bush's campaign tochange Social Security failed, despite relentless publiccampaigning.The Non-Rhetorical PresidencyDouglas J. Hoekstra, Michigan State UniversityOverview: "The Non-Rhetorical Presidency" examines primaryand historical sources on the Ford and Eisenhower presidenciesto show the continuing practice and relevance of a countermodelto the precepts and predictions of the original RhetoricalPresidency.The Politics of Presidential Rhetoric: Public Salience andPublic OpinionB. Dan Wood, Texas A&M UniversitySarah R. Kessler, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study examines both the president's ability toaffect the relative salience of public policy issues and publicopinion on those issues. It then explores the interaction of theseeffects.William E. Cunion, Mount Union CollegePaperPaperDisc.test hypotheses to prove this by analyzing their votingbehaviour.Executive-Legislative Relations in Italy: From Decreti toDelegheAmie Kreppel, University of FloridaOverview: This paper explores the character and broad impactof the internal reforms adopted by the Italian Parliament in1996-1997. In particular, the decision of the Parliament todelegate increased legislative power to the Executive branch isanalyzed.Testing Theories of Legislative Institutions: Rapporteurs inthe EPAntoine Yoshinaka, University of California, RiversideGail McElroy, Trinity College, University of DublinShaun Bowler, University of California, RiversideOverview: We test distributive, informational, and partisantheories of legislative institutions by examining the appointmentof rapporteurs in the European Parliament using quantitativeand interview data from the 4th and 5th Parliaments.Michael Jensen, Arizona State University34-16 AGENDA SETTING ACROSS AND WITHININSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amMarc Debus, University of KonstanzExamining the Determinants of Upper House AssertionDavid Fisk, University of California, San DiegoOverview: This paper investigates the circumstances underwhich upper houses within parliamentary systems use theirpolitical authority to obtain their desired policy outcomes (whatI refer to as upper house assertion).Bicameralism and Delegation: Party Positions, PartyMembers, and Policy MakingWilliam B. Heller, Binghamton UniversityOverview: This paper examines the extent to which principalagentrelationships counter or offset the advantages ofinstitutional authority. It focuses on how legislatures deal withagents and competitors, in a study of bicameral parliamentarysystems.Coordination Problems in Bicameral Agenda SettingRoger Larocca, Oakland UniversityOverview: This research project offers a theoretical andempirical analysis of the surprising coordination problem thatexists between the House and the Senate legislative agendasusing a new issue-level database of all bills introduced in the103rd Congress.The Voter’s Dilemma and the Presidential-ParliamentaryDebate: A General Electoral Theory of Legislative Conflictand CooperationMona M. Lyne, University of South Carolina, ColumbiaOverview: Building on direct versus indirect links betweenvoters and politicians, I develop fully general theory oflegislative conflict and cooperation that applies across all vetoplayers in all regime types.Agenda Setting in a Multi-Institutional EnvironmentNathan W. Monroe, Michigan State UniversityThomas H. Hammond, Michigan State UniversityOverview: We develop and test a theory of legislative agendasetting that takes account of the preferences of other actors onthe legislative system.Alan D. Rozzi, University of California, Los Angeles34-6 AGENDA DELEGATION IN PARLIAMENTSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amRodolfo Espino, Arizona State UniversityThe EP Rapporteurs: Agenda Setters or Coalition Builders?Hae-Won Jun, Hanyang UniversityOverview: This paper examines the role of rapporteurs in theEP. I argue that the rapporteurs have constrained but substantialagenda-setting power to be conditional trustees for the MEPs. I137

35-4 THE EFFECTS OF REDISTRICTING ONREPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amJames B. Cottrill, Santa Clara UniversityEvaluating Redistricting Criteria and Potential Effects ofEnhanced Competition in CaliforniaIris Hui, University of California, BerkeleyBruce Cain, University of California, BerkeleyKarin MacDonald, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The paper examines various definitions of 'electoralcompetitiveness' and explores how to draw potentiallycompetitive districts and the impact on state legislature.Incumbent Decision-Making in Response to StateLegislative RedistrictingTodd R. Makse, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Models of the redistricting process should moreexplicitly consider incumbents' perspectives. This paper usesdata from state legislative redistricting to fashion informationrichmeasures of incumbent preferences and consider theirapplications.Substantive Effects of RedistrictingMichael A. Bailey, Georgetown UniversityMichael McDonald, George Mason UniversityOverview: We develop theoretical reasons to pay more attentionto the ideology and size of states and then use this theory toassess the ideological and partisan effects of redistricting since1970.Using Redistricting as an Instrument to Analyze VoterChoiceDaniel Doherty, Yale UniversityOverview: Redistricting has been used as an instrument, butonly in studying the “personal vote.” If one makes a slight,uncontroversial adjustment to the basic model of voterdecisionmaking, redistricting can be used to evaluate broaderDownsian questions.Justin M. Buchler, Case Western Reserve University36-4 DETERMINANTS OF JUDICIAL DECISIONMAKINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amMark S. Hurwitz, Western Michigan UniversityStructure and Equilibrium in the United States SupremeCourtRobert Anderson, Stanford UniversityAlexander M. Tahk, Stanford UniversityOverview: We model Supreme Court decision-making using theform of "issue-by-issue" opinion voting used by the Court. Thismodel predicts stable outcomes in a multidimensional policyspace and has important implications for most modern modelsof the Court.When Federal Courts Resolve Redistricting Cases, PartyMatters – SometimesMark J. McKenzie, University of Texas, AustinOverview: My study tests the neutrality of federal judges inredistricting cases. I find that while judges are not overtly crasspartisan actors in resolving redistricting disputes, theirpartisanship does play a role in decision-making in more subtleways.Federalist Society Membership and Voting Behavior in theCourts of AppealsBanks Miller, The Ohio State UniversityNancy Scherer, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We study the impact of Federalist Societymembership on judicial decision-making in several legal issueareas. We focus on the assertion by liberal interest groups thatSociety members are more conservative than Republican judgeswho are not members.Issue Framing on the United States Supreme CourtJustin Wedeking, University of MinnesotaOverview: I explore how Supreme Court justices frame salientpolicy issues. Additionally, I explore how issue framing relatesto judicial decision making.PaperDisc.The Effect of Ideology on Supreme Court Judging OverTimeSean Wilson, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: A time series analysis that, unlike prior works, doesnot manipulate the voting data into summary percentages beforeregression is performed, thereby avoiding ecological inferenceand micronumerosity. Findings are interesting.Pamela C. Corley, Vanderbilt University38-5 USING SURVEY DATA AT THE STATELEVELRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amColin L. Provost, Nuffield College, Oxford UniversityUsing Survey Data to Analyze the Impact of Anti-AbortionLegislationMichael J. New, University of AlabamaOverview: This paper will use survey data to analyze varioustypes of state level anti abortion legislation. Special attentionwill be paid to laws that are intended to influence the behaviorof minors such as parental involvement laws.Legislative Term Limits: To Know Them is Not to LoveThemCarol S. Weissert, Florida State UniversityOverview: Survey results from lobbyists, party chairs and thepublic in Florida concerning their past and current views oflegislative term limits. Those with the most experience withterm limits are most likely to disapprove of them.Sarah Morehouse, University of Connecticut39-4 POLITICAL ECONOMY VIEWS ONSERVICE DELIVERY AND POLICYCHOICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amAllen B. Brierly, University of Northern IowaA Tiered Approach to Analyzing Urban ServicesJoseph G. Frank, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: A dynamic four-tiered model of urban public servicedelivery and residential segregation, this analysis is based onTiebout, but offers that individual choices are constrainedseverely by socio-economic and political forces.The Political and Administrative Market for ServiceContractingRobert M. Stein, Rice UniversityStephanie S. Post, Rice UniversityOverview: Our paper explores how the competitive markets forelected officials and administrators operate together to promoteservice contracting and other administrative modes of servicesprovision.Local Governance, Institutional Collective Action, andLocal Service DeliveryMoon-Gi Jeong, University of Texas, San AntonioOverview: Local service delivery through contracting-out hasgained great attention over the last two decades. Proponents ofservice delivery through contracting-out pushed efficiency gainsas underlying rationales of government contractingTypes of Localized Market Failure and GovernmentResponse: An AnalysisJill L. Tao, University of OklahomaOverview: Government regulation is generally accepted as anecessary response to failures of the market (Downs 1967).Even those who argue that government intervention is notnecessary (or is indeed, detrimental) to remedy market failuresJered B. Carr, Wayne State University138

40-9 INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TOSTUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amBarry G. Rabe, University of Michigan, Ann ArborEnvironmental Policy Integration: A New Approach for theEnvironment?John A. Hoornbeek, Kent State UniversityOverview: This paper assesses Environmental PolicyIntegration (EPI) efforts in three major American policy sectors- agriculture, transportation, and energy. It argues that EPIefforts are an increasingly important part of Americanenvironmental policy.Collaborative Governance and Adoption of Clean LightingTechnologySeong-gin Moon, University of Colorado, DenverPeter deLeon, University of Colorado, DenverOverview: This paper adopts a neo-institutional perspective toexplain corporate voluntary adoption of energy efficient lightingtechnology through EPA's Green Lights Program.Beyond Penalties: Characterizing State EnvironmentalPolicy DesignChris J. Koski, University of WashingtonOverview: I examine and develop a classification scheme forthe structure of state environmental regulatory policy design.This project adds to other methodological efforts to characterizevariation in state policy.Above and Beyond: State Regulation of Animal FeedingOperationsMahalley D. Allen, California State University, ChicoOverview: Some states, authorized by the EPA to regulate thedischarge of water pollutants, impose additional regulations onfactory farms. I examine determinants of states' adoptions ofstringent regulations on pollution caused by modern agriculture.Warren S. Eller, Texas A&M UniversityBarry G. Rabe, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor40-301 POSTER SESSION: PUBLIC POLICYPresenter Europe’s New Welfare WorldsRoom TBA, Board 1, Fri 8:30 amFaon C. Grandinetti, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper seeks to expand Gøsta Esping-Andersen’swelfare state classifications (1990), which have been severelylimited by changes in Europe over the past 15+ years, bycategorizing the new capitalist welfare states in Europe.Presenter Understanding Religious Views in Policy MakingRoom TBA, Board 2, Fri 8:30 amRoberto M. Ike, Lincoln UniversityOverview: This paper uses the advocacy coalition framework(ACF) as a model to analyze the participation of religiousgroups and views in policy making. It also uses ACF tounderstand how such participation can fail to achieve desiredoutcomes.Presenter Eudaimonia in Polity: An Analysis of Development andGender EqualityRoom TBA, Board 3, Fri 8:30 amErik W. Kuiler, George Mason UniversityOverview: Using Aristotelian political and ethical theories toframe an analysis of gendered wellbeing from a world-polityperspective, I develop a paradigm for eudaimonia in polity andsupport my thesis with statistical analyses of IBRD and UNpanel data.Presenter Evaluating Collaborative Initiative Response to NaturalDisastersRoom TBA, Board 4, Fri 8:30 amOlivia M. McDonald, Regent UniversityOverview: This paper delineates the variables required tomaximize the effective use of multiple organizations as theyrespond to natural disasters.Presenter On the Rupture and Reconstruction of Social Network ofthe Jobless in ChinaRoom TBA, Board 5, Fri 8:30 amZaijian Qian, Nanjing Normal UniversityOverview: The Chinese people pay much attention to their faceand they care a lot to save it in social life. However, this is notalways the case for the jobless. In order to find jobs, they haveto rely on both formal and informal networks to seek support.Presenter Prospective Ethical Dilemmas In Federal EmergencyManagement ContingenciesRoom TBA, Board 6, Fri 8:30 amJeff Reimers, Yale UniversityOverview: What ethical dilemmas must be pre-addressed in thecrafting of America's post 9-11 federal emergency responseprotocol regarding biochemical attacks?Presenter Land Use Policy and Economic Cost Recovery in Disastersand the Policies of FEMARoom TBA, Board 7, Fri 8:30 amAllen K. Settle, California Polytechnic State UniversityOverview: What should be the policies for financial costrecovery and land use in flood area? What is the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) approach when theyhave taken a virtual "hands-off" policy funding flood controlworkPresenter Incarceration of Non-Violent Juvenile Offenders: A Baby-Bathwater MetaphorRoom TBA, Board 8, Fri 8:30 amSusan M. Kunkle, Kent State UniversityOverview: CBA of incarceration of non-violent juvenileoffenders.Presenter Defining the Problem of Polygamy in AmericaRoom TBA, Board 9, Fri 8:30 amJames J. Snyder, Bowling Green State UniversityRebecca L. Weis, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: Polygamy has been defined in widely differing termssince the 1800’s, and in part as a result polygamy policies havebeen ineffective. This paper will explore how changes in theproblem definition of polygamy affect the policies underconsideration.Presenter Ohio Economic Development: A Cost-Benefit AnalysisRoom TBA, Board 10, Fri 8:30 amWilliam Franko, Kent State UniversityOverview: Ohio Economic Development: a cost-benefitanalysis.43-101 ROUNDTABLE: ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE,DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY, ANDCOLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENTRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 8:30 amBill Leach, California State University, SacramentoJohn Scholz, Florida State UniversityPeter Levine, University of MarylandPaul Sabatier, University of California, DavisMarion Iris Young, University of ChicagoTanya Heikkila, Columbia UniversityOverview: Editors of three major volumes released in 2005 willjoin discussants and the audience in reflecting upon the future oftheory, research, and practice regarding models of democracythat emphasize dialogue and consensus-building amongstakeholders.43-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LOOKINGOUT FOR CHILD WELFARERoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter More than Money: Funding Source Impact onOrganizational BehaviorWendy R. Ginsberg, University of PennsylvaniaDon Kettl, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: Scholars have largely ignored the impact of policyfeedbacks on nonprofit/governmental partnerships. This paperattempts to unpack the questions raised by the partnership,including changes in organizational and governmental behavior.139

Presenter Regulation, Enforcement and Supply of ChildcareJoohyun Kang, Florida State UniversityOverview: The purpose of paper is to offer refinements onprevious works studied the relationship between childcareregulations and the supply of childcare centers by testing thejoint effects of the stringency of regulation and effectiveness ofenforcements43-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: INTERESTGROUPS AND BUREAUCRACYRoom TBA, Fri 8:30 amPresenter State Agency Responsiveness to Organized Interests: ThreeDecades of ChangeSusan W. Yackee, University of Southern CaliforniaChristine A. Kelleher, University of Michigan, DearbornOverview: We combine data from the American StateAdministrators Project with information on organized interestsregistered to lobby in the states. We investigate for the first timethe changing patterns of influence by interest groups on stateagencies.Presenter The Strategy of AdvocacyJill D. Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This study argues that nonprofit participation inpolitics is a two-stage process best understood through the lenseof strategic management theory rather than throught traditionalinterest group approaches.44-5 MAKING THE HISTORICAL LEGACIES OFRACISM VISIBLERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amMark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los AngelesKatrina's Political Roots: Race, Class, and Federalism inU.S. PoliticsPaul Frymer, University of California, Santa CruzDara Z. Strolovitch, University of MinnesotaDorian T. Warren, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper examines the role of American politicalinstitutions in structuring and perpetuating the types ofinequities that exacerbated the Katrina disaster.A Review of the 1965 Immigration Act and Its PoliticalRelevance in 2005Christina M. Greer, Columbia UniversityOverview: This preliminary work is an analysis of the 1965Immigration Act and the important racial and ethnicramifications that affect the future of black politics.Making the National Crime Problem: Law, Order, andBlack Civil RightsNaomi Murakawa, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper challenges the conventional wisdom thatrising crime rates created an electoral inventive to be "tough oncrime." National leaders politicized crime in route to opposingblack civil rights nearly a decade before crime escalated.The Shadow of Jim Crow: U.S. Social Policy and the RacialGap in EducationAlvin Bernard Tillery, University of Notre DameOverview: The paper examines the extent to which the racialgap on SAT scores can be linked to racial discrimination in theallotment of funds from New Deal social programs.Paul Frymer, University of California, Santa CruzMark Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles45-1 PRACTICAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amThomas F. Schaller, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCommunity Involvement in Issues: Increasing Dialogue inSchool Board IssuesStephen C. Brooks, University of AkronSusan Vogelsang, Summit County School Board GovernanceProjectOverview: The paper describes a program for increasing citizeninvolvement in education issues by increasing competition inschool board elections. It will be of interest to scholars ofcommunity organization, political participation and citizenpolicy-making.Paper Political Message and Incremental Change in Local PoliticsThomas C. Lewis, No AffiliationOverview: Other than elementary get-out-the-vote techniques,the practice of local politics has become pure message. A resultis incremental change and institutional stalemate.Paper Turning the Tide: Charging a New Direction After 177YearsSandra L. Frankel, Town of BrightonJanet B. Miller,Overview: An urban suburb of 35,000 people in upstate,western New York changed course after 177 years ofdomination by the Republican Party, and elected a Democraticexecutive and council.Paper Situational Characteristics and Patterns Influencing SenateNon-VotesSharon L. Keranen, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Congressional voting participation is at an all timehigh of 95%; little attention is given to the remaining 5% nonvotingoutcomes. This study looks for individual senatorcharacteristics and party situations that may influence Senatenon-votes.Disc. Thomas F. Schaller, University of Maryland, Baltimore County47-5 RELIGION, POLITICS, AND THE COURTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amShanna L. Pearson-Merkowitz, University of MarylandIs McCreary a Lemon?: Neutrality and the Lemon Test inMcCreary v. ACLURebecca J. McCumbers, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper will examine the Supreme Court's 2005rulings on Ten Commandments displays in the McCreary andVan Orden cases to see if the Court does indeed have aconsistent standard for judging Establishment Clause cases.The Religious Geography of Religious SpeechJohn C. Blakeman, University of Wisconsin, Stevens PointOverview: This paper investigates federal court litigationconcerning religious expression in the context of the religiouspopulation of communities from which such court cases arise.Contested Sites: Roadside Memorials, 1st Amendment andPopular DebateClay McNearney, Marshall UniversityOverview: Roadside memorials at accident sites are recentlypopular. Their size, nature, placement and even existence hasbecome contested. This paper examines the language of thatpolarizing debate.Citizenship, Religious Beliefs, and Same-Sex MarriageEmily R. Gill, Bradley UniversityOverview: This paper will explore whether recognizing samesexmarriage constitutes endorsement of same-sex relationships,and whether support for same-sex marriage is sectarian innature, just as opposition to it is considered sectarian by some.Mary Segers, Rutgers University47-14 RELIGION AND POLITICALDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 8:30 amMyunghee Kim, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleUkrainian Evangelicals and Russian Jews in RussianRevolutionary PoliticsSergei I. Zhuk, Ball State UniversityOverview: The spread of the radical evangelical movement inthe Ukrainian countryside by the 1880s coincided with theactivities of the Jewish revolutionary intellectuals, who tried toexploit the anti-state feelings of persecuted dissenters.Three Christian Responses to the Plight of the Poor inBrazilRaimundo C. Barreto, Princeton Theological SeminaryOverview: The decreasing influence of Catholic BaseCommunities demands a search for new responses to thesuffering the poor. I try to contribute to these new explorations140

PaperPaperDisc.by turning to three responses to the plight of the poor amongBrazilian Protestants.Falun Gong and State PersecutionWeishan Huang, The New SchoolOverview: The media, legal and constitutional supports becomecritical means for Falun Gong to remove its stigmatic fame. Theresearch will include the studies on its continued mobilization,movement strategies, and its relationship with the governmentof ChinTraditional Religion - A Useful Tool in Policy-MakingRingo Ringvee, Ministry of InteriorsOverview: The paper examines the use of religion-related issuesin the domestic and foreign politics. The examples are takenfrom Estonia where the conflict between two OrthodoxChurches has had impact on the relations between Estonia andRussia.Frank P. Le Veness, St. John's UniversityPeter C. Bisson, Campion College at the University of Regina48-4 ENGAGING POLITICAL SCIENCEUNDERGRADUATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amDina M. Krois, Lansing Community CollegePolitical Lives of Women: Teaching with BiographiesKathleen McGinnis, Trinity (Washington) UniversityOverview: The biographies of women are useful tools forunderstanding how political roles, processes, and institutionscombine to define political lives. Biography can provide the"voice" of women so often absent from political discourse.The Politics of Information Literacy: IntegratingInformation Literacy into the Political Science CurruiculumPatricia J. Campbell, University of West GeorgiaChristy R. Stevens, University of West GeorgiaOverview: This paper discusses the results of a six monthcollaboration between a Political Science professor and aninstruction librarian that successfully integrated informationliteracy into Political Science curriculum.Teaching Research Methods through Community-BasedResearchFrancis Neely, San Francisco State UniversityCorey Cook, San Francisco State UniversityOverview: We discuss the benefits of using an applied researchproject in political science courses. In 2004 and 2005undergraduate students conducted exit polls of voters in SanFrancisco to examine the impact of reform to an Instant-RunoffVoting system.Engaging Political Science Undergraduates AcrossCampuses in ResearchMark Sachleben, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines the usefulness of directedundergraduate coding of data to promote critical thinking andwriting. It discusses the institutional barriers as well as thebenefits to students of such a project.Bruce E. Caswell, Rowan University50-3 NATURE AND JUSTICE IN GREEKPOETRY AND PHILOSOPHYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 8:30 amDustin Gish, John Cabot UniversityThe Iliad: The Origins of Justice in an Epic Poem of WarMarlene K. Sokolon, Concordia UniversityOverview: This paper explores the concept of justice in theIliad. Specifically, it examines the relationship betweenemotions and just action and whether justice is connected toconcepts of harmony and order.On 'Nature' as a Standard in Aristotle's NicomacheanEthicsKathryn E. Sensen, Harvard UniversityOverview: It is widely assumed that Aristotle's moral andpolitical philosophy relies upon "nature" as a standard. Whatdoes this mean? And to what extent is it the case? This paperexplores these questions by analyzing Books VII through X ofAristotle's NicomPoetic Education, Politics, and the Void in HesiodRobert A. L'Arrivee, University of Notre DameOverview: According to Hesiod, how does poetic educationpreserve politics from the void? I examine the relation betweenthe ruler and the poet, and how they sustain human communitiesin spite of the ever-present threat of the void and politicalanarchy.Elliot M. Bartky, Indiana-Purdue University, Ft. WayneAnn Ward, University of Regina51-101 ROUNDTABLE: WHAT LGBT POLITICSAND PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS CANLEARN FROM ONE ANOTHERRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 8:30 amKenneth Sherrill, Hunter College of CUNYCynthia Burack, The Ohio State UniversityDonald Haider-Markel, University of KansasLaura Langbein, American UniversityOverview: In recent years a significant body of work hasemerged on the role of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenderissues in U.S. politics. How can mainstream public policystudies and policy analysis inform and improve gay politicalscience research?49-103 ROUNDTABLE: WHERE MOST OF US ARE:NAVIGATING THE PROFESSION OFPOLITICAL SCIENCE IN NON-PHDDEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONSRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 8:30 amJoanna V. Scott, Eastern Michigan UniversityJacqueline DeLaat, Marietta CollegeTony Affigne, Providence CollegeShirley Geiger, Savannah State UniversityOverview: This roundtable will address the many issues relatedto life at non-Ph.D. institutions. Members of the roundtable willdiscuss such topics as the transition to teaching intensiveenvironments, balancing teaching and publishing, and tokenismin small liberal arts colleges.141

Friday, April 21 – 10: 30 am – 12:15 pm1-1 BIOLOGY AND GENETICS AS THEFUTURE OF POLITICAL SCIENCEINQUIRYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amAndrea Bonnicksen, Northern Illinois UniversityGenetic Configurations of Political Phenomena: NewTheories, New MethodsIra H. Carmen, University of IllinoisOverview: I present a new theory -- sociogenomics -- to replacebehavioralism and rational choice as the salient paradigm ofpolitical science inquiry. The paradigm is based on therelationship of DNA to the attitudes and behaviors of politicalactors.Genetics and PoliticsJohn R. Hibbing, University of Nebraska, LincolnJohn R. Alford, Rice UniversityOverview: In this paper, we review the empirical evidence,biological mechanisms, and rationale for the relevance of genesto sociopolitical attitudes and behaviors.The Genetic Basis of Voter BehaviorJames H. Fowler, University of California, DavisOverview: I match voter registration records from Los AngelesCounty to a volunteer adult twin registry of same sexmonozygotic and dizygotic twins to show that genetics plays asignificant role in determining who votes.Public Opinion and Biofeedback: The Interaction ofEmotion and AmbivalenceMitchel N. Herian, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: Using Galvanic Skin Response indices and selfreportedemotional reactions toward three politicians. It wasfound that it was possible to accurately predict emotional selfreportsin one of three cases.Roger Masters, Dartmouth College2-3 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amBrian J. Gerber, West Virginia UniversityNorway, Sweden, and Finland’s Radical Natural Resourceand Energy PoliciesFrank T. Manheim, George Mason UniversityOverview: Norway, Sweden, and Finland are internationalleaders in environmental and energy policies. Performancebased,rather than command-and-control environmental policiesprevail. These policies facilitate achievement of simultaneousbreakthroughsDo Greens Make a Difference? Their Impact on EuropeanEnergy PoliciesFrancis McGowan, University of SussexOverview: This paper explores the impact of Green parties onpolicies in western Europe. We look at two cases where Greenparties may have been influential - phasing out nuclear powerand encouraging renewable energy.Turning Wittfogel on His Head: China's EmergingHydraulic SocietyAndrew C. Mertha, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: In this paper, I analyze the growing politicalparticipation in China today, specifically with regard to itshydropower policy making and project implementation.Drawing from two cases in Sichuan and three from YunnanBrian J. Gerber, West Virginia University2-9 INTERESTS, THE ECONOMY ANDINSTITUTIONS -- VOTER CHOICERoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amKarl Kaltenthaler, University of AkronPerformance Pressure: Patterns of Partisanship and theEconomic VoteMark A. Kayser, University of RochesterChristopher Wlezien, Temple UniversityOverview: Declining partisan attachment has strengthened theeconomic vote in countries with high clarity of responsibility.PaperPaperPaperDisc.A Micro-Level Study of the Effects of Clarity ofResponsibility on Economic VotingErik R. Tillman, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper examines the mediating role of theinstitutional clarity of responsibility on the effects of sociotropiceconomic judgments on party choice and abstention, usingcross-national election study data.Differences in Voting Behavior in East and West GermanyMelanie Kintz, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper is analyzing the results from the 2005Bundestag election from the perspective of differences betweenEast and West Germans in their vote choice.Globalization, Room to Maneuver Constraints and VoteChoiceTimothy T. Hellwig, University of HoustonOverview: Paper argues that voters respond to globalization byreducing the weight assigned to economic considerations and, tocompensate, by increasing the weight assigned to non-economicissues. Analyses of British and French data support theargument.Karl Kaltenthaler, University of Akron3-15 FINANCIAL CRISES COMPARED: ASIAAND LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amSeung-Whan Choi, University of Illinois, ChicagoThe Impact of Economic Reforms on Corporate GovernanceNancy E. Brune, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper explores the impact of neo-liberaleconomic reforms (i.e. privatization) on governance in emergingeconomies and the institutions that mediate these effects.Political Institutions and Financial Market Regulation:Argentina and Thailand in the 1990'sWongi Choe, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper examines how party institutionalconstraints shapes the ways in which politicians deal withfinancial regulations by comparing the financial reformexperiences in Argentina and Thailand in the 1990s.The Link Between Domestic Political Institutions and AsianFinancial CrisesJung In Jo, Lee UniversityOverview: In this paper, I attempt to answer several puzzlingquestions on economic crises focusing on political institutions.Is the timing of crises related to political institutions? Forinstance, are some regime types or party systems prone tocrisis?Power Distribution and the Resolution of Financial CrisesGabriela Nava-Campos, Northwestern UniversityOverview: The paper examines how power distribution affectsthe resolution and costs of financial crises. It shows that whilepolities with more dispersed power distributions take longer toresolve these problems, they also do so at a lower cost tosociety.The Paradox of Liberalization: State, Market and Banks inMexicoIrma E. Sandoval-Ballesteros, Institute for Social Research,UNAMOverview: Through an analysis of the banking sector in Mexico,this paper argues that the economic reforms of the 1980s and1990s implied a reorientation, not a reduction, of the role of thestate and a reinvigoration, not erosion, of interest group politics.Armando Razo, Indiana University, Bloomington3-19 DANGEROUS LIAISONS: ELECTIONMANAGEMENT BODIES AND POLITICALPARTIESRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amBeatriz Magaloni, Stanford UniversityIdeological Divides Among Magistrates in an AppealsCourt: An Inspection of Mexico's Election TribunalEric Magar, ITAM, Mexico CityFederico Estevez, ITAM-Mexico City142

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Overview: Although two organs with separate powers - theFederal Electoral Institute (IFE) and the Federal ElectoralTribunal (TRIFE) – oversee Mexican elections, analysts havebeen paying much more attention to the first than the second.While IFE has authorElection Management Bodies as Market Regulators:Alternative Models of Campaign Finance OversightAlejandro Poire, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper evaluates the role played by ElectoralManagement Bodies (EMBs) and other agencies entrusted withenforcing political finance regulation.Voting to Manage Elections: A Comparative Examination ofFederal Election Institutes in Brazil and MexicoGuillermo Rosas, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Recent scholarship has investigated the politicalconsequences of alternative electoral management bodies.Institutional similarities and differences between Mexico'sInstituto Federal Electoral (IFE) and Brazil's Tribunal FederalElectoralProductive Partisanship: How Ideological Conflict CreatesStrong Public InstitutionsJohn M. Ackerman, FLACSO, MexicoOverview: This paper looks to demonstrate the limits of theoriesabout the impact of veto players and divided government onpolicy making.Todd Eisenstadt, American University3-22 UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRATIZATION'SBACKSLIDERSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amKathleen R. Barrett, Georgia State UniversityElite Fragmentation and Institutional Change: Costa Rica'sTroubled ModelLudovico Feoli, Tulane UniversityOverview: Despite its reputation for consolidated democracyand successful human development, over the past few yearsCosta Rica has been declining in numerous internationalrankings of governance and competitiveness. This decline stemsfrom the country'sThe Philppine Democracy After Marcos: Problems ofDemocratic ConsolidationAkm K. Islam, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: Why the Philippines, like many other third wavedemocracies, face tremendous difficulty consolidating theirnewly established democracy? My research tries to address thisquestion.Explaining People's Evaluation of Democracy in LatinAmericaClemente Quinones, Vanderbilt UniversityAbby Cordova-Guillen, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: The purpose of this paper is to explain people'sevaluation of democracy in Latin America. We use a crosssectional,cross country analysis, which includes Mexico,Central America, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and theDominican Republic.Arab Constitutions: Seeds for DemocracyTimothy J. Schorn, University of South DakotaOverview: Arab constitutions contain the seeds necessary todevelop democratic governments. They also contain the abilityto thwart the transition to democracy.Security Conditions and Civil-Military Relations in SouthKorea and the PhilippinesJongseok Woo, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This research examines how international/internalsecurity threat conditions affect the military's domestic politicalrole in South Korea and the Philippines.Gretchen G. Casper, Pennsylvania State University4-11 PRIVATIZATION, MARKETS ANDDEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJonathan C. Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska,OmahaCompeting Theories? Re-thinking the Use of ProxyVariables in the Privatization LiteratureJulie VanDusky, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: In order to untangle the "competing" privatizationtheories, this paper re-structures the privatization argumentusing the logic of willingness and capability, allowing for amore clearly specified empirical model.The Cost of Liberalization: Public Spending andPrivatization in BrazilChristina Schatzman, Arizona State UniversityOverview: Does neoliberal economic reform permit states tomore efficiently allocate resources? This paper examines thisquestion by analyzing the effect of privatizing state enterpriseson state spending in Brazil from 1980 to 2000.Democratization's Effect on Development ThroughPrivatization: Evidence from China, Russia, and Post-Socialist EuropeAndrea E. Jones-Rooy, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I empirically evaluate the divergent democratizationtrajectories of China and post-Socialist Europe and Russia since1989 to identify how different stages of democratic evolutioninfluences the effectiveness of privatization on development.Jonathan C. Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska,Omaha4-102 ROUNDTABLE: THE MEXICAN 2006PANEL STUDY: A ROUNDTABLEDISCUSSIONRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 10:30 amJames A. McCann, Purdue UniversityChappell Lawson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAlejandro Moreno, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo deMexicoKenneth F. Greene, University of Texas, AustinLuis Estrada, Central de Estrategias PoliticasOverview: As the presidential campaigns in Mexico enter theirfinal stages, the panelists in this Roundtable will discussfindings from the first two waves of the "Mexican 2006 PanelStudy”.5-8 EUROSKEPTICISM AND NATIONALISTATTITUDES IN THE EURoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amBarbara S. Kinsey, University of Central FloridaSecond Order Elections and the Success of Euro-SkepticPartiesBryan S. Glass, University of Texas, AustinTerri Givens, University of Texas, AustinOverview: The European Parliament elections are the onlynational elections in Britain where you will not see strategicvoting. We will show that small Euro-Skeptic parties arestrategically deserted in national legislative elections.Consonant Federalism?: Exclusive Identities andEuroskepticismJennifer L. Miller, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper seeks to explain Euroskepticism in termsof national identity and how living in a federal arrangementconditions support for European integration.Taking Europe to its Extremes: Extremist Parties andPublic EuroskepticismCatherine E. Netjes, Free University, AmsterdamErica E. Edwards, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: In this paper, we revisit the age-old debate on elitemasslinkages in the European Union (EU). We examine theway in which political contexts shape individual differentiationin EU support by focusing on the cueing effects of extremistparties.143

PaperPaperDisc.144Regional Minority Nationalist Attitudes Towards EuropeanIntegrationAnna M. Olsson, American UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to clarify the relationship betweensupport for European integration and linguistic and/orpoliticized minority nationalism at the regional level, thus tryingto find patterns of well-needed citizen support for the Europeanproject.Euroskeptic Voting in European and National ElectionsRobert Pahre, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignElizabeth Radziszewski, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We compare voters' choice of (non-)governingparties and Euroskeptic/pro-EU parties across national electionsand European Parliament elections. Voters make strategicchoices in both settings that differ across (non-)majoritariannational polities.Barbara S. Kinsey, University of Central Florida5-19 THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONALCHANGE IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amM. Shawn Reichert, University of Central FloridaWhen Institutions Change, and How those Changes ChangeMembers: Examining the Impact of EU Accession onInvestor Risk in Western EuropeJulia Gray, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: TBAReforming Federalism: The Politics of Institutional Changein GermanyGunther M. Hega, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper assesses the work of the German"Federalism Commission" and its attempt to reform institutionalarrangements that have become widely regarded as at leastpartially responsible for the German "Reformstau" or "reformgridlock" in the 1990s.Endogenizing InstitutionsZeki Sarigil, University of PittsburghOverview: When, why and how do institutions change? Thisquestion is a primary issue on recent institutionalist literature.By analyzing institutional changes in civil-military relations inTurkey, this study tries to provide some answers to thisquestion.Olga A. Avdeyeva, Purdue University7-4 FROM INTEREST GROUPS TO STREETMOBS: NEOLIBERALISM AND NON-STATEACTORS IN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amJames C. Franklin, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityThe Discourse of Citizen Participation in InternationalOrganizationsGuillermo Cantor, University of Maryland, College ParkOverview: The article examines the sources and implications ofthe concepts of civil society participation and democracy thatare explicitly and implicitly contained in the Inter AmericanDevelopment Bank's "Strategy for Promoting Citizenarticipation".The Role of Non-State Actors in the Peruvian Process ofNeoliberal Economic ReformAlba Hesselroth, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper analyzes the role of non-state actors -mainly the media, the academia, and think tanks - as promotersof market-oriented policy ideas, and whether their influence onthe wider public facilitated economic policy change in Peru.Civil Society and Poverty-Reduction Policy: Argentina inthe 1990sRomina Miorelli, London School of Economics and PoliticalScienceOverview: The paper explores the government's discourse oncivil society in poverty reduction policy of the 1990's Argentina.Multilateral banks influenced the discourse, but domesticpolitical decisions and persistent local views were crucial.PaperPaperDisc.Street Democracy and Neoliberalism in Latin AmericaPetros Vamvakas, Emmanuel CollegeOverview: It is my contention that the neoliberal models thatwere implemented in Latin America attacked and weakened thestate in favor of markets within the polity, but failed tounderstand that in developing societiesCooperation and Conflict Between Firms and CommunitiesJose Vargas-Hernandez, Instituto tecnologico de cd. GuzmanOverview: The aim of this paper is to analyze relationships ofcooperation and conflict between a mining company and theinvolved communities, New Social Movements and the threelevels of government.Sybil D. Rhodes, Western Michigan UniversityGina Yannitell Reinhardt, Texas A&M University8-5 VOTING BEHAVIOR IN SOUTH KOREAAND TAIWANRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amGang Guo, University of MississippiRetrospective Economic Voting in TaiwanEunjung Choi, University of Texas, AustinOverview: I explain less significance of economic evaluationson individual vote choice in Taiwan than in Western countrieswith social, political, and informational contexts that makedifference in the availability and accessibility of economicissuesDemocratization and Changing Voting Behavior in KoreaByong-Kuen Jhee, University of Missouri, ColumbiaGeiguen Shin, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper is an attempt to examine whether andhow democratic consolidation has changed voting behavior innew democracies.Making Sense of Party Images, Party Performance, andIssue PositionsChia-hung Tsai, National Chengchi UniversityOverview: A conditional logit model is developed to predictvoting choice in a multi-party system. Individual's party imagesand ranking of party performance in the Legislative Yuan aresignificant predictors, controlling for parties' issue positions.Ideology and Region in the Korean Election: A Model forthe Korean VoterJaehyeok Shin, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The paper aims to explore the political impact ofideological cleavage on the regional party system in Korea,constructing a new logistic regression model that explains thevoter's decision in the 2002 presidential election.Temporary Fluctuation or Transformation-RandomParameter Logit Model of the 2004 General Election inKoreaWoojin Kang, Florida State UniversityOverview: With random parameter logit model, this paperanalyzes the 2004 general election in Korea in terms of partysystem.Gang Guo, University of MississippiPierre F. Landry, Yale University9-101 ROUNDTABLE: POLITICS OF HIV/AIDSRoomPanelistPanelistTBA, Fri 10:30 amTwo Roads Diverged: Facing the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Kenyaand TanzaniaMeg W. Keiley-Listermann, Georgia Perimeter CollegeJose A. da Cruz, Armstrong Atlantic State UniversityOverview: As HIV/AIDS rages across Africa, two countrieshave taken alternate paths to face the crisis. Kenya and Tanzaniahave both identified the human and economic "costs" of thedisease, but the institutional responses reflect the governmentaldifferences.Social Rights in South Africa: The Difference Between AIDSand Land ReformJennifer Yvette Terrell, The New School for Social ResearchOverview: Social rights are defined through constitutionalchallenges. I compare the success of two social movements that

Panelisthave launched constitutional challenges and argue that successrelates to the type of remediation sought by the movement.The Politics of HIV/AIDS and Implications for Democracyin KenyaHenry K. Wambuii, Central Missouri State UniversityOverview: The paper examines relations between HIV/AIDSactivism and democratic consolidation in Kenya. Mobilizationagainst the pandemic is seen as instrumental for democraticconsolidation due to popular political participation in policyformulation.10-6 THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF POST-COMMUNIST DEMOCRATICINSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amLada K. Dunbar, University of Michigan, DearbornPartial Veto Points: Bicameralism in the Czech RepublicAndrew Roberts, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper looks at upper houses that hold asuspensory veto - ie, their veto can be overridden by a lowerhouse majority. This paper examines the mechanisms throughwhich such houses can exercise influence by looking at theCzech Senate.Explaining Late Lustrations in Slovakia: Limited Choicesand Limiting CoalitionsJana W. Kunicova, California Institute of TechnologyMonika Nalepa, Rice UniversityOverview: Why did Slovakia, in contrast to the Czech Republicand other East Central European countries, fail to deal with itscommunist past immediately following the transition? Wepropose an instititutional explanation based on gate-keepingpowers.Cabinet Duration in Central and Eastern EuropeJill N. Wittrock, University of IowaOverview: This article provides a systematic comparativeanalysis of coalition behavior in Central and Eastern Europe.Survival of the Fittest? Cabinet Duration in Post-Communist EuropeZeynep Somer, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper questions what affects cabinet durationsin ten post-Communist states by using duration models. It isfound that institutional arrangements and economicperformance are influential for the survival rates of post-Communist governments.Romania after Communism: Political, Electoral andInstitutional GamblesMadalina C. Hanes, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: I argue that Romania maintained a stable democraticregime despite its faulty institutional design. Changes could bemade to address problems like power struggles between thePresidency, the Legislative and the Executive.Erik S. Herron, University of Kansas10-16 THE EMERGENCE AND ACTIVITY OFCOMMUNIST AND POST-COMMUNISTINTEREST GROUPSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amDinissa S. Duvanova, The Ohio State UniversityUnderstanding Interest Group Activity in the EmergentDemocracies of Eastern EuropeRonald J. Hrebenar, University of UtahClive S. Thomas, University of Alaska SoutheastOverview: This paper develops a theoretical framework forunderstanding the development and characteristics of interestgroups and the broader category of “interest” system in theformer Communist countries of Eastern Europe.Interest Groups in Russia’s Political and EconomicTransformationLynn D. Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityIrina Y. Kuzes, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityOverview: The radical transformation of Russia’s political andeconomic life since 1991 reflects the influence of divergentPaperDisc.interests. This paper examines the evolving strategies of keyinterest groups through time and their implications for thefuture.Faith and Post-Communism: State, Law and ReligiousCompetition in TransitionAni Sarkissian, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper questions the role of religion in the post-Communist world. It examines both religious regulations andthe political activities of religious groups to understand howlaw, tradition, and competition affect democracy in the region.Frank P. Le Veness, St. John's University10-301 POSTER SESSION: POLITICS OFCOMMUNIST AND FORMER COMMUNISTCOUNTRIESPresenter The Iraqi Communist Party and the Challenge ofPragmatismRoom TBA, Board 1, Fri 10:30 amAlexander R. Dawoody, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper examines ICP's political history and itsideological changes. It also examines the trends that contributedto the shifts in the party's political path from an anti-colonialist,independent political organization that earned it the supportPresenter Leftist Violence and the Violence of its 'Other' in theTwentieth CenturyRoom TBA, Board 2, Fri 10:30 amDaryl J. Glaser, University of WitwatersrandOverview: This paper is an intervention in emotive debatesabout the relative scale and significance of mass killings byforces of the left and right (loosely defined) during the twentiethcentury.Presenter Construction of the 'National-Popular': Communism andthe Founding of Democracy in KeralaRoom TBA, Board 3, Fri 10:30 amNissim Mannathukkaren, Queen's UniversityOverview: While communism has generally been associatedwith authoritarianism this paper will look at a rare example oftransition to democracy brought about by the communistmovement in the Indian state of Kerala.Presenter Electoral Institutions and Ethnic Conflict in Austria-RoomHungary, 1867-1914TBA, Board 4, Fri 10:30 amPhilip J. Howe, Adrian CollegeOverview: This paper tests competing theories of democraticinstitutions in ethnically divided societies by examiningparliamentary elections, legislative behavior, nationalism andthe expansion of the suffrage in Austria-Hungary between 1867and 1914.11-16 SOVEREIGNTY, SUPRANATIONALISMAND TRANSNATIONALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amChristopher Balding, University of California, IrvineConstituting States as Members: Diplomacy and the Originsof Sovereign EqualityLora Anne Viola, University of ChicagoOverview: Through an analysis of the fifteenth-seventeenthcentury origins of diplomacy, this paper argues that diplomaticpractices act as the regulative devices controlling the acquisitionand distribution of sovereignty in the international system.The Fragmentation of Sovereignty: Globalization and thePersistence of StatesNeil A. Englehart, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: Arguments that the state is in decline assume thatstates must be fully sovereign. I argue that sovereignty isfragmenting, with states stronger due to globalization, but lessable to fully control policyTowards Labor Transnationalism: The Reorientation ofGlobal LaborJonathan C. Rothermel, Temple UniversityOverview: "Solidarity Forever" is a common slogan heard in therealm of labor internationalism, but does rhetoric match reality?This paper puts forth a useful typology of labor internationalismand its evolution towards labor transnationalism.145

PaperPaperDisc.Administration of Global Government: The Challenge ofTransnational Rulemaking and RegulationJonathan Koppell, Yale UniversityOverview: This paper examines the unique administrativechallenges associated with governance of novel institutionscharged with regulating all types of transnational activities,from trade to crime to communications. Specifically, theprocess of rule makingThe Defiant Ally: The Case of the EU's Support to the ICCLucrecia Garcia-Iommi, University of Notre DameOverview: Using process tracing I show that EU’s support forthe ICC constitutes the first example of a unanimouslysupported and supranationally originated international policy bythe EU. Expert committees are the intervening variables atdifferent stages.Hans Schattle, Roger Williams University12-11 FDI, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,AND FIRM BEHAVIORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJohn Freeman, University of MinnesotaBilateral Investment Treaties and Foreign DirectInvestment: A Network ApproachJohn S. Alhquist, University of WashingtonMichael D. Ward, University of WashingtonOverview: Do Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) influencedirect investment flows between countries? We deploy a newclass of statistical models of networks to answer this questionand examine the stability of this relationship over time.The Institutional Determinants of Foreign DirectInvestment Patterns: Evidence from the OECDMarshall W. Garland, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: My paper examines the role domestic politicalinstitutions have in affecting multinational's foreign investmentdecisions across OECD countries. I find candidate-centeredelectoral systems increase incoming foreign investment flows.Security Shocks and Risk-Sharing NetworksMatthew C. Harding, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAlexander Marcus, Harvard UniversityOverview: We explore what kinds of firms are especiallyvulnerable to a volatility shock generated by an un-anticipatedterrorist attack. We also analyze how different types of crossnationalrisk-sharing networks affect the resulting volatility.Institutions for Investment: Domestic Politics and theSources of Cross-National Variation in FDI RestrictionsSonal S. Pandya, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes cross-national variation in FDIrestrictions. It builds on a model of FDI’s income effects toexamine how political institutions mediate the translation ofpreferences. Empirical tests utilize original data on FDIrestrictions.The International Centre for Settlement of InvestmentDisputesClint Peinhardt, University of Texas, DallasTodd Allee, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We introduce a new database on arbitration cases toICSID, little-known international organization that is at least inpart responsible for the growth of bilateral investment treaties.B. Peter Rosendorff, University of Southern California13-1 THE DOMESTIC POLITICS OF HUMANRIGHTSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amChristian Davenport, University of Maryland, College ParkInternational Enforcement of Democracy ClausesDaniela Donno, Yale UniversityOverview: The article proposes a theory of democracy clauseenforcement that explains the location, timing and tools used torespond to violations of democratic standards. It is tested usingan original dataset of EU involvement in post-communistcountries.PaperPaperPaperDisc.The New "Peculiar Institution": International LaborStandards, Human Rights, and Prison Labor in theContemporary United StatesSusan L. Kang, University of MinnesotaSarah C. Walker, University of MinnesotaOverview: Though the US opposes the use of forced labor forits trading partners, there has been an substantive empiricalincrease in the use prison labor by states for private enterprises.tDo As Thy Neighbor? - A Spatial Econometric Analysis ofHuman RightsJulie Lantrip, University of North TexasJ. Michael Greig, University of North TexasSteven C. Poe, University of North TexasOverview: Using spatial data analysis, we apply the diffusionprocesses identified in the international conflict literature to thediffusion of human rights through neighborhood effects,economic and political alliances, and transnational advocacynetworks.Threat Perception and Human Rights AbuseDenese A. McArthur, Binghamton UniversityZulema Blair, Medger Evers College, CUNYOverview: This paper investigates the effects of domestic andinternational crises on states' levels of respect for civil rightsand liberties, and personal integrity rights.Christian Davenport, University of Maryland, College ParkCarmela Lutmar, Princeton University14-10 EUROPEAN SECURITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amCarol Atkinson, The Ohio State UniversityExpanding the Neighborhood Watch: Eastern Perspectiveson NATO EnlargementSuzette R. Grillot, University of OklahomaRebecca J. Cruise, University of OklahomaValerie J. D'Erman, University of OklahomaOverview: This study explores the implications of NATOexpansion from an eastern perspective.Post 9/11 Neutrality? An Analysis of Defense Options forFinland in the 21st CenturyDavid R. Forest, Illinois State UniversityOverview: How will Finland react given its traditional role ofneutrality to the new European defense initiatives? Themovement towards common security and defense policies willhelp to redefine the roles of the individual member states andthe EU as a whole.Post-Soviet Central Asia as a Geo-strategic Hinterland ofthe Eurasia: US's and Russian Interests and Contradictionin the RegionBek-Myrza Tokotegin, Bosphorus UniversityOverview: The relocation of Central Asia from the periphery tothe center of the United States' strategic interest at the end of2001 fundamentally altered the region's geopolitical landscape.Strategy in Europe: Does Grand Strategy Even Exist?Craig B. Greathouse, University of Arkansas, MonticelloOverview: Examines the development of grand strategy in thecommon European security framework. Using a six pointframework the major actors in the security debate are comparedwith their convergence to or divergence from a commonsecurity structure.Andrew C. Richter, University of Windsor14-301 POSTER SESSION: INTERNATIONALSECURITYPresenter External Military Intervention in Civil Wars: AQuantitative Study of the Initiation and Escalation of Third-RoomParty State InterventionsTBA, Board 5, Fri 10:30 amJordan M. Miller, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper addresses two topics concerning externalmilitary intervention: the question of why a third-party statemilitarily intervenes in a civil war; and given an intervention,146

the decision of the intervening state to change its level ofsupport.Presenter Extended Deterrence and Taiwan’s Public OpinionRoom TBA, Board 6, Fri 10:30 amJung-Ming Chang, National Chung Cheng UniversityOverview: The author finds that Taiwanese have a weak senseof extended deterrence, but they are willing to chooseindependence than to remain status quo across the Taiwan Straitwere they attacked by China.Presenter The Art of War: Machiavelli in IraqRoomTBA, Board 7, Fri 10:30 amVassilios Damiras, Dominican UniversityDiana C. Felix, Dominican UniversityOverview: This paper is mostly about the United States foreignpolicy in Iraq. It deals with Niccolo Machiavelli's The Princeand as to how the United States has so far followed some of hisguidelines towards invading and conquering Iraq. Moreover,how the Bush administration should follow some of hisprocedures in order to bring democracy to the Middle East.15-14 TERRORISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amDavid E. Schmitt, Northeastern UniversityThe Impact of Heterogeneous Motivations within TerroristOrganizationsDavid A. Siegel, Stanford UniversityJacob N. Shapiro, Stanford UniversityOverview: We model the interaction of terrorist bosses with aheterogeneous population of middlemen in order to explore howthe varied motivations of middlemen affect the efficacy of bothterrorist organizations and state strategies to combat them.The Strategy Choice and Institutions' Design for the WarAgainst TerrorismKonstantin Yanovskiy, Institute for the Economy in TransitionIlia Zatkoveckiy, MAOF Research Center (Israel)Overview: The report considers the causes of the terroristactivities; the democratic politicians' incentives of opportunistbehavior and generals' propensity fight for peace. The policyof compromises appears be inefficient means to prevent terror.Getting It Right: Understanding Effective Counter-Terrorism StrategiesWilliam J. Josiger, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Are some counter-terrorism strategies more effectiveagainst particular types of terrorism? Can we draw someconclusions about effective policies by examining othergovernments’ experiences, in particular those of the UK, Spain,France, and Italy?David E. Schmitt, Northeastern University17-12 THE UNITED NATIONS TODAYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amJonathan R. Strand, University of Nevada, Las VegasIdealist Institution, Realist World: UNSC Decisions andNational InterestsAnnika M. Hinze, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This study shows how national interests affectdecision-making by the P-5 on the UN Security Council. In twocase studies, speeches of decision-makers of the P-5 areanalyzed to prove that national interests do affect decisionmakingon the UNSC.The Security Council Responses to a Changing InternationalEnvironmentMark Sachleben, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper discusses the development of a databaseused to ascertain the response of the UN Security Council todifferent types of threats to international security. The papertreats the Council as a collective of states, instead of a singleentity.The Unseen Power of the Professional Cultures inside theUN OrganizationsMaciej J. Bartkowski, Bard CollegeOverview: This study considers major policy developments inselected UN organizations during the last decade and showsPaperDisc.how professional cultures determined the implementation andeventual outcomes of institutional changes.The U.N. as Dystopia: The Critique from Inside and OutsideDennis C. Hickey, Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaOverview: This paper will examine the crescendo of criticismdirected against the U.N. in the U.S., with specific reference tothe domestic origins and motivation of this criticism and thecredibility (or lack thereof) of its primary arguments.Michael B. Hawes, Georgetown UniversityJonathan R. Strand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas17-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:TRANSNATIONAL DEMOCRACYRoom TBA, Fri 10:30 amPresenter Thomas D. Zweifel, Columbia UniversityJohannes van de Ven, University of LouvainOverview: A roundtable on the emerging field of 'transnationaldemocracy.' How can we measure transnational democracy?How can we achieve it?18-8 TRUST AND EFFICACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amLuke Keele, The Ohio State UniversityPriming, Performance, and the Dynamics of Political TrustMarc Hetherington, Vanderbilt UniversityThomas J. Rudolph, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper examines the impact of the public’snational importance judgments on political trust over time. Weargue that such judgments should have both conditional andunconditional effects on public trust in government.Trust, Efficacy, and A Sense of CommunityMary R. Anderson, University of MemphisOverview: What are the antecedents of efficacy and trust? Thispaper explores one possibility by examining the relationshipbetween trust, efficacy, and a sense of community.Electoral (Il)legitimacy, Political Attitudes and ParticipationStephanie C. McLean, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper uses experimental data on Americanelectoral attitudes to study the effects of "shocks" to governmentlegitimacy. I analyze attitudes about the electoral system, andthe effects of electoral problems on political efficacy andbehavior.Measuring Political Efficacy with Positive Overtones: ASurvey ExperimentThomas J. Scotto, West Virginia UniversityHarold D. Clarke, University of Texas, DallasAllan Kornberg, Duke UniversityOverview: A report of an experiment from the Political Supportin Canada study. Using a split-sample, pre-post design, we finddifferent response patters among individuals asked the standardpolitical efficacy battery rephrased with positive language.Racial Trust and African Americans' Perceptions AboutRepresentationShayla C Nunnally, University of ConnecticutOverview: African Americans have lower levels of politicaltrust than other racial groups. This paper examines to whatextent the race of political actors affects African Americans'political trust.Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, Lincoln19-3 CLASS VOTINGRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amStacy G. Ulbig, Missouri State UniversityEconomy and Turnout: Different Classes at U.S.Presidential ElectionsUisoon Kwon, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: The responsiveness of the lower class turnout to themacro economic conditions is different from the non-lowerclass. The non-lower class was demobilized at greater degreethan the lower class when macro economic conditions werepoor.147

PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Paradox Social Class Voting: Individual vs. AggregateLevel AnalysisJohn McAdams, Marquette UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to explain the apparent conflictbetween the Republican voting of high-income individuals andthe Democratic voting of more affluent states and counties. Thetheory of the New Class resolves this apparent contradiction.The Surprising Life of Class PoliticsSolon J. Simmons, University of WisconsinOverview: This paper uses the unique open endedparty/candidate likes/dislikes items form the national electionstudies to explore the effect of various salient moral claims onvote choice in presidential elections over the period 1952-2004.The 2004 Presidential Election From A Spatial PerspectiveIan Sue Wing, Boston UniversityJoan Walker, Boston UniversityOverview: We explore the geographic polarization of the U.S.electorate by estimating the spatial variation in the correlates ofvoting returns in the 2004 presidential election, and findspatially complex patterns of polarization within populationsub-groups.Jon K. Dalager, Georgetown College19-5 CONTEXT AND TURNOUTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amRichard N. Engstrom, Georgia State UniversityPolitical Culture, Cross-Pressures and Non-VotingPeter Achterberg, Erasmus University, RotterdamOverview: This paper investigates how changes in the politicalculture of western countries giving rise to increasing crosspressuresat the individual level, relate to cross-national and intimedifferences in turnout.Residential Effects on Vote Choice in the 2000 PresidentialElectionJonghoon Eun, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper addresses the question whether and howresidential factors affect individual vote decision in the 2000presidential election. For the empirical analysis, I rely on theGeneralized Hierarchical Linear Model and use multilevel data.Micro and Macro Explanations of Cross-National VoterTurnoutGregory Love, University of California, DavisRyan Carlin, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: We propose a multilevel model of cross-nationalvoter turnout. Democratic institutionalization and electoralsystems affect the explanatory leverage of SES and mobilizationtheories. We merge CSES data with classic and newinstitutional factors.Youth Political Participation: Home Politics vs.Neighborhood PoliticsJulianna L. Sandell, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: How do youths reconcile political information fromtwo bases of social experience: the home and the neighborhood?Using the NELS merged with ROAD, I examine the differentialeffects of home politics and neighborhood politics on youthvoter turnout.Martin Johnson, University of California, RiversideKimberly L. Nalder, California State University, Sacramento21-3 HOW ELECTORAL RULES SHAPEREPRESENTATION ANDRESPONSIVENESSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amRichard E. Matland, University of HoustonParty Systems and Substantive Representation: Static andDynamicG. Bingham Powell, University of RochesterHeeMin Kim, Florida State UniversityRichard C. Fording, University of KentuckyOverview: How party system features such as polarization andnumber of parties, as well as election rules, shape static anddynamic connections between the median voter, legislatures andPaperPaperPaperDisc.governments after elections in industrialized societies over 50years.Nominating Women Candidates: Political Parties andStrategic Choice in British ElectionsDaniel Pemstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignWilliam T. Bernhard, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We develop a strategic model of candidateplacement in SMD elections. Parties often have incentives toplace women in marginally unsafe districts. We assess ourtheory on British general election data with an estimator derivedfrom our formal model.Institutional Design and the Responsiveness ofRepresentative GovernmentElisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJustin Phillips, Columbia UniversityCaroline Tolbert, Kent State UniversityOverview: We develop and test a theory of institutionalresponsiveness that allows us to understand the capacity of localgovernments to respond to changing preferences for publicpolicies.Electoral Systems and Policy SophisticationSalomon E. Orellana, Michigan State UniversityOverview: In this paper I explore whether ideological diversityhelps legislatures cope with the massive complexity involved inpolicy-making, and whether two-party systems tend to producemore reactionary policy-making than multi-party systems.Richard E. Matland, University of Houston22-102 ROUNDTABLE: IS THERE A "CULTUREWAR" IN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC? (Cosponsoredwith Politics and Religion, see 47-101)RoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 10:30 amGeoffrey C. Layman, University of MarylandAllan Abramowitz, Emory UniversityEdward Carmines, Indiana University, BloomingtonMorris P. Fiorina, Stanford UniversityJames L. Guth, Furman UniversityClyde Wilcox, Georgetown UniversityOverview: TBA22-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: PUBLICOPINION AND TAX POLICYRoom TBA, Fri 10:30 amPresenter Taxation and Presidential Approval: Separate Effects fromTax Burden and Tax Structure Turbulence?Jan Vermeir, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBenny Geys, Vrije Universiteit BrusselOverview: We test the hypothesis that both the level of taxburden and the change in tax structure affect the US president’spopularity. We find a negative impact of tax burden, deficit aswell as changes in tax structure, but only for Republicanpresidents.24-5 THE MEDIA AS ECONOMIC INPUT ANDOUTPUTRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amGarrett Ryan Asay, University of California, IrvineProfiting off the Poor? The Story of Welfare Privatization inthe StatesMichelle D. Brophy-Baermann, University of Wisconsin,Stevens PointAndrew J. Bloeser, University of Wisconsin, Stevens PointMark Wrighton, University of New HampshireOverview: We look at the debate over welfare provision in statecapitols to understand how PRWORA made welfareprivatization an option for states. We analyze legislativetestimony and press coverage of welfare in 4 states in the yearsleading up to PRWORA.148

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.The Propoganda Model: Evaluating a Theory on thePolitical Economy and Performance of the Mass MediaAndrew C. Kennis, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: TBAModeling Media Liberalization: How Press IndependenceReflects International, Political and Economic PressuresOrion A. Lewis, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: The news media is considered a key variable on thepath to democratization, but few studies have sought to developa generalizable model of press independence for an era ofincreasing globalization and neo-liberal economic policies.The Political Economy of Press FreedomPiero Stanig, Columbia UniversityOverview: A model of the strategic interaction betweenpoliticians, publishers and newspaper editors offers insights onhow competition on the media market and legal protection offreedom of speech affect the information regarding politicalmalfeasance availabThe Dynamics of Media ContentJoseph E. Uscinski, University of ArizonaOverview: This paper looks at news content as an economicproduct that news firms sell in order to make a profit. Classicmodels of firm placement suggest that firms should locatethemselves at or near the median consumer so as to maximizesales.Michelle D. Brophy-Baermann, University of Wisconsin,Stevens Point24-6 MEDIATING WAR AND TERRORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amNathan D. Abrams, University of AberdeenDeterminants of News Coverage of Terrorist EventsNathalie J. Frensley, University of Texas, AustinDavid Levin, University of Texas, El PasoOverview: What types of terrorist events garner the most andleast coverage? We analyze effects of event attributes, affinity,economic ties, distance, foreign aid and location of foreignbureaus and correspondents on major US print and broadcastoutlet coverage.Imag(in)ing Ward Churchill: the Framing of a 9/11 FrameContestorErika G. King, Grand Valley State UniversityMary DeYoung, Grand Valley State UniversityOverview: This study is a content analysis of mainstream mediacoverage of Ward Churchill's 9/11 frame-contesting essay,"Some People Push Back." We use Entman's concept ofcascading activation to explain the intense media focus and itsthematic content.Contesting Media Models: Cascading Activation vs.PropagandaMark Major, William Paterson UniversityOverview: Does Entman's "cascading activation model" providea more comprehensive framework of analysis than Herman andChomsky's "propaganda model" to explain mainstream mediacoverage of US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era?Nathalie J. Frensley, University of Texas, Austin25-4 PRESENTATION OF FEMALEPOLITICIANS BY SELF AND OTHERSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amTracy L. Osborn, Bridgewater State CollegeGender Roles, Impression Management Goals and PoliticalAmbitionElizabeth S. Smith, Furman UniversityOverview: This paper examines the role of impressionmanagement goals and gender norms in shaping young womenand young men's political ambition.Gender and the Presentation of Self at Home and in theOfficeGirish J. Gulati, Bentley CollegeOverview: An analysis of the campaign and office websites ofHouse members reveals that women place a greater emphasis onPaperPaperPaperDisc.their representative role when campaigning in the district, but agreater emphasis on their policymaking role when in DC.Gender-based Strategies in Candidate WebsitesMonica Schneider, University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesOverview: Under what conditions do male and femalecandidates use rhetoric that is consistent or inconsistent withgender stereotypes? I examine House and Senate candidates' useof different types of gender-based strategies in websites fromthe 2004 election.Scandals in the News: Different Sexes, Different Coverage?"Michael D. Cobb, North Carolina State UniversityYasmin Farahi, North Carolina State UniversityOverview: We analyze local and national media coverage ofpolitical scandals to examine whether the sex of a politicianaffects news reports about scandals and if biased coverage ofscandals, if it exists, influences voters' reactions.Face-ism in Online Representations of Politicians in FourWestern CountriesSara H. Konrath, University of Michigan, Ann ArborDave Foldes, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNorbert Schwarz, University of Michigan, Ann ArborKevin Francies, University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnise Hayes, University of Michigan, Ann ArborDaniel Albo, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Men are often portrayed in various types of mediawith more facial prominence than women (“face-ism”). Wefound that face-ism also exists in online presentations ofpoliticians in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Norway.Janet K. Boles, Marquette UniversityTracy L. Osborn, Bridgewater State College25-5 THE ONCE AND FUTURE GENDER GAP(Co-sponsored with Political Psychology andPublic Opinion, see 18-16 and 22-19)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amSue Tolleson-Rinehart, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillThe Gender Gap, The Marriage Gap, and the 1984 ElectionGuy C. Dalto, Birmingham Southern CollegeOverview: The political psychology and victimization literaturefinds that the sexes react differently to punishment. Results forthe 1984 election find that female victims of violence weremore liberal, opposed the death penalty, and supportedMondale.Autonomy and the Gender GapHannah G. Holden, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Using 2000 and 2004 National Election Survey(NES) data I test whether Susan J. Carroll's autonomy thesisremains a viable explanation for the gender gap in vote choice.The Gender Gap in Presidential Voting: An ElectoralCollege PerspectiveBarbara C. Burrell, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: The role of gender in the 1988-2004 presidentialelections from an Electoral College perspective is examined.Turnout rates and voting decisions of men and women acrossstates are analyzed.W is for Women: Online Targeting of Women Voters in the2004 Presidential ElectionAbby G. LeGrange, University of FloridaKristen D. Landreville, University of FloridaOverview: The gender gap continues to be worthy of academicand media attention as candidates compete for women's votes.This study examines Bush and Kerry's online campaign materialfor women voters, such as news releases, e-mails to supportersand blogs.Policy Mood and the Gender GapPaul M. Kellstedt, Texas A&M UniversityDavid A. M. Peterson, Texas A&M UniversityMark Ramirez, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Has the gender gap in policy attitudes changed overthe last three decades? We investigate the emergence, growth,and decline in the gender gap toward government liberalism149

Disc.("Policy Mood") since 1972 using a multi-item index derivedfrom the GSS.Lanethea Mathews-Gardner, Muhlenberg CollegeSue Tolleson-Rinehart, University of North Carolina, ChapelHill26-16 IMMIGRATION ATTITUDES ANDINCORPORATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amDeborah J. Schildkraut, Tufts UniversityThe Impact of Differentiation on African AmericanAttitudes Toward ImmigrationTatishe M. Nteta, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Using the 1992-2000 pooled Los Angeles CountySocial Survey, I test the impact of the following eightdeterminants of African American attitudes towardimmigration: context, contact, threat, sociotropic assessments,racial attitudes, self interest,Comparing Anglo and Latino Attitudes Toward English asthe Official Language of the United StatesAdrian D. Pantoja, Arizona State UniversitySarah Allen Gershon, Arizona State UniversityOverview: Using pooled data from the 1997-1998 Los AngelesCounty Social Survey, we attempt to add to this literature,examining the factors structuring Anglo and Latino attitudestowards English as the official language.Representing Non-Citizens? Analyses of the 1996 WelfareReform Act and the 1998 Noncitizen Benefit Clarificationand Other Technical Amendments ActGrace E. Cho, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper examines the representation of noncitizens'interests in the US Congress by using the 1996 WelfareReform Act and the subsequent 1998 Noncitizen BenefitClarification and Other Technical Amendments Act as casestudies.Does GOP Identity Among Vietnamese and Cuban ParentsDiffer from Children?Steven N. Tran, University of HoustonOverview: Immigrants who immigrate to the US to escapeCommunist oppression are more likely to support theRepublican Party. But are Republican affiliations, particularlyamong Vietnamese and Cuban immigrants socialized onto theirAmerican born Children?Matthew A. Barreto, University of Washington26-17 RACIALIZED ATTITUDESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amDavid C. Wilson, The Gallup OrganizationRecognizing White Privilege: How it Affects Opinion onRacial PoliciesTehama M. Lopez, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper explores the conditions under whichwhite Americans will express that being white systematicallybenefits them. It furthermore examines the role of recognizingthis privilege in support of policies of racial equality.Competing Racial Norms? Content Analysis andExperimental EvidenceThomas C. Craemer, University of ConnecticutOverview: An multidimensional norms taxonomy is derivedfrom a content analysis of Black Liberation sources. A raciallyheterogenous sample displays unconscious traces of WhiteSupremacy alongside conscious endorsements ofMulticulturalism and Integrationism.Racial Differences in the Correlates of Political InterestRay Block, Jr., Middle Tennessee State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the demographic and attitudinalexplanations of political interest to demonstrate that Blacks andWhites differ in what motivates them to follow politics.PaperDisc.Too Close for Comfort: Race, Media, and HurricaneKatrinaIsmail K. White, University of Texas, AustinTasha S. Philpot, University of Texas, AustinOverview: We examine the extent to which the media'spresentation of Blacks espousing various ideologically andracially based assessments of the government's response toHurricane Katrina altered views of the issue, race relations, andpolitics in general.Maurice Mangum, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville27-8 POLITICAL THEOLOGYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amPaul E. Kirkland, Kenyon CollegeThe Political Theology of PrerogativeClement Fatovic, Florida International UniversityOverview: This paper uses Carl Schmitt's insight that "allsignificant concepts of the modern theory of the state aresecularized theological concepts" to develop a normativecritique of the theological dimensions of prerogative in liberalpolitical thought.Cabbage Heads and Catholics: Hegel on Religion,Revolution and the TerrorLoren C. Goldman, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper seeks to reconcile the apparently shiftingaccounts of the French Revolution in Hegel's Phenomenologyand Philosophy of History.Hegel on Politics and Religion in the Bhagavad-GitaLouis Hunt, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the interrelation between liberalconstitutionalism and liberal religious traditions through areading of Hegel's interpretation of Hindu political thought inthe Bhagavad-Gita.Moral Progressivism – A Solution to the Problem of PoliticalExtremes?Jessica H. Johnson, University of CincinnatiOverview: This paper explores moral progressivism, a modifiedversion of the “Social Gospel” of the early twentieth century, asan active yet moderate alternative to the dominant, polarextremeideologies of religious conservatism and technocraticsecularism.Paul E. Kirkland, Kenyon CollegeChristopher A. Colmo, Domincan University27-26 THE POLITICS OF VIRTUERoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amWynne W. Moskop, Saint Louis UniversityAugustine and Locke on the ChurchDavid P. Ramsey, Baylor UniversityOverview: Both Augustine and Locke were concerned withquestions of education and its relation to civil society, but theydeveloped vastly different educational regimens, each a part oftheir political project.Augustine, Lincoln,and the Politics of CharityJoseph A. Harder, No AffiliationOverview: This paper draws on my doctoral dissertation onAbraham Lincoln , and my research on Saint Augustine. Myargument is that Lincoln, especially in his last writings and inthe Second Inaugural address, develops an Augustinian politicsof charity.Putnam, Tocqueville, and the Vocation of the DemocraticMoralistBrian Danoff, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper critically examines Robert Putnam’s useof what Tocqueville calls the “doctrine of self-interest properlyunderstood.” The paper also explores the nature and thesignificance of Tocqueville’s own ambivalence about the“doctrine.”150

PaperDisc.Evil Luxury & Virtuous Beauty: Ethical Consumption inRepublicanismJim S. Josefson, Bridgewater CollegeMarcel P. Anderson, Bridgewater CollegeJustin A. Knight, Bridgewater CollegeOverview: In this paper, we explore an under-appreciated themein republican thought, the importance of restrained but aestheticconsumption to the health of republican societies.Wynne W. Moskop, Saint Louis UniversityDaniel A. Silver, University of Chicago29-10 INTERPRETATION AND POLITICALVOICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amNicholas Dungey, California State University, NorthridgeFusing Horizons: Gadamerian Reflections on theHermeneutical Strategies of Quentin Skinner and LeoStraussIan A.M. Ward, Princeton UniversityOverview: In this paper I offer a critical comparison of thehermeneutical strategies and approaches to the history ofpolitical thought championed by Leo Strauss and QuentinSkinner.Machiavelli's PharmacyMartyn de Bruyn, St. John Fisher CollegeOverview: This paper examines the role of magical potions inMachiavelli's literary works. The author will explore the linkbetween myth, death and writing through a Derridian analysis ofMachiavelli's plays.Karl PopperJoseph Agassi, Tel-Aviv University/York University, TorontoOverview: Popper's political theory invites a reassessment. Itsgreat influence invites examination. It is open to both criticismand new, exciting applications.Technology, Free Labor and Slavery: Lincoln's Lectures onDiscoveries and InventionsJon D. Schaff, Northern State UniversityOverview: The paper aims to show how Lincoln's neglectedLectures on Discovery and Invention contribute to his overalltheory of technology and labor, and thus his argument againstslavery. In these lectures Lincoln shows how technology andeducation liberatePrinciples as Expressions of Political CommitmentJames E. Roper, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Values are vague. Principles are more precise.Values are logically incomparable, whereas principles,expressed in sentences, relate inferentially to other principles.Therefore, principles are better suited to express politicalcommitments.Stephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, DuluthJohn R. Harris, University of Colorado, Boulder29-207 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: NORMS ANDGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURERoom TBA, Fri 10:30 amPresenter Bureaucracy, Representation, and the Fear of theAmorphous or PolymorphousRoger M. Michalski, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Conservatives misguidedly fear bureaucratization inthe 19th century (as engendering anomic formlessness) sincethey are incapable to see the role-differentiation that is built intothe concept of bureaucracy as a boundary-preservingmechanism.29-208 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LIBERTARIANTHOUGHTRoom TBA, Fri 10:30 amPresenter An Egalitarian Improvement to Michael Otsuka's Left-Libertarian ProjectEric S. Roark, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper defends a version of left-libertarianismthat suitably respects both the strong self-ownership of personsand the egalitarian "distribution" of world resources.Presenter Libertarianism and the Dichotomy Between Positive andNegative RightsEdwin E. Etieyibo, University of AlbertaOverview: With the kind of deep cultural diversity that exists inmodern societies, issues of rights are becoming hot topics. Inthis paper, I examine a libertarian approach to rights, and arguethat its dichotomy between negative and positive rights fails.30-8 FORMAL THEORIES OF ELECTIONS:CANDIDATE LOCATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJustin Fox, Yale UniversityA Network Explanation of Correlations in Voting BehaviorBetsy Sinclair, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: This paper examines the relationship between thestructure of voters' social connections and the informationalcontent in their candidate choice.The "Minimum-Sum Point" as a Solution Concept inSpatial VotingTse-min Lin, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper explores the geometric and behavioralproperties of the minimum-sum point, i.e., the point at whichtotal distances from all voter ideal points are minimized, as asolution concept in the theory of spatial voting.Equilibrium in a Two Dimensional Model with Voting andLocation DecisionsAllen B. Brierly, University of Northern IowaOverview: Can entrants enter? And when contestations occur, isthe resulting equilibrium symmetric? This study describesmultiple equilibrium, including symmetric Nash equilibria forlocal public goods markets.Citizen Candidates Under UncertaintyJon X. Eguia, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: This paper presents a citizen candidate model ofrepresentative democracy with uncertainty.Justin Fox, Yale University30-20 FORMAL THEORIES OF THE U.S. SENATE:FILIBUSTERS AND NOMINATIONS (Cosponsoredwith Legislative Politics: Institutions,see 34-23)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amHenry A. Kim, University of California, San DiegoCronyism? Explaining Opaque Nominees to Positions ofInfluenceAndrea Mattozzi, California Institute of TechnologyMatias Laryczower, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: We model political appointments to non-electivepositions such as Supreme Court judges. Uncertainty on theappointee's decision-making environment and disagreementbetween the Senate and the President may explain thenomination of cronies.Minority Rights in Majoritarian InstitutionsKevin A. Roust, Duke UniversityOverview: Many legislatures choose their own rules ofoperation, often providing important powers to minorities andother small groups. A model with endogenous rules finds thatmost legislators benefit when the minority has influence.Filibustering and Reputation in the U.S. SenateFang-Yi Chiou, Academia SinicaOverview: This paper constructs a reputation game withincomplete information to analyze legislative obstruction andpolicy decisions in the U.S. Senate. The main finding is that the151

Disc.likelihood of a filibuster is a function of the time left in aCongress.David Epstein, Columbia University32-6 INTEREST GROUP NETWORKS ANDREPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amDavid Paul, The Ohio State University, NewarkNGO Research Program: A Collective Action PerspectiveErica J. Johnson, University of WashingtonAseem Prakash, University of WashingtonOverview: Nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations,considered critical indicators of functioning democracy, areundertheorized. This paper draws from political science,sociology, and public management to develop a more generalapproach to collective action.One Person, One Lobbyist? American Public Constituenciesand Organized RepresentationMatthew J. Grossmann, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Using new data on 1,710 interest organizations inWashington and 140 of the constituencies that they represent, Ianalyze which types of public factions are better represented byorganized advocates in Congress and the administration.The Structure of Interest Group Issue Networks in DCSuzanne M. Robbins, George Mason UniversityOverview: This project expands upon what we know aboutinterest group networks using theories from the public policyliterature.Standing Out in the Crowd: How Interest Groups ForgeUnique IdentitiesMichael T. Heaney, University of FloridaOverview: I present a dynamic model in which interest groupsidentify themselves with a particular policy community and thendifferentiate themselves in multiple dimensions from othergroups in that community.David M. Paul, The Ohio State University, Newark33-4 PRESIDENTIAL IMAGE-MAKINGSTRATEGIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJennifer J. Hora, Roanoke CollegeWar of Words: Tracking Changes in Presidential SpeechDraftsKen Collier, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityOverview: This paper uses the quantitative analysis of changesto presidential speech drafts to provide insights into theinstitutional conflicts within the modern White House.Whom Does the President Speak To and Why Does itMatter?Sara M. Gubala, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The public presidency literature has looked at whyspeeches matter but has not examined where speeches are givenand to whom the speeches are given to. This paper examinesthis gap by examining where presidents give speeches and towhom they talk to.Determining Successful Strategies of PresidentialLeadership of OpinionBrandon Rottinghaus, University of IdahoOverview: In this article, we take a particular subset of opinion"leadership" (issues that are unpopular before the presidentspeaks but popular afterwards) and examine conditions underwhich the president might be influencing these trends.The Entertainer-In-Chief: The First Lady as PresidentialImage-MakerTabitha A. Warters, Francis Marion UniversityOverview: This paper examines the soft media outreach byLaura Bush. It looks at the need by the White House to reachout to the viewers of these outlets and the effect the First Lady'sappearances have had on presidential leadership.Elvin T. Lim, University of TulsaJennifer J. Hora, Roanoke College33-11 THE POLITICS OF PRESIDENTIALELECTIONSRoom TBA, Fri 10:30 amChair James D. King, University of WyomingPaper Progressive Ambition and the Presidency: 1972-2008Randall E. Adkins, University of Nebraska, OmahaAndrew J. Dowdle, University of ArkansasWayne P. Steger, DePaul UniversityOverview: We use a probit regression model to account for thedecisions of governors and senators to run for president from1972-2004. We also forecast which governors and senators willrun for president in 2008.PaperPaperDisc.The Geography of Presidential FundraisingBrendan J. Doherty, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: In this paper, I examine the frequency and geographyof presidential fundraising from 1977 to 2004 to assess thepresident’s changing role as fundraiser-in chief.The Empirical Implications of Electoral College ReformDarshan J. Goux, University of California, BerkeleyDavid A. Hopkins, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The debate on electoral college reform hashistorically been dominated by theoretical arguments. Thispaper employs quantitative evidence to evaluate the likelypractical consequences of electoral college reform.Russell D. Renka, Southeast Missouri State University34-7 REPRESENTATIVENESS ANDDESIRABILITYOFCOMMITTEESRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amCharles Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA New Look at Committee Theories in the StatesJames S. Battista, University of North TexasOverview: Analyzes the representativeness of committees in 98state legislative chambers.Paper Committee Prestige in the Senate, 1947-2004R. Brian Law, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper defines and measures Senate committeeprestige from 1947-2004 by Congress. The bi-annual measurehighlights the rise and fall of different committees as thelegislative branch has responded to the evolving environment.PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Committee Assignment Process as an All-Pay, SealedBid AuctionDaniel Lee, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the committee assignmentprocess as an all-pay, sealed bid auction. I derive equilibriumeffort strategies for individual legislators who compete forvacant committee seats on a committee.Freshman Committee Assignments in the House ofRepresentativesJacob R. Straus, University of FloridaOverview: This paper examines the types of committeeassignments first term (or freshman) members of Congressreceive from the House leadership.The Electoral Connection and Committee Requests: MatrixReloadedChristopher G. Faricy, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: The heterogeneity of committees allows Housemembers to choose assignments that align with personalpreferences and constituency interests. I find constituencyvariables and prior occupation predicts requests better thandistrict interests.Jonathan Woon, Carnegie Mellon University152

34-14 WHY REPRESENTATIVES NEED AWHIPPINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amMatthew M. Schousen, Franklin & Marshall CollegeParty Voting and the Institutionalization of the WhipSystemBrad T. Gomez, University of South CarolinaOverview: This paper examines the institutionalization of theparty whip system in the Congress and its effect on intrapartycohesion and party voting. Using data from 1870-2004, I testthe whips' ability to signal party preferences and inducecompliance.Partisan vs. Institutional Leadership in the U.S. CongressMatthew N. Green, Catholic University of AmericaOverview: Congressional party leaders have acted at times onbehalf of institutional goals, such as protecting the power ofCongress, over partisan goals. In this project, I examine whenand why party leaders exercise such leadership.Party Power and the Expansion of the House WhipNetworksScott R. Meinke, Bucknell UniversityOverview: Proposes and tests changing explanations forexpanding whip systems in the House from the 1960s to thepresent, exploring the composition of the whip network andexamining the effects of whip membership on memberbehavior.Party Leadership and Floor Amendments in the U.S. SenateTimothy Werner, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Increases in Minority Leader tenure lead to thegreater strategic use of floor amendments as policymaking toolson significant legislation in the U.S. Senate. Increases inMajority Leader tenure have no effect on the suppression ofamendments.From Rules to Norms: The Role of Speaker's Precedents inthe HouseThomas J. Raven, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper examines the mechanism through whichrules are refined through precedents set by Speaker's rulings.Establishing a better understanding of this process will helpforge a critical link between changing rules and developingnorms.John W. Patty, Harvard University35-5 POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amPaolino Philip, University of North TexasThe Electoral Consequences of Party Loyalty in CongressJamie L. Carson, University of GeorgiaGregory Koger, University of MontanaMatthew Lebo, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: We estimate the effects of each House member’sparty unity—the tendency of a member to vote with his or herparty on issues that divide the two major parties—on votemargin and probability of reelection from 1979 to 2004.Party Reputations and Candidate StrategiesJeffrey D. Grynaviski, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper introduces a simple formal model thatexplains how political parties' historical reputations shapecandidates' electoral strategies.Doug Roscoe, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth36-1 DECISION MAKING ON U.S. COURTS OFAPPEALSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amSteven Puro, St. Louis UniversityAn Examination of Recent Trends of Decision Making in theUS Courts of AppealsMark S. Hurwitz, Western Michigan UniversityAshlyn K. Kuersten, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: In this paper we examine a number of issue areasconcerning decision-making in the US Courts of Appeals forrecent years and compare these data with those from prior years,PaperPaperPaperDisc.based on release of the extension of the Songer Databasethrough 2003.Explaining Publication Areas of Federal Trial andAppellate Court JudgesSusan W. Johnson, University of North Carolina, GreensboroRonald Stidham, Appalachian State UniversityKenneth Manning, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthRobert A. Carp, University of HoustonOverview: This study seeks to address the question of whatcauses lower court judges to publish decisions in particularareas of case law.Small Group Theory and the U.S. Courts of AppealsWendy Martinek, Binghamton UniversityOverview: The collegial nature of decision-making on appellatecourts is typically considered only to the extent that collegialcontext offers opportunities for strategic behavior. Small grouptheory suggests a different (i.e., psychological) approach.Senior Judges' Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts ofAppealsRorie Spill Solberg, Oregon State UniversityLisa Holmes, University of VermontSusan Haire, University of GeorgiaOverview: The ability to take senior status provides federaljudges with an option beyond remaining fully active or retiringcompletely. This paper examines the effects of senior status ondecision making and policy in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.James C. Brent, San Jose State UniversitySean Farhang, University of California, Berkeley38-6 IMPLEMENTING THE "LAYER CAKE"RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amDuane D. Milne, West Chester UniversityStructure, Function, Politics, and Risk: Policy ReformUnder FederalismJoanna Mosser, Yale UniversityOverview: This paper argues for a risk-based approach to theproblem of institutional choice under federalism and exploreshow spatially rooted incentives and challenges shapeintergovernmental policy management.Organizations, Intergovernmental Relations, KnowledgeUse and KatrinaAdrian S. Petrescu, University of Texas, BrownsvilleOverview: Using organizational portfolio theory, I verify ifcongruence between structure of an organization and its type oftask it addesses may lower the likelihood of enacting andimplementing imperfect policies and processes. I test on theKatrina disaster.State Adjustments to Congressional Lawmaking: Adaptingto Stifling FederalismElizabeth A. O'Shaughnessy, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Lately lawmaking in Congress is dominated by themajority party, and passage of federal preemptions continues. Inreaction, states must act to prevent their own policy innovationsfrom being stifled, indicating a new emergent pattern offederalism.Devolution in Practice: A Conceptual FrameworkAlison Gash, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper presents a conceptual framework ofdevolution to address the following questions: What are theessential characteristics of devolution? Who are the key playersand what are their roles? How can we assess its benefits?Tandem-Institutions Transforming the Locus of FederalOversightEdward A. Miller, Brown UniversityOverview: This article argues that rather than isolating thejudiciary and placing it in a competitive relationship with otherinstitutions, federal oversight typically involves active support,or at least acquiescence, from multiple branches of government.Laura E. Evans, University of Washington153

38-301 POSTER SESSION: COMPARATIVEINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSRoom TBA, Board 8, Fri 10:30 amPresenter Changing Matching Grants to Lump Sums. Danish LocalGovernment EvidenceThomas Pallesen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: Central to fiscal federalism is the idea that matchinggrants stimulate local spending more than lump-sum subsidies.The paper questions the conventional wisdom with empiricalevidence from a change of grant regime in Danish localgovernments.38-302 POSTER SESSION: GUBERNATORIALCAMPAIGNSRoom TBA, Board 9, Fri 10:30 amPresenter The Election of U.S. Governors from 1977 to 2002John A. Hamman, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: The paper tests theories of candidate motivation byanalyzing the effect of incumbent vulnerability (previouselection margin, average popularity, and scandal) on thefrequency of different types of candidates running in primaries.39-2 EFFECTIVENESS AND EQUITY IN URBANEDUCATION SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amDeirdre A. Oakley, Northern Illinois UniversityNo Child Left Behind and the Public School PrincipalshipScott F. Abernathy, University of MinnesotaOverview: Using data from an original survey of Minnesotapublic school principals, I examine the connection betweenleadership and No Child Left Behind. I consider the prospect ofaligning NCLB's assessments and incentives with effectiveleadership.Mayors Improving Student Achievement: Evidence from aNational Achievement DatabaseKenneth K. Wong, Brown UniversityFrancis X. Shen, Harvard UniversityOverview: Using a database of 104 cities and school districts,covering 40 states and over 70,000 schools, we find that in thetime period 1999-2003, mayoral appointed school boards arepositively related to elementary school student achievement.The Fight For School Equity in Chicago's LatinoNeighborhoodsMelissa R. Michelson, California State University, East BayOverview: Latino community struggles for school equity inChicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods.Richard C. Hula, Michigan State University42-3 LOCAL ECONOMIC POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amOle D. Rasmussen, University of CopenhagenBusiness Property Tax Incentives in IndianaDagney G. Faulk, Indiana University, SoutheastOverview: This paper analyzes the types and level of propertytax abatement granted by local governments in Indiana over a20 year period and reasons for the increase in abatement levelsover time.An Institutionalism Framework For Economy Developmentin Local Level: Who Gets What? In Case of Housing PolicyEunro Lee, Florida State UniversitySeokki Ahn, Florida State UniversityOverview: This paper is to examine new institutionalism to thestudy of local economic development policy. This paperproposes diverse roles of local government and provides thestrength of political factors (public opinion and interest groups)in economicEffects of Globalization on Large U.S. Metropolitan AreasArdeshir Anjomani, University of Texas, ArlingtonOverview: Examining literature on globalization and incomeinequality and integrating the two fields, findings of the impactof globalization on income distribution, race and underclassPaperDisc.poverty as well as non-English speaking immigrants ispresented.Measures of Municipal Fiscal Health: Linking Primary andSecondary DataSteven C. Deller, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: We evaluate the extent to which primary measures ofmunicipal fiscal stress are associated with secondary measuresfrequently identified in the literature.Dagney G. Faulk, Indiana University, SoutheastOle D. Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen43-9 BUREAUCRATIC MANAGEMENT (Cosponsoredwith Midwest Public AdministrationCaucus, see 56-4)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amTerry Moe, Stanford UniversityAbove Politics: Bureaucracy and Credible CommitmentAndrew B. Whitford, University of GeorgiaGary J. Miller, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: We offer six vignettes on how agencies can become“above politics” – separated from political control – and howthat separation has produced economic benefits for the UnitedStates over the last century.Strategic Public Management and Performance: AContingency ApproachHolly T. Goerdel, University of KansasKenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M UniversityLaurence J. O'Toole, University of GeorgiaOverview: The influence of management strategies onperformance is contingent on past organizational performance,environmental context, and variegated performance indicators.The Smart-Seller Challenge: Exploring Determinants ofNursing Home PrivatizationAnna A. Amirkhanyan, American UniversityOverview: Investigating the impact of four categories ofantecedents on the privatization decision in local governments,analysis of panel data finds a stronger effect of mission-relatedand institutional factors, compared to fiscal or politicaldeterminants.Facilitative Leadership: A Study of Federal AgencySupervisorsVictoria M. McCarthy, University of OklahomaOverview: Leadership within public organizations continues tobe of concern for organizational effectiveness. This paperdiscusses the role of leadership at the supervisory level infederal agencies.Understanding the Motivational Structure Leading to HighPerformance of Federal EmployeesSungjoo Choi, University of GeorgiaOverview: This study examines the impact of effectiveleadership on organizational performance and work motivationof public employees. It analyzes the 2002 Federal HumanCapital Survey by using structural equation model andconfirmatory factor analysis.John Brehm, University of Chicago44-6 MASSIVE RESISTANCE AND THE FIGHTFOR INTEGRATED SCHOOLS INNORFOLK VIRGINIARoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 10:30 amJeff L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State UniversityThe School-Closing Crisis of 1958-59: The Battle toIntegrate Norfolk SchoolsJeff L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State UniversityOverview: This paper examines Norfolk’s school-closing crisisof 1958-59, which pitted Mayor W. F. Duckworth, localsegregationists, and Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. againstlocal African American families, the NAACP, and theCommittee for Public Schools.154

PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Defenders: Virginia's Neo-Bourbons And MassiveResistanceTom Cox, San Houston State UniversityOverview: The paper examines the role that the Defenders ofState Sovereignty and Individual Liberties played in theMassive Resistance movement in Norfolk, Virginia.Massive Resistance In Print: The Battle for the News inNorfolk, VirginiaGwen Pharr, Norfolk State UniversityOverview: This paper compares and contrasts the presentationof Massive Resistance in Norfolk's local newspapers: theLedger-Dispatch, the Virginian-Pilot, and the Journal andGuide.The Ecumenical Moment: Religious Support for IntegratedSchools in NorfolkCharles Ford, Norfolk State UniversityOverview: This paper assesses the crucial roles of religiousleaders of various denominations in ending de jure segregationin Norfolk, Virginia.Davis Yvonne Frear, Sam Houston State UniversityMarvin P. King, University of Mississippi46-4 TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICALMOBILIZATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amBarbara A. Strassberg, Aurora UniversityRegimes of Intra-Party Communication: A Study of Socio-Ontological FluxChristopher J. Poor, University of Otago, New ZealandOverview: My research studies activists' prosecution ofaccountability claims. I advance the concept of socioontologicalflux to explain how the use of the internet can createa new regime of communication which negates leaders'monopoly of resourcesWeeds in the Cracks of the Sidewalk: Human Agency andthe Rutgers Tent State University MovementTimothy E. Durant, University of OregonOverview: This is a real-time study of a social movement arguesthat human agency is crucial to the mounting of successfulcollective action, highlighting specific instances (in areas suchas ideology and tactics) where agency was the driver.Political Attribution: Individualism and CollectivismKwang-Il Yoon, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper tests the hypothesis that citizens incollectivistic countries are more likely to attribute their personalgrievances to government than citizens in individualisticcountries and this relationship is moderated by symbolicpolitics.Barbara A. Strassberg, Aurora University47-301 POSTER SESSION: POLITICS ANDRELIGIONPresenter What Has Washington To Do With Jerusalem?Room TBA, Board 10, Fri 10:30 amJason T. Larson, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper examines the relationship betweenAmerican politics and Christianity by drawing parallels andconnections to the history of the early Christian movement inthe context of the Roman Empire.Presenter Gender Difference and Equality: Conformity orRoomPresenter TBARoomIndividualism?TBA, Board 11, Fri 10:30 amDebra Daniels, University of MinnesotaOverview: The paper considers the differing visions whilehighlighting the nature of the debate over gender and equality inthe evangelical community. The purpose is to develop a sketchof the emerging vision and the scope of this understanding ofequality.TBA, Board 12, Fri 10:30 amErika R. Seeler, Duke UniversityOverview: TBA48-102 ROUNDTABLE: TEACHING BUDGETINGAND FINANCE WITH CASE STUDIES,SIMULATIONS AND EXERCISESRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 10:30 amHarvey J. Tucker, Texas A&M UniversityKurt Thurmaier, Iowa State UniversityRebecca Hendrick, University of Illinois, ChicagoAlfred Tat-Kei Ho, Indiana University-Purdue University,IndianapolisOverview: This roundtable will discuss how case studies,simulations and exercises are used in courses on governmentbudgeting and finance.49-102 ROUNDTABLE: WOMEN SHOULD ASK:NEGOTIATION IN THE ACADEMICWORKPLACERoomPanelistTBA, Fri 10:30 amGeorgia Duerst-Lahti, Beloit CollegeSusan Welch, Pennsylvania State UniversityNancy McGlen, Niagara UniversityKay Lehman Schlozman, Boston CollegeKristi Andersen, Syracuse UniversityLynn Maurer, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleOverview: This panel will provide a discussion of genderdynamics in negotiations. Members of the roundtable includecurrent and former department chairs and deans. Panelists willreflect on their experiences and provide advice aboutnegotiating skillfully and effectively.51-5 PUBLIC OPINION AND LGBT POLICIES INTHE UNITED STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJami Kathleen Taylor, North Carolina State UniversityAttitudes Towards GLBT Issues in Arkansas: Libertarian,But Not LibertineJay Barth, Hendrix CollegeJanine Parry, University of ArkansasOverview: A year after three in four Arkansas voters endorsed astate constitutional amendment barring state recognition ofsame-sex marriages, the 2005 Arkansas Poll presents theopportunity for deeper insights into the attitudes of Arkansanson a variety of GLBT- Issues.How Opinions about Gays, Lesbians, and HomosexualityShape Support for Gay RightsPaul R. Brewer, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: I examine Americans' judgments abouthomosexuality, explanations for its origins, stereotypes aboutgays and lesbians, and emotional reactions toward gays andlesbians, as well as how these are related to one another and tosupport for gay rights.GLBTQ Issues: Evolution or Creative Design?Peter W. Brusoe, American UniversityOverview: This paper tests whether or not GLBTQ issuesevolved ala Carmines and Stimson or if it was a result ofKingdon's focusing event theory.Young Adults' Perceptions of Gay Rights by Gender, Party,and ReligionHeide Hlawaty, Metropolitan College of New YorkJames D. Decker, Macon State CollegeOverview: Evaluation of young adults' attitudes in 2 middleGeorgia institutions of their perceived homosexual's rights.Significant differences were found by gender and partisanmembership. Religious affiliation did not produce as manysignificant differencesKenneth Sherrill, Hunter CollegeBarry L. Tadlock, Ohio University155

54-1 SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND CIVICENGAGEMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 10:30 amJames R. Simmons, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshEcumenical Organizing and Social Justice in SuburbiaHugh Bartling, DePaul UniversityOverview: This paper focuses on the various ways in whichgroups with significant religious components are leveragingsocial networks to address problems of sustainability and socialjustice in suburban communities. By looking at particular casesof activismShock Wave: Global New Left Revolts March – October1968Christian W. Erickson, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: 1968 heralded the apex of a transnational Universitybased revolt, represented by the rise of New Left student andcounter-cultural youth movements throughout the capitalist-blocof nation-states. In this paper I will explore what theseUniversity-centered revolts had in common and how theirtemporal coordination represented a truly transnationalmovement which resonated throughout the world.Political Disengagement on CampusJames R. Simmons, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: This paper will examine trends in politicalengagement for both the student body and faculty oncontemporary U.S. campuses. It will report on attitudes andinvolvement at American universitiesGay Marriage in Massachusetts: The Evolution of an IssueJohn C. Berg, Suffolk UniversityOverview: The past, present, and future of the gay marriageissue in Massachusetts, from the court decision in 2003 to thepossible popular vote on a constitutional amendment in 2008,including the development of public opinion on the issue.Pateman’s Participatory Democratic Theory and PreferenceFormation ReconsideredKarl E. Johnson, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Drawing on Lindlbom's 1981 address to the APSA,and several disciplinary perspectives, this paper reexaminesPateman's (1970) subsidiary hypothesis in order to speculateabout what and how employee-citizens may come to learn about"economic reality."James R. Simmons, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh156

Friday, April 21 – 1:45 pm – 3:30 pm1-102 ROUNDTABLE: NEW DIRECTIONS AT THEPOLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLYRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 1:45 pmAmy Mazur, Washington State UniversityCornell W. Clayton, Washington State UniversityIan Shapiro, Yale UniversityRogers Smith, University of PennsylvaniaPeregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of UtahDaniel Diermeier, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Amy Mazur and Cornell Clayton, incoming editorsof the Political Research Quarterly, chair a roundtablediscussion with an esteemed panel of colleagues concerningnew directions at the journal.2-6 AMBITION, STRATEGY AND ROLL CALLVOTES -- MP BEHAVIORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmGuy D. Whitten, Texas A&M UniversityA Spatial Analysis of the XIII Italian ParliamentRiccardo Pelizzo, Singapore Management UniversityMassimiliano Landi, Singapore Management UniversityOverview: We present a spatial map of Italian politics byapplying the Poole and Rosenthal methodology to roll calls inthe Italian House during the XIII Legislature. We then analyzemeasures of cohesion and the concentration of coordinateswithin each party.Political Ambition in the European ParliamentStephen Meserve, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDan Pemstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignWilliam Bernhard, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: MEPs planning a return to domestic politics haveincentives to preserve nation-state prerogatives and providebenefits to national constituents. We test the argument usingroll-call votes in the European Parliament during the 1990s.Constituency Service, Parliamentary Dissent, and thePersonal Vote in Britain and New ZealandChristopher J. Kam, University of British ColumbiaOverview: I show how British and New Zealand MPs usedissent from the party line, to complement their consistuencyservice efforts. Dissent boosts the MP's profile, attracts nonpartisanvoters, and offers efficiency advantages overconstituency service.The Chamber of Secrets: Party-Switching in the ItalianChamber of DeputiesMelanie R. Castleberg, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: In mixed-member electoral systems, SMD deputiesshould switch parties more than PR deputies who feel electoralties to their parties. I test this proposition in the Italian Chamberof Deputies.Guy D. Whitten, Texas A&M University2-7 POLITICAL CHANGE -- PARTISANS ANDCLEAVAGESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmMichael P. Bobic, Emmanuel CollegeTrends in Party Membership and MembershipParticipationSusan E. Scarrow, University of HoustonOverview: This paper uses cross-national survey evidence toexamine changing levels of paticipation within political partiesin established and new European democracies. Have activitypatterns changed as memberships have shrunk?The Salience of Cultural Issues in Politics and its Influenceon Class VotingJeroen van der Waal, Erasmus UniversityPeter Achterberg, Erasmus UniversityOverview: In this paper we investigate the salience of culturalissues in the political culture of 14 Western countries, and theconsequences of this salience for the traditional class-partyalignments.PaperPaperDisc.Party System Fragmentation and Declining Social Cleavagesin Western EuropeRobin E. Best, Binghamton UniversityOverview: Party system fragmentation has increased in virtuallyall Western democracies in the post-WWII era. I explore therelationship between this fragmentation and the decliningelectoral relevance of social cleavages.Understanding the Dynamics of Changes in PartyIdentification in FranceJean-Gabriel Jolivet, Purdue UniversityOverview: If political institutions shape the foundations ofpublic opinion, changes in institutions should affect the basicparty dispositions of younger cohorts of voters who come of ageof voting while not affecting the older generations in a similarway.Michael P. Bobic, Emmanuel College3-13 VOTING, POCKETBOOKS AND TRUST:NEW SURVEY EVIDENCE ON CITIZENMOTIVATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmYing Lin, University of WashingtonDo Economic Differences or Institutions Explain Variancein the Economic Vote Among Countries?Ulises Beltran, Centro de Investigacion y DocenciaEconomicasOverview: This paper explores variance in the individualeconomic vote explained by economic size of institutions.Declining Satisfaction with Democracy in Mexico:Economics or Politics?David Crow, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Does Mexicans’ declining satisfaction withdemocracy owe more to negative economic or politicalevaluations? Analyzing a two-wave panel with dynamicloglinear latent class models, I conclude democraticperformance outweighs the economy.The Role of Perceptions of the Economy on PoliticalEvaluationsDavid R. Dreyer, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper will test whether perceptions of theeconomy are important in a least likely scenario in whicheconomic security is low.Why Do We Trust Institutions? The Bolivian CaseVivian Schwarz-Blum, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: What are the factors that determine if and how muchcitizens trust their political institutions? The study uses datafrom the Bolivia 2004 LAPOP survey to explore what isdetermining Bolivian citizens' levels of trust in their politicalinstitutions.William Mishler, University of Arizona3-102 ROUNDTABLE: ARTICULATION OFINTERESTS BY NGOS AND LOBBYGROUPSRoomPanelistPanelistTBA, Fri 1:45 pmSituating the NGO Sector Within Political Science: AComparative Case StudyShanna R. Dietz, Indiana University, BloomingtonMegan J. Hershey, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Employing a comparative case study methodology,this paper seeks to explore the significance of the burgeoningNGO sector on global society and to situate this phenomenonwithin the discipline of political science.Determinants of Lobbying Strategies on Economic Issues:An Empirical Analysis of Brazil and IndiaVineeta Yadav, Yale UniversityOverview: Lobbies affect the information asymmetry betweenparties and members. This strengthens parties in systems whereinstitutions allow them to identify, reward, and punishmembers; and weakens them otherwise. I use survey data onlobbies from Brazil & India157

3-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THE LEGALUNDERPINNINGS OF IRAN'S REGIMERoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Iranian Legal Philosophy from the Revolution to theContemporary ReformersMichael D. Daniels, University of KansasOverview: The paper addresses the legal philosophy of theIslamist movement in Iran. I aim to determine what internallegal reforms the Islamist movement aims to achieve and toanswer whether an Islamist State can ultimately exist as ademocratic state.4-3 MEASURING AND ACCOUNTING FORDEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN THE MIDDLEEASTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmStaffan I. Lindberg, Kent State UniversityDiversifying Strategies of Legitimation: Regime Survival inthe Middle EastCaroleen Marji, New York UniversityOverview: I explore the strategies authoritarian regimes employto ensure their survival. At critical junctures, regimes face crisesthat should lead to their demise, but they survive due tosubsystem changes they make to ensure their survival.Measuring Procedural Democracy and Rights in the MiddleEastEmile Sahliyeh, University of North TexasTodd Spinks, University of North TexasOverview: This measurement model will improve our ability toidentify patterns of distribution of power and respect andviolation of rights in the Middle East and put this discussion ona more empirically accountable footing.Democracy, Accountability, and Islamist Political PartiesHootan Shambayati, Bilkent UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the main obstacle todemocratization in the Middle East is the weakness ofinstitutions that can hold parliaments and elected institutionsaccountable while accommodating Islamist or other "radical"political parties.TBAKevin E. Grisham, University of California, RiversideOverview: TBAAssem M. Dandashly, University of Oklahoma4-23 EXPANDING THE AMBIT OF EAST ASIANDEMOCRACIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmDavid D. Yang, Princeton UniversityClassing Ethnicity: Strategies of Mass Mobilization in theTransition to DemocracyDavid D. Yang, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to bring attention to the "class"component of many types of political transitions conventionallyunderstood as driven by ethnic, nationalist mobilization.East Asian Democratization and the Political Business CycleWen-Chia Shen, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper investigates the election-policy link intwo East Asian countries, South Korea and Taiwan. I testwhether countries' time-varying degrees of democracy affect theway in which economic policy is chosen as elections approach.The Military's Political Restraint: Model and Evidence fromSouth Korea and TaiwanFiona Yap, University of KansasOverview: The paper develops a game-theory model to predictthe military's restraint and tests the model using qualitative andquantitative evidence from South Korea and Taiwan from the1960s to 2000.Kevin J. Fandl, George Mason University5-9 FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY IN THEEURoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJohn McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University,IndianapolisAn Adequate Security in an Enlarged European UnionVivien L. Exartier, West Virginia UniversityOverview: The Security Doctrine issued by Mr. Solana last yeardoes not meet the challenges of security in an enlargedEuropean Union.The European Union: A Post-Modern SuperpowerJohn McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University,IndianapolisOverview: Looks at the European Union as a new modelsuperpower. Rather than being a superpower in the cold warsense, the EU is a post-modern superpower: post-industrial,post-military, multi-cultural, scientific, welfarist, and so on.Who Represents the EU in Foreign Policy? – Patterns fromThree Case-StudiesClaire Piana, DePaul UniversityOverview: The paper examines the various ways the EU isrepresented in its foreign policy when dealing with externalactors and the conditions under which member-states choosespecific institutional arrangements when acting as a unifiedbody.Canadian National Security Policy and the European Union,1991-2001Benjamin Zyla, Royal Military College of CanadaOverview: This paper will analyze Canada’s relationship withEurope between 1991-2001. It refutes the argument thatCanada’s role in the world is in decline and will argue thatCanada remained engaged in European security despite defencecutbacks.Benjamin Zyla, Royal Military College of Canada5-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LEFT ANDRIGHT EXTREMIST VIOLENCE INWESTERN EUROPERoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Left and Right Extremist Violence in Western Europe: AComparative AnalysisOdul Celep, East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaMaria Elena Sandovici, Lamar UniversityOverview: In this paper, we investigate the factors that increasecitizens' likelihood of supporting extremist ideology and partieson the left and right. We examine (1) ideological positioning,(2) protest feelings, and (3) demographic characteristics.5-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: PROVINCIALINTERESTS AND POLITICALINTEGRATIONRoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Provincial Interests and Political Integration: Voting in theFrench Maastricht ReferendumAndrew Austin, CERGE-EIOverview: Formal model tested for 1992 French Maastrichtreferendum. Areas most affected by CAP reform more likely tovote no, prosperous areas more likely to vote yes. No evidencevoters saw this as poll on Mitterand. Tastes for EU integrationhighly persistent.6-1 ELECTIONS AND VOTING IN CANADARoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmChristopher H. Achen, Princeton UniversityThe Nature and Effects of Advance Voting in CanadaPeter J. Loewen, Universite de MontrealOverview: I examine advance voting in the 2004 Canadianelection. Advance voters differ from normal voters, and someparties do better than others in advance voting. But, advancevoting success does not predict victory and likely does notchange outcomes.158

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Election Campaign Polling and the Media: Where Did It GoWrong in 2004?Mark A. Pickup, University of OxfordRichard Johnston, University of British ColumbiaOverview: The campaign polls during the 2004 Canadianfederal election and the media coverage of those polls areexamined to determine how the predicted outcome of theelection could be so wrong.The Conservative Party and the 2004 Canadian ElectionLaura B. Stephenson, University of Western OntarioOverview: This paper investigates the Conservative Party’sperformance in the 2004 Canadian election, concentrating onvoters’ perceptions, the impact of campaign information, andthe party's role as the only viable alternative to the governingLiberals.Same-Sex Marriage and Voting Behavior in CanadaEugénie Dostie-Goulet, Université de MontréalOverview: Same-sex marriage, now legalized in Canada, was anelectoral issue for the 2004 Canadian Election. Multinomialanalyses allow us to conclude that even if this issue hasinfluenced vote choice, it has had no net effect on the result ofthe election.Christopher H. Achen, Princeton University7-5 GUNS, DRUGS, AND DEATH: POLITICALVIOLENCE IN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJeffrey Ryan, University of ArkansasPolitical Participation and War in ColombiaMiguel Garcia, University of PittsburghOverview: I study the impact of armed actors’ presence andviolence on turnout in Colombia showing: 1) political violencedecreases turnout, 2) areas with presence of guerrillas andcoincident presence of guerrillas and paramilitaries have thelowest turnout.Coca, Bullets, Exports, and GrowthJennifer S. Holmes, University of Texas, DallasSheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres, University of Texas, DallasOverview: In Colombia, we examine the effects of cocaproduction and types of violence on both disaggregated exportsand sectoral GDP. We identify sectors of the economy andexports that are resistant to disruptions due to displacement bycoca or violence.Armed and Dangerous: Colombia's Paramilitary GroupsJulie M. Mazzei, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: Empirical research suggests that a specificconfluence of variables facilitated the emergence of paramilitarygroups in Colombia, among them the mobilization of resourcesfrom factions of the elite, the military, and politicos.Free Traders and Drug Smugglers: Does TradeLiberalization Weaken or Strengthen States’ Ability toCombat Drug Trafficking?Horace A. Bartilow, University of KentuckyOverview: This paper answers the question of whether tradeliberalization weaken the ability of states to combat drugtrafficking? This question is motivated by an emergingtheoretical debate about new threats to state security in the ageof globalization.Repression or Concession? Responses to Challenges inLatin AmericaJames C. Franklin, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOverview: This paper examines over 1000 contentiouschallenges that took place in seven Latin American countries todetermine what types of challenges and what circumstancestend to result in repression and/or concessions.Eric Selbin, Southwestern UniversityJeffrey Ryan, University of Arkansas8-6 TAIWAN'S PARTIES AND LEGISLATURERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmNyblade Benjamin, University of British ColumbiaColonizing Taiwan: Kuomintang’s Methods of Control and50 Years of DominanceKetty W. Chen, University of OklahomaOverview: The paper investigates the political dominationmethods used by the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang)during its 50-year domination on the island of Taiwan.Plus ca change: Continuity and Change in Taiwan's PartySystemAlexander C. Tan, University of CanterburyOverview: Using time series data on Taiwan's legislativeelections and the new Taiwan Election and DemocratizationStudy 2005 election survey data set, this study examines thecontinuity in trends as well as the changing features in Taiwan'sparty system.Getting Bills Through the Committee Stage in theTaiwanese LegislatureNathan F. Batto, University of California, San DiegoOverview: This paper looks at how parties in the Taiwaneselegislature get bills to the floor while ensuring their contentaccords with party goals. If committee members demand aheavy price in the normal review process, parties can opt foralternative paths.Nyblade Benjamin, University of British Columbia8-7 RURAL CHINA: POLITICS AND POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmWenfang Tang, University of PittsburghCorporatizating Guangdong Villages-Democratizing RuralSouthern ChinaYi Man Leung, George Washington UniversityOverview: Examining the consequences of Guangdong’s test ona local institutional change of corporatizing villages and turningvillage committees into corporation boards, in response to theOrganic Law that institutionalized village elections in China in1998.Comparing Village Elections in China and VietnamMayling Birney, Yale UniversityOverview: Drawing upon interviews and original field researchin China and Vietnam, this paper contrasts the differentapproaches to, and assesses the different impacts of, villageelections in China and Vietnam.Power and Cooperation: Peasants, Elites, and the State inNew Chinese CoopsLiang Sun, George Washington UniversityOverview: Based on fieldwork in 4 peasant cooperatives incentral China, I identify types of power relations betweenpeasants, business elites, and state agents state in the rising newcooperative movement.Changing Role of Agriculture in Economic Development inPost-Mao ChinaYinan R. Wang, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines the dynamics of Chinese foodand agricultural politics and policies in the reform period.Wenfang Tang, University of PittsburghTianjian Shi, Duke University10-5 POST-COMMUNIST RESEARCH AFTERCOMMUNISM: THE STATE OF THE FIELDRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmWilliam Zimmerman, University of Michigan, Ann ArborImproving Measures of Normal States-the Case of RussiaWilliam Zimmerman, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Is Russia a normal country? How would we know?Focusing on Russia, this paper suggests ways to improve themeasurement of an important concept and at the same timeachieve a better feel for future outcomes for Russian politicaldevelopment.159

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Toward Resolving the Measurement Problem in QCA: AnExploration of Fuzzy MathematicsTerry D. Clark, Creighton UniversityJennifer M. Larson, Creighton UniversityOverview: The use of fuzzy mathematics in comparativepolitics has been confined to qualitative comparative analysis(QCA). We consider mathematical approaches that mightovercome measurement problems associated with the use offuzzy mathematics in QCA.Europeanization. Electoral Instititutions and PartyDevelopment in Post Communist PoliticsJohn T. Ishiyama, Truman State UniversityTerry D. Clark, Creighton UniversityOverview: In recent years, there has been a growing interest inthe domestic political consequences of “Europeanization.”Although there has been a small but increasing body of work onthe effects of this process on political party development in theWestTBAJill N. Wittrock, University of IowaTerry D. Clark, Creighton UniversityOverview: TBAWhat is Next? Taking the Next Step in the Field ofCommunism and Post-Communist StudiesIrina S. Khmelko, Georgia Southern UniversityOverview: This paper outlines some of the major discussions inthe field of Communist and Post-Communist studies. It offersone of the possible approaches to answering the question ofwhere the scholars of ECE can take the research next.Erik Herron, University of Kansas11-6 IR AND FOREIGN POLICYRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmClair Apodaca, Florida International UniversityPresidents, Leadership Variation, and Foreign PolicyOutcomesDavid J. Plazek, West Virginia UniversityOverview: The paper examines presidential administrationsfrom Harry Truman to George H. W. Bush to assess whether thevariation in the political orientation of leadership contributes todivergence in foreign policy goals and outcomes.Paper Multiple Identities, Multiple Policies (?)Tuba Unlu, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This study aims to illustrate how identity of a statecan be manipulated by the decision/foreign policy makers, andcan be used strategically.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Turkey and the NATO Question: American and Anglo-Canadian PerspectivesRichard P. Garlitz, Ohio UniversityOverview: Security factors dominated American thinking withrespect to Turkish membership in NATO through 1952, butcultural considerations informed the Anglo-Canadian view. Thepaper links the NATO debate with the current one concerningTurkey and the EU.Hegemonic Influence and the Creation of RegionalArchitecture in Latin AmericaKatharine Petersen, University of ArizonaOverview: This paper seeks to understand the dynamics of nonissuespecific regional integration in Latin America by modelingthe decisions of states to join regional organizations which theUnited States has been instrumental in forming.Imposing American Ideals: Collective Ideas, Nationalism,and Great Power Foreign PolicyDuane Adamson, Brigham Young UniversityOverview: An evaluation of U.S. foreign policy efforts totransform specific collective ideas tied to national identity inpost World War II societies. The paper explores the perceivedsuccesses of post-war Germany and Japan to more recent cases.Robert F. Trager, Oxford University11-19 THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT POWERSAND THE FUTURE OF IR THEORYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmMrinalini Menon, University of British ColumbiaBalancing by not BandwagoningMark E. Schaefer, Marietta CollegeOverview: States tend to concern themselves with overtbalancing, but French and German history show another form ofbalancing, balancing by not bandwagoning. This holds lessondrawingmerit for the US and its lack of usual partners prior tothe Iraq War.Testing Ideology Against Neorealism in Hitler's Drive to theEastAlex T. Schulman, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: I examine the diplomatic record to test the claims ofneorealism that Hitler's foreign policy decisions were rational,and then present a counter-argument - that ideology trumpedrationality.Domestic Institutions, Imperial Accommodation, andBritain's Settler ColoniesChad Rector, George Washington UniversityOverview: Like the U.S. today, the British Empire relied oncooperation from junior partners. Institutions that gaveinfluence to groups with relationship-specific assets in thesettler colonies made Britain's self-restraint credibleThe Congress of Vienna System - Power, Identity and NewIdeasFabrice Paracuellos, University of California, IrvineOverview: The emergence on a new idea - that liberalismconstituted a threat to the European monarchies - has morepower in explaining the peace of the Congress of Vienna systemthan distribution of power or institutional landscapeDangerous Rebels? Role of Violent Non-State Actors inGreat Power DeclineOlga Bogatyrenko, University of California, DavisOverview: The paper relies on organizational and IR literaturesto discuss the extent to which great powers are vulnerable toviolent non-state actors. Hypotheses are tested qualitatively viaa comparative case study of Imperial Russia and Great Britain.Nathan A. Paxton, Harvard University12-5 MONETARY INSTITUTIONS, REGIMES, &POLICY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY (CosponsoredEconomic Policy, see 42-15)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmChristopher Adolph, University of WashingtonDemocracy and Data Dissemination: The Effect of PoliticalRegime on TransparencyB. Peter Rosendorff, University of Southern CaliforniaJames R. Vreeland, Yale UniversityOverview: Policymakers provide credible announcements ofintended inflation and unemployment rates in democracies; dataestablishes that transparency is correlated with regime type,even after controlling for level of development and countryspecificeffects.Institutional Structures and Monetary InstrumentsDominick E. Wright, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The structure of a governmental institutionconstrains the choice of monetary instruments, while inducingpreferences over macroeconomic outcomes. An analysis offixity and inflation conditioned on institutional structureexplores this hypothesis.Depositing Credibility: Capital Account Liberalization,Dollarization, and Government CredibilityKelly P. Wurtz, University of California, San DiegoOverview: I argue that those governments that combinecredibility in their respect for property rights, but lackcredibility in macroeconomic policy, can strategically allowforeign currency deposits to commit to stable macroeconomicpolicies.160

PaperPaperDisc.An Examination of the Relationship of CBI and PublicCorruptionJames Thomas Fetter, University of Notre DameOverview: In this paper, I explain the variation of CBI acrosscountries as a function of public corruption. Because publiccorruption reduces political and economic transparency, CBI isexpected to vary inversely with public corruption.Monetary Independence and Trade Relations in FlexibleExchange Rate RegimesVera E. Troeger, University of ExeterOverview: This paper argues that the level of monetaryflexibility a government enjoys does not only depend on theimplemented monetary institutions but also on the economicrelationships, especially trading relations with relevant keycurrency areas.David Andrew Singer, University of Notre Dame13-5 THE IMPACT OF REGIME TYPE ONREGIME CHANGERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmAllan C. Stam, Dartmouth CollegeSignaling, Resolve, and the Duration of Interstate WarsJonathan E. Berohn, University of ColoradoRandall J. Blimes, University of ColoradoOverview: We examine how resolve affects the duration of warsin two ways. First we assume that resolve is fixed throughout aconflict and examine how nations can credibly signal resolvelevels to opponents. We then relax the assumption thatpreferences remaDoes Military Rule Mean Lost Wars? AuthoritarianSubtypes and War OutcomesOzlem Elgun, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper examines the effect of authoritarianregime type on conflict outcome, and argues that althoughmilitary regimes are more likely to initiate militarized interstatedisputes, they are less likely to win these conflicts.Military Occupations and Regime Changes: An EmpiricalExamination 1914-2004Carmela Lutmar, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper is concerned with the phenomena ofmilitary occupation, regime changes, and the links betweenthem.Needs the NGOs? The Research on the Development ofNGOs in ChinaChun-yuan Wang, Duke UniversityYan-yi Chang, National Chung-Cheng UniversityJun-yi Hsieh, Florida State UniversityOverview: This paper is interesting in the subject that sinceChina is an authoritarian government, why does she need NGOsto deal with the international cooperation or interaction. Thedevelopment of the NGOs in China will be examined in thepaper.Politics,Threats, and War: A Test of a New Measure ofPolitical Regime TypeWayne A. Thornton, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper presents a new methodology forcharacterizing political regime types, and applies it to analyzehow the institutional structure of governments shapes theirbehavior regarding threats and war.Zaryab Iqbal, University of South Carolina14-6 TERRORISM: SUICIDE BOMBINGRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmChristian W. Erickson, Roosevelt UniversityLandscapes of Violence: A Comparative Study ofInsurgency in the Northern CaucasusJason M. Lyall, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper examines the determinants of insurgentstrategies in Russia’s Northern Caucasus by combiningGeographic Information Systems (GIS), a district-level naturalexperiment, and a new dataset of insurgent attacks (includingsuicide terrorism) for the 1999-2005 period.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Female Suicide Bombers: Case Study of the Chechen “BlackWidows”Irina Bazaria, University of CincinnatiOverview: This research paper reviews theories of femalesuicide bombers, focuses on their characteristics, analyzes theirpersonal motives, makes assessments of tactics and strategiesbehind using female suicide bombers.From Burkhas to Bombers: An Analysis of Women Martyrsas Suicide BombersLaura V. Fontaine, University of Colorado, BoulderHugh R. Kardell, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Suicide terrorism has recently become a widely usedtactic and a significant strategic threat to the internationalcommunity. To date, the motivations and factors to explain whywomen are becoming martyrs have not been fully explored orunderstood.What Drives Terrorism: Analyzing the Factors ThatInfluence Suicide BombingTyson Chatagnier, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper looks at several potential influences ondecisions by Palestinian terrorist groups to launch suicidebombings against Israel. It attempts to ascertain by statisticalanalysis which factors make suicide bombings more or lesslikely.Skyler J. Cranmer, University of California, DavisChristian W. Erickson, Roosevelt Univeristy15-301 POSTER SESSION: CONFLICT PROCESSESPresenter When Will States Negotiate? Pain and Strategy inInternational ConflictRoom TBA, Board 1, Fri 1:45 pmBelinda L. Bragg, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the question of why some crisesbetween states are resolved through negotiation while othersresult in continued conflict. The theoretical model is testedusing both experimental and empirical analysis.Presenter Third-Party Intervention in Ethnic ConflictsRoom TBA, Board 2, Fri 1:45 pmAda Hyso, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: This study aims to examine how ethnic composition,affinity and discrimination, as well as power relations affectthird party interventions in an ethnic conflictPresenter Beyond Diplomacy: Conflict Management in the NetworkSocietyRoom TBA, Board 3, Fri 1:45 pmDaniel Wehrenfennig, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper will explore the actual practice ofcommunication in conflict management and contemplate thechanges in the diffusion of power, networking andcommunication in the "network society" to evaluate thechallenges and opportunities.Presenter The Explanatory Value of Political Psychology inRoomInternational RelationsTBA, Board 4, Fri 1:45 pmCengiz Erisen, SUNY, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This paper examines the inferences of politicalpsychology in international relations. The main goal is to studythe propositions of political psychology in understanding theinternational conflicts.17-301 POSTER SESSION: INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION AND ORGANIZATIONPresenter Canada-US Cooperation on the Great Lakes after 9/11Room TBA, Board 5, Fri 1:45 pmEdna R. Keeble, Saint Mary's UniversityRoy Keeble, Independent ResearcherOverview: This paper is about the level of Canada-UScooperation in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway systemafter 9/11. In this case, we see a seamless integration of securitymeasures into existing arrangements while not jeopardizingmaritime trade.161

Presenter The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A StructuralFunctional AnalysisRoom TBA, Board 6, Fri 1:45 pmAndrew M. Akin, University of AlabamaOverview: This paper presents an organizational study of theemerging Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The SCOprovides a new chapter to the post communist study of theEastern and Southern regions of the former Soviet empire.18-101 AUTHORS MEET CRITICS: HUCKFELDT,JOHNSON, AND SPRAGUE 'S POLITICALDISAGREEMENTRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 1:45 pmJennifer Jerit, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRobert Huckfeldt, University of California, DavisPaul E. Johnson, University of KansasJames H. Kuklinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignJames N. Druckman, Northwestern UniversityMichael X. Delli Carpini, University of PennsylvaniaJames L. Gibson, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This panel will discuss Huckfeldt, Johnson, andSprague's, Political Disagreement: The Survival of DiverseOpinions within Communication Networks.18-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: A LINGUISTICAPPROACH TO EU CONFLICTPREVENTION POLICIESRoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter From Text to Reality: A Linguistic Approach to EU ConflictPrevention PoliciesSimone Raudino, UNDESAOverview: This paper aims to demonstrate how important thetenets of social linguistics are in the study and comprehensionof all political phenomena, including the setting up of aEuropean conflict prevention policy.19-11 RACE AND TURNOUTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmDavid L. Leal, University of Texas, AustinRacial Diversity and Barriers to ParticipationRodney E. Hero, University of Notre DameCaroline Tolbert, Kent State UniversityBridgett King, Kent State UniversityOverview: Racial Diversity and Barriers to ParticipationLeft Out in the Cold? The Effect of Dispersed MinorityPopulations on TurnoutErnest McGowen, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper will examine the turnout rates of minoritypopulations with particular focus on those populations left outof minority majority districts.The Temporal Effect of the First Latino Congressmen onVoter TurnoutFrancisco I. Pedraza, University of WashingtonOverview: An analysis of the impact of the first Latinos inCongress from CA, FL, NY and TX on voter turnout. Theexercise explores turnout patterns across time for both Latinosand non-Latinos in congressional districts represented by aLatino.Residential Mobility and Racial Differences in PoliticalMobilizationRicardo Ramirez, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Tests whether validated registered voters who movemore often (frequency of residential movement) in the previousfive years are less likely to report being contacted by acandidate, political party, or organizationMatthew A. Barreto, University of Washington20-6 THE DYNAMICS OF VOTER TURNOUT (Co-Sponsored with Voting Behavior, see 19-18)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPeter W. Wielhouwer, Western Michigan UniversityThe Impact of Radio Advertisements on Voter TurnoutCostas Panagopoulos, Yale UniversityDonald Green, Yale UniversityOverview: This study reports the findings of a randomized fieldexperiment to test the effect of radio advertisements on voterturnout in mayoral elections taking place across the UnitedStates during fall 2005.The 2004 Youth Vote: A RetrospectiveZachary F. Cook, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: The significance of the 2004 "youth vote" isanalyzed using election returns, media analysis, and exploratoryinterviews with youth advocates, party officials and Bush/Kerrycampaign officials.Uncovering the Hidden Effects of IssuesAaron Dusso, George Washington UniversityRyan L. Schoen, George Washington UniversityOverview: This paper explores voting behavior in congressionalelections between 1976 and 2000 and extends recent research onissue voting. We expect the presence of salient issues toincrease turnout and also affect the choice of one party overanother.Morality Politics, Direct Democracy, and TurnoutJohn A. Grummel, West Virginia State UniversityOverview: This research examines whether ballot measuresconcerning moral issues (in general) as well as comparingindividual types of moral issues, have an impact on voterturnout.Economic Voting in the 2004 Presidential ElectionChia-yin Wei, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper centers on the relationship betweenvoters' perception of economic conditions and their votingbehavior in the 2004 presidential election in the United States.Jeremy M. Teigen, Ramapo College21-4 IMPACT OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmG. Bingham Powell, University of RochesterAre Proportional Systems More Representative ThanMajoritarian Systems?Rumel S. Mahmood, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This analysis extends the number of countries andsources of data which Powell used to conclude that majoritariansystems are less congruent to the median voter than areproportional systems, finding the relationship is weak.Measuring Geographic Representative StrengthEser Sekercioglu, Stony Brook UniversityGizen Arikan, Stony Brook UniversityAli Carkoglu, Ssabanci UniversityOverview: We propose a method to compare how well electoralsystems translate votes into seats. Treating legislatures aseuclidian spaces we compare two or more parliaments in termsof how well geographic distribution of votes is represented inthe legislative.Institutions, Heterogeneity, and Fragmentation in ExecutivelectionsMark P. Jones, Rice UniversityGreg Vonnahme, Rice UniversityOverview: We evaluate the effect of ethnic/racial heterogeneityand two key political institutions on the extent of fragmentationin executive elections. We employ evidence from two distinctpopulations (presidential democracies and U.S. cities).Stability Results from the Nature of Collective DecisionsThemselvesMelvin J. Hinich, University of Texas, AustinOverview: An investigation of "division of the question"amendments reveals a problem with the assumption thatinstitutions cause stability. An alternative argument is simplythat the nature of collective decisions themselves lead groups toavoid cycles.162

PaperDisc.Overwhelming Victory in Mass ElectionsAlberto Simpser, Princeton UniversityOverview: Scholarship often assumes that the goal of electionrelatedefforts is victory. I suggest that some institutionalcontexts provide incentives to invest resources, and even tobreak the law, not merely to win but to do so by ample vote orseat marginsG. Bingham Powell, University of Rochester22-2 PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC DISCOURSE,AND WELFARE POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmLeanne Doherty, Simmons CollegeSex, Race, and Public Opinion about WelfareCarly J. Hayden Foster, University of KansasOverview: Americans fail to support welfare because they thinkwelfare serves morally suspect women. Race and genderspecific assumptions about welfare mothers limit public supportfor welfare spending. Study includes analyses of public opinionsurvey data.Constitutions and Public Support for Welfare PoliciesTakeshi Iida, University of Texas, AustinTetsuya Matsubayashi, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using cross-national data from the 1996International Social Survey Program (ISSP), we address aquestion: How does the political ideology reflected in nationalconstitutions shape citizens' welfare policy preference andopinion certainty?Principles, Goods, and Groups in Social Welfare PolicyOpinionsCindy D. Kam, University of California, DavisJohn T. Scott, University of California, DavisOverview: Our paper argues that different social welfareprograms activate different principles of distributive justice.Worlds of Welfare and Discourses on WelfareBedriye A. Kolemen, University of GeorgiaOverview: This paper employs a cross-national Q-surveyprepared and conducted by the author to identify the differencesin public discourse on the welfare state in Sweden, Germanyand the USA.Martin Gilens, Princeton University22-13 REPRESENTATION AND POLICYRESPONSIVENESSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmJonathan Winburn, Western Kentucky UniversityRepresentatives as Environmental Trustees for TheirConstituentsLauren E. Benson, Purdue UniversityOverview: This study examines the principle/agent relationshipregarding environmental issues in order to assess whether publicopinion drives legislators' votes in office.Income and Political Liberalism: a Macro ApproachChristopher R. Ellis, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillJoseph Ura, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: We explore the ways in which socioeconomic statusaffects dynamic citizen response to political or economicstimuli. We show that most socioeconomic groups respondsimilarly to the political context and, as a result, send similarcues to policymakersCatholics and Congress: Measuring Ideological Congruencefrom 1948 to 2002Patrick J. Flavin, University of Notre DameMichael J. Keane, University of Notre DameOverview: Do Catholic politicians mirror the ideologicalpreferences of Catholic citizens over time? Using NOMINATEscores and NES data, we examine opinion change andideological congruence among Catholic legislators and Catholiccitizens from 1948 to 2002.PaperPaperDisc.Dynamic Representation in an Institutional ContextChristopher J. Lewis, Florida State UniversityDona-Gene Mitchell, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: A democracy is ultimately evaluated by its ability totranslate public opinion into policy. We provide a nuanced viewof the public opinion-public policy linkage by focusing on thepolitical mechanisms that influence government responsiveness.The Adoption of Gender Identity Inclusive Laws in theAmerican StatesJami Kathleen Taylor, North Carolina State UniversityOverview: This paper uses the public attitude-policy adoptionlinkage developed by McIver, Erikson and Wright to explorethe passage of transgender inclusive employment and hatecrimes legislation in the American states.Gerald Wright, Indiana University, Bloomington23-9 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LOCALPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmMary G. Kweit, University of North DakotaStructural Access to Local News, Political Interest, andCivic EngagementJackie A. Filla, University of California, RiversideMartin Johnson, University of California, RiversideOverview: Many voters have little exposure to informationabout their local government because they are served by newsoutlets with no focus on their community. We examine how theavailability of news media affects political interest andengagement.Online Debates: Using the "Blog" To Promote an EngagedElectorateMiles Maguire, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: In 2004 three local groups in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,embarked on an experiment in using the Internet to encouragepublic debate and civic engagement. This paper reports oncandidate debates in successive campaign seasons using Weblog, or blog, technology.Beyond Remittances: Home Town Associations as aMechanism for Immigrant Political Incorporation in theUnited StatesDenise Gonzalez, University of Southern CaliforniaAdrian Felix, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: In this paper, we test whether organizational activityenhances the prospects that participants in Mexican hometownassociations (HTAs) will express interest and become engagedin American politics.Toxic Targets and Racial Homogeneity in theEnvironmental Justice MovementDominique D. Apollon, California State University,BakersfieldOverview: This paper is an effort to understand what types ofcommunities engage in political activity relating to almostuniversally abhorred toxic waste facilities, and whichcommunities remain silent.Homegrown Democracy: RCAs and Political Participationin SeattleDaniel S. Scheller, Florida State UniversityOverview:Tina Ebenger, Calumet College of St. JosephMary G. Kweit, University of North Dakota23-11 RELIGION AND POLITICALPARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.RoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmHenry E. Brady, University of California, BerkeleyThe Underrepresented Voice: Religious Organizations andPolitical EqualityAllison E. O'Brien, Georgetown UniversityJocelyn S. Weiner, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper argues for a closer look at the power ofreligious organizations in creating political skills and politicalefficacy in their members. Religious organizations may be163

PaperPaperPaperDisc.poised to become the dominant force fostering politicalparticipation.Tilting Conservative: Religion and Political Participation inAmericaHenry E. Brady, University of California, BerkeleySidney Verba, Harvard UniversityKay Lehman Schlozman, Boston CollegeOverview: Religious involvement affects politics by shapingpeople's fundamental beliefs about issues such as gay rights andby mobilizing people to political action. Using "tilt analysis" weshow how these factors can work together or against oneanother.Political Participation of Muslim AmericansGuliz Dinc, University of Massachusetts, AmherstOzge Kemahlioglu, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper aims to determine the factors that affectthe type and level of political participation of MuslimAmericans by applying the resource and mobilization modelsusing survey data from 2001 and 2004 administered by ZogbyInternational.A Study of the Political Behavior and Attitudes of BlackUrban PastorsAlexis B. Sherman, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Few scholars have examined the political behaviorand attitudes of Black urban pastors. This paper will examinehow and why they participate politically, specifically focusingon informal modes that go beyond the realm of electoralpolitics.Gregory A. Petrow, University of Nebraska, Omaha24-14 THE WEB OF THE MEDIA: INTERNETEFFECTS AND POLITICAL PROCESSESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmGirish J. Gulati, Bentley CollegeUnderstanding Society Through Online Communities:Posting Boards and Massive Multi-Player Online RolePlaying Games (MMORPGs)Jessica L. Beyer, University of WashingtonOverview: In this paper I examine the IGN posting boardsystem and World of Warcraft (a MMORPG with around twomillion players), and argue that over time posting boards andMMORPGs develop into intricate social systems that create andrecreate themselvesNetting Information: New Media and Political KnowledgeWilliam T. Horner, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This study is an examination of the informationalvalue of several different forms of media, including television,radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet across severalpresidential and off-year federal election cycles.Did 2004 Online News Do a Better Job of Informing YoungVoters than 2000?Karon R. Speckman, Truman State UniversityOverview: This study compares 2000 and 2004 online electioncoverage of Yahoo News and MSNBC to determine whethernews focused on youth issues; youths as voting unit; or youthsas sources.The Effect of the Internet on Political KnowledgeShinya Wakao, University of Texas, AustinOverview: I investigate the relationship between politicalknowledge and the Internet usage with Simultaneous EquationsModel. I find that those who have high political knowledge usethe Internet as a political information resource.Girish J. Gulati, Bentley College25-10 WOMEN ON THE BENCH: JUDGING ANDBEING JUDGED (Co-sponsored with JudicialPolitics, see 36-20)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJudith A. Baer, Texas A&M UniversityJudging Gender: Press Coverage of Male and FemaleSupreme Court JusticesMargaret M. Young, Albion CollegeOverview: The author uses content and textual analysis ofarticles about Supreme Court Justices to identify differences inthe coverage of male and female judges. These are detectable--although not always obvious and sometimes surprising.Federal Appellate Courts, the FMLA, and Judicial GenderElaine Martin, Eastern Michigan UniversityBarry Pyle, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: We examine U.S. appellate cases on the FMLA tobuild an integrated decision-making model controlling for twosets of variables - personal attributes of judges, includinggender, and political environment - utilizing logit analysis.Revisiting Gender Effects in the U.S. Courts of AppealsSusan Haire, University of GeorgiaLaura Moyer, University of GeorgiaOverview: Using a dataset of 2880 cases decided with publishedopinion by the U.S. Courts of Appeals between 1997 and 2002,we test for direct effects of gender on judicial decision-makingin criminal, civil rights/liberties, and economic/labor decisions.Descriptive Representation and the Supreme CourtMargaret S. Williams, James Madison UniversityMary Outwater, University of OklahomaOverview: Using a survey of the American public conductedafter the announcement of O'Connor's retirement, we explorethe extent to which O'Connor raised a gender consciousnessamong women.Gender and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Emergence of aFeminine Perspective?Katherine F. Scheurer, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: This paper empirically examines the influence ofgender on the voting behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thisresearch also explores whether or not a feminine perspectiveemerges in the behavior of the court of last resort.Jilda M. Aliotta, University of HartfordJudith A. Baer, Texas A&M University26-12 RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICALTRUSTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmSarah Allen Gershon, Arizona State UniversityGovernment Trust and the African American ElectorateMaurice Mangum, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleOverview: Several scholars allude to the low levels of trust ingovernment displayed by African Americans. Moreover, manyaccounts present evidence that suggests that African Americansare less trusting of government than white Americans.Rust Never Sleeps: Latino Political Trust - Evidence fromthe NESJames P. Wenzel, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan AmericanJerry Polinard, University of Texas, Pan AmericanOverview: Using pooled data from the 1990-2004 NationalElection Studies we test alternative models of the formation andmaintenance of trust in government among Latino-Americans.Among the effects tested is the "corrosive effect" ofacculturation on trust.What's Trust Got to Do with It? Examining Trust Levels ofAfrican-AmericansMichele Gilbert, Kent State UniversityRonald E. Mathews, Jr., Kent State UniversityOverview: As the debris of Hurricane Katrina is being sweptaway, social life continues to be characterized by racialdiscrimination and stratification. This paper examines how trustlevels affect the public policy process.164

PaperDisc.The Discord of Participation and Trust in the AfricanAmerican CommunityVictoria Wilson, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper examines the role generalized trust playsin the political participation patterns of African Americans. Italso looks at the applicabity of traditional social capital theoryto racial and ethnic minority groups living in the United States.Katherine Tate, University of California, Irvine26-13 DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJesse P. Mendez, Oklahoma State UniversityTBAJose F. Marichal, California Lutheran UniversityOverview: TBACompeting Explanations for Minority Enrollments inHigher EducationDaniel P. Hawes, Texas A&M UniversityAlisa Hicklin, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper will draw on theories of representation,economics, political control, bureaucratic politics, and politicalculture to test a number of competing explanations for varyinglevels of minority student enrollments in higher education.The Effect of Early Experiences on Delayed KindergartenEntryStacey L. Buckshaw, University of AkronOverview: This study examines child and family characteristicsand early child care experiences that determine how early achild enters kindergarten. Policy implications related to earlychildhood education are discussed.Race, Medicine and Social Justice: The Case of BiDilSara R. Jordan, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using the case study of BiDil for the targetedtreatment of heart-failure among African-Americans, we assesscompeting models of social justice to probe the benefits andproblems of race-conscious medical practice.Terry S. Weiner, Union College27-7 RECONSIDERING ARENDTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmCharles J. Helm, Western Illinois UniversityThe Structure of Public SpaceJonas Brodin, California College of the ArtsOverview: This paper looks at the history of the term “publicspace” to see how the conception of both the metaphorical andliteral use of the term has evolved.Discoursing on Method in the Space of AppearancesLaura D. Ephraim, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Arendt's critique of the political “event” of scienceholds promise for democratic theory beyond post-positivistcritiques of method. This paper asks whether method itselfcould be viewed as a political event, by engaging Descartes’Discourse.Sovereignty and Democracy: Critique and ReconstructionIan R. Zuckerman, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper traces the roots of democratic theory’sdisenchantment with sovereignty in the work of Hannah Arendt.Virtue and Virtuosity: The Political Status of the Family inthe Thought of Aristotle and ArendtBenjamin T. Lundgren, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Aristotle and Arendt understand the political role ofthe family as key to determining how citizens come tounderstand freedom, virtue, and justice. Each emphasizesdifferent aspects of this dynamic, yet their final conclusions arenot so far apart.Charles J. Helm, Western Illinois UniversityEmily C. Nacol, University of Chicago27-25 LIBERAL/LIBERTARIAN JUSTICE?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmRichard E. Flathman, Johns Hopkins UniversityProperty and Self as the Coin of Locke's RealmStewart W. Gardner, Boise State UniversityOverview: Were Locke's writings designed to allow diverseinterpretations? Did he use a concept like "property" like cointhat could be variously valued? If so, what would be theimplications for our debates about reasoned limits on freedom?Towards a Theory of Commutative JusticeJason Ferrell, McGill UniversityOverview: In this paper I try to recast the idea of commutativejustice by comparing it with distributive and communicativejustice, and by arguing that it actually addresses the idea ofmoral pluralism, as found in the problems of reciprocity andrecognition.The Self-defeat of Libertarian JusticeEvan P. Riley, University of PittsburghOverview: Standard libertarianism as a normative account ofjustice is collectively self-defeating. This is a reason against it;the same is not true of its rivals and the problem cannot be fixedwithout departing from what is characteristic of the view.A Left-Libertarian Foundation for Political PhilosophyNicolaus Tideman, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: This paper proposes and analyzes a political theorybased on the axioms that people have rights to themselves andthat all persons have equal rights to natural opportunities. Oneresult is that constitutions based on actual consent becomepossible.G. Patrick Lynch, Liberty FundLinda M. G. Zerilli, Northwestern University28-7 FAMILY AND FREEDOMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJoanna V. Scott, Eastern Michigan UniversityA Black Feminist Account of the Equal Protection ClauseEleanor B. Fleming, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: Faced with racial, gender, and class oppression,Black feminist theorist-activists challenge the principle ofnondiscrimination and recast the Equal Protection Clause with acombined understanding of equal citizenship and equalpolitical agency.Conjugal Contracts: The Romance Between the ModernState and MarriageClaire E. Rasmussen, University of DelawareOverview: This paper considers the relationship between thedevelopment of the public and private spheres within themodern state through an examination of theoreticalunderstandings of marriage.The City and the Soul-Mate: John Stuart Mill's Modern,Liberal FamilyScott Yenor, Boise State UniversityOverview: Mill criticizes the family of his world as the locus ofoppression and illiberalism, and he believes that liberalizing thefamily will introduce profound liberalizing effects in politics.Claire E. Rasmussen, University of DelawarePenny Weiss, Purdue University28-8 FOUCAULT AND THE IRANIANREVOLUTIONRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmMarcelo I. Hoffman, University of DenverIranians and Greeks: On Afary and Anderson on FoucaultRichard A. Lynch, DePauw UniversityOverview: Foucault and the Iranian Revolution situates hisjournalism about Iran in a context of both earlier and later work,arguing that "Orientalism" motivates his interest in both Iranand ancient Greece. This paper raises questions about this view.The Sexual Nature of this Festival of Death: Foucault'sExoticist NecropoliticsDanny Postel, Open Democracy MagazineOverview: In their book on Foucault's Iran writings, Janet Afaryand Kevin Anderson have excavated a fascinating and troubling165

PaperDisc.chapter in Foucault's intellectual odyssey, one surrounded bycontroversy.Reading Foucault and the Iranian RevolutionMahnaz Yousefzadeh, New York UniversityOverview: This paper will look at various readings,misreading, connections and disconnections that runthroughout Afary and Anderson's Foucault and the IranianRevolution, which contains the correspondences, and theauthors commentary on these texts.Saoud El Mawla, Earlham CollegeKevin B. Anderson, Purdue UniversityJanet Afary, Purdue University29-3 CONFLICT, WAR, AND DEMOCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJames R. Muir, University of WinnipegRuminations of War: Thinking About Through WarLiteratureWayne S. LeCheminant, Loyola Marymount UniversityOverview: This paper presents a discussion about the ways inwhich war is thought about, discussed and framed in warliterature.Just War Theory and the International Community: A 21stCentury Standard?Steven P. Millies, University of South Carolina, AikenOverview: This paper explores the questions asked by historicjust war theory and seeks to discern how internationalinstitutions such as the United Nations or the Organization ofAmerican States serve to answer them today.Democracy and Disengagement: Israel's Debate over theGaza WithdrawalSteven V. Mazie, Bard High School Early CollegeOverview: I analyze an extraordinary public debate over thenature of democracy that erupted in the wake of Israel's decisionto withdraw from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.Not Out of Sight But Out of Mind: The Hidden Hazards ofOpen SecretsThomas C. Ellington, Wesleyan CollegeOverview: Official secrecy presents significant problems foraccountability, legitimacy and trust. Even if information ispublicly available, treating it as if it were secret tends forforeclose public debate and create an unjustifiable aura ofmystery.Individuals, Collective Agents, and Freedom from Povertyas a Human RightJennifer C. Rubenstein, Princeton UniversityOverview: Recent research suggests that it is more expensive tosave lives in war-zones than in more peaceful contexts. Underwhat conditions are agents justified in sacrificing costeffectivenessin order to aid victims of intentional, violent,harm?Troy A. Kozma, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGerald Doppelt, University of California, San Diego30-9 FORMAL THEORIES OF ALTRUISM ANDFAIRNESSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmScott E. Page, University of Michigan, Ann ArborFunctional Unpleasantness: The Evolutionary Logic of aRighteous ResentmentWilliam B. Heller, Binghamton UniversityKatri K. Sieberg, Binghamton UniversityOverview: Observed results of divide-the-dollar ultimatumgames, where participants turn down profitable but "unfair"divisions, do not jibe with accepted assumptions of rationality.Why We Care About Others: Deriving Social UtilityFunctionOleg Smirnov, University of MiamiOverview: According to the concept of a social utility function,an individual receives positive utility from payoffs to others. Icreate a formal evolutionary model, in which a formula forsocial utility function is not assumed but found endogeneously.PaperDisc.Altruism and VotingChris Dawes, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper tests the link between utilitarianpreferences and voting. We find that utilitarian preferences dosignificantly explain voting. We fail to find evidence of asignificant positive relationship between Rawlsian preferencesand turnout.Scott E. Page, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor31-4 ADVANCED MODELS OF VOTING (Cosponsoredwith Voting Behavior, see 19-20)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmTBADetecting Attempted Election TheftWalter R. Mebane, Cornell UniversityOverview: I consider statistical methods to detect election fraudusing, alternately, precinct level data and ballot image data withinformation about the machine on which each ballot was cast. Iillustrate the methods using data from recent America electionsRegression Discontinuity in the Context of VoterMobilizationDavid Nickerson, University of Notre DameOverview: TBAExplaining (in)Complete Preference Rankings versusExplaining Stated Party Choice: The Role of ExpectationsSusumu Shikano, University of MannheimPaul Thurner, University of MannheimMichael Herrmann, University of MannheimOverview: We identify incongruities between stated partypreference and stated vote choice and show that they aresignificantly induced by expectations. We apply so-calledexploded logit models for the explanation of (in)completepreference rankings.Analysis of Voteshares Across Party SystemsJames Honaker, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Three problems complicate the analysis ofvoteshares; the same parties do not contest elections 1) acrossdistricts, 2) across time, or 3) across countries. Adding a modelof the policy space to estimate substitution effects presents asolution.Jonathan Wand, Stanford University32-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: PARTIES ANDTHE WELFARE STATERoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Globalization, Party Positions, and the Welfare StateChad Haddal, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: I outline the mechanism by which activists and partyleaders will over time push party ideal points to reflect theinterests of abundant factor coalitions or scarce factors ofproduction in advanced industrial countries.32-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:INTELLECTUALS, IDEAS, AND PARTIES INAMERICAN POLITICSRoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter The Coalition Merchants: How Ideologues Shape Parties inAmerican PoliticsHans Noel, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper argues that ideologies are central inshaping party coalitions. I compare ideological measures ofpolitical thinkers and of legislators and show that intellectualsoften organize issues into a political dimension before partiesdo.166

33-5 PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF THEBUREAUCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmKaren M. Hult, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State UniversityExecutive Politics and Smoking in Federal BuildingsDaniel M. Cook, University of California, San FranciscoLisa A. Bero, University of California, San FranciscoOverview: The tobacco document archive provides uniqueinsight into the development of an executive order, which in thiscase included interagency politics and considerable input frominterest groupsPresidential Transitions: The Shaping and Reshaping of theFederal Regulatory AgendaAnne M. Joseph, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This project examines how changes in presidentialadministrations shift regulatory agendas of agencies, engagingdebates concerning which institutions hold the most power overadministrative agencies.Implementing EMS in the Bureaucracy: The Case ofExecutive Order 13148Justin A. Tucker, University of KansasOverview: This paper investigates the adoption andimplementation of environmental management systems in thebureaucracy as mandated by Executive Order 13148.Convergence on one EMS type is discussed in context oforganizational and external pressure.Constantine J. Spiliotes, Saint Anselm College34-8 EXAMINING PARTISANSHIP INLEGISLATURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmRichard L. Hall, University of Michigan, Ann ArborInstitutional and Environmental Influences on LegislativeOutcomesJennifer H. Clark, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Using legislative bill histories from the U.S.Congress as well as state legislative chambers, this researchinvestigates the institutional and environmental factors thatshape who wins and who loses in legislatures.Testing for the Effect of Party in the Senate: the Jeffords'SwitchCary R. Covington, University of IowaOverview: I use Senator Jeffords' party switch in 2001 toconstruct a natural experiment that tests for the effects of partyinstitutional control on the legislative process and outcomes.Explaining Parliamentary Dimensionality throughInstitutionsMartin Hansen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: The dimensionality of the parliaments of Denmark,Norway and Ireland from 1945-2005 are estimated using aBayesian approach for ideal point estimation. The level ofdimensionality is explained by the influences of theparliamentary institutions.Predicting Individual Party Switchers in the US CongressDylan Rickards, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: I argue we should be able to predict when membersof Congress are going to switch parties by looking at thepotential motivations for the switch. Measures of electoral risk,ideology and advancement potential are all used to predict thisbehavior.Agenda Setting, Clout and Logrolls in the U.S. HouseHenry A. Kim, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Congressional parties primarily seek to facilitatebargaining among their members. Majority party advantage liesin greater opportunities for deal-making among its membersrelative to the minority provided by the institutions of the USHouse.Matthew N. Green, Catholic University of America34-17 AGENDA CHANGE ACROSS TIMERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmScott Ainsworth, University of GeorgiaMatters of Life and Death: The Durability of DiscretionaryPrograms in the Post-War EraWilliam G. Howell, Harvard UniversityChristopher Berry, University of ChicagoBarry Burden, Harvard UniversityOverview: Using a comprehensive dataset of federaldiscretionary programs, this paper tests a simple theory thatidentifies the conditions under which a sitting Congress is mostlikely to kill a program that its members have inherited fromprior Congresses.Agenda Change and Party Polarization in the U.S. Senate,1976-2003Frances E. Lee, University of MarylandOverview: Has a changing policy agenda contributed to thedramatic rise in partisanship in Congress? A new measure ofsubstantive agenda content is used to model the effect of agendachange on congressional polarization.Legislative Rhetoric and Policy AgendasBurt L. Monroe, Michigan State UniversityKevin Quinn, Harvard UniversityMichael Colaresi, Michigan State UniversityDragomir Radev, University of Michigan, Ann ArborSteven Abney, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMichael Crespin, Michigan State UniversityJacob Balazer, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We extend the analysis of American policy agendas(Baumgartner and Jones) through the development andapplication of a new method (dynamic latent Dirichletallocation) and new (massive) data on Congressional rhetoric.Glen S. Krutz, University of Oklahoma35-1 LEGISLATIVE RESPONSIVENESS IN THEHOUSE AND SENATERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmBrad T. Gomez, University of South CarolinaCompetition, Representation and SubconstituenciesBenjamin G. Bishin, University of MiamiOverview: Research shows that increased competition does notenhance legislative responsiveness. This paper examineswhether competition enhances responsives to subconstituencieswithin the district or state.Read My Lips: Senatorial Promises and PerformanceKristin L. Campbell, McKendree CollegeOverview: This paper will examine the promises made by 27successful Senate candidates across three elections (1998, 2000,and 2002) in an effort to understand the conditions under whichcandidates are likely to attempt to fulfill their campaignpromises.Read My Lips: Senatorial Promises and PerformanceKristin L. Campbell, McKendree CollegeOverview: TBACampaign Promises and Environmental Policy Choices inthe US SenateEvan J. Ringquist, Indiana University, BloomingtonMilena Neshkova, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper examines the relationship between thecampaign promises of U.S. Senators and their post electionpolicy choices, and whether campaign promises provide uniqueinformation to prospective voters in Senate elections.Electoral Signals and Strategic Legislative Voting in Multi-Level SystemJeongHun Han, University of RochesterOverview: The paper presents a theoretical model ofrepresentatives strategic voting behavior under a multi-levelparty system in response to electoral signals.167

PaperDisc.Campaign Ad Images as Signals About Legislative VotingBehaviorTracy Sulkin, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignNathaniel Swigger, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We explore whether the images used in winningcongressional candidates' campaign ads serve as a usefulheuristic to citizens interested in how a legislator will vote on aparticular set of issues in Congress.Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, University of Chicago36-17 CONGRESS, COURTS, AND THESEPARATION OF POWERSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmShannon I. Smithey, Westminster CollegeSeparation of Powers Revisited: Congressional-CourtInteractionMichael A. Bailey, Georgetown UniversityForrest Maltzman, George Washington UniversityOverview: Using a newly developed measure of Court-Congressional preferences, we explore the question of whetherCongress is able to constrain the behavior of the Court.Jurisdiction Stripping: Structure and Congressional Controlof the CourtsDawn M. Chutkow, Cornell UniversityOverview: In a challenge to positive political theory models,findings from this study reveal that common institutionalconcerns, particularly federal court caseloads, influencecongressional removals of court jurisdiction, but ideology doesnot.Supreme Court and Congress: Another LookRoman Ivanchenko, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the interaction betweenCongress and the Supreme Court in constitutional cases can bebetter understood by considering non-ideological preferencesand the impact of the Court on congressional choices.Attacks on Judges and the Search for Judicial LegitimacyAmy Steigerwalt, University of New OrleansOverview: This paper examines how public and congressionalattacks on the judiciary affect interbranch relations and judicialindependence.Kirk A. Randazzo, University of Kentucky36-18 THE DIFFUSION OF PRECEDENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmWilliam L. Gillespie, Kennesaw State UniversitySpatial Dependence and the Diffusion of PrecedentScott Comparato, Southern Illinois UniversityOverview: Little is known about the diffusion of precedentthroughout the judicial hierarchy. This is not to suggest thatresearchers have ignored the relationship between the variouscourts in the American judicial system.Cites Unseen: The US Supreme Court and the GlobalJudicial DialogueDaniel London, University of PittsburghOverview: How can we explain the fact that the Supreme Courtis largely sitting on the sidelines while courts in many otheradvanced democracies are increasingly engaged in a globaldialogue in the course of their judicial decision-making?Is there Consistency in Constitutional Comparativism?Kaitlyn L. Sill, Louisiana State UniversityStephen Routh, California State University, StanislausOverview: This paper evaluates the consistency with which theSupreme Court employs constitutional comparativism in itsdecisions by looking at which countries and internationalorganizations the Court references, across what issues, and howfrom 1995 to 2003.PaperDisc.Policy in the Courts: Applying PET to Judicial DecisionsAmanda L. Wilsker, Georgia State UniversityTammy E. Wilsker, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Given the ability of the judicial branch to create andmodify policy, this paper examines the possibility of merginghypotheses from a public policy making theory (PET) with theconvergence theory, already extended to judicial decisionmaking.Sara C. Benesh, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeJohn Szmer, University of Missouri, Kansas City37-5 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND JUDICIALSUPREMACYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmKevin M. Wagner, Florida Atlantic UniversityThe Filibuster, Median Senator and CountermajortarianDifficultyJohn O. McGinnis, Northwestern UniversityMichael B. Rappaport, University of San DiegoOverview: This essay explores the effects of the judicialfilibuster, arguing that it will result in more moderate judges andwill mitigate the countermajoritarian difficulty. It also exploresthe implications of the filibuster for stealth nominees.Legislating From the Bench: A Typology and Defense of AMaligned ConceptBruce G. Peabody, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityOverview: This project challenges and refutes one of theunexamined precepts governing federal judicial appointments,the view that a preeminent selection criterion for nomineesshould be their abhorrence of the practice of "legislating fromthe bench."Secrets, Lies, and Constitutional PoliticsTerri L. Peretti, Santa Clara UniversityOverview: Graber suggests that we examine how courtsenhance or thwart democracy. Unfortunately, we find todayconsiderable deceit in constitutional politics, particularly in thefarcical selection process.Judicial SupremacyKenneth Ward, Texas State UniversityOverview: In considering judicial supremacy, we treatdisagreement as an illness to be cured rather than managed. Wedo not consider how well political institutions minimize theimpact that fights about the Constitution have on our broaderpolitical life.Scott E. Lemieux, Hunter College, CUNY39-7 ELECTORAL IMPACT ON LAND USE ANDDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmRoy McClendon, Jr., Georgia Military CollegeAll Politics is Local: An Evaluation of Wal-Mart's Use of theReferendumSusan L. Shaler, University of California, San DiegoOverview: I survey current and former Wal-Mart executives andanalyze case studies to evaluate corporate political strategies,including use of referenda. Political scientists gain new insightsinto the firm as a political actor in the democratic process.Local Conservation: Downshifting the Growth MachineTara Blanc, Arizona State UniversityBarbara C. McCabe, Arizona State UniversityOverview: Growth machine theories cannot explainconservation measures' success in local elections. We proposeand test a theory of local conservation that considers localconditions, state constraints and the ballot measures'characteristics.Lana Stein, University of Missouri, St. Louis168

40-5 FISCAL POLICY: REGULATINGCORPORATE ACCOUNTING ANDCURRENCYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPaul E. Teske, University of Colorado, DenverCapitalization on Fear and the Culture of Paranoia: TheAftermath of Sarbanes-Oxley in the Era of CorporateAccountabilityKatherine E. Cartwright, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Overview: This paper investigates the connection between thepublic demand for increased corporate accountability and theeffects that said demand and its resulting legislation, theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, have generated.The Political Economy of Accounting RegulationRenee J. Johnson, University of FloridaOverview: My paper develops a political economic explanationof the creation and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002as well as its effects on the marketplace.The End of Argentina's Currency Board and the Role ofFiscal PolicyGabriel M. Leonardo, Georgia State UniversityOverview: The article analyzes the validity of two statementsthat have been offered as supporting evidence of the hypothesisof a fiscal cause in the economic crisis of 2001.Paul E. Teske, University of Colorado, Denver40-20 WHAT EVERY STATE WANTS: ECONOMICGROWTH AND LOW LABOR COSTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmMark Cassell, Kent State UniversityThe Creative Class Meets Empirical AnalysisMichele M. Hoyman, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillChris G. Faricy, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper is an empirical test of Richard Florida'sthesis regarding the link of the creative class influx into anurban area and that area's economic growth. We test this usingtime-series data from the census and GSS to determinedirectionality.Testing the Social Consequences of Declining State LaborCosts, 1980-2000Susan B. Hansen, University of PittsburghOverview: Pooled time-series regression is used to analyzerecent trends in American state labor costs, on poverty, crime,and voter turnout. Cuts in wages and benefits significantlyincrease the risk of adverse social and political outcomes.Veto Points and Economic Performance in the AmericanStatesMatthew Beverlin, University of KansasOverview: This manuscript examines the relationship betweenpolitical veto points, credible commitments, and state economicperformance. The results suggest that a higher number ofcredible political veto points do improve a state's economicperformance.Effects of Electoral and Policy Uncertainties on Long-TermEconomic GrowthSlava Mikhailov, Trinity College, University of DublinOverview: The paper provides empirical tests for the effects ofpolicy preferences of political parties on growth enhancingpolicies for OECD parliamentary democracies between 1970and 2000.Policy Entrepreneurs and Economic Development in NorthDakota CitiesRobert S. Wood, University of North DakotaOverview: A study of policy entrepreneurs and their impact onlocal economic development choices among rural cities andtowns in North Dakota. Also an empirical test of Mintrom'scharacteristics of a policy entrepreneur.Mark Cassell, Kent State University41-2 GENDER AND SOCIAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmSusan Johnson, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterPrivatizing A Promise: Social Security Reform and AfricanAmerican WomenDeAunderia Bryant-Day, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Although a race and gender-neutral program, due tocertain demographic trends, African American women relymore heavily on Social Security for their retirement income thando whites of either sex or men of color.Polygamy, Polyamory, and PolicyDeirdre Golash, American UniversityOverview: This paper considers the arguments for and againstpolyamory (multiple committed sexual relationships) and theviability of state recognition of polyamorous marriages, arguingthat moral objections fail but state recognition is infeasible.Are Social Welfare Programs Pro-Life? A Study of Low-Income MothersLaura S. Hussey, University of Maryland, College ParkOverview: Do social welfare programs decrease abortionsamong low-income women? Findings may have implications forsocial welfare politics and the pro-life but fiscally conservativeRepublican coalition.Mary Ann E. Steger, Northern Arizona UniversityCeleste M. Montoya Kirk, Southern Illinois University,Carbondale42-11 ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMYAND POLICY, AND VOTINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmBrian J. Gaines, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignCompetency Signals in a Crowded Political ContextRaymond M. Duch, University of HoustonRandy Stevenson, Rice UniversityOverview: Context matters for how voters respond politically toeconomic policy outcomes because it influences the number ofelected versus non-elected decision makers associated withpolicy outcomes which in turn shapes beliefs about thecompetency signal.Issues and Voting: A Cross-Country AnalysisAna L. De La O, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJonathan Rodden, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Using survey data for nineteen European and LatinAmerican countries, we test the assumption that vote choicesare shaped by preferences over a single economic issuedimension that is highly correlated with income.Term Limits and Selection Effects in US State ElectionsJames E. Alt, Harvard UniversityEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St. LouisShanna S. Rose, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: We compare retrospective voting models includingadverse selection to those of pure moral hazard. We expectstructural breaks in "ability" at the point where a state changesfrom one-term to two-term limits in gubernatorial elections.Preference Voting, Electoral Accountability, andCorruptionDaniel M. Kselman, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes a game-theoretic model relatingELECTORAL RULES to POLITICAL CORRUPTION,demonstrating the seminal importance an INTRA-PARTYPREFERENCE VOTE. It then tests and confirms the model ona cross-section of 62 contemporary democracies.Christina Gathmann, Stanford UniversityBrian J. Gaines, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign169

43-6 INDEPENDENT SCRUTINY OF AGENCIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.170TBA, Fri 1:45 pmJ. Kevin Corder, Western Michigan UniversityOutside Participation and OMB Review of AgencyRegulationsSteven J. Balla, George Washington UniversityJennifer M. Deets, George Washington UniversityOverview: We examine the influence of outside parties on thetime it takes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) tocomplete its reviews of executive branch regulations, as well ason the outcomes of these reviews.The Nature of Bureaucratic Injustice and the Possibility ofImplementing Institutional RemediesLarry B. Hill, University of OklahomaOverview: The paper argues that bureaucratic injustice is aprevalent political phenomenon, explores the nature ofbureaucratic injustice, and examines such institutions asombudsmen, inspectors general, and mediators that areproposed to remedy injustices.Is Cost-Benefit Analysis Neutral?David M. Driesen, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper reviews the Office of Management andBudget's positions in rulemaking reviews to evaluate whethercost-benefit analysis leads to neutrality toward regulations. Itasks whether OMB consistently sought to weaken regulation.State Government Administrative Responsiveness toFederal Performance EvaluationLael R. Keiser, University of Missouri, ColumbiaDonald Gooch, University of Missouri, ColumbiaPeter Mueser, University of Missouri, ColumbiaDeanna Sharpe, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: Using data from the Workforce Investment Act, weexplore whether federal evaluation criteria causes street levelworkers to alter policy decisions in ways that are inconsistentwith policy goals.Ethan M. Bernick, University of North Texas44-7 NEW RESEARCH ON THE POPULIST ANDPROGRESSIVE ERASRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmRuth O'Brien, CUNY Graduate CenterPrelude to Populism: Third Party Voting Behavior in theNineteenth CenturySamuel J. DeCanio, The Ohio State UniversityCorwin D. Smidt, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Using individual-level data from the 1870’s, weexamine who voted for agrarian third parties. We find thesevoters lacked ethnic or religious identification with a majorparty, were employed in non-agrarian jobs, and ownedconsiderable wealth.The Agrarian Reform Faction and the Democratic Party,1893-1914Daniel DiSalvo, University of VirginiaOverview: This paper offers a systematic analysis national intraparty"factions" within the Democratic Party from 1890 to 1914.It explains how factions shaped the Democratic Party'sreputation, policymaking and presidential-congressionalrelations.The Laboratories of Reform: American State Governmentand Fiscal Innovations in the Progressive EraAjay K. Mehrotra, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Throughout American history, state governmentshave often led the way with innovative policy reforms. Thispaper examines the role that state governments played inestablishing direct and graduated taxes during the ProgressiveEra.Ruth O'Brien, CUNY Graduate Center47-10 CATHOLIC POLITICAL THOUGHT ANDACTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmMary Segers, Rutgers UniversityCatholic NGOs: Impact of the 1995 Referendum on Divorcein IrelandMatthew T. Bradley, Indiana University, KokomoKarl Besel, Indiana University, KokomoOverview: Examines patterns of change in Ireland that led to the1995 Referendum on Divorce, and how the referendum isindicative of the changing role of the Catholic Church. Thearticle addresses some implications for public policy in Ireland.The Jesuits and Politics Today: Religious Techniques forSocial ChangePeter C. Bisson, Campion College at the University of ReginaOverview: The Jesuits, a large Catholic religious order, havebecome systematically committed to justice and socialtransformation. This has made them in some sense political, bytransposing traditional Christian religious practices into socialforms.Thomism and Liberalism in Twentieth-Century CatholicEthicsElizabeth Agnew Cochran, University of Notre DameOverview: An assessment of twentieth-century Catholicattempts to draw together the Thomistic natural law traditionwith the tradition of political liberalism. Particular focus on thework of Michael Novak, Paul Weithman, and John Rawls.Ted G. Jelen, DePauw University47-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: RELIGIONAND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THEUNITED STATESRoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Are All Civic Engagement Groups Created Equally?Caroline M. Nordlund, Brown UniversityOverview: MThis paper examines the role that multi-racialchurches play in influencing congregant political behavior.47-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: BUDDHISMAND POLITICSRoom TBA, Fri 1:45 pmPresenter Social Science Approaches to Buddhism in Sri Lanka andTheir AlternativesJohn F. Mensing, University of PeradeniyaOverview: Indigenous conceptions of religion and politics incountry-region.Presenter Neither Lokiya nor Lokutta: Notes Towards a Politics ofTheravada Buddhist MonksThomas A. Borchert, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper is an exploration of the political optionsopen to Theravada Buddhist monks of Southeast Asia.Although these monks are constrained legally and religiouslyfrom overt political actions, in fact they are deeply political.48-2 NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NEW TOOLSFOR THE CLASSROOMRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 1:45 pmS. Suzan J. Harkness, University of the District of ColumbiaPodcasting: Emerging Media and Its Utility for Teachingand LearningS. Suzan J. Harkness, University of the District of ColumbiaOverview: This paper assesses podcasting and its utility inacademia. The paper will discuss many of the current uses inhigher education as well as briefly discuss the ease of utilizingemerging media to enhance teaching and students learningopportunities.Moving the Political Science Curriculum Online:Impressions of a Case StudyJeffrey Sadow, Louisiana State University, ShreveportOverview: Examines issues involved in offering a politicalscience degree online; of instruction, course subject matter, andof characteristics of students involved.

PaperDisc.Active Learning with TechnologyLynn D. Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityOverview: In this presentation I illustrate approaches for usingtechnology to facilitate active learning, from live onlinemessage board interaction to online audio enhancement andtechnology enabled collaborative learning exercises.Scott R. Furlong, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay51-102 ROUNDTABLE: LGBT ANDRACIAL/ETHNIC POLITICS: WHAT CANWE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER?RoomPanelistTBA, Fri 1:45 pmLGBT and Racial/Ethnic Politics: What Can We LearnFrom Each Other?Cathy J. Cohen, University of ChicagoDorian T. Warren, University of ChicagoDara Z. Strolovitch, University of MinnesotaRuth N. Brown, University of IllinoisJeff Edwards, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: What can students of LGBT politics learn fromstudents of Racial and Ethnic politics? What can students orRacial and Ethnic Politics learn from students of LGBTpolitics? This roundtable will discuss and offer insights intothese questions.57-2 GENDER AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP:WOMEN'S ISSUE AGENDAS AND POLICYOUTCOMES (Co-sponsored with Gender andPolitics, see 25-17)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 1:45 pmCeleste Montoya Kirk, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleLeaders or Followers? Regional Women’s Policy Agencies inSpain and PolandMeg E. Rincker, Washington University, St. LouisCandice Ortbals, Pepperdine UniversityOverview: This paper extends the literature on national-levelwomen's agencies, examining whether women's agencies at thesub-national level promote women's representation, in Spainand Poland.Work and Family: Women’s Issue or Issue?Heidi M. Berggren, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthOverview: This paper asks if women's efforts at the state levelto expand on the popular Family and Medical Leave Act of1993 have begun to help redefine work-family as an issuedirectly relevant to both women's and men's lives.Women's Movements Under Democratic TransitionsPetra Hejnova, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper comparatively examines when and underwhat conditions women mobilize in democratizing countries.Drawing on social movement theory, it considers the role ofleadership, political opportunities, issue framing and availableresources.Defining the Women's Issue AgendaKimberly B. Cowell-Meyers, American UniversityOverview: What does the women's movement in America standfor today? This study examines the contemporary agenda ofprominent women's organizations and tests the influence ofwomen's organizations on public policy in the US states.Celeste Montoya Kirk, Southern Illinois University,Carbondale171

Friday, April 21 – 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm1-103 ROUNDTABLE: PUBLISHING INPOLITICAL SCIENCERoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 3:45 pmLee Sigelman, American Political Science ReviewJohn G. Geer, Journal of PoliticsJim Johnson, Perspectives on PoliticsAndrew Polsky, PolityMarianne C. Stewart, American Journal of Political ScienceOverview: Editors of the Discipline's major, general interestjournals discuss editorial policies and practices, as well asstrategies for successful submission.2-8 TO VOTE OR NOT -- INSTITUTIONS,MOBILIZATION AND EDUCATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmChristopher H. Achen, Princeton UniversityComparing Multi-level Voter Participating Using EcologicalDataSoren R. Thomsen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: The paper presents a comparative study of multilevelvoter participation in several industrialized countries usingecological data on voter returns and census statistics.A Comparative Analysis of Variation in Turnout byEducationJonathan Nagler, New York UniversityMelanie Goodrich, New York UniversityOverview: We use the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems(CSES) to compare how educational attainment impacts thelikelihood that an eligible individual will cast a ballot in anelection across nations.Differential Turnout in Multi-level Electoral Contests--TheIrish CaseRichard Sinnott, University College, DublinOverview: This paper outlines a facilitation-mobilizationframework for the study of turnout and assesses its utility in theIrish case using data from marked electoral registers, pseudopanel data, and data from a large cross-section survey(N=24,556).Exploring the Turnout Gap in the UK: Evidence FromPrecinct-Level DataMichael A. Thrasher, University of PlymouthColin S. Rallings, University of PlymouthScott Orford, University of CardiffGalina Borisyuk, University of PlymouthOverview: The turnout gap for UK general, European and localelections is the largest of any industrialized country. Precinctlevelsocial, political and spatial characteristics are used toexplore varying levels of voter participation.Differential Turnout in Multi-level Electoral Contests--TheAmerican CaseChristopher H. Achen, Princeton UniversityMichael J. Hanmer, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper studies American midterm andpresidential turnout. The standard quadratic-in-agespecifications are shown to have poor forecasting properties.Successful theory-based methodological techniques areproposed in their place.Jeffrey A. Karp, Texas Tech University2-10 WELFARE, REPRESENTATION ANDTURNOUTRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmStephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State UniversityIncome Skew and Loss, Transfers and Insurance, andVoting: Theory and Empirical ModelRobert J. Franzese, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Income skew and risk of loss imply differentrelations of median demand to redistribution and insurance.Both may also affect participation, which affects those policies.The resulting system is explored formal-theoretically andestimated empirically.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Median Voters, Welfare, and the Declining Significance ofLeft PartiesSteve B. Lem, Binghamton UniversityOverview: I present a model linking the median voter topartisanship and welfare policies in an attempt to address thedebate over the relevance of left and right parties in the era ofretrenchment.Tentative: Welfare Spending and DemocracyEunju Kang, Claremont Graduate UniversityOverview: I will update this brief overview later when I havemore specific empirical results.Welfare to Vote: The Effect of Government Spending onTurnoutSara B. Hobolt, University of OxfordRobert Klemmensen, University of Southern DenmarkOverview: This paper analyzes the effect of welfare spending onvoter turnout. Employing multi-level analyses of CSES surveydata from 60 elections, we examine how welfare spendingaffects individual-level patterns of electoral participation.Stephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State University3-12 TOWARDS INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP INTHE MIDDLE EASTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmMohamed A. Berween, Texas A&M International UniversityThe Political Economy of Women's Support forFundamentalist IslamLisa Blaydes, University of California, Los AngelesDrew Linzer, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Why do women in Muslim countries support Islamicpolitical movements that promote gender-based inequalities?Cross-national survey analysis reveals economic motivations forthe political preferences of Muslim women, an understudiedgroup.Political Legitimacy in a Middle East Monarchical Context:A Comparative Study of Morocco and JordanMohamed Daadaoui, University of OklahomaOverview: The paper suggests a larger framework for politicallegitimacy within the religious/symbolic realm. Morocco andJordan have relied on their religious and tribal capital to build asymbolic space for political legitimacy.The Importance of Divergent Strategies in Turkish LaborHistory, 1960-1980Brian Mello, University of WashingtonOverview: Why did the two union confederations thatdominated Turkish state-labor relations in the 1960s and 1970spursued divergent political strategies. The importance of thesedifferences for Turkish politics and recent events in the US isconsidered.State and Activation of the Religious Cleavage in Turkeyand IndonesiaYusuf Sarfati, The Ohio State UniversityAmbordi Kuskidridho, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We examine how the religious cleavage has beenactivated in post-1980 Turkey and post-1990 Indonesia bytracing the cultural, educational, and legal policy changesimplemented by secular state elites in Turkey (1983-1991) andin Indonesia (1990-1997).Battles Over Belonging: Citizenship in EgyptPamela Stumpo, University of WashingtonOverview: Using Egypt as my main case, my paper focuses onthe battles that have raged over whether children of mixedmarriages and dual nationals should gain full citizenship rights.Amaney A. Jamal, Princeton University3-20 MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF CIVIL WARSRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmRachel M. Gisselquist, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPerpetrators of Genocide: Theory and Evidence fromRwandaScott Straus, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: The paper examines participation in genocide andspecifically participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The172

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.principal evidence for the paper comes from an original surveyof more than 200 Rwandan perpetrators.The Determinants of Insurgent Appeals in Civil WarJeremy M. Weinstein, Stanford UniversityMacartan Humphreys, Columbia UniversityOverview: Drawing on a dataset of randomly sampled excombatantsand civilians from Sierra Leone, this paper testshypotheses from the literature on collective action and exploresthe consequences of recruitment strategies for retention andeffectiveness.Civil-Military Relations and Vulnerability to Civil WarNaunihal Singh, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper develops and tests a theory linking thehistory of civil-military relations in a country to the likelihoodand duration of a civil war in that country.Governance Performance of Rebel Groups after TheirMilitary VictoryKazuhiro Obayashi, George Washington UniversityOverview: I conduct a quantitative analysis to test a hypothesisthat unitary form (U-form) rebel groups govern a country moreeffectively than multidivisional form (M-form) rebel groupsafter their military victory in civil war.Learning from Adversity: Ethnic Ties and EthnicDominationRavi Bhavnani, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper specifies a novel framework to explorehow rival ethnic groups in one country learn from threats toethnic kin in a neighboring country and from threats made bynominal rivals at home.Scott E. Page, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor4-12 LA BUSQUEDA DEMOCRATICA:ASSESSING PROGRESS IN THE AMERICASRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmTBAExternal Actors and Democratic Transitions: The Case ofGuyanaDavid H. Carwell, Eastern Illinois UniversityOverview: What strategies can facilitate democratic transitionswhen an external actor is in a position to exert a "veto" overpolitical decisions made by internal political actors?Alignment, Dealignment, Volatility and AuthoritarianLegacy in South AmericaSimone R. Bohn, University of ChicagoOverview: Some aspects of the authoritarian regimes of the1960s and 1970s survived their formal demise and still play animportant role in contemporary party politics in Argentina,Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. This paper analyzes the keyelements of this heritage.A Theory of Leadership Dynamics in AuthoritarianRegimesMilan Svolik, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: We study the determinants of tenure of leaders inauthoritarian regimes.The New Role of Subnational Governments in the FederalPolicy Process: The Case of Democratic MexicoLaura Flamand, El Colegio de la Frontera NorteOverview: We explore the institutional channels subnationalgovernments have used to further their interests nationally andinfluence federal policies, thus, revealing the reasons underlyingwhy some governments are more active in this respect thanothers.Selective Oversight: Controlling the Bureaucracy in NewDemocraciesAlejandra Rios-Cazares, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Sustainable democracies need legislators able toenforce bureaucratic accountability. I propose a model ofstrategic interaction between legislators and bureaucrats thatuses resource constraints and policy preferences. I test datafrom Mexico.Amy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska, Fairbanks4-103 ROUNDTABLE: THE ELUSIVE BALLOTBOX: "DEMOCRATIC FILTERS", 1776-2004- A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 3:45 pmCarolina Curvale, New York UniversityTamar Asadurian, New York UniversitySunny Kaniyathu, New York UniversityAnjali Thomas, New York UniversityOverview: Democracies developed legal ways of controlling theoutcome of elections other than through the extent of thefranchise. We found creative legal exclusions entrenched in theregulation of suffrage for all countries of the world (1776-2004).5-10 IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmGary Freeman, University of Texas, AustinSocialization Effects and Immigrants' Political Integrationin GermanyPeter Doerschler, Loras CollegeOverview: This paper examines the role of socialization effectson the political integration of immigrants in Germany.Social Ties and Attitudes Toward Immigration in Franceand BritainJennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Exploring views on immigration in Britain andFrance, I argue that there is an explicitly social aspect tocitizens' attitudes. I find that the shape and size of individuals'social networks influence their views on immigration.Religion, Contention, and the State: A Comparative Look atIslamic Mobilization in Western EuropeKathryn Lawall, University of Notre DameOverview: Under what conditions do Islamic movements inWestern Europe emerge? A neglected research topic within thesocial movement literature is: under what conditions can weexpect a given type of movement to emerge?Muslim Minorities in France: Integration, Islam, andSecularismEren Tatari, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper analyzes the four theories to explain stateaccommodation of Muslim minorities in Europe, and proposes afifth dimension to account for the Islamic variable.Claus Hofhansel, Rhode Island College5-21 THE MAKING OF EUROPE'SCONSTITUTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmMartyn de Bruyn, St. John Fisher CollegeEurope's Constitutional Treaty in Its Political ContextLeone Niglia, University of AberdeenOverview: This paper re-reads the vicissitudes of the making ofEurope's Constitutional Treaty from the vantage point of themulti-regional political tradition that characterizes the makingof constitutions in Europe.Constitutional Bargaining in the European Union:Examining Power and Explaining Outcomes at Europe’sIntergovernmental ConferencesJonathan B. Slapin, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper uses data from the EU’s Treaty ofAmsterdam to test competing theories of constitutionalbargaining. Sources of power related to spatial models betterexplain outcomes compared with sources of power related tointergovernmental models.Self-Identity in Elite and Populist Perspectives on aEuropean ConstitutionJosephine E. Squires, Fort Hays State UniversityOverview: Limitations of Functionalist Theories of Integration.Martyn de Bruyn, St. John Fisher College173

6-2 PARTIES AND PARTY DISCIPLINERoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmMark Pickup, University of OxfordInfantilizing Parliament: Governing from the CentreReconsideredAndrew C. Banfield, University of CalgaryAnthony M. Sayers, University of CalgaryOverview: The problem of governance in Canada is not theconcentration of power in the hands of the executive. Rather,the problem in legislative dialogue is undercut which leads to an'infantilization' of the parliamentary system.Paper Determinants of Ministerial Appointment in Canada 1867-2005Matthew Kerby, Trinity College, DublinOverview: An event history model is used to examine thecauses of first time appointment to the Canadian federal cabinet.PaperPaperDisc.Party Discipline and the Democratic DeficitEric M. McGhee, University of OregonVincent G. Moscardelli, University of MassachusettsOverview: We examine the 2002 rebellion against Chrétienfrom the perspective of the U.S. Congress, where partydiscipline is low. This exercise highlights someunderappreciated similarities between the two institutions.Uniquely Canadian? Canada's Parties and Party System inComparative PerspectiveRenan Levine, University of TorontoJim Farney, University of TorontoOverview: Why are there so many parties in Canada? Wesuggest that Canada’s party system can be explained bydiffering appeals to voters and varying motivations to run forfederal office.Mark A. Pickup, University of Oxford7-6 LEGISLATIVE POLITICS IN LATINAMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmFrances E. Lee, University of MarylandMajority Dominance or Power-Sharing? Scheduling Rulesin the Argentine LegislatureNatalia Ferretti, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: We focus on the institutions and procedures thatdetermine the scheduling of bills in a legislature and specificallyconsider control over the legislative agenda in the ArgentineChamber of Deputies.Legislator Incentives to Join A Backbench Rebellion toAlter the Congressional Rules of Order: An ExperimentalAnalysisRoseanna Michelle Heath, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper, using an experimental methodology,presents and tests a spatial model for the process of altering therules of order including the intuition behind the actions of partyleadership, rebel backbenchers, and median legislators.How Bicameral Politics Influence Lawmaking: PensionReform in BrazilTaeko Hiroi, University of Texas, El PasoOverview: This paper analyzes the impact of bicameral politicson pension reform in Brazil.Partisanship and Legislative Behavior in the ArgentineSenateHirokazu Kikuchi, University of PittsburghOverview: When do legislators vote against their party linesunder the closed-list PR system? To answer this question, Ianalyzed the legislative behavior of the senators in Argentinausing data on roll-call votes between 1983 and 2005.New Legislative Politics in Mexico?Sergio C. Wals Aparicio, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: After Mexico's transition to democracy, why havelegislators not amended the constitution to pursue long-termcareers in Congress? My paper examines legislators' preferencesabout consecutive-terms reelection.Felipe Botero, Universidad de los AndesScott Desposato, University of California, San Diego7-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: CIVILMILITARY RELATIONS IN LATINAMERICARoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Political Culture and Military Behavior in 20th CenturyLatin AmericaRiccardo Forte, Universidad Autonoma MetropolitanaOverview: Analysis of the military behavior in Latin Americafrom the perspective of the history of political culture, stressingthe importance of domestic factors over international influencein determining coups d'etat in the region during the 20thcentury.7-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: REPRESSIONAND POLICY IN CUBARoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Linking Political Violence and Repressive Policies in Cuba1930-59Dominic M. Beggan, Lamar UniversityOverview: Political violence results because repression by astate has conflicting effects; violence by the state has a deterrenteffect, but also reduces the state's legitimacy and in so doingmay ignite a grievance-based insurgency.Presenter Jose Marti, Castro and Cuba’s Agrarian PolicyMelissa J. Scheier, Georgetown CollegeOverview: The purpose of this paper is two-fold. The firstpurpose is to briefly explain and chronicle the work of Marti.The second purpose is to trace the influence of Marti’s thoughtin Castro’s Agrarian policy.8-8 TOPICS IN ASIAN INTERNATIONALRELATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmWenran Jiang, University of AlbertaThe Sino-Japanese Rivalry: Conflicting Identities andInterestsRonald G. Cirillo, University of Hawaii, ManoaOverview: The chief concern of this paper is to provide ananalysis as to how the mutually-reinforcing phenomena ofconflicting identities and conflicting interests have caused andare serving to exacerbate the current tensions between Chinaand Japan.Is China Actively Supporting the Creation of an AsianSecurity Community?Jin H. Pak, United States Military Academy at West PointChristopher Ustler, United States Military Academy at WestPointOverview: This paper will apply concepts found in scholarlyliterature regarding security communities and apply it to thechanging security dynamics in Asia to determine if an Asiansecurity community is actually developing.Containing Nuclear Proliferation and Dilemmas ofInternational Non-Proliferation Regimes. A ComparativeStudy of South Asia and the Middle EastAnil Pillai, University of CincinnatiOverview: Why are non-proliferation agencies like the IAEAselective in their non-proliferation efforts? Why are somecountries like Iran and Iraq subject to much internationalpressure, while other countries like India and Pakistan facefewer constraints.Democratization of the PRC and Military Conflict in theTaiwan StraitMario Esteban, Autonomous University of MadridOverview: Paper argues that the eventual democratization ofMainland China would not resolve the conflict between Beijingand Taipei. Moreover, political liberalization in the PRC wouldincrease the risk of a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait.International Regimes and Perceptions of Equity: ChinaAfter WTO AccessionCecily M. Hurst, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper is a case study of WTO accession relatedreforms in China and their social impact, examining the conflict174

Disc.of domestic and international paradigms that occurs wheninternational legal structures are superimposed on thedeveloping world.Wenran Jiang, University of Alberta9-1 CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICTRECONSTRUCTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmAdeolu A. Durotoye, University of IbadanGroups Dynamics During the Rwandan GenocideLee Ann Fujii, George Washington UniversityOverview: The paper explains why participation of ordinarypeople in the Rwandan genocide took place in large groups andhow group dynamics helped to sustain the violence over time.The Security Dilemma and Conflict in Cote d'IvoireMatthew Kirwin, Michigan State UniversityOverview: In October of 2002 Cote d'Ivoire fell into a state ofnear civil war and the situation remains tenuous. The studyanalyzes the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire through the theoreticalframework of the security dilemma.Great Power Apathy and Conflict in the DemocraticRepublic of CongoMike Hampson, University of California, IrvineChristopher Balding, University of California, IrvineOverview: International relations theory often takes a very rigidview of the world. There is a tendency by some to explain theworld with one theory, and to stick dogmatically to that theory.Linking Demilitarization and Democratization in Post-Conflict CongoOsita G. Afoaku, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper examines the origins and motivations ofarmed groups stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congowith the primary aim of assessing their impact on democratictransition in the country. It concludes with suggestions forsustainable peace.TBA10-4 PARTY INSTITUTIONALIZATION ANDDEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmMichael L. Ardovino, St. Mary's College of MarylandThe Nature and Sources of Party Divisions in 13 Post-Communist DemocraciesRobert Rohrschneider, Indiana University, BloomingtonStephen Whitefield, Oxford UniversityOverview: The literature on transitions does not provide amodel to evaluate how closely party systems approximate theideal of democratic consolidation. We develop such a modeland examine party divisions among 87 parties in 13 postcommunistcountries.Of Time and Partisan Stability Revisited: The Post-Communist PuzzleTed Brader, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJoshua Tucker, Princeton UniversityOverview: We find broad support for the contemporaryrelevance of classic hypotheses about party identification usingCSES data from 40 countries, yet not all receive unequivocalsupport. We explore why patterns in post-communist countriesdon't always fit.Party Discipline and Legislative Party Institutionalization inPolandNatalie A. Kistner, Denison UniversityOverview: Using a combination of surveys of parliamentariansand roll call vote data, I examine the extent to which legislativeparties in Poland exhibit attitudes and patterns of behaviorindicative of legislative party institutionalization.Transitioning by Vote: Volatility, Coalitions, and PartyFormationAnthony S. Marcum, University of MarylandMelissa J. Buehler, Purdue UniversityOverview: We demonstrate that coalition parties lose electoralsupport as fast as or faster than non-coalition parties do. WeDisc.explain this by adapting the pre-election coalition literature toinclude voting behavior theories of post-communist Europe.Geoffrey A. Evans, Oxford University11-20 THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OFMASS DESTRUCTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmChristopher R. Way, Cornell UniversityGerm Proliferation: A Quantitative Analysis of the Spreadof Biological WeaponsChristopher R. Way, Cornell UniversityMaria N. Zaitseva, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper uses quantitative analysis to testhypotheses about the proliferation of biological weaponsprograms.Between Iraq and a Hard Place: UN Arms Inspections andthe Politics of Security Council Resolution 1441Michael Lipson, Concordia UniversityOverview: This paper develops a theoretical account of how theUN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspections Commission(UNMOVIC), and its Executive Chairman Hans Blix, managedthe conflicting external pressures on the organizationThe Strategic Effects of Ballistic Missile Defense in SouthAsiaPaul Kapur, Stanford UniversityOverview: This paper examines the impact that the acquisitionof ballistic missile defense capabilities by India and Pakistanwould have on the international security environment in SouthAsia.Rehearsing Armageddon: Multilateral CBNREPreparedness TOPOFFs 2 and 3, and Black DawnChristian W. Erickson, Roosevelt UniversityBethany A. Barratt, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: This paper examines CBNRE (chemical, biological,nuclear, radiological, and explosive) preparedness exercisesinvolving the United States and allied states (especially Canada,UK, NATO and EU).Prestige or Isolation? A Social Network Analysis of NuclearProliferationAlexander H. Montgomery, Stanford UniversityOverview: This paper uses social network analysis to generateand test hypotheses on the effects of a state's social environmenton its propensity to seek and acquire nuclear weapons.Neerada Jacob, American University12-6 FINANCIAL CRISESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmMichelle S. Lorenzini, Saint Louis UniversityThe Political Economy of Globalized Capital: InternationalBanks, Emerging Markets, and The IMFJamus J. Lim, University of California, Santa CruzOverview: This paper seeks to address the channels and factorsthat underlie post-financial crisis redistributive policy bydeveloping a theoretical model of special interest lobbying andbilateral bargaining that is subsequently tested against the data.International and Domestic Sources of Financial ReformsSawa Omori, University of TokyoOverview: This paper explores how the IMF’s impact onfinancial reforms in developing countries is conditioned bypolitical institutions employing duration analysis. Results showthe IMF’s impact depends upon the number of veto players.Lending a Hand: Politics of Bailouts Under Market andDomestic PressureIvan Savic, Columbia UniversityOverview: Current discussion of Financial Crises ignores acrucial aspect of the politics of intervention. This paper tries tocorrect this gap by examining the bailout negotiation process inthe context of speculative and domestic political pressure.Examining the Impact of Conflict on International EnergyMarketsSean M. Bolks, Rice UniversityOverview: Tightening of the supply-demand energy balance hasincreased price volatility on commodity exchanges. This study175

PaperDisc.assesses the impact of conflict on pricing associated with crudeoil markets using a GARCH model during the period between1975-2005.Political Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment inDeveloping Countries: Does Policy Stability Mean More toInvestors than Democracy or Property Rights?Tyson Roberts, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Democracy, property rights, and crediblecommitment (via veto players) to stable, FDI-friendly policiesall have a positive effect on foreign direct investment (FDI).The policy stability finding has the largest magnitude and ismost robust.Michael G. Hall, University of Northern Iowa12-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ECONOMICOPENNESS AND ADMINISTRATIVEADJUSTMENTRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Subjecting Government Procurement to InternationalCompetition: U.S. StatesDong-hun Kim, University of IowaOverview: This paper investigates discriminatory governmentprocurement as an NTB. I explore, in particular, the sources thatwould affect the propensity of a U.S. state government to jointhe GPA that prohibits discriminatory practices.12-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: TRADE ANDPROTECTIONISMRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Inter-Sectoral Goods Market Relations, Inward FDI and USTrade Politics (i.e. Relations -> Relationships)Hak-Seon Lee, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This research introduces inter-sectoral goods marketrelationships as a main explanatory variable to investigate howcross-border capital mobility in other sectors would affect agiven sector's trade policy preference in US trade politics.Presenter Electoral Equilibrium and Industrial ProtectionJong Hee Park, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Candidates' equilibrium policy positions in electionsvary depending on the number of competitors and electoralrules. This prediction is employed to explain cross-nationalvariations in trade policy outcomes in this paper.13-7 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ANDDOMESTIC POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmJ. Michael Greig, University of North TexasInternational Organizations and the Quality of DomesticGovernancePeter M. Holm, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Increased participation in international organizationshas an independent positive effect on future domesticgovernance quality. Both sociological and rationalinstitutionalist mechanisms underpin the finding.Committed to Peace? Credible Commitment and UN/NATOPeace OperationsPatrick Johnston, Northwestern UniversityChris Swarat, Northwestern UniversityOverview: In the aftermath of conflict, why in some cases dothe United Nations and NATO launch large peace buildingmissions in which the interveners exert a high degree ofadministrative control while in others they choose smallermonitoring missions?Global Social Movement in Tobacco Control and theNegotiation of the FCTCHadii Mamudu, University of California, San FranciscoOverview: Member states of the World Health Organizationnegotiated the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control(FCTC) between 1999 and 2003. This paper analyzes non-stateactors’ involvement in the FCTC negotiation process usingsocial movements’ theory.PaperPaperDisc.The International Court of Justice, Legal Systems, and theRule of LawEmilia J. Powell, Florida State UniversityOverview: Why do some states recognize the jurisdiction of theInternational Court of Justice while others do not? I develop aninstitutionalist theory linking a state’s domestic legal institutionsto its preference for membership in the ICJ.International Organizations and Domestic Politics:Examining the Decision to Consult Security InstitutionsTerrence L. Chapman, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper tests a formal model that examines howIOs may facilitate coalition-building by providing informationto the domestic audiences of potential allies.J. Michael Greig, University of North Texas14-7 DEMOCRACY AND TERRORISMRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmJarold Duquette, Central Connecticut State UniversityIs Democracy a Magnet for Terrorism? Understanding aComplex RelationshipSara E. Jackson, Emory UniversityDan Reiter, Emory UniversityOverview: Building on recent scholarship, this paper addressesa number of conceptual and methodological issues that havehindered our ability to clearly identify the link betweendemocracy and terrorism.The Inadvertent Effects of Democracy on Terrorist GroupEmergenceErica Chenoweth, University Of ColoradoOverview: Using a time-series method, I argue that theproliferation of terrorist groups in democracies can be explainedby inter-group dynamics, with terrorist groups of variousideologies competing with one another for limited agenda space.Amanda M. Rosen, The Ohio State UniversityMariya Y. Omelicheva, Purdue University15-8 SEPARATISM AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmKrista Weigand, Georgia Southern UniversityDemocratic Institution Building and Sub-NationalSeparatism in Former Communist Countries: Chechnyaand CrimeaIrina S. Khmelko, Georgia Southern UniversityOverview: The fall of the Communist regime was followed by anumber of conflicts between national states and their subnationalterritories that provided major challenges for newgovernments and the process of democratic institution buildingin the region.State Design and Secessionist Mobilization: Resolving theParadox of FederalismLawrence M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOverview: Federalism has been shown to both calm andfacilitate secessionism. This paper resolves the paradox offederalism by demonstrating the federations have diverse forms,origins, and group structures.Economic Indicators and Ethnonational Violence: The Casefor Secessionist and Non-Secessionist GroupsTova C. Norlen, Johns Hopkins UniversityKrister Sandberg, International Institute for Applied SystemsAnalysisOverview: Do secessionist/non-secessionist groups turn toviolence for different reasons? Ethno-territorial conflicts aresaid to be more conflictual than non-territorial ethnic conflictsand to last longer.Krista Weigand, Georgia Southern University176

16-4 IDENTITY AND FOREIGN POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmBryan E. Brophy-Baermann, Lawrence UniversityRhetorical Evil and American Foreign PolicyDavid Brumbaugh, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Rhetorical evil has proven to be a powerful andeffective means for leaders to justify foreign projects to theircitizens and neighbors. Still, evil has troubling theoretical andpractical implications at home and abroad--especially for theUS.Does Identity Matter? Turkey and Europe in the 21stCenturyYucel Bozdaglioglu, Adnan Menderes UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the relationship between Turkeyand the European Union in terms of identity using the coreassumptions of the constructivist approach in internationalrelations.Japanese Antimilitarism: Effective, Irrelevant, orCounterproductive?Takayuki Nishi, University of ChicagoOverview: The debate on antimilitarist norms in Japanesesecurity policy has focused on whether they have preventedJapan from acquiring military capabilities. In fact, the normshave been counterproductive when their advocates overreached.William D. Anderson, Western Illinois University17-6 MULTILATERAL BARGAINING ININTERNATIONAL RELATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmJana von Stein, University of Michigan, Ann ArborProposal Making During International MultilateralAgreement NegotiationsNicole M. Simonelli, New York UniversityOverview: This paper examines who makes the first proposal inthe bargaining process and the effect that this has on the extentof cooperation obtained from the final agreement.Sign Then Ratify: Negotiating under Threshold ConstraintsSylvie N. Thoron, Institute for Advanced Study in PrincetonOverview: In an international agreement the different partiestake into account the rule of the ratification phase while they arenegotiating. We show how the existence of a given thresholdcan modify the result of the negotiation (i.e. Kyoto protocol).Two-level Games and Two-level Bargaining: Negotiating theUruguay Round Agreement on AgricultureCarsten Daugbjerg, University of Aarhus, DenmarkOverview: The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agricultureconsisted of an operational and an ideational level. It is analyzedwhy the European Community successfully influenced theformer level and why US interests prevailed at the latter.Design Purpose: Institutional Creation and Design asBargained OutcomesKatharine M. Floros, University of PittsburghOverview: Institutional creation and design; internationalbargaining; two-stage process; European Development FundJana von Stein, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor18-3 EMOTION AND COGNITIONRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmThomas J. Scotto, West Virginia UniversityA Vicious Cycle? Threat and Information SearchShana K. Gadarian, Princeton UniversityOverview: I designed an experiment where subjects will watchTV news about terrorism. After the treatment, subjects can learnmore about the treatment stories.Semantic versus Somatic Responses to Emotion Items inPolitical SurveysMary-Kate Lizotte, SUNY, Stony BrookCharles S. Taber, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: Political scientists often ask people to reportemotional reactions to past events, using semantic prompts. Inline with social psychology research, we believe that semanticrecall items may be misleading as measures of the emotionsexperienced.PaperPaperPaperDisc.The Primacy of Political Affect: The Influence of AffectivePriming on Candidate and Issue EvaluationsCharles S. Taber, SUNY, Stony BrookChristopher Weber, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: To disentangle the effects of emotion fromcognition, we use an affective priming procedure to determinewhether one's immediate affective response influencescandidate evaluations.Voters, Emotions, and MemoryDavid Redlawsk, University of IowaAndrew Civettini, University of IowaKaren Emmerson, University of IowaOverview: We employ dynamic process-tracing to assess theimpact of emotion on memory about candidates and the rolememory plans in candidate evaluation. This research hasimplications for the study of campaigns, politicalcommunication, and voting.Neuropolitics: Neuroscience, Emotion and Rational ChoiceJohn W. Schiemann, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityOverview: I review neuroscience research on fear and memorywith implications for formal models of rational choice. I providean example of a multilevel, integrative approach incorporatingneuroscience, empirical research, and formal modeling.George E. Marcus, Williams CollegeElizabeth Suhay, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor18-9 IDENTITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmChristopher P. Muste, University of MontanaTesting the Effect of Social Identity Appeals in ElectionCampaigns: An fMRI StudyEric S. Dickson, New York UniversityKen Scheve, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We expose experimental subjects to political speechstimuli from scripted (hypothetical) and from actual campaigns;measure their responses using functional magnetic resonanceimaging (fMRI); and interpret results in the context of ongoingdebates.Multicultural Social Studies and Political IdentityRebecca E. Blanton, CUNY, Graduate CenterOverview: This paper presents findings of a survey thatexamines the connections between experiences in multiculturalhigh school social studies programs and the development of acivic identity.The Obligations of National Identity: Charity, Welfare, andthe Boundaries of the National GroupElizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: This paper examines Americans' sense of obligationto fellow Americans and who should receive their help. I arguethat a strong national identity is related to a greater sense ofobligation but also a more exclusive definition of who is anAmerican.Paper Threat and Group Affect in the Aftermath of 9/11Darren W. Davis, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the relationship between threatof terrorism and the tolerance for different groups (e.g., Arabs,Islamic Fundamentalists, Jews, African Americans, Latinos, andChristian Fundamentalists) in American society after theSeptember 1.PaperDisc.Civic Education and Democracy from a Cross-NationalPerspectiveRodolfo Espino, Arizona State UniversityMichael Jensen, Arizona State UniversityOverview: We use surveys on civic education and democracyacross 28 industrialized countries to identify those aspects ofcontext and curriculum that can explain differing levels ofpolitical participation.Deborah J. Schildkraut, Tufts University177

19-301 POSTER SESSION: VOTING BEHAVIORPresenter Vote Fragmentation in Presidential Primaries and 3rd PartySupportRoom TBA, Board 1, Fri 3:45 pmEser Sekercioglu, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: TBAPresenter When Function Follows Form: How Ballot Design AffectsVoting ChoiceRoom TBA, Board 2, Fri 3:45 pmMichael P. Bobic, Emmanuel CollegeOverview: This paper presents findings from an experiment inwhich two different ballots were used in a mock election.Results showed even small differences produced large effects.Presenter Vote Choice Change and the Durability of Changed VoteChoiceRoom TBA, Board 3, Fri 3:45 pmSeoyoon H. Choi, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This article examines the cause of the voters’ votechoice change which leads to realignment in Americanpresidential election and its durability in terms of party policyand its attitude toward issues.Presenter Negative Campaign Advertising Revisited: The Effects onVoting BehaviorRoom TBA, Board 4, Fri 3:45 pmMatthew L. Bergbower, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleOverview: Negative campaign advertising effects on politicalbehavior is an underdeveloped phenomenon. Using data oncampaign strategies and NES data, my research seeks tounderstand the individual effects of negative campaignadvertising.Presenter Are Native Americans Democrats? Analyzing NativeRoomAmerican Democratic Party LoyaltyTBA, Board 5, Fri 3:45 pmRachel E. Becker, Bemidji State UniversityOverview: While nearly two-thirds of Native Americans callthemselves Democrats, 28% of those Democratic identifiersconsider themselves conservative. I analyzed this apparentparadox behind the party identification of some NativeAmericans.20-4 MONEY AND ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmPeter L. Francia, East Carolina UniversityProspecting for Political Gold: Predicting the SpatialDistribution of Campaign ContributionsJames G. Gimpel, University of MarylandWendy K. Tam Cho, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper examines the geographic distribution ofcampaign contributions, and estimates the spatial distribution offuture contribution amounts from the distribution of pastcontribution amounts.Creating a Culture of Political GivingDave Wiltse, Shippensburg UniversityOverview: Using pooled NES data, the individual contributiondecision will be modeled to examine the effects of statecampaign finance laws since the early 1980’s. Specifically, theeffects of contribution limits and public financing regimes willbe gauged.Does Campaign Money Signal Candidate Quality?Riccardo Puglisi, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAndrea Prat, London School of EconomicsJames M. Snyder, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: We match an effectiveness measure for legislators inNorth Carolina Legislature with data on campaigncontributions. Can voters learn about the effectiveness of acandidate as a legislator by looking at amount and pattern ofcontributions received?PaperPaperDisc.Money, Elections and Legislative Activity: The Iowa StateLegislative Elections of 2004 and Assembly Session of 2005Arthur Sanders, Drake UniversityOverview: This paper examines the role of money in thepolitical process at the state level by examining the influence ofmoney in the 2004 elections to the Iowa State House and StateSenate and the impact this had on the spring 2005 legislativesession.Is Paying for Political Consultants an Efficient Use ofCampaign Funds in U.S. House Elections?Sean A. Cain, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Reliance on political consultants is an efficient use ofscarce resources.Clifford W. Brown, Union College21-301 POSTER SESSION: REPRESENTATIONAND ELECTORAL SYSTEMSPresenter Wedge Issue Politics: The Effects of Divisive Issues onRepresentationRoom TBA, Board 6, Fri 3:45 pmKathryn E. Bowman, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This project examines whether wedge issues such asstem cell research and gay marriage influence the manner inwhich a member of Congress represents his or her district.Presenter Counter-Initiatives: Spatial Theory and EvidenceRoomTBA, Board 7, Fri 3:45 pmDavid A. S. Hugh-Jones, Essex UniversityOverview: In some initiative elections, a counter-initiativeoverrules the original initiative if it gets more votes. My modelshows that with sophisticated voters, counter-initiatives bringoutcomes toward the median voter. I test against a cues-basedtheory.22-3 RACE, GENDER, RELIGION ANDAMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (Cosponsoredwith Foreign Policy, see 16-8)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmBenjamin I. Page, Northwestern UniversityChristian Fundamentalism and Foreign Policy Attitudes inthe United StatesDavid C. Barker, University of PittsburghJon Hurwitz, University of PittsburghTraci L. Nelson, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper examines how religious doctrine andbehavior may influence attitudes toward U.S. foreign policy --attitudes that have become increasingly important predictors ofpartisanship and voting behavior.The Effect of Sexuality on Foreign Policy AttitudesJamie P. Chandler, CUNY Graduate CenterOverview: Using pooled data from the 1988 to 2002 GeneralSocial Survey, this research finds, when controlling forbackground factors and value orientations, sexuality influencesforeign policy attitudes.Micro-Level Foreign Aid Attitudes of the U.S. Mass Public:A Role for RaceAmanda L. Cooper, University of KentuckyOverview: I compare the ability of typical indicators of generalforeign policy attitudes and the ability of commonly helddomestic welfare attitudes to explain variation in micro-levelpublic opinion regarding government spending on foreignassistance.Religious Influences on Foreign Policy AttitudesJames L. Guth, Furman UniversityOverview: This paper examines the influence of religiousaffiliations, beliefs and behaviors on public attitudes towardAmerican foreign policy.178

PaperDisc.Ethnic Minority Interest Group Attributes and ForeignPolicy InfluenceTrevor P. Rubenzer, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: To what extent are ethnic minority interests groupsable to influence U.S. foreign policy? The current study usesQualitative Comparative Analysis to isolate necessary andsufficient conditions for ethnic minority influence.Richard Sobel, Harvard University22-5 OPINIONS ABOUT TERRORISM AND THEWAR ON TERRORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmMichael Wolf, Indiana University-Purdue University, FortWayneThe Politics of Fear: Personal Concern and Perception ofPublic Concern about Terrorist AttacksDonald P. Haider-Markel, University of KansasMark R. Joslyn, University of KansasAllan Cigler, University of KansasOverview: We expolore the partisan dimensions of anxietyabout terrorism. Using several national surveys, our findingsindicate a strong partisan dimension, especially in theimmediate aftermath of 9-11 and in the weeks prior to Iraq War.The War on Terror in the Context of US Foreign PolicyMoods and InterestsJack Holmes, Hope CollegeKurt Pyle, Hope CollegeOverview: The Mood/Interest Theory of U.S. Foreign Policyprovides a useful framework for the analysis of the War onTerror in historical context. The Eisenhower administrationseems a more relevant comparison than the Kennedy andJohnson administrations.Fear Factor: The Impact of Terrorism on Public Opinion inthe US, UK and IsraelWilliam J. Josiger, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Impact of terrorism in the U.S., UK and Israel onpublic opinions from 1979–2004. Does terrorism have adebilitating impact on a country’s morale or do attacks rally thepublic? Do the characteristics of an attack lead to differentialimpacts?Media 'Framing' in the 'War on Terror' and Support forCivil LibertiesLinda M. Merola, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This project examines media framing of the ‘War onTerror,’ identifying frames frequently employed andinvestigating the effects of exposure to such frames uponAmericans' support for civil liberties through the use of surveyexperimentation.Modeling Responses to Terrorism: British Public Opinionand 7/7Paul J. Tran, University of Texas, DallasHarold D. Clarke, University of Texas, DallasOverview: British public opinion data are used to investigatemodels of public opinion about responses to terrorist attacks.Model selection and encompassing tests are used to comparerival morality, benefits-costs, and general heuristic models.Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego23-1 VOTER TURNOUT, POLITICALPARTICIPATION, AND REPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmPaul S. Martin, University of VirginiaExclusion Through Abstension? Voter Turnout andDemocratic RepresentationRachel K. Cremona, Flagler CollegeOverview: This paper examines the implications of voterturnout for democratic representation through a comparativeanalysis of the impact of turnout on the position of the medianvoter.PaperPaperPaperAn Essay on Political Participation: Measuring Voters andNon-Voters Policy PreferencesJean-Francois Godbout, Northwestern UniversityOverview: The following paper is a study of politicalrepresentation. The analysis focuses on the differences ofopinion expressed by voters and nonvoters in a series of publicopinion surveys. We also adopt a novel approach in measuringstate level opinion.The Representational Costs of Nonvoting: The Influence ofDistrict Participation on Policy ResponsivenessPaul S. Martin, University of VirginiaOverview: This paper examines the influence of voter turnoutand voter support for incumbent members of Congress on policyresponsiveness.Participation for What? Links Between Participation andAgenda SettingMatthew B. Platt, University of RochesterOverview: This paper attempts to link political participation topolicy responsiveness using the case of black participation. Thearguments borrow from diverse literatures to test the most basicassumption in the subfield: political participation matters.Disc. James W. Endersby, University of Missouri, Columbia24-8 THE POLITICS OF ENTERTAINMENT ANDENTERTAINMENT AS POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmKimberly Gross, George Washington UniversityLate Night Comedy's Influence on Perceptions ofPresidential CandidatesCarrie A. Cihasky, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: Presidential candidates often appear on late-nightshows and are the main targets of shows' jokes. This paper usesdata from the 2000 NAES to examine how viewers' perceptionsof the candidates are influenced by late-night comedy duringcampaigns.Late Night Comic Characterization of the Vice President'sAneurysm SurgeryJosh Compton, Southwest Baptist UniversityOverview: This textual analysis project builds on late nightcomedy political research and expands the scope to the domainof health by examining late night comic characterization of VicePresident Cheney's aneurysm surgery in September 2005.Where Have All The Protest Songs Gone? SocialMovements Message and Their Voice in PoliticsShelley M. Deane, Bowdoin CollegeElizabeth Bloodgood, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: Where Have All the Protest Songs Gone? In 2003-5a plethora of articles asserted a surprising lack of protest musicin response to issues of the new millennium, includingglobalization, war, peace, civil rights, and the environment.Public Opinion and Legal Closure: The Politics of Law andOrderGeoff Peterson, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireSally Trnka, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireOverview: This paper examines the connection between publicopinion on high profile legal cases and how those cases are "recreated"on television.What's Law Got To Do With It? Media Coverage of theMichael Jackson TrialRobert W. Van Sickel, Indiana State UniversityOverview: This paper explores mass media coverage of pop starMichael Jackson' s recent criminal trial, in an attempt to assessthe intersection of law, entertainment, and public educationregarding legal issues and processes.Kimberly Gross, George Washington University179

24-9 WHO LEADS: UNTANGLING THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLICOPINION AND ELITE CUESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmJan P. Vermeer, Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityExploiting a Rare Shift in Communication Flows: MediaEffects in the 1997 British ElectionGabriel Lenz, Princeton UniversityJonathan Ladd, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Using panel data and matching techniques, weexploit the switch by several prominent UK newspapers to theLabour Party before the 1997 election to test and find evidenceof otherwise elusive media effects.Polling in the Press: The Impact of ElitesJennifer Oats-Sargent, University of IllinoisOverview: Polls are more likely to be used in media coveragewhen elites dissenting and there is increased mobilization. Asthe levels of dissent or mobilization rise, polls are also morelikely to play a stronger role in shaping the deliberation on theissue.Wresting the Microphone: Authority and Rhetoric in theProcess of Political ChangeDeva R. Woodly, University of ChicagoOverview: Acceptance of new political discourses changes thepolicy environment in which elites act and publics formopinions. This paper investigates the process of issue acceptancein mainstream political discoursesJan P. Vermeer, Nebraska Wesleyan University25-7 STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OFWOMEN'S REPRESENTATION (CosponsoredLegislative Politics: Campaigns andElections, see 35-10)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmRosalyn Cooperman, University of Mary WashingtonThe Primary Reason for Women's Under-Representation:Challenging the Conventional WisdomJennifer L. Lawless, Brown UniversityKathryn Pearson, University of MinnesotaOverview: Based on a new, original data set of congressionalprimary elections spanning six decades, our analysis sheds lighton the manner in which gender remains relevant at the polls, aswell as the circumstances under which women are most likely towin.Stereotypes at the Gate? Institutional Rules, Stereotypes,and Candidate NominationsAngela L. Bos, University of MinnesotaOverview: I test whether legal and institutional rules thatdetermine the role of political parties in candidate nomination(e.g., primaries or nominating conventions).Campaign Finance and Gender: Male and FemaleFundraising in the House Elections of 2000Leesa Althen, University of Missouri, St. LouisOverview: This paper uses multivariate regression to testwhether there are differences in campaign fundraising betweenmale and female candidates.Comparative Socialization and Participation of Americanand Swedish WomenMargaret E. Gilkison, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireHannah Lott, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireOverview: This paper focuses on why the USA has a sizablegender gap between candidates and winners at election time.This paper will compare the USA to Sweden, where genderequity is the dominant pattern.Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, University of MiamiRosalyn Cooperman, University of Mary Washington26-5 RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICALDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmNiambi M. Carter, Duke UniversityU.S. National State Making and Asian ImmigrationExclusionVictor Jew, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper explores the U.S. immigration regime ofChinese Exclusion, 1882 to 1943, to understand the refining ofstate administrative capabilities. Theoretically and empirically,it contributes to American Political Developmenthistoriography.Imagining Civil Rights in a Segregationist EraDianne M. Pinderhughes, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper explores the formation during the 1930sand 1940s of legislative coalitions that created the Civil andVoting Rights legislation of the 1950s and 1960s.Mexican Americans, Electoral Politics and Race in Texas,1950-1970Benjamin Marquez, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Political identity helped break the color line duringthe Mexican American civil rights movement. Negotiations overinclusion revealed Mexican American political power, the stateof race relations, and a commitment to political inclusion.The Deep North and the Deep South: A ComparativeAnlaysis of the Effect of the Great Migration on Blacks andWhites from Mississippi to MichiganTeResa C. Green, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: The discussion of White migration during the GreatBlack Migration is limited. It is important to find out if Whitesoutherners brought their virulent racism which augmented theDeep North’s own history of racism and repression.Paula D. McClain, Duke University26-18 RACIAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITIES INPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmAmber C. Concepcion, Georgetown UniversityConceptualizations of Racial Change in Survey PanelStudiesThomas C. Craemer, University of ConnecticutOverview: The reliance of panel studies on a single measure ofrace, rather than repeated measures, conflicts with the view thatrace is a social construct and with the purpose of a panel study.Racial change is observed in panel and experimental studies.Does Identity Choice Affect the Political Participation ofLatinos?: Understanding the Role of Reactive, Symbolic andSelective Identity on Latino Political IncorporationGia E. Barboza, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Scholarly focus on the role that ethnic identity playsin promoting Latino political behaviors is necessary tounderstanding their subsequent incorporation into the Americanpolity.Interracial Contact, Social Isolation and Black GroupIdentificationRonald E. Brown, Wayne State UniversityJames S. Jackson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborWassim Tarraf, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper describes the influence that socialisolation, organizational involvement, interracial contact,perceptions of individual discriminatory treatment, and socialclass has on perceptions of group solidarity.The Delta Chinese and the Reproduction of AmericanRacial HierarchyChristopher B. Lee, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper will examine the reproduction ofAmerica's racial hierarchical system by critically assessingblack, Chinese, and white relations in the Mississippi Deltafrom the post-Reconstruction era to the closing of the 1960'sCivil Rights period.Janelle Wong, University of Southern California180

27-9 NATURAL, POLITICAL, AND UNIVERSALRIGHTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmLeonard R. Sorenson, Assumption CollegeRejecting Rights: Looking to the Democratic State's Reasonfor ActingSonu Bedi, Yale UniversityOverview: In this essay, I seek to purge political theory of thetraditional locution of rights.Universal Human Rights: The Philosophical and HistoricalRootsCharles J. Helm, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: Can claims of entitlement to a universal human rightbe legitimized in terms of reason and nature and not just at thelevel of an historical tale of the development of institutions andthe public acceptance of covenants since WWII?The Independence of the Declaration and the Constitution?James R. Zink, University of California, DavisOverview: I trace the conflicting interpretations andcorresponding uses of the Declaration and Constitution throughseveral key political debates leading up to the Civil War.Natural Rights and the ConstitutionPaul R. DeHart, Lee UniversityOverview: The Constitution may presuppose any of thefollowing about natural rights: (1) There are no natural rights;(2) there are natural rights, and these are rights enjoyed in theHobbesian state of nature that are prior to natural law; (3)there are natural rights, and these are derived from natural dutiesprescribed by the natural law.Leonard R. Sorenson, Assumption CollegeDavid L. Williams, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point27-12 NEW PROBLEMS, NEW PARADIGMS?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPeter Stone, Stanford UniversityArea Studies, Case Studies, and History Versus TheoreticalSocial ScienceFred Eidlin, University of GuelphOverview: Develops a framework for integration of thegeneralizing spirit of science with the concern for theuniqueness of case studies, history and area studies.Strategy, Structure and SubversionRichard W. Goldin, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: I argue that constructivist thought inadequatelyanalyzes the processes through which identity is constructed. Idevelop an alternative model I call "empirical constructivism" inwhich identity functions as a dialectic of strategy and structure.Conceptual Analysis in Political Science: A HermeneuticCritique of Qualitative MethodologyAsaf Kedar, University of California, BerkeleyMark Bevir, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The paper launches a hermeneutic critique ofqualitative conceptual analysis in view of its naturalistontological and epistemological assumptions. The critique willbe followed by the adumbration of a hermeneutic model forconceptual inquiry.A Public Philosophy for SkepticsSteven J. Wulf, Lawrence UniversityOverview: America’s debates about slavery and gay marriagedemonstrate that a philosophically skeptical form of politicaldiscourse derived from British conservatism is more compellingthan Rawls and Walzer’s conceptions of social criticism.Peter Stone, Stanford UniversityLeonard Williams, Manchester College28-9 LAW, SOVEREIGNTY, AND NATIONALITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmJames Glass, University of MarylandA Play in an Act in Search of an Identity: A HermeneuticInquiry of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001Rupa G. Thadhani, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityOverview: A hermeneutic study of the USA PATRIOT Act of2001.Ideology in Foucault's Critique of SovereigntyMarcelo I. Hoffman, University of DenverOverview: Throughout the 1970s, Michel Foucault developed acritique of the theory of sovereignty. We explore the variousunderpinnings of this critique, especially its curious reliance onthe notion of ideology.Knowing Nationalism: The Epistemology of NationalIdentityJohn M. French, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Most studies of nationalism explain it at the level ofpopulations. I provide an epistemological explanation ofnationalism focused on individuals.Jeremiah John, University of Notre Dame28-19 THE MORAL FOUNDATIONS OFAMERICAN POLITICS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmBrad J. Reno, College of the Holy CrossClassical and Christian Ideals: John Adams and the Virtueof MagnanimityJohn C. Evans, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: In this paper, I analyse how John Adams' politicalthought synthesizes classical and Judeo-Christian ideals ofvirtue through his conception of the virtue of magnanimityunderstood as emulation.Locke and the Protection of Property: A Moral PerspectiveBrad J. Reno, College of the Holy CrossOverview: Private property has a direct relationship to selfinterest.Properly understood, it can serve as a useful tool inbringing about broad, long term, and mutual self-interest.However, when poorly managed, it can have the opposite effect.Liberalism and the Color Line: Hume's Concern, Madison'sFrivolityDaniel P. Klinghard, College of the Holy CrossOverview: This essay considers the implications of Madison'somission of color in light of Hume's concern with it.Locke's Appeal to Heaven and Jefferson's ImpeachmentPowerJeremy D. Bailey, Duquesne UniversityOverview: A reconsideration of the contemporary inpeachmentdebate in light of Jefferson's interpretation of Locke'sphilosophy.Jeffrey H. Anderson, U.S. Air Force Academy29-4 ANCIENT THOUGHT ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmNicholas Dungey, California State University, NorthridgeThe Relation Between Education and Political Justice inIsocratesJames R. Muir, University of WinnipegOverview: Isocrates is classified as a democrat, conservative,and aristocrat. If we treat Isocrates' educational and politicalthought as a unified whole, then it seems that Isocrates valuedcompetitive political discourse and debate between variousideologicAgainst Imagined and Reimagined Republics: Machiavelli'sReversal of CiceroAlexander S. Duff, University of Notre DameOverview: Machiavelli and Cicero have justly been regarded asmembers of a long tradition of republican political thought. Thispaper seeks to reevaluate this understanding and to distinguishMachiavelli's use of Cicero from that of the civic humanists.181

PaperPaperPaperDisc.182Understanding the Political in Ancient ComedyKeith Mataya, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper addresses problems that arise fromunderstanding Aristophanes and the role of laughter as a part ofAthenian democratic culture.Plato's Phaedo and the Limits of PhilosophyLucas B. Allen, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper examines Plato's presentation of the limitsof rationality and philosophy as presented in the Phaedo in lightof the dramatic portrayal of Socrates' last day and death.What Makes Democracy So Special?Brian A. Rockwood, University of ConnecticutOverview: This presentation asks the question "What makesDemocracy so Special?" and analyses the responses that variousmodern interpretations of the doctrine would give. Ultimately,all of these responses are found to be lacking.Elizabeth Markovits, Saint Louis University30-10 FORMAL THEORIES OF FEDERALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmJohn B. Londregan, Princeton UniversityValuing Exit OptionsJenna Bednar, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper explores the contribution of a state'spotential to secede on the overall robustness of the union.Partisan Politics and the Structure and Stability ofFederalism, Indian StyleSunita A. Parikh, Washington University, St. LouisBarry R. Weingast, Stanford UniversityOverview: We develop a formal model of the party system andfederal structure in India to explain the structure and stability ofcentralized federalism in the era of Congress dominance fromindependence to the late 1980s.Provincial ProtectionismKonstantin Sonin, New Economic School/CEFIROverview: In a federal state with weak political institutions,constituent units might protect their enterprises fromenforcement of federal taxes. Effectiveness of such protectiondepends on the ability of local politicians to extract rents fromenterprises.Feasibility of the Popular Legitimacy of a FederalConstitution in a Representative DemocracyOlga Shvetsova, Binghamton UniversityKevin Roust, Duke UniversityOverview: Starting with the premise that institutions havebiased distributive consequences and that distributive coalitionsof federation members can successfully challenge theconstitutional status-quo.John B. Londregan, Princeton UniversityHartmut Lenz, University of Essex30-21 STRATEGIC VOTINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmKen Shotts, Stanford UniversityStrategic Voting in Multi-Office Elections: Policy Balancing,Directional Voting, and Other VarietiesMichael Peress, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOverview: I analyze strategic voting incentives in a 'Checks andBalances' system of government. In particular, I considerpolicy-balancing and directional voting. I find little support forpolicy-balancing and solid support for directional voting.Strategic Challengers and the Incumbency AdvantageInsun Kang, University of RochesterOverview: I develop a dynamic model of infinitely repeatedelections that incorporates asymmetric information and strategiccampaigning by challengers and find "simple" equilibrium.Analysis of a Formal Model of Strategic VotingAllen B. Brierly, University of Northern IowaOverview: A strategic vote is generally considered a vote for asecond-best alternative that has a greater chance of winning thana preferred alternative. In this study, rates of strategic votingand misrepresentation of preferences are estimated.Ken Shotts, Stanford University31-1 A CORNUCOPIA OF METHODSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmLee Walker, Harvard UniversityThe Emergence of Political HierarchyBritt A. Cartrite, Alma CollegeOverview: This study utilizes agent-based modeling to evaluatethe dynamics underlying the endogenous emergence of politicalhierarchy, demonstrating the powerful role the spatialdistribution of heirarchy plays in the emergence of higher levelsof authority.Publication Bias: An Analysis of Two Leading Journals andTwo Important LiteraturesNeil Malhotra, Stanford UniversityAlan Gerber, Yale UniversityOverview: An audit of empirical research over the past ten yearsshows evidence of publication bias in two major journals(APSR and AJPS) and two prominent literatures in politicalbehavior (economic voting and the effect of negativeadvertisements).Leader Survival and Interstate WarAlejandro Flores, New York UniversityLeslie Johns, New York UniversityOverview: We empirically examine the role of interstate war onthe tenure of the political leaders.James H. Fowler, University of California, Davis33-101 ROUNDTABLE: THE 2008 PRESIDENTIALELECTION: A LOOK AHEADRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 3:45 pmRandall E. Adkins, University of Nebraska, OmahaWilliam Mayer, Northeastern UniversityBarbara Norrander, University of ArizonaWayne Steger, DePaul UniversityClyde Wilcox, Georgetown UniversityHans Noel, Princeton UniversityOverview: The 2008 Presidential Election: A Look Ahead34-9 DO PARTIES IN MATTER INLEGISLATURES?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmBarbara Sinclair, University of California, Los AngelesMinority Party Influence in the U.S. HouseC. Lawrence Evans, College of William and MaryEdward P. Blue, College of William and MaryLogan H. Ferree, College of William and MaryAngela S. Petry, College of William and MaryOverview: Although the influence of political parties withinCongress has been a major source of conceptual and empiricaldispute, little attention has been paid to the role of the partisanminority.Partisan Differences and Restrictive Rules in the U.S. HouseKen Moffett, University of IowaOverview: I examine whether differences exist betweenRepublican and Democratic House majorities from 1974-2004. Ifind that Republican majorities are more likely to direct theRules Committee to place restrictive rules on bills thanDemocratic majorities.Assessing the Influence of Party Activists on ConfereeSelectionAlan D. Rozzi, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This study analyzes the influence of political partyactivists over the choice of House delegates to conferences withthe Senate. It uses data from the 96th through the 108thCongresses and tests several related theories on legislativeorganization.Agenda Positions and the Moderation of LegislativeProposalsJonathan Woon, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOverview: I test the hypothesis that legislators with greaterinfluence over the legislative agenda have incentives tocompromise, thereby moderating their proposals, than otherlegislators, who are more likely to propose for position-takingpurposes.

PaperDisc.Congressional Conference Committees and Policy OutcomesRyan J. Vander Wielen, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: I explore the possibility that the ideologicalcomposition of conference delegations may contribute to policyoutcomes that diverge from the preferences of chambers. Iderive a series of propositions from a formal model andempirically test them.James S. Battista, University of North Texas35-6 MONEY AND ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmTracy Sulkin, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignCampaign Finance Reform: What Does it Take to MotivateCongress?Jon K. Dalager, Georgetown CollegeOverview: An analysis of the Congress' motivations in enactingthe Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2000. Was itsimply a response to uncomfortable public pressure as a meansto quell dissatisfaction, or was it the consequence of a realreform movement.Paying for the New Party Fundraising Expectations in theU.S. HouseBruce A. Larson, Gettysburg CollegeEric S. Heberlig, University of North Carolina, CharlotteOverview: This paper examines how U.S. House members payfor the new congressional party fundraising expectations and theeffect of these new expectations on members’ fundraising from“outside” sources—e.g., political action committees.Corporate Sponsorship: Senate Bill Sponsorship Activityand Corporate PAC ContributionsBrian Sala, University of California, DavisOverview: TBAPublic Financing, Legislative Professionalism, andCompetition in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Maine StateLegislative RacesMichael G. Bath, Concordia CollegeMichael Miller, Minnesota State University, MankatoOverview: We hypothesize that levels of professionalism instate legislatures influence the efficacy of public financereforms. While public financing does increase electoralcompetitiveness, evidence for a connection to legislativeprofessionalism is mixed.Kid Gloves: An Analysis of Recent F.E.C. EnforcementActionsTodd R. Lochner, Lewis & Clark CollegeRhett Tatum, Lewis & Clark CollegeOverview: This paper provides an empirical examination ofrecent Federal Election Commission enforcement actions. Westudy the F.E.C.'s new enforcement strategy, the AdministrativeFines Program, to determine whether it reduces the problem ofoverdeterrence.Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas, Austin36-11 MODELING AND MEASUREMENT ISSUESIN JUDICIAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmChristopher Zorn, University of South CarolinaReconsidering Debates over Plea Bargaining, Court Delay,and Prison Populations with Agent-Based and SystemDynamics SimulationsMichael C. Gizzi, Mesa State CollegeWilliam R. Wilkerson, College at Oneonta, SUNYRichard L. Vail, Mesa State CollegeOverview: Research on plea bargaining in trial courts is reevaluatedthrough creation of agent-based and system-dynamicsmodels. Using simulations, it is possible to examine pleabargaining from different perspectives.Measuring the Ideological Placement of Supreme CourtPolicy OutputsTonja Jacobi, Northwestern UniversityVanessa A. Baird, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: This paper develops a methodology for assessing theideological placement of Supreme Court cases that uses MartinPaperPaperDisc.and Quinn’s scores for justices’ ideological preferences todictate each case's placement in the ideological spectrum.Ideal Point Estimation of the Brazilian Supreme CourtJusticesEduardo L. Leoni, Columbia UniversityAntonio P. Ramos, IUPERJOverview: In this article we apply ideal point estimationmethods developed to study the U. S. Supreme Court decisionmakingto a novel dataset we collected from the BrazilianSupreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, or STF) decisions.Modeling Justice Ideology Without Ecological InferenceSean Wilson, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the adequacy of severalmeasures of goodness-of-fit that can be used with logit modelsof ideological decision making by small workgroups. It alsodiscusses the pitfalls of the measures and how to avoid them.Brandon L. Bartels, The Ohio State University36-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: DECISIONMAKING ON SPECIALIZED COURTSRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Modelling Decision Making on the United States Tax CourtChad M. King, University of Texas, DallasOverview: This research addresses decision-making on theUnited States Tax Court in tax deficiency cases. Using "RareEvents" logit analysis, I demonstrate that both judgecharacteristics and case factors affect decision-making in thesecases.Presenter The Rule of Law: What Is It? Can We Measure It? Do WeHave It?Lydia B. Tiede, University of California, San DiegoOverview: An underlying assumption of the rule of law is thefair and non-arbitrary application of the law by impartial judges.I will examine whether American bankruptcy judges applybankruptcy laws similarly to individuals facing similarcircumstances.36-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: IMPACT OFCOURT DECISIONSRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter An Even Hollower Hope?: Mature v. Emergent JudicialPolicy-MakingJoshua M. Dunn, University of Colorado, Colorado SpringsOverview: In the HOLLOW HOPE, Gerald Rosenberg arguesthat courts can make successful public policy if a parsimoniousset of conditions is met. This paper argues that several importantdesegregation cases following Milliken v. Bradley met theseconditionsPresenter The Supreme Court as Political Economist: Antitrust andthe EconomyScott E. Graves, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I analyze the impact of US Supreme Court antitrustdecisions on the conduct and makeup of the aggregate domesticeconomy over the latter half of the 20th century. I find that thegoals of the Court for antitrust policy appear to have shifted.37-6 PERSPECTIVES ON THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN COURTS AND OTHERBRANCHESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmVincent J. Strickler, DePauw UniversityLegal Constitutionalism DefendedIan G. Cram, Leeds UniversityOverview: Some comparative thoughts about the judicializationof human rights after the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act.The Origins of an Independent Judiciary: A Study in EarlyAmerican Constitutional Development, 1606-1787Scott D. Gerber, Ohio Northern UniversityOverview: My paper examines when and why the judiciaries inthe original thirteen states became independent. The goal of myproject is to shed light on the federal model by exploring theexperiences of the original states.183

Paper The Rehnquist Court and the New Right Regime:Mitchell Pickerill, Washington State UniversityCornell W. Clayton, Washington State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the connections between theSupreme Court and the emergence of a "conservative politicalregime." Our focus in this paper is on how certain conceptionsof judicial power became entrenched in the Court as a result ofthe "judicialPaper Judicial Review of Acts of Congress, 1880-1929Keith E. Whittington, University of Texas, AustinTom Clark, Princeton UniversityOverview: Making use of an original database of the judicialreview of federal statutes, this paper examines the politicaldeterminants of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down oruphold the acts of Congress during a period of historic judicialactivism.Disc. George I. Lovell, University of Washington38-8 HUMAN SERVICES POLICY IN THESTATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmCarol S. Weissert, Florida State UniversityAgenda Setting and Denial in the States: Nonprofit HospitalTax ExemptionLinda S. Millsaps, North Carolina General AssemblyOverview: Examines state agenda setting in tax policy,comparing it to prevailing federal theories of agenda setting anddenial. Considers the costs, benefits, and policies associatedwith property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals and charitycare.Liberal or Conservative? State Choices to Expand HealthInsurance CoverageEthan M. Bernick, University of North TexasNathan Myers, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: This research focuses on the state efforts aimed atdecreasing the number uninsured individuals. Specifically, arethe politics that lead a state to adopt a tax incentive differentfrom the politics that lead a state to adopt a coverage program?American Federalism and Civil Rights Enforcement: TheFair Housing Act from 1973 to 2004Charles Lamb, University at Buffalo, SUNYEric Wilk, University at BuffaloOverview: Using a thirty-one year dataset obtained from HUD,we examine the effectiveness and efficiency of federal versusstate and local enforcement of the Fair Housing Act between theCarter and Bush II administrations.Mark C. Rom, Georgetown University39-301 POSTER SESSION: URBAN AND LOCALPOLITICSPresenter Interstates and Cities: Assessing the Impact of theInterstate on Modern Urban EnvironmentsRoom TBA, Board 8, Fri 3:45 pmZachary A. Callen, University of ChicagoOverview: Despite its size, little analytic attention focusesdirectly on the Interstate. This analysis aims to use geographicanalysis to better understand the impact of the interstate onurban spaces.Presenter The Price on Local Governance-Do the Municipal ReformsLead to Better Efficiency?Room TBA, Board 9, Fri 3:45 pmKaifeng Yang, Florida State UniversityJunyi Hsieh, Florida State UniversityOverview: Various municipal reforms as being efficient driveshave swept through many American local governments frompast to nowadays, but practitioners and researchers have notreflected reliably on how these reforms contribute to municipalperformance.Presenter A Re-examination of the Distributive Politics ModelRoomTBA, Board 10, Fri 3:45 pmHoward A. Stern, West Virginia UniversityOverview: This study offers an expanded distributed politicsmodel that utilizes a more comprehensive approach thatconsiders a variety of contextual factors ignored by traditionalmodels. The federal CDBG program will serve as a case study.Presenter A Theory of Urban ScenesRoomTBA, Board 11, Fri 3:45 pmDaniel A. Silver, University of ChicagoTerry N. Clark, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper argues that analyzing the nature andpower of scenes as distinct social formations can help tounderstand recent changes in political agendas that emphasizethe importance of culture, consumption, and valuecommitments.40-3 CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES IN THESTATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmRichard C. Fording, University of KentuckyState Prison Gang Policies: A Comparative AnalysisErin L. Bumgarner, Randolph Macon CollegeOverview: An increasing number of states are facing thegrowing problem of gang violence and gang recruitment in theirprisons. This analysis looks at various policies and evaluatestheir effectiveness in controlling gangs in prison.Going Soft on Crime? The Politics of Criminal ReentryPolicies in the StatesGarrick l. Percival, University of Minnesota, DuluthOverview: This paper examines whether the get tough approachto crime at the federal level of government, in fact maskssignificant variation in how state governments approach thecrime problem. An examination of states' criminal reentrypolicies is examined.Restoring Voter Rights in the States: The Beginning ofPolicy Change?Kathleen Hale, Kent State UniversityRamona McNeal, University of Illinois, SpringfieldMary Schmeida, The Cleveland Clinic FoundationOverview: This paper uses policy adoption and implementationtheory to explain variation in felony disenfranchisement lawsacross the states.Problem Definion and Punitive Correctional Policy: TheRole of the MediaFred A. Meyer, Ball State UniversityRalph E. Baker, Ball State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the role of the media inmaintaining punitive correctional policy at a time when thecrime rate has been declining. Q-methodology is used to studyprint, audio and video news personnel in a medium-sizedmidwestern city.Deterrence Reconsidered: A Theoretical and EmpiricalCase Against the Death PenaltyAri Kohen, James Madison UniversitySeth K. Jolly, Duke UniversityOverview: The debate about whether or not the death penaltydeters potential murderers has a long and contentious past.Kenneth E. Fernandez, University of Nevada, Las VegasRichard C. Fording, University of Kentucky40-17 THE POLITICS OF MONEY: TAXATIONAND EXPENDITURE POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmJustin H. Phillips, Columbia UniversityThe Evolution of Tax Burdens and the Political ConflictOver TaxesJeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Analysis of the origins of current conflicts over taxpolicy. Review of growing inequality, shift of burden to theaffluent, and growing class political divisions and the resultingfocus of Republicans on cutting taxes.State Rainy Day Funds: Responses to Fiscal Shocks underRules vs. DiscretionShanna Rose, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: This paper addresses the puzzle of why tax andexpenditure limits, balanced budget rules, and other restraintsare not more effective in promoting fiscal responsibility.184

PaperPaperPaperDisc.A County Level Analysis of the Political Geography ofFederal SpendingBarry S. Rundquist, University of Illinois, ChicagoGreg Holyk, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This paper addresses the effects of political party andeconomic status on the distribution of federal programmaticexpenditures among U.S. counties from 1983 to 2002.A Shift in Taxation to Income From Labor:Time for aComprehensive ParadigmMark D. Kimball, University of WashingtonOverview: The income tax burden has shifted surreptitiously tothose who provide labor for income as legal, political andeconomic paradigms compete. A need exists formultidisciplinary study and analysis of competing paradigmsand inequitable consequences.Budgetary Legislation in Unified and Divided GovernmentCarletta F. Taylor, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper presents an empirical study of the impactsof unified and divided government in the budgetaryenvironment at the national level.Michael J. New, University of AlabamaJustin H. Phillips, Columbia University42-4 CREDIBILITY, CONSTRAINT, CHANGE,AND DEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmWilliam R. Clark, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJudicial Independence and Economic OutcomesThomson W. McFarland, University of ColoradoOverview: Recent work on the role of formal judicialindependence in shaping economic outcomes neglects toconsider effects of an actively independent judiciary. I present aformal model of how actors react to an active judiciary and testthis model.How Size Matters for Growth: Government Size, CountrySize, and GDP GrowthRob Salmond, University of California, LosAngeles/University of MichiganOverview: This paper shows, theoretically and empirically, thatthe size of a country’s economy conditions the extent to whichgovernment spending affects growth. The negative effect ofincreased government size on growth is stronger as country sizerises.The Politics of Technological Change: Politics and theSources of GrowthJoel W. Simmons, University of MichiganOverview: I explore the politics of technological change, anissue that gets to the heart of economic growth but receives littleattention from political scientists. I address the issue here andprovide further insight into the politics of development.Political Institutions and Incentives Toward EconomicPolicy EfficiencyJonathan K. Hanson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: In this paper, the nature of the economicpolicymaking incentives generated by governmental forms andelectoral systems are described using two dimensions: scopeand efficiency. Predictions are tested with a dataset covering 80countries.William R. Clark, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor43-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LOCALGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCERoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Does Voluntary Turnover Matter in the Public Sector?Yongbeom Hur, University of KentuckyOverview: With the ICMA Comparative Performance Projectdata, the relationship between turnover and police performancewill be explored by using regression and cluster analysis. Theresults might help us set up proper human resource managementpolicy.Presenter Local Budget Stress: Financing Homeland Security ANDNatural Disaster NeedsSusan A. MacManus, University of South FloridaKiki Caruson, University of South FloridaThomas A. Watson, University of South FloridaOverview: Survey of Florida city/county finance officersmeasures the relative impact of homeland security and naturaldisaster needs on local operating and capital budgets, identifiesunder-funded elements and gauges adequacy of federal/stategrant programs.43-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN OF AGENCIESRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmPresenter Independent Commissions as Instruments of Public PolicyJennifer A. Steen, Boston CollegeOverview: A preliminary survey of independent commissionsorganized at the federal level in the United States, this paperoffers a typology of commissions, hypotheses about their causesand consequences, and preliminary findings from notable cases.44-102 ROUNDTABLE: HARTZ LIBERALTRADITION AT 50RoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 3:45 pmPaul Frymer, University of California, Santa CruzHawley Fogg-Davis, Temple UniversityCarol Horton, Erikson InstituteIra Katznelson, Columbia UniversityRobert Meister, University of California, Santa CruzMark Sawyer, University of California, Los AngelesCharles Williams, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This roundtable will reflect on the importance andcontinuing influence of this book46-5 POLITICAL CULTURE AND STATEBUILDINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmJeremy B. Straughn, Purdue UniversityState Coercion and the Rise of US Business Unionism: TheCounterfactual Case of Minneapolis Teamsters 1934-1941Barry Eidlin, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This case study of a key Teamsters local examines amajor transformation of the U.S. working class in the 20thcentury, whereby the worker upsurge of the 1930s led to theconsolidation of conservative "business unionism" in thepostwar period.How Static is Political Culture: A Comparative Study ofPolitical CultureMagen Knuth, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper will investigate the stability of politicalculture during and following a crisis in three post-Soviet Statesand the United States. The expected pattern is one of flexibilityof political culture during the initial period after a crisisLabor in the Neoliberal Era: A Historical Perspective onTurkeyPeride Blind, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Labor unions all around the world are changing theirstrategies to adapt to the new requirements of the globaleconomy. In the face of increasing unemployment anddecreasing rates of unionization, unions offer a variety ofservices to their membersA Unidirectional Theory of Culture and InstitutionsAndrea E. Jones-Rooy, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I explain dissimilar behavior under identicalinstitutional constraints as a unidirectional theory of cultural-toinstitutionalevolution. I apply this theory to the divergentdevelopment trajectories of China and post-Socialist Europe.185

PaperDisc.Revenge of Socialist Superstructure: Ideology and MiddleClass in the USSRAnna Paretskaya, New School for Social ResearchOverview: Part of a larger project looking at relationship ofcommunist ideology, class and demise of state-socialism in theUSSR, the paper explores the role of ideology in making socialclasses in the country claiming to be eradicating classdifferences.Chi-Chen Chiang, University of Chicago47-1 RELIGION AND AMERICAN ELECTORALPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Fri 3:45 pmKatherine E. Stenger, Gustavus Adolphus CollegeExercising the Right Not to Vote: Religious GroupsAbstaining from VotingNathan N. Zook, University of Wisconsin, Rock CountyOverview: This paper contrasts religious groups that havechosen on principle to abstain from voting. The Hassidic,Mennonite, Jehovah's Witness, and Nation of Islam faithschoose to erect a wall of separation between religion and thestate.Impacts of the Church: Does Gender Matter?Carly A. Schmitt, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: Research suggests that religion plays a role ininfluencing political behavior. My research explores the extentto which the church differs in its impact on policy preferencesand vote choice of women and men.Deliberation on Gay Rights and Homosexuality in ChurchesPaul A. Djupe, Denison UniversityJacob R. Neiheisel, Denison UniversityOverview: We present clergy’s public expression of a full rangeof arguments concerning Issue 1 – Ohio’s proposedconstitutional amendment. We explore the patterns of theirpresentation according to religious tradition, personalagreement, and group salience.Whatever Happened to Tammany Hall? The Evolution ofJewish and Roman Catholic Voting Loyalties Since Beforethe New Deal 1928-2004Adam Paul Kradel, University of WisconsinOverview: This paper examines religious voting loyalties for thetime period from 1928 to 2004 to shed light on the variousexplanations for why Jewish voters maintained a loyalty to theNew Deal coalition and Roman Catholic voters did not.The Changing Catholic Electorate: Comparing Responses toKennedy and KerryJ. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the nature of Catholic voterdecision making has changed dramatically since 1960, withissue stances replacing group identity as the primary focus,especially for the more observant.Amy Black, Wheaton CollegeNancy L. Bednar, Del Mar College47-3 RELIGION, RACE, AND ETHNICITY INAMERICAN POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmEric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, AustinGetting a Piece of the Faith Based PieChristine D. Chapman, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This article examines cultural, financial andstructural capacities of black congregations to address issues ofsocial and public policy. The most significant determiniants ofsocial delivery ability for a given church were determined.Black Pastors and the Black Agenda: Policy Images of theFaith-Based InitiativeLarycia A. Hawkins, University of OklahomaOverview: The black pastor conveys messages that shape theblack policy agenda. The Faith-Based and Community Initiativeprovides an opportunity to explain the nuances of black agendasetting vis-à-vis the black church.PaperDisc.Scrap Diversity Workshops: Try Some Hell-Fire Religion?Joseph E. Yi, Oberlin CollegeOverview: Scrap diversity workshops; try some hell-firereligion?Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, AustinCaroline M. Nordlund, Brown University49-106 ROUNDTABLE: HONORING SUSAN J.CARROLL, WINNER OF THE WOMEN'SCAUCUS OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALACHIEVEMENT AWARDRoomChairPanelistTBA, Fri 3:45 pmKaren Kaufmann, University of Maryland, College ParkSusan J. Carroll, Rutgers UniversityRoberta S. Sigel, Rutgers UniversityKira Sanbonmatsu, The Ohio State UniversityGeorgia Duerst-Lahti, Beloit CollegeRonnee Schreiber, San Diego State UniversityPippa Norris, Harvard UniversityOverview: This panel is organized in honor of the recipient ofthe Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from theMidwest Women’s Caucus.52-1 EDUCATION POLICY OVER SPACE ANDTIME: STATE AND HISTORICALPERSPECTIVESRoom TBA, Fri 3:45 pmChair Christopher Berry, University of ChicagoPaper Transformation of American Educational Policy, 1980-2001Jal D. Mehta, Harvard UniversityOverview: The rise of standards and accountability hastransformed American educational policy since 1980. Thispaper draws on extensive federal case study evidence and theliterature on ideas and politics to explain this transformation.PaperPaperDisc.Smart Start or False Start? The Politics of AmericanPreschool EducationAndrew Karch, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Many countries operate centralized, universalpreschool programs. In the United States, however, the nationalgovernment plays only a limited role in this policy domain.What explains the shape of American preschool policy?Governors as Policy Entrepreneurs? The Case of EarlyEducation PolicymakingElizabeth Rigby, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Governors are often awarded credit for popularpolicies. Yet, we know little about whether their public positiontaking is systematically related to policy change. This papertests these associations using data on the politics of earlyeducation.Kenneth K. Wong, Brown UniversityJames Guthrie, Vanderbilt UniversityMarty West, Harvard University56-1 INFORMAL NETWORKS AND FORMALAUTHORITY (Co-sponsored with PublicAdministration, see 43-14)RoomChairPaperTBA, Fri 3:45 pmJohn T. Scholz, Florida State UniversitySecurity, Hierarchy, and Information Networks in theIntelligence CommunityThomas H. Hammond, Michigan State UniversityJonathan Bendor, Stanford UniversityOverview: To what extent do the needs of security andhierarchy in the intelligence community conflict with the needto share information widely in the network of intelligenceagencies?186

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Policy Networks and Diffusion: How Small Worlds ReduceSystemic PerformanceDavid M. Lazer, Harvard UniversityAllan Friedman, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper presents a simulation model of policydiffusion. It finds that the more effective the network is atdiffusing information, the more rapidly is diversity squeezed outof the system, and the lower the long run performance of thesystem.The Evolution of Policy Networks for Delivering LocalServicesManoj Shrestha, Florida State UniversityRichard C. Feiock, Florida State UniversityOverview: We test network based explanations for theemergence and evolution of intelocal service agreements toexplain how local actors pursuit of individual interestsconstrained by transaction costs produces a macro-level regionalgovernance structure.Organizational Behavior and Links Creation:Understanding the Dynamics of Policy NetworksAlfredo R. Berardo, Florida State UniversityJohn T. Scholz, Florida State UniversityOverview: The paper seeks to understand how network links areformed by organizations in 22 estuaries of the U.S.Gary J. Miller, Washington University, St. LouisAndrew B. Whitford, University of Georgia187

Saturday, April 22 – 8:30 am – 10:15 am3-10 ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND PARTYCHANGE IN TURKEYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amAli Carkoglu, Sabanci UniversityTracing the Contours of the Turkish Ideological SpaceAli Carkoglu, Sabanci UniversityMelvin J. Hinich, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper aims at diagnosing the contours of spatialideological map in Turkey with the help of two surveysconducted prior to the November 2002 election.The Expansion of Islamic Capital and the Moderation of theIslamist Movement In TurkeySeda Demiralp, American UniversityOverview: Islamic business networks rapidly developed afterTurkeyÆs transition to open economy in the 1980s andconstituted a threat to the secularist elites. Yet, ironically, therise of the Islamic bourgeoisie led to the moderation of theIslamist movement.The Eclipse of the Left and the Rise of the RightErsin Kalaycioglu, Isik UniversityOverview: This paper aims at diagnosing change in ideologicalspace and its impact on parties' electoral fortunes in the contextof Turkish politics.Non-Electoral Sources of Party System Change:Perspectives on The Turkish CaseSabri Sayari, Sabanci UniversityOverview: The analysis of change in party systems hastraditionally focused heavily on the role of electoral outcomes inshaping important features of party systems such as the numberof relevant parties, ideological polarization and distancebetween partiesSultan Tepe, University of Illinois, Chicago3-11 THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL PARTYSYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amMarkus Kreuzer, Villanova UniversityNationalization of Post-War German Party PoliticsMarkus Kreuzer, Villanova UniversityKonstantin Gunchev, Villanova UniversityOverview: The paper analyzes various elite strategies (e.g.institutional engineering, party licensing, party switching,electoral alliances) that contributed to the rapid coordination ofstate and federal level party systems in postwar Germany.Volatility and Party NationalizationScott Morgenstern, Duke UniversityStephen M. Swindle, Lee UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the interaction between volatilityat sub-national elections (e.g. state or districts of nationalelections) and national patterns to explore the link betweenvoter alignment and the nationalization of party systems.Institutions and Party Development in DevelopingDemocraciesAllen Hicken, University of Michigan, Ann ArborHeather Stoll, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This paper focuses on party systems nationalization,especially in developing democracies.Eric Magar, ITAM, Mexico City4-13 CHINA'S PATH TO DEMOCRACY: A LONGMARCH OR A DEAD END?RoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amEric Zusman, University of California, Los AngelesClassing Ethnicity: Strategies of Mass Mobilization in theTransition to DemocracyDavid D. Yang, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to bring attention to the "class"component of many types of political transitions conventionallyunderstood as driven by ethnic, nationalist mobilization.PaperDisc.Law of Assembly in ChinaKam C. Wong, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: This paper is a comparative study of laws ofassembly between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) vs. theRepublic of China (Taiwan) (ROC).Fiona Yap, University of Kansas4-19 WHEN SUNSHINE IS THE BESTDISINFECTANT: CORRUPTION,TRANSPARENCY, ANDDEMOCRATIZATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amGretchen G. Casper, Pennsylvania State UniversityAnalyzing the Dark Side of Social Capital: Organized Crimein RussiaLeah E. Gilbert, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper aims to conduct a comprehensiveempirical study of the ways in which social capital is presentand facilitates the undemocratic ends of organized crime groupsin Russia.Institutions and Democratization: Corruption and The Ruleof LawMihaiela Ristei, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: The paper examines the relationship between formalinstitutions (i.e. courts) and informal institutions (i.e.corruption) during the democratization process. It argues thatcorruption shapes the ways courts work and undermines the ruleof law.Corruption, Institutions, and Health Care in Central andEastern EuropeDagmar Radin, University of North TexasOverview: In this study I analyze how corruption andinstitutions have been determining factors in the performance ofthe health care sector in the Central and Eastern Europe pre- andpost-transition period.(Dis)Respect for Civil Liberties in Post-CommunistCountriesSvend-Erik Skaaning, University of Aarhus, DenmarkOverview: The paper uncovers structural factors explaining therespect for civil liberties in 28 postcommunist countries.Reflections on MeritocracyWei Wang, University of AlbertaOverview: The model that one deserves what one gets on thebasis of one's own merit has often been criticized. The researchhere is to explore its plausibility and scope by examiningNorman Daniels' criterion of merit in terms of justice.Andrea E. Jones-Rooy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor4-25 CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATIZATION:EXAMINING THE (POTENTIAL)OBSTACLES AT HOME AND ABROADRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amJennifer M. Cyr, Florida International UniversityDoes Culture Matter? Examining the Impact of Culturaland Rationalist Variables on Support for Democracy inLatin American CountriesRezwan Hussain Hussain, Florida International UniversityOverview: The study analyses the impact of various cultural andrationalist variables on support for different aspects ofdemocracy in selected Latin American countries, using datafrom the World Values Survey.Foreign Policy Influences in the Southern Cone DemocraticTransitionsCharles Gleek, Florida International UniversityOverview: Investigate the role that the foreign policies of theUnited States, the Soviet Union, and other countries played inthe process of democratic transitions in Argentina, Chile, andUruguay.188

PaperPaperDisc.Culture and Democracy: State, Nationalism, andDemocratization in JapanTakehiko Kojima, Florida International UniversityOverview: The paper addresses the question why democracy putdown roots in Japan by examining a process through whichculturally heterogeneous communities are integrated into apolitical community through state making, nation-building, anddemocratization.The European Union and Democratization in Turkey,Poland, and SpainEngin I. Erdem, Florida International UniversityOverview: This paper examines the question that whether, how,and under what conditions prospective EuropeanCommunity/Union membership has played role, if any, for thedemocratization processes of Turkey, Poland, and Spain?Jennifer M. Cyr, Florida International University5-11 INSTITUTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONALISSUES IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amLeone Niglia, University of AberdeenOld Europe's New ConstitutionalismKirk Buckman, Catholic University of AmericaOverview: This paper considers current parliamentary proposalson constitutional reform in the United Kingdom, France,Germany, Italy and Belgium from historical institutional andsocial choice perspectives.Citizenship in Federal Polities: Comparing Austria,Germany and SwitzerlandClaus Hofhansel, Rhode Island CollegeOverview: In Austria, Germany, and Switzerland subnationalauthorities have the responsibility to implement nationalcitizenship laws. This paper analyzes the extent to which effortsto harmonize naturalization criteria and procedures havesucceeded.Ally or Adversary? Ideological and InstitutionalDeterminants of OversightChristine S. Lipsmeyer, University of MissouriHeather N. Pierce, University of MissouriOverview: This paper examines the institutional constraints thatdetermine whether coalition governments use legislative orexecutive level oversight mechanisms to monitor ideologicallydivergent ministers in policy-making activities.Galya B. Ruffer, DePaul University7-7 PARTY SYSTEMS:INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND CHANGERoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amMarisa A. Kellam, Institute for Quantitative Social ScienceParty System Transformation: Conceptualizing theVenezuelan CaseJana Morgan Kelly, University of TennesseeOverview: This paper develops a conceptualization party systemtransformation and then employs the concept in an analysis ofthe radical change in the Venezuelan party system from theconsolidation of the country's 2.5-party system in 1973 throughthe present.After the Conflicts Emergence of Party Systems in ElSalvador and GuatemalaAnnabella España Nájera, University of Notre DameOverview: To explain the party systems of new democracies,we must include in our explanation of party systems "regimetransitions", including an understanding of the actors involved,their balance of power and the strategies pursued.Living Without Daddy: The Transformation of the PRI'sParty StructureFrederic K. Cady, University of MiamiOverview: I examine how the PRI in Mexico has reformed itsparty structure after losing national power. My argument is thatthose who obtained leadership positions within the party haveused the party structure as a vehicle to advance their careerinterests.PaperDisc.The Inexistent Party System in Guatemala: Implications forDemocracyOmar Sanchez, Iowa State UniversityOverview: This essay will gauge the degree ofinstitutionalization of the Guatemalan party system.Erika Moreno, University of IowaCarlos Pereira, Michigan State University7-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC OPINION INLATIN AMERICARoomTBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter Socio-Political Participation of Mexican CitizensTaeeun Min, University of IowaOverview: This paper examines how Mexican citizens' sociopoliticalparticipation relates to socioeconomic factors anddemocratic attitudes. This paper also explores how much theirparticipation behavior has been changed as the country has beendemocratized.Presenter Media Effects on Public Opinion and Political Action inMilitary-Ruled BrazilElizabeth A. Stein, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In this paper I test traditional U.S.-based models ofmedia effects on public opinion in the context of military-ruledBrazil.7-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: AN ETHICALU.S. - LATIN AMERICAN POLICYRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter Toward an Ethical US-Latin American Policy in the ThirdMillenniumPeter M. Sanchez, Loyola University, ChicagoMegan A. Sholar, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: In this article we examine US-Latin Americanrelations, concluding that now is the time for the United Statesto formulate an ethical foreign policy toward the region.8-9 NORTHEAST ASIAN FOREIGN POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amWon K. Paik, Central Michigan UniversityDemocratization and Reconciliation: A Case of SouthKorea and JapanYangmo Ku, George Washington UniversityOverview: The deeper institutionalization of democratic valuesin South Korea has accelerated South Korea’s communicationwith Japan at governmental and nongovernmental levels,thereby contributing to their efforts at bilateral reconciliationwith Japan.South Korea’s Balancing Act: How to keep the U.S. andNorth Korea HappySusan Suh, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Since the last nuclear crisis, Seoul’s perception ofthe North Korean threat has changed. No longer seen as atraditional military threat, ROK fear that DPRK will be mostdestabilizing if it has nothing to lose.Political-Bureaucratic Struggles Over Japanese Aid PolicyMary M. McCarthy, Columbia UniversityOverview: This research examines Japanese foreign aid policytowards China as the product of Japanese political-bureaucraticrelations and electoral politics.When the Cold War Broke on the Korean Peninsula:Sunshine on US PolicyColin A. Moore, University of California, IrvineOverview: South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's SunshinePolicy finally supplanted the Cold War structure as the primaryinfluence upon U.S. North Korean policy following therealization of the June 2000 inter-Korean summit.189

PaperDisc.South Korean Public Opinion on Foreign PolicyDavid G. Tully, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper examines how South Koreans think andfeel about three major themes using multivariate analysis of newdata: cooperation and trust of allies, economic fairness andtrade, and security and regional stability.Won K. Paik, Central Michigan University10-7 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LOCALGOVERNMENT CHANGE IN THEPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amMatthew Hoddie, Texas A&M UniversityChina's Local State Diversity and Its Effect on PrivateSector DevelopmentYayoi Kato, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: The paper examined the regional diversity of localgovernments' roles and influences on China's private sectordevelopment through the document analysis of provincial partypublications and the survey data analysis of private enterprises.Fiscal Crisis, Political Crisis?-- Financing LocalGovernment in ChinaWu Zhang, Cornell UniversityOverview: Based on more than 2 years of fieldwork in Hunan,this paper explains why townships and villages in central Chinahave been facing a fiscal crisis since 1994 and why the tax-forfeereform has deepened this crisis.From Symbiotic Clientelism to Principled ClientelismXiaoli Tian, University of ChicagoOverview: This research revisits the political patronage andclientelist networks in the development of Chinese privateenterprises. New game rules represented by principledclientelism has been developed between local officials and someentrepreneurs.Central Signaling and Local Reform in ChinaHaifeng Huang, Duke UniversityOverview: Why could China's local governments from time totime break through Beijing's policy restrictions, when thecountry's political system is highly centralized? Put simply,there is a signaling game going on, in which social expectationsmatter.Experimenting with Democracy in the ChineseNomenklatura SystemGang Guo, University of MississippiOverview: This paper analyzes the recent central and localexperiments of reforming the personnel control of localgovernment leaders in China, which are extremely limited andtightly controlled yet introduce some elements of downwardaccountability.Re-evaluating Market-Preserving Federalism: Soft BudgetConstraints of Local Governments in ChinaLynette Ong, Australian National UniversityOverview: Soft budget constraints of China's local governmentsoffer a lesson that without the effective mechanisms that exist infunctioning democracies to act as checks-and-balances, fiscaldecentralization could create unbridled power detrimental togrowth.Matthew Hoddie, Texas A&M University10-14 FORMER SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA IN THESPOTLIGHTRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amThomas J. Wood, IFES, Washington, D.C.Central Asia: Geopolitical Prisoners?Larisa Yun, University of OklahomaOverview: The present paper examines the foreign policy ofCentral Asia from the perspective of political geography. Itargues that the direction of Central Asian foreign policy islargely determined by its landlockedness and the nature of itsneighborhood.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.One Year On: The Kyrgyz Revolution RevisitedThomas J. Wood, IFES, Washington D.C.Overview: This paper argues that the "Revolution" of March2005 was symptomatic of the arrival of a new populism inKyrgyz politics. Perhaps not democratization, it does mark theend of the monopoly of Soviet-derived ideologies on power.Legitimacy in Post-Socialist Asia: The Importance of SocialWelfareJeffrey S. Payne, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Post-socialist states may become more democraticbecause of liberalization's failures. In Asia, states reinventingtheir authority to match a privatizing economy hold onto powerbetter than those incapable or unwilling to do so.Defining Corruption in Kyrgyzstan: the Role of PublicPerceptions.Victoria N. Lavrova, American University (Central Asia)Overview: This research examines political corruption incontemporary Kyrgyz politics. The role of public perceptionswill demonstrate to what extent corruption in Kyrgyzstan ispublicly accepted, and can be regarded as a cultural issue.Islam in Central Asia: Authoritarian Rule and ReligiousExtremist GroupsDilshod Achilov, University of ArizonaOverview: This project evaluates the causal complexity ofreligious extremist groups emerging as a strong oppositionagainst authoritarian rule in Central Asia.Askat Dukenbaev, Kent State University11-8 NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OFPOWER AND FORCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amNeda A. Zawahri, Cleveland State UniversityDivided Cores, Multiple Peripheries: Governance Nodes andState TerritoryFrank E. Williams, University of South CarolinaOverview: This paper suggests a map of the world based not onpolitical lines, but on the authority radiating from "nodes" ofgovernance.Conflict and Cooperation over International RiversNeda A. Zawahri, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: As states look to their international rivers to meetingincreasing demand for water, the likelihood for conflictincreases. Our understanding of these conflicts remains nascent.This paper analyzes and suggests ways of improving existingarguments.Fighting Fourth Generation Warfare With A ReserveDependent MilitaryEmilio A. Rodriguez, Mount St. Mary's UniversityJohn P. Rodriguez, Mount St. Mary's UniversityOverview: The US is fighting the war on terror using aprofessional military that relies on reserves. Decision-makersmust adapt to the political and military requirements ofprotracted conflict in order to develop a capacity for dealingeffectively with 4GW.Private Soldiers, Private Wars: Private Military Companiesand MobilizationJames A. Rydberg, University of IowaGail J. Buttorff, University of IowaOverview: Drawing upon past work on audience costs andmobilization, this paper evaluates the role of PMCs as analternative to traditional military mobilization.Olga Bogatyrenko, University of California, Davis12-8 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amDavid S. Yamanishi, Michigan State UniversityCorruption, Illegal Trade and Compliance with theMontreal ProtocolKate Ivanova, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper develops a theory of illegal trade inozone-depleting substances, taking into account the level ofcorruption, law enforcement and environmental tariffs, and tests190

PaperPaperDisc.predictions concerning legal trade to make inferences aboutsmugglingWhen and Why Change the Rules? Global TelecomReforms in Recent YearsKirsten Rodine Hardy, Brown UniversityOverview: This paper asks when and why over 129 countriesenacted liberal telecom reform in recent years. Using a Weibullmultivariate hazard model, this chapter analyzes the timing ofreform in 184 countries from 1975-2001.The Global Battle Over the MultiFiber AgreementAnastasia Xenias, Columbia UniversityOverview: The end of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in January2005 which regulated the world textile and apparel tradethrough a multilateral system of quotas, produced one of thetoughest and broadest trade policy battles in recent history,which still rages on.Alexandra G. Guisinger, University of Notre Dame12-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: GLOBALTRADERoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter Preferential Trade Agreements: Legalism and TradeCandace Miller, University of ArizonaOverview: The use of preferential trade agreements often failsto account for institutional differences between agreements,instead treating them as dichotomous variables. This paperattempts to explain one of the aspects of institutional difference,legalismPresenter The U.S. as a Global Consumer: Providing a Global PublicGood?Tina F. Mueller, University of Nebraska, LincolnDan B. Braaten, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: This paper offers an alternative approach to thebalance of payments debate by analyzing the US trade deficitwithin a global public goods framework. This broadens thedebate and begs for a more international approach on behalf ofUS policymakers.13-8 THE MIDDLE EAST AND INTERNATIONALPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amNehemia Geva, Texas A&M UniversityPakistan’s Conflict Behavior and Implications forDemocratic Peace TheoryHassan Bashir, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India is perhapsthe only known anamoly to the Democratic Peace theory. Thispaper analyzes Pakistan's Conflict behavior since independanceand its implications for the Democratic Peace argument.Satellite TV and Radio Transmission in DemocracyPromotion: The Case of IranSoleiman Kiasatpour, Western Kentucky UniversityIan C. Nash, Western Kentucky UniversityOverview: This paper surveys the role and effects of satelliteTV and radio programming in democracy promotion in the caseof Iran. Both US and private party broadcasts are analyzed toevaluate these effects on democracy promotion in general.Identity and Arab Public Opinion on Foreign RelationsRussell E. Lucas, University of OklahomaPeter A. Furia, Wake Forest UniversityOverview: Using survey data from seven different Arabsocieties we test the relationships between attitudes towardsnon-Arab countries and attitudes on Palestine and Iraq, variouscompeting identity frames, and demographic characteristics.The Role of Islam in International Politics: New PotentialsMohammad A. Tabaar, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Many IR scholars believe that Islamicfundamentalism is on the rise. While this has been true in thepast it may not necessarily be the case in the future. There arenew trends in the Islamic world that support a limited role forreligion in politics.Nehemia Geva, Texas A&M UniversityRibhi I. Salhi, Roosevelt University14-8 SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE POST9/11 ERARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amJacob English, Marquette UniversityFrom Acquisition to Use: Why Terrorists Will Not Attackwith Nuclear WeaponsChristopher B. McIntosh, University of ChicagoIan Storey, University of ChicagoOverview: Conventional wisdom and US foreign policy areanimated by the fear of a nuclear terrorist attack on the UShomeland.Global Terrorism and Western Agendas; the ConvergencestheDivergencesVisne Korkmaz, Yildiz Technical UniversityOverview: This paper is focusing on the question; where doesthe West stand in the fight against terrorism?The Threat of Terrorism and the Challenge of Non-ComplianceRabia Akhtar, Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityOverview: The multilateral nonproliferation regimes have comeunder direct threat posed by terrorism after 9/11. This researchseeks to identify the causes of non-compliance by the signatorystates and the challenge posed on the credibility of theseregimes.The Utility of Nuclear Deterrence Against Terrorists andRogue StatesLisa Saum, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The study readjusts classic nuclear deterrence tocombat rogue states and terrorist organizations. It recommendsusing a graduated threat spectrum chart, allowing policymakersto visualize and determine the degree of threat posed by suchactors.Jordan's Security Dilemma and the Use of Military ToolsAnouar Boukhars, Wilberforce UniversityOverview: Jordan's security dilemma won't be alleviatedthrough the use of military tools. To prevail it must adopt amulti-dimensional security policy that promotes the values ofprevention, accountability, political participation and rule oflaw.Andrada Irina S. Costoiu, University of Illinois, Chicago15-4 CIVIL WARS AND STATE REPRESSIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amRavi Bhavnani, Michigan State UniversityInterstate Signals, Intervention and Civil War DurationClayton L. Thyne, University of IowaOverview: This paper examines how 3rd party interventionsaffect the duration of civil war. I argue that interventions thattake place during a civil war can only be understood in thecontext of pre-war signals sent by the potential interveners.Why the Heavens Did Not Darken: or Why Vietnam DidNot Become Another Asian Killing FieldMaureen S. Hiebert, University of TorontoOverview: An exploration of why Vietnam did not experiencegenocide and Cambodia did following the end of the Indochinawars in 1975 emphasizing the importance of political culture,elite interpretations of crisis, and the construction of victimgroup.Democratic Attitudes and Civil War: Testing the Micro-Foundations of the Democratic Peace in Sri LankaWilliam Mishler, University of ArizonaSteven Finkel, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper uses survey data to examine the impact ofdemocratic values on public attitudes about war and peace in SriLanka's Civil War. It contributes both to our understanding ofcivil war and the domestic limits of the democratic peace.Bullets Before Ballots: Understanding the CoerciveFoundations of Political DemocracyChristian Davenport, University of Maryland, College ParkClaudia Dahlerus, Albion CollegeOverview: We consider the impact of state repression on regimechange and examine its influence using a vector autoregressionmodel. This allows us to assess the importance of repression and191

PaperDisc.several other variables believed to be relevant todemocratization.Cheaters Never Win? Assessing the Connection BetweenElection Quality and Political ProtestRonald A. Francisco, University of KansasErik S. Herron, University of KansasOverview: We assess the connection between elections andprotest using data from the European Protest and Coercion Data,additional data from Latin America, Burma and Korea as wellas election data.Denese A. McArthur, Binghamton UniversityRavi Bhavnani, Michigan State University15-16 VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL STABILITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amSusan Hannah Allen, Texas Tech UniversityTiming is EverythingSusan Hannah Allen, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: What factors influence the timing of intervention?Following Gilligan and Stedman (2003), I explore howcasualties, alliances, economic and political conditions, andethnic makeup affect intervention decisions by IOs, regionalactors, and states.Political Conflicts in the Shadow of ViolenceG. Jiyun Kim, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I develop a theory of political conflict in the shadowof violence in light of various domestic and international crisissituations. This theory is concerned with the nature(violent/non-violent) and the timing of political stabilizationprocesses.Tale of Two Terrors: Terrorism, Repression andDemocratic StabilityMasaki Nakamoto, University of Texas, DallasOverview: This research paper seeks to illuminate on thedecline in democratic stability due to terrorism and staterepression.Political Instability and Natural Disaster VulnerabilityDursun Peksen, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper empirically analyzes the nexus betweenpolitical instability and natural disasters. My findings suggestthat presence of political instability in a country affects the levelof effective responsiveness by the governments to disasters.Terrorism and the Opportunity Costs of State ResponseSusan M. Jellissen, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: An analysis of what determines the nature of stateresponse to terrorism based on four separate case studies, drawnfrom Western Europe, 1968-2001.Susan Hannah Allen, Texas Tech University16-5 PUBLIC OPINION, THE MEDIA, ANDAMERICAN FOREIGN POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amKevin R. Watkins, William Paterson UniversityFollowing The Leader: The Impact of the Mass Media onAmerican Foreign Policy in Somalia, Rwanda, andDaniel P. Fitzsimmons, University of CalgaryOverview: American policy makers have more autonomy inforeign policy decision-making than is frequently perceived byscholars supporting the notion that mass media organizationspossess extensive agenda-setting power, commonly known asthe “CNN effect.”Public Opinion, Domestic Institutions, and Evolving Normsof Democratic InterventionAndrew Z. Katz, Denison UniversityOverview: I propose a paper that contributes to democraticpeace theory by incorporating insights from the study of publicopinion and foreign policy to case studies of democratic wars ofchoice.PaperPaperDisc.The Power of Public Opinion? U.S. Intervention in EthnicConflictsJana Chapman, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the linkages between foreignpolicy decision making and public opinion by examining twocase studies of ethnic conflict: Rwanda and Sudan.Humanitarianism, Democracy, and Americans’ Support forMilitant Anti-Terrorism MeasuresDukhong Kim, Northwestern UniversityOverview: What drives Americans to support militant antiterrorismmeasures? This paper attempts to draw attention to apotential problem of the proposition that the public is rationalby looking at the sources of citizens’ support for anti-terrorismmeasures.Nathalie J. Frensley, University of Texas, Austin18-5 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CAMPAIGNEFFECTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amChris Karpowitz, Princeton UniversityUncovering the Causal Mechanism: How CampaignsMatter and WhyDavid A. Peterson, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper determines the psychological mechanismbehind campaign effects. I compare the changes in the contentand strength of attitudes to determine which is responsible forthe observed dynamics in support for presidential candidates.Experience You Can Count On: Candidate Record andSource CredibilityBrian K. Arbour, University of Texas, AustinOverview: I hypothesize that record develops source credibilityfor candidates, reducing voters’ uncertainty over the candidate'strue positions and intentions. I conduct an experiment, holdingthe message constant, but varying the record of the candidate.Balancing Ambition Among Decision MakersChristopher W. Larimer, University of Nebraska, LincolnKevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: We use laboratory experiments to test how peoplereact to ambitious decision-makers. We test the hypothesis thatpeople will support decision-makers perceived to be lessambitious to balance decision-makers perceived to be moreambitious.Partisan Incongruities in Presidential VotingSunshine Hillygus, Harvard UniversityTodd Shields, University of ArkansasOverview: Using unique survey data from the 2004 presidentialelection, we examine the prevalence and influence ofincongruities between policy preferences and partyidentification on presidential vote choice.Political Posters: (How) Do They Affect Individual ElectoralBehavior?Delia Dumitrescu, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper focuses on the effects of political posterson individual electoral behavior. I hypothesize that these effectsare underpinned by mechanisms of attitude accessibility andmere exposure and test this model in a laboratory setting.Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado, BoulderJohn M. Sides, George Washington University18-6 HOW CITIZENS MAKE SENSE OF THEPOLITICAL WORLDRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amDoris A. Graber, University of Illinois, ChicagoThe Price of Constraint? Comparing Verification Threatand Counter-FramingBrendan Nyhan, Duke UniversityOverview: Using data from a national survey experiment, I testthe power of verification threat and counter-framing in shapingcitizen issue preferences about four controversial policyproposals.192

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Were Bush Tax Cut Supporters Simply Ignorant? A SecondLook at Conservatives and Liberals in "Homer Gets a TaxCut"Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan, Ann ArborGisela Sin, University of Michigan, Ann ArborAdam S. Levine, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJesse O. Menning, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: "Homer Gets a Tax Cut" concludes that support forBush’s tax is entirely attributable to simple ignorance. Ouranalysis reveals different results.Motivated Political Reasoning in a Functional PerspectiveSanser Yener, Stony Brook UniversityCharles S. Taber, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: In this study, we examine whether self-interest-basedor value-based arguments are more likely to lead todisconfirmation bias and attitude polarization, and specify theprocesses by which attitude functions affect motivated politicalreasoning.Toward an Improved Theory of Preference Reversal UnderDiverse ScenariosGreg M. Shaw, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityMike Dancs, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityOverview: This research examines contexts that widely elicitintransitive individual preference rankings. This paper presentsthe problem, elaborates contexts in which it occurs, critiques thedominant explanation, and offers an alternative explanation.Evaluating Dramatic Political Events in the FormativeYearsM. Kent Jennings, University of California, Santa BarbaraLaura Stoker, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper utilizes long-term panel data to assesshow people evaluate and react to two critical events-theVietnam War and the Watergate scandal-that occurred duringtheir formative years.Eileen Braman, Indiana University, BloomingtonLynn M. Sanders, University of Virginia18-301 POSTER SESSION: POLITICALPSYCHOLOGYPresenter Politicians as PrimesRoomTBA, Board 1, Sat 8:30 amSara H. Konrath, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNorbert Schwarz, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Does exposure to politicians influence howambiguous descriptions of people are later evaluated? Ourresearch confirms that it does: sometimes positively, sometimesnegatively, and sometimes depending on raters' politicalaffiliationsPresenter Does More Information Lead to a Different Vote ChioceRoom TBA, Board 2, Sat 8:30 amDrew Seib, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: An important question in American politics is howdoes information affect the way a person votes. This paperseeks to answer the question will a person change his/her votechoice given an increase level of information.Presenter The FAE and Tort Awards: Do Greedy Lawyers OutshineProcedural Justice?Room TBA, Board 3, Sat 8:30 amDavid Doherty, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: The research explores the causes of the perceptionthat tort litigation is "out of control" from a psychologicalperspective. It also speaks to the broader question of how peopleform impressions of institutions and institutional outcomes.Presenter Economic Individualism, Social Individualism, and PoliticalRoomParticipationTBA, Board 4, Sat 8:30 amShih-Yi Chou, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: This proposal paper shows economic individualistsare likely to participate in politics whereas social individualistsare unlikely to do the same thing. The relationship betweenindividualism and participation is explored in this proposalpaper.19-4 COMPETITION AND TURNOUTRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amChair Michael P. McDonald, George Mason UniversityPaper Re-examining the System of 1896David Darmofal, University of South CarolinaOverview: Employing spatial econometrics, this paperchallenges Schattschneider's privatization of conflict account ofthe 1896 realignment.Paper None of the Above? Casting Blank Ballots in CanadianProvincial ElectionsSteven E. Galatas, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityOverview: Using data from recent provincial elections inCanada, this paper investigates various factors associated withthe casting of blank ballots. The paper also examines therelationship between blank ballots and rational choice theory ofvoting.Paper The Effect of Information on Turnout DecisionsEsteban Klor, Hebrew UniversityEyal Winter, Hebrew UniversityOverview: This paper examines experimentally and empiricallythe effect that information on the distribution of preferences hason voters' turnout decisions. We explain the discoveredanomalies in voters' behavior by means of a bounded rationalityapproach.Paper Turnout and the Probability of Being PivotalMargit Tavits, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: We find that while objective probability of beingpivotal is not related to one's decision to vote, subjectiveprobability is a strong predictor of turnout. These resultspropose a novel solution to the paradox of voter turnout.Disc. Jonathan Williamson, Lycoming College21-5 MIXED ELECTORAL SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amThomas Gschwend, University of MannheimMixed Electoral Systems and Electoral Change: DynamicConsequences of Electoral RulesMichael F. Thies, University of California, Los AngelesKathleen Bawn, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: We examine the dynamic properties of electoralsystems, in terms of their propensity for changes in party size,and for parties' roles - from niche to national, or from being apotential junior partner in a coalition to competing for thepremiership.Simulating Concentration Processes in Ideological PartyCompetitions Under Mixed Electoral Systems with TwoBallotsSusumu Shikano, University of MannheimOverview: This paper aims to reconstruct concentration effectof mixed member systems on party systems using agent-basedsimulations. Simulations rest on the spatial model of ideologyand studies about interaction effects between two ballots.Candidate Effects and Spillover in Mixed Systems: Evidencefrom New ZealandJeffrey A. Karp, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: TBAGermany's Mixed-Member System in a Changing ElectoralEnvironmentBryon Moraski, University of FloridaThomas Biebricher, University of FloridaOverview: This paper draws on the results of Germany's 2005parliamentary elections to reconsider the contention that mixedmemberelectoral systems encourage the rise of two-bloc partysystems.Re-examining the Contamination Effect in the JapaneseMixed Electoral SystemKo Maeda, University of North TexasOverview: This paper seeks to solve an endogeneity problem inthe study of the so-called "contamination" effects in mixedelectoral systems and evaluate the real amount (if any) of theimpact of the district component on the PR component in theJapanese system.Thomas Gschwend, University of Mannheim193

22-15 PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL (Co-sponsoredwith Presidency and Executive Politics, see 33-14)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amGregory E. McAvoy, University of North Carolina,GreensboroThe Role of the Media on Early Assessments of PresidentialPerformance: An Informational Approach to PresidentialHoneymoonsLaura K. Frey, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This project specifies a model that reflects microlevel processes to explain the surge and decline in approval.This project relies on nightly news coverage to test the effect ofthe media and its impact on presidential approval ratings.Polarized Opinion in the States: Partisan Differences inApproval Ratings of Governors, Senators, and George W.BushGary C. Jacobson, University of California, San DiegoOverview: A new set of multiple, state-level surveys is used toexamine the sources of variation across states and offices in themagnitude of partisan differences in the job approval ratings ofthe president, each of the senators, and the governor.Presidential Approval: Comparing Rivals and TestingHeterogeneity, 1978-2005R. Christopher Rodgers, University of Texas, DallasOverview: The paper assesses rival presidential approvalspecifications and compares political economic models usingmonthly data for 1978-2005. Time series analyses emphasizeheterogeneity across gender, class, education, and age whilehighlighting Bush II.Presidential Persona and Presidential Approval: The"Untold" StoryMark A. Roeder, University of CincinnatiOverview: This study examines how perception of presidentialpersona, including affective and cognitive components, explainspresidential approval. I link micro and macro-level findings bycomparing change in approval with change in perception ofpersona.Policy-Related Sources of Presidential Aproval: Why DoVoters Disagree?Merrill Shanks, University of California, BerkeleyDouglas Strand, Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaEdward Carmines, Indiana University, BloomingtonHenry Brady, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper extends the authors' previous researchon the role of policy-related conflicts and other factors in voters'choices for President by carrying out the same types of analysesfor votersÆ evaluations of the President's "performance" inoffice.Robert S. Erikson, Columbia University22-16 INFLUENCES ON PARTISANSHIP ANDIDEOLOGY (Co-sponsored with PoliticalPsychology, see 18-15)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amJohn M. Bruce, University of MississippiExpertise, Motivation, and the Dimensional Structure ofIdeologyChristopher M. Federico, University of MinnesotaOverview: Using the 2000 NES and 2004 NES, I demonstratethat ideology is more likely to be structured in bipolar left-rightterms among citizens who possess both political expertise and amotivation to use it for evaluative purposes.The Elements of Public OpinionPaul Goren, Arizona State UniversityOverview: I use data from the 1990-1996 NES surveys toanalyze how partisan and ideological identities shape the corepolitical values of equal opportunity, limited government,trditional family values, and moral tolerance.PaperPaperDisc.The Nature of Mass and Elite Belief Systems, 1992-1996: APanel StudyShannon Jenkins, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthDoug Roscoe, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthJohn P. Frendreis, Loyola University, ChicagoAlan R. Gitelson, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: Compares panel data (1992-1996) on the nature ofmass and elite belief systems, including the constraint andstability of issue opinions, ideology and partisan identification.Party Switchers: The Effect of Abortion Attitudes andEconomic EvaluationsMitchell F. Killian, George Washington UniversityClyde Wilcox, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Our paper examines whether individuals whose partyidentification conflicts with their abortion attitudes andeconomic evaluations are more likely to switch parties thanindividuals who are not experiencing these conflicting politicalattitudes.John M. Bruce, University of MississippiWilliam G. Jacoby, Michigan State University23-6 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND VOTERTURNOUTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amSuzanne Mettler, Syracuse UniversityPolitical Participation Among American Military VeteransMark Nicol, Saginaw Valley State UniversityOverview: This examination of veterans' political participationdemonstrates a relationship between veteran status and voting.Further examination suggests the difference is not attributable tomilitary service, but to other demographic characteristics.Does Welfare Policy Affect Aggregate Voter Turnout Rate?Han Soo Lee, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study examines whether and how welfare policyaffects aggregate voter turnout rate in the United States. The testresults of this study show that level of welfare policy positivelyaffects aggregate voter turnout.How Policy Receipt Affects Voter Turnout: Results of theMaxwell PollSuzanne Mettler, Syracuse UniversityJeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse UniversityOverview: Little is known about how government socialprograms influence beneficiaries' political participation. We usethe Maxwell Poll of 2004 and 2005 to assess such relationships,examining the influence of several programs on voter turnout.Melissa K. Comber, Allegheny College24-10 MEDIA EFFECTS AND PRESIDENTIALELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amDanny Hayes, University of Texas, AustinPost-Debate Coverage: The Influence of the Media onCandidate EvaluationsKim Fridkin, Arizona State UniversityPatrick J. Kenney, Arizona State UniversitySara Allen Gershon, Arizona State UniversityGina Serignese-Woodall, Arizona State UniversityOverview: We examined the impact of media coverage of the3rd presidential debate on candidate evaluations, and found thatthe debate led viewers to become more favorable towards JohnKerry, while media coverage increased favorability towardsPresident Bush.The Media and the Discovery of the Battleground StateDarshan J. Goux, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Presidential campaigns have long prioritized ahandful of states in their electoral strategies. So what explainsthe emergence of the "battleground state" in contemporarypolitical discourse and what effect has that new politicalcategory carried?194

PaperPaperDisc.One Size Does Not Fit All-Political Sophistication andCampaign AdvertisingDavid M. Greenwald, University of California, DavisOverview: I examine the mediating effects of politicalsophistication on campaign advertising. In moderateinformation campaigns such as Senate races, highlysophisticated voters are more responsive to campaign effectsthan less sophisticated voters.Soft News Coverage of Presidential DebatesJason Reifler, Loyola University, ChicagoChristina DeVoe, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: We examine the quantity and content of soft newsprograms' coverage of the 2004 Presidential debates.Lara M. Brown, California State University, Channel IslandStaci L. Rhine, Wittenberg University25-8 INSTITUTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES:WOMEN CANDIDATES IN THE STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amKira Sanbonmatsu, The Ohio State UniversityGender and Electability in Professionalized InstitutionsSarah A. Fulton, University of California, DavisOverview: Using time-series data, I evaluate why women arenow more successful at getting elected to professionalizedinstitutions.The Gendered Effects of State Legislative RedistrictingHelen A. Erler, Kenyon CollegeOverview: This paper examines the impact of state legislativeredistricting on the electoral fortunes of female incumbents.State Primary Elections and Institutional Incentives forWomen Candidates to Run for OfficeNathan Mitchell, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: By examining newly collected state legislativeprimary elections data from 1990-2004 this paper explores theeffects of institutional variation on the recruitment of womencandidates.The Effect of Gender on Legislative Campaign CommitteeExpendituresLyndsey R. Young, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the impact of gender onLegislative Campaign Committees (LCC) expenditures, usingdata from the 2000 New York and Illinois state legislativeelections.Brigid Harrison, Montclair State UniversityKira Sanbonmatsu, The Ohio State University26-301 POSTER SESSION: RACE, CLASS ANDETHNICITYPresenter Rethinking the Problem of Race: Kenneth Clark and theDilemma of PowerRoom TBA, Board 5, Sat 8:30 amDamon Freeman, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: Kenneth Clark's "dilemma of power" concept shapedhis approach to the problem of race during the 20th century, nota sole concern with racial integration or black nationalism as hissupporters and detractors have argued.Presenter Whitewashing America: Ideological Domination and theQuestion of RaceRoom TBA, Board 6, Sat 8:30 amSean Parson, University of OregonOverview: The development of liberalism during the 20thcentury in the United States posited economic solutions to theproblem of racism, resulting in cultural homogeneity.Presenter Black Political Reformers in the Pre-Civil War NorthRoomTBA, Board 7, Sat 8:30 amGermaine Etienne, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: This paper departs from current literature that treatsmoral reform as a conservative force in American history byfocusing on the political nature of African American reformactivity.Presenter Gender, Negotiation, and the El Salvador Conflict: Claimsand OutcomesRoom TBA, Board 8, Sat 8:30 amSarah Taylor, New School for Social ResearchOverview: A comparative study of the United States, Mexico,and New Zealand in their quests to wrestle with the issues ofrace and ethnicity in their respective national censuses.Presenter The Threat of Racial Considerations: Gender, Race, andAffirmative ActionRoom TBA, Board 9, Sat 8:30 amDavid C. Wilson, The Gallup OrganizationOverview: An analysis of experimental data from a nationalsurvey shows that the public favors affirmative action forwomen over racial minorities because of racial considerationsrather than self-interests, racial conservatism or principledobjections.27-10 THE USE AND ABUSE OF RELIGION FORPOLITICAL LIFERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amLee Ward, Campion College at the University of ReginaThe Theological-Political Problem in Rousseau's EmileLorna M. Dawson, Lynchburg CollegeOverview: This paper seeks to articulate the theologicalpoliticalteaching presented by the Savoyard Vicar inRousseau's Emile, and to assess the role of that teaching inEmile's own education.David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Politics of NaturalReligionRyan P. Hanley, Marquette UniversityOverview: The political and economic systems of Hume andSmith are often assumed to rest on the same foundation. Butattention to their opposing treatments of natural religion and theargument from design reveal the distance that separates theirsystems.How to Talk About Religion: Lessons From Franklin'sAutobiographyPeter McNamara, Utah State UniversityOverview: Benjamin Franklin wrote his Autobiography toprovide a model for American citizens and statesmen. Religionis one aspect of life that the Autobiography deals withextensively.Theology Preceding Theory: Roger Williams as AmericanPolitical TheoristKurt A. Richardson, McMaster UniversityOverview: Roger Williams' arguments for liberty of consciencewere grounded in theology. The continuing role of religion inAmerican political thought warrants consideration of the vitalconnection between theology and theory.Lee Ward, Campion College at the University of ReginaBenjamin T. Lundgren, Michigan State University27-21 LIBERATION AND DOMINATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amJames Chalmers, Wayne State UniversityFreedom and PowerEric MacGilvray, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper outlines a typology of theories of freedomand power, identifies the conceptual and normative issuesaround which the typology is organized, and argues that theoriesof freedom always serve to expose and to disguise certain kindsof power.Rousseau, Mill, and the Problem of Voluntary SlaveryFrank Lovett, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Discusses the historical debate on voluntary slavery,so as to clarify the problem of how much we should respect thechoices of those who would consensually submit to domination.Tocqueville on Liberty and Human DignityMelvin L. Schut, University of ChicagoOverview: My aim is to explore the understanding of humanfreedom that can be found in the writings of Tocqueville.Although he professed attachment to freedom, Tocqueville195

PaperDisc.never seems to provide us with his own systematic treatment orconcise definition.The Liberated Beast: An Evolutionary Justification ofPolitical LibertyLauren K. Hall, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: TBAJames Chalmers, Wayne State UniversityJames H. Read, College of St. Benedict28-6 PRODUCING PLURALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amRoudy W. Hildreth, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleConstitutional Democracy as Machiavellian PluralismEric S. Petrie, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Constitutional democracy, with its pluralist politics--its multiple competing political actors--will be analyzed as inlight of Machiavelli's teaching about republics. Dahl, Shklar,Rorty and Harvey Mansfield will be the theorists examined.Hume, Liberal Personality and Contemporary DemocracyTom J. Hoffman, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper situates David Hume's conception of agood person within the broader intellectual tradition of liberaltheory. The civic adequacy of his conception of the person isdefend in light of the demands of large-scale representativedemocracy.Liberal Norms and Social Movement Alliances: Jaurès onthe Dreyfus AffairGeoffrey Kurtz, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Social movements represent distinct interests and,often, distinct cultural frameworks. This paper asks: How cansocial movements ally with one another?Hume's Historical LiberalismPhilip Bretton, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Hume makes a case for liberalism without havingrecourse to metaphysical arguments. In his History of Englandhe reaches liberal conclusions by way of an experimental orhistorical method.Louis Hunt, Michigan State UniversityPeter Breiner, SUNY, Albany28-11 LIBERTY AND EQUALITY INTOCQUEVILLERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amWill R. Jordan, Mercer UniversityTocqueville, Pascal and the Psychology of FreedomMichael L. McLendon, California State University, LosAngelesOverview: Tocqueville's portrait of the American psyche can bebroken down into two parts, Cartesian rationality and Pascaliananxiety. The tensions created by the interplay of the twomotivate Americans to maintain political freedom.Tocqueville on Personal and Political LibertyLouie J. Hebert, Saint Ambrose UniversityOverview: An exploration of the ways free political institutionswork for or against the liberty of citizens, exploring the tensionTocqueville perceives between freedom from being ruled andthe liberty available to citizens through self-government.Tocqueville, Weber, and Democracy: The Condition ofEquality and the Possibility of Charisma in AmericaLee Trepanier, Saginaw Valley State UniversityOverview: This paper will examine the specific problems thatmodern democracy posed to both Tocqueville and Weber andhow each thinker surmounted these difficulties to provide ajustification for mass democracy.Tocqueville and French LibertyAnnelien Dijn, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper aims to reconsider Tocqueville's positionin the political culture of his time. It argues that Tocquevillemust be seen as an exponent of a typically French way ofthinking about liberty, rather than as an isolated thinker.Fiona Miller, Colgate University29-1 RETHINKING REPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amNadia Urbinati, Columbia UniversityRe-Thinking Re-PresentationLisa Disch, University of MinnesotaOverview: Agents such as citizen representatives and opinionpolls confound Pitkin's regulative ideal of responsiveness. If"the represented" is not "somehow logically prior" to itsrepresentation, must mass democracy shade into "fascist"manipulation?Citizen RepresentativesMark E. Warren, University of British ColumbiaOverview: Citizen representative bodies are increasinglycommon in practice but almost untheorized within democratictheory.Citizen Representation and the American JuryEthan J. Leib, University of California, San FranciscoDavid L. Ponet, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper explores a framework for assessingAmerican citizen representation by looking at the implicittheory of citizen representation that can be isolated by analyzingthe American jury system.Citizen Panels and the Elements of DemocraticRepresentationMark B. Brown, California State University, SacramentoOverview: This paper explores the implications of certain typesof citizen advisory panels for theories of representativedemocracy.Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University30-11 FORMAL THEORIES OF FEDERALISM IIRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amHaldun Evrenk, Suffolk UniversityFederal Theory and the Problem of Credible CommitmentMikhail Filippov, Binghamton UniversityOverview: In this paper we formalize the arguments of anumber of theorists of federalism, to show that they have acommon conception of the difficulty in establishing/maintainingthe federal constitutional form. Modeling the agents who takepart in the federaA Formal Model of Learning and Policy DiffusionMichael M. Ting, Columbia UniversityCraig Volden, The Ohio State UniversityDaniel P. Carpenter, Harvard UniversityOverview: We present a model of learning and policy choiceacross governments and over time. A key feature of our modelis the presence of informational externalities that affect eachpolicy-maker's choices.Fiscal Federalism, Public Goods, and Redistributive PoliticsBrian Roberson, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines centralized and decentralizedelectoral competition in a model of redistributive politics withlocal public goods. In equilibrium, decentralization is moreefficient due, not to spillovers, but the targetability of resources.Haldun Evrenk, Suffolk University30-19 FORMAL THEORIES OF PRIVATEPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amKrishna Ladha, University of MississippiStrategic ActivismDaniel Diermeier, Northwestern UniversityDavid P. Baron, Stanford UniversityOverview: TBAWhen Do Mafias Become Governments?Catherine Hafer, New York UniversityEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University, St.LouisOverview: Two mafias prey on productive firms in a repeatedgame.196

PaperDisc.Negative-Sum Games, Anonymity and InteractionDaniel Rubenson, University of MontrealRichard Walker, London School of EconomicsOverview: Social capital theory holds that the topology ofinterpersonal relationships---as distinct from anonymous,market-based transactions---can affect societal productivity,broadly defined.Skyler J. Cranmer, University of California, DavisKrishna Ladha, University of Mississippi31-6 THE STATE OF SURVEY METHODOLOGYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amJon A. Krosnick, Stanford UniversityThe Distinguishing Characteristics Of Frequenct SurveyParticipantsJon A. Krosnick, Stanford UniversityOverview: Using data from a national survey of 9,000respondents, we find that many personality and lifestyle factorspredict frequent participation in surveys, but each one onlyweakly. This is reassuring about political survey samplecomposition.vb: Analyze Vote BehaviorJoan Serra, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper introduces vb, a package to analyze votebehavior. This package, designed for the R computingenvironment, computes the impact of the different factors thataffect the choice of voters from among two or more parties andabstention.Alternatives to Conventional Practices for Ordinal,Categorical Response VariablesBradford Jones, University of ArizonaChad Westerland, University of ArizonaOverview: This paper notes that conventional modelingstrategies for ordinal categorical response variables in socialsciences frequently belie properties and assumptions of standardcumulative link models like the proportional odds model.Dynamic Conditional Correlations in Political ScienceMatthew J. Lebo, Stony Brook UniversityJanet M. Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: DCC models estimate dynamic relationships overtime. We explain the method and show that the impact of ICScomponents vary considerably over time as predictors ofpresidential approval. An example using IR data is alsopresented.John W. Patty, Harvard University32-8 INTEREST GROUPS, MONEY, ANDELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amAmy M. McKay, Duke University/Loyola UniversityNon-Connected vs Ideological PACs: Candidate Choice andContribution TimingDorie Apollonio, University of California, San FranciscoRaymond J. La Raja, University of Massachusetts, AmherstOverview: Using a new method to distinguish business interestsfrom ideological groups, we find that although ideologicalgroups prefer outside candidates, they make late contributions.These findings have important implications for electoralcompetitiveness.Broadcast Industry PACs' Influence on CongressionalBehavior: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship BetweenCampaign Contributions and Roll Call VotesJason Barlow, Randolph Macon CollegeOverview: This study examines the relationship betweenmembers of Congress' voting behaviors on legislationconcerning broadcasting and broadcast industry political actioncommittees' (PAC) contributions to congressional campaigns.An Examination of Ethnic Political Action CommitteeStrategies, 1998-2004.David M. Paul, The Ohio State University, NewarkOverview: Using FEC data from 1998 to 2004, this projectanalyzes the contribution strategies used by ethnic politicalaction committees (PACs).PaperPaperDisc.Wither the Soft Money? The Effect of BCRA onContribution PatternsStacy B. Gordon, University of Nevada, RenoChristopher McGill, University of Nevada, RenoOverview: We compare soft money contributions to politicalparties prior to the passage of the BRCA to contributions givento 527s, post-BRCA.Voter's Information, Electoral Competition and the Powerof Interest Groups in the USTim C. Wegenast, University Pompeu FabraOverview: The paper analyzes the effect of electoralcompetition and voters' level of information on the influence ofinterest groups within the political arena of the United States.Allan J. Cigler, University of Kansas33-6 PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSIVENESS TONATURAL DISASTERSRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amDaniel M. Cook, University of California, San FranciscoVulnerability and Responsiveness in U.S. Disaster PolicyR. Steven Daniels, California State University, BakersfieldOverview: Executive decision-making on disaster policyreflects comprehensive vulnerability management, politicalresponsiveness, political negotiation, and intergovernmentalconflict. This paper examines 2,400 presidential decisionsbetween 1953 and 2005.Hurricane Katrina as a Focusing Event: Public PolicyObservationsFrank T. Manheim, George Mason UniversityOverview: The results from Hurricane Katrina offer a windowinto an array of issues. These range from Executive Branchappointments, to social questions such as the linkage betweenNew Orleans' special character and poverty.Anna Marie Schuh, Roosevelt University34-10 POLICY MAKING IN CONGRESSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amGeorge Serra, Bridgewater State CollegeThe Timing and Structuring of Abortion-Related Proposalsin the U.S. HouseScott Ainsworth, University of GeorgiaThad Hall, University of UtahOverview: We examine how abortion politics has evolved overtime within the U.S. Congress, evaluating sponsorship,entrepreneurial efforts, and committee turf concerns.Welfare Politics in CongressLawrence M. Mead, New York UniversityOverview: We code witnesses in Congressional hearings duringsix episodes of welfare reform between 1962 and 1996. Wefind that over time positions shift to become more conservative,but also that disputes become less ideological and morepractical.Deceived by Emotion?: House Members' Votes on the USAPatriot ActDaniel R. Bowles, Randolph Macon CollegeOverview: This paper reveals some of the key relationships thataffected member voting on the USA Patriot Act in the House ofRepresentatives in 2001 by examining general influences onmembers' voting behaviors.Joseph N. Patten, Monmouth University34-19 THE EFFECTS OF PARTY POLARIZATIONRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amJon R. Bond, Texas A&M UniversityThe Sources of Bipartisan Politics in ParliamentaryDemocraciesThomas Braeuninger, University of KonstanzMarc Debus, University of KonstanzOverview: We develop a saliency-based spatial model thatrelates electoral, institutional and policy sources to thelikelihood that a bill is sponsored by government and oppositionactors in parliamentary democracies.197

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Polarization and Congressional Policy: Gridlock orExtremism?Laurel M. Harbridge, Stanford UniversityDavid W. Brady, Stanford UniversityOverview: Our paper examines the relationship betweenpolarization of elites in Congress and public policy. Usingbudget data for the period 1955 to 2003, we test this relationshipto see whether polarization makes any systematic difference inthe productionParty Polarization in the U.S. CongressSean M. Theriault, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This article examines party polarization in Congress.Although both redistricting and the political segregation ofvoters have polarized the parties, the biggest cause has its rootswithin the institutions and procedures of Congress.Comity and Productivity: An Alternative Analysis ofGridlockScot D. Schraufnagel, University of Central FloridaLawrence C. Dodd, University of FloridaOverview: The research tests a broader definition of "conflict"in traditional models of legislative gridlock. Moreover, theresearch focuses on the opposite side of the gridlock coin orinstances of legislation passed that are not "significant."Patrick Fisher, Seton Hall University35-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:CHALLENGERS AND PRIMARIESRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter The Ideological Dynamics of Primary Elections in One-Party DistrictsHahrie Han, Wellesley CollegeJeremy Pope, Brigham Young UniversityOverview: How do primary elections affect candidate ideologyin one-party districts? This paper draws on a newly assembleddataset of primary election data to empirically examine theideological dynamics of congressional primaries in the Southfrom 1954-70.Presenter Reinforcing Partisan Representation: The Prospect ofPrimary ChallengesTyler C. Johnson, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Ideological congruence between the votes ofmembers of Congress and the opinions of district co-partisans isstrong but not perfect. Primary challenges might send a signal tomembers of Congress that future ideological drift will not betolerated.35-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: INTERESTGROUPS AND ELECTIONSRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter Influence of the Christian Coalition in CongressShirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg CollegeKathryn H. Bruns, Gettysburg CollegeOverview: This paper examines the influence of the ChristianCoalition on legislative politics. In particular, I look at thelegislative goals of the organization and the means by whichthey achieve them.Presenter Factors Affecting Interest Group Contributions in StateLegislative ElectionsRobert E. Hogan, Louisiana State UniversityKeith E. Hamm, Rice UniversityRhonda L. Wrzenski, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: A number of studies over the years have examinedthe contribution strategies of interest groups active incongressional elections (e.g., Grenzke 1989, Grier and Munger1993, Hall and Wayman 1990).36-5 ASSESSING THE CONNECTIONSBETWEEN COURTS AND PUBLIC OPINIONRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amEric N. Waltenburg, Purdue UniversityFrom the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court: RepresentingPublic OpinionThomas R. Marshall, University of Texas, ArlingtonOverview: Whether U.S. Supreme Court decisions representAmerican public opinion depends on which justices sit on theCourt, what issues the Court hears, and what decision-makingnorms the Court applies.Courting Public Opinion: Supreme Court Impact on PublicOpinion ReconsideredKevin Scott, Texas Tech UniversityKyle Saunders, Colorado State UniversityOverview: Using survey data collected before and after theSupreme Court's Ten Commandments decisions, we reevaluatemodels of Supreme Court impact on public opinion.Paper After the Supreme Word: The Impact of Van Orden v.Perry and McCreary v. ACLU on Public OpinionMichael A. Unger, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper explores the impact of Van Orden v.Perry and McCreary v. ACLU on attitudes toward publicdisplays of the Ten Commandments. I analyze original panelsurvey data and find understanding the cases increases theprobability of attitude change.PaperDisc.Courts and Media Coverage of HomosexualityJoseph D. Ura, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: I assess the impact of relevant Supreme Court andstate court actions, as well as other events and policy changes,on media coverage of homosexual content using Box-Tiao(1975) intervention analysis.Jeff A. Yates, University of Georgia36-15 DETERMINANTS AND IMPLICATIONS OFAPPELLATE REVIEWRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amSteve Van Winkle, University of WyomingDecision Making on the Courts of Appeals: Do Judges Havethe Knowledge Assumed by Advocates of Strategic Models?Jennifer L. Barnes, University of South CarolinaDonald R. Songer, University of South CarolinaOverview: An analysis of US Courts of Appeals decisionmaking explores whether US Courts of Appeals judges canpredict the likelihood of review by the US Supreme Court.Regime Change and Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts ofAppealsBethany Blackstone, Emory UniversitySusan Navarro, Emory UniversityOverview: This study examines shifts in partisan control ofjudicial circuits in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. We employ ameasure of regime change to capture these partisan transitions,providing a test of the strategic model in a "most likely" case.A Principal-Agent Model of En Banc ReviewTom S. Clark, Princeton UniversityOverview: The paper demonstrates that the ideological of paneljudges affects the probability of en banc review and that panelsare less likely to trigger en banc review if they make decisionsthat run against their perceived ideological biases.The Supreme Court and DIGs: Agenda Setting andStrategic BehaviorMichael E. Solimine, University of CincinnatiRafael Gely, University of CincinnatiOverview: The paper documents the Supreme Court's dismissalsof writs of certiorari as improvidently granted from 1954 to2005, and examines how often the DIGged issue returns to theCourt, and the impact of DIGs on the Rule of Four.198

PaperDisc.Ideological and Legal Preferences in the Certiorari ProcessSean Williams, The Ohio State UniversityRoman Ivanchenko, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We offer a formal model of the Supreme Court'scertiorari process that includes preferences both for ideologyand good law, and test the game's predictions with a selectionmodel to control for lower court strategy and litigant certioraridecisions.Wendy Martinek, Binghamton University37-4 IMPACT OF LAW AND JUDGES ONPOLITICAL STRATEGIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amSusan G. Mezey, Loyola University, ChicagoGay Marriage, The Courts, and Public OpinionPatrick J. Egan, University of California, BerkeleyNathaniel Persily, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: We dispute the idea that court opinions regardinggay marriage have produced a backlash in public opinion.Rather, a change in the structure of public opinion has takenplace-a change that appears to be only indirectly related to thecourt decisions.A Comparative Study of Counter-Mobilization: TheResponses to Judicial Action Over Same-Sex Marriage inCanada and the United StatesScott E. Lemieux, Hunter College, CUNYShauna Fisher, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper examines the question of whether judicialpolicy-making that effects policy changes with respect todivisive social issues is likely to generate a particularly hostileresponse.The Trapping(s) of Welfare: Intersections of Race, Gender,Work and Welfare RightsRose Ernst, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper examines the relationship between twoallied movements, the women’s movement and welfare rightsmovement in defining and limiting conceptions of “work” inways specific to marginalized race, gender and class identities.Paper Language as Politics: Abortion and Elite Discourse, 1960-1980Loren C. Goldman, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper uses systematic content analysis ofeditorials from major American newspapers from 1960-1980 toshow that elite discourse about abortion changed in response toabortion's changing legal status over the period.Disc.Doris M. Provine, Arizona State University38-7 DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND POLITICALBEHAVIOR (Co-sponsored with VotingBehavior, see 19-21)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amRonald E. Weber, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeBallot Propositions and Political Interest: Information,Engagement and ParticipationCaroline Tolbert, Kent State UniversityMark Smith, University of WashingtonOverview: Ballot Propositions and Political Interest:Information, Engagement and ParticipationVoting on Direct Legislation Measures Focused on HigherEducation Funding: Constitution of a Favorable VoteJess M. Koldoff, Arizona State UniversityOverview: According to the December 17, 2004 issue of TheChronicle of Higher Education, state spending on highereducation in the United States rose approximately 3.8 percent inthe 2004-2005 fiscal year compared to the year before.Direct Democracy and Political TrustJoshua Dyck, Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaOverview: This paper examines the link between exposure todirect democracy and political trust.PaperPaperDisc.Do Policies Make Citizens?: Voter Initiatives and PoliticalEngagementDaniel Schlozman, Harvard UniversityIan Yohai, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper replicates and extends existing analysesof the impact of voter initiatives on political engagement,examining elections from 1988 to 2004 to show not just whetherbut how and when initiatives affect efficacy, knowledge, andturnout.Target Groups and Voting on Direct LegislationStephen P. Nicholson, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I examine the role of target groups in shapingelectoral support for direct legislation. I hypothesize that ballotmeasures proposing to harm groups with negative stereotypesand to help groups with positive stereotypes increase electoralsupport.Willard Stouffer, Texas State UniversityZoltan Hajnal, Princeton University38-9 STATE-LEVEL FISCAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amMichael E. Greenberg, Shippensburg UniversityEconomic Development in the States: Political andStructural Explanations of Spending PatternsAdam J. Newmark, Appalachian State UniversityChristopher Witko, California State University, SacramentoOverview: We consider how the states' desire for economicgrowth is conditioned by internal and external factors withinand outside the states. To do this, we examine spendingpatterns from 1964-1999 in the 50 states.The Vertical Dimension of Fiscal DecentralizationStan Hok-wui Wong, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: I examine the effect of political decentralization onmacroeconomic stability. My regression analysis shows thatpolitical decentralization would not compromisemacroeconomic stability if party discipline is strong.Governors, Legislators, Partisanship, and the Compositionof State BudgetsChristian Breunig, University of WashingtonChris Koski, University of WashingtonOverview: We use American state-level data to test to whatextent institutional structures endow political actors withabilities to determine which budget items are altered. Ourinquiry focuses on the impact of governors, legislators andpartisanship.Gary M. Halter, Texas A&M University39-9 COOPERATION AND COMPETITIONAMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amAnnette Steinacker, Claremont Graduate UniversityMaking a Difference: Strategies of Municipal CompetitionMichael C. Craw, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Suburbs limit their exposure to competition bydifferentiating from their neighbors. Differentiation strategiesare stratified by income: low income suburbs focus on quality ofbasic services and high income suburbs focus on amenities.Heterogeneity and Cooperation Among Governments inMetropolitan RegionsSkip Krueger, University of North TexasOverview: A model is proposed to test the impact ofheterogeneity on cooperation in the provision of local publicgoods. Unlike local common pool resources, regionalcooperation is hypothesized to be fostered by heterogeneity ofcooperating local governments.Interlocal Services Cooperation: Bridging PublicManagement and Metropolitan Governance?Jered B. Carr, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper integrate recent works on servicescooperation into a framework linking what we know about thenature of cooperation, the requisites of effective publicmanagement, and the role of interlocal contracting inmetropolitan governance.199

PaperDisc.Networks of Local Governments: Examining CommunityConferences as Mechanisms for Achieving InterlocalCooperationKelly M. LeRoux, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This study examines community conferences, a typeof voluntary association of local governments, to determine theeffectiveness of these organizations in brokering service sharingarrangements among cities. Network analysis is used to modelpatternsAnnette Steinacker, Claremont Graduate University39-10 ROLE OF CULTURE AND BELIEFS INLOCAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amElaine B. Sharp, University of KansasLocal Civic Culture: A Comparison of Elite and CitizenAttitudesLaura A. Reese, Michigan State UniversityDavia Cox, Michigan State UniversityRaymond A. Rosenfeld, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: The paper explores local civic culture: Is there oneculture across policy arenas? Is there a unified perspective oncivic culture? Do cities with demographic and ethnic diversityhave a single culture?Testing Cultural and Economic Explanations for LocalDevelopment PoliciesDonald Rosdil, Northern Virginia Community CollegeOverview: This paper investigates the impact of traditionalreligion, unconventional subcultures, two kinds of economicsecurity, and economic and environmental distress on localdevelopment choices in a sample of 84= large US cities.Policy Congruence Between Citizens and City CouncilorsTom W. Rice, University of IowaMatthew Potoski, Iowa State UniversityEvan Herrnstadt, University of IowaOverview: We use a new data set to examine concurrently thepolicy priorities of citizens and city councilors across fiveservice areas in 40 Iowa communities.Elaine B. Sharp, University of Kansas40-7 HEALTH CARE POLICY FOR THEGRAYINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amGerard W. Boychuk, University of WaterlooIntergenerational Competition: Do the Elderly Crowd-outChildren?Colleen M. Grogan, University of ChicagoOverview: Intergenerational equity in US social welfare policyis examined by studying whether the elderly consume adisproportionate amount of political attention, and whetherpolitical discourse tends to be more responsive to the demandsof elderly.Medicare Drug Laws: States Advancing Prescription CareMary Schmeida, The Cleveland Clinic FoundationKathleen Hale, Kent State UniversityRamona McNeal, University of Illinois, SpringfieldOverview: State prescription drug legislation has beenmotivated by changes in federal Medicare requirements, and apatchwork of state laws exist. We explore why some statesenact the requirements, whereas others advance a host of othermeasures.The Challenges and Opportunities of Assisted Living inAmerica: State Policy ResponsesJulie Walters, Oakland UniversityOverview: This research examines state responses to thechallenges/opportunities of assisted living by mapping andassessing patterns of adoption of a number of regulatoryprovisions that reflect categories integral to quality care.PaperDisc.Understanding the Recent Growth in Medicare HospiceSpending, 1991-2001Chester A. Robinson, Tennessee State UniversityThomas Hoyer, Health Policy ConsultantOverview: Hospice emphasizes palliative versus curative care.Medicare policies have shaped the delivery of hospice care.Medicare spending increased 88% from 1991 to 2001. Thisexplosive growth is examined and its future policy implications.Gerard W. Boychuk, University of Waterloo40-8 INFORMATION, COMPETITION ANDPARENTS IN EDUCATION POLICYEVALUATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amKevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, LincolnThe Role of Geography in Charter School CompetitionNevbahar Ertas, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I use difference-in-differences estimation usingschool level two-period panel data to experiment with variouscompetition measures to analyze charter school competition.The results suggest geography plays a key role in explaining thedifferences.Low Income Parent Information and School ChoicesPaul E. Teske, University of Colorado, DenverOverview: One unanswered question about school choice relatesto the ability of low income parents to become well informed.This paper presents findings from new data from a survey ofseveral hundred parents in 3 cities.The Effect of New Public Management in EducationSimon Calmar Andersen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: This paper assesses the effect of NPM on educationalachievement. Existing evidence is weak and shows no effect,but a new survey coupled to detailed data on more than 40,000students indicates that NPM increases the effect of socialbackground.The Influence of Evaluations of Personal and CollectiveExperiences: Considering Parents' Evaluations of theirChildren's SchoolsChristine H. Roch, Georgia State UniversityAmanda Wilsker, Georgia State UniversityOverview: We explore the relationship between parents'perceptions of their children's schools and their perceptions ofthe quality of schools in general. We also consider the influenceof these two types of perceptions on parents' behavior.Paul Manna, College of William and MaryKevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln42-301 POSTER SESSION: ECONOMIC POLICYPresenter Politics of PolicyRoom TBA, Board 10, Sat 8:30 amJohn D. Culver, Texas State UniversityOverview: I will explain the influence party ideology, economicpolicy, and electoral politics have on President Bush's publicpolicy formulation process by studying his tax-cut policy.Presenter Economic Impacts of Defense Spending: Why There AreWinners and Losers in the GunbeltRoom TBA, Board 11, Sat 8:30 amBrent M. Eastwood, West Virginia UniversityOverview: Some researchers claim the impact of the "CreativeClass" can make or break economic development (Florida2002). To what extent do population migrations to the Gunbelt(defense industrial capacity) mirror that of the Creative Class?Presenter The Protestant Ethic's Newest Frontier: ExpandingMicrocredit WorldwideRoom TBA, Board 12, Sat 8:30 amOle D. Rasmussen, University of CopenhagenOverview: Against the view that microfinance is mostly afinancial instrument, it is argued that microfinance's quickexpansion is due to it's success in exporting and implementingspecific protestant-capitalist norms with clear financial benefits.200

43-7 DECISION MAKING IN BUREAUCRACIES(Co-sponsored with Midwest PublicAdministration Caucus, see 56-3)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amLawrence S. Rothenberg, University of RochesterA Dynamic Model of NLRB Commissioner PreferencesEric D. Hurst, Georgia State UniversityDavid C. Nixon, Georgia State UniversityCole Taratoot, Georgia State UniversityOverview: I model the stability of NLRB Commissioners' idealpoints over time, using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methodsand a Bayesian model of ideal point estimation.The Role of Information Among Policy ElitesMark Perry, University of PittsburghOverview: Questions exist regarding the use of information inthe policy process. This study utilizes network text analysis todetermine what kinds of cognitive maps are evident in thewritten rationale of the FCC commissioners in broadcastownership policy.Assessing Specialization: The Role of Policy Domain andDecision-MakingStephen A. Sargent, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study will research whether there are observabledifferences between decision-makers with multi and singlepolicydomains. The results will contribute information to thebureaucracy literature on how specialization affects decisionmaking.Constructing Dynamic Measures of Bureaucratic Discretionin the StatesJunseok Kim, Gyeonggi Research InstituteOverview: 1. Introduction; 2. Literature review on bureaucraticdiscretion; 3. Examining empirical measures of bureaucraticdiscretion in previous studies; 4. Constructing the measures ofbureaucratic discretion; 5. Empirical Testings; 6. ConclusionAnthony Bertelli, University of Georgia44-8 RACE, LABOR, AND CITIZENSHIPRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amDorian T. Warren, University of ChicagoThe Construction of an Extra-Constitutional U.S. Citizen inPuerto Rico: A Reconsideration of the Jones Act of 1917Carlos Figueroa, New School for Social ResearchOverview: Paper reconsiders the extra-constitutional UScitizenship that took shape with the passage of the Jones Act(1917) and explores the Act in light of the larger historicalcontext of American immigration and nationality discourse inthe 1900-1920's.Making the Historical Legacies of American Racism VisiblePaul Frymer, University of California, Santa CruzMark Sawyer, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: TBARace, the Degeneration of the CIO, and the Shaping ofAmerican PoliticsMichael Goldfield, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Focuses on race, CIO, and American politics.Hotspots in a Cold War: The NAACP, Labor, and the Law-Politics DistinctionSophia Z. Lee, Yale UniversityOverview: "Hotspots" uses the NAACP's postwar constitutionallitigation in front of the National Labor Relations Board toquestion the boundary traditionally drawn between law andpolitics and to revise the narrative of postwar civil rights.The Racial Politics of New Deal Americanism: BlackSubordination in the UAWCharles Williams, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Against current views of civic nationalism as awholly democratizing ideology, this paper explores how thediscourse both advanced formal racial equality and opposedmore radical challenges to racism in the context of New Dealpolitics and the UAW.Dorian T. Warren, University of Chicago44-103 MEET THE AUTHOR: RUTH O'BRIENRoomPanelistTBA, Sat 8:30 amEileen McDonagh, Northeastern UniversityRuth O'Brien, Graduate School, CUNYJudith Baer, Texas A&M UniversityBradley Macdonald, Colorado State UniversityGretchen Ritter, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This panel will discuss Ruth O'Brien's provocativenew book, Bodies in Revolt.46-6 NEW FINDINGS ON SOCIAL CAPITALRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amAmy Widestrom, Syracuse UniversityDifferent Tiers of Social Lives in PoliticsHyun J. Yun, University of FloridaDavid Hedge, University of FloridaRenee J. Johnson, University of FloridaOverview: The study finds causations between the micro levelof individuals' social capital and the macro level of politics,correlations among different tiers of social capital, andcombined effects of social capital elements at the macropolitical life.Accidents, Claiming, and Regional SubculturesJackson Williams, AARP Public Policy InstituteOverview: Social capital theory is applied to state-levelvariations in safety and personal injury claiming. Data onmedical errors in hospitals, auto safety, and claim paymentsshow a pattern corresponding to Elazar’s regional politicalcultures.Voluntary Association Activity in Quebec and EnglishCanada: Assessing the Combined Effects of Language andRegionMonica Hwang, University of WaterlooRobert Andersen, McMaster UniversityEdward G. Grabb, University of Western OntarioOverview: This study shows that Quebecers have lower levelsof voluntary association membership than other Canadians,using 2000 national survey data. This is mainly true of FrenchspeakingQuebecers, not all Quebecers.Social Capital and Government Performance in AmericanCountiesJohn R. Tennert, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: Focusing on county government in the United States,this study will evaluate a series of hypotheses testing therelationship between social capital (trust, optimism and civicengagement) and government performance.Amy Widestrom, Syracuse University47-9 RELIGION AND POLITICS IN AFRICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amFrank P. Le Veness, St. John's UniversityPolitics and Faith: Why Religion Matters in Cote d'IvoireBut Not BurkinaJohn F. McCauley, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Using original data, this study shows that individualsin Cote d'Ivoire are much more likely than their neighbors inBurkina Faso to identify themselves in religious terms. This isdue to the political salience of religion in Cote d'Ivoire.Under Politics and ReligionSantosh C. Saha, Mount Union CollegeOverview: "African Sense of National Identity and StateBuilding: Accommodation between Ethnicity and the State",challenging the conventional wisdom that suggests that theethnic conflict is intractactable.Democratization: African Female Political Behaviors inIslam and ChristianityVirginia P. Beard, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Are Islam and Christianity driving forces indemocratic orientations among African women? This paper asksif adherence to Islam or Christianity, within the context of otherfactors, helps to explain African women’s political behaviors.Michael D. McGinnis, Indiana University, Bloomington201

47-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: RELIGIONAND JUST WAR THEORYRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter Unholy Alliance: Western Just War Theory , Realism andHegemonyValerie O. Morkevicius, University of ChicagoOverview: Western just war theory has its roots in the Christianethical tradition, but indeed may not be a "pure" normativetheory. Instead, it may be embedded in the logics of the Westernstate system and the social and political order dominant in theWest.47-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: MEDIA,RELIGION, AND POLITICSRoom TBA, Sat 8:30 amPresenter When Marketing Religion Becomes Selling PoliticsMara Einstein, Queens College, CUNYOverview: Using sophisticated marketing techniques,megachurches have grown exponentially. These evangelicalchurches, that by definition cater to 2000+ congregants but mayserve 20-30,000, wield considerable power because they helpedelect the president.Presenter GOD Approved This Message: The Use of Moral Values inCampaign AdvertisingDavid J. Fleming, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Political party affiliation and constituencycharacteristics, namely the number of Evangelical Christians,influence the probability that an advertisement will promote“moral values.”49-105 ROUNDTABLE: HOW TO COMMUNICATEWITH THE MEDIARoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 8:30 amMelissa Harris-Lacewell, University of ChicagoSusan J. Carroll, Rutgers UniversityRichard K. Herrmann, The Ohio State UniversityJanet K. Boles, Marquette UniversitySusan MacManus, University of South Florida, TampaKenneth Goldstein, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This panel will provide advice about how politicalscientists can interact with the media. Topics will include howpolitical scientists can engage the media to popularize theirideas, how to respond to media requests, etc.51-3 THE SEXUALIZED NATURE OF PUBLICPOLICY, TAKE ONE (Co-sponsored withGender and Politics, see 25-18)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 8:30 amCathy J. Cohen, University of ChicagoDeveloping Love: How Sexuality Influences World BankPolicy PreferencesKate D. Bedford, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper examines the models of sexualityembedded in the activities of World Bank gender staff, herebyexploring the role of the Bank as a sexualized policy agent.Lawrence v. Texas and the Future of Sexual RegulationJyl Josephson, Rutgers UniversityOverview: This paper will take up the implications of theLawrence v. Texas decision for a broader understanding ofsexuality and sexual liberty, exploring in greater depth thedouble-edged nature of law as an instrument of social change.Civil Unions in Buenos Aires: The Unlikely Savior ofNational IdentityShawn R. Schulenberg, University of California, RiversideOverview: This paper argues that Buenos Aires became the firstLatin American city to pass civil unions legislation mainlybecause it helped reaffirm Argentina’s national identity at a timewhen it was being challenged by its worst economic crisis inhistory.PaperDisc.Finding the Global in the American Exception: Welfare andSexual RegulationAnna Marie Smith, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper explores the importance of sexualizedstrategies within American welfare law by examining thestructural position of the American poor in the global labormarket, opening up discussion of the American case throughglobal contextualization.Charles A. Smith, University of Miami54-2 POLITICAL THREATS CYCLES ANDCATASTROPHESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 8:30 amJohn R. Bokina, University of Texas, Pan AmericanThe Propaganda Model: Evaluating a Theory on thePolitical Economy and Performance of the Mass MediaAndrew C. Kennis, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: The principal aim of this study is to test and evaluatethe efficacy of the propaganda model.Threat Inflation in the Cold War and the War on TerrorJoseph G. Peschek, Hamline UniversityOverview: This paper examines the politics of foreign policy"threat inflation" in 1976-1981 and 1997-2003. In both periodsconservative groups campaigned for hawkish policies byemphasizing external threats that appear to have beenexaggerated.The New Orleans Catastrophe: Lessons in the Politics ofDisastersMartin Gruberg, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: Ordinary and extraordinary foulups, missedopportunities, local heroes and villains, evaluation of the blamegame, comparisons with some other disasters. (The author iswriting a book on The Politics of Disasters.)The Reelection Rate GapSolon J. Simmons, University of WisconsinOverview: This paper explores the theory of political monetarycycles (PMCs) with a simple measure called the reelection rategap. Findings suggest that the Federal Reserve does engineerPMCs, but only to the Republican Party's advantageSpartacus in the EnlightenmentJohn R. Bokina, University of Texas Pan AmericanOverview: After 1200 years of oblivion, Spartacus--thegladiator-general in the Servile War against Rome--became asubject of fairly intense interest. He was now interpreted as anopponent of tyranny, a revolutionary republican, and anabolitionist.John R. Bokina, University of Texas, Pan American202

Saturday, April 22 – 10:30 am – 12:15 pm2-11 INEQUALITY, REVOLUTION AND VALUES-- EVIDENCE FROM THE WORLD VALUESSURVEYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amLawrence Mayer, Texas Tech UniversitySupport for Revolution in Mass PublicsKarl Kaltenthaler, University of AkronRonald Gelleny, Rhodes CollegeOverview: This paper aims at diagnosing change in ideologicalspace and its impact on parties' electoral fortunes in the contextof Turkish politics.Explaining Individual-Level Attitudes Toward Income(In)EqualityStephen Ceccoli, Rhodes CollegeKarl Kaltenthaler, University of AkronOverview: This study seeks to explain individual-level variationin attitudes toward public policies that shape income(in)equality. The paper develops and tests several distinctexplanations for individual-level respondents across fivecontinents.Economic Inequality and NationalismFrederick Solt, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: Does economic inequality lead to nationalism?More unequal states may appeal to nationalism to preemptdemands for redistribution. This paper finds strong support forthis hypothesis among the citizens of the advanced industrialdemocracies.Economic Inequality and Attitudes toward Homosexualityin Cross-national PerspectiveRobert A. Andersen, McMaster UniversityTina Fetner, McMaster UniversityOverview: This paper uses cross-national data to evaluate therole of economic inequality-both within nations and acrossnations-and democracy in determining tolerance forhomosexuality.It's Not the Economy, Stupid! Life Satisfaction and PoliticalParticipationBenjamin Freeman, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using data from the World Values Survey Idemonstrate that subjective life satisfaction has a negative effecton political participation and the impact of life satisfaction isfound to be stronger than economic determinants ofparticipation.Timothy T. Hellwig, University of Houston3-21 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OFDECENTRALIZATION IN INDONESIARoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amNicolaus T. Harjanto, Northern Illinois UniversitySocial Welfare Provisions in IndonesiaEunsook Jung, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper will examine how Islamic massorganizations engaged in social welfare provision serve as thebasis of political parties and explain how informal webs ofsocial welfare provision affect social policy making of the state.Thailand and Indonesia: the Case for (and Against)DecentralizationJacob I. Ricks, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper is a discussion about the benefits anddisadvantages of decentralization using two countries: Thailandand Indonesia.Decentralization and Territorial Politics in IndonesiaEhito Kimura, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper explores changes in Indonesia’s territorialadministration in the wake of its democratization anddecentralization reforms. It draws concepts from politicalgeography and frames the recent increase in sub-national unitsin the context of domes.PaperPaperDisc.Decentralization and Anti-Corruption Efforts: Indonesiaand PhilippinesPhilips J. Vermonte, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper explains and analyzes how the NGOs, inthe framework of decentralization structure, fight corruption inIndonesia and the Philippines.Decentralization's Effect on Minorities: The Other Side ofDecentralizationTobias Basuki, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: One of decentralization’s main purposes is toprovide a better political and cultural freedom for minorities.However in heterogeneous countries, the implementation ofdecentralization can have adverse effects towards minorities.Dwight Y. King, Northern Illinois University3-23 CLIENTALISM AND SOCIAL SERVICEPROVISIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amMaqsood A. Choudary, Delta CollegeReconsidering "Cultural Institutions" in Development: ACase in Rural IndiaMary E. Breeding, American UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the role of political culture,specifically the role of ethnic identity, and institutions in publicservice delivery using data from a specific example in UttarPradesh and Bihar, India.Political Particularism and Public Service SpendingAllen Hicken, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJoel W. Simmons, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: How do incentives to cultivate a personal vote affectspending on public services, particularly spending on educationand health care projects and how do incentives to cultivate apersonal vote affect the quality of life of citizens?Principal-Agent Theory and Political Market Failure: AUnified Electoral Theory of Rent-Seeking, Pork-Barrelingand ClientelismMona M. Lyne, University of South Carolina, ColumbiaRoyce Carroll, University of California, San DiegoOverview: We present a unified principle-agent framework toexplain the political market failures that create incentives forrent-seeking, pork-barreling, and clientelism with applicationsto contemporary and historical cases of developingdemocracies.A Resource Model of Clientelism: Provincial-level AnalysisMegumi Naoi, University of California, San DiegoOverview: This paper develops a resource-based theory for whypoliticians engage in one form of clientelistic exchange overothers. It tests whether two types of “favoritism” given toprovinces in Thailand since 1990—investment privileges andtransfers—are coPolitical Feasibility of Poverty Alleviation ProgramsChristian Ponce de Leon, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper presents a model of redistributive taxationin democratic regimes where voters decide the size of thebudget and its allocation between two social policies: universalassistance programs and targeted poverty alleviation programs.Wonik Kim, Louisiana State University4-14 DISSENT AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATIONIN ASIARoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amMahendra Lawoti, Western Michigan UniversityDemocracy Without Defenders: Tolerant but Alienated Elitein NepalMahendra Lawoti, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: The study finds that the Nepali elite were tolerant butalienated from the democratic system. It partly explains the lackof widespread protests initially against the dismissal of theelected government by the King in 2002.203

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Between Democracy and Authoritarianism: Party Survivalin Bangladesh and PakistanHaroon K. Ullah, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Why have the political systems of Pakistan (WestPakistan) and Bangladesh (East Pakistan) evolved differentlysince 1971, despite similar institutional legacies, economicdevelopment, and colonial history?Crises and Autocratic Breakdowns in Island Southeast AsiaThomas B. Pepinsky, Yale UniversityOverview: Autocrats manage economic crises by placingadjustment costs on groups outside of the regime’s supportcoalition. Southeast Asian evidence shows that crises unseatautocrats only if they change the expected benefits of supportingthe regime.A Space Odyssey: A Comparative Analysis of SpatialPatterns of ProtestsTaehyun Nam, Rhodes CollegeOverview: This paper considers spatial factors potentiallyconducive to protests and hypothesizes patterns from them.Testing local Moran's I, this paper examines whether or notthere were expected special patterns of protests in South Koreafrom 1990 to 1992.Comparing Velocities of Mobilization: Collective Dissent inSouth KoreaOmur Yilmaz, University of KansasTaehyun Nam, Rhodes CollegeOverview: We use duration modeling to analyze how fastdifferent groups--students, labor, peasants--respond to newlyarising issues and governmental coercion by mobilizing protestsin the case of South Korea during 1990-1992.Martin W. Slann, Macon State College4-24 WILL DEMOCRACY DELIVER INEASTERN EUROPE?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amSvend-Erik Skaaning, University of Aarhus, DenmarkDeterminants of Institutional Change During TransitionTatyana B. Ruseva, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: The paper undertakes an institutional analysis of thetransition-specific determinants and EU-induced factors forinstitutional change in Bulgaria's environmental sector. It positsthat transitional features are overrpowering in this context.Democracy Promotion and Its Impact on Democratizationin MoldovaEcaterina McDonagh, University of DublinOverview: This paper analyses the international dimension ofdemocratic transition in Moldova. Its focus is on democracypromotion efforts used by international organizations in order toencourage domestic political elites to democratise.Life Cycles of Civil Society and Civic Participation inKosovoKathleen Claussen, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This report examines the paradox behind the lack ofcivic participation and deep mistrust in Kosovo and the Westernpolicy in the region that treats the development of civil societyas an indicator of progress toward democratic change.Foreign Military Training Programs and the 'Savage Warsof Peace'Matthew J. Schmidt, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Explores the phenomenon of foreign militarytraining programs, their history, relation to theories of the stateand political development, and U.S. strategic theory in the post-Cold War era.The International Protectorate: From an Old Formula to aNew UtopiaKarim Medjad, HEC ParisOverview: This paper offers a critical examination of the latestbreed of international protectorates, from the Balkans to Iraq,based on findings made in the course of various missionsperformed in the Balkans and in the Middle East.Kevin E. Grisham, University of California, Riverside5-12 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ANDDOMESTIC POLICIES IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amIsa Camyar, Louisiana State UniversityCompetitiveness and Change: The Politics of EconomicReform in an Integrating EuropeGregory Baldi, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper examines the issue of political economicchange in the European Union through an analysis of the firstfive years of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Employmentin Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.Europeanization and Globalization: Are They Alternativeor Complementary?Isa Camyar, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: This paper examines the conceptual and empiricalrelationship between globalization and Europeanization as twomacro-structural processes that affect domestic policies in themember states of the EU.From Ideas to Policies: Reforming the Italian BudgetProcessFrancesco Stolfi, University of PittsburghOverview: The reforms of the Italian budget institutions in the1990s were not the response to pressures from Europe. Rather,they were due to domestic factors, namely the interaction of thereform community's ideas with the "right" institutionalconditionsAndrew Austin, CERGE-EI5-18 THE CONSEQUENCES OF EUMEMBERSHIP (Co-sponsored withInternational Political Economy, see 12-16)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amDavid Ellison, Grinnell CollegeMarket Correctives, Market Palliatives and EuropeanIntegrationDavid Ellison, Grinnell CollegeOverview: This paper analyzes the impact of EU decisionmakingon political battles over allocations of SCF funding forthe 2007-2013 framework period and their potential to diminishmore successful management of the costs of economicadjustment.Trashing Central Europe: The Political Economy of Wastein EU EnlargementRobert Pahre, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignZsuzsa Gille, University of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignOverview: Enlargement of the European Union has changed thenature of the polity in which policy is made in Central Europe.Instead of being made inside national boundaries, WestEuropeans can now influence policy making in their owninterests.Cross-National Policy Networks and the StateBeate Sissenich, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Claims about NGO influence in transnationalnetworks abound. But do cross-border networks really signifythat states have lost their gate-keeping function? And do suchnetworks transcend border effects by linking subnational actorsfrom several countries, or are they rather vehicles for upwardlinkages from subnational to supranational actors?The EU and the Baltic TigersSteven G. Stoltenberg, U.S. Department of StateOverview: The prospect of EU accession played a decisive rolein shaping key policy choices of Baltic elites, as demonstratedby the examples of energy policy and social integration.Roads, Rivers and Mountains: Transportation Dilemmas forEU Accession Countries in Eastern EuropeEleanor Zeff, Drake UniversityEllen Pirro, Iowa State UniversityOverview: TBAMichael L. Ardovino, St. Mary's College of Maryland204

7-8 REGULATION AND REFORM: ECONOMICPOLICYMAKING IN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amJennifer S. Holmes, University of Texas, DallasForeign Banks in Mexico: New Conquistadors or Agents ofChange?Heiner Schulz, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: This paper examines the effect of FDI on theMexican banking sector. Results show that foreign entry had apositive but limited impact on sector development. Politically,an external shock was necessary for liberalization of theinvestment regime.Income Taxation in Argentina and Brazil: Intersection ofRegion and RaceHiram J. Irizarry Osorio, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Argentina historically has had a lower income taxcollection than Brazil, even though it has been a wealthier state.I explain this empirical puzzle by specifying the intersectionbetween racial and regional cleavages (vertical and horizontal).The Politics of Welfare Reform in MexicoMichelle L. Dion, Georgia Institute of TechnologyOverview: This paper explains changes in Mexico's welfareregime since the 1980s. Globalization pressures and increasingparty competition have led to partial retrenchment of traditionalsocial protection and the creation of new forms of targetedspending.Understanding Patterns of Banking Regulation in LatinAmericaMariana M. Sousa, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper offers an empirically informed theoreticalframework for understanding how and why banking regulation(the degree of state intervention in the banking system) haschanged in Latin America in the past two decades.Guillermo Rosas, Washington University, St. LouisGregg B. Johnson, SUNY, Buffalo8-10 CORRUPTION AND INSTITUTIONALDYSFUNCTION IN CHINARoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amMelanie Manion, University of Wisconsin, MadisonInstitutions, Corruption, and Anti-corruption Policies: TheCase of ChinaQiang Yan, University of Missouri, St LouisOverview: In this paper I will discuss how institutions influencethe development of corruption and the making of anticorruptionpolicies in China.Analysis of Personal Secretary's Role in Official Corruptionin ChinaXia L. Lollar, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterAnne W. Hamilton, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOverview: The paper examines the phenomenon of "secretarycorruption" in Chinese government today.Principal-Agent Problems in China's State OwnedEnterprisesGary A. Stradiotto, University of California, DavisOverview: A large number of China's State Owned Enterprisesremain inefficient and uncompetitive in the reform environment.This paper argues this is due to failures in corporate governance,which results from the breakdown of principal-agentrelationships.Melanie Manion, University of Wisconsin, Madison9-5 COLONIAL LEGACIES ANDINTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF AFRICARoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amMike Hampson, University of California, IrvineThe Dilemma of Colonial Boundaries in ContemporaryAfrica: The Bakassi Peninsula in Nigeria-Cameroon BorderRelationsGeoffrey Nwaka, Abia State UniversityOverview: Many critics complain that the current boundaries ofAfrican States make little sense. Preserving them by forcePaperPaperPaperDisc.creates as many problems as seeking to renegotiate orrepudiate them.Badme: A Pretext for the Ethiopian-Eritrean WarAlemseged Abbay, Frostburg State UniversityOverview: The paper tries to decipher the root causes for the"border war" between Ethiopia and its former province ofEritrea (1998-2000). This paper argues that Badme, theflashpoint of the conflict, was not even remotely a cause forwhat has been described.Weathering the Storm/Reaping the Harvest? DemocraticDividends in AfricaAdeolu A. Durotoye, University of IbadanOverview: The paper will explore the dilemma of a confusedagenda between what African leaders believe will yielddemocratic dividends to the citizenry and what they have to doas handed to them by the West in the name of economicconditionalities.Foreign Aid and Democratic Leadership in Sub-SaharanAfricaDaniel Fikreyesus, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Foreign aid is an important leverage western nationshave promote democracy when African nations are stronglydeclaring their national sovereignty. This paper study if westernpowers have used their aid power to influence policies in Africa.Paul Clements, Western Michigan University10-8 ETHNIC IDENTITY AND CONFLICT INTHE COMMUNIST AND POST-COMMUNIST WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amRokas Oginskis, Wayne State University/University ofMichigan, Ann ArborThe Politics of Minimal Consensus in Post-CommunistSlovakia (1990-1998)Mihaela Mihailescu, University of MinnesotaOverview: This paper analyzes how the adoptions of basicdemocratic institutions in post-communist Slovakia helpedprevent violent ethnic conflict by constraining political partiesacross the ethnic divide to cooperate, albeit on a minimalconsensus agenda.Lessons Learned? Western Aid for Political Moderation inthe Post-Conflict BalkansPaula M. Pickering, College of William and MaryOverview: Democracy aid is particularly complex whendirected to divided post-conflict areas, like the Balkans, wherestates' only ephemeral experience with democracy contributedto violence. Elite interviews explore lessons learned fromdemocracy aid.The Origins of Territorial Autonomy Arrangements inMulti-ethnic StatesRenat Shaykhutdinov, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: In this paper I explain the formation of territorialautonomy arrangements in multiethnic states. I develop and testa theory that explains the origins of autonomies as a function ofthe characteristics of ethnic groups, states and mediatorsEthnic Difference and Survey Cooperation in the People’sRepublic of ChinaMatthew Hoddie, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study identifies contrasts between majority andminority responses to a national survey of China. I find thatmembers of minority communities are less forthcoming duringsurvey interviews than individuals belonging to the Hanmajority.Cynthia S. Kaplan, University of California, Santa Barbara205

11-9 NEW THEORIES AND THUS NEWDEBATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amDuane Adamson, Brigham Young UniversityChristianity and International Politics in the Thought ofReinhold Niebuhr and Herbert ButterfieldPier Domenico Tortola, Boston UniversityOverview: This paper compares Niebuhr and Butterfield'sapplications of Christian ideas to the analysis of interstatepolitics and sheds light on the broader theoretical andepistemological "debate" between realism and the EnglishSchool.Culture in International Relations Theory: ComparativeAnalysis of Social Theory of International Politics and Clashof Civilizations TheoryWael J. Haboub, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This study will analyze the core assumptions of bothClash of Civilization Theory articulated by Samuel Huntingtonand that of Alexander Wendt's Social Theory of InternationalPolitics.The Utility of Justificatory Analysis in InternationalRelations ResearchTravis B. Nelson, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: This paper examines the use of justifications as apart of empirical research in international relations and arguesthat the promise and pitfalls of justificatory analysis point notonly to caution but to both normative and strategic utility.Evolutionary Approaches to the Study of InternationalRelationsTamas Golya, University of OregonOverview: This paper seeks to specify in what sense findings ofevolutionary psychology can expand and fertilize internationalrelations (=IR) theory, but also how not to do it. It also speaks tothe relative relevance of each of the main paradigms in IR.Synthetic Theories and the Study of Political ViolenceJonathan Obert, University of ChicagoMatthias Staisch, University of ChicagoOverview: Endorses theoretical synthesis in IR, but criticizes itsadvocates for not having attained it. Presents a three-stepprocedure based on a typology of causal questions and relatedmodes of explanation and applies it to the study of politicalviolence.Rashida Hussain, Wright State University13-9 SIGNALS AND NETWORKSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amBahar Leventoglu, SUNY, Stony Brook UniversityModelling Transgovernmental Network Choices withExponential Random Graph ModelsPaul W. Thurner, University of MannheimMartin Binder, University of MannheimOverview: We investigate the motives for establishingtransgovernmental network choices. Focal actors are highofficials of the EU member states’ ministerial bureaucracy.Exponential Random Graph Models are used for testing ourhypotheses.Effects of Historical Analogies on Foreign Policy DecisionProcessesNehemia Geva, Texas A&M UniversityDouglas Kuberski, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: An experimental test of the proposition that exposureto historical analogies make people less sensitive to theinformation about the current crisis, thereby increasing supportfor leaders' advocated foreign policy.Preferences, Power, and Policy ChoiceMark A. Souva, Florida State UniversityOverview: Given a particular type of crisis, what factors mostaffect how a state responds? I argue that the primary factorsaffecting foreign policy choice are the similarity of foreignpolicy preferences and the balance of power in the dyad.PaperDisc.Public Commitment in Crisis BargainingAhmer Tarar, Texas A&M UniversityBahar Leventoglu, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: It has long been argued that audience costs arebeneficial because they allow for credible informationtransmission. We show how audience costs can be used togenerate bargaining leverage and may lead to war, even undercomplete information.Branislav L. Slantchev, University of California, San DiegoAhmer Tarar, Texas A&M University14-9 THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OFTERRORISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amFrank La Verness, St. John’s UniversityInternational Terrorism and Trade: A SimultaneousEquation ModelAndrada Irina S. Costoiu, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: It is argued that the terrorist actions reduce thevolume of international trade and vice versa. Using asimultaneous equation model, I find compelling evidence thatterrorism and international trade determine each other.Terrorism as a Narrative PracticeMaarten G. D. Rothman, Netherlands Defense AcademyOverview: Terrorist messages are analyzed as projectingparticular narratives, playing to an audience, using specifictechniques, producing specific theatrical effects. This papersearches various terrorist narratives for clues about theirprospective success.Terrorism in North Africa: Going Global?Lianne E. Kennedy Boudali, United States Military AcademyOverview: Recent communications from North African terroristgroups indicate greater identification with the trans-nationalagenda of the "global jihad."Terrorism in the Horn of Africa: Where Bin Laden BeganTseggai Isaac, University of Missouri, RollaOverview: Terrorists inspired by Al Qaeda had long establishedbases in the Horn. They carried out acts of violence againstcivilians. This paper chronicles terrorism in view of the Horncountries plea for assistance and Western ambivalence to theproblem.Terrorist Organizations and Sub-National GovernmentalRelationsKevin E. Grisham, University of California, RiversideOverview: An exploration of how to characterize and measurethe relationships between subnational government units andterrorist organizations in the modern era.Bradley F. Podliska, Texas A&M UniversityFrank La Verness, St. John’s University15-9 DOMESTIC POLITICS AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amStephen B. Long, Kansas State UniversityWhat Will You Know?: Explaining Within DemocracyVariance in Foreign Policy Institutions and ConflictBehaviorMichael P. Colaresi, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper explains important distinctions betweendemocratic governments based on retrospective foreign policyinformation institutions.Political Liberalization and the Threat of ViolenceUrsula E. Daxecker, University of New OrleansOverview: This paper investigates the causes of violencefollowing political liberalization. Private information onbargaining strength and the ability of the outgoing regime tonegotiate its own exit terms are argued to affect the range ofpossible outcomes.An Informational Theory of National Leaders, DomesticInstitutions, and International ConflictScott Wolford, Emory UniversityOverview: Prior beliefs over the resolve of national leaders areendogenized to the informational consequences of domestic206

PaperDisc.institutions, resulting in novel hypotheses and evidence aboutthe effects of leadership turnover on international conflict.The Politics of International RivalryDaniel S. Morey, University of IowaOverview: Drawn from a model of domestic politics andrivalries, the central hypothesis of this paper is that only verycostly wars will lead to rivalry termination. The cost from warmust be extreme to displace domestic factions favoring rivalrycontinuation.Stephen B. Long, Kansas State University16-6 THE INSTRUMENTS OF AMERICANFOREIGN POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amKaty Crossley-Frolick, DePaul UniversityBeyond Dependency: The Politics of Foreign Military BasesMonica M. Sickles, Miami UniversityJennifer Hamilton, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines the consequences of USpolicies to maintain military outposts across the globe. Movingbeyond traditional dependency arguments, we examine how thepresence of US bases may encourage the development ofmilitarized societies.An Analysis of US Sanctions Against International DrugTraffickingDavid Lektzian, University of New OrleansOverview: An empirical analysis of US coercive economicdiplomacy toward drug producing and trafficking countries.Instructing Soldiers for the StatesMartin J. Kifer, University of MinnesotaOverview: Through a combination of qualitative andquantitative methods, this project will explain allocationstrategies for U.S. military training aid to foreign militaries fromthe Cold War to the current era after September 11th.The Substitutability of SecurityPeter Rudloff, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Paper presents a model of security policy decisionmaking specifying the relative strategy costs and statecapabilities across a range of resource or cost types to explorethe conditions under which sets of security strategies aresubstitutable.Operationalizing "Soft" PowerPeter A. Furia, Wake Forest UniversityOverview: This paper utitlizes crossnational public opinion datato operationalize the concept of "soft power" in a rigoroussocial-scientific way. This allows for preliminary analysis of asyet untested claims about soft power's causes and consequences.Bijan Moeinian, Valencia College17-8 THE EFFECTIVENESS OFINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTSAGREEMENTSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amNikolay Marinov, Yale UniversityDomestic Judicial Institutions, Treaty Adoption andComplianceJeffrey K. Staton, Florida State UniversityEmilia J. Powell, Florida State UniversityOverview: We develop and test theoretical model of treatyadoption and compliance that considers how features of thedomestic judicial system influence state choices to adopt andcomply with international human rights norms.Ratification of Human Rights Treaties and Regional PoliticsHeather M. Smith, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Why do states ratify human rights treaties? Statesengage in a competitive signaling game with their regional peersto attract foreign aid, particularly during regional politicalcrises. Empirical testing lends tentative support to this assertion.PaperPaperDisc.International Humanitarian Law and Civil War: CivilianTargeting, 1980-2004Jessica A. Stanton, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper seeks to understand why somegovernments and rebel groups engage in deliberate attacks oncivilians during civil war, while other actors respect theprinciple of noncombatant immunity, largely complying withinternational humanitarian law.The Beijing Declaration Ten Years Later: A GlobalAssessment of Women's RightsD. Christopher Brooks, St. Olaf CollegeOverview: An empirical evaluation of the progress made toimplement the 1995 Beijing Declaration's provisions for theprotection of women's rights globally and regionally.Nikolay Marinov, Yale University18-10 PARTICIPATION AND POLITICAL ACTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amKwang-Il Yoon, University of Michigan, Ann ArborWhat Motivates Political Participation: An ExperimentalTestJoanne M. Miller, University of MinnesotaOverview: Current models of political participation areinadequate insomuch as they do not adequately incorporatemotivation. To fill this gap, this project reports the results of anexperiment that tests a general theory of political motivation.Does Valuing Opinion Diversity Help Predict PoliticalParticipation?Eric A. Whitaker, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: Empirical investigations have neglected thetheoretical link between opinion diversity and politicalparticipation. In exploring this relationship, I find that valuingopinion diversity significantly predicts some types of politicalparticipation.Extreme Voices or Good Citizens Local Civic EngagementReconsideredChristopher F. Karpowitz, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper reconsiders the argument that local publicmeetings are driven by the interests and perspectives ofextremists.Political Bullies: What Factors are Related to Recruitmentfor Exremist Activities in America?Eugenia K. Guilmartin, Command and General Staff College,US ArmyOverview: What factors are related to recruitment for extremistactivities? This paper analyzes responses to a survey of USArmy personnel (2001) to advance the profile of a "politicalbully."Why Are People Willing to Die for Their Country?Oleg Smirnov, University of MiamiJohn Orbell, University of OregonHolly Arrow, University of OregonDouglas Kennett, University of OregonOverview: We create a formal evolutionary model of "heroism,"altruistic violence against outsiders on behalf of one's group,and show that heroism can evolve via multi-level selectionindependent of other forms of altruism.Lori M. Weber, California State University, ChicoDavid C. Barker, University of Pittsburgh19-16 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amKelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young UniversityFiscal Policy: Implicit in the Trial-Heat and Time-For-Change Models?Alfred G. Cuzán, University of West FloridaCharles M. Bundrick, University of West FloridaOverview: Comparing the fiscal model of presidential electionswith Abramowitz's and Campbell's, we show that while all threemodels perform equally well at forecasting, the fiscal modeloffers greater understanding of voter behavior than the othertwo.207

PaperPaperPaperAre Political Markets Really Superior to Polls as ElectionPredictors?Christopher Wlezien, Temple UniversityRobert S. Erikson, Columbia UniversityOverview: Election markets have been praised for their abilityto forecast elections and to forecast better than trial-heat polls.This paper challenges that argument based on an analysis ofIowa Electronic Market data from recent presidential elections.Multiple Methods, Conflicting ConclusionsAmy R. Gershkoff, Princeton UniversityOverview: I do a comparative analysis of 4 methods formeasuring issue salience: 3 from the literature and 1 newmethod. I apply all methods to the same data, and show thatdifferent methods produce different conclusions about theimpact of salience in voting.Negative Voting in Presidential ElectionsJonathan Williamson, Lycoming CollegeOverview: Using NES data, this paper updates evidence ofnegative voter support over the last twenty years. The paper alsoexplains negative voting at the micro level; factors leading tonegative voting include ideology, partisanship and voterefficacy.Paper The Ambivalent Voters in Presidential Elections 1980 ~ 2004Sung-jin Yoo, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: What are the effects of ambivalence in electoralchoice? Focusing on the electoral choice of ambivalent voters inU.S. Presidential elections since 1980, I attempt to find theeffects of attitudinal ambivalence on electoral choice.Disc.Helmut Norpoth, SUNY, Stony Brook22-8 POLITICAL AWARENESS ANDKNOWLEDGERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amKatherine Cramer Walsh, University of Wisconsin, MadisonExplaining Variations in Political Knowledge GapsJason Barabas, Harvard UniversityJennifer Jerit, University of Connecticut/Southern IllinoisUniversity, CarbondaleOverview: Scholars often link knowledge to demographics, butwe concentrate on the role of the information environment.Pairing dozens of surveys with media content analyses,variations in the quantity and quality of information affectpolitical knowledge.Who Provides Stability?: The Rational Public and ModelUncertaintyGregory E. McAvoy, University of North Carolina,GreensboroOverview: A longstanding concern among scholars andobservers of American politics is whether the public possessesthe ability to make reasonable and informed decisions aboutpolitics. Page and Shapiro provide reasons to think that in theaggregate public opiPolitical Knowledge and Public Approval: California in thePost-Recall EraKimberly L. Nalder, California State University, SacramentoOverview: Did support for the 2003 CA recall stem fromignorance about state government? Original CA Field Poll datais used to evaluate whether citizen ignorance drives publicsupport for specific state policies and leaders in the post-recallera.Political Gossip, Friendship Networks, and Attitude Changeon Policy Issues: Experimental EvidenceSuzanne Parker, Purdue UniversityGlenn Parker, Purdue UniversityJay McCann, Purdue UniversityOverview: This study is based upon two experiments wherestudent-interviewers offer their opinions on salient and nonsalientpolitical issues individually to a group of their (5) friendsin structured interview situations.PaperDisc.Can Knowledge Correct for Partisan Bias in PoliticalPerceptions?Danielle Shani, Princeton UniversityOverview: In this paper, I argue that political knowledgeexacerbates rather than ameliorates the impact of partisan biason perceptions of “objective” national conditions, like the stateof the economy or the crime rateJeffrey J. Mondak, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignKatherine Cramer Walsh, University of Wisconsin, Madison22-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: FOREIGNOPINIONS OF THE UNITED STATESRoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter Responsive Diplomacy: Measuring Foreign Opinions of theUnited StatesRyan M. Tuggle, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Analysis of foreign opinion polling can reveal theprobable impact of existing and proposed diplomatic policies.This study applies a multi-nomial logit regression to opinionpolling data collected by the Pew Global Attitudes project.23-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: LOCALDEMOCRACY IN MIDDLE AMERICARoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter Deliberative Democracy and the Study Circles inCarbondale, IllinoisAna M. Velitchkova, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: A study on the Carbondale, Illinois Study Circlesinitiative “Carbondale Conversations for Community Action,”which examines how grassroots deliberation centered on localcommunity issues affects political actions and attitudes.Presenter Lessons in Direct Democracy from a Small City RecallElectionGregory E. Rathje, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: In August 2005 the city of Marquette, Michiganrecalled four of its seven commissioners. This research exploresthe political dynamics and policy consequences of the recall,within the framework of direct democracy.23-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THEINTERNET'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICANDEMOCRACYRoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter Has the Internet Fulfilled its Democratic Potential?Tina Ebenger, Calumet College of St. JosephOverview: The Internet's effect on American democracy will bemeasured by Internet or online voting and Internet voterregistration.24-11 THE MEDIA AND MINORITY POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amGustavo Cano, University of Nebraska, OmahaRace and Place: The Impact of News Coverage of Urbanand Rural Depictions of PovertyMandi L. Bates, University of Kentucky/Texas A&MUniversity, Corpus ChristiOverview: This research investigates attitudes toward welfareand welfare recipients. In particular, it examines howstereotypes of places (understood as urban or rural) and racesportrayed in the news media impact judgments of welfare andwelfare recipients.Media Framing of Racial Divides in Public Opinion AfterHurricane KatrinaJanet L. Donavan, University of Puget SoundOverview: Does George W. Bush care about black people?This paper traces the process by which race became a majornews frame for understanding the federal government's responseto Hurricane Katrina.208

Paper Geographic Media Agenda Setting: Spatial Proximity to theUS-Mexico Border and Local News Coverage ofImmigration IssuesJohanna L. Dunaway, Rice UniversityOverview: This paper addresses geographic context and mediacoverage of political issues. It focuses specifically onimmigration, and examines how proximity to the US Mexicoborder influences local media attention to this and other borderrelated issues.Paper T.V. Advertisements, Racial Issues, and The 2000 and 2002Congressional ElectionsCraig F. Frizzell, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: Symbolic racism theory is tested by examining theracial issue content of television advertisements broadcastduring the 2002 congressional elections. Third parties areexpected to be more likely to broadcast racial ads thancandidates themselves.Paper The Face of Reality: Minorities and the Network NewsKimberly Gross, George Washington UniversityOverview: This paper presents the results of a content analysisexamining the portrayal of racial minorities in television newsas well as a series of interviews with reporters and producersdesigned to explore why the news coverage looks as it does.Disc. Gustavo Cano, University of Nebraska, Omaha24-12 MEDIA EFFECTS AND EUROPEANNATIONAL ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amAndrew Paul Williams, Virginia Tech UniversityThe Impact of Television Advertising in the 2005 GermanNational ElectionLynda Lee Kaid, University of FloridaMonica Postelnicu, University of FloridaOverview: This paper reports the results of an experimentalstudy of the effects of exposure to the political party broadcastsof the CDU and the SPD parties in the 2005 German nationalelection.Paper Effects of the TV Debate on Vote Decisions in the 2005German ElectionJurgen Maier, Kaiserslautern University of TechnologyMichaela Maier, University of Koblenz, LaundauOverview: The experimental study tested whether exposure tothe television debate between Gerhardt Schroeder (SPD) andAngela Merkel (CDU) in the 2005 German election resulted inmore rational or more personalized voting decisions.Paper Audience Framing of Terrorism in the 2004 U.S. and 2005U.K. CampaignsSarah Oates, University of GlasgowAndrew Paul Williams, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: This study used surveys and focus groups todetermine the impact of the terrorism issue on the American andBritish electorates in the most recent national elections in eachcountry (2004 and 2005, respectively).PaperDisc.News Coverage of Elections in Sweden and BritainJesper Stromback, Mid-Sweden UniversityAdam Shehata, Mid-Sweden UniversityOverview: This study compared the episodic and thematicframing of the most recent national elections in Sweden (2002)and Britain (2005), illustrating the presence of structural bias inmedia coverage.Lynda Lee Kaid, University of FloridaSarah Oates, University of GlasgowJesper Stromback, Mid-Sweden University25-9 DIVERSE ENDS, DIVERSE MEANS:WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS ANDORGANIZATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amLee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State UniversityCovering Agenda Shifts of the US Women's RightsMovementJanet K. Boles, Marquette UniversityOverview: The focus is upon the increasing importance ofissues of race, class, and diversity as well as international issues.The substantive content and amount of coverage in Ms.Magazine, 1972-2005, of these issues are examined.Decisive HousewivesJamie P. Pimlott, University of FloridaKathryn Oates, University of FloridaOverview: Conservative women have been a formidable forcein the political spectrum for several decades, yet scholars havenot dedicated time to their efforts. Instead, “women in politics”research has largely focused on the liberal feminist movement,tracingTurning Sad into Mad: Grief and the Mobilization ofMotherhoodElizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University, South BendLaura E. Roach, Indiana University, South BendOverview: A comparative case study of the groups MamasAgainst Violence and Mothers Against Drunk Driving thatexplores the role of grief as a catalyst for political action bymothers from various racial, economic and politicalbackgrounds.Representing Women: Women's Organizations, Parties andPolicy in Print MediaSirje Laurel Weldon, Purdue UniversityMaura P. Bahu, Purdue UniversityOverview: In this paper we examine women’s organizations’efforts to influence public discussion on policy issues,specifically in two localities, Chicago and Boston.Lynn Kamenitsa, Northern Illinois UniversityMaryann Barakso, American University25-12 PERSPECTIVES ON GENDERED PUBLICPOLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, 8Sat 10:30 amSusan G. Mezey, Loyola University, ChicagoState Equal Rights Amendments: Evaluating theirEffectivenessLinda Wharton, Richard Stockton College of New JerseyOverview: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of state equalrights amendments in protecting women’s equality, focusing ontheir application in areas in which federal constitutionalprotection has been increasingly limited in scope.Survey Says: Title IX and The Dept. of Education's EmailCompliance SurveyLeanne Doherty, Simmons CollegeOverview: This paper discusses the ramifications that athleticinterest email surveys could have on the strength of Title IX, theonly public policy that protects women's sports, as well asattempt to show that this technique for policy compliance isinvalid.Citizenship, Gender and Military ServiceMary Lou Kendrigan, Lansing Community CollegeOverview: Feminists use the concept of "first-class citizenship"to win improvements for military women. While increasedopportunities for women in the military is desirable, what kindof lessons in democratic citizenship does the military offer?State and Federal Breastfeeding Legislation: Advantagesand Limitations of an Individual Rights FrameworkMaureen R. Oakley, Mount St. Mary's UniversityOverview: This paper examines the context in which states andthe federal government have considered and adoptedbreastfeeding legislation. The advantages and limitations ofapplying an individual rights framework to the issuebreastfeeding are explored.Gwyneth I. Williams, Webster University209

26-9 MINORITY REPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amChristina E. Bejarano, University of IowaConserving African American Representation: AnExploratory Analysis of the Necessary Conditions Used toProtect African American School Board RepresentationBettie C. Ray, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Can we ensure African American representation?Using national data on school districts for both 1989 and 2001, Iposit that we must observe the impact of bureaucratic structures,performance outcomes and class divisions within the blackcommunity.Turnout in U.S House Primary and General Elections: TheImportance of Candidate-Level and District-Level Race andEthnicityRegina P. Branton, Rice UniversityMatthew Barreto, University of WashingtonOverview: The extant literature suggests that the racial and/orethnic makeup of a legislative district is associated with turnoutin U.S. House elections (Bobo and Gilliam 1990; Barreto et al.2004; Leighley 2001; Vanderleeuw and Utter 1993). Thecurrent resA Minority Within the Minority Party: The CongressionalBlack Caucus Since 1994Frederick Carl Walton, Lincoln UniversityOverview: This paper examines and analyzes the activity of theCongressional Black Caucus since the 1994 Congressionalelections that resulted in the Republican Party taking over themajority in the United States House of Representatives.Substantive Minority Representation and the Policy ProcessAlisa Hicklin, Texas A&M UniversityTyler C. Johnson, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper uses theories of public policymaking totap into where and how the link between descriptive andsubstantive representation emerges (particularly for AfricanAmerican and Latino populations) from agenda setting throughpolicy implementationWarren S. Eller, Texas A&M UniversityKatrina L. Gamble, Brown University26-19 EMERGING DIASPORASRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amShyam K. Sriram, Georgia State UniversityCowpath Crossings: Narratives of Indian ImmigrantDoctors From Muncie, INHimanee Gupta-Carlson, University of HawaiiOverview: Drawing on feminist, critical race, and ethnicitytheories, this paper analyzes stories by two Indian immigrantdoctors who recount their experiences of journeying from Indiato America, ultimately settling in Muncie, Indiana, in the 1980s.Geopolitics & Ethnic Mobilization: Analysis of KurdishAmerican StrategiesRachel A. Paul, The Ohio State University, NewarkOverview: Using archival analysis and elite interviews, thispaper examines changes in the strategies of Kurdish-Americaninterest groups from 1999 to 2005.Red, Brown and Blue: Asian Indian Americans andAmerican PoliticsShankar K. Prasad, Brown UniversityOverview: This paper is an attempt to understand the sources ofpolitical attitudes and contours of political behavior of AsianIndian Americans.Beyond Transnationalism and Nationalism: DiasporicIdentity in the U.S.Soo-Bin You, Rutgers UniversityOverview: My paper explores the complexity of identities ofimmigrants through the analysis on cultural activities and socialmovements. The case study of Korean-American identityformation shows how they construct the 'symbolic' and'political' ethnicity.PaperDisc.Electoral Behavioral Among Native Americans in theDakotasSteven J. Doherty, Dickinson State UniversityOverview: This research tests several models of poliicalparticipation on electoral turnout and partisan preference inrecent elections on the Dakota and Ojibwa communities ofNorth and South Dakota.Max Neiman, University of California, Riverside/Public PolicyInstitute of California27-11 WAR, EMPIRE, FORCE, AND FRAUDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amTravis S. Cook, St. John's College, Santa FeEmpire in Speech: The Politics of Aristophanes' BirdsJohn T. Lombardini, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper explores the different accounts of theAthenian Empire as they are presented in Aristophanes' playBirds and Thucydides' account of the Sicilian Expedition in hisHistory of the Peloponnesian War.Machiavelli on FraudTim Spiekerman, Kenyon CollegeOverview: Machiavelli's enthusiasm for political fraud calls intoquestion his concern for the people's welfare and his judgmentof their capacities. I investigate both claims in an effort tounderstand the place of fraud in Machiavelli's thought.Teaching War: Hobbes's Behemoth and the AbsolutistArgument for Limited GovernmentYishaiya Abosch, California State University, FresnoOverview: This paper argues that Behemoth is Hobbes'sdemonstration of how history is to be taught in light of thescience of justice he develops in Leviathan.Modern Republican Empire: Hamilton and Hanson on theNature of Western WarAnthony A. Peacock, Utah State UniversityOverview: This paper will compare the thought of AlexanderHamilton and Victor Davis Hanson on the nature of war,particularly war conducted by free societies.Joseph A. Harder, No AffiliationTravis S. Cook, St. John's College, Santa Fe28-10 NIETZSCHE ON LOVE, MORALITY, ANDNIHILISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amChristian D. Dean, Dominican University of CaliforniaMere Interludes? Using Nietzsche's Epigrams in PoliticalTheoryAlexandra E. Hoerl, Rutgers UniversityOverview: This paper argues for the importance of Nietzsche’sepigrams in his political theory. Like Machiavelli and Hobbesbefore him, Nietzsche wanted to challenge the Christianizing oflove. He used the epigram to move love “beyond good andevil.”Nietzsche and Rousseau on the Origins of Political SocietyJeffrey Metzger, Brown UniversityOverview: Examines the thought of Nietzsche and Rousseau,especially in On the Genealogy of Morals and the SecondDiscourse, toJanus at Bayreuth: The Reformation, the Ancient Regimeand the Question of Fascism in NietzscheAlex T. Schulman, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: A reexamination of the relationship of FriedrichNietzsche's political theory to proto-fascism, as seen through thenovel prism of his atitudes toward the Protestant Reformationand the pre-revolutionary European ancien regime.Stefan Bird-Pollan, University of New Hampshire210

29-101 AUTHOR MEET CRITICS: ROMANDCOLES - BEYOND GATES POLITICS:REFLECTIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OFDEMOCRACYRoomPanelistTBA, Sat 10:30 amEdwina Barvosa-Carter, University of Caliifornia, SantaBarbaraRomand Coles, Duke UniversityLisa Disch, University of MinnesotaPeter E. Digeser, University of California, Santa BarbaraPaul Apostolidis, Whitman CollegeOverview: TBA30-12 FORMAL THEORIES OF GROUPCONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amCatherine C. Langlois, Georgetown UniversityWhy Exclude? Religious Groups as Allies In State BuildingBirol Baskan, Northwestern UniversityOverview: In this paper, I develop a model of two ideal-typicalpatterns, incorporation vs. exclusion, and show when onepattern prevails, but not the other in the changing relationshipsbetween the state rulers and religious groups during statebuilding.Terrorist Violence and Intra-Terrorist CompetitionSkyler J. Cranmer, University of California, DavisOverview: A formal model of terrorist violence in perfect andimperfect non-competitive terrorism environments (a terroristgroup does not compete with other terrorist groups) as well asperfect and imperfect competition between terrorist groups.On the Political Ecnomy of Clientelism, Patronage andInequalityLeonardo A. Gatica-Arreola, University of GuadalajaraOverview: Some theoretical approaches relate clientelism withpoverty and inequality. The paper builds a formal model whichchallenges this idea and which is consistent with the empiricalevidence.Voting as a Credible ThreatJohn B. Londregan, Princeton UniversityAndrea Vindigni, Princeton UniversityOverview: Voting and effectiveness in battle both involve anoverestimate of one's impact on events. Elections can provide acredible signal of each side's fighting capacity facilitating abargained conflict resolution short of civil war.Catherine C. Langlois, Georgetown University30-22 FORMAL THEORIES OF ELECTIONS:WHO VOTES?RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amJay Goodliffe, Brigham Young UniversityVoting with a Whole Lot of People: Analytical Results for aBehavioral Model of TurnoutJonathan Bendor, Stanford UniversityNathan A. Collins, Stanford UniversitySunil Kumar, Stanford UniversityOverview: Present a formal model of turnout based on ansimple adaptive rule in the limit of an infinite population. Byconsidering this limit, we are able to derive a number of resultsanalytically where a previous model had to rely on computersimulations.Robust Rational TurnoutTasos Kalandrakis, University of RochesterOverview: We establish conditions for the existence highturnout equilibria in regular turnout games of completeinformation, and by extension in nearby games of incompleteinformation.PaperPaperDisc.Ethical Voting and the Probability of a Pivotal Vote:Experimental EvidenceSean Gailmard, Northwestern UniversityTimothy Feddersen, Northwestern UniversityRebecca Morton, New York UniversityOverview: We experimentally investigate the self-selection ofvoters according to other-regarding preferences, as pivotprobability declines. We explore the implications of this selfselectionfor the relative support of equitable distribution ingroups.Shaping the Electorate: Delegating DisfranchisementDecisionsRebecca B. Morton, New York UniversityAnna Bassi, New York UniversityJessica L. Trounstine, Princeton UniversityOverview: We formally model the interaction between a statelegislature and appointed voting officials in felondisfranchisement decisions as a delegation game. Weempirically test these predictions about state election laws forthe period 1980-2000.Jay Goodliffe, Brigham Young UniversityBrian Roberson, Miami University31-101 ROUNDTABLE: PERESTROIKA! THERAUCOUS REBELLION IN POLITICALSCIENCERoomChairPanelistTBA, 10:30 amMaurice J. Meilleur, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignSanford Schram, Bryn Mawr CollegeJoanna Vecchiarelli Scott, Eastern Michigan UniversityDorian T. Warren, University of ChicagoDvora Yanow, Vrije UniversityOverview: Authors from the recently published anthology onPerestroika edited by Kristen Monroe (Yale University Press,2005) discuss themes from the book and current issues relevantto Perestroika's sympathizers, observers, and critics.32-9 THE BEHAVIOR AND GOVERNANCE OFPARTY ORGANIZATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amDavid Karol, University of California, BerkeleyThe Electoral Benefits of Internal Party Democracy?Denitza A. Bojinova, University of HoustonOverview: Are internally-democratic parties more successfulelectorally? The paper explores parties in 15 Central andEastern European countries and whether the more internallyinclusiveentities have experienced greater and more stableelectoral support.Measuring Electoral Value of Party Label Under DifferentElectoral RulesKenichi Ariga, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper explores empirically the extent to whichcollective party label is important in elections and its differenceunder various electoral rules, using the electoral data fromseveral developed democracies.The Machine is Dead: Does a Change in Party ControlAffect Party Worker Recruitment and Retention?Tim Hundsdorfer, University of ColoradoOverview: This paper examines the effect of a regime changeon a party's ability to recruit and retain campaign workers.Creating a Cross-National Database of Party LawsKenneth Janda, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Describes a database of over 1,000 party laws in over160 nations tagged by the laws’ origins (constitutions, nationallegislation, court rulings, and so on) and targets: politicalparties, political groups, elections, campaigns, candidates,voters, etc.211

PaperDisc.Evolving Political Machines: The Christian Right as theNew Tammany HallChelsea L. Haring, Michigan State UniversitySuzanne M. Gold, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Taking the characteristics of classic politicalmachines and applying them to modern day national interestgroups, we argue that political machines are not obsolete. Theyhave been redefined to transcend region and party.Bernard Ivan Tamas, Illinois State UniversityPaperDisc.The Legislative Veto: A Look at Continued CongressionalOversightMichael J. Berry, University of ColoradoOverview: This paper examines evolution the legislative veto asa congressional oversight device, with a particular emphsis onthe implementation of legislative veto statutory provisionsenacted after the Supreme Court's Chadha decision of 1983.John H. Aldrich, Duke UniversityJamie L. Carson, University of Georgia33-7 PRESIDENTIAL STAFF MANAGEMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amLara M. Brown, California State University, Channel IslandsAdvancing the President: The Establishment of the AdvanceOffice in the Presidential BranchMichael J. Burton, Ohio UniversityOverview: Traces the establishment of the Office of Schedulingand Advance within the EOP, placing this innovation within thecontext of wider theories of institutional growth anddevelopment.Interpretations of the White House: The GovernmentManual as PrismKaren M. Hult, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State UniversityMaryAnne Borrelli, Connecticut CollegeOverview: The paper treats the US Government Manual as anorganizational self-portrait of a presidency. Focusing ontransparency and gender representation, it compares the WhiteHouse Office entries over time and with listings from othersources.The Mechanics of Delegating Authority: Modeling WhiteHouse InitiativeTerry O. Sullivan, University of North CarolinaOverview: A formal theory of the decision to delegatepresidential authority among White House staff comparesdifferent forms of authority (e.g., presidential autonomy versusshared authority).Clashing Ideologies in the Clinton White HouseShirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg CollegeOverview: Throughout the first term of the Clinton presidency,decision making in the White House was often paralyzed by theconflicts between the centrists, primarily from the DemocraticLeadership Council, and the liberals.Disc. Susan L. Roberts, Davidson CollegeLara M. Brown, California State University, Channel Islands34-5 CONGRESS AND AMERICAN POLITICALDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amJohn H. Aldrich, Duke UniversityCongressional Reorganization of the Federal Judiciary from1875-1891Craig Goodman, Texas Tech UniversityKevin Scott, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes congressional decision-makingconcerning the reorganization of the federal judiciary in thelatter part of the 19th century.Postal Reform in the 1840s: Corruption, Development andParty PowerJohn Baughman, Bates CollegeOverview: Postal reform reached a crisis in the 1840s in debatesover party corruption and development. Congress faced acommon pool resource problem, threatening the frankingprivilege. Its answer was a first step toward separatingpostmasters from patronage.The Politics of Military Service Pensions in the AntebellumU.S. CongressCharles J. Finocchiaro, University at Buffalo, SUNYJeffrey A. Jenkins, Northwestern UniversityOverview: We examine the rise and development of militaryservice pension legislation in the U.S. Congress before the CivilWar, focusing on distribitive politics and credit claimingactivities by MCs.34-18 MODELING ABSTENTION INLEGISLATURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amJason A. MacDonald, Kent State UniversityParty Cohesion and Strategic AbstentionsScott Desposato, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Offers a method to deal with abstentions on roll-callvotes. Builds a mixture model of legislators' voting toincorporate information contained in strategic abstentions.Method is applied to case of Brazil and compared withconventional results.Selection Effects in Roll Call VotesSimon Hug, University of ZurichOverview: In most parliaments roll call votes do not necessarilygive an accurate reflection of legislative work.Determinants of Roll Call Abstention in the EuropeanParliamentLeonard Ray, Louisiana State UniversityMileah K. Kromer, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: The major purpose of this research is to create amodel of abstention in the European Parliament. The analysisfocuses on abstention behavior at the individual member level.This research controls for institutional and individual levelvariables.David C. W. Parker, Indiana University, South Bend36-6 THE POLITICS OF JUDICIALAPPOINTMENTS (Co-sponsored withPresidency and Executive Politics, see 33-15)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amAmy Steigerwalt, University of New OrleansA Balancing Approach to Nominating Supreme CourtJusticesChristopher D. Martin, Ohio Dominican UniversityOverview: This inquiry seeks to explain how a presidentbrokers, if not balances his ideology, with respect to theideology of United States Senators in order to realizeconfirmation of his nominee(s) to the Supreme Court.Supreme Court Nomination Politics in Presidential ElectionCampaignsChristine L. Nemacheck, College of William & MaryOverview: I analyze Supreme Court nomination politics as anissue in presidential election campaigns over the 20th Centuryand explain the conditions under which we should expect thisissue to be prominent.Judicial Quality and the Supreme Court NominatingProcessAndrew O'Geen, Georgia State UniversityOverview: This paper focuses on the political circumstancessurrounding a president's nominee to the Supreme Court and theimpact of these circumstances on the quality of justices.The Electoral Connection in Supreme Court AppointmentsEhud N. Sommer, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: I focus on micro-level analyses of the electoralconnection in the confirmation process of Supreme Courtnominees in the U.S. Senate. Taking the individualcongresspersons as units of analysis, I argue that re-electionconsiderations add to our under212

PaperDisc.Institutional and Partisan Effects on the O'Connor andRehnquist DeparturesArtemus Ward, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Timing is everything. The simultaneous vacanciescreated by the departures of O'Connor and Rehnquistdemonstrate the primacy of partisanship and institutions asjustices leave under favorable presidents and try to maintain anine-member CourtDavid M. Jones, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh36-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: COURTS,CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND NATIONALSECURITYRoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter A Conflict of Interest: National Security Challenges to CivilLiberties in Times of WarBrian R. King, Muskingum CollegeNathan A. Strum, Muskingum CollegeOverview: The project examines challenges faced by the US inbalancing civil liberties with national security needs. It analyzescurrent cases related to the war on terror, including an analysisof the US stance on enemy combatant status and related issues.Presenter The Courts in Times of Crisis: The Impact of Threat onCivil LibertiesLinda M. Merola, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This project examines the contours of judicialdecision-making in eras of prolonged crisis in a quantitativemanner through an investigation of linguistic indicators of threatwithin judicial decisions and other related texts.37-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:COMPARATIVE LAWRoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter Muslim Marriage Contracts: “I do, if …”Samuel D. Angus, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Interviews with lawyers, those who facilitatemarriages and married men who have ties to an Americanmosque and its members are used to shed light on the draftingand content of Islamic marriage contracts.Presenter Tendencies in the Reform of the Spanish Regions StatutesJose A. Garcia-Rojas, Universidad de La LagunaOverview: Since 2003, many regional parliaments began thediscussion about the reform of their statutes of autonomy inorder to increase their competences and in some cases, as in theBasque Country and Catalonia, to get the recognition as nations.37-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: FEDERALISMAND THE COURTSRoom TBA, Sat 10:30 amPresenter Trends in Certification of State Law Questions: ActiveJudicial FederalismWendy L. Watson, University of North TexasDaniel Orion Davis, University of North TexasMcKinzie Craig, University of North TexasOverview: This paper surveys of the various state proceduresavailable for federal courts to certify issues of state law to StateSupreme Courts and trends in the federal courts' use of thoseprocedures.38-10 POLICY ADOPTION ANDIMPLEMENTATION IN THE STATESRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amPaul Brace, Rice UniversityApproaches to Modeling the Adoption and Modification ofPolicies with Multiple ComponentsFrederick J. Boehmke, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Advances in state policy adoption have moved uspast the simple adoption dichotomy traditionally employed. Idiscuss multiple-component policies and describe a variety ofmodels for analyzing the adoption and modification of suchpolicies.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Transactions Costs and Policy Diffusion in the AmericanStatesMatthew A. Weinstein, University of PittsburghGeorge A. Krause, University of PittsburghOverview: We both advance and test a contingent transactioncost theory of policy diffusion. This theory is premised on thetransaction costs arising from both political institutions andgovernance structures of “adopting" institutions.State Policy Diffusion: Do Institutions Matter?Rachel Fulcher Dawson, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Using event history analysis, I investigate how apolicy diffuses over time and across institutions. I focus on statepreschool policy as an innovation potentially claimed andimplemented by two primary institutions: education and socialservices.One Fate, Two Fate, Red State, Blue State: Well-Being inDivided AmericaJoseph J. Foy, University of Wisconsin, WaukeshaSue A. Foy, Boys and Girls Club of Park CountyOverview: As mainstream political commentary dividesAmerica between red states and blue states, this project seeks todetermine whether or not these divisions hold anything morethan categorical importance on issues of policy and well-beingacross the states.Neal D. Woods, University of South Carolina39-1 TARGETED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES --TIFS, EZS, AND SDSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amKeith A. Boeckelman, Western Illinois UniversityThe Impact of the Empowerment Zone Program: AnEvaluation Using a Propensity Score Matching ModelDeirdre A. Oakley, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: This study examines the socioeconomic outcomes ofthe federally-funded Empowerment Zones using 1990 and 2000Census Data.Consequences of Tax Increment Financing in the City ofHoustonToshiyuki Yuasa, University of HoustonRobert Thomas, University of HoustonOverview: In this paper we apply quantitative geography toexamine the efficiency and equality consequences of taxincrement financing in the City of Houston.Evolving Local Government Purpose through EconomicDevelopmentDebra H. Moore, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleAndrew J. Theising, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleOverview: The common use of enterprise zones and taxincrement financing bring new actors into the local policyprocess, increasing the power of private developers and shiftinggovernment purpose away from traditional policy roles.Keith A. Boeckelman, Western Illinois University40-4 FACT OR FICTION? A RACE TO THEBOTTOM IN WELFARE ANDENVIRONMENTAL POLICY?RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amMark C. Rom, Georgetown UniversityPoverty and Capacity in the Post Welfare Reform EraSuzanne M. Robbins, George Mason UniversityHolly R. Barcus, MacAlester CollegeOverview: This paper analyzes individual-level economiccapacity post-1997 welfare reform using recently released datafrom the National Survey of America's Families.How Getting a Job and Making Money Can Be Bad forYour Health in the U.S.Lauren Morris MacLean, Indiana University, BloomingtonCecile Greenway, Health and Social Services, Lower ElwhaKlallam TribeOverview: The study examines the potential impacts of futureMedicaid reforms for the poor by analyzing what happens whenAmerican Indians lose access to Medicaid through short-term213

PaperPaperPaperDisc.economic gains associated with new employment or tribalgaming dividends.The Performance ParadoxJanice Johnson Dias, University of Michigan, Ann ArborSteven Maynard-Moody, University of KansasOverview: Using a large national for-profit welfare-to-work jobtraining agency as a case study, we spotlight the ways in whichdevolution impacts frontline work and decision-making.The Marketization Tendency: Which Way for the AmericanPoor?Moye G. Bongyu, Jackson State UniversityOverview: The marketization tendency is rendering the poorhelpless. The market by nature is not concerned about the poor.The government has the responsibility to rescue those who havebeen filtered out by the market mechanism.Do States Race to the Bottom? Perceptions of StateEnvironmental RegulatorsDavid Konisky, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: I examine the perceptions of state environmentalregulators regarding the effects of interstate economiccompetition on regulatory behavior. Specifically, I analyze datafrom a recent survey of senior managers in state environmentalagencies.Kathleen Hale, Kent State UniversityMark C. Rom, Georgetown University40-15 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amJohn A. Hoornbeek, Kent State UniversityBehavioral Motivations for Coproducing MunicipalServices: Exploring Participation in a Mandatory RecyclingProgramHunter Bacot, Elon UniversityGeorge Taylor, Elon UniversityOverview: Using a mandatory recycling program (a coproducedmunicipal service) to understand participatory behavior, weexplore the social and moral motivations associated withparticipation.Is it What You know or What You Believe? ExplainingSkepticism of Scientists in the Lake Tahoe Basin from 1984to 2001Christopher Weible, Georgia Institute of TechnologyOverview: This article uses 84, 91, and 01 surveys ofstakeholders in the Lake Tahoe Basin to explain skepticism ofscientists. Based on the advocacy coalition framework, it showsthat skepticism of scientists is explained primarily by policycore beliefs.The Nuclear Option: The Resurrection of Nuclear EnergyPolicyJeffrey S. Worsham, West Virginia UniversityKatie Stores, West Virginia UniversityMatt Hipps, West Virginia UniversityJonathan C. Young, West Virginia UniversityOverview: This paper examines the rise, demise, andresurrection of nuclear power. Assuming a subsystem vantage,albeit with a twist, it suggests that nuclear power is a creature ofpresidential and bureaucratic attention to energy issues.The Impact of Local Networks on the Wetland PermitPrograms in FloridaSoo Hyun Jung, Florida State UniversityOverview: Through analyzing wetland permits issued by watermanagement districts in Florida, I will answer the question ofhow networks affect the activities of local government agenciesin environmental programs.Urban Water Policy and the Technical InformationQuandary: Citizen Perceptions of Water Quality inSouthern NevadaJohn Tennert, Southern Nevada Water AuthorityMicheal Schneweis, Southern Nevada Water AuthorityChris Weiss, Southern Nevada Water AuthorityOverview: Using survey data from the Las Vegas metropolitanarea, this paper will examine citizen perceptions of waterquality in their community. The analysis will provide insightsDisc.into what drives citizen perceptions of the safety of their watersupply.John A. Hoornbeek, Kent State University41-102 ROUNDTABLE: ISSUES INREPRODUCTION AND SEX EDRoomPanelistTBA, Sat 10:30 amAlesha E. Doan, California Polytechnic UniversityLasitha K. Gunaratna, University of South Dakota, VermillionDeirdre Golash, American UniversityOverview: TBA42-5 TRANSITION, CORRUPTION, ANDDEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amJohn E. Jackson, University of Michigan, Ann ArborHousing Policy in Transition Economies: Security andInsecurityNicholas Horsewood, University of BirminghamNia Stoykova, Tufts UniversityOverview: Homeownership in transition economies providesaspects of risk and insecurity. The investigation looks at howhouseholds cope with the financial burden and considers theintroduction of an efficient safety net to manage hardship.Corruption, Lobbying, and Economic DevelopmentDavid D. Lassen, University of CopenhagenMorten Bennedsen, Copenhagen Business SchoolSven Feldmann, Northwestern UniversityOverview: We use firm level survey data to construct a measureof the intensity of lobbying in a cross-section of countries anduse this to compare, and explain, the observed pattern ofcorruption, lobbying, economic development, and institutions.Regime Type and Economic Crises: Does Democracy Makea Difference?Carlos Gervasoni, University of Notre DameLeslie Elliott Armijo, Lake Oswego, OGOverview: Countries that are more politically inclusive are lesslikely to experience extremely bad economic outcomes becauseof the incentives facing incumbents. Supporting evidence comesfrom case studies and a probit TSCS model (166 nations/38years).Globalization and Democracy Using a SimultaneousEquation ApproachJohn A. Doces, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper studies the impact of bilateral exportsfrom LDCs to the U.S. using a simultaneous equation set-up.Charles R. Hankla, Georgia State UniversityJohn E. Jackson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor43-2 REPRESENTATIVE BUREAUCRACY (Cosponsoredwith Race, Class and Ethnicity, see26-22)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amKenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M UniversityRepresentative Bureaucracy and OrganizationalPerformanceChristine H. Roch, Georgia State UniversityIgnacio Navarro, Georgia State UniversityDavid Pitts, Georgia State UniversityOverview: We examine the effects of representativebureaucracy on the types of policy tools that organizations useto achieve their goals. We focus on the effect of representativebureaucracy on policy decisions regarding disciplinary practicesin the schools.Public/Non-Profit: Partners in the Social EqualityEnterprise?Bethany G. Sneed, Eastern Michigan UniversityKelly M. LeRoux, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper focuses on representative bureaucracy inboth public and nonprofit agencies.214

PaperPaperDisc.Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Community-Based AssociationsKyu-Nahm Jun, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper analyzed the democratic legitimacy ofplace-based associations by their representativeness.Relationship between descriptive and substantive representationand the existence of neighborhood effect on issue representationare studied.Symbolic Representation in the Bureaucracy, The Case ofLaw EnforcementNick A. Theobald, University of KansasDonald P. Haider-Markel, University of KansasOverview: This paper looks at the effect of symbolicrepresentation by bureaucracies. Specifically, we study how theinteraction of race between police officers and drivers affectsdrivers' perception of legitimacy regarding police actions.Lael R. Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia43-12 THE STATE OF AVIATION SECURITY INTHE UNITED STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amJohn A. Hamman, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleThe Threat of Nuclear Attack from Russian StockpilesAgainst Civil AviationKathleen M. Sweet, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: This paper seeks to analyze the threat from theRussian stockpile and consider its subsequent impact onaviation should a nuclear device be targeted against civilaviation.Cost Benefit Analysis of New Security Technologies in USAirportsJulie Raines, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleKimberly Nelson, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: This article seeks to apply cost-benefit analysis thatincludes consideration of intangible costs to the implementationof new security technologies in domestic commercial airports.Aviation Security after September 11: Safety Sine Qua Non?Bassel El-Kasaby, University of NebraskaOverview: The main goal of this paper is to put into perspectivethe importance of constitutionally protected civil rights whensecurity issues are in the balance.Hijacking Agencies and Airplanes, FAA, "AgencyCapture," Airline SecurityMark Niles, American UniversityOverview: This Article will analyze the allegation that the FAAhas been "captured" by airline industry interests.John A. Hamman, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale44-10 REPRESSION, PREDATION, ANDREGULATORY ORIGINS:INTERROGATING THE AMERICAN STATERoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amJoseph E. Luders, Yeshiva UniversityOn the American Origins of the Democratic RegulatoryStateSamuel J. DeCanio, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: We examine why agrarians reversed their Jacksoniancommitments to laissez faire to support countercyclical federalregulatory operations. We argue this reversal was caused byelected officials’ manipulation of public opinion.Liberalism, Lynching and Constitutional Anarchy: HowFederalism Coped with the Southern Question, 1883-1938Daniel Kato, New School for Social ResearchOverview: What kind of political system existed duringlynching? Contra the weak state thesis, I will argue that the U.S.chose not to deal with lynching. Using Ernst Fraenkel's dualstate model, I will argue that this period was one ofconstitutional anarchy.PaperDisc.American Statebuilding: Lipset's Thesis of a StatelessAmerica and the Reality of a Predatory StateJeffrey W. Meiser, Johns Hopkins UniversityRichard P. Young, Seattle UniversityOverview: American political development during republic’sfirst half-century was driven largely by state action. Anapplication of state theory and plural society theory explain thisreality.Joseph E. Luders, Yeshiva University44-11 WAR, POLICING AND AMERICANPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amBartholomew Sparrow, University of Texas, AustinThe Impact of the Spanish-American War on RepublicanParty IdeologyJohn W. Compton, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper examines the Republican party's shiftfrom a rhetoric emphasizing commercial expansion to a rhetoricemphasizing humanitarian mission. I argue that this shift had itsorigins in a series of political and institutional factors.Slavery, Internal Improvements, and the Development ofPolice PowersDaniel Mulcare, Temple UniversityOverview: In this paper, I explore the Antebellum debatesconcerning federal powers over property, slavery, and internalimprovements, examining how they influenced the developmentof eminent domain and state police powers.Bartholomew Sparrow, University of Texas, Austin46-7 HARRY POTTER, MICHAEL MOORE, ANDTHE 9/11 COMMISSIONRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amBarry Eidlin, University of California, BerkeleySinners in the Hands of Two Angry White Men: MichaelMoore and Bill O’Reilly as Modern JeremiahsMark S. Jendrysik, University of North DakotaOverview: Moore and O’Reilly’s work gives insight into therhetoric style and goals of the modern jeremiad. My analysisreveals the political problems faced by this form of discourse incontemporary America.Harry Potter and The Inevitability of ClassMargaret M. Young, Albion CollegeMurray W. Young, Lambton Kent District School BoardOverview: This paper examines the first four Harry Potterbooks, focusing on two things: that Rowling's universe requiresan essentialist hierarchy in order to function and that thisnecessity is portrayed as an inevitability, rather than a tragedy.Andrew T. Dilts, University of Chicago47-4 RELIGION AND PUBLIC OPINION INNORTH AMERICA (Co-sponsored with PublicOpinion, see 22-21)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amNathan N. Zook, University of Wisconsin, Rock CountyPublic Perception of the Proper Role of Religion in PoliticsPatricia Freeland, University of TennesseeDavid Houston, University of TennesseeOverview: The rise of the Christian right has dramaticallyincreased debate regarding the proper role religion should playin the public square. Most of the discussion has come frompopular commentators and political philosophers who commenton whether or notWhat Would Jesus Tax?David L. Madland, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Some people argue that the free-market is part ofGod’s plan; others assert that God supports governmentredistribution. This paper develops and tests a religious attitudemodel to explain these differences.215

PaperPaperPaperDisc.A Social Versus Moral Context of Political Tolerance: DoesContext Matter?Marie A. Eisenstein, Indiana University, NorthwestOverview: This paper develops a model of political tolerance inits application to abortion and homosexual marriage in thereligious community assessing changes in political tolerancedepending upon if these issue are framed in a social versusmoral context.Religion, Religiosity and the Moral Divide in CanadaAdrian U. Ang, University of Missouri, ColumbiaJohn R. Petrocik, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: Utilizing a regression analysis of data from theCanadian National Election Studies, we establish that there is adivide among voters on moral issues, and religion andreligiosity inform their attitudes on these issues.Partisanship, Core Values, and Opinions about CulturalIssuesLaurie A. Rhodebeck, University of LouisvilleOverview: The paper examines the values underlying opinionsabout gay rights, abortion, school prayer, and gender roles.Cultural issue opinions are treated as discrete constructs thatspring from different core values and have different partisanimplications.J. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist UniversityDavid E. Campbell, University of Notre Dame48-3 EVALUATING TEACHING AND REALWORLD LEARNINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amTammy A. Sarver, Benedictine UniversityPredicting Good Experiences in Political Science InternshipsTammy A. Sarver, Benedictine UniversityOverview: This is a study of students enrolled in PoliticalScience internships at a small liberal arts college. Specifically,this paper assesses what factors make an internship experience agood experience.Management by Results: Student Evaluation of FacultyTeachingLaura Langbein, American UniversityOverview: Results show that faculty who give higher grades getbetter ratings from student evaluations (SETs), controlling forexpected grade and fixed effects for both faculty and courses.Discusses policy and management implications.Measuring Outcomes of a Political Science InternshipProgramDuane D. Milne, West Chester UniversityOverview: This research is a quantitative assessment of theoutcomes achieved in the internship program run by theDepartment of Political Science at West Chester University(West Chester, PA).Teaching Public Management in the Public Interest toUndergraduatesStephen M. King, Campbell UniversityOverview: Teaching public management to undergraduatestudents is challenging. This paper examines one such attempt:to explain public management to undergraduate political sciencestudents enrolled in an introductory public administrationcourse.James M. Carlson, Providence College50-2 XENOPHON'S POLITICAL THOUGHT (Cosponsoredwith Foundations of Political Theory,see 27-28)RoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amSusan D. Collins, University of HoustonThe Socratic Political Education in Xenophon'sMemorabiliaCarol L. McNamara, Utah State UniversityOverview: The chief purpose of this paper is to examine theSocratic political education in Xenophon's Memorabilia, then,how it relates to the whole Socratic education so as to resolvethe controversy over Socrates' relationship to practical politics.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Greek International Political Thought: Xenophon'sHellenicaMatthew Brunner, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: An examination of the international political thoughtin Xenophon's Hellenica.The Politics of Education and the Idea of RegimeChristopher J. Barker, Claremont Graduate UniversityOverview: Xenophon's "Education of Cyrus" examines regimechange and its connection to education. The dichotomy ofmastery and acquisition will be examined. The rejected "simple"education is analyzed in light of Aristotelian formalism.Hunting in Paradise: Xenophon's Cyruses and the Art ofWarDustin Gish, John Cabot UniversityOverview: This paper argues that Xenophon’s two Cyrusesdisdain and reject the opulent notion of hunting in paradisecharacteristic of eastern despotism, embodying instead the art ofwar necessary for the acquisition and maintenance of imperial‘state’.Susan D. Collins, University of HoustonRobert Phillips, Wheeling Jesuit University53-301 POSTER SESSION: EMPIRICALIMPLICATIONS OF THEORETICALMODELSPresenter Do Justices Change Their Positions When Elevated to theSupreme Court?Room TBA, Board 1, Sat 10:30 amStephen A. Jessee, Stanford UniversityOverview: I analyze data on federal appeals court and SupremeCourt decisions in order to test the hypothesis that appeals courtjustices change their positions when elevated to the SupremeCourt.Presenter Unifying Theory and Testing of Economic SanctionsOutcomesRoom TBA, Board 2, Sat 10:30 amTaehee Whang, University of RochesterOverview: When do we expect economic sanctions to succeed?I subject this question to empirical testing using a fullystructural estimation that employs a game theoretic model as astatistical model. I also examine the central results with fourcase studies.Presenter Strategic Delegation and Partial Integration in a Two-Country UnionRoom TBA, Board 3, Sat 10:30 amNikitas Konstantinidis, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper examines the effects of uncertainty andstrategic delegation on the equilibrium outcome of policycentralization within a two-country union. It also introduces adynamic approach in explaining partial unification and depth ofintegration.Presenter Party System Evolution in "Transitional Democracies"Room TBA, Board 4, Sat 10:30 amAthanassios Roussias, Yale UniversityOverview: How do party systems in new democracies evolve?Using "battle of the sexes" I illustrate some coordinationproblems parties face. Recent cases of democratic transitionsreveal mechanisms by which parties manage (or not) toovercome these problems.Presenter The Politics of Presidential Term Limits and SuccessionRoomTBA, Board 5, Sat 10:30 amAlexander Baturo, Trinity College, DublinOverview: Why do some leaders manage to extend their tenurewhere others do not? In this paper I formalize and empiricallyinvestigate factors pertaining to the emergence and developmentof various institutions regulating executive tenure in developingworld.216

Presenter The Political Representation of the PoorRoom TBA, Board 6, Sat 10:30 amKaren L. Jusko, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: How do electoral rules affect the well-being of thepoor. I present a formal theoretical model to illustrate howelectoral rules affect antipoverty policy, and test theimplications of this model using the Luxembourg Income Studydata.Presenter Coalition Governments Can Make Policy ChangesRoom TBA, Board 7, Sat 10:30 amDespina Alexiadou, European University InstituteOverview: Variable policy weights can change coalitionbargaining by allowing trade-offs and logrolling. Under theseconditions coalition governments should not suffer fromeconomic delayed stabilization. The theory is tested onparliamentary coalitions.Presenter International Institutions and Coalition-BuildingRoom TBA, Board 8, Sat 10:30 amTerrence L. Chapman, Emory UniversityOverview: International relations scholars have long beenconcerned with the determinants of multilateralism and with theeffects of international institutions. This paper extends a formalmodel designed to demonstrate when institutions can providelegitimacy.Presenter Military Spending, Investment and Economic GrowthRoom TBA, Board 9, Sat 10:30 amMuhammet A. Bas, University of RochesterOverview: I find that there is a nonlinear relationship betweendefense spending and economic growth. Military spendingaffects economic growth indirectly through investment.Presenter Political Determinants of Currency Crises OutcomesRoom TBA, Board 10, Sat 10:30 amThomas Sattler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ZurichOverview: I use a two-period signaling model with two-sideduncertainty to explain when exchange rate defenses aresuccessful and when they fail. The model's predictions aretested using quantitative data of 124 speculative attacks inOECD countries.Presenter We Appreciate Your Support: Information Exchange andParty NetworksRoom TBA, Board 11, Sat 10:30 amGregory Koger, University of MontanaSeth Masket, Denver UniversityHans Noel, Princeton University/University of California, LosAngelesOverview: We argue formal parties are a portion of an extendednetwork of interest groups, media, 527s, and candidates. Wemeasure this network by tracking transfers of names. Usingsocial network methods, we find two distinct and polarizedparty networks.Presenter Choosing Imperfectly Credible Institutions: Fixed ExchangeRates and Independent Central BanksRoom TBA, Board 12, Sat 10:30 amCristina Bodea, Princeton UniversityOverview: I write a model describing when and why politicianschoose independent central banks whose independence is hardto ascertain and fixed exchange rates that markets know can bedevalued. I test the model's predictions on data from transitioncountries.Presenter Electoral Cycle in Political CorruptionRoom TBA, Board 13, Sat 10:30 amTetsuya Fujiwara, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate theexistence of an electoral cycle in political corruption. When arepolitical actors most likely to engage in corruption? My studyprovides a model to answer this question, and empirically testsit.Presenter Endogenous Contentious PoliticsRoom TBA, Board 14, Sat 10:30 amJamus J. Lim, University of California, Santa CruzThorsten Janus, University of California, Santa CruzOverview: In this paper, we develop a model of socialmovement emergence and contentious politics that is notcritically dependent on active elite support, but rather onstrategic interactions among movement actors at inter- andintra-group level.Presenter Taming the Selection Bias: Matching vs. Selection ModelsRoom TBA, Board 15, Sat 10:30 amHyeran Jo, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I examine the ways to empirically evaluate atheoretical argument about compliance with internationalagreements. I discuss the conditions under which matchingwould perform better than Heckman selection models.Presenter Time Constraints and Legislative Agenda PowerRoom TBA, Board 16, Sat 10:30 amJesse T. Richman, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: I analyze the agenda power opportunities available topolitical leaders. Holding time available constant, a largerpolicy space leads to more powerful state legislative leadership.55-101 ROUNDTABLE: GO (MID)WEST YOUNGMAN: LATINOS IN THE HEARTLANDRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 10:30 amCeleste M. Montoya Kirk, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleJorge Chapa, University of Illinois, BloomingtonBenjamin Marquez, University of Wisconsin, MadisonJonathan C. Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska,OmahaJesse P. Mendez, Oklahoma State UniversityBrandon G. Valeriano, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: TBA57-4 INFUSING STUDENT LEADERSHIP:MODELS FOR THE CLASSROOM ANDCAMPUSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amHeather McDougall, St. Mary’s College, University ofNotre DameA Political Model of a Leadership ProcessErnest L. Stech, Arizona State UniversityOverview: Current emphasis is on leadership as process ratherthan on the leader. A political process where there areconstituencies with differing interests can be applied toleadership attempts. The process model can be used as aleadership prescription.Infusing Student Leadership: Models for the Classroom andCampusAmy Herman, Indiana University, BloomingtonAmbrosia Borowski, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: As citizenship and globalization unfold, we struggleto reconcile the role of the university as a civic institution,designed to prepare our students for the challenges of the worldat every level. This paper outlines strategies and highlights.Women’s Intercultural Leadership: A Model for Change inthe 21st CenturyJoy Evans, Saint Mary's CollegeElaine Meyer-Lee, Center for Women's InterCulturalLeadershipBonnie Bazata, Center for Women's InterCultural LeadershipTracy Robison, Center for Women's InterCultural LeadershipOverview: The Women’s Intercultural Leadership Modeldeveloped by the Center for Women’s InterCultural Leadershipat Saint Mary’s College weaves theory and practice into aneffective model for women’s agency.Heather McDougall, St. Mary’s College, University ofNotre Dame217

Saturday, April 21 – 1:45 pm – 3:30 pm2-12 ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS,REPRESENTATION AND POLICY (Cosponsorwith Economic Policy, see 42-13)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmLanny W. Martin, Rice UniversityThe Effect of Electoral Systems on NationalCompetitiveness: Bringing in Corporate GovernanceJaekwon Suh, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Rogowski and Kayser's political explanation ofprices say that majoritarian systems lower prices more thanproportional system. This paper elaborates their contention byexamining an intervening variable between electoral systemsand prices.Party vs Pork: Electoral Institutions and the Form ofRedistributive PolicyStephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: The form of redistributive transfers vary acrosscountries. Governments in candidate-centered majoritariansystems provide fewer narrow transfers than those in partycenteredmajoritarian systems, even controlling for domesticdemands.The Efficacy of Electorally Motivated Fiscal PolicyEric Chang, Michigan State UniversityTse-hsin Chen, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Over the past two decades, whether and how theincumbent manipulates economic policies to further electoralinterest has come to occupy center stage in the field ofcomparative political economy. Yet, little is known about theefficacy of electorallyRepresentation, Death and Public Expenditures: EvidenceFrom JapanShigeo Hirano, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper tests whether representatives to Japan'sLower House of the Diet influenced the distribution of publicexpenditures during the period from 1977 to 1995.Karen L. Jusko, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor2-14 EXTREME POLITICS -- SOCIALMOVEMENTS AND POLITICAL PARTIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmJosephine E. Squires, Fort Hays State UniversitySecessionist Mobilization Strategies in Unitary and FederalEnvironments: Institutions and Independence in the UnitedKingdom, Canada, and the United StatesLawrence M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOverview: This paper compares secessionist mobilizationstrategies in federal and unitary environments. The cases areScotland, Quebec, and South Carolina.Radical Right Political Parties and Policymaking: inGermany and AustriaMarcella J. Myers, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This research project is a effort to asses how radicalright political parties matter in regional parliements.The Cross-Sectional Determinants of Regionalism inAdvanced DemocraciesJason Sorens, SUNY, BuffaloOverview: Regionalist parties oppose independence for theirterritories but seek to promote regional distinctiveness andinterests. Support for regionalist parties is high in culturallydistinctive regions without capacity for self-government.The Immigration Issue and Anti-Immigrant Party Supportin Western EuropeJoost van Spanje, European University Institute, FlorenceWouter van der Brug, University of AmsterdamOverview: Kitschelt assumed that an economic and a socioculturaldimension are orthogonal at the supply side of theelectoral market and that the latter dimension is mainlyimportant for the success of NRR parties. In this paper, wequestion this claim.PaperDisc.Do Cultural Differences Explain the Rise of Anti-ImmigrantParties?Hasan Kirmanoglu, Istanbul Bilgi UniversityNejat Anbarci, Florida International UniversityOverview: In this paper we show not only that variations inunemployment and income distribution affect the rise of antiimmigrantparties but also that countries with higherindividualism/collectivism scores have stronger anti-immigrantparties.Josephine E. Squires, Fort Hays State University3-8 MEASURING DEGREES AND EFFECTS OFVIOLENCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmLee Ann Fujii, George Washington UniversityThe Phantom of a State: Continuities Between the Ba'thistState and Current Insurgency in IraqNida Alahmad, New School for Social ResearchOverview: While not denying the state's use of violence, thispaper problematizes the use of violence as an explanation forthe survival of the Iraqi Ba'thist state. The analytical limits ofviolence are examined through an investigation of the 1991uprising.A Model for Measuring the Violations of Human Rights: ACase Study of the Arab Rulers Between 1970 and 1990Mohamed A. Berween, Texas A&M International UniversityOverview: This paper is arguing that one of the ways to measurethe violations of human rights in a country is to look at it as afunction of three factors.Political Unrest and Democratic Institutions in DevelopingWorldDursun Peksen, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: Using a recently collected data, this paper examinesthe role of political institutions on political unrest in developingworld.Decentralization and Violence - Analyzing the Cases ofIndonesian and IndiaSunny Tanuwidjaja, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: By comparing the decentralizations in Indonesia andIndia this paper seeks to identify and analyze the conditionsfacilitating the success and failure of decentralization in easingviolence.Ravi Bhavnani, Michigan State University3-103 ROUNDTABLE: DOMESTIC IMPACTS ONTHE MIDDLE EAST OF THE WAR ONTERRORRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 1:45 pmMaqsood A. Choudary, Delta CollegeWalid A. Phares, Florida Atlantic UniversityMohammad A. Tabaar, Georgetown UniversityTimothy J. Schorn, University of South DakotaOverview: TBA4-4 REFINING METHODOLOGICALPERSPECTIVES ON DEMOCRATIZATIONRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmLaura Flamand, El Colegio de la Frontera NorteEffects of U.S. Policy on Transitions to Democracy:AQuantitative AnalysisPaul D. Trampe, George Mason UniversityOverview: This paper examines a random sample of nondemocraciessince 1977, places each in one of eight categoriesreflecting U.S. policy at the time and measures the liklihood of anation successfully making the transition to democracy undereach policy.Spreading Democracy: An Agent-Based Model of theDiffusion of DemocracyJos Elkink, Trinity College, DublinOverview: Empirical studies on democratization over time andspace clearly show that transitions to democracy clustergeographically. This paper presents an original agent-based218

PaperDisc.model, showing regime diffusion as a product of social crossborderinteraction.The Influence of Public Support on Implementation ofTransitional Justice: A Signaling Game ModelByung-Jae Lee, University of Texas, AustinOverview: My paper developes an imperfect information gamemodel to explain the role of public support on judicial decisionmakingon transitional justice measure and empirically test thehypotheses drawn from the model.TBA4-15 DEVELOPING CREDIBLE DEMOCRATICPRACTICESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmRita Kiki Edozie, Michigan State UniversityChallenges to Democratization: Examining the (Potential)Obstacles both at Home and AbroadJennifer M. Cyr, Florida International UniversityRezwan Hussein, Florida International UniversityOverview: TBAAlliance Membership and the Threats to Democracy post-September 11, 2001: Lessons from the Cold War inSouthern Europe and Latin AmericaPetros Vamvakas, Emmanuel CollegeOverview: The aim of this paper is to challenge these twomaxims in international relations and comparative politics asthey apply to the post-September 11th international system, byexamining similar cases from the Cold War era in SouthernEurope and in Latin America.Substitutable Protections: How SocioeconomicVulnerabilities Condition the Effectiveness of LegalInstitutions as Credible Commitment DevicesJeffrey K. Staton, Florida State UniversityChristopher M. Reenock, Florida State UniversityOverview: In this paper, we develop a theory of crediblecommitment in which we portray political institutions assubstitutes for features of cultural, social or economic life thatinfluence state predation on individual rights.Constitutional Limits, Democracy, and National HumanRights Behavior, 1976-2004C. Neal Tate, Vanderbilt UniversityLinda Camp Keith, University of IowaMarina V. Ghulyan, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: Describes and related the development of formalconstitutional provisions establishing political rights, promotingjudicial independence and limiting states of emergency overnearly three decades to national patterns of democracy andhuman rights.Understanding Democratic Citizenship through the Lens ofEducation Policy: South Korea and the United StatesPamela C. Carriveau, Black Hills State UniversityHyun-Jin Seo, Sungshin Women's UniversityOverview: The meaning of "democratic citizenship" in theUnited States and South Korea is examined by analyzingeducation policies from both nations aimed at providing futurecitizens with the particular skills needed for successful adultcitizenship.David D. Yang, Princeton University5-13 ISSUES OF EU ENLARGEMENTRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmLynn M. Maurer, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleThe Differential Impact of the EU in Hungary and CzechRepublicIsa Camyar, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: This study examines the differential impact of theEU on the timing of state reforms in the Central and EasternEuropean counties and the historical and institutional dynamicsmediating it through a comparative study of Hungary and CzechRepublic.PaperPaperPaperDisc.EU Enlargement: Agenda Setting and Priming inComparative PerspectiveOya Dursun, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper examines the agenda-setting and primingfunctions of the British and French media on the EUenlargement by combining a content analysis of The Times, TheGuardian, The Mail, Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Liration andEurobarometer survey data.European Union - Eastward ExpansionJayalakshmi Gopalan, Marquette UniversityOverview: The paper will analyse the impact of the EuropeanUnion Membership on the 10 new members that joined theUnion in 2004. The costs incurred in joining the Union and thebenefits that are obtained will be studied in the field of politicsand economics.The German Reunification and The Eastern EnlargementOf The EUTereza Novotna, Boston UniversityOverview: The paper examines German reunification and theEastern enlargement of the EU as two opposite types of politicalintegration that occured after 1989 in Europe.Lynn M. Maurer, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville5-17 THE COMPARATIVE MANIFESTO DATAAND PARTY POSITIONINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJosephine T. Andrews, University of California, DavisThe Spatial Structure of Party CompetitionJosephine T. Andrews, University of California, DavisJeannette Money, University of California, DavisOverview: We explore the conditions under which the policypositions of vote-maximizing political parties converge to thatof the median voter, and under what conditions do they divergefrom this position.Party Policy Positions and Party System Fragmentation inthe Post-WWII EraRobin E. Best, Binghamton UniversityOverview: Party system fragmentation has increased in virtuallyall Western democracies in the post-WWII era. I utilize datafrom the Comparative Manifesto Project to explore howchanges parties' policy offerings have contributed to this trend.Majority-Rule Representation and Issue DimensionalityRachel K. Cremona, Flagler CollegeOverview: I explore if and how democracy works in terms ofmajority rule representation.The International Economy’s Influence on Parties’ Socio-Economic PoliciesAndrea B. Haupt, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: I evaluate how the international economy influenceparties’ socio-economic policy goals.Ideological Space Dimensionality and the Number ofCompetitorsHeather Stoll, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This paper examines the relationship between thedimensionality of the particized ideological space in whichpolitical competition occurs and the number of equilibriumcompetitors.Michael D. McDonald, Binghamton University6-3 CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICYRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmChris Manfredi, McGill UniversityBudgetary Roles in Provincial Governments - ComputerContent AnalysisAndre S. Gosciniak, Laval UniversityOverview: Wildawsky, in his budgetary process theory,distinguishes between two categories of actors: guardians of thetreasury and advocates of program spending. This study verifiesthis theory by analyzing ministerial speeches from Ontario andQuebec.219

PaperPaperDisc.Riptides in Ontario: Contrasting Strategies of ExecutiveReform, 1985-2005Brendan F. Burke, Bridgewater State CollegeOverview: This paper studies the political and administrativeleadership of Ontario premiers from 1985 to the present day asthey represent Liberal, New Democratic Party, and ProgressiveConservative Party interests.Policy Capacity in Canadian Intergovernmental RelationsPatricia L. O'Reilly, Ryerson UniversityGregory J. Inwood, Ryerson UniversityCarolyn M. Johns, Ryerson UniversityOverview: Using a comparative analysis based on primaryresearch material, this paper focuses on the factors which inhibitor enhance successful intergovernmental policy capacity inCanada by examining the sectors of trade, environment andhealth.Chris Manfredi, McGill University7-14 OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS: THEQUALITY OF DEMOCRACY IN LATINAMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJose Vargas-Hernandez, Instituto tecnologico de cd. GuzmanDo Plebiscites Foster Democratic Institutions andAccountability?Patricio D. Navia, New York UniversityAngelica Duran, New York UniversityOverview: Effects of recent national referenda and plebiscite inLatin America on democratic accountability. Informationasymmetries confuse issues. Politicians with an organizedsupport base benefit from overall low turnout rates.Political Scandals and the Dynamic of Politics in LatinAmerican CountriesMaria Andrea Castagnola, University of PittsburghOverview: I explain why Latin American countries experiencedan increase of political scandals covered by media, and what theimplications for national politics are. I conduct a cross-countrytime-series analysis of 17 countries of the region during 1980-2001.The Role of the OAS in the Political Crisis of VenezuelaJesus Sanchez, Ohio UniversityOverview: The OAS's intervention in Venezuela reveals thelimited consensus among its members as to how the DemocraticCharter should be applied and the capacity of the US to dictatethe terms under which the OAS intervention took place.Civil Society, Protest, and Democracy: The Case ofArgentinaEduardo Frajman, University of Maryland, College ParkOverview: The paper examines the role of civil society and newsocial movements in the protests that shook Argentina in 2001.Criticizes current theories of civil society and NSM’s forfocusing too much on cultural and not enough on economicconflicts.Interests and Interest Groups and the Consolidation ofLatin American DemocracyClive S. Thomas, University of Alaska SoutheastOverview: Is a viable interest group system essential to theconsolidation of Latin American democracy? In answer, thispaper presents a framework for understanding the development,current role, and future developments of interest groups in theregion.Decentralization in Costa Rica: The Impact of Reform onParticipation and AccountabilityJeffrey Ryan, University of ArkansasOverview: Decentralization advocates generally claim it willenhance political participation and accountability. I argue thatits impact (particularly in the functional and capacity areas) onthese democratic elements may be more curvilinear than direct.Lucio R. Renno, University of ArizonaAnibal Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh8-11 TRANSNATIONAL FORCES IN ASIANPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmBenjamin Read, University of IowaThe Transnational Politics of the Dalit MovementPeter J. Smith, Athabasca UniversityOverview: This paper examines the Dalit (Untouchable)Movement's recent participation in transnational networksagainst casteism and corporate globalization particularly atWorld Social Forum venues in Asia, South America andEurope.Interpreting a New Ethic of Global Democracy and HumanRights in BurmaCindy Kleinmeyer, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Burma's current ruling military junta, the State Peaceand Development Council (SPDC) uses the state-run media asan instrument to remind readers of the regime's top political,economic and social objectives.Technologies of Dissent: Legislating the Internet In thePeople's Republic of ChinaJessica Crewe, Harvard UniversityOverview: China's much-publicized Internet censorship raisesquestions about the function of national identity in transnationalnetworks and about new technologies and their potential tofoster political development and dissent.Globalization, Democratization and Women's NGOActivism in South KoreaBang-Soon L. Yoon, Central Washington UniversityOverview: South Korea's hyper-growth and globalizingeconomy have vastly transformed society and pushed thesociety into a successful transition to democracy. This paperinquires into how globalization and democratization haveaffected women's political rolesCatholicism vs. Communism, Continued: The CatholicChurch in VietnamLan T. Chu, Occidental CollegeOverview: This paper examines the confrontations andnegotiations between the Catholic Church and the communiststate in Vietnam.Benjamin Read, University of Iowa10-9 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORMIN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmJulia Gray, University of California, Los AngelesAre Oligarchs Productive? Theory and EvidenceYuriy Gorodnichenko, University of Michigan, Ann ArborYegor Grygorenko, Citigroup RussiaOverview: This paper studies the behavior of oligarchs,politically and economically strong conglomerates in transitionand developing countries. We show that oligarchs can improvethe performance of the firms they own relative to other firms.Business Interest Groups in Post-Communist Russia: ThePuzzle of FormationDinissa S. Duvanova, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Formation of business associations in postcommunistRussia is the central puzzle of the paper. The paperconcentrates on identifying how the process of business interestgroup formation differs across industries and sectors of Russianeconomy.Flatliners: Why Some European Countries Prefer, AndManage to Implement, the Flat TaxJulia Gray, University of California, Los AngelesAlexander Baturo, Trinity College, DublinOverview: What factors shaped the preferences of ruling partiestoward the flat tax, and what made adoption feasible orinfeasible Europe? Conditioned on party preference, weevaluate the influence of international and domestic politicaland economic pressures.220

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Financial Crises and the Power of Capital in TransitionEconomies of Eastern EuropeJana Grittersova, Cornell UniversityOverview: The principal question this paper investigates is thefollowing: What causes expensive and irrational delays ofdevaluation resulting in large currency falls that could havebeen avoided with an earlier devaluation?Common Economic Space and GUAM: Partners versusOpponents in the CISVitalie I. Diaconu, Monterey Institute of International StudiesOverview: The paper analyzes the problems of regionalcooperation among CIS states, in the framework of theCommon Economic Space and GUAM. Cooperation mightadvance the regional integration as well as starting the processThe Political Economy of Countering the Resource Curse:The Case of Russia Under PutinAdnana Vatansever, John's Hopkins UniversityOverview: This paper on Russia's struggle with the "resourcecurse" under President Putin aims to contribute to the scholarlyliterature by providing a comprehensive study of Putin'sinitiatives to reform the country's tax system - an area ofconsiderable weakof disintegration in the CIS.Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison10-15 CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONALPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THEFORMER COMMUNIST STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmAchim Goerres, London School of EconomicsVoting More When it Matters More: Turnout In Post-Communist CountriesJoshua A. Tucker, Princeton UniversityAlexander Pacek, Texas A&M UniversityGrigore Pop-Eleches, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper examines variation in turnout across 21post-communist countries from 1990-2004. We find higherturnout in elections where there is a more "at stake", a findingthat is surprisingly similar to voter turnout in establisheddemocracies.Protest Potential and Generational Change in RussiaOlena Nikolayenko, University of TorontoOverview: Protest potential is considered here as an importantsign of generational change in post-communist societies.Protest activity is an appropriate focus not only because itrepresents a remarkable departure from the habitual patterns ofpolitical partThe End of the Wave: Regime Consolidation and ProtestDecline in RussiaGraeme B. Robertson, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: How waves of political protest get started is a subjectmuch studied. How they end is less studied. Using the case ofRussia, I show how elite political alliances can explain protestdeclines in partially liberalized states.Competing for the Monopoly on Violence in the FormerSoviet EmpireElina Treyger, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper uses violent deaths statistics todemonstrate a surprising variation across the ex-Sovietcountries, and suggests a legal institutions and culture-basedexplanation for this variation.Ellen P. Carnaghan, Saint Louis University11-10 PREVENTIVE WAR AND INTERVENTIONSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmSteven P. Millies, University of South Carolina, AikenSituating Humanitarian Intervention within InternationalRelations TheoryLamis Abdel-Aty, McGill UniversityOverview: The theoretical question of why states engage inhumanitarian intervention will be addressed by showcasing thestandpoints of the two major schools of IR theory whosePaperPaperDisc.contributions have been pertinent to the issue (realism andconstructivism).The Peace Process After Oslo and the Levels of AnalysisFrameworkMadalina C. Hanes, Louisiana State UniversitySchvalla Rivera, Indiana State UniversityOverview: I am using the level of analysis framework toidentify the forces that affect the peace process after Olso ateach level. I conclude that the best resolution for the Arab-Israeli conflict must combine all three levels.Threats to International Peace and Security: Evolution of aTechnical TermKimberly Hudson, Brown UniversityOverview: This paper traces the expansion of the meaning of"threats to international peace and security" over time andshows how it has led to a new interventionism that must beseverely constrained, but that we should welcome as necessaryand good.Roger J. Durham, Aquinas College12-10 EXCHANGE RATE POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmSteven R. Hall, Ball State UniversityDemocracy and Floating Exchange RatesMichael G. Hall, University of Northern IowaOverview: Why does democracy seem to correlate with floatingexchange rates? This paper tests different causal explanations,which focus on the transparency of the regime and politicalstability.Beggar Thy Neighbor Redux: The Political Economy ofExchange Rate ManipulationMichael A. Pisa, University of California, San DiegoOverview: TBACurrency Regime ChoiceJesse R. Russell, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This paper examines how states choose a currencyregime. What domestic characteristics influence the choice topreserve, pool, or subordinate their monetary sovereignty?Free Riding to Dollar Decline: Changes in Global DollarHoldings and the Future of Dollar HegemonyVictor C. Shih, Northwestern UniversityDavid Steinberg, Northwestern UniversityOverview: In this paper, we test whether small holders of areserve currency free-ride on large holders when the reservecurrency is expected to depreciate. We test this using monthlydata on central bank holdings of US treasuries during 2003 and2004.Farmers and Financiers: The Political Economy ofExchange Rate ValuationDavid A. Steinberg, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This paper uses panel data to determine whichpolitical factors cause variation in exchange rateover/undervaluation. We find that group preferences influencecurrency levels. Institutions affect the strength of thepreference-policy relationship.Angela O'Mahony, University of British Columbia13-10 PUBLIC OPINION AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmRichard Sobel, Harvard UniversityPublic Support for War and News Coverage of MilitaryConflicts: Persuasion or Reinforcement?Scott L. Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignKevin M. Coe, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper presents newly re-discovered trend datathat track American popular support for the war effort fromPearl Harbor until the end of the war.Death and Taxes: Capital-Intensive Militaries andAggressive DemocraciesJonathan D. Caverley, University of ChicagoOverview: In democracies, development of capital-intensivemilitaries shifts the costs of war away from the median voter,making conflict more attractive. Thus even when democracy221

PaperPaperPaperDisc."works," a state may exhibit pathological behavior such asimperial overstretch.Knowing When to Fold: How Military and CivilianCasualties Affect the Decision to End the WarSarah E. Croco, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Using new data on military and civilian losses I testseveral hypotheses of the proposed relationships between costsand war termination.After the Rally: The Domestic Politics of Fighting andEnding WarsThomas M. Dolan, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper investigates how publics respond to newinformation about war, and how and when these dynamicresponses affect inter-state war bargaining processes.How Domestic Factors Affect Conflict Behavior ofDemocratic CountriesWanfa Zhang, University of AlabamaJun Wei, University of AlabamaOverview: This research is a test of the diversionary theory ofwar with a brand-new data set and method. Different from mostprevious works that covers only a limited number of democraticcountries, this paper will cover all democratic states soclassified.Adam J. Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDevra C. Moehler, Cornell University15-7 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OFINTERVENTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmMarc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityMilitary Intervention, Rebel Strength, and the Outcome ofCivil ConflictsStephen E. Gent, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Since interveners want to impact the outcomes ofcivil conflicts, interventions will be more likely when there is astrong rebel group. Given that government-biased third partiesintervene in tougher cases, empirically they appear be lesseffective.Rivalry Processes: An Explanation for theInternationalization of Civil WarKris G. Pence, Indiana Wesleyan UniversityOverview: The paper argues rivalry processes provide a strongexplanatory framework for explaining the internationalization ofcivil war as well as providing insight in to the type of assistanceoffered and the target of aid.The Strategic Dynamics of Third-Party InterventionAmy Yuen, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper examines the strategic dynamics ofintervention in international conflict. Using a formal model thatincludes three strategic actors, I develop expectations overconflict onset, duration and participation.Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University15-17 TERRITORY AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmDaniel Morey, University of IowaTerritory and Conflict: Strategic Consolidation of DisputedTerritoryDavid B. Carter, University of RochesterOverview: I argue that territorial disputes are more likely to endviolently relative to other disputes (e.g., trade disputes) becauseterritory itself can be strategically consolidated during thedispute process, which alters the expected outcome.The Steps to Interstate War in AfricaBrandon G. Valeriano, University of Illinois, ChicagoDouglas Gibler, University of KentuckyOverview: An examination of the steps taken prior to theEthiopian-Somalian War, the Ugandan-Tanzanian War, and therecent Congo War will be analyzed to determine common anddivergent power politics patterns in the onset of warfare.PaperPaperDisc.Territorial Dispute MIDs: Costly Signals of Resolve forOther DisputesKrista E. Wiegand, Georgia Southern UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the timing of MIDs in territorialdisputes. I hypothesize that a challenger state is more likely toinitiate a MID when it can achieve bargaining leverage in otherdisputes.Neighborhood Effects and the Generation of InternationalConflict HotspotsAlex Braithwaite, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: This paper identifies the causes of conflict hot spots.States in democratic neighborhoods, that are well integrated inthe global economy are shown to be significantly less likely tobecome located in hot spots of international conflict.Daniel Morey, University of Iowa16-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: CHINESEFOREIGN POLICYRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter Getting China Wrong: Denaturalizing the Revisionist-Status-Quo DiscourseJing Tao, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper denaturalizes the revisionist-status-quodiscourse in analyzing the Sino-US relations and concludes thatthe strategic interactions between the two powers in East Asia isto provide public good to the region rather than zero-sum innature.Presenter China's Strategic and Economic Goals in Latin America andCentral AsiaKathleen M. Appenrodt, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper is a comparative study examining China'sforeign policy in both Latin America and Central Asia. Itexamines the economic and strategic ties China has pursued inboth regions.17-9 THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAWRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmMark Sachleben, Miami UniversityWhy Do They Return? Evaluating International Tribunalfor Former Yugoslavia's Contribution to the Reconciliationof VictimsMonika A. Nalepa, Rice UniversityOverview: I analyze the relationship between transitional justice(indictments, trials and sentences of the ICTY) andreconciliation (operationalized as refugee returns of differentethnic groups at the municipal level in Bosnia and Herzegovinaover 12 years).The Informalization of Interstate WarTanisha Fazal, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper explores the causes of the decline in theuse of formal declarations of war to intitiate interstate wars, andin the use of formal peace treaties to conclude interstate wars.The analysis is based on an original data set on war initiation.Adjudication Among Peoples: A Deliberative DemocraticAlternativeRobert V. Bartlett, Purdue UniversityWalter F. Baber, California State University, Long BeachOverview: Critique of international legal tribunals regardingpossible obstacles to globalization of deliberative democracy. Aproposed alternative to the creation of international legal normsbased on the theories of contemporary deliberative democrats.Measuring Time in Meters: A New Standard for CriticisingInternational LawNathan D. Griffith, Belmont UniversityOverview: Critics misapprehend the nature of the internationallaw, criticizing it ineffectively as a result. Measuring it againstthe appropriate type of legal system produces more effectiveanalysis, removing the disconnect between theory and practice.Mark Sachleben, Miami University222

18-11 THE ORIGINS AND EFFECTS OFPARTISAN IDENTIFICATION (Co-sponsoredwith Voting Behavior, see 19-17)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmRoberta S. Sigel, Rutgers UniversityEmotional Partisans: The Group-based Components ofPartisan IdentificationLynn M. Sanders, University of VirginiaMargarita Krochik, University of VirginiaOverview: The recovery of psychology in Green, Palmquist andSchickler's 2003 study of partisan identification is too agnosticabout the emotional underpinnings of social groupidentifications. Our experiments show how partisans derivepsychological gratificatThe Relative Role of Affect Among Partisans, Independents,and MisfitsFrancis Neely, San Francisco State UniversityOverview: I test hypotheses about the nature of partisanshipwith data from a June 2005 RDD survey of Californians. Aquestion-wording experiment replicates and extends findingsfrom the 1987 ANES pilot, focusing on the role of affect in PID.The Policy Basis of Partisan ChoiceChristopher R. Ellis, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillOverview: This paper explores the impact of partisanship-policypreference consistency on the decision to cast a party line vote.The importance of policy consistency varies as a function ofboth individual characteristics and the macro-political context.Partisanship, "Enduring Values" and VoteGeoffrey A. Evans, Oxford UniversityRobert A. Andersen, McMaster UniversityOverview: Are values conditioned by partisanship or viceversa? Multi-wave cross-lagged panel analysis over an electoralcycle demonstrates the reciprocal nature of the relationship thusquestioning the extent of the causal role of values in votechoice.David A. Peterson, Texas A&M University19-6 ECONOMIC VOTING MODELSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmAlfred G. Cuzan, University of West FloridaMemory and Mandates: The Effect Of Time On Voters’Evaluation of PerformanceMichael E. Greenberg, Shippensburg UniversityGordon S. Bergsten, Dickinson CollegeOverview: In this paper, we refine our previous work toincorporate and test the effect time has on the memory ofpolitical events and thus on voters’ retrospective evaluation ofcandidates. We test variants of two main classes of “memorydecay” functions.Does the Lack of Clear Responsibility Hinder ElectoralAccountability?Gyung-Ho Jeong, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper argues that the lack of clarity is not thecause of weak electoral accountability, but the consequence ofstrong checks and balances among politicians.Retrospective Voting and Loss Aversion: An EmpiricalAnalysisJames Lo, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper applies Kahneman and Tversky's lossaversion heuristic to the study of voting behavior in America,arguing that retrospective voters value economic gains andlosses differently.PaperDisc.Economic Crisis and Government Accountability in LatinAmericaTimothy Nordstrom, University of MississippiHarvey Palmer, University of MississippiLeslie Schwindt-Bayer, University of MississippiOverview: We revisit Remmer's (1991) question about therelationship between economic crisis and voting in newdemocracies with an expanded dataset of 148 elections in LatinAmerican presidential systems and Caribbean parliamentarydemocracies.Brad T. Gomez, University of South Carolina20-7 CAMPAIGN STRATEGY: COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmMelanie J. Blumberg, California University of PennsylvaniaOwning the Issue Agenda: Explaining Party Strategies inBritish General Election CampaignsJane Green, University of OxfordSara B. Hobolt, University of OxfordOverview: This paper refines the issue ownership theory ofparty competition and applies this new model to explain partystrategies in British general elections.The Politics of Campaign ProfessionalizationJennifer K. Smith, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: Rather than advancing monotonically, as existingresearch would suggest, the professionalization of electioncampaigning is conditioned by intra-party political dynamics. Idraw on interview research in the UK and Germany to supportthis hypothesis.A Fistful of Euros: Campaign Spending Effects under STVKenneth R. Benoit, Trinity College, DublinMichael A. Marsh, Trinity College, DublinOverview: Our paper examines the effects of candidatespending under the Single-Transferable Vote electoral system,based on evidence from the 2002 Irish general election.Findings: Clear, positive evidence of spending effects, esp. forchallengers.The Increasing Role of Advance Poll Voting in CanadianNational ElectionsTony L. Hill, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: Non-election day voting is an increasingly importantpart of the Canadian electoral process. NED voters made thedifference in a dozen ridings in 2004. This paper examines thedimensions of this trend and implications for electoral politics.Howard's End: Political Marketing in the 2005 BritishGeneral ElectionPatrick K. Basham, Democracy InstituteOverview: Ineffective political marketing resulted more fromquestionable decision-making on the part of the respective partyleaderships before the official campaign began than from illconsideredpolitical marketing choices made during thecampaign, itself.John Mehrtens, University of Nevada, Las Vegas21-9 VOTING AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmRichard Sinnott, University College, DublinCoasian VotingDan Alger, Lawrence UniversityOverview: I introduce Coasian voting and contrast it tocommonly studied voting systems for an environment withmoney and no income effects. While general theoretical resultson voting systems based solely on the voters' ordinalpreferences indicate that all223

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Preference Approval VotingSteven J. Brams, New York UniversityRemzi Sanver, Bilgi Istanbul UniversityOverview: Information on preferences and information onapproval of candidates in an election, though related, arefundamentally different-one cannot be derived from the other.We propose a way of combining them in a hybrid votingsystem.Voting Systems and Strategic ManipulationAnna Bassi, New York UniversityOverview: Sincere behavior in Approval voting is compared toBorda count, Hare systems, and Plurality voting in anexperimental setting. The treatments vary in the extent thatvoters know other voters' preference orderings and the use ofpre-election polls.A Model of Electoral Incentives and Voter CoordinationNeal G. Jesse, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: A model of electoral systems, their strategicincentives, and voter coordination to change the "naive" result.Open and Closed: Party Attachment and Sincere Voting inElectoral ContextAndrew J. Drummond, University of California, IrvineOverview: Comparing small party supporters across 17advanced democracies, I find that sincere voting increases withpartisan attachment, and that this relationship strengthens as theelectoral system becomes more open to party competition.Richard Sinnott, University College, Dublin22-301 POSTER SESSION: PUBLIC OPINIONPresenter The Opinion Hard Core: Refining The Spiral of SilenceTheoreticallyRoom TBA, Board 1, Sat 1:45 pmScott H. Clarke, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper develops the opinion Spiral of Silenceconceptually, characterizing opinion "hard cores" along threedimensions: dogmatic thinking, a strict conformity to one'sreference group and the use of alternative communicationchannels.Presenter Garnering the Support of Losers: How to Build Support forLocal GovernmentRoom TBA, Board 2, Sat 1:45 pmJennifer R. Wilking, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper asks how, given continual conflicts, issupport for local government built? I hypothesize outcomes ofconflicts lead to short-term support, while perceptions of fairprocesses lead to long-term, legitimating support.Presenter What is Your Overall Impression of this Poll?Room TBA, Board 3, Sat 1:45 pmMary G. Currin-Percival, University of California, RiversideOverview: I find that individual characteristics such asknowledge of polling methodology and party identification areassociated with different impressions of polls conducted bydifferent polling outlets such as Gallup, the media and politicalparties.Presenter Survey Questions, Issue Framing, and Public Support forSchool VouchersRoom TBA, Board 4, Sat 1:45 pmMisook Gwon, University of CincinnatiOverview: This study tests several hypotheses about the effectsof variation in question wording on public support for schoolvouchers from 1993 to the present, using the multivariate,analytical technique developed by Lockerbie and Borrelli(1990).Presenter Meritocracy and Americans' Views on Distributive JusticeRoomTBA, Board 5, Sat 1:45 pmRichard T. Longoria, University of MarylandOverview: Americans are ambivalent in their views towardsmeritocracy. They believe that intelligence and hard workshould be rewarded, but they also support inherited wealth,seniority pay, and the distribution of educational opportunitiesthrough the market.23-4 SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE SOCIALASPECTS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmKim Q. Hill, Texas A&M UniversityManufacturing Trust: Japanese Community Currencies andSocial CapitalSean E. Richey, Pace UniversityOverview: Japan is the global innovator in communitycurrencies, a policy designed to create social capital. I collectnew survey data to test whether government can increase trust. Ifind that community currency involvement increasesgeneralized trust.Communication Network and Cognitive Political EfficacySun-Young Kwak, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: The paper investigates whether different types ofcommunication networks of the elected board members of LANeighborhood Councils change the board member’s attitudestowards the organization’s political efficacy and their politicalactivities.Who Bonds? Who Bridges? Implications for RepresentativeGovernmentKim Q. Hill, Texas A&M UniversityGarrett Hatch, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: We seek to unravel the puzzle that bonding-groupcivic engagement has negative effects on democratic outcomesbut bridging-group engagement has none.The Unvarying Influence of Peers on Civic ParticipationCasey A. Klofstad, University of MiamiOverview: There is a correlation between how much we talkwith our peers about politics and how much we participate inpolitics.This paper looks at how this relationship varies bysocioeconomic status and prior experience with politics andcivic activity.Patricia Funk, Stockholm School of Economics24-13 MEDIA EFFECTS AND THE 2004PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmRobert W. Van Sickel, Indiana State UniversityThe Impact of 527 Organizations on the CampaignEnvironmentMary C. Deason, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCaitlin N. Sause, George Washington UniversityOverview: This paper shows that 527 issue advertisementsplayed a significant role in the increased negativity in campaignadvertisements in the 2004 election campaign and explains thedifferences among ads run by candidates, parties, and organizedinterests.Campaign Conclusions: A Study of Newspaper EditorialDiversity During the 2004 Presidential RaceSteven M. Hallock, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: Analysis of newspaper editorials in competingnewspaper markets during the 2004 presidential race foundvarying degrees of opinion diversity, supporting the existence ofa bonafide marketplace of ideas.Local News and Perceptions of CampaignsDaniel P. Stevens, Hartwick CollegeBarbara Allen, Carleton CollegeGregory Marfleet, Carleton CollegeJohn L. Sullivan, University of MinnesotaOverview: This paper presents survey data, content analysis,and focus group evidence on perceptions and effects of localnews. We find the more individuals watch local news the lesstolerant they are of standard political debate. We endeavor toexplain why.Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University224

24-18 BIAS IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmMichelle D. Brophy-Baermann, University of Wisconsin,Stevens PointThe Eye of the Beholder: Perceptions of Bias in the News,1985-2005Stephen E. Bennett, University of Southern IndianaOverview: This study focuses on feelings of political bias in thenews between 1985 and 2005. If perceptions that newsorganizations are biased in their coverage of public affairs arepart of a larger set of attitudes, it may be harder to change thisfeeling.How Liberals and Conservatives Think: Evidence onLakoff's Theory in the Rhetoric of Political AdvertisingGlenn W. Richardson, Jr., Kutztown University ofPennsylvaniaOverview: The DICTION text analysis program is used toexplore partisan variations in the rhetoric of campaign ads interms of the conceptual metaphors in George Lakoff'sworldview-based analysis, Moral Politics: How Liberals andConservatives Think.Memorable Encounters: Ideology, Information Acquisitionand Television NewsJoel Turner, Florida State UniversityOverview: Does perceived media bias impact a viewer's abilityto acquire and recall information? Utilizing an experimentaldesign, I will examine whether individuals are better able toacquire and recall information from a consonant or dissonantmedia source.Glenn W. Richardson, Jr., Kutztown University ofPennsylvania24-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: BEINGUNCIVIL: THE CHANGING TONE OFPOLITICAL COMMUNICATIONRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter Mediating Incivility: Contentious Political Discourse in theTelevision AgeDiana C. Mutz, University of PennsylvaniaJocelyn Landau, Annenberg School for CommunicationOverview: This experimental study incorporates cross-mediacomparisons of civil and uncivil political discourse (television,radio, and print) in order to investigate how different forms ofmediation condition the impact of incivility on politicalattitudes.24-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:EDITORIALIZING POLITICS: THE ROLEOF ENDORSEMENTS AND EDITORIALS INPOLITICAL OUTCOMESRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter The Importance of Newspaper Editorials in the PolicyProcessPhilip D, Habel, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This study uses both systematic and anecdotalevidence to show that members of Congress take the New YorkTimes and the Wall Street Journal editorials seriously.Presenter Ballot Boxing: Comparing the Impact of Endorsements onBallot ReferendaShad B. Satterthwaite, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper examines the impact of newspaperendorsements of state ballot questions. It comparesendorsements from a state's two major newspapers on ballotreferenda over several decades and assesses their effects onvoting behavior.25-6 THE IMPACT OF FEMALE CANDIDATES:DETERRENCE, ENGAGEMENT, ANDOUTCOMESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmJennifer L. Lawless, Brown UniversityAn MC Like Me: Does Descriptive Representation EffectContacting Behavior?Melanie R. Castleberg, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This paper examines the effects of descriptiverepresentation on the political participation of women.Specifically, I focus on contacting behavior to determinewhether symbolic representation does in fact influence politicalbehavior.Female Candidates, Issues, and Political ProselytizingAtiya K. Stokes-Brown, Florida State UniversityMelissa Neal, Florida State UniversityOverview: This paper examines whether candidate gender andcampaign issues influence attempts at political persuasionamong women in the electorate.Do Female Candidates Deter Male Voters? The 1998 HouseElectionsKatherine Gallagher, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: I use propensity scores and matching on district andindividual level data for the 1998 House elections to estimatehow the presence of a female candidate influences voter turnoutof men and women.Paper Party Success and Women Congressional Candidates, 1982-2004Rosalyn Cooperman, University of Mary WashingtonOverview: This project examines whether aggregate vote sharereceived by the Democratic and Republican parties increased ordecreased when they ran women candidates in congressionalelections from 1982 through 2004.Disc.Nancy Zingale, University of St. Thomas, MinnesotaJennifer L. Lawless, Brown University25-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: EUROPEANUNION INSTITUTIONS AND GENDEREQUALITYRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter Gender Equality in the Candidate Countries - a Result ofEuropeanisationIngrid Roder, University of BremenOverview: In this paper the effectiveness of the pre-accessionmeasures of the EU in the area of gender equality in the CzechRepublic and Slovakia are examined. Were the norms of EUgenderequality not only formally, but also substantiallyimplemented?Presenter Implementing European Women's Rights Policies: The Roleof Transnational NetworksCeleste Montoya Kirk, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleOverview: This paper examines the impact that Europeaninitiatives on gender violence have had on the policy practicesof Member States.26-10 MINORITY CANDIDATESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmCasellas Jason, University of Texas, AustinThe Influence of Skin Tone on the Trait Attributions ofBlack CandidatesTony E. Carey, Jr., SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: Using an analysis of variance, the experimentfocuses on how voters make trait attributions based oncandidates’ race and skin tone.Post-Racial Politics, The 2004 U.S. Senate Campaign inIllinoisMartin Dupuis, Western Illinois UniversityKeith Boeckelman, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: The role that racial issues played in Barack Obama'sprimary and general election will be outlined, and the factors225

PaperPaperPaperDisc.226that encourage African-American candidates to run for statewideoffice will be discussed.The Effects of Racial Messages in Televised CampaignAdvertising: A Multi-Contextual Experimental StudyStephen Maynard Caliendo, North Central CollegeCharlton D. McIlwain, New York UniversityJillian Maynard Caliendo, Avila UniversityOverview: This paper presents the results of an experimentaldesign to explore the effect of racial messages on attitudes aboutpolitical candidates in multiple election contexts.Navigating the Identity Terrain: Race, Ethnicity, and theLatino CandidateF. Jane Mabe, New York UniversityOverview: This study focuses on Antonio Villaraigosa--the 1stLatino mayor of Los Angeles since 1872--in order to examinestrategies employed by candidates with cross-over appeal innavigating stereotypes and addressing the race as a campaignissue.Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Race, Power and theDevelopment of Urban DemocracyMichael Javen Fortner, Havard UniversityOverview: This paper traces the process of cross-racial coalitionformation in New York during each mayoral election from 1965to 1989. It reveals how political institutions and temporalprocesses interact to produce coalitions or hinder theirdevelopment.Marisa A. Abrajano, Texas A&M University26-101 ROUNDTABLE: THE POWER OF THELATINO VOTE: LESSONS FROM THE PASTAND FOR THE FUTURERoomPanelistTBA, Sat 1:45 pmHenry Flores, St. Mary's UniversityAntonio Gonzalez, William C. Velasquez InstituteLuis Miranda, Mirram GroupMatt Barreto, University of WashingtonOverview: TBA27-13 POLITICAL PASSIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmThomas Conte, Maryville CollegeFear and Politics, Ancient and ModernDaniel J. Kapust, University of GeorgiaOverview: An historical criticism of Corey Robin's "Fear: TheHistory of a Political Idea," developed through a reading of aselection of Greek and Roman texts.Nietzsche and the Problem of GuiltRoberto Alejandro, University of MassachusettsOverview: In this paper I attempt to offer a detailed examinationof the different versions of guilt that Nietzsche offers in theGenealogy.Adventures in Invisibility: Against Political Uses of ShameBlaise Misztal, Yale UniversityOverview: While the repressive nature of the practice of socialshaming has been expounded at some length, recently therehave been attempts to rehabilitate shame or humiliation aspotential salutary correctives on social and political behavior.On the Introduction of BoredomDaniel A. Silver, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper seeks methods for understanding themeaning and power of the idea of boredom and related conceptsin modern political and social thought.Jeffrey Church, University of Notre DameThomas Conte, Maryville College27-23 THE POLITICS OF CHANCE AND RISKRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmFred Eidlin, University of GuelphFrom Danger to Risk in Early Modern British PoliticalThoughtEmily C. Nacol, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper will analyze the linguistic and conceptualrelationship between seventeenth-century British politicalPaperPaperPaperDisc.discourse about danger and safety and an eighteenth-centuryBritish account of risk as an opportunity for profit.Gambling for CertaintyMindy J. Peden, John Carroll UniversityNicole Rishel, John Carroll UniversityOverview: In this paper we explore the historical andcontemporary uses of the concepts of luck, chance, anduncertainty as the corollaries to inequality premised on merit,talent, worth or desert.Why Lotteries Are JustPeter Stone, Stanford UniversityOverview: Lotteries are just distributive devices, but theorists ofjustice have done little to explain this fact. A contractariandefense, grounded in the work of Thomas Scanlon, can fill thisgap.Rawls on Stability, Legitimacy and AffirmationEdward H. K. Song, University of VirginiaOverview: Critics of Rawls' political liberalism ignore its coreworry, the ideal of political legitimacy. I offer an account ofRawlsian legitimacy called 'affirmation' that defends the importof citizens' subjective endorsement of their political regimes.Fred Eidlin, University of GuelphSharon Vaughan, Morehouse College27-27 CONSTITUTIONALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmAnthony A. Peacock, Utah State UniversityThe Missing Judiciary in Locke's Separation of PowersRoss J. Corbett, Brown UniversityOverview: Locke's separation of powers comprises theexecutive, legislative, and federative, while everyone else'sreplaces the federative with the judicial. Where is the judicialfunction in Locke, and why is it not a separate power?Reconsidering Locke's Strange Doctrine of NaturalExecutive PowerLee Ward, Campion College at the University of ReginaOverview: Rather than interpreting Locke's political thought interms of Hobbes' natural rights or Christian natural law, his"strange" doctrine of natural executive power, is bestunderstood as a critical departure from both of these strains ofargument.Pacificus v. Helvidius: The Problem of Executive PowerBenjamin A. Kleinerman, Virginia Military InstituteOverview: Seeks to extend recent work upon the founders'understanding of executive power and upon the constitutionaldebate between Hamilton and Madison. Paper emphasizes theessential constitutional differences that emerge from this debate.Expertise and AccountabilityDimitri Landa, New York UniversityOverview: I argue that the election-based account ofaccountability runs into a fundamental conceptual problem: iflegislators are superior judges, how can we judge the choicesthey make?Anthony A. Peacock, Utah State UniversityScott C. Pandich, St. Lawrence University28-12 FREEDOM, PUNISHMENT, AND POWER INMODERN POLITICAL THOUGHTRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmMichael R. James, Bucknell UniversityFoucault, Felons, and Voting RightsAndrew T. Dilts, University of ChicagoOverview: In the contemporary US, the subject generatingfunctions of the carceral society outlined by Foucault existoutside the walls of the prison or reformatory, finding their wayinto the constitutional forms of self-government.Rationale of Punishment: Utilitarianism's Most ImportantContribution?James T. McHugh, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: The Rationale of Punishment, attributed to Bentham,is a neglected and, arguably, the most important utilitarian text,especially for its real and potential contribution to penalogy andinsight into the early development of this school of thought.

PaperDisc.The Despotism of Modern Political Theory:Misunderstanding FreedomJohn Phillips, University of MarylandOverview: Benjamin Constant rejects the melding of freedomwith obedience and authority. Freedom is meaningless unless itis removed from discussions about the nexus of power andauthority and put back where it belongs - independence.James Wiley, St. Norbert CollegePaperDisc.Against Political ObligationThomas M. Hughes, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This paper advances a skeptical tradition against theconcept of political obligation by developing a multiprincipledcritique. The analysis draws upon existing critiques found invirtue theory, liberalism and anarchism.Steve Vanderheiden, University of Minnesota, DuluthThomas C. Ellington, Wesleyan College28-5 USING HISTORICAL AMERICANPOLITICAL THOUGHT TO ILLUMINATECONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmVincent J. Strickler, DePauw UniversityAmerica's Cosmopolitan MomentAaron M. Keck, Rutgers UniversityOverview: The framing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 can beunderstood as a practical realization of the cosmopolitan ideal--an ideal that has shaped the development of American politicalthought and national identity in still-unexplored ways.Constitutional Cassandra: Vindicating Brutus, the Anti-FederalistVincent J. Strickler, DePauw UniversityOverview: The dire predictions of “Brutus” have come largelytrue. But, Federalists denied their plausibility. Thus, theyreveal what both sides of the original constitutional debatebelieved that the Constitution was not or should not be.Abraham Lincoln and "Practical Equality"Jason R. Jividen, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Lincoln’s thought includes a view of equality thatadmits inherent limitations on its actualization, yet his rhetoricof equality might be flexible enough to often obscure theselimitations.Madison and Lincoln on Majority RuleJeffrey H. Anderson, U.S. Air Force AcademyOverview: Madison and Lincoln do not reject the primacy ofmajority rule; however, neither do they embrace majority rulewithout applying a nuanced understanding that majority rulemust be filtered, moderated, checked.This paper explores theirthoughts.Daniel P. Klinghard, College of the Holy Cross29-6 SOCIAL COHESION, OBLIGATION ANDRESPONSIBILITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmBurke Hendrix, Cornell UniversityBeyond the Rule of Law: Do Direct Action CampaignsMaintain the Human Bond?Stephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, DuluthJamison Tessneer, University of Minnesota, DuluthOverview: If law presses people beyond the limit of theirconsciences, they may choose not to obey it. In so doing, theymay sever their bonds with non-dissidents, to the detriment ofall. Is (or how much is) this a problem for the U.S. peaceand justice movement?An Offer We Can't Refuse? How Residence Can GroundPolitical ObligationJohn R. Harris, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Grounding the moral duty to obey the law might bestbe done by utilizing consent theory, yet determining how onegives her consent has proven difficult. My paper offers adefense of the claim that we consent to obey the law by residingin a state.Who Killed Socrates? The Plausibility of a BlameworthyCollective AgencyJeffrey B. White, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: The focus of the following paper is the phenomenonof the collective agent; what constitutes the appearance of acollective agent?30-13 FORMAL THEORIES OF INFORMATIONAND COMMUNICATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmMatias Iaryczower, California Institute of TechnologyA General Model of Lobbying with Implications forDelegationLawrence S. Rothenberg, University of RochesterJaehoon Kim, University of RochesterOverview: We develop a general model of lobbying undermultiple dimensions and show that, if competing lobbyistsspecialize in their expertise, then full information revelation isunlikely.Relying on the Expertise of Interested PartiesSven Feldmann, Northwestern UniversityOverview: I develop a model of communication in which adecision maker seeks to learn from a potentially informed party.The paper endogenizes the emergence of expertise and providesa foundation for learning from information provided byinterested parties.A Servant of Two Masters: Cheap Talk with MultipleReceiversLeslie Johns, New York UniversityOverview: I examine how the presence of multiple audiencesaffects the incentives of informational agents to truthfully revealtheir private information.Modelling the Tragedy of the Commons with VerbalSanctionsDavid V. Schwab, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper presents a game-theoretic model of howallowing users of a CPR to verbally sanction one another canresolve the tragedy of the commons.Matias Iaryczower, California Institute of Technology31-9 METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN IPE (Cosponsoredwith International Political Economy,see 12-22)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJake Bowers, Harvard UniversityInstrumental Variables, Weak Instruments and UncertaintyRobert W. Walker, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: With a specific focus on the quality of instrumentsand parameter uncertainty, we provide practical tests ofrelevance and orthogonality for instrumental variablesestimators in political research.Modeling Spatial Interdependence in Political Economywith Tax-Competition ExamplesRobert J. Franzese, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJude C. Hays, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Theoretical and empirical-modeling issues inglobalization and capital taxation, stressing strategicdependence among countries in fiscal policymaking andresultant spatial interdependence (contemporaneous correlation)of capital tax rates in TSCS data.Popular Sovereignty and the Room to Maneuver: A Searchfor a Causal ChainThomas Sattler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ZurichJohn Freeman, University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesPatrick Brandt, University of Texas, DallasOverview: We reanalyze the claim that governments retainsubstantial room to maneuver despite globalization. Competingarguments about the causal chains connoting popularsovereignty over the economy are tested using new Bayesian,multiple time series methods.Michael D. Ward, University of Washington227

32-12 POLITICAL PARTIES IN ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.LaSalle 2,7 th Floor, Sat 1:45 pmStewart L. French, Saginaw Valley State UniversityAre U.S. Presidential Nominations Party-Centered orCandidate-Centered?Marty Cohen, University of California, Los AngelesDavid Karol, University of California, BerkeleyJohn Zaller, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The party insiders who dominate presidentialnominations are long-term players more loyal to party than toindividual candidates, and seek to coordinate their supportbehind the candidate with greatest potential for broad supportwithin the partyHow Well do the Parties Compete in House Elections?Jonathan S. Krasno, SUNY, BinghamtonConor M. Dowling, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: Through an examination of the amount of campaigndonations and spending by Democratic and Republican partycommittees, we assess the parties' strategies to maximize theirseat gains in House elections.State Party Organizations as Campaign Service ProvidersJoshua P. Stockley, Nicholls State UniversityOverview: Surveys of 200 legislative candidates and interviewswith 50 past and present members of the state party inOklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana were conducted to determinehow candidates perceive party roles during state legislativeelections.Reputation and Electoral Alliances: The Roles of Ideologyand ViabilityRoyce A. Carroll, University of California, San DiegoOverview: I present a model of electoral alliances driven by thepursuit of government access, in addition to seats, wherebyfactors shaping the electoral importance of governing viabilityprovide incentives for otherwise independent entities tocoalesce.Party Dominance in Africa's Multiparty ElectionsDaniel J. Young, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In this paper I test competing explanations of thepattern of party dominance in African elections, includingethnic voting and electoral authoritarianism. I emphasize theimportance of presidential coattails, and find evidence of itsimportance.Casey B. K. Dominguez, University of San Diego33-103 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: ANDREWRUDALEVIGE'S 'THE NEW IMPERIALPRESIDENCY'RoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 1:45 pmMatthew Dickinson, Middlebury CollegeAndrew Rudalevige, Dickinson CollegeNancy Kassop, SUNY-New PaltzWilliam Howell, Harvard UniverityDavid Adler, Idaho State UniversityOverview: Author Meets Critics: Andrew Rudalevige's 'TheNew Imperial Presidency'34-11 THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS INCONGRESSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmRussell D. Renka, Southeast Missouri State UniversityOmnibus Appropriations: Creatures of Gridlock,Dereliction, or Design?Stonegarden Grindlife, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Are omnibus appropriations bills simply the result ofa distracted, gridlocked, or even lazy legislative branch or dothey serve a very specific purpose in congressional electoralstrategies?US Senate Majority Leaders and Distributive PoliticsAndrea C. Hatcher, University of the South, SewaneeOverview: Is being Leader advantageous in distributive politics?This paper makes use of archival data to trace the role of USSenate Majority Leaders in securing pork for their state.PaperDisc.Institutional Change and the Congressional AppropriationsProcessJason A. MacDonald, Kent State UniversityOverview: This paper examines innovations in thecongressional appropriations process that shifted some controlover policy decisions made by Congress from authorizingcommittees to appropriations committees. What explains theseinstitutional changes?Diana Evans, Trinity College34-301 POSTER SESSION: LEGISLATIVEINSTITUTIONS POSTERPresenter Veto Power in Committee: An Experimental StudyRoom TBA, Board 7, Sat 1:45 pmHankyoung Sung, The Ohio State UniversityJohn Kagel, The Ohio State UniversityEyal Winter, Hebrew UniversityOverview: This paper experimentally examines the veto powerin the committee bargaining. We consider two cases: urgentand non-urgent.Presenter Legislative Rules RevisitedRoomTBA, Board 8, Sat 1:45 pmJulianne F. Flowers, Loyola University, ChicagoOverview: The existing Congressional literature on institutionalrules treats "rules" as a monolithic construct; that is all rules aretreated the same. This paper proffers a typology of five distincttypes of rules.Presenter From the Party of Deficit Hawks to the Party of DefenseRoomHawks: Where Does Party Reputation Come From?TBA, Board 9, Sat 1:45 pmJungkun Seo, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This paper investigates the sources and processes ofparty reputation-building in Congress. I analyze the RepublicanParty in national security arena and explain how reputationbuilding processes affect legislative outcomes.35-8 A NEW LOOK AT INCUMBENCY EFFECTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmGeorge Serra, Bridgewater State CollegeIncumbency, Risk, and the Gender GapKristin Kanthak, University of ArizonaBarbara Norrander, University of ArizonaKatrina Running, University of ArizonaOverview: We posit that differing attitudes toward risk betweenmen and women may help explain variations in the gender gap.Because women are more risk-averse than men, they are morelikely to vote for incumbents. We provide evidence from the2004 elections.The Impact of Incumbency on Political ParticipationJean-Francois Godbout, Northwestern UniversityOverview: The paper focuses on measuring the dynamicrelationship between incumbency and turnout in congressionaldistricts. The results show that incumbency puts a downwardpressure on turnout and that this effect increases with tenurelength.Appearance Effects on Legislative CareersMargaret Ann Curran, Northern Illinois UniversityJames N. Schubert, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: In previous research (Schubert and Curran 2002), weconsidered the possibility that stereotypes, with respect to facialappearance and social identity, influence political factors thataffect the course and longevity of political careers.The Electoral Consequences of Pork: A Multilevel AnalysisAndrew H. Sidman, Stony Brook UniversityMaxwell H. Max, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: We have two methodological critiques of previousresearch on the effects of congressional pork on electoraloutcomes. Seeking to alleviate these problems, we use amultilevel model to estimate the true effect of pork oncongressional elections.228

PaperDisc.Incumbency Advantage in German and British Elections: AQuasi-Experimental ApproachHolger L. Kern, Cornell UniversityOverview: Our paper presents causal estimates for theincumbency advantage in British and German federal elections.Kenneth Bickers, University of Colorado36-7 STATE COURTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmChristopher D. Martin, Ohio Dominican UniversityJudicial Diversity: The Interaction of Access and ConsensusBrent D. Boyea, University of Texas, ArlingtonOverview: Evaluating state judicial institutional arrangementsand the behavior of judges, the distribution of judge attributes isfound to strongly affect consensus. Consensus is considerablygreater in elected courts with less diversity.This Paper Will Test a Model of Turnover on State Courtsof Last Resort Between 1975 and 2005James C. Brent, San Jose State UniversityOverview: Much scholarly research has been devoted toexplaining why judges retire. Building upon research regardingthe United States Congress, the existing literature suggestsseveral reasons why judges might voluntarily depart the federalbench.Controversy in State Courts: The Effects of JudicialSelection MethodsRachel Paine Caufield, Drake University/American JudicatureSocietyOverview: Using over 500 news reports of controversysurrounding state court decisions, this paper assesses therelationship between methods of state judicial selection andcontroversial or unpopular decisions in all 50 states from 2001-2005.Public Opinion and the Judicial Calculus of Gay Rights inState High CourtsFrederick S. Wood, Michigan State UniversityOverview: In this paper, I examine the impact of attitudinal,environmental, and institutional variables in cases before statesupreme courts in which the rights claims of gays and lesbianswere decided.Chris W`. Bonneau, University of PittsburghKyle A. Scott, Miami University36-8 CROSS-NATIONAL STUDIES OF COURTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmSunita A. Parikh, Washington University, St. LouisPolitical Stability, Cleavage Structures and JudicialIndependenceNick Jorgensen, College of William and MaryOverview: This paper tests a model of judicial independencethat links court autonomy to the inclusiveness or exclusivenessof political regimes, state intervention in the economy, andpolitical stability.Gavels Gambling Against Guns: Judicial Negation inAuthoritarianRodelio C. Manacsa, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: When do courts develop the daring to rule againstthe state in authoritarian regimes? This paper provides anempirical assessment of why and when judiciaries "gamble" torule against the government during periods of authoritarianism.Opinion Writing in the U.S. Supreme Court and the HighCourt of AustraliaKirk A. Randazzo, University of KentuckyLee R. Remington, University of KentuckyReginald S. Sheehan, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper explores the influences - legal, politicaland strategic - of opinion writing in both the U.S. SupremeCourt and the High Court of Australia.PaperDisc.Nuking the Nuclear Option: A Comparative Analysis ofJudicial SelectionRebecca Wood, Michigan State UniversityOverview: What would our system look like without "Adviceand Consent?" By examining constitutional prescriptions, legalrequirements and the operation of these selection systems, wecan get an idea what our system would look like without thenuclear option.Susan W. Johnson, University of North Carolina atGreensboroDavid Weiden, Illinois State University36-16 FORMAL MODELS OF LAW ANDJUDICIAL POLITICS (Co-sponsored withFormal Modeling, see 30-23 )RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJeffrey R. Lax, Columbia UniversityLaw Creation by a Team of JudgesCharles M. Cameron, Princeton University/New YorkUniversityLewis Kornhauser, New York UniversityOverview: We study the creation of law by a team of judgesoperating within a judicial hierarchy. The particular focus is therole of hierarchy and litigant control of appeals decisions in thecreation of new legal rules.Legal Doctrine and Political ControlTonja Jacobi, Northwestern UniversityEmerson Tiller, Northwestern UniversityOverview: A formal model of doctrine as an instrument ofpolitical control by higher courts of lower courts.Collegial Court Chaos? Policies, Cases, and Legal RulesJeffrey R. Lax, Columbia UniversityOverview: I analyze the creation and application of legal rulesin collegial courts, demonstrating that the unique structures ofjudicial policy-making induce stability and coherence incontrast to the disequilibrium of most majority-rule decisionmaking.The Majoritarian Basis for JudicialCountermajoritarianismJames R. Rogers, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: A game-theoretic model is developed that identifiesthe conditions under which popular majorities will supportjudicial independence (and the judicial countermajoritarianfunction of courts) against legislative attack.A Costly-Signaling Theory of "Hard Look" Judicial ReviewMatthew C. Stephenson, Harvard Law SchoolOverview: This paper develops a costly-signaling model of"hard look" judicial review, in which the quality of thegovernment's explanation for its decision conveys usefulinformation to uninformed courts because of the cost ofproducing a high-quality record.Charles M. Cameron, Princeton University/New YorkUniversity37-7 PUBLIC AND ELITE ATTITUDES TOWARDCIVIL LIBERTIESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmRichard Braunstein, University of South DakotaCognitive Heuristics and the Evaluation of FourthAmendment QuestionsJeffery W. Green, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: When presented with an opportunity to evaluate thepropriety of police conduct in hypothetical scenarios involvingrights under the Fourth Amendment what cognitive heuristicsdo individuals employ to construct their reactions to thesesituations?Popular Rights Claiming Before there was Civil RightsLaw: 1939-41George I. Lovell, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper examines connections between federalcivil rights administration and ordinary citizen's ideas about lawand rights by analyzing 800 letters sent to the President andJustice Department between 1939 and 1941.229

PaperPaperDisc.Challenging Others or Censoring the Self? Attitudes ofCensorship and Academic Freedom among UniversityFacultyChapman B. Rackaway, Fort Hays State UniversityMichael V. Suchoparek, Fort Hays State UniversityMitchell Hall, Fort Hays State UniversityEthan Harder, Fort Hays State UniversityMark Colwell, Fort Hays State UniversityOverview: A survey of university faculty on attitudes ofcensorship and academic freedom post-9/11.Theorizing Communities and Judicial Change: LegalAcademics in Canada, the UK, and New ZealandJason L. Pierce, University of DaytonOverview: This paper compares how the legal academies inCanada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand shaped theroles that their respective courts assumed under the CanadianCharter, the British Human Rights Act, and New Zealand’s newbill of rights.Susan Burgess, Ohio University38-102 ROUNDTABLE: THE FUTURE OF THESTUDY OF STATE POLITICS AND POLICYRoomPanelistTBA, Sat 1:45 pmRichard F. Winters, Dartmouth CollegeChristopher Z. Mooney, University of Illinois, SpringfieldDavid Lowery, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillRon Weber, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: TBA39-11 NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND PROTESTPOLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJose F. Marichal, California Lutheran UniversityOrganizing For Justice: The Urban Poor AndEnvironmental Politics in Multi-Ethnic Southern CaliforniaArmando Xavier Mejia, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Paper examines three organized efforts by the urbanpoor to contest environmental injustice in Southern California.Case studies offer theoretical and comparative lessons forsuccessful grassroots environmental mobilization in multiethnicregions.The Fate of Institutionalized Protest: The Suburban O'HareCommissionBonnie Lindstrom, Northwestern UniversityOverview: The rise and fall of the Suburban O'HareCommission, a coalition of suburbs formed to oppose O'Hareexpansion, exemplifies the fate of locality-based protest when agrassroots group becomes institutionalized and identified withone political party.Jose F. Marichal, California Lutheran University40-14 STANDARDS BASED EDUCATIONALREFORMRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmSandra Vergari , SUNY, AlbanyRace and the Politics of Grade RetentionValentina A. Bali, Michigan State UniversityDorothea Anagnostopoulos, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Retaining low performing students in grade hasbecome a central though disputed component of currentstandards-based reforms. This paper examines the political andorganizational determinants of school district retention ratesacross racial groups.The Interaction Between Organizational Values andMorality PolicyWarren S. Eller, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper addresses the potential outcomes of thecentralization of educational policy at the federal level onschool performance and violence prevention programs.PaperPaperDisc.Agenda Setting in Garbage Cans: Lessons from U.S. andJapanese Education ReformKeith Nitta, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Garbage can processes in U.S. and Japaneseeducation agenda formation have 1) facilitated the spread oftrendy administrative reforms, 2) prevented rational planningand coordination, and 3) prevented pressing education problemsfrom being addressed.Education Policy in the State of OhioMatthew J. Carr, Kent State UniversityOverview: TBAJoseph Stewart, Jr., Clemson UniversitySandra Vergari, SUNY, Albany40-19 URBAN DESIRES: HOUSING, ECONOMICGROWTH AND AMENITIESRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmJuliet F. Gainsborough, Bentley CollegeDefining Patterns of Residential Blight for EconomicDevelopmentH. Douglas Adams, St. Louis UniversityOverview: Local governments, lacking a standard for blight,appear subjectively to designate blight to justify Tax IncrementFinancing. Using Census data, an index of residential blight isproposed to identify blight according to an objective standard.The Transformation of Federal Housing Policy andManagement, 1980-PresentStephen Page, University of WashingtonRachel Kleit, University of WashingtonOverview: An analysis of recent changes in federal housingprograms in historical context shows how the management ofpublic housing authorities now entails a novel combination ofdiscretion, obligations, and partnerships in different areas ofresponsibility.Juliet F. Gainsborough, Bentley College40-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: VARIATION ININCARCERATION RATES ACROSS THEFIFTY STATESRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter Variation in Incarceration Rates Across the Fifty StatesAnita Pritchard, Florida Atlantic UniversityMichael Wiatrowski, Department of EducationOverview: This paper examines variation in incarceration ratesacross the fifty states.40-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: HIGHEREDUCATION IRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter The Academic Church: The Culture Wars, AcademicFreedom and TenureDavid C. Paris, Hamilton CollegeOverview: This paper explores the image of postsecondaryinstitutions as a kind of “church” with reference tocontemporary policy debates. It suggests norms for professionalresponsibility and accountability, including with respect to thestate and market.Presenter Allowing Community Colleges To Grant Bachelor DegreesIn Florida: A Policy Framing Process At Florida Legislatureand Two Community CollegesGregory Pershin, Florida State UniversityOverview: The presentation deals with framing policiespermitting community colleges to grant baccalaureate degrees inFlorida.230

42-6 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONALCAPITAL POLITICS AND POLICY (Cosponsoredwith International Political Economy,see 12-18)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmTobias Hofmann, Free University of BerlinMexican Markets in Comparative Terms: Cartels and theirConsequencesJeffrey F. Timmons, ITAMOverview: Using an original database covering 50 countries,this paper explores the causes and consequences of marketconcentration. Focusing on Mexico, it shows that marketconcentration leads to higher prices and slower economicgrowth.Banking on the Market? Industry and Finance in LatinAmericaInes Valdez, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: This paper explores the effects of banking sectorliberalization on industry's access to credit in L. America. Thisrelationship--of great importance for industrial development--isoften overlooked in political economy accounts of bankingreforms.The Blame Game: IMF Structural Adjustment Loans andLeader SurvivalLaron K. Williams, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper examines strategic interaction betweenthe IMF and leaders concerning the implementation of structuraladjustment loans and how those reforms impact leader tenureunder various domestic institutional arrangements.Can Debt Relief Buy Growth?Ralf Hepp, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper investigates the effects of debt reliefinitiatives in the 1990s on developing countries. I find that debtrelief had a positive growth effect on some developingcountries, but seems to have been ineffective in promotinggrowth in the world.Tobias Hofmann, Free University of Berlin42-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: PROSPECTTHEORY AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONSRoom TBA, Sat 1:45 pmPresenter Prospect Theory and Economic Sanctions-Toward anEconomic Coercion TheoryMichael A. Rudy, University of Missouri, ColumbiaJerome F. Venteicher, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: We present an application of prospect theory througha game-theoretic model to the initiation and subsequent stagesof economic sanctions, thereby offering a substantialimprovement to the existent theories in the field.44-9 RECONSIDERING THE REVOLUTION ANDTHE EARLY REPUBLICRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 1:45 pmMatthew Glassman, Yale UniversityJefferson and the Impeachment Power: Constitutionalismand Political ChangeJeremy D. Bailey, Duquesne UniversityOverview: This paper considers Thomas Jefferson'sunderstanding of the impeachment power in the context of hislarger project to institutionalize political change whilepreserving a written constitution.Thomas Jefferson's Ward Republics and a Defense ofClassical RepublicanismBrian W. Dotts, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Thomas Jefferson idealistically remained attached toand hopeful of putting into practice his classical republicanideas. This paper analyzes Jefferson's ward democracies andhow they intended to support public education and activecitizenship.PaperPaperDisc.Solemn and Authoritative Acts: Historical Analysis of theFounder’s Ideas on Constitutional AmendmentDarren P. Guerra, Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper explores the Founder’s ideas regardingthe Constitutional Amendment; it is argued that their ideas arebest viewed as a set of ordered criteria rooted in their dualcommitments to a written constitutionalism grounded in popularauthority.The Revolution in their Hearts: Changing Conceptions ofBritish Citizenship in Revolutionary AmericaJason Ross, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper examines changing conceptions of Britishcitizenship among revolutionary-era Americans through the lensof patriot arguments about the British constitution.Matthew Glassman, Yale University45-101 ROUNDTABLE: POLITICAL SCIENTISTSWHO BLOGRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 1:45 pmThomas F. Schaller, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPhilip A. Klinkner, Hamilton CollegeBrendan Nyhan, Duke UniversityDante Scala, St. Anselm's CollegeOverview: This panel assembles several political scientists whoblog to discuss the implications of blogging on political science,the impact of political scientists who blog, and the growingnexus between political science theory and practical politics.47-7 ISLAM AND POLITICAL ACTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmValerie O. Morkevicius, University of ChicagoIslam and the West: The Case of the UKOrla Lynch, University College, CorkOverview: This paper will examine the implications of AlQaeda’s operations in Europe for British Muslims. It will focuson issues of identity and examine how perceptions of EuropeanMuslims are changing due to the proliferation of radical Islamicterrorism.Collective Action and Jihad: Group Theory, the Mujahideenand MartyrdomMicheal C. Struemph, University of KansasOverview: The formal model shows an individual's calculuschanging as the expected costs associated with participationincreases (social engagement < martyrdom). To marginalize theexpected costs, Islamic groups make appeals to dominantthemes in the society.Shi'a Symbolism, the Imam, and the Formulation of aRevolutionary IdeologyCyrus A. Contractor, University of OklahomaOverview: The aim of this research is to depict how therevolutionary leaders in Iran, primarily Ayatollah Khomeini,used charisma, ideology, and Shi’a symbols to formulate anideology that influenced the events of the Iranian Revolution.Feminism in Uncertain Times: Women Activists, Islam, andState Transition in IndonesiaRachel A. Rinaldo, University of ChicagoOverview: Based on ethnographic research in Jakarta,Indonesia, this paper argues that many young women activistsin Indonesia are inspired by Islamic teachings to struggle forgender equality in their religion and their society more broadly.Ironies of the Veil in Turkey: Passive Militant Girls andUncovered Wigged GirlsNeslihan K. Cevik, Arizona State UniversityOverview: This paper aims to reread the veil issue throughrevealing the ironies of veil in the Turkish context: Firstly, therepresentation of veil both a repressive ritual and a militantsymbol and secondly, the replacement of veil with wigs.Ivan Strenski, University of California, RiversideGunes Murat Tezcur, Loyola University, Chicago231

52-3 SOCIAL POLICIES: CHALLENGES ANDRESPONSESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmTrudy Steuernagel, Kent State UniversitySelf Interest Rightly Understood: Social Capital andSchoolingSoren Serritzlew, University of Aarhus, DenmarkGert Svendsen, University of Aarhus, DenmarkOverview: We offer 3 hypotheses about training, selection andcorruption on how schooling contributes to social capital. Thisis investigated by the use of theory in relation to our new socialcapital database covering 21 countries and 25,000 respondents.Determinants of Public Support for Regulation:A Look atHealth Care ReformEileen Braman, Indiana University, BloomingtonMichael J. Ensley, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: We look at support for government intervention inhealth care. The influences of (1) ideology (2) self-interest (3)institutional orientation (4) perceptions of societal harm and (5)political entrepreneurship are tested using individual level data.Prohibition and Progressivism, or Punctuated Equilibrium?Mark L. Schrad, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Punctuated equilibrium and serial informationprocessing models lend new insight into the politics of alcoholprohibition in the US, and buttress new process models ofinstitutional decisionmaking that are both longitudinal andcomparative.Comparative Policy Entrepreneurship: The Case of AutismRelated Policy in North AmericaDana L. Baker, Washington State UniversityTrudy Steuernagel , Kent State UniversityOverview: Explores how the structure of government andtraditions of governance affect successful policyentrepreneurship by comparing the emergence of policyentrepreneurs surrounding autism in Canada and the UnitedStates.Lisa J. Dotterweich, Kent State University57-3 LEADERSHIP THEORY: INSIGHTS FROMPOLITICAL THEORY AND LITERATURERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 1:45 pmNathan W. Harter, Purdue UniversityLeadership in the Change Process of GramsciNathan W. Harter, Purdue UniversityOverview: Gramsci described leadership roles in the socialchange process, with distinct functions in the forming of cadresto establish hegemony. His observations on the leadership ofcadres have yet to become part of the mainstream literature onleadership.Understanding Global Leadership: Insights from VaclavHavel and Martha NussbaumHeather McDougall, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: In his 2004 book, James MacGregor Burns calls for“global leadership.” What is global leadership? Utilizing theworks of Vaclav Havel and Martha Nussbaum, I argue that inorder to be a leader in the global community, individuals needto recognize their responsibility to communities beyond thelocal or national level.The Play's the Thing: Leadership, Literature, and'maginative UnderstandingMichael Harvey, Washington CollegeOverview: Vivid stories, both ancient and modern, dramatizethe problems that leaders and followers confront, helpingstudents and scholars develop an imaginative understanding ofthe nature and circumstances of leadership.Thad M. Williamson, University of Richmond58-301 POSTER SESSION: UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH IPresenter The Historical Role of the International Court of Justice andthe Need for Universal Compulsory JurisdictionRoom TBA, Board 10, Sat 1:45 pmAdam S Moore, Northern Kentucky UniversityOverview: I will look at the historical role of the InternationalCourt of Justice and point out some prominent cases thatillustrate both its successes and failures. Additionally, I willdiscuss the need for the ICJ to have universal compulsoryjurisdiction.Presenter The Bush Doctrine and The American Quest for GlobalHegemonyRoom TBA, Board 11, Sat 1:45 pmMichael-Lee O Brockhouse, Central Missouri State UniversityOverview: A comparative analysis of the National SecurityStrategy of the United States of America, set fourth onSeptember 20, 2002.Presenter Youth Turnout and Voting in Presidential Elections, 1972-2000Room TBA, Board 12, Sat 1:45 pmMatthew B Incantalupo, University of MiamiOverview: This paper is an analysis of youth turnout and votingbehavior in presidential elections following the Twenty-sixthAmendment to the U.S. Constitution. It finds that much of theconventional wisdom surrounding youth voters is largelymisguided.Presenter The Presidential Nomination Process and DistributivePolitics: 1984 - 2000Room TBA, Board 13, Sat 1:45 pmMicah Sucherman, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: In recent presidential nomination cycles, state partieshave jockeyed for earlier positions in the primary and caucuscalendar. This study seeks to determine if and to what degreethis process has implications for the distribution of federal fundsto states.Presenter A Comparative Study of Immigration in France andGermanyRoom TBA, Board 14, Sat 1:45 pmHelen Huggins, Valparaiso UniversityOverview: Tensions towards immigrants, especially Muslims, inhave become a top issue in recent months. Germany and Franceboth have significant Muslim populations and face similarfutures. Their paths to integration have been different, but theresults have been increasingly similar.Presenter Hamilton and Madison: from Collaboration to OppositionRoom TBA, Board 15, Sat 1:45 pmShannon L Burgess, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper examines the political positions ofAlexander Hamilton and James Madison in the 1780s and1790s. It explains how the two collaborated on the Constitutionand Federalist Papers, but later became the leaders of opposingpolitical parties.Presenter From Delgamuukw to Kaadan - Indigenous Communities,Nation-States and LawRoom TBA, Board 16, Sat 1:45 pmValery Kisilevsky, University of TorontoOverview: A comparative study combining the theories ofBarzilai (2003) and Hirschl (2004) finds similarities in the legaland political status of Aboriginal Canadians and Israeli Arab-Palestinians, especially with regard to land resources access andcontrol.Presenter The Determinants of Trade-Policy Preferences inRoomDeveloping Countries: The Case of MalaysiaTBA, Board 17, Sat 1:45 pmMegan N Westrum, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper centers on an empirical test of theRicardo-Viner and Stolper-Samuelson models in developingcountries using Malaysia as a test case. The analysis uses theauthor’s survey data complemented by personal interviews withMalaysian officials, academics, and business people.232

Presenter From Pittsburgh to Providence: Justice Kennedy, theEstablishment Clause, and Judicial BehaviorRoom TBA, Board 18, Sat 1:45 pmTimothy W. O'Brien, College of the Holy CrossOverview: This paper follows Justice Anthony Kennedy'sevolving view of the Establishment Clause from ALLEGHENYv. ACLU to LEE v. WEISMAN using Harry Blackmun’s papersto situate his change in the scholarly debate over the factorsaffecting judicial behavior.Presenter Variations in Rhetoric and Coverage: How American andEnglish-Language Arab Newspapers Differ in theirPresentation of the War on TerrorRoom TBA, Board 19, Sat 1:45 pmKevin F Adler, Occidental CollegeOverview: By analyzing articles, consulting journalists, andstudying their media institutions’ fundamental disparities, thisproject sought to determine if (and how) the portrayal of the“War on Terror” differs between American and Arab-basednewspapers.Presenter A Case Study Analysis of the Actions of PolicyEntrepreneurs in the State Policy ProcessRoom TBA, Board 20, Sat 1:45 pmEmily M Farris, Furman UniversityOverview: Agenda-setting theory has paid limited attention toexternal actors in the policy process. I build on previous workto develop a description of policy entrepreneurs’ activities, witha case study analysis of the South Carolina Conservation BankAct.Presenter PAC Contributions and Votes: A Case Study on the EnergyPolicy Act of 2005Room TBA, Board 21, Sat 1:45 pmJonathan E. Bettis, Furman UniversityOverview: This study examines the relationship betweencampaign contribution receipts by oil PAC’s during theprevious election year and congressional support for the EnergyPolicy Act of 2005.Presenter The Effects of Residence on Voting Habits of CollegeStudentsRoom TBA, Board 22, Sat 1:45 pmAndrew E Pate, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: This project investigates the effect of residencyrequirements on the voting of college students. I explore thepotential for increased voting associated via new proceduresallowing students to become permanent residents of theircollege towns.Presenter Post-Colonial Border and Maritime Dispute: Spain andMoroccoRoom TBA, Board 23, Sat 1:45 pmKara N Friel, North Central CollegeOverview: This examines the relationship between Spain andMorocco in the context of an island dispute of Perejil/Leila in2002. Since this case has gotten the most notable internationalattention and reached high intensity, it was used to identifypatterns of interaction and progression of the conflict.Presenter The Myth of Consociationalism in South Africa? ExaminingANC HegemonyRoom TBA, Board 24, Sat 1:45 pmGraeme D Blair, Reed CollegeOverview: Observing the hegemony of the African NationalCongress in South Africa, the thesis tests intra-party alternativesto Lijphart’s multi-party consociationalism to explain how thestate has achieved social peace amidst ascriptive fragmentation.Presenter Peering Beyond Party: Examining Senate Votes on ANWRDrilling in 2005Room TBA, Board 25, Sat 1:45 pmLindsay J Miller, Wellesley CollegeOverview: The US Senate considered allowing oil drilling in theAlaskan National Wildlife Refuge several times in 2005. Thisstudy analyzes potential influences faced by senators on thisissue to examine the dynamics producing roll call voteoutcomes.233

Saturday, April 22 – 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm1-101 ROUNDTABLE: REMAKING THEAMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTIONSTUDY: A NEW ERA BEGINSRoomPanelistTBA, Sat 3:45 pmArthur Lupia, University of Michigan, Ann ArborJon A. Krosnick, Stanford UniversityBrian Humes, National Science FoundationOverview: In 2005, NSF funded a dynamic new ANES. It notonly continues the presidential year study, it also adds panel andpilot studies and new ways to promote broad involvement insurvey development. This roundtable examines the changes andtheir benefits.2-13 STRATEGIC CHOICES AND POLITICALLEADERSHIPRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMichael Harris, Ferris State UniversityWhose Your Daddy? Legitimacy, Regime Type, and theDuration of Leadership TenureRandall J. Blimes, University of ColoradoOverview: The primary purpose of this paper is to explainleadership duration as a function of the success a leaderencounters following one or all of three different strategiesdesigned to maintain offce.Cabinet Reshuffles and Government Duration inParliamentary DemocraciesHande Mutlu, New York UniversityOverview: I examine the link between cabinet reshuffles andcabinet duration. Using competing risks approach and data on13 parliamentary democracies (1945-1987), I show thatreallocation of portfolios-itself an indicator of instability- canlead to stability.Choosing Leaders in FederationsKenneth W. Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: The paper compares how leadership accession infederations is influenced by philosophies of governmentproposing centralization or devolution of power.Portfolio Allocation as Leadership Strategy in JapanYoshikuni Ono, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Constructing a formal model and drawing on data offactional affiliations in LDP cabinets between 1956 and 1991, Idemonstrate that portfolio allocation is an instrument the primeminister uses to handle intra-party and inter-party pressures.Michael Harris, Ferris State UniversityBonnie N. Field, Bentley College3-4 BOTTOM-UP, OUTSIDE-IN:CHALLENGING AND CHANGING THECHINESE STATE (Co-sponsored with AsianPolitics, see 8-15)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmAndrew C. Mertha, Washington University, St. LouisBottom-Up, Outside-In: Challenging and Changing theChinese StateAndrew C. Mertha, Washington University, St. LouisYi Zhao, MacAllister CollegeOverview: TBAPopular Participation in Policy-Making and PolicyImplementation in ChinaMartin K. Dimitrov, Dartmouth CollegeOverview: Scholars assume that there is no popular input inpolicy-making in single-party states. Empirically based onenvironmental protection in China, this paper shows thatcitizens do have a variety of means through which they canaffect policy-making.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Between Bureaucrats and Markets: China's FrustratingInvolvement in Standards WarsScott Kennedy, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper investigates Chinese efforts to set uniquetechnical standards in information technology. It finds thatChinese have had no success using standards as part of aprotectionist strategy.Foreign Direct Investment and Politically Strong ChinaMaksym Kovalov, University of OklahomaOverview: This paper looks at how and where the Chinesegovernment has acquired the capacities to operate as a marketeconomy under centralized political control, given the highinflows of FDI into the Chinese economy.Policy Learning and China's Opening StrategyLawrence C. Reardon, University of New HampshireOverview: Having undergone a complex learning process thatrevealed the deficiencies of China’s thirty-year inwardlyorienteddevelopment regime, Chinese elites incrementallylearned to implement an outwardly-oriented regime in the1980s.Yi Zhao, MacAlester College3-5 POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND DEMANDSIN ETHNIC AUTONOMY MOVEMENTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMary E. Breeding, American University, SPAResponses to Demands for Autonomy: Cultural Autonomy,Carvation, SecessionTavishi Bhasin, Emory UniversityAmy H. Liu, Emory UniversityOverview: Using game theory, we show that the concessionsgranted by the central government to demands for greaterautonomy depend on discount rates, expected electoral gains,economic clout, and ethnic heterogeneity. We test thehypotheses on multiple cases.The Dynamic Declines of the JVP's Waves of Contention inSri LankaBrent D. Hierman, Indiana University,BloomingtonOverview: This paper utilizes social mobilization literature toexplore factors that caused two insurgent waves launched by theJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the Ceylonese/Sri Lankanstate to crest from an initial upsurge and begin a downwardtrajectory.Question of Identity of Enclave People Between India andBangladeshPahi Saikia, McGill UniversityOverview: I examine the construction of a shared enclaveidentity of the people in the enclaves between India andBangladesh and what impact if any, does it have on thedilemmas of their citizenship? How can one possibly find a wayout of this situation?Pragmatic Ideologues: The Conflict of Strategic andNormative Interests in the Promotion of Democracy in Post-Civil-War StatesMadhav R. Joshi, University of North TexasOverview: Promotion of democracy in the post-civil-war state isdominant research agenda in political science right now. It hasbeen presumed that the democratic countries are more likely tosupport democracy in post-civil-war state if involved in theconflict.Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University4-5 ENHANCING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEAND THE RULE OF LAWRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmKaty Crossley-Frolick, DePaul UniversityFragile Judicial Independence in Latin America: A DecadeAfter ReformSilvia Inclan, UNAMOverview: This paper examines the effects of elections anddivided governments on executives' incentives for judicialindependence by looking at the Argentinean, Peruvian,234

PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Ecuadorian and Mexican experiences with recent judicialreforms.Anticipating the Consequences of Court Rulings: ThePolitics of Presidential Decrees in ChileDruscilla Scribner, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: This paper explains how and why the ChileanConstitutional Tribunal's interpretation of presidential powerhas an important "anticipated" effect on presidential use ofvarious types of decree power available in the Chilean politicalsystem.The Integration of East German Police in Post-UnifiedGermany: A Comparison of Berlin and BrandenburgKaty Crossley-Frolick, DePaul UniversityOverview: As one method of transitional justice, the paperdiscusses the processes and results of vetting former EastGerman police officers in Berlin and Brandenburg.Revisiting Transitional Justice: Latin America and BeyondDavid Backer, Stanford UniversityOverview: This paper examines the puzzle of why certaincountries alter the mode of accountability for past human rightsviolations that was adopted following the transition todemocracy, evaluating a range of factors in an analysis of 14Latin American cases.The Democratizing Impact of Justice: the Chilean ParadigmMark Ensalaco, University of DaytonOverview: The Chilean experience demonstrates that pursuit ofboth truth (restorative justice) and criminal prosecutions(retributive justice) can contribute to the restoration of the ruleof law, and democratic consolidation.Mark Massoud, University of California, Berkeley4-16 CONSOLIDATING GAINS IN AFRICANDEMOCRACIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmDavid H. Carwell, Eastern Illinois UniversityDemocratic Transitions and Stability in Africa: Role ofPolitical EthnicityRaphael O. Ogom, DePaul UniversityOverview: The early 1990s marked a period of democratictransitions in Africa. However, many of these failed toconsolidate. We argue that this failure lies in the issue ofpolitical ethnicity and its dysfunctional manipulation by theAfrican political elite.Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress andRetreatChris Lee, University of Minnesota, MorrisOverview: This is a paper that examines trends in AfricanPolitical Development over the last thirty years and looksclosely at several cases where democratization seems to besucceeding and others where it has clearly failed.Political Reconciliation and Democratic Contestation inSouth Africa: Evaluating the Role of Opposition PartiesSince 1994Matt Murphy, Reed CollegeGraeme Blair, Reed CollegeOverview: Using data from federal and provincial elections,parliamentary votes, committee participation, and debates, welook for evidence of political reconciliation between oppositionparties and the dominant ANC in South Africa.TBA5-14 PARTIES' POLICY DYNAMICS INWESTERN EUROPE (Co-Sponsored withComparative Politics-Industrialized Countries,see 2-19)RoomChairTBA, Sat 3:45 pmBonnie M. Meguid, University of RochesterPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Dynamic Representation in Western European PartySystemsJames F. Adams, University of California, DavisAndrea Haupt, University of California,Santa BarbaraHeather Stoll, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: We explore the linkages between public opinionshifts and parties' policy shifts in Western Europe.Valence Issue and Parties' Policy DynamicsMichael Clark, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: I investigate whether parties adjust their policyprogrammes in response to changes in their reputations forcompetence, unity, and integrity.Testing the Left-Right Dimensionality of the PartyManifesto DataErica E. Edwards, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillRyan Bakker, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCatherine Netjes, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamOverview: This paper investigates the cross-temporal and crossnationaldynamics underlying party positioning by employingcontent analyses of parties' policy programmes.Dynamic Distributional RepresentationLawrence Ezrow, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamOverview: Does the diversity of policy choices on offer in apolitical system change in response to changes in the diversityof voters’ policy preferences? The empirical analyses in thispaper suggest the answer is yes.Are Changes in Factional Control the Source of Party Left-Right Volatility?Michael D. McDonald, Binghamton UniversityOverview: Investigation of whether party leadership changes area necessary condition for substantial change in party policyposition taking.Michael Laver, New York UniversityBonnie M. Meguid, University of Rochester5-20 THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC OPINION INEUROPE AND THE EURoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmFrancesca Vassallo, University of Southern MainePublic Support or Trust: Do Europeans Make theDifferentiation?Tracy S. Harbin, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper is designed to test if Europeans responddifferently to questions of "public support" and "trust." Thegoal is to understand if we can speak about trust in a meaningfulway that is different from the studies on public support.Conditional Effect of Public Opinion on Party Positions inEuropeHanbeom Jeong, University of KentuckySatoshi Machida, University of KentuckyOverview: This study examines the link between parties and thepublic in the context of European integration. We argue thatparty reactions to the public depend on the type of parties. Wesystematically test this hypothesis by using 2SLS.Does Immigrant Groups Influence Public Attitudes OnImmigration in Europe?Jason E. Kehrberg, University of KentuckyOverview: This study examines the public attitudes onimmigration across six different categories of immigrationfinding differnces.Culture, Benefits and Elite Cues: Attitudes TowardTurkey's EU MembershipDale L. Smith, Florida State UniversitySabri Ciftci, Florida State UniversityOverview: This paper argues that individual support forTurkey's EU membership is a function of both economic andcultural factors conditional on the degree of Euroskepticism anddivisiveness of national elites.235

PaperDisc.It's Not the Economy Stupid! EU Citizens' AttitudesTowards TurkeyBasak Yavcan, University of PittsburghOverview: The purpose of this paper is to reveal whereEuropean Union citizens' attitudes towards Turkey'smembership come from. A new theory incorporating the effectsof identity is generated and tested against utilitarian approachesof preference formation.Francesca Vassallo, University of Southern Maine7-10 THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS OFSUBNATIONAL ELECTIONS IN LATINAMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmChristopher Diaz, Morehead State UniversityHow Mexico's Municipal Usos y Costumbres Regimes AffectFederal ElectionsAllyson L. Benton, CIDEOverview: This paper investigates how systems of localgovernance in Mexico affect electoral behavior in state andfederal contests.Determinants of Voting Behavior in Mexico’s Sub-NationalPoliticsRicardo H. Cavazos-Cepeda, University of California,BerkeleyOverview: Mexico’s democratization process evolved rapidly.The objective of this paper is to investigate the existence ofpunishment voting based on state level politics in Mexico. etaro,The Evolution of Partisan Competition in the MexicanStates Between 1970 and 2005: Origins and ConsequencesMark P. Jones, Rice UniversityPaloma Bauer de la Isla, Michigan State UniversityOverview: We examine the evolution of partisan competition atthe state level in Mexico since 1970. To do so we employmodified versions of the Ranney and Holbrook-Van Dunkindices that have been used to examine partisan competition inthe U.S.Clashing Incentives: the Provincialization of ElectoralPolitics in ArgentinaJulieta Suarez-Cao, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Despite a constitutional reform that encourages thenationalization of politics, Argentine electoral politics areincreasingly tied to the local arenas. The paper argues that thisshould be understood as an unintended by-product of economicreforms.Christopher Diaz, Morehead State UniversityTulia G. Falleti, University of Pennsylvania8-12 TOPICS IN ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmKam C. Wong, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshCCP’s Cooptation Strategy and the Chinese Private SectorJing Tong, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: The paper examines the relation between the Chineseprivate sector and the government by looking into the variationof CCP’s cooptation strategy and how the size of privateenterprises significantly influences their relationship with thegovernment.Politics of Financial and Corporate Restructuring in SouthKoreaHeon Joo Jung, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: This research examines the role of financialregulatory reform in corporate restructuring in South Koreasince the 1997 financial crisis.The Political and Social Role of Business Groups (BusinessAssociations) in the Democratization of ChinaSiu Fung Nerisa Chan, University of Newcastle upon TyneOverview: Despite the rapid economic growth of China inrecent decades, there have been no significant political change.PaperPaperDisc.Political Economy of Banking Reforms in Indonesia, Korea,and ThailandSawa Omori, University of TokyoOverview: This paper examines what makes the pace and thedegree of banking reforms vary in Indonesia, Korea, andThailand. Not only the IMF's influence but also the number ofveto players matter in explaining banking reforms in these threecountries.Global Finance, Neoliberal Economic Reform, and theState: The Case of JapanTakaaki Suzuki, Ohio UniversityOverview: This paper demonstrates how and why the rise ofglobal finance in Japan since the early 1990s has expanded,rather than eroded, the role of the state in the issue area of fiscaland financial policy.Kam C. Wong, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh9-2 POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND SUB-NATIONAL LOYALTIES IN AFRICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmAgber Dimah, Chicago State UniversityThe 'Re-traditionalization' of Ethnicity in Post-ColonialAfricaJean G. Tompihe, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This study asks why do ethnicities reinforce andbecome politically salient. It argues that the plausibleexplanation for re-traditionalization of ethnicities results fromthe lethal combination of institutional legacies of inequity, andthe intentionRegime Type and Political Competition in AfricaAthanassios Roussias, Yale UniversityCharalampos Mylonas, Yale UniversityOverview: We extend previous analyses of party politics in Sub-Saharan Africa and show that recent findings have beenincorrect. We show that the interaction of standard variablespredicts the number of parties only for democratically heldelections.Electoral Systems and Ethnicity in Africans' PoliticalParticipationWonbin Cho, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Using Afrobarometer survey data set withinformation on political institutions from 18 Sub-SaharanAfrican countries, I want to explore variance in politicalparticipation across ethnic groups.The New Challenge of Classifying Africa's Post-Authoritarian RegimesFodei J. Batty, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: The paper draws attention to problematic regimes inSub-Saharan Africa. Previous classification criteria fail tocapture the real nature these regimes, which have flourishedsince Western donors set democracy as a precondition forreceiving aid.Carl LeVan, University of California, San Diego11-11 REALISM'S ANCIENT ROOTS ANDMODERN RELEVANCERoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmZaryab Iqbal, University of South CarolinaThe Sophists, Thucydides, and Realism in InternationalPoliticsThomas J. Johnson, University of Akron Wayne CollegeOverview: This is a reevaluation of the place that Thucydidesholds in the realist canon in international politics, based on areading of how the ideas of the sophists of Athens influencedhis "History", and thus all subsequent realist scholarship.Could War Become Obsolete? An Examination of theClassical Understanding of WarAngela D. Dworin, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper will examine the writings of Thucydides,Plato, and Aristotle on the subject of war and its causes, andthen ask whether their insights will illuminate the contemporaryquestion of whether it is possible for war to become obsolete.236

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Where Has the Old Debate Gone? Realism, Institutionalismand IR TheoryRafael Grasa, Autonomous University of BarcelonaOriol Costa, Autonomous University of BarcelonaOverview: This paper sustains that the neorealismneoinstitutionalismdebate is not the main reference in IRtheoretical arguments any more, it intends to explain why, and ittries to suggest which may be the next querelle to pay attentionto.NATO’s Transformation and its Implications for IR TheoryIvan D. Ivanov, University of CincinnatiRichard J. Harknett, University of CincinnatiOverview: This paper examines the relationship between thesecurity communities and John Mearsheimer’s offensive realistcontribution toward understanding unipolarity through a studyof NATO.Infering Intention from the Choice of Sides: The Decision toBalanceRobert F. Trager, Oxford UniversityOverview: Third parties involve themselves in conflicts either togain from conquest or to exert greater influence on the post-warsettlement. States bandwagon rather than balance, except whenthe behavior of the more powerful side indicates hostileintention.Ann Wyman, Missouri Southern State University12-12 POLITICAL RISK AND FINANCIALMARKETSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmAndrew Appleton, Washington State UniversityPork Bellies and War Futures: Making the Case for MarketSignalsJason Brozek, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: If war depresses trade, financial markets willanticipate and signal this relationship. In this paper, I use highfrequencymarket data and daily events data to examine theshort-term relationship between interstate conflict and marketactivity.Democracy and Financial Markets - When Voters andInvestors DisagreeDaniella Campello, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper studies 35 countries along 25 years inorder to investigate the reaction of financial markets to nationalelections and whether this reaction is associated to thepartisanship of the likely winner of the contest.Partisan Politics, Credibility, and Government BondMarketsHye Jee Cho, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: Leftist governments may send negative messages toinvestors because of their partisan policies and party label.Investors may be willing to invest in left governments overcenter/right governments if leftist governments provide policycertainty.Are There Institutional Determinants of FDI?Rumel S. Mahmood, Washington University, St. LouisDan O'Neill, Washington University, St. LouisLong Chen, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: The literature has found that democracies attractmore FDI. We look at the more nuanced aspects of a democracyinvolved in attracting or discouraging FDI flows. We use panelcorrected standard errors. Some of our findings are counterintuitive.Jude C. Hays, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign13-12 DOMESTIC POLITICAL APPROACHES TOINTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUESRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmGlenn P. Hastedt, James Madison UniversityObserving Norms: Explaining Internationally MonitoredElectionsSusan D. Hyde, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Why do incumbent leaders invite internationalobservers and then commit blatant electoral fraud? I explainPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.why election observation spread, and present empirical evidenceto support my argument from an original dataset of electionsfrom 1960-2004.How a President Decides to Use Unilateral Force: APoliheuristic ExplanationBradley F. Podliska, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using poliheuristic theory, this paper examines thesequence of decisions a president faces in a crisis, explaininghow a president first decides to use force, and then how hemakes a second decision to use unilateral or multilateral force.Executive Agreement Stasis: Implications in DeterminingPresident's EvasionRandall D. Smith, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This paper offers an examination of the mostcomplete detailed dataset of American international agreementssince World War II. I test the hypothesis that the number of soleexecutive agreements conducted during this time period hasremained static.News Coverage of Use of Force Events and the Rally 'Roundthe Flag EffectWayne P. Steger, DePaul UniversityMatt Wolski, DePaul UniversityOverview: This study contends that the effect of a "use of forceevent" on public opinion depends on the volume of newscoverage given to the event by the news media.An Emerging Civil Society in ChinaSung-Ho Kim, Ohio UniversityMichael B. Cunnington, Ohio UniversityOverview: An examination of a rising civil society and itsimplications for the domestic regime and the external relationsof China.Brian Lai, University of IowaGlenn P. Hastedt, James Madison University14-11 WAR AND SECURITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmJ. David Singer, University of Michigan, Ann ArborEndogenizing War Effort and Conflict IntensityAlex Weisiger, Columbia UniversityErik Gartzke, Columbia UniversityOverview: We present a game-theoretic model of endogenouswar effort to help generate intuition about why some wars aremore intense than others.Is War Rational? The Extent of Miscalculation andMisperception as Causes of WarDan Lindley, University of Notre DameOverview: Is war a rational pursuit? Pre-1900, war initiatorswon 73% of wars. Since 1945, the win rate is 33%. Assumingthat states initiate wars planning to win, war's utility isdeclining. Miscalculation and misperception now dominatedecisions for war.Polarity and War: Simulating Power Concentration inVirtual World PoliticsByoung W. Min, Seoul National University of TechnologyOverview: A computer simulation is conducted to test twotheoretical themes on the frequency of war regarding itsrelationships with polarity and power concentration.The Snowballing Effect of Concessions: When Present DealsAffect Future OutcomesThomas Chadefaux, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Concessions made today affect future bargainingpower. In a three-player context, war can be rational even undercomplete information if one of the parties expects its losses overtime to be high.The Diffusion of Military Power, Power Balances, and WarMichael Horowitz, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper studies the diffusion of military power inthe international system, using time-series and survival analysisto examine potential factors that may drive the rate and extent ofdiffusion for major military innovations.Michelle Kuenzi, University of Nevada, Las VegasCarmela Lutmar, Princeton University237

15-10 DEMOCRACY, EQUALITY, AND PEACERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmKelly M. Kadera, University of IowaRe-examining the Feminist PeaceKristen Flanagan, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper examines the assumption that genderegalitarian states fight less than non-gender egalitarian ones.Utilizing survey data and an examination of dyadic MIDs, Idemonstrate that who a state fights matters.Democratic Theory Confronts IR: The Challenges ofDemocracy as a VariableBernadette M. E. Jungblut, University of Central FloridaM. Shawn Reichert, University of Central FloridaOverview: Democracy is increasingly a key variable ininternational relations research. This paper applies thecomplexities of comparative discussions of democracy anddemocratization to questions of interest to IR scholars.Evaluating the Monadic Democratic PeaceStephen Quackenbush, University of MissouriMichael Rudy, University of MissouriOverview: Although most have focused on the dyadicdemocratic peace, some have argued that democracies arepeaceful in general, not just in their relations with one another.We examine support for the claim that the democratic peace is amonadic phenomenon.Everyone Out of the Pool! Remodeling the DemocraticPeaceMichael D. Ward, University of WashingtonRandolph M. Siverson, University of California, DavisCao Xun, University of WashingtonOverview: A model is developed to incorporate dependenciesamong countries, yielding far better statistical and predictiveresults than the standard approach used to study the democraticpeace.Megan Shannon, University of Mississippi17-10 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSIN INTERNATIONAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmThomas D. Zweifel, Columbia UniversityWhere to Help: An Analysis of NGO Response toHumanitarian CrisesJennifer J. White, University of GeorgiaSarah D. Darville, University of GeorgiaOverview: Our research sheds new light on NGO decisionmaking,revealing that NGOs are not only influenced byfunctionalist, needs-based ideals, but also by realistconsiderations, and that their claims of independence andneutrality have become jeopardized.Partners, Partisans, Peacemakers: International Faith-Based OrganizationsMichael D. McGinnis, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper extends policy evaluation research ondomestic FBOs in US policy areas to examine the uniquecontributions of international FBOs to global policy onhumanitarian aid, development, peacemaking and post-conflictreconciliation.The First NGO: ICRC Neutral Humanitarian Aid in aConflict EnvironmentCelia J. Wintz, Houston Community College SystemOverview: This paper is an examination of the original purposeof the ICRC and its initial multinational structure and presentevolution. A contemporary example of ICRC behavior willprovide an example of its' conceptualization of neutralhumanitarian aid.PaperDisc.NGO in Indonesian Disaster Relief: Aceh and West TimorMefi R. Hermawanti, University of HawaiiOverview: In Indonesia, NGOs are controversial. Recent naturaland man-made disasters showcased, the romantic “anti-state”NGO. The tsunami, demonstrated the growing influence ofNGOs on the globalization process. What kind of influence dothe NGOs wield?D. Christopher Brooks, St. Olaf CollegeThomas D. Zweifel, Columbia University18-13 RACIAL STEREOTYPES AND FEELINGSTOWARD OUTGROUPSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmFred Slocum, Minnesota State University, MankatoIdeological Evaluations of Black Conservative CandidatesPhilip Paolino, University of North TexasOverview: The paper examines the effect of racial stereotypesupon the process by which voters evaluate candidates' policypreferences.Points for Subtlety: Influencing Voter Perceptions withBackground ImageryNathaniel Swigger, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: Implicit imagery serves a powerful purpose incampaign advertising. In an experimental setting, I find that thepresence of blacks in campaign ads serves as a heuristic cue forvoters, altering their perceptions of the candidate on racialissues.Anti-Detroit Ads in Michigan Electoral Politics: A Case ofRacial Appeals?Ewa A. Golebiowska, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Based on a statewide experimental survey, I extendthe study of implicit racial communications by focusing on theimpact of anti-Detroit ads in Michigan electoral politics.The Measurement and Meaning of Anti-AmericanismJohn M. Sides, George Washington UniversityZachary S. Elkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: This paper describes the structure and sources ofanti-American attitudes cross-nationally, in particular whether itis US foreign policy, aspects of US society, or individualfrustration that motivates such antipathy.Christopher M. Federico, University of Minnesota19-7 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmJerrold Rusk, University of Illinois, ChicagoMeasuring the Effect of Voting Technology on ResidualVotesDelia Grigg Bailey, California Institute of TechnologyOverview: Using data from the 1988-2004 presidentialelections, this paper estimates the effect of voting technology onresidual votes using difference-in-differences, fixed effectsregression models and a propensity score matching method.Usability of Electronic Voting Systems: Field andLaboratory ExperimentsFrederick Conrad, University of Michigan, Ann ArborEmilia Peytcheva, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMichael Traugott, University of Michigan, Ann ArborBrian Lewis, University of Michigan, Ann ArborPaul Herrnson, University of MarylandBenjamin Bederson, University of MarylandOverview: We explore the usability of six electronic votingmachines in a lab setting. Voter accuracy-based on videorecordings-is well below 100% and varies across machines, asdoes voting time. The more actions required, the lower voters'satisfaction.238

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Voter Errors in Electronic Voting: Voting Systems, BallotType, and Voter TraitsPaul S. Herrnson, University of MarylandRichard G. Niemi, University of RochesterMichael J. Hanmer, Georgetown UniversityBenjamin B. Bederson, University of MarylandFrederick Conrad, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMichael Traugott, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We report on a field experiment studying whethervoters cast votes as intended. Significant variations in accuracyoccurred when the task was complex, as when a vote changewas required. Ballot format and voter demographics alsoimpacted accuracy.From Punchcards to Touchscreens: Some Evidence fromPasco County, Florida, on the Effects of Changing VotingTechnologyMichael C. Herron, Dartmouth CollegeJeffrey Lewis, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: TBAVoters' Abilities to Cast Write-In Votes Using ElectronicVoting SystemsRichard G. Niemi, University of RochesterPaul S. Herrnson, University of MarylandBenjamin B. Bederson, University of MarylandFrederick Conrad, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMichael Traugott, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Using field and lab-based experiments, we evaluatevoters' ability to cast a write-in on six electronic voting systems.The success rate was about 90%. With paper ballots, votersoften fail to fill in the oval; their votes would not be counted.Thad E. Hall, University of UtahGeralyn M. Miller, Indiana University-Purdue University, FortWayne20-5 CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING DYNAMICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmJ. Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleCampaign Advertising Impact on Recall and Recognition ofCandidatesDavid M. Greenwald, University of California, DavisOverview: This paper looks at the effect of campaignadvertising on the ability of voters to recall candidate names inthe 2000 U.S. Senate races. The effect of campaign advertisingwill vary depending on the political sophistication of theindividual voter.Campaigns in a New Media Age: How Candidates Use theWorld Wide WebJames N. Druckman, Northwestern UniversityMartin Kifer, University of MinnesotaMichael Parkin, University of MinnesotaOverview: We test theories of campaigns and informationprocessing with data from over 450 candidate websites and twoelection cycles (2002, 2004).Advertising and Strategy in the 2004 Presidential CampaignMichael G. Hagen, Temple UniversityOverview: This paper explores the tailoring and targeting ofadvertising by the presidential campaigns, and by the othergroups that sponsored advertising bearing on the campaign, in2004. The analysis addresses the deployment of both rhetoricand funds.Negative Campaigning and the Political Environment: AnAnalysis of Presidential General Election Rhetoric, 1900-2004Robert P. Amyot, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleOverview: An analysis of the role of various factors in acampaign's decision to attack an opponent. These factorsinclude incumbency, poll position, and timing, as well asenvironmental effects: changes in technology, public trust, andelite attitudes.Daniel P. Stevens, Hartwick College21-6 PARTIES AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmNeal G. Jesse, Bowling Green State UniversityThe Number of Parties: Why Age MattersEkaterina R. Rashkova, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper examines the relationship between theage of democracy and the number of parties. The findingsprovide evidence for the hypothesis, and show that there is alearning effect that we have ignored so far.Electoral Systems in Context: The Latin American CaseMatthias Caton, University of HeidelbergOverview: This paper analyzes the influence of differentparliamentary electoral system types on party systems in LatinAmerica in the light of specific contexts, such as cleavages andhistorical experiences with democracy or the breakdown ofdemocracy.The Impact of Electoral Systems on Change of Parties andParty SystemsJavier Vazquez, University of PittsburghScott J. Morgenstern, University of PittsburghOverview: Instead of examining the misleading notion of partydevelopment, we define and analyze different aspects of partychange. We find the weight of the electoral system relative toother factors is sometimes significant but not always substantial.Electoral Systems and Gender QuotasRichard E. Matland, University of HoustonOverview: This paper examines electoral systems and genderquotas.Alberto Simpser, Princeton University22-101 ROUNDTABLE: INTERNATIONAL PUBLICOPINION AND THE STUDY OF FOREIGNPOLICY (Co-sponsored with Foreign Policy,see 16-101)RoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 3:45 pmPeter A. Furia, Wake Forest UniversityRichard Sobel, Harvard UniversityAndy Katz, Denison UniversityRussell Lucas, University of OklahomaChris Whitney, Chicago Council on Foreign RelationsOverview: This roundtable gathers five experts with a diverseset of ideas about how, if at all, cross-national opinion studiesinform our understanding of comparative foreign policybehavior.22-207 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THEPOLITICAL GENDER GAP IN AFRICA:SIMILAR ATTITUDES, DIFFERENTBEHAVIORSRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter The Political Gender Gap in Africa: Similar Attitudes,Different BehaviorsCarolyn Logan, Michigan State UniversityMichael Bratton, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The analysis uses public opinion data gathered by theAfrobarometer in 15 African countries in 2002-03 to analyzegender gaps in regime preferences, policy preferences,performance evaluations, and especially, political behavior.22-208 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THEINFLUENCE OF ELITES ON PUBLICOPINIONRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Political Elites, Social Groups, and Mass Opinion of PublicPoliciesStacey L. Pelika, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: The paper uses a series of mixed-method case studiesto investigate how political elites attempt to influence whichsocial-group cues are present in a policy debate in order tomaximize public support for their desired outcomes.239

Presenter Polarization, Public Opinion, and Political ChangeErika Franklin Fowler, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Few studies of mass-elite linkage focus explicitly onhow elite actions filter down to public consciousness. Thispaper argues that media messages about polarization provide thefundamental causal link between elite and mass decline andresurgence.23-3 SOCIAL NORMS, MOBILIZATION, ANDPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmSean E. Richey, Pace UniversityPolitical Cleavages and Participatory Democracy in IndiaRamya Padmanabhan, Marquette UniversityOverview: This paper examines the entry of erstwhile rulers intothe Indian political system and its impact on theinstitutionalization of participatory Democracy in India.Theory and Evidence on the Role of Social Norms in VotingPatricia Funk, Stockholm School of EconomicsOverview: The introduction of optional mail voting reducedturnout in small communities. I explain this at a first glancepuzzling result with social pressure to appear at the polls, whichwas removed by this modern voting tool.Sean E. Richey, Pace University24-17 SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIRAGENDASRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmJuliet A. Musso, University of Southern CaliforniaCross Talk? The Role of Neighborhood Associations inPolitical iscourseJuliet A. Musso, University of Southern CaliforniaChristopher Weare, University of Southern CaliforniaKyu-Nahm Jun, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Social network analysis is employed to assessdiscourse between neighborhood group members who arediverse demographically and with respect to substantive interest(homeowners, businesses, social services).Network News or Social Networks? The Influence ofDiscussion Partners on Public AgendasBas van Doorn, University of MinnesotaOverview: Drawing upon a variety of literatures, I investigatethe effect of the composition of discussion networks on onecommonly researched type of media effect: agenda-setting.Interest Groups, Advertorials, and the Public AgendaGarrett Glasgow, University of Californa, Santa BarbaraStephen Weatherford, University of California, SantaBarbaraOverview: We examine the relationship between "advertorials"in the New York Times (advertisements on the op-ed page, paidfor by organized interests) and other measures of the publicagenda, such as Congressional hearings.Stephen C. Brooks, University of Akron24-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: MEDIAEFFECTS ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONOF YOUTHRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Young Voter Response to Political AdsElizabeth E. Geske, Iowa State UniversityDaniela Dimitrova, Iowa State UniversityOverview: This study showed political ads to young voters andcaptured their responses toward the candidate. The effect ofpolitical affiliation as well as differences between positive andnegative ads were measured.Presenter Post-9/11 Elections: Media Habits that Could Better ServeYoung VotersKaron R. Speckman, Truman State UniversityOverview: Expanding on Tocqueville and Bellah et al's habits ofthe heart, this paper argues that Wallace's basic habits of oralcommunication developed in the McCarthy era can be appliedto improving media coverage of post-9/11 elections for youngvoters.25-11 GENDERED BEHAVIOR IN LEGISLATIVEINSTITUTIONS (Co-sponsored with LegislativePolitics: Institutions, see 34-22)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmCindy Simon Rosenthal, University of OklahomaDecision Making in Gendered GroupsRebecca J. Hannagan, University of Nebraska, LincolnKevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: We use laboratory experiments to test whether thegender composition of a group makes a difference in decisionmaking. We test the hypothesis that all female groups willrender different decisions than all male or mixed sex groups.The Substantive Representation of Women: Rethinking the'Critical Mass' DebateMona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: Scholars often employ and criticize the concept of‘critical mass’ in studies of women’s legislative behavior. Weoffer two means for rethinking this debate that draw on morethan twenty years of research on women’s substantiverepresentation.Providing for the Common Defense: An Analysis of GenderDifferences in Defense Policy ParticipationMichele Swers, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Post-9/11, women are viewed as disadvantaged in anelectoral environment that emphasizes national security. Ianalyze amendments and floor debate on the annual Senatedefense authorization to test popular assumptions aboutwomen's policy expertise.The Gender Gap in State Legislative Voting BehaviorsEun-Hye (Grace) Lee, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Female legislators are known for taking more liberalsides when voting, how would this affect the women's issuesbeing represented? Can female voters expect that the femalelegislators are better at representing their gender-related issues?Cindy Simon Rosenthal, University of Oklahoma25-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: EVOLUTIONAND ENDURANCE OF ATTITUDESTOWARD WOMENRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Modern Sexism and Old-Fashioned SexismSasha Fay Miller, Michigan State UniversityOverview: The 2004 NES includes questions that tap bothmodern sexism and old-fashioned sexism. This paper willexplore the differences between these two measures with aconcentration on how the gender of the interviewer maycomplicate the relationship.Presenter Dynamic Meaning of Being a Woman: Changes inAggregate Social IdentityHeather E. Ondercin, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: I measure progressiveness of societal views towardswomen from 1953-2003, one measure of aggregate socialidentity. I explain change in aggregate social identity as afunction of generational replacement, demographics and theeconomy.240

25-204 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE:WOLLSTONECRAFT AS THEORIST ANDTHEOLOGIANRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Slavery which Chains the Very Soul of Woman: TheTheology of Mary Wollstonecraft and the Birth of ModernFeminismSarah E. Spengeman, University of Notre DameOverview: The focus of this paper is the theology of MaryWollstonecraft as communicated through her early writings. Iargue that Wollstonecraft's faith in God provides the essentialfoundation for her feminist philosophy and radical politicalideas.26-11 RACIALIZED MEDIARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmStephen Maynard Caliendo, North Central CollegeInterviewing the Interviewers: Journalistic Norms andRacial Diversity in the NewsroomTerri L. Towner, Purdue UniversityKatsuo A. Nishikawa, Purdue UniversityRosalee A. Clawson, Purdue UniversityEric N. Waltenburg, Purdue UniversityOverview: By conducting face-to-face interviews with AfricanAmerican and Latino journalists, we investigate the influence ofjournalistic norms and racial diversity on news coverage inmainstream newsrooms. We argue that journalistic norms shapethe behaviorColor-Coded Coverage: The Racial Strategy Frame in LocalElection ReportingMatthew P. Taylor, Mount St. Mary's UniversityOverview: This study measures use of the racial strategy framein mayoral election coverage. Five variables are examined inthis coverage: racial identifiers for the candidates, endorsementsrelated to race, opinion polls, geography, and crowd descriptors.Images of Latin American Immigrants in the ArgentineSociety: Analysis of Media Coverage of Immigration 1992-1994Julia Albarracin, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: Using qualitative and quantitative methods, thispaper explores the construction of an ôimmigration crisisö inArgentina by showing how immigrants from Southern Conecountries became associated with unemployment, crime, andmost ills of the ArgentineRace, Sex and Violence: Lynching and the Politics ofPornographyNiambi M. Carter, Duke UniversityOverview: Has played a fundamental role in America's racialproject. Pornography borrows heavily from the images of blacksexuality central to lynching narratives and reinscribe them withnew meaning for yet another generation through interracialfilms.Julie Webber, Illinois State University26-20 RACIAL GROUPS IN AMERICAN POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmSylvia Manzano, St Mary's UniversityThe Quality of The Black Legislative Experience WithinCity CouncilsGregory G. Neddenriep, No AffiliationOverview: I rely on data generated by two nation-wide surveys(one of black city councilors and one of their whitecounterparts) to describe the quality of black legislativeexperience within city councils and to explain why the qualityvaries.Spatial Profiling: To What Extent Do the Cleveland PoliceDepartment's Traffic Ticketing Patterns Target Blacks?Ronnie A. Dunn, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: This study analyzed the traffic ticketing patterns ofthe Cleveland Police Department by race, at the city, policeprecinct, and street level.PaperPaperDisc.Does Assimilation Bring Resistance to Racial Preferences?Mingying Fu, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper examines whether an adoption ofAmerican identity is associated with an acceptation ofconservative racial attitudes, and explores determinants ofAsians’ racial attitudes associating with their immigrationbackgrounds.The Impact of African-American Members on CongressCharles Tien, Hunter College/Graduate Center, CUNYDena Levy, SUNY, BrockportOverview: In this paper we approach the question of whether ornot gains in descriptive representation for African Americansalso result in losses in substantive representation from adifferent angle than previous research. We assess the long-termimpact of elHenry Flores, St Mary's University27-14 THE NATURE AND PHENOMENON OFLAWRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmFrancis J. Carleton, III, University of Wisconsin, Green BayNatural Right and Acquisition in Grotius, Selden, andHobbesJeffrey Edwards, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: The paper examines the 1600s debate between HugoGrotius and John Selden concerning the foundations of propertylaw. It determines how this debate relates to modern natural-lawconceptions of the normative basis of juridical and politicalobligation.Order and LawElina Treyger, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper suggests that any defensible positivistconception of law-based order requires a foundation insomething close to natural law, and elaborates and defends onesuch conception.The Phenomenon of LawStanley C. Brubaker, Colgate UniversityOverview: In The Concept of Law, H.L.A. Hart endeavors, butfails, to preserve the phenomenon of law by viewing it from the"internal" perspective. Only the perspective of the "citizen,"joining jurisprudence with political theory, can preserve thephenomenon.Commodifying Environmentalism and the New Counter-MovementBrian D. Solis, University of MarylandOverview: Links the commodification of sustainability tonatural law and articulates the new counter-movement thatdevelops in reaction to this commodifiationFrank Lovett, Washington University, St. LouisFrancis J. Carleton, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay27-24 MODERN THINKERS IN ACTIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmPeter McNamara, Utah State UniversityThe Theorist as Architect: John Locke and the CarolinaConstitutionScott C. Pandich, St. Lawrence UniversityOverview: An examination of John Locke's work on theconstitution of the Carolina colony.The Rights of Confederate States: Montesquieu and theCivil War RealityHalima K. Khan, Northern Illinois UniversityOverview: Taking lead from the perceived paucity ofphilosophical discussion on the issue of secession this paper willattempt to show that the U.S. Civil War was at once bothlegitimate and illegitimate when examined in light ofMontesquieu's writings.Montesquieu on Power: Lessons for TodayPeter M. Levine, National-Louis UniversityOverview: Consistent with Montesquieu’s constitutional theorythat power exercised by governments should be limited, statesshould seek to limit their exercise of power in internationalaffairs through a variety of different mechanisms.241

PaperDisc.John S. Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville Capitalism and theProblem of PovertySharon Vaughan, Morehouse CollegeFateen Bullock, Morehouse CollegeOverview: Mill and Tocqueville were deeply concerned aboutpoverty and both wrote provocative pieces that illustrate theirstruggles to understand its causes in a rich and industriouscountry such as England. This paper explores their beliefs aboutthe causes,Peter McNamara, Utah State UniversityRoss J. Corbett, Brown University27-101 ROUNDTABLE: HARVEY MANSFIELD'SBOOK MANLINESSRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 3:45 pmRobert C. Bartlett, Emory UniversityHarvey C. Mansfield, Harvard UniversityArlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, Ann ArborStephen Salkever, Bryn Mawr CollegeLeon Craig, University of AlbertaSusan Shell, Boston CollegeOverview: A roundtable on Harvey Mansfield's provocativenew book, Manliness, which offers the first comprehensivestudy of the quality of manliness and a defense of manliness inour "gender-neutral society."28-13 MARX AND HEGEL ON ANIMALS,UMANS, AND AGENCYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMark S. Kremer, Kennesaw State UniversityMarx and Hegel at the ZooMaya Joseph, New School for Social ResearchOverview: In critiquing Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, Marxreveals an understanding of nature which contains a unique andexpansive view of man’s relationship to nature and criticallyinforms his early understanding of democracy.Love, Rectitude, Patriotism, and Valor: Hegel's Theory ofEthical DispositionJeremiah John, University of Notre DameOverview: An examination of the concept of Gesinnung as itappears in part three of Hegel's _Philosophy of Right_Agents Provocateurs: Agency and Recognition in Hegel,Honneth, and HabermasTanner J. McFadden, University of ChicagoOverview: A rethinking of Hegel's concept of recognition inlight of his pragmatist approach to truth, suggesting that Hegeloffers important insights while avoiding a basic problem sharedby Habermas' democratic theory and the politics of recognition.Geoffrey Kurtz, Rutgers University29-7 COMPARATIVE THEORY AND THEPOLITICAL IMAGINARYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmWayne S. LeCheminant, Loyola Marymount UniversityActivist Theorists: N. Manley, E.Williams, & West IndianDecolonizationFragano S. J. Ledgister, Clark Atlanta UniversityOverview: Political education of decolonizing peoples involveddeveloping a political theory of indepedence, both to encouragemovement to it and to justify it.Imagining Bolivia: The Struggle for Democracy in the Midstof Competing Visions of "the Nation"Miguel Centellas, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: Using the current Bolivian crisis as an example, thispaper presents the argument that democracies are "imaginedpolitical communities" and that democratic consolidation is notseverely hindered so long as citizens in a democracy are unableto agree.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Modeling Korean Civil Society: Against Three Liberal WaysSungmoon Kim, University of Maryland, College ParkOverview: This paper shows the inadequacy of three liberalmodels of civil society in capturing the viability of Korean civilsociety and calls for an attention to its own indigenous culturalassets, the affectionate sentiments as an engine of that viability.The Ayatollah's Republic: An Examination of Plato'sRepublic and Khomeini's Welayat Al-FaqeehDavid Alvis, University of West FloridaHusain Abdulla, University of West FloridaOverview: For Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Plato's Republicoffered a partial model for the reform of Iranian politics. Herewe argue that the criticism directed at much of Iran's theocraticstate derives from the problems inherent in the Republic.Orderly Liberty: Elite Republican Imaginings of AmericanExecutive Administration from the Founding to the GildedAgeJonathan S. O'Hara, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Elite Republican thought emphasizing values ofleadership hierarchy, popular deference and paternalism hasbeen undertheorized in the American context. The emphasis hasbeen on popular republican notions of liberty and equalityEileen Hunt Botting, University of Notre Dame30-14 FORMAL THEORIES OF ELECTIONS: THEROLE OF INFORMATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmSven Feldmann, Northwestern UniversityElections: Pivots for the Present versus Signaling for theFutureKen Shotts, Stanford UniversityAdam Meirowitz, Princeton UniversityOverview: Most electoral models focus on low probabilitypivot events in which a single vote makes a large impact. Weadd in a high probability low impact signaling effect.Government Transparency and PolicymakingJustin Fox, Yale UniversityOverview: Increasing the openess of government proceedings iswidely believed to increase the the public's welfare. This paperexamines the conditions under which this conventional wisdomis correct.Testing Ferejohn's Model of Transparency andAccountability in US StatesRobert C. Lowry, Iowa State UniversityJames E. Alt, Harvard UniversityOverview: We use panel data for gubernatorial elections from1972-2000 to test a formal model by Ferejohn that predictsvoters will have greater confidence in incumbents and accepthigher taxes and spending when government institutions aremore transparent.Sven Feldmann, Northwestern University31-7 COMPLEX ESTIMATION PROBLEMSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmCarl Palmer, University of California, DavisQuantifying Missing Information in Ecological InferenceKosuke Imai, Princeton UniversityYing Lu, Harvard UniversityAaron B. Strauss, Princeton UniversityOverview: We propose a statistical method that formallyquantifies the missing information due to data aggregation inecological inference. The method allows researchers to computethe fraction of missing information in parameter estimation andhypothesis testing.What to Do When Your Varying Slopes Correlate WithYour Varying InterceptsJoseph Bafumi, Yale UniversityAndrew Gelman, Columbia UniversityOverview: Multilevel models often require estimating varyingslopes. These slopes may correlate with varying intercepts. Wecompare the effectiveness of several strategies for dealing withcorrelating slopes and intercepts in multilevel models.242

PaperPaperDisc.A Verification Study of Goodman Regression, Double-Regression and EI Extended ModelBaodong Liu, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshOverview: This paper takes advantage of a unique opportunityto compare the controversial methods, including surveyapproach, by using aggregate as well as individual level datafrom an actual election. Our results show that EI basic modelprovided a better esBeyond Balance Tests: Placebo Tests for Matching MethodsAlexis J. Diamond, Harvard UniversityJens Hainmueller, Harvard UniversityOverview: We develop tests to evaluate if matching hasidentified control units that show what would have beenobserved for treated units in the absence of treatment. Thesetests promote honest analysis in that they do not involveoutcomes for treated units.Jonathan N. Katz, California Institute of Technology32-10 THIRD PARTIES IN AMERICAN POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmTim Hundsdorfer, University of ColoradoSurviving Against All Odds: A Case Study of the VermontProgressive PartyDelia N. Goolsby, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillPartrick R. Miller, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillNicholas Pyeatt, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: The Vermont Progressive Party is unique amongthird parties for its growth and stability. This paper seeks toexamine the factors that help this party survive, its ideologicaleffect on the two major parties, and the role of partisancoordination.Women and Green Parties in the U.S. and Germany:Locations of Power?Ellen McMinn Larrimore, Northeastern Illinois UniversityOverview: Are Green Parties locations of power for women interms of their political interests and party participation? Icompare the success of Germany’s Green Party to that of theU.S. Green Party in improving access to political and socioeconomicpositionsA Systematic Study of the Frequency of American MinorParty Co-optationsEric D. Russell, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: How often do the agenda items of minor parties endup on the national platforms of the major parties? This paperemploys case studies of the most successful minor parties tosystematically address a key presumption in the field of politicalparties.Ballot Access Laws and the Two-Phase Decline of AmericanThird PartiesBernard Ivan Tamas, Illinois State UniversityMatthew D. Hindman, Illinois State UniversityAmalia Monroe, Illinois State UniversityOverview: State election laws stultified third parties in twophases, not one.Kenneth Janda, Northwestern University33-8 PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONALRELATIONS IRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmKenneth Mayer, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThe President's Agenda: Presidential Position-Taking in theU.S. HouseWilliam D. Anderson, University of South DakotaOverview: This paper employs an event history model to assesspresidential position-taking in the U.S. House and finds supportfor the hypothesis that declines in presidential capital—measured with the ticking clock—shape presidentialpolicymaking in Congress.PaperDisc.Last Mover Advantage: Presidential Power and the Role ofSigning StatementsBryan W. Marshall, Miami UniversityChris S. Kelley, Miami UniversityOverview: Signing statements are an important tool ofpresidential power in signaling policy implementation, electoralrewards, and protecting prerogatives. Our analysis of signingstatements offers a lens to assess change in presidential powerover time.Jeffrey S. Peake, Bowling Green State University33-12 PRESIDENTIAL BIOETHICSCOMMISSIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMark B. Brown, California State University, SacramentoPolitical Legitimacy and the President's Council onBioethicsAdam R. Briggle, University of ColoradoOverview: This paper explores the political legitimacy of acurrent bioethics commission through an analysis of threecontroversial events and concludes with recommendations forfuture commissions.Assessing the Political Impacts of Presidential BioethicsCommissionsSummer Johnson, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of PublicHealthOverview: Using presidential bioethics commissions as a casestudy, this paper discusses the empirical methods of impactassessment as well as the political impact of these executiveadvisory commissions.Democratic Legitimacy and the Design of National BioethicsCouncilsChristopher F. Vukicevich, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper develops an analytical framework toevaluate the effects of institutional design on the legitimacy andimpact of national ethics councils in the U.S. and Germany.Eric M. Meslin, Indiana University-Purdue University,IndianapolisMark B. Brown, California State University, Sacramento34-4 LOBBYING: A U.S. AND COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVERoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmSean M. Theriault, University of Texas, AustinPromoting Policy in a Mediated Democracy: Congress,Lobbying and the NewsChristine DeGregorio, American UniversityOverview: This study compares how lawmakers and lobbyistsconvey their interests in major policy with what is later reportedin three news dailies: one liberal (New York Times), onecentrist (Washington Post) and one conservative (WashingtonTimes).Does K Street Run Through Capitol Hill? Lobbying in aRepublican EraBurdett A. Loomis, University of KansasOverview: Various scholars and journalists argue that theRepublican control of Congress has made lobbying morepartisan, in marked contrast to past practices. This paper asks,"Is this so? And if so, with what implications?"An Empirical Investigation of Lobbying In DevelopingCountries: A Comparison of Brazil and IndiaVineeta Yadav, Yale UniversityOverview: I argue that rather than distorting democraticaccountability in uniform ways, lobbies are instrumental inpushing political systems towards one of two equilibria.243

PaperDisc.Lobbying by Transportation Agencies: A Case Study ofFour Bay Area Agencies from 2001-2004Lynn Scholl, University of California, BerkeleyElizabeth Deakin, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: Using fours years of lobbying reports and the resultsof interviews, we examine how Bay Area agencies use theirresources to lobby the state and federal legislatures and compareeach agency’s agenda to issues identified in planningdocuments.Kevin M. Esterling, University of California, Riverside35-7 LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN ACOMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmLeslie Schwindt-Bayer, University of MississippiThe Effect of Position on Re-election and Promotion ofLegislatorsKentaro Fukumoto, Gakushuin UniversityMasahiko Tatebayashi, Kobe UniversityOverview: In this paper, we argue that past positions helpparliamentarians to run for and win an election and thatcontinuous reelection (seniority) leads to future promotion tohigher positions and larger policy influence in turn.Reelection, Rent-seeking, and Impunity Among PanamanianLegislatorsCarlos Guevara Mann, University of Nevada, RenoOverview: In addition to re-election and career advancement,representatives may be motivated by other goals, such as gettingrich and obtaining immunity from prosecution, which theliterature may have overlooked.Political Institutions and the utility of Campaign Finance inComparative PerspectiveJoel W. Johnson, University of California, San DiegoOverview: the utility of campaign finance, or the increase inlikelihood of winning per additional dollar spent, varies withpolitical institutions. Consequences include the cost ofelections, incentives to raise illegal funds and the likelihood ofreform.Gregg B. Johnson, University of Buffalo, SUNY36-9 FOREIGN COURTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmJeffrey J. Davis, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyAsserting Judicial Supremacy: Marbury v. Madison inComparative ContextSunita A. Parikh, Washington University, St. LouisAlfred W. Darnell, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: We compare the Marbury v. Madison decision totwo analogous judgements by the Federal Court of India and theSupreme Court of India.Russia's Constitutional Court: Solution to the “Parade ofSovereignties”?Sabrina Pinnell, University of California, Santa BarbaraOverview: This is a study of three Constitutional Courtdecisions that affected the sovereignty debate between Russia'scenter and its regions, helping to delineate authority betweenthem and also establish the Court’s role in the federalist system.The Exercise of Judicial Power in South AfricaShannon I. Smithey, Westminster CollegeOverview: This paper explores 10 years worth of constitutionaldecision making by the Constitutional Court of South Africa,focusing on the ways the Court has expanded its own powerand contributed to the development of the new democraticregime.Nick Jorgensen, College of William and MaryLee D. Walker, University of Kentucky36-301 POSTER SESSION: JUDICIAL POLITICSPresenter When the Law Says Little: Birth Control Statutes andService in the USRoom TBA, Board 1, Sat 3:45 pmJohn P. Balz, University of ChicagoOverview: My paper proposal compares state statutes on birthcontrol in the early 20th century (1900-1940) to the servicelevels across the nation. I explain what kind of effect, if any,legislative initiatives had on how citizens acquired birth control.Presenter Appeals of Sentences Under the Guidelines: Who Wins,Who Loses, and WhyRoom TBA, Board 2, Sat 3:45 pmWilliam L. Gillespie, Kennesaw State UniversityOverview: I investigate what factors lead to appellant success orfailure when appealing sentences given by district court judgesthat fall outside of the recommended Federal SentencingGuideline range (a.k.a. sentencing departures).Presenter Game Theory, Chief Justice Rehnquist and Dickerson v.United StatesRoom TBA, Board 3, Sat 3:45 pmDaniel M. Katz, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: A game theoretic explanation for the late ChiefJustice Rehnquist’s otherwise anomalous pro-miranda decisionin Dickerson v. United States.Presenter To Cite or not to Cite: When Does the Supreme Court CiteRoomAmicus Briefs?TBA, Board 4, Sat 3:45 pmRyan J. Owens, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper analyzes cases heard during the Court’s2001 and 2002 terms in order to explain the circumstancesunder which the Court will reference amici briefs.Presenter Courtroom Battlefields in the Evolution War: ExaminingJudicial Behavior and Potential Outcomes of CasesInvolving Public Education and Intelligent DesignRoom TBA, Board 5, Sat 3:45 pmTrevor W. Ramsey, Indiana State UniversityOverview: With federal court battles over anti-evolution/prointelligentdesign, this paper seeks to apply models of judicialbehavior in an attempt to predict outcomes in such cases.Presenter Why Do They Switch? A Spatial Model of VotingRoomDisc.Fluidity on the U. S. Supreme CourtTBA, Board 6, Sat 3:45 pmMin Ye, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: A spatial model is established to explain votingfluidity on the Supreme Court. As a result, voting fluidityreflects justices' efforts to build winning coalition in thedifferent institutional contexts on the Court.C. Scott Peters, University of Northern Iowa38-12 REDRAWING DISTRICT LINESRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmAdam J. Newmark, Appalachian State UniversityThe Importance of Institutional Rules in LimitingGerrymanderingJonathan Winburn, Western Kentucky UniversityOverview: This paper enters the debate over state legislativeredistricting reform. I argue that institutional rules can beeffective in limiting legislative gerrymandering and that the useof non-partisan commissions may not be necessary.The Limits of the Gerrymander: Examining the Impact ofRedistricting on Electoral Competition and LegislativePolarizationSeth E. Masket, University of DenverGerald C. Wright, Indiana University, BlooomingtonJonathan Winburn, Western Kentucky UniversityOverview: While legislative polarization has been on the riseand electoral competition has been on the decline in theCongress and many state legislatures, this paper shows thatredistricting has had only a marginal impact on either of thesetrends.Teena Wilhelm, University of Georgia244

39-8 IMPACT OF RACE/ETHNICITY ON LOCALPOLITICS AND POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmBrady Baybeck, University of Missouri, St LouisUrban Charter Reform and the Politics of Race and ClassLana Stein, University of Missouri, St. LouisDavid Kimball, University of Missouri, St. LouisS. Kristine Walker, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Cities such as St. Louis and Dallas recently defeatedcharter reform. The reforms differed in the two cities: Dallaswould have moved to a mayor-council form from a managercouncilform while St. Louis would strengthn a weak mayorsystem.Accounting for Variation in Black Distrust of Local PoliceElaine B. Sharp, University of KansasOverview: The paper analyzes variation in black distrust oflocal police.Must Difference Divide? The Institutional Roots of RacialPolitics in New York and LondonMichael Javen Fortner, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper asks: Must racial hierarchy beget racialpolitics? Using data on non-white associations, it compares thedevelopment of non-white civil society in London and NewYork in order to identify the roots of racial-oriented activism.How Concentrated Poverty Matters for the Digital DivideKaren Mossberger, University of Illinois, ChicagoMichele A. Gilbert, Kent State UniversityDavid Kaplan, Kent State UniversityOverview: Building on a national study that showed thatcontrolling for concentrated poverty, race is no longer asignificant factor in the digital divide, we use hierarchical linearmodeling in three Northeast Ohio communities, to identifycausal mechanisms.Brady Baybeck, University of Missouri, St LouisJill L. Tao, University of Oklahoma40-11 LEVERAGING MARKETS FORENVIRONMENTAL POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMark Lubell, University of California, DavisThe Diffusion of State Policies: New Examples fromEnvironmental PolicyJames W. Stoutenborough, University of KansasMatthew Beverlin, University of KansasOverview: Renewable energy production by citizens can beencouraged through at least two policy solutions: net meteringand tax subsidies. This study examines the state adoption ofthese policies through the use of a diffusion model.Market Implementation Under Conditions of IncompleteProperty RightsChristopher J. Wright, University of Arkansas, MonticelloOverview: This research suggests that a commitment by publicadministrators and agencies to market discipline and to theenforcement of created property rights must be central if capand-trademarkets are to be successful.Is Market-based Environmental Governance MoreEffective? The Experience of Emission Trading inCalifornia: 1990-1999Xueyong Zhan, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: This paper is intended to examine the effectivenessof emission trading in air pollution control by using reducedformmodels derived from the Environmental Kuznets Curve.Magnitude of Non-Compliance in Operating HazardousWaste FirmsJoice Y. Chang, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper will provide some insight into themagnitude of non-compliance with RCRA in operatinghazardous waste firms in the United States.Mark Stephan, Washington State University, VancouverMark Lubell, University of California, Davis40-203 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: HIGHEREDUCATION IIRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Access to Higher Education for EconomicallyDisadvantaged StudentsScott M. Rainone, Kent State UniversityOverview: The purpose of this study is to explore the conditionof access for Ohio’s economically disadvantaged students byexploring post-secondary models used in five other states.42-7 FISCAL POLICY AND CONSTRAINTS INOPEN ECONOMIES (Co-sponsored withInternational Political Economy, see 12-19)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmVera E. Troeger, University of ExeterGlobal Recession, Policy Choices, and Policy Reforms inOECD CountriesNobuhiro Hiwatari, University of Tokyo/Harvard UniversityOverview: A panal analysis of recessions in advanced industrialdemocracies show that capital mobility in the 90s compelledOECD governments to undertake disinflatioanary monetarypolicies, fiscal austerity, and welfare policy reprioritization.Strategic Spending and Saving: Fiscal Manipulation in aGlobal EconomyAngela O'Mahony, University of British ColumbiaOverview: I examine how exchange rate regime and tradeopenness affect fiscal manipulation. I find that fiscalmanipulation is likely when the exchange rate is fixed and tradeopenness is high, and when the exchange rate is floating andtrade openness is low.Modeling Constrained Regional Convergence of EconomicPolicy and GrowthTobias Hofmann, Free University of BerlinOverview: Modelling interactions between regional integrationand national political institutions, I show how institutionsconstrain regional convergence of economic policy and with itgrowth. I test the model's empirical implications using paneleconometrics.Buck for the Bang? Budget Punctuations in Denmark,Germany, the UK, and the USChristian Breunig, University of WashingtonOverview: The study shows that massive shifts within nationalbudgets occur and considers four sources of these shifts:institutional constraints, attention, partisan preferences, and vetoplayers. The theory is tested via time-series data of fourdemocracies.Vera E. Troeger, University of Exeter42-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: INDUSTRIALAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY UNDERGLOBALIZATIONRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Industrial Policies in a Global Commodity Context: AnAvenue for Economic Development?Marco A. Fernandez, Duke UniversityElda L. Becerra Mizuno, Duke UniversitySinziana Popa, Duke UniversityOverview: In the last decades of the 20th century we haveobserved important changes in the patterns of production in theglobal economy. The fragmentation of the value chains isreflected in the increase of the outsourcing and the off-shoringof production.Presenter Regional Integration and the Challenge of EconomicDevelopment in AfricaRoselyn K. Akombe, African Union Mission to the UnitedNationsOverview: Many African countries consider regional integrationas a vehicle for achieving economic development. This could beseen from the many regional integration frameworks aimed atpromoting intra-regional trade, investment and development.245

42-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: DOMESTICDEVELOPMENT AND STABILITYSTRATEGIES IN ZAMBIA, IRAN, ANDKUWAITRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmPresenter Economic Policy and the Domestic Private Sector: Iran andKuwait, 1950-1979Nimah Mazaheri, University of WashingtonOverview: Utilizing an historical institutionalist approach, thispaper examines the forces that helped shape state policiestowards the domestic private sector in Iran and Kuwait from1950-1980.43-8 DECISIONS AND AGENDAS (Co-sponsoredwith Public Policy, see 40-21)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmSean Gailmard, Northwestern UniversityWary Cooperation in Agency Rulemaking: A QuantitativeTestRyan T. Rynbrandt, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: This paper develops a model of political control ofthe federal rule making agenda. I test the model using ten yearsof data from the semiannual regulatory agenda of the EPA fromboth the Clinton administration and the second Bushadministration.A Model of Bureaucratic Policy InnovationWayne A. Thornton, Harvard UniversityOverview: I propose a model of bureaucratic policy innovation.My paper first develops the model, and then demonstrates itsplausibility by explaining historical cases from two disparatepolicy areas-- national defense and agriculture.Agency Agendas: Why Study Substance?Samuel G. Workman, University of WashingtonOverview: This paper applies recent research on decisionmaking and the politics of agenda setting to the Securities andExchange Commission. I begin from the premise that federalagencies are created to solve problems, then develop a theory ofagency problemComparing Executive-led Policy Agendas in the USA andUKHeather A. Larsen, University of WashingtonPeter John, University of ManchesterOverview: This paper takes two cases of executive-led policyagendas, the USA and UK, seeking to find out how differentexecutive agendas are from other agendas, and how different theinstitutions are from each other.Revisiting Federal Agency Responsiveness to ExecutivePolicy DirectionDana Michael Harsell, University of North DakotaOverview: Mandatory planning and performance reportingsystems inaugurated by GPRA and maintained by the PMAhave augmented agency responsiveness to the executive branchby increasing goal congruence between top career and noncareerexecutives.Jason A. MacDonald, Kent State University43-10 COMPARATIVE PUBLICADMINISTRATIONRoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmGaylord G. Candler, Indiana University, South BendPublic Management, Autonomy, and PerformanceHolly T. Goerdel, University of KansasDavid W. Pitts, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Bureaucratic power is predicated on autonomy andresource extraction. We investigate ways in which publicmanagers translate this power into positive outcomes for theagency.PaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.Globalizing Local Governance: A Comparative Study ofLocal Governance Reform in China and in the United StatesG. Z. Lan, Arizona State UniversityOverview: The paper examines the structures, the processes,reform trends of local governments in China and in the UnitedStates.China's Civil Service Reform and GovernmentPerformance: An Agency ApproachXiaoqi Wang, University of Hong KongOverview: This article examines the impacts of China's 1993Civil Service Reform on performance of government agenciesin charge of environmental protection and education in threeChinese cities (Beijing, Changchun, and Ningbo).Preservation Strategies: NGO Autonomy in EcuadorStephanie L. Smith, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This study explores the issue of organizationalautonomy from the perspective of NGO administrators inEcuador. Interviews suggest various strategies are used topreserve mission-focused autonomy to cope with funding andsocio-political environments.External and Internal Politics of Turkish ManagementReforms: The Experience of Public Hospitals in ISO9001 CertificationAli O. Ozturk, North Carolina State UniversityOverview: One approach to management improvement, widelyused in the U.S. private sector, is to secure quality certificationunder ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001standard.Xiaoqi Wang, University of Hong Kong46-8 PATRIOTISM AND TOLERANCE, EASTAND WESTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmMark S. Jendrysik, University of North DakotaPolitical Tolerance: The Committed, the Conflicted, and theConstrainedRobert K. Postic, Wayne State UniversityOverview: Using GSS data this paper will test the pluralistictolerance model suggested by Sullivan, Piereson, and Marcus(1979, 1982).Can Dissent Be Patriotic in Wartime? Results From aRepresentative U.S. SurveyJeremy B. Straughn, Purdue UniversityOverview: A representative CATI survey of 1,500 U.S. citizensis used to evaluate the proposition that attitudinal patriotismcomprises at least two conceptually distinct and potentiallycontradictory notions of civic duty-compliance and contention.Memory, Meanings, and Political Actions in 2005 China'sAnti-Japan ProtestsBin Xu, Northwestern UniversityOverview: My paper examines how different groups in China'sAnti-Japanese Protest Movement in 2005 reacted to the samemnemonic narrative of WWII in different ways and how theystrategically utilized the memory in their political actions.Emergence and Development of Taiwan IndependenceMovement in the USChi-Chen Chiang, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper attempts to formulate a new model toexplain Taiwanese movement in the US by analyzing atransnational network established among intellectualcommunities in the US and the island to sustain the force of themovement.Deva R. Woodly, University of Chicago246

47-8 RELIGION AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES INCOMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 3:45 pmDavid E. Campbell, University of Notre DameThe Impact of Religious Beliefs and Practices on theSupport for DemocracyMyunghee Kim, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleCharles F. Andrain, San Diego State UniversityOverview: By using data from the 1999-2001 World ValuesSurvey, this paper examines the impact of religious beliefs andpractices on support for democracy across twenty countries.The Role of UK Faith Communities in Defending Asylum-Seeker RightsEsther D. Reed, University of St. AndrewsOverview: This paper considers: (a) how faith communities inthe UK have been defending asylum-seeker rights; and (b) howquestions raised by faith communities have exposed retreatsfrom rights in the name of greater security and increasing legalvoluntarism.Giving to Caesar What Is Caesar's. . . and More: Analyzingthe Relationship Between Religion and CorruptionAubrey L. Westfall, Colorado University, BoulderOverview: Using panel data and regression analysis, this paperfleshes out the theoretical relationship between religion andcorruption, focusing on the Muslim, Catholic, and Protestantreligions.The Impact of Religion on Citizens' Perceptions of HumanRightsMatthew M. Carlson, University of VermontOverview: To what extent are citizens' perceptions of humanrights issues shaped by religious denomination and religiosity? Iexamine whether the fit between perception and realityimproves when variables that tap religion are included in themodel.Geoffrey C. Layman, University of MarylandBenjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame48-103 ROUNDTABLE: POLITICS, POP CULTUREAND THE TEACHABLE MOMENTRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sat 3:45 pmChapman B. Rackaway, Fort Hays State UniversityShala Mills-Bannister, Fort Hays State UniversityDarrell A. Hamlin, Spring Hill CollegeKevin Anderson, Eastern Illinois UniversityMichael A. Smith, Emporia State UniversityOverview: A discussion of popular culture mediums such ascurrent music, the Daily Show and Saturday Night Live as anextension of the traditional use of film and fiction to teachpolitical science.51-4 THE SEXUALIZED NATURE OF PUBLICPOLICY, TAKE TWO (Co-sponsored withGender and Politics, see 25-19)RoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sat 3:45 pmKate D. Bedford, Barnard CollegeAbstinence Only Education: The Politics of GenderedSexualityAlesha E. Doan, California Polytechnic UniversityOverview: We analyze abstinence education as a moralitypolicy, critiquing its effects on teenagers who are subject to theteaching of abstinence. The lessons of abstinence educationreveal the politics of gender, particularly the politics ofsexuality.Sexual Agency in Risk SocietyValerie D. Lehr, St. Lawrence UniversityOverview: After discussing the centrality of sexuality to thelives of youth in "risk society," I will begin to articulate a visionof sexuality as an expression of agency with the potential toenhance democracy, particularly for young people.PaperPaperDisc.My Two Moms: Homosexuals Parental and Adoption Rightsin Developed DemocraciesMegan E. Osterbur, University of New OrleansOverview: This paper examines variations in parental rights andadoption rights policy for gays and lesbians in industrializeddemocracies with focus on explaining why such variations exist.State Efforts to Promote Companionate Sexuality inPopular-Front ChileKarin A. Rosemblatt, Syracuse UniversityOverview: This paper will explore the importance of marriageand the regulation of sexuality to state-building projects byexamining the experiences of the Chilean popular-frontgovernments of 1939-1950.TBA56-101 MIDWEST CAUCUS FOR PUBLICADMINISTRATION BUSINESS MEETINGAND HERBERT SIMON LECTURE:ORGANIZATIONAL ATTENTION DEFICITDISORDER: THE SORTING PROCESS OFORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIESRoom TBA, Sat 3:45 pmLecturer Bert A. Rockman, Purdue University58-302 POSTER SESSION: UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH IIPresenter Appellate Court Judge Retirement and Polarization of U.S.Political PartiesRoom TBA, Board 8, Sat 3:45 pmEmily F Siedell, Wellesley CollegeOverview: Prior studies reveal the impact of politics onappellate court judge retirement. I build on this research byexamining historical change in strategic retirement over time,particularly as related to the increasing polarization of politicalparties.Presenter Reclaiming Humanitarian Action: An EU Civilian RapidReaction MechanismRoom TBA, Board 9, Sat 3:45 pmAlyson J Kuttruff, Carthage CollegeOverview: The EU should create a non-military rapid reactionmechanism. It would signal a return to the fundamental valuesof humanitarian aid. This mechanism could separate militaryfrom humanitarian goals and improve the effectiveness of thecurrent system.Presenter Fostering Social Capital and Public Health in SouthernCone CountriesRoom TBA, Board 10, Sat 3:45 pmAlexander W Hertel-Fernandez, Northwestern UniversityOverview: This study offers a comparative framework toexamine the effect of state-mediated welfare programs on socialcapital, the impact of social capital on health outcomes, andpolicy implications for WHO social determinants to health inthe Southern Cone.Presenter The impact of anger and fear on political toleranceRoomTBA, Board 11, Sat 3:45 pmDunya M.M. van Troost, Leiden UniversityOverview: This research presents experimental data on thedegree to which anger and fear are can have a different impacton tolerance judgments. I examine how citizens feel towards aperceived out-groups, when they are made to feel angry orafraid.Presenter The Executive’s New Legal Universe: The BushAdministration’s Unilateral Construction of a New LegalParadigm for Fighting Terrorism after September 11thRoomTBA, Board 12, Sat 3:45 pmJacob W Day, SUNY, New PaltzOverview: This paper examines the profound shift from “crime”to “act of war” that characterized the Bush administration'sapproach to terrorism after 9/11, and questions whether or notsuch an approach can be reconciled with the traditionalunderstanding of separation of powers in the Constitution.247

Presenter Female Athletes Making Headlines: the Impact of Title IXon Media Coverage of Women’s Athletic EventsRoom TBA, Board 13, Sat 3:45 pmLindsay Orosz, Muhlenberg CollegeOverview: A content analysis of print media coverage of femaleathletics before and after the establishment Title IX publicpolicy.Presenter Bases of Popular Support for Aboriginal Rights Claims inCanadaRoom TBA, Board 14, Sat 3:45 pmMatthew L Cornett, University of TorontoOverview: This paper seeks to determine the most significantunderlying determinants of Canadian public support foraboriginal rights claims using national survey data. The studyconcludes aboriginal-specific predictors, such as the beliefaboriginal- non-aboriginal relations are improving orperceptions of the aboriginal material situation, are by far themost significant underlying determinants of support foraboriginal rights claims.Presenter Chicago City Council: Rubber Stamp or LegitimateLegislature?Room TBA, Board 15, Sat 3:45 pmElias Cepeda, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Chicago politics is known for strongexecutive/mayoral control over the whole of the city'sgovernment, including it’s legislative body, the City Council.Many believe that current Mayor Richard M. Daley's controlover the City Council is comparable to that which his fatherwielded as Mayor. Yet, the landscape is different for thepresent Mayor. This study shows those differences.Presenter The United States Government and HIV PreventionStrategies in AfricaRoom TBA, Board 16, Sat 3:45 pmValerie Berezner, Indiana University, South BendOverview: In Sub-Saharan Africa, women struggle to protectthemselves from contracting HIV. This research outlines whythe Abstinence, Be Faithful, Condoms (ABC) approach isunrealistic, and which programs and initiatives may be moreeffective.Presenter Women in Government and the Effects on the Type ofForeign AidRoom TBA, Board 17, Sat 3:45 pmKathryn A Sanders, Truman State UniversityOverview: The relationship between gender participation ingovernment and its effects on the type of foreign aid isexamined. Through statistical analysis, gender empowermentand the type of foreign aid possessed a positive relationship.58-303 POSTER SESSION: UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH IIIPresenter The Changing Face of Retail: Wal-mart's Effects in MexicoRoom TBA, Board 18, Sat 3:45 pmKathryn E Dove, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Globalization is affecting the commercial sector inMexico as traditional small shops lose ground to Wal-mart'sbig-box retail. Using district-level data, I utilize regressionanalysis to isolate Wal-mart's effects on small shop owners.Presenter Authoritarianism, Regime Transitions, and the First Use ofViolent ForceRoom TBA, Board 19, Sat 3:45 pmRyan T Conway, Truman State UniversityOverview: This study investigates the often overlooked"Authoritarian peace" proposition in international relationsliterature, testing the effects of different authoritarian regimetypes, and different types of transition to democracy, on conflictinitiationPresenter Attitudes toward Social Security ReformRoomTBA, Board 20, Sat 3:45 pmJoshua Caldwell, University of Texas, BrownsvilleOverview: Social Security reform is emerging as a hot-buttonpolitical issue. Public opinion polls indicate a discontent forreforming the entitlement program. However, are these attitudesage-based? Our research looks at age — and other characteristicfactors (sex, political affiliation) — and whether or not theyaffect attitudes toward social security reform.Presenter The Struggle of Democratic Consolidation in Post-MarcosPhilippine PoliticsRoom TBA, Board 21, Sat 3:45 pmGaia Benitez, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: The 1986 People Power Revolution ended Philippinedictatorship and opened an opportunity for democratization.Yet, President Corazon Aquino hindered democraticconsolidation as a politically inexperienced compromisecandidate of a diverse coalition.Presenter Expansionism & Exportation: Rhetoric of Manifest Destinyand the War on TerrorRoom TBA, Board 22, Sat 3:45 pmSarah M Bryner, Beloit CollegeOverview: Current political rhetoric describing the War onTerror resembles the language used to justify manifest destiny.By analyzing media coverage, this paper will illuminate thedifferences between expansionism in the 1850s and exportationtoday.Presenter If Welfare Rolls Are Decreasing, Then Welfare Reform IsWorking…Right?Room TBA, Board 23, Sat 3:45 pmLeslie A Ransdell, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper will examine the quality of life ofMichigan’s welfare recipients. The focus will be on theinteraction of Michigan’s welfare system with a challengingeconomic situation and the resulting effects on Michiganrecipients.Presenter What Affects the Strength of Partisan Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa?Room TBA, Board 24, Sat 3:45 pmKrystal L Fox, Truman State UniversityOverview: This study examines the strength of partisanattachment among respondents from nine African countries.Presenter Durable Influence of Parent Partisan IdentityRoom TBA, Board 25, Sat 3:45 pmNick Jones, Heidelberg CollegeOverview: College education, membership in the "60s"generation and residential mobility signficantly reduce thecorrelation between parent and respondent partisan identity.The findings are based on a 2005 election survey in Tiffin,Ohio.Presenter Shifting Outlooks: The Presidency and National EducationReformRoom TBA, Board 26, Sat 3:45 pmAshley E Watson, University of WashingtonOverview: The No Child Left Behind Act is the culmination ofa journey to reevaluate the nation's education system. Thisproject considers how the politics of national education policyhave been altered since a federal role was initiated more thanthree decades ago.Presenter Canadian Attitudes Towards Gays and LesbiansRoom TBA, Board 27, Sat 3:45 pmAldous Cheung, University of TorontoOverview: This study investigates the causes of attitudestowards gays and lesbians in Canada, using public opinion data.Interestingly, one important independent variable seems to berespondents' attitudes toward Canadian relations with the UnitedStates.248

Sunday, April 23 – 8:30 am – 10:15 am2-15 VOICE AND OPPOSITION -- MEASURINGDEMOCRACY AND PROTESTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amErik R. Tillman, Emory UniversityA New Measurement of Democracy: The Inclusion of theContextMichael Stoiber, University of DarmstadtHeidrun Abromeit, University of DarmstadtOverview: Indices of democracy produce an institutional fallacyin measuring democratic quality, because they ignore therespective (societal, institutional) context. We develop and test anew contextualized measurement.Diffusing Violence: Competition and Radicalization inContentious PoliticsJakub Kakietek, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper examines relationship betweencompetition between social movement organizations and theiruse of political violence.Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: Repression in theDemocratic ContextDavid A. Armstrong, II, University of MarylandOverview: This work investigates the variation of repressionand violations of civil liberties within democracies. I find thateven within democracies when domestic threats are present, thecivil liberties of citizens hang tenuously in the balance.The Politcal Responses of the 'Losers of Globalization'Yotam M. Margalit, Stanford UniversityOverview: A comparative study of the political responses of the'losers of globalization': who they are, what factors are salient intheir own accounts of why they are worse off, and how thesense of losing out translates into support for a politicalprogram.Erik R. Tillman, Emory University3-6 DISAGGREGATING ETHNIC IDENTITYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amBrent D. Hierman, Indiana University, BloomingtonPolicy Veto Players and Relevant Ethnic GroupsJóhanna K. Birnir, SUNY, BuffaloDavid M. Waguespack, University of MarylandOverview: Are indigenous groups, that by and large areexcluded from the policy process in Latin America, instrumentalto the passing (and quality) of economic policy?Appropriating Nation-ness: Peru as the "Inca State"Sebastian Karcher, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Drawing on a variety of non-standard approaches,the paper seeks to explain why in Peru, unlike in its Andeanneighbor states, no significant indigenous movement hasemerged.The Political Economy of Ethnic MobilizationNikolaos Biziouras, Harvard UniversityOverview: Using case study evidence from Sri Lanka, Bulgariaand Malaysia, I show how the strategic interests of ethnicpolitical entrepreneurs interact with the selective incentives thatthe ethnic group members demand to institutionalize ethnicpolitics.Bolivia and Peru: Differing Ethnic DiscoursesKimberly E. Moloney, American UniversityOverview: Bolivia's indigena and Peru's indigenista discoursesand their relevance for present-day Bolivian and Peruvianpolitics.Political Community and Indigenous Identity in LatinAmericaDaniel E. Moreno Morales, Vanderbilt UniversityOverview: Using survey data from Bolivia and Guatemala, thispaper explores the effect that ethnic, and particularly indigenousidentities have on the strength of citizens’ identification with thenational political community.Amalia Pallares, University of Illinois, Chicago3-24 KEY CASES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENTPOLICIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amSusan Glover, American UniversityEconomic Globalization, Winning Coalitions, and HumanRightsMeggan Fitzgerald, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: This paper attempts to reconcile the competingliberal and critical theories of globalization by arguing that theeffect of foreign economic penetration on respect for humanrights is conditional upon the size of the leader's winningcoalition.It's the Government, Stupid!; Human DevelopmentVariation in China and IndiaDevin Joshi, University of WashingtonOverview: Through historical process tracing I find that: 1)leadership priorities, 2) state capacity, and 3) national stabilityexplain most of the variation in human development andpoverty alleviation in China and India from 1950-2000.The Political Distribution of Employment Programs inArgentina During the 1990sAgustina Giraudy, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Partisanship, state structure and social mobilizationstrongly determined the expansion of employment programs inArgentina in the '90s. My results challenge the assumption thatthese programs are used as clientelistic handouts to buy people'svotes.China's Family Planning Policy: An Economic Analysis ofSome ExternalitiesLinjing Wang Wang, Purdue UniversityGlenn R. Parker, Purdue UniversityDwayne Woods, Purdue UniversityOverview: The most prominent external cost of the familyplanning policy is an unbalanced sex ratio of the new bornbabies. We use a simple economic model of the costs and valueof having sons to explain the cause of the problem.Hunger in Brazil: Comparative Analysis Across Time,Regimes, and InstitutionsTricia D, Olsen, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: Using hunger in Brazil as the case study, thisanalysis gives insight into why particular social movementsemerge and diffuse and under what conditions regimes chooseto institutionalize efforts of the movement.Joseph Wright, University of California, Los Angeles4-6 COMPARING DEMOCRATIZATIONADAPTATION IN TRANSITION STATESRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amKathleen R. Barrett, Georgia State UniversityDemocratic Society and Adaptive Management Models:Comparing the Resilience and Collapse of Ten DemocraticSystemsAmy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska, FairbanksSultan Tepe, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: Drawing on ten cases (Iran, Nicaragua, Iraq, Nigeria,Colombia, Turkey, Israel, Germany, the UK, the US) we ask towhat extent the Gunderson and Holling's resilience theory isuseful to explain the adaption and maladaption of democraticsociety?The Cultural and Institutional Foundations of Trust: ACross-National StudyAmaney A. Jamal, Princeton UniversityIrfan Nooruddin, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: The correlation between trust and democraticgovernment has opened several new debates, in which twooverarching themes have become particularly visible. The firstexamines the source from which trust emerges. From whatcultural dynamics does trust249

PaperPaperDisc.Micro-Level Determinants of Democratic CooperationCalvin J. Mouw, University of Illinois, SpringfieldOverview: This paper examines the relative effect ofperformance-based evaluations and idea or policy-basedsentiments on individual citizen commitment to party systempolitics.Transitions to Democracy in Pre-State ConditionsAviad Rubin, McGill UniversityOverview: The paper compares democratic transitions in Israeland Palestine pre-independence and account for the differentoutcomes based on 4 variables: elite formation; Exposure todemocratic values; Level of coercive capabilities; Diaspora’sinfluence.TBA4-17 TESTING THE LINKAGES BETWEENISLAM AND DEMOCRACYRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amTimothy J. Schorn, University of South DakotaIslamist Participation in Democratic Processes: The FaceBehind the Mask or the Mask Becoming the Face?Jocelyn S. Weiner, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper explores whether and how Islamists canbe included in participatory politics, and to what extent thisparticipation will lead to increased moderation and compromisein the Islamists' political platforms and intrinsic support fordemocracy.Intermestic Strategies for Democratization and the Rise ofIslamism in the Arab World: The Case of MoroccoAicha Lahlou, University of HoustonOverview: What impact does international pressure have onIslamism? What is the impact of both trends ondemocratization?Mohamed A. Berween, Texas A&M International University5-15 POLICY MAKING IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amJosephine E. Squires, Fort Hays State UniversityAlcohol Control Policy in the European UnionPamela Camerra-Rowe, Kenyon CollegeOverview: This paper examines the way in which marketliberalization has affected the debate over alcohol control policyin the European Union and explores the relative effectiveness ofindustry and non-producer groups in this regulatory debate.Ethnic Mobilization and Policy Making in East-CentralEuropean StatesJennifer L. Oetken, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: What role have ethnic minorities played in thecreation of new policies and state behavior in East-CentralEurope? This paper argues that ethnic groups promptedEuropean institutions to apply pressures on states to changetheir domestic policies.Emerging Fundamental Rights of the Family in the ECJGalya B. Ruffer, DePaul UniversityOverview: The control of immigration in the EU must contendwith the complexity of legal relationships in the evolving neoliberaleconomic order. This paper examines the recent trend inthe ECJ to protect family rights as “fundamental.”Trafficking in Women: A Case Study of Latvia and theEuropean UnionJohn R. Wallenfang, Illinois State UniversityOverview: Examination of European Union and Latvian lawsand policies that address trafficking in women.Josephine E. Squires, Fort Hays State University7-11 TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANINDEPENDENT JUDICIARY: JUDICIALREFORM IN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amEduardo L. Leoni, Columbia UniversitySocial Law and Judicial Subordination in the MexicanRevolution, 1917-1928Timothy M. James, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper explores the judicial politics around theimplementation of Mexico's nascent social law in favor ofworkers and peasants and its relation to a subordinated andsubservient judiciary in the 20th century.The Relation Between "Law" and "Reality" RegardingJudicial Independence in Latin AmericaJulio Rios-Figueroa, New York UniversityAndrea Pozas-Loyo, New York UniversityOverview: Under what conditions should we expect a gapbetween de jure and de facto judicial independence? When arejudicial systems that is more dependent in "reality" than in"law" and vice versa? We address these questions theoreticallyand emprically.Judicial Reforms, Policy-Making Processes and PublicPolicy in Latin AmericaMariana M. Sousa, University of Notre DameOverview: TBADeterminants of Judicial Reform in New Democracies:Lessons From BrazilRodrigo M. Nunes, University of Texas, AustinOverview: Judicial reform is promoted by internationalorganizations and outgoing politicians seeking insurance, butultimately processes of reform are driven by attempts to addressthe unexpected institutional effects that courts have had on newdemocracies.Gretchen Helmke, University of RochesterSilvia Inclan, UNAM8-13 INVESTMENT AND POLITICS IN EASTAND SOUTHEAST ASIARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amXia L. Lollar, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterUnderstanding the Role of China's SEZ: The Case of Fiat'sExpansionEdward Petronzio, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines the evolution of China's SEZpolicy and a case study of Fiat, the Italian auto maker that hasestablished a significant presence in China's SEZ.The New Juche and the Economic Unification of the KoreanPeninsulaDonald F. Williamson, II, Southern Illinois University,CarbondaleOverview: Economic unification of the Korean peninsula wouldrevitalize the North Korea economy and help South Koreaobtain the goal of becoming the economic hub of East Asia. Thereconnection of the Korean rail systems would benefit the EastAsian region.Energy Cooperation in Asia--From Impediments toBo Kong, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced InternationalStudiesOverview: This paper will examine reasons why there lacksenergy cooperation in Asia despite its potential benefits toeconomies in the region and explores whether the status quowill change against the increasing integration in the region.Southeast Asia and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in1990sAticha Suebsawangkul, University of Missouri, St. LouisOverview: A pattern of FDI inflow of Southeast Asia is highlyconditioned by the region's relations with the rest of the world.Technology, China, and regional problem contribute to adecrease of FDI inflow in Southeast Asian countries in 1990s.Xia L. Lollar, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater250

10-12 DETERMINANTS AND CONSEQUENCESOF POST-COMMUNIST ELECTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperparties,PaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amOana I. Armeanu, Southern Methodist UniversityIssue Salience and Dynamic Economic Voting in NewDemocraciesHyeok Yong Kwon, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This paper examines the electoral effects of issuesalience of unemployment in new democracies. Analyzingsurvey data from the post-Communist countries, the paper findsdynamic electoral consequences of economic reforms in newdemocracies.Electoral Rules and Political Corruption in Post-CommunistCountriesTatiana Kostadinova, Florida International UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the rules of electoralcompetition have had a strong effect on resulting levels ofpolitical corruption in Eastern Europe. Cross-sectional timeseriespanel data are used to test this proposition.Explaining Electoral Volatility in Post-Communist RomaniaSilviu M. Matei, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisOverview: Addressing the institutionalization of politicalI use a logit model for ecological inference to explain the highlevel of volatility of the Romanian party system. The modeluses socio-demographic characteristics as explaining variables.The Fourth Power: Mass Media and Campaign Finance inSouth Eastern EuropeBogdan Stanciu, Eastern Illinois UniversityOverview: Mass media and campaign finance in southeasternEuropeBryon Moraski, University of Florida11-12 REGIME TYPE AND INTERNATIONALBEHAVIORRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amScott M. Fitzsimmons, University of CalgaryCan Democracy Still Promise the Victory in MilitarizedDisputes?Kwang-Jin Kim, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This paper examines the effect of democracy anddynamic statecrafts such as economic coercion and air power onthe outcome of militarized disputes.Domestic Institutional Constraints on InternationalCooperationSam R. Bell, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: I examine the effect of institutional structures on theability of democracies to cooperate internationally.Are Democracies More Transparent in Their ExternalAffairs Than Dictatorships?James J. Marquardt, Lake Forest CollegeRobert J. Lemke, Lake Forest CollegeOverview: This paper tests several hypotheses on transparencyand regime type.The Impact of Regime Change on Issue Onset and IssueViolenceMichelle L. Keck, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This study seeks to expand research on issues byexamining if regime change influences issue onset and issueviolence. It will also examine if the level and incidence of issueviolence varies across regime types.Gaye B. Muderrisoglu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor11-13 RETHINKING GLOBAL GOVERNANCEAFTER THE WAR IN IRAQRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amFrancois Debrix, Florida International UniversitySublime Spectatorship and the War in Iraq: RevisitingGlobal Governance as America's Politics and Aesthetics ofTerrorFrancois Debrix, Florida International UniversityOverview: The sublime is the pleasurable experience throughvisual representation of a situation or event that wouldotherwise be painful or terrorizing if lived or experiencedfirsthand.Critique, Cosmopolitanism, WarScott Nelson, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: Derrida's "counter-method" of deconstructioninterrupts the imperative of theory, likening its practice to aform of war. This paper examines the significance of Derrida'scritical theory to the imperatives of political theory today.The Next 'Long Twilight Struggle with Totalitarianism'?Recreating Islamic Radicalism, Iraq, and Insecurity in theBush (43) Administration as Islamo-FascismTimothy Luke, Virginia Tech UniversityOverview: This paper looks at how the current alliance ofliberal capitalist states lead by the U.S.A. under President Bush(43) is struggling to define the "war on terror" as essentiallyWorld War IV.Suspended Sovereignty and the Law of Foreign Occupation:Incorporating the Biopolitical Paradigm into GlobalGovernanceAlex Barder, Florida International UniversityOverview: The legal concept of suspended sovereignty has beenreceiving greater attention within the last decade. Theimplementation of humanitarian interventions in Somalia,Kosovo - to name a few - and more recently the occupation ofIraq in 2003.Pablo Toral, Florida International University12-13 POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, INSTITUTIONS,INTERESTS, ANDTRADE POLICIES (Cosponsoredwith Economic Policy, see 42-16)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amJeffrey W. Ladewig, University of ConnecticutConstituency Size and Support for Trade LiberalizationSean D. Ehrlich, Florida State UniversityOverview: This paper tests the oft-used assumption thatpolicymakers with larger constituencies will be more supportiveof free trade because they will be less susceptible toparticularistic pressure by analyzing roll call vote data from theU.S. Congress.Political Geography and the Import Restriction BiasLucy M. Goodhart, Columbia UniversityOverview: The paper presents a model that explains theobserved import restriction bias in trade policy and in whichrepresentatives are responsive to local employment conditions.Why Regions, Not Sector or Class? Lobbying for TradeCompensation in Japan, 1950-2002Megumi Naoi, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Using a new dataset covering interest group lobbyingon trade before Diet committees from 1950 to 2002 in Japan,this paper investigates when regional competitions, as opposedto class or sectoral competitions, prevail in trade politics.Political Determinants of Interindustry Labor FactorMobilityQiang Zhou, Columbia UniversityOverview: This paper proposes a theory to endogenizeinterindustry labor factor mobility within the political process. Iargue that certain government policies can influence levels offactor mobility and governments manipulate them for politicalpurposes.251

PaperDisc.Governmental Structure, Partisanship, and Free Trade inLatin AmericaWilliam D. MacMillan, University of IowaOverview: Research suggests that, in Latin American countries,political variables effectively describe the aggregate volume oftariffs. This work uncovers the conditional nature of partisanand institutional influence in setting the tariff rates.Todd Allee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign13-13 WAR FROM REGIONAL POWERSPERSPECTIVESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amAdrian S. Petrescu, University of Texas, BrownsvilleThe India-Pakistan Peace Process: Towards Normalizationof Relations?Arijit Mazumdar, Miami UniversityOverview: The current peace process between India andPakistan represents the most significant opportunity forreconciliation of differences because of the convergence ofinternational and domestic factors that are both crucial andunprecedented.The War on Terror From Regional Powers Perspectives:Indonesia and Saudia ArabiaRibhi I. Salhi, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: Both Saudia Arabia and Indonesia have beenconsidered crucial allies for the war on terror. This paper willexamine the role of the two nations in fighting Alqaeda and itsterror network.It compares the nations' policy in war on terror.Constructing Regional Institutions in Asia: APEC andASEAN+3Yasumasa Komori, University of PittsburghOverview: This paper examines the formation of APEC andASEAN+3 by examining the variation in state preferences overtime and a catalytic role of weaker powers as initiators at thecritical juncture.Adrian S. Petrescu, University of Texas, Brownsville15-11 ECONOMICS AND CONFLICTRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amMark Crescenzi, University of North CarolinaEconomic Freedom as a Source of International PeaceChristopher G. Ingram, Louisiana State UniversityOverview: While democratic peace may guide the pursuit ofdemocracy to deter international conflict, this paper argues that,for reasons of normative values and economic rationale, policiesthat spread economic freedom could serve equally as a source ofpeace.Bargaining and Economic CoercionValentin L. Krustev, Rice UniversityOverview: Building on the recent informational literature oneconomic sanctions, the paper develops and tests a bargainingmodel of one-sided incomplete information, in which theimposition, escalation, and termination of sanctions aredetermined endogenously.How the Weaker Prevail: An All-Pay Auction Model ofConflict EscalationKeith A. Grant, University of ArizonaOverview: Conflict escalation can be modeled as an All-PayAuction, in which players are required to pay what they bidregardless of who wins the pot. This suggests that disputants'relative power interplays with the salience of the conflict,defining an equilBernadette M. E. Jungblut, University of Central Florida16-7 THEORIZING THE FOREIGN POLICYDECISION MAKING PROCESSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amStephen B. Dyson, Wabash CollegeThe Inherent Nuances of American Foreign PolicyConstruction--What an Issue Areas Analysis Can RevealAbout the State-Centrism-Domestic Variables DebateMatthew M. Caverly, University of FloridaOverview: This paper offers an alternative theoreticalconception to analyze American foreign policy by breakingforeign policy down into its component issue areas.Time Horizons, Discounting, and Intertemporal ChoicePhilip A. Streich, Rutgers UniversityJack S. Levy, Rutgers UniversityOverview: Our aim in this paper is to review the literature inbehavioral economics and psychology on discounting andintertemporal choice, and to begin to explore some of theimplications for theories of international conflict.US Foreign Aid and Human RightsWoongjo You, Binghamton University, SUNYOverview: This paper examines the circumstances under whichthe US is more likely to attach the goal of the advancement ofhuman rights practices to foreign aid.Power, Influence, and Bureaucrats: The Role of StatusWithin Foreign Policy FormationEben J. Christensen, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: This paper applies social network analysis andexperimental techniques to examine the influence of status andfeedback within a simulated foreign policy environment.Results indicate such factors alter policy recommendations andinformation selection.R. Michael Smith, Glenville State College18-12 INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUALDETERMINANTS OF POLICYPREFERENCESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amEvan Parker-Stephen, University of North Carolina, ChapelHillUnderstanding Social Conservatism: Values, Threat, andthe Framing of Issue PreferencesStanley Feldman, Stony Brook UniversityChristopher Weber, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: We examine the personality and situational factorsthat help shape social and moral issue preferences. Resultsindicate that individuals endorsing social conformity, nonegalitarianbeliefs, and who experience a threat to social orderare more likelyLimits of LeadershipRenan Levine, University of TorontoLaura Stephenson, University of Western OntarioOverview: What happens when political and religious leadersconvey conflicting messages? We conducted an experimentwhere we could control the message the respondent received,varying the source (religious or political leader) and the frame.Public Policy Preferences and Perceptions of Inequality andDiscriminationElisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan, Ann ArborCharles L. Ballard, Michigan State UniversityJeremy F. Duff, Michigan State UniversityOverview: We analyze the ways in which perceptions ofinequality and discrimination influence preferences on a widevariety of public policy issues. Our data set includes detailedinformation from a survey of over 1000 respondents.The Impact of Economic Inequality on Attitudes of the Richand PoorAlina R. Oxendine, Hamline UniversityOverview: In order to elucidate the relationship betweeneconomic inequality and civic attitudes, this paper uses crosssectionalsurvey data from communities across the US, inconjunction with a quasi-experimental comparison of two ruraltowns.252

PaperDisc.Competing Partisan Frames, Public Opinion and PartyIdentificationMichael W. Wagner, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper uses an experimental design (N=133) todemonstrate the conditions under which competitive partisanissue framing can affect public opinion and party identification.Joanne Miller, University of Minnesota19-10 ISSUES AND IDEOLOGY IN VOTE CHOICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amSteven E. Galatas, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityIdeology and Evaluation in an Experimental Setting:Proximity vs. DirectionRyan L. Claassen, Kent State UniversityOverview: The debate between which model best describescitizens' political behavior, directional or proximity, remainsunresolved. I report the results of an experiment designed tocontrol many sources of contradictory findings based onobservational studies.Uncovering the Reform Dimension in ContemporaryElectionsDaron R. Shaw, University of Texas, AustinMelvin Hinich, University of Texas, AustinOverview: We argue that a wide range of countries havewitnessed the emergence of a second dimension in recentelections. This dimension is properly understood as pittingcandidates and parties advocating reform versus thoserepresenting established interests.The Cultural Component of Issue Voting: The PartyInterceptSoren R. Thomsen, Aarhus University, DenmarkOverview: The paper presents a comparative study of issuevoting in several democracies trying to understand the meaningof the party intercept in the proximity model as well as in thedirectional model.The Structure, Meaning, and Influence of Political IdeologyShawn Treier, University of GeorgiaSunshine Hillygus, Harvard UniversityOverview: Using an item response model (IRT) to estimate ameasure of individual-level ideology, we examine the structureand meaning of ideology and its relationship to partyidentification and the vote.New Evidence on Directional vs. Proximity VotingRobert P. Van Houweling, University of California, BerkeleyMichael R. Tomz, Stanford UniversityPaul M. Sniderman, Stanford UniversityOverview: To advance the debate on directional vs. proximityvoting, we conduct a set of survey experiments (N=2000). Ourmethod allows critical tests that are not possible with standardsurveys.Garrett Glasgow, University of California, Santa BarbaraDean P. Lacy, The Ohio State University21-7 POLITICS OF MAJORITY-MINORITYDISTRICTSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amGuy-Uriel E. Charles, University of MinnesotaLegislating Without Constraints: The Effect of MinorityDistricting on Legislators' Responsiveness to ConstituencyPreferencesClaudine Gay, Stanford UniversityOverview: Using data on referenda and initiative voting toestimate constituency preferences, I assess the correspondencebetween district opinion and roll call voting for legislators frommajority-minority and majority-white CA Assembly districts.Hurricanes & Rotten BoroughsJohn K. Wildgen, University of New OrleansFritz F. Wagner, University of WashingtonOverview: A Louisiana majority-minority Congressional seatdepended on a dense, homogeneous black populationcompromised by the storm. We examine how contemporaryurban planning theory and redistricting practices might respondto post-Katrina redistricting.PaperDisc.A Unified Theory of Minority-Majority District Effects:Latino LegislatorsEric Gonzalez Juenke, University of Colorado, BoulderRobert R. Preuhs, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: We combine several important elements of minoritylegislative incorporation into a single theoretical model todemonstrate how institutional arrangements affect the degree towhich racial and ethnic group representatives influence publicpolicy.Guy-Uriel E. Charles, University of MinnesotaDavid L. Leal, University of Texas, Austin22-6 ATTITUDES ABOUT IMMIGRATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amBrian P. Frederick, Northern Illinois UniversityI Pity the Poor Immigrant…Why Immigrants are moreXenophobic?Daphna Canetti-Nisim, University of HaifaEran Halperin, University of HaifaStevan E. Hobfoll, Kent State UniversityRobert Johnson, University of MiamiOverview: In this study, we examine the differences betweenveteran Israelis versus immigrants from the former SovietUnion (FSU) with regard to the theoretical frameworksexplaining their xenophobic tendencies towards Palestiniancitizens of Israel (PCIs).Skill Mix of Immigrants and Public Attitude TowardImmigration in the U.S.Kyung Joon Han, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: This paper asks how skill mix of immigrants affectspublic attitudes in receiving states toward immigration and findsthat the magnitude of the effect of individual skill level on theattitudes goes along with the fraction of unskilled immigrants.Racializing the Border: How Race, Moral Conservatism,and National Defense Have Shaped Immigration AttitudesBradford Jones, University of ArizonaRegina Branton, Rice UniversityJennifer Byrne, University of ArizonaOverview: This paper examines pre- and post-September 11thattitudes toward immigration. We find that in contrast to thepre-September 11th era, moral conservatism and racialresentment strongly influence attitudes toward immigration.Cross-Generational Attitudes of Latino Groups onImmigrationJason E. Kehrberg, University of KentuckyAdam Butz, University of KentuckyOverview: This study examines the Latino attitudes onimmigration across 3 generations and 5 different Latino groups.Stephen Nuno, University of California, Irvine22-10 VALUES AND CULTURAL ISSUESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amBeth Miller, Rice UniversityCulture Wars as Identity PoliticsErin C. Cassese, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: In this study, I examine the micro-level dynamicsthought to underlie the culture wars. Using experimental data, Iexplore the effects of social identity and emotional reactions tothreat on social policy attitudes and political tolerance.Ideas About Children and the Red State – Blue State DivideBrian R. Duff, University of New EnglandOverview: The paper examines the effect of the popular ideathat having children is the best way to make life feel meaningfulon people's political attitudes and behaviors.Evolution of the Revolution: Habermas, Foucault, and SexAttitudes 1972-2004Christopher C. Hull, Georgetown UniversityLinnea N. Meyer, Harvard UniversityOverview: Are changes in casual sex imposed by society'spower, or arrived at by collective action? We analyze US trendsin sexual beliefs and behavior using Habermas and Foucault'stheories to test which of the two best explains those changes.253

PaperDisc.Social Class Identity and Political Attitudes: The Role ofPolitical ElitesKatherine Cramer Walsh, University of Wisconsin, MadisonOverview: When does social class identity affect politicalattitudes? Analysis of a two-generation national sample panelstudy reveals the importance of political candidates’ strategies.Edward Carmines, Indiana University, Bloomington24-15 THE WEB AND ACCESS TO POLITICALVOICERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amClaes H. de Vreese, University of AmsterdamWeb Research on Transnationalism: Surfing at Sea or at theSwimming Pool?Gustavo Cano, University of Nebraska, OmahaKari S. Burdick-Caves, University of Nebraska, OmahaCarie M. Franks, University of Nebraska, OmahaOverview: The proposed research aims to point out to whatextent research on "transnationalism" through the web is usefulto advance the theoretical and empirical development of theterm.The Political Discourse of Magazines and Weblogs: AContent AnalysisSusan Currie Sivek, University of Texas, AustinOverview: This study will provide a content analysis of politicalarticles in American news magazines and partisan opinionmagazines, as well as political weblog postings, in order todescribe the contribution of these media to American politicaldiscourse.Candidate Control in Cyberspace: News Media as aStrategic Tool on Campaign WebsitesMatthew P. Taylor, Mount St. Mary's UniversityOverview: This paper looks at how gubernatorial campaigns usethe news media as part of their Web sites to control the agendaand communicate their messages more directly.Fifth Estate or Echo Chamber, An Analysis of theBlogosphere, Media Coverage and the War in IraqKevin J. Wallsten, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper explores the question of whether blogsare an "echo chamber" (meaning they merely repeat mediamessages) or a "fifth estate" (meaning they criticize and factcheckmedia sources) in the context of an analysis of bloggingon the war in Iraq.G.R. Boynton, University of Iowa25-13 WOMEN AND THE WELFARE STATERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amAlesha E. Doan, California Polytechnic UniversityIntersectionality and the Welfare State: A ComparativeStudySirje Laurel Weldon, Purdue UniversityOverview: In this paper I reformulate the idea ofintersectionality and apply it in a comparative analysis ofwelfare states, examining social policies addressing gender, raceand class inequality in general as well as intersectionallymarginalized groups.Assessing Welfare Reform from a Feminist PerspectiveMary Ann E. Steger, Northern Arizona UniversityOverview: Using a feminist perspective to redefine the values ofaccountability, equality, effectiveness, and efficiency radicallychanges state-determined TANF rules and shifts the goal ofwelfare reform to one of moving families out of poverty.Budget Deficit, Welfare Reform, and Single Mothers:Canada and the United StatesSherrow O. Pinder, Hobart and William Smith CollegesOverview: I examine the deficit politics in Canada and theUnited States from 1980-1999. I focus on Ontario and NewYork State, and I show how both followed the same politicaltrajectory with similar consequences for single mothers in bothlocales.Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of UtahAlesha E. Doan, California Polytechnic University26-14 COMPARATIVE RACIAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amArus Harutyunyan, Western Michigan UniversitySecurity, Xenophobia and NationalismAmber C. Concepcion, Georgetown UniversityOverview: The rise of extreme right-wing parties in thesupposedly tolerant societies of Western Europe has beenattributed to such diverse causes; this paper argues that publicfears of crime and terrorism are an integral part of the puzzle.Contesting National Identities in an EthnicallyHomogeneous ArmeniaArus Harutyunyan, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: Looking at the ethnically homogeneous country ofArmenia the study argues that instead of an expected ethnic typeof Armenian national identity, currently there are multiplecontesting national identities.Racism and the Re-Constitution of Class in Post-'Unification' GermanyJuliane Edler, York UniversityOverview: East Germans have accepted their class positions inpost-'unification' Germany as they have received the wages ofGermanness. The East German inferiority/West Germansuperiority dualism coexists with the binary 'non-Germanforeigners' and Germans.Confrontation with Arrogant DiscoursesKathleen Claussen, Indiana University, BloomingtonBlaine Horrocks, Susquehanna UniversityMaura Beaufait, Vassar CollegeEric Brown, City University of New YorkOverview: This paper examines the different political constructsfor the integration of Muslim communities in London andCopenhagen. It surveys the attitudes that structure theinteraction between majority and minority groups in the twometropolitan areas.O Movimento Negro and the Civil Rights Movement: AnInterpretive AnalysisRosalind Fielder, University of IllinoisOverview: The paper will respond to the question, why haveAfro-Brazilians been unable to mount a mass movement on thescale of the civil rights movement through an interpretativeanalysis of the Brazilian Black movement and the civil rightsmovement.Julia Albarracin, Western Illinois UniversityAgnes K. Koos, University of New Orleans27-15 DESIGNING DEMOCRACY: FOUR VIEWSFROM THE EARLY REPUBLICRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amMichael P. Zuckert, University of Notre DamePublius' Theory of the Stable DemocracyShanaysha M. Furlow Sauls, Duke UniversityOverview: The association of democracy with stability is arelatively new notion and most certainly a modern one. Howdid the association of democracy with stability arise? I arguethat the emergence of the contemporary notion of a stabledemocracy can be atDemocracy and the Framers' Constitution: Towards anApolitical AssessmentAlan Gibson, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper will revisit the question, "HowDemocratic is the Constitution?" by first providing aMadisonian interpretation of the Madisonian Model and thenevaluating it against the criteria of responsiveness,inclusiveness, and political equality.Jefferson's Ward Republic: Political Rights and an EngagedCitizenryDerek A. Webb, University of Notre DameOverview: Jefferson's proposal of the ward republic representedan attempt on his part to supply greater security to the politicalrights of citizens by overcoming anemia (a potentialvulnerability in liberal polities) and encouraging citizenvigilance.254

PaperDisc.John C. Calhoun's Consensus Model of GovernmentJames H. Read, College of St. BenedictOverview: Critical examination of Calhoun's argument forgovernment by consensus rather than majority rule.Lilly J. Goren, Carroll CollegeMichael P. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame27-22 EDMUND BURKE: CONSERVATIVE ORRADICAL?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amJoyce M. Mullan, Oakton CollegeBurke on Tradition and NormativityDaniel Patrone, Rogers State UniversityOverview: I argue Burke's concern is with the normativity ofinstitutions that could be constructed within the "scheme ofthings" that liberals require for political innovation. Burke'sviews of tradition, nature, reason, and political honesty arereconsidered.Edmund Burke's Anti-Rationalist ConservatismAndrea M. Radasanu, University of TorontoAndrea Radasanu, University of TorontoOverview: This paper poses the question of Edmund Burke'spolitical and philosophical conservatism. While it seems clearthat he had conservative political goals, it is not clear that hisphilosophical grounds proved conducive to his conservativepolitics.Strauss’s Burke ReconsideredSteven Lenzner, Claremont-McKenna CollegeOverview: TBAJoyce M. Mullan, Oakton CollegeJoseph Pappin, University of South Carolina28-15 EXPLORING HEIDEGGERRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amMark Blitz, Claremont McKenna CollegeWhat Are Poets For? Gadamer's Answer to Heidegger'sQuestionGlenn D. Clifton, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper addresses the issue of what politicaltheory has to learn from the arts, through an examination of thedifferences between Gadamer's ideas about poetry and those ofhis teacher, Heidegger.The Concept of Authenticity in Charles Taylor and MartinHeideggerChristopher S. McClure, Georgetown UniversityOverview: This paper compares the concept of authenticity asused by Heidegger and Taylor in an effort to understand howthe meaning of the concept changed over time, and the politicalimplications of those changes.The Convergence of Martin Heidegger Philosophy andPoliticsMark A. Menaldo, Michigan State UniversityOverview: An examination of Heidegger's philosophical view ofpolitics in his, "Introduction to Metaphysics". Special attentionis paid to his view of ground and intrinsic order of the "polis".Christian D. Dean, Dominican University of California30-15 FORMAL THEORIES OF INTERNATIONALRELATIONSRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amKonstantin Sonin, New Economic School/CEFIRGlobal Games in International Relations TheoryBarry O'Neill, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: In a global game players hold symmetrical payofffunctions but have only incomplete information about whatthese are. Their benefits are advocated as international relationsmodels.Rational Sanctions: A Game Theoretic AnalysisCatherine C. Langlois, Georgetown UniversityJean-Pierre P. Langlois, San Francisco State UniversityOverview: We develop a game theoretic model of sanctions andtest it using data on sanctions episodes.PaperPaperDisc.Threats and Promises, Bargaining Strategies andIntergovernmental NegotiationsHartmut Lenz, University of EssexHan Dorussen, University of EssexHugh Ward, University of EssexOverview: The paper explores the strategic use of publiccommitment in negotiations. It uses a signaling model todistinguish between credible commitment and mustering publicsupport. It is applied to negotiations on the EU constitution andcrisis bargaining.Coalitional Colonel Blotto Games: Application to theEconomics of AlliancesDan Kovenock, Purdue UniversityBrian Roberson, Miami UniversityOverview: This paper examines a multi-player, multi-frontColonel Blotto game in which players may form noncooperativealliances. Unilateral transfers within an alliancemay arise even though resource expenditure is not a (pure orimpure) public good.Konstantin Sonin, New Economic School/CEFIRDavid A. Siegel, Stanford University32-4 INTEREST GROUP FORMATION ANDSURVIVALRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amAnthony J. Nownes, University of TennesseeStructuring Incentives to Participate: Democracy inVoluntary AssociationsMaryann Barakso, American UniversityBrian Schaffner, American UniversityOverview: This study provides empirical evidence on therelative influence members may exert in interest group electionand policymaking processes and examines the factors thatcorrelate with higher levels of internal democracy.Big Money Group Donors and Patrons: What They Giveand What They GetAllan J. Cigler, University of KansasAnthony Nownes, University of TennesseeOverview: While dues are crucial to public interest groupviability, at least as important for many is the ability to attractlarge donations in amounts well above the minimums requiredfor simple membership.The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: Public InterestGroups and the Collective Action ProblemRichard Jankowski, SUNY, FredoniaOverview: We propose an explanation of how public interestgroups solve their collective action problem by incorporatingweak altruistic motives to individuals. We then test ourhypotheses by using the 2002 GSS analysis of altruism.Discerning Collective Action and Density Dependence inInterest CommunitiesDavid Lowery, Universiteit LeidenVirginia Gray, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillJames Monogan, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOverview: Aggregate level evidence of density dependence andcollective action in interest communities cannot distinguishbetween these two models. We show why this is so and offer asolution to this conundrum focusing on secondary features ofthe two models.Interest Groups and Nonprofit AdvocacyJill D. Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: This study explores the relationship between theadvocacy activities of nonprofit organizations and interestgroups in the states.Suzanne M. Robbins, George Mason University255

33-9 PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONALRELATIONS IIRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amSamuel B. Hoff, Delaware State UniversityThe Presumption of Success on Presidential AppointmentsReconsidered: How Delay Has become the Primary Methodof Defeating NomineesJon R. Bond, Texas A&M UniversityRichard Fleisher, Fordham UniversityGlen S. Krutz, University of OklahomaOverview: This analysis shows that the lengthening of theconfirmation process for nominations to major executive andjudicial offices from 1965-2004 is due to a purposeful strategyto defeat presidential nominees by preventing them from gettinga vote.Recommend for Their Consideration: The President'sLegislative Policy Agenda, 1789-2004Jeffrey E. Cohen, Fordham UniversityMatthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North TexasOverview: We look at presidential policy comprehensively bycoding by policy area all 14,000+ presidential requests toCongress for legislation from 1789-2004.Presidential Targeting of Members of CongressMichael Cutrone, Princeton UniversityOverview: I will consider informal methods of presidentialinfluence -- specifically, presidential trips to the district. I willexamine a number of hypotheses regarding who Presidentstarget in their efforts at persuasion and the success of theseefforts.Clinton’s Veto Threats: Speaking Often, and the Need toWield the Big StickMatthew G. Jarvis, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: The power of the veto lies in its threat, not in its use.Presidents vary in their willingness to veto. This paper exploreshow Clinton's reputation as a "waffler" affected how his vetothreats were perceived and how that evolved over hispresidency.Popular Presidents' Strategic Choices Under DividedGovernmentHoi-Ok Jeong, University of IowaOverview: I argue that under divided government, presidentswill be less likely to go public, and this strategic behavior ismotivated by relatively high presidential popularity thatpresidents are blessed to enjoy during divided government.Steven A. Shull, The Ohio State University34-12 EXPLAINING SPENDING BYLEGISLATURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amRonald E. Weber, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeCongressional Support for Deficit Reduction: Taxing versusSpendingPatrick Fisher, Seton Hall UniversityOverview: This study will analyze congressional support fordeficit reduction differentiating between taxing and spendinglegislation by utilizing the votes on "fiscal responsibility" ascompiled by the Concord Coalition, an anti-deficit interestgroup.The Inequitable Distribution of Federal Aid in CriminalJusticePamela M. Schaal, University of Notre DameOverview: The distributive patterns of grant-in-aid spending areinfluenced by several categorical variables but politicalvariables are more prevalent in periods of unified government.Electoral Systems, Bargaining Power, and LegislativeOutcomesMichiko Ueda, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJames M. Snyder, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: The paper tests two contrasting hypotheses regardingthe impact of district magnitude on legislative outcomes byexamining intergovernmental transfers from state governmentsto counties in the U.S. state legislatures during the 1960s and1970s.PaperPaperDisc.Friends in High Places: The Institutional Politics of Post-Disaster RecoveryMark Wrighton, University of New HampshireLara M. Brown, California State University, Channel IslandsOverview: Recovery efforts after recent hurricanes havehighlighted the importance of representation andintergovernmental relationships. This paper explores thechanging political scene of the South and its effects on disasterrecovery efforts there.Party Strength, the Personal Vote, and GovernmentSpendingDavid M. Primo, University of RochesterJames M. Snyder, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: We use a noncooperative bargaining model toanalyze the conditions under which party strength constrainslegislative incentives for inefficient spending. We also showthat strong party organizations constrain spending in the U.S.Jocelyn J. Evans, University of West Florida35-9 CANDIDATE QUALITY, STRATEGY, ANDCOMPETITIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amScot D. Schraufnagel, University of Central FloridaIraq War Veterans and the 2006 Elections: An Analysis ofCandidate QualityNeal Allen, University of TexasJeremy M. Teigen, Ramapo CollegeOverview: This paper explores the connection between veteranstatus and candidate quality in U.S. House elections. This paperfocuses on 2006 anti-war veteran candidates, and their ability tocounter issue ownership deficits of the Democratic Party.Candidate Quality and Voter Response in U.S. HouseElectionsWalter J. Stone, University of California, DavisNathan Hadley, University of California, DavisRolfe Peterson, University of California, DavisSandy Maisel, Colby CollegeCherie D. Maestas, Florida State UniversityOverview: District-informant based measures of challenger andincumbent quality employed to study voter response to Housecampaigns, and to assess the impact of challenger andincumbent quality on House electoral competition.Confronting Strategic Behavior in Congressional ElectionsResearchMichael J. Ensley, Indiana University, BloomingtonScott J. Basinger, SUNY, Stony BrookOverview: Procedures for dealing with an endogenousdichotomous treatment variable are analyzed and applied to twoexamples of strategic behavior in congressional politics: theeffect of challenger quality on fundraising and incumbentretirement on shirking.All in the Family: Advantages of Second-Generation U.S.House CandidatesMichael Kellermann, Harvard UniversityOverview: Do candidates from political families win morevotes? This study estimates the electoral advantage of secondgenerationpoliticians in House elections, and finds thatcandidates who run to fill vacancies left by relatives outperformother candidates.A Deterrence Model of Congressional Elections: ThePolarizing Effects of Quality Challengers in CongressionalElectionsJustin M. Buchler, Case Western Reserve UniversityOverview: Circumstances that make quality challenger entryinto a congressional election more likely can produce noncentristoutcomes, even when the quality challenger is moremoderate than the incumbent.Kristin Kanthak, University of Arizona256

36-12 DISENTANGLING LAW AND POLITICS INJUDICIAL DECISION MAKINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amRobert R. Robinson, Rhodes CollegeLegal Considerations and Heterogeneity in Supreme CourtDecision-MakingBrandon L. Bartels, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: I theorize that legal considerations interact withjustices' policy preferences and induce heterogeneity inpreference-based behavior. Results from multilevel modelsshow how the law is capable of shaping the magnitude ofpreference-based behavior.Ideology or Interpretative Philosophy?Sara C. Benesh, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeJason C. Czarnezki, Marquette UniversityOverview: In order to test the relative weight of legal andattitudinal variables, we model decisions of the Seventh Circuitas a function of ideology and of legal interpretive philosophy.The Reach of JusticeJeffrey J. Davis, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyOverview: In this paper I quantitatively test the impact of theexecutive, judicial ideology, Supreme Court precedent and otherforces in human rights cases in U.S. courts.Supreme Court Decision-Making in Affirmative Action andRegulatory Takings Cases, 1978 - 2005Michael C. Evans, University of MarylandRebecca Thorpe, University of MarylandOverview: How is Supreme Court decision-making different ineconomic and civil rights cases? To address this question, weanalyze opinions and briefs from Supreme Court regulatorytakings and affirmative action cases from 1978 to 2005.Strategic or Sincere? Understanding Supreme CourtDecision-MakingRichard L. Pacelle, Georgia Southern UniversityBryan W. Marshall, Miami UniversityBrett Curry, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: In studying Supreme Court decision-making, therehas been a disconnection between individual and institutionallevels of analysis. This is an integrative model that examines theinfluence of legal, attitudinal, and political variables.Chad M. King, University of Texas, Dallas38-13 STATE-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OFREGULATORY POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amLilliard E. Richardson, University of MissouriCrisis, Culture, or Coverage: Are State Ethics andLobbying Regulatory Policies Driven by Image orSubstance?Adam J. Newmark, Appalachian State UniversityShannnon Vaughan, Applachian State UniversityOverview: We examine the scope of state legislative scandalsthrough a content analysis of AP wire stories in ten states from1998-2005. The purpose is to determine whether coverage of ascandal is an indicator of the scandal's severity or other factors.Interstate Competition and U.S. Environmental RegulationNeal D. Woods, University of South CarolinaOverview: The study seeks to ascertain whether states respondto competition from neighboring states, either by reducingregulatory costs or altering the allocation of costs amongindustry and taxpayers.The Interactive Effects of National and State Institutions onRegulatory DecisionsDoo-Rae Kim, East Carolina UniversityOverview: TBAMargaret R. Ferguson, Indiana University-Purdue University,Indianapolis39-13 POLICY ISSUES IN GOVERNINGMETROPOLITAN AREASRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amDavid K. Hamilton, Roosevelt UniversityPolicy Implications of Minority Location in MetropolitanAreasJames Lewis, Roosevelt UniversityOverview: The challenge for a more racially inclusiveregionalism nationwide include reducing racial/ethnicseparation, enacting voting schemes to ensure appropriaterepresentation, and establishing human relations commissions tomitigate potential conflicts.Land Issues in Metropolitan AreasAllan Wallis, University of Colorado, DenverOverview: This paper looks at the evolution of efforts toregulate and in otherways shape the pattern of land developmentat a regional level. It contrasts fundamentally top-downapproaches with approaches that are more bottoms-up and oftenad hoc.Pollution in the Metropolitan EnvironmentChristopher Stream, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: This paper provides a historical perspective oncurrent environmental problems in metropolitan areas. I alsodescribe the involvement of regional and local interest groups,government structure and municipal administrators.Recommendations are made.Transportation Issues in Metropolitan AreasCurtis H. Wood, Northern Illinois UniversityLaurie Hokkanen, City of Dekalb, IllinnoisOverview: This study presents the history, problems, andpolicies of public transportation in six regions, how publictransportation can improve quality of life, and collaborative andcompetitive efforts between governments.Facing the Future: Georgia Regional TransportationAuthority Re-examinedAnna A. Filipova, Western Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper focuses on the likely effectiveness ofGeorgia Regional Transportation Authority to linktransportation, land use planning, and air quality policy issues inthe future and become an implementation vehicle of democraticprocesses.David K. Hamilton, Roosevelt University40-12 RACIAL DISPARITIES AND PUBLICPOLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 8:30 amRegina Bratton, Rice UniversityConstructing Policy Narratives: School Desegregation inLos AngelesRyane M. Straus, College of Saint RoseOverview: This paper is an examination of the development ofpolicy narratives by different racial groups, based on a casestudy of desegregation in the Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict.Race, Ethnicity, and "Three Strikes and You're Out" inCaliforniaElsa Y. Chen, Santa Clara UniversityOverview: Study examines the extent to which ethnic/racialdifferences emerge at various stages of criminal processing todetermine how much observed disparity can be attributed to thedesign and implementation of "Three Strikes and You're Out" inCalifornia.Welfare Reform: Who Are the Leavers and Who Are theLeft Out?Miriam S. Wilson, Bowling Green State UniversityOverview: This paper discusses a social program "tipping point"where support for programs diminishes when there are moreminority recipients than white recipients.257

PaperPaperDisc.Equal Employment Opportunity: An Idea Whose Time HasComeMitzi Ramos, University of Illinois, ChicagoOverview: This work unites Charles Lindblom’s incrementalmodel and John Kingdon’s policymaking model in examiningthe emergence of Equal Employment Opportunity policy andthe multiple factors leading to the passage of Title VII of the1964 Civil Rights Act.Racism as Effective Public Policy EpistemologyAdrian J. Lottie, Eastern Michigan UniversityOverview: This paper examines racism as a source ofknowledge. It looks at the epistemological strengths of racismas historically exhibited and gleans lessons for future publicpolicies in a variety of arenas.Erin O'Brien, Kent State UniversityRegina Bratton, Rice University41-3 TRENDS IN EDUCATION POLICYRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amTerry S. Weiner, Union CollegeWhy States Support Charter SchoolsBryan T. Shelly, Wake Forest UniversityOverview: This paper examines which factors make states morelikely to adopt charter schools.Private Higher Education in the Persian Gulf: TheExperience of KuwaitChristian B. Hummel, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John'sUniversityGina E. Cinali, Gulf University of Science and TechnologyOverview: Building on four years of combined fieldwork in theGulf, this paper examines the emergence of private institutionsof higher education in the Persian Gulf with a particular focuson new "American-style" universities in Kuwait.Outcomes and Quality of Alternative Early EducationPoliciesDana K. Rickman, Georgia State UniversityGary T. Henry, Georgia State UniversityCraig S. Gordon, Gordon HoldingsOverview: The fragmentation of early education programs isutilized to compare the service quality and children’sdevelopmental outcomes of low income students enrolled in atargeted Head Start program and the state-run universal Pre-KProgram in Georgia.The UK Education System: Access to Children With SpecialEducational NeedsLisa Nitti, University College of LondonOverview: Representational democracy in the United Kingdomelects professional groups to enact special educational policies.The civic voluntarism model explains the existence ofparticipatory inequalties in parental groups. Recommendationsare provided.Teaching Evolution: State Institutions, Public Opinion, andScience CurriculumsMichael B. Berkman, Pennsylvania State UniversityEric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State UniversityNicholas Stark, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: We rate each state's biology curriculum based onhow closely it adheres to the most rigorous standards forteaching evolution and model differences across the states withan emphasis on state institutions and public policy.Jal D. Mehta, Harvard UniversityRachel A. Fulcher Dawson, Michigan State University43-1 COURTS AND BUREAUCRACY (Cosponsoredwith Judicial Politics, see 36-21)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amStefanie Lindquist, Vanderbilt UniversityA Tale of Two Values:The Conflict of Equity and Efficiencyin New York's Administrative Law Tribunal ProcessDanette Brickman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice,CUNYWarren Eller, Bush School of Government and Public ServiceOverview: This paper addresses the Administrative LawTribunal process in New York and focuses on the structuraldynamics of the system as they relate to systemic equity,overhead control and accountability.Congress’ Regulatory Control of Business: The Efficacy ofCivil Rights Litigation in Achieving Regulatory ComplianceSean Farhang, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: TBAAt-Will Employment in the Public Sector and StateAppellate Courts: Exploring the Nexus Between Law,Politics, and Public AdministrationStephen L. Nelson, University of UtahOverview: This project collects and reviews state appellatecourt opinions in at-will employment cases involving state andlocal governments. The most important feature of this data isnot the ultimate outcome or holding of the cases.Judicial Uncertainty and Antitrust ProsecutionQuan Li, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This article develops a theory of judicial impact onbureaucratic prosecution and tests it with Antitrust Divisionlitigation data from 1950 to 1994.Stephanie Lindquist, Vanderbilt University46-1 EDUCATIONAL CULTURESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amDavid M. Dolence, Cuyahoga Community CollegeThe Local as the Site of the Other: The Role of Teachers inNegotiating Intersubjective MeaningShervin Malekzadeh, Georgetown UniversityOverview: Cultural dissonance is increasingly a local affair,making withdrawal from the site of encounter difficult. There isno choice but to find, or build, a way across the discursivedivide if state and society are to hold.Cultural Frames, Institutions, and Space in the SchoolReform MovementLuis C. Martos, Harvard UniversityOverview: In my prospectus, I suggest a theory and method tounderstand the effect of the 1988 and 1995 School Reform Actsin Chicago on how Local School Council members in fourdifferent neighborhoods understand education and politicalinvolvement.The Culture of Learning in the Context of GlobalizationBarbara A. Strassberg, Aurora UniversityOverview: The paper focuses on the transformations of theculture of learning in the context of processes of globalization,as well as the competition of various regions of the world forhegemony in the new emerging world-system.Children’s Bioethics: Participatory Citizenship and theRight to IdentityMaya Sabatello, University of Southern CaliforniaOverview: Focusing on traditional and modern biomedicalpractices, I explore the international bio-political discourse onthe child’s right to identity, in view of concepts such as socialagency, participatory citizenship and children’s rights.Tanner J. McFadden, University of Chicago258

47-13 THE RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OFPOLITICAL LIBERALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 8:30 amJohn Michael McTague, University of Maryland, College ParkThe Implications of Martin Luther’s Political Absolutism onLiberalismGraham B. Glover, University of FloridaOverview: The purpose of this discussion is to evaluate MartinLuther’s commitment to political absolutism and itsimplications for today’s liberal understanding of the relationshipbetween secular and ecclesiastical authorities.Prophetic Black Christianity and the Limits of RawlsianLiberalismTerrence Johnson, Brown UniversityOverview: Rawlsian liberalism's unabashed rejection ofreligious beliefs in deliberative democracy stems from aparochial interpretation of religion. What Cornel West callsprophetic Christianity challenges the divide between thereligious and the political.Reassessing Religion in LiberalismClarissa H. L. Kornell, Ohio UniversityOverview: By examining the recent rise of Christianfundamentalism in the United States, this paper aims to broadenthe liberal perception of religion in politics to demonstrate thatliberal principles and comprehensive religious beliefs can bereconciled.Rokas Oginskis, Wayne State University/University ofMichigan, Ann ArborAndrew R. Murphy, Valparaiso University49-101 ROUNDTABLE: HOW TO LAND YOURFIRST ACADEMIC JOB: TIPS FOR THEACADEMIC JOB MARKETRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sun 8:30 amTracy L. Osborn, Bridgewater State CollegeEileen Braman, Indiana University, BloomingtonTasha Philpot, University of Texas, AustinMona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. LouisBrandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton UniversityOverview: This roundtable will provide advice for graduatestudents about the academic job market. Members of theroundtable will offer tips on such topics as the applicationprocess, the job talk, and the interview. Panelists will draw ontheir experiences on both sides of the hiring process.259

Sunday, April 23 – 10:30 am – 12:15 pm2-16 REPUTATION, GLOBALIZATION ANDECONOMIC PERFORMANCERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amNobuhiro Hiwatari, University of Tokyo/Harvard UniversityThe Impact of Globalization and Partisan Politics onEconomic PerformanceEunyoung Ha, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The purpose of this paper is to examine the influenceof globalization and the balance between political power andlabor market institutions on macroeconomic performance.A Formal Public Goods Approach to Societal Investment inthe Varieties of CapitalismKatri K. Sieberg, Binghamton University, SUNYBrandon C. Zicha, Binghamton University, SUNYOverview: Our formal model draws on the Olsonian logic ofencompassing interests, the economics of barter, and bilateralmonopoly to explain comparative patterns of economic andsocial investment in terms of public good provisiontechnologies.The Race to the Bottom: Tax Reform and EconomicDevelopment in the EUAkis Kalaitzidis, Central Missouri State UniversityOverview: This paper considers the debate about flat vs.graduated taxes for economic development in the EU. Usingdata from countries that already use flat taxes as well ascomparable data from older EU members it argues that thisdebate is misplaced.Nobuhiro Hiwatari, University of Tokyo/Harvard University3-7 ETHNICITY AND INSTITUTIONSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amJugdep S. Chima, University of California, BerkeleyA Decade of Indigenous Customary Law in MexicoTodd Eisenstadt, American UniversityOverview: This article evaluates the ten-year empirical recordof post-electoral conflicts in Mexico's Oaxaca state since thatgovernments decision to legally recognize usos y costumbreslocal leader selection via traditional practices.Ethnicity, Class, and Party System Change in EmergingDemocraciesRachel M. Gisselquist, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOverview: This project presents and tests a theory explainingchange in the political salience of ethnicity and class in partysystems in new democracies. It tests hypotheses using data onBolivia from fieldwork in 2004-05 and a new cross-nationaldataset.Disempowering Babel: Language, Governance, andDemocracy in South AfricaEric S. McLaughlin, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: The paper examines the impact of language diversityand language barriers on important micro-level democraticindices. It offers evidence that linguistic diversity and linguisticexclusion produce negative consequences for democraticgovernance.State Formation, Ethnicity and Democratization in Guyana,Trinidad and MauritiusKunle P. Owolabi, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper examines the processes of state formationand ethnic mobilization in Guyana in order to understand thebreakdown of democracy in Guyana on the eve ofIndependence, and the contrasting democratic successes ofTrinidad and Mauritius.Johanna K. Birnir, SUNY, Buffalo3-9 CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATICCONSOLIDATION IN AFRICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amCarl LeVan, University of California, San DiegoCrime, Security and Support for Democracy in AfricaMichelle T. Kuenzi, University of Nevada, Las VegasKenneth E. Fernandez, University of Nevada, Las VegasOverview: We examine the relationship between citizens'reported experiences with crime and perceptions of safety andtheir support for democracy and non-democratic alternatives aswell as trust in legal institutions in 12 sub-Saharan Africancountries.Short-Run Power versus Long-Run Democratization: Africain Comparative PerspectiveSusan Glover, American UniversityOverview: This paper considers the shifting roles of power andethnicity in the post-Big Man era in Africa, assessing instancesof politically- and ethnically-motivated land redistribution andtrends for the institutionalization of democratic practices in AfriUnderstanding Motivations of Ghanaian BureaucratsChristine Lokko, West Virginia UniversityOverview: This paper examines the motivations of Ghanaianbureaucrats; particularly, the extent to which solidary,functional, pecuniary and familial preferences impact thebehavior of Ghanaian bureaucrats.Does Civic Education Promote Participation?: Evidencefrom Rural AfricaSatu S. Riutta, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Does civic education promote participation in ruralAfrica? Answers offered are based on survey data from villagesin Tanzania and Zambia. Significance: for democracy promotersand those wishing to increase civil society's role in Africanpolitics.Paper Candidate Recruitment in New Democracies - the 2005Ethiopian ElectionJohn T. Ishiyama, Truman State UniversityMarijke Breuning, Truman State UniversityOverview: This paper proposes to test theories developed in thepost-communist Eastern European context on candidateselection and nomination strategies using the case of theEthiopian parliamentary election of 2005.Disc.Frank Le Veness, St. John’s University4-18 CRISIS, INSTABILITY AND DEMOCRATICBREAKDOWNRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amRoger P. Hamburg, Indiana University, South BendA Failure of Federalism: The Legacy of Asymmetry in theRussian FederationDavid R. Foley, Canisius CollegeOverview: Russia's democratization process is stalled becausethe transition to democracy has been confounded by theadoption of an asymmetric districting regime which isantithetical to the institutional foundations of a free marketfederal democracy.Whither Russia:? Domestic and Foreign FactorsRoger P. Hamburg, Indiana University, South BendOverview: I will assess Russian political parties, civil society,democratic prospects. I will also take a future view of Russianforeign and military policy.Examining the Colored Revolutions: Successes and Failuresin Popular RevoltScott T. Nissen, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: This paper attempts to understand why revolts weresuccessful in changing governments in the former USSR. Thisdone by comparing successful cases (Georgia and Ukraine)tocases in which a change in government did not occur(Azerbaijan and Russia).260

PaperDisc.Competition or Coordination, Elite Strategies in Russia andUkraineJana W. Kunicova, California Institute of TechnologyOlga Shvetsova, SUNY, BinghamtonOverview: Why was the Ukrainian presidency contested sohotly, while the Russian was a done deal? We argue that theanswer lies in the choice of the elite strategy for politicalinteraction among the contestants.Petros Vamvakas, Emmanuel College4-104 ROUNDTABLE: A MULTIDIMENSIONALAPPROACH TO REGIME CHANGE INTAIWAN AND SOUTH KOREA: AROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONRoomPanelistTBA, Sun 10:30 amJohn A. Grummel, West Virginia State UniversityChen Pao Chou, Hamline UniversityOverview: This research applies a multidimensional approach,utilizing both macro and micro-level approaches as well ashistorical and contextual factors to examine regimetransformation in Taiwan and South Korea.5-16 RADICAL RIGHT PARTIES IN EUROPERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amJennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado, BoulderThe Case of the Vlaams BelangHilde Coffé, Vrije Universiteit BrusselOverview: By performing a content analysis of the economicdiscourse of the Vlaams Belang, we will investigate whetherKitschelt’s winning formula which includes economicneoliberalism, fits the extreme right party.Putting the Success of the Extreme Right in its NationalistEnvironmentHilde Coffé, Vrije Universiteit BrusselDavid Art, Holy Cross CollegeOverview: By comparing different political systems both withstrong and weak pre-existing nationalist subcultures, wedemonstrate that the existence of a nationalist subculture is anecessary condition for the long-term success of extreme rightparties.Modernization and its Political Consequences, East andWestFlorin N. Fesnic, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: I look at the social and economic determinants ofsupport for extreme right-wing parties in Eastern and WesternEurope. I compare Romania and France, identifying variableswhich account for the rise of extreme right-wing support in bothcountries.Anti-immigrant Vote in Denmark and Norway: the VolkEffectBarbara S. Kinsey, University of Central FloridaJuan Gabriel Gomez-Albarello, Washington University, St.LouisOverview: We examine the anti-immigrant vote across electoraldistricts in Denmark and Norway.This vote is expected to beconditioned by the concentration of foreigners across districtsbut this effect would vary depending on the citizenship modelthat applies.Does Radical Right Parties Capitalize on Anti-ImmigantSentiments?Wonjun Yoon, University of Texas, AustinOverview: As opposed to the conventional wisdom that radicalright parties in Europe capitalized on anti-immigrant sentiments,I argue that the success of radical right parties was not the resultbut the cause of anti-immigrant sentiments.Terri E. Givens, University of Texas, Austin7-12 WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN LATINAMERICAN POLITICS (Co-sponsored withGender and Politics, see 25-15)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amLeslie Schwindt-Bayer, University of MississippiEffects of Women's Agency in Latin AmericaChristina E. Bejarano, University of IowaOverview: I examine the substantive impact of women'smovements in Latin America by analyzing effects of the agencyrole of women, including political involvement of women,attitudes towards the changing role of women, and membershipin the women's movement.From Gender Quotas to Gender Inclusiveness: PoliticalWomen in ArgentinaAdriana M. Crocker, Benedictine UniversityOverview: Employing both quantitative and qualitativeanalyses, this paper seeks to analyze the role of the Argentinepolitical women in a post-gender quota environment and arguesthat under current circumstances gender quotas are practicallyobsolete.Getting to the Top: Career Paths of Latin American FemaleCabinet MinistersMaria Escobar-Lemmon, Texas A&M UniversityMichelle Taylor-Robinson, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Examines careers in Latin American cabinets todetermine if ministers are specialists or generalists, and ifgender or appointment to a "women's ministry" affects careerpaths. We use pooled, time-serial data from 18 countries from1980-2003.Representation and Gender Quotas in Latin America: AVertical ReassessmentAmanda M. Driscoll, University of ArizonaOverview: This paper explores the impact of gender quotas onthe public's assessment of women. Specifically, have women'sevaluations of political opportunity been impacted by increasedexposure to women in leadership?Differential Identity and Coalition Formation AmongUruguayan Women's GroupsErica Townsend-Bell, Washington University, St LouisOverview: This paper focuses on the question of the conditionsunder which social movement groups interact in sustainedcoalition. In particular I focus on the extent to whichdifferential identities within groups may foster or hindercoalition formation.Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, University of MississippiMona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. Louis8-14 WELFARE, SOCIAL POLICY, ANDCORPORATISM IN EAST ASIARoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amKoop Berry, Walsh UniversityCorporatism Transformation in Asian Developed Nations--Japan and South KoreaLichao He, University of GeorgiaOverview: The comparative study of Japan and South Koreademonstrates that the difference in their corporatismtransformation from state to societal corporatism is decided bytheir different civil society tradition and configuration of socialforces.Incentives, Ideology, or Other Initiatives? Why China'sHealth Reforms FailTana Reisenauer-Johnson, University of ChicagoOverview: Many scholars blame China's healthcareshortcomings on factors within the health system itself.However, such factors are only the proximate cause: theunderlying source is external factors such as reforms in othersectors and eroded societal ties.261

PaperPaperPaperDisc.State Legitimacy, Social Contract, and the Welfare System-Welfare Politics in China and TaiwanBin Yu, University of Colorado, BoulderOverview: Why is the welfare state collapsing in China while itis growing Taiwan? This paper argues that they have chosendifferent state legitimacy formulae that led to different socialcontracts, which ultimately resulted in different welfarepatterns.Protecting Japanese Workers from Death by Overwork:The Role of the State?Darlene M. Budd, Central Missouri State UniversityOverview: This paper presents and analyzes the results of asurvey administered to 200 Japanese businessmen in Nagoya,Japan on the topic of karoshi ("death by overwork"), and therole of the government to protect workers against dangerouswork conditions.Bureaucratic Choice under Double Advent: Lessons fromthe South Korean CaseDongryul Kim, University of VirginiaOverview: This paper suggests a triangular relationship betweendemocratization, globalization, and bureaucracy. The so-calleddouble advent is conducive to friction when a bureaucracyresists economic reform in reaction to political liberalization.Koop Berry, Walsh University9-3 COLONIAL LEGACIES ANDDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amGina M. S. Lambright, George Washington UniversityTraditional Leaders in Modern Africa: Can Democracy andThe Chief Co-Exist?Carolyn Logan, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Using public opinion data gathered by theAfrobarometer in 15 African countries, we analyze perceptionsof traditional leaders in comparison to elected officials, andevaluate the impacts of modernization and other factors on theseperceptions.The Social Construction of Ethnicity and National Identityin Contemporary SenegalNancy Kwang Johnson, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: In Senegal, French is the official language and theWolof language is the de facto lingua franca. Wolofization, theprocess of promoting Wolof as a first language among non-Wolof ethnic groups, is increasingly becoming a nationalphenomenon.Politics and Geography: Explaining African EconomicPerformanceMatthew Fails, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: The shape and size of state boundaries are presentedas fundamental determinants of African economic performance.This re-focuses the debate on the legacy of Europeancolonialism in the region.Leave Your Credit Cards at Home: Criminality and Rumorin Gaborone's SlumsSteve D. Marr, University of FloridaOverview: Combining an inter-disciplinary approach and nearly18 months of fieldwork, the paper examines the failure ofutopian urban planning in Gaborone, Botswana and thediscursive mechanisms working to marginalize slum dwellers inthe city.Explaining Economic Policy Reform: Does the InterestGroup/Rational Choice Model Work?Stephen M. Clements, University of MemphisOverview: The utility of the interest group/rational choicemodel as regards Africa has been questioned. Using Guinea andNigeria as case studies, this paper tests the model. The result isthat the model can be effective if it includes possible stateautonomy.Fodei J. Batty, Western Michigan University10-13 PUBLIC POLICY IN THE FORMERCOMMUNIST STATESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amAlexander Baturo, Trinity College, DublinReworking Post-Communist Welfare: How Politics AffectsPolicy StructuresChristine S. Lipsmeyer, University of MissouriOverview: Using a new measure of welfare policy, one based onstructural changes in five policies, I show how governmentsaffect policy. I systematically analyze how governments createwelfare policy in thirteen European post-communist countries.Institutions, Ideology, or Wealth?: Government Spendingafter CommunismTatiana Kostadinova, Florida International UniversityOverview: The paper tests hypotheses about the impact ofinstitutions, government ideology, and economic growth onpublic expenditures in fifteen post-Communist countriesundergoing dual transition to a market economy and democraticpolitical practices.Determinants of Government Spending in Post-CommunistCountriesJoseph W. Robbins, Texas Tech UniversityOverview: This research extends existing literature oninstitutions and government spending to Post-Communistcountries. Preliminary results indicate that when strongexecutives and weak parties coexist, government spendingincreases.Sweeping Anti-Corruption Reforms?: A New ComparativeApproach in Measuring Corruption FightingMonica Dorhoi, World BankOverview: This study investigates why and how countries fightcorruption.Party Systems, Coalitions, and Pension Reform. LegislativeRoll Call Analyses and Expert Surveys in Poland, Slovakia,and HungaryOana I. Armeanu, Southern Methodist UniversityOverview: Roll call analyses of voting in legislatures and expertsurveys of party positions in Hungary, Poland, and Slovakiashow that the characteristics of the nationalist-conservative andleft poles are decisive for the outcome of pension reform inCEE.Alexander Baturo, Trinity College, Dublin12-9 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND HUMAN RIGHTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amJohn A. Doces, University of Southern CaliforniaNorth-North Divisions Regarding Intellectual PropertyRights EnforcementNikolaos Biziouras, Harvard UniversityOverview: This paper argues that the differences among richcountries in terms of IPR enforcement result from theinteraction between domestic level veto point institutionalstructures and the extent of the public goods nature of theproducts.Countries With Access to Information Laws: AnExamination of InstitutionsJeannine E. Relly, University of ArizonaMeghna Sabharwal, Arizona State UniversityOverview: Countries have adopted access to information laws inthe last decade at a pace unlike any other time in history. Thisstudy will examine the strength of economic and politicalinstitutions in countries that have passed these laws.Systemic Globalization and Personal Integrity Rights inDeveloping StatesRobert Stewart-Ingersoll, Grand Valley State UniversityOverview: This paper empirically examines the influence ofglobalization as a systemic and multi-dimensional phenomenonupon the protection of personal integrity rights in LDCs,arguing that globalization may be viewed as a liberally-basedordering principle.262

PaperDisc.Protection of Human Rights During Economic DevelopmentDavid S. Yamanishi, Michigan State UniversityOverview: I explore the relationship between the protection ofdifferent classes of human rights (due process, civil, economic,social) and economic development, in an effort to improve uponthe vague "rule of law" measures prevalent in the literature.Andrew C. Mertha, Washington University, St. Louis13-14 ALLIANCES, INSTITUTIONS ANDINTERNATIONAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amRandolph M. Siverson, University of California, DavisLatin America 1950-1979: Evidence of AutocraticEconomic Cooperation?Ana Carolina Garriga, University of PittsburghOverview: Do Latin American autocracies cooperate more inthe economic realm than democracies do? Preliminary resultsshow that autocracies have been more prone to cooperate thandemocracies. This propensity varies across different types ofeconomic agreementsExplaining the Adoption of International Human RightsTreatiesEmily R. Hencken, Emory UniversityOverview: This paper presents the hypothesis that the systemratification status of international human rights treatiesestablishes a normative concern, which makes socialmovements against the state more likely, regardless of the state'sratification status.Democratization and U.S. Alliances in AsiaDong Sun Lee, East-West CenterOverview: This paper investigates how democratization affectsalliance. I argue that democratization tends to destabilizeasymmetric alliances, but its effects are uneven becausetransition occurs in different threat environments and takesdivergent paths.Anarchy, Hierarchy, and Alliance Relations: Does RegimeType Matter?Neill Mohammad, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMichelle Allendoerfer, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: We argue that choices about the rigidity of alliancesare related to domestic regimes. The risk of both economicdistortions and abandonment suggests that democratic dyadswill build anarchic alliances, and others will stress hierarchy.Realism, and Risk Acceptance: Arms Transfers BetweenRivalsMichael P. Jasinski, University of GeorgiaJeffrey Berejikian, University of GeorgiaOverview: The paper advances a prospect theory-basedtheoretical framework to explain cooperation among rivals insituations where relative gains concerns are acute, through astudy of arms transfers between Russia and China.Stephen Quackenbush, University of MissouriRandolph M. Siverson, University of California, Davis14-12 HUMAN SECURITYRoomChairPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amKhalil M. Marrar, Loyola University, ChicagoInternational Security and Immigration PolicyNikola Mirilovic, University of ChicagoOverview: I argue and show using econometrics that thecountries that face substantial security threats (e.g., war, intenseregional security competition) are more likely to adoptpermissive immigration policies than the countries that facefewer threats.Legal Barriers to Human Security in the Baltic StatesKathleen Claussen, Indiana University, BloomingtonJoshua Asher, Northwestern UniversityOverview: Ambiguities in international law lead to a newclassification of individual in the context of internationalsecurity. Russian nationals living in Estonia are at risk ofremaining "citizenshipless" with no institution to guaranteethem of any rights.PaperPaperDisc.The Paradoxical Effect of Shared Military Identity on StateSocializationCarol Atkinson, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Statistical analyses are used to evaluate the extent towhich state socialization to more liberal practices (democraticinstitutions and human rights practices) is facilitated througheducational exchange programs and shared common identity.The Politics of Ethnic CleansingH. Zeynep Bulutgil, University of ChicagoOverview: The paper deals with the conditions under whichethnic cleansing occurs. I develop an argument and then test itby using data from Europe between 1900 and 1950 as well as byusing the results of my field research in Bosnia-Herzegovina.Khalil M. Marrar, Loyola University, Chicago15-12 METHODS, MODELS, AND WARRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amStephen E. Gent, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCheap Conflict: Picking Fights and Accepting CostsMichelle C. Anderson, Princeton UniversityOverview: A state's decision to fight depends on the expectedcosts and a willingness to accept them. Logit and durationanalyses suggest that the probability and duration ofinternational conflict are positively influenced by both.The Origins of Private Information and WarAdam H. Meirowitz, Princeton UniversityAnne E. Sartori, Princeton UniversityOverview: We show why states create informationalasymmetries that lead to war. In our model, two actors with noprivate information invest in military capacity; they often keepeach other guessing about their chosen capacity and create a riskof war.The Road to War: Choosing the Instrument of CoercionBranislav L. Slantchev, University of California, San DiegoOverview: We examine the choice between the military andeconomic instruments for strategic coercion in internationalcrises.Power Distributions and Patterns of Conflict among theMajor PowersKelly M. Kadera, University of IowaOverview: TBAStephen E. Gent, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill17-11 REGIONAL INTEGRATION BEYOND THEEURoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amNathan D. Griffith, Belmont UniversityRegional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution in AfricaSebunya E. Kasule, Purdue UniversityOverview: This paper studies the East African Community tofind out whether African leaders use Regional EconomicOrganization to address regional conflicts, and if so whetherthey have been successful.Regional Integration, Domestic Institutions, and EconomicSecurityHuisheng Shou, University of Illnois, Urbana-ChampaignOverview: The paper aims to identify the domestic factors andunderstand the mechanisms that determine the variation ofpolicy choices of ASEAN member states in negotiatingmultilateral rules set for ASEAN Free Trade Area(AFTA).US-Mexico Relations and Why is NAFTA Not Enough forEither CountryAdrian S. Petrescu, University of Texas, BrownsvilleOverview: Using past cases of regional integration andassessing opportunities in US-Mexico relations, I look at thepolicy complexities in immigration, economic and educationpolicies in the US, and how do US-Mexico relations affect thesepolicy issue areas.Yoram Z. Haftel, The Ohio State University263

18-14 THE STUDY AND MEASUREMENT OFRACIAL ATTITUDESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amShayla C. Nunnally, University of ConnecticutOn the Meaning and Measurement of Political Values: ACritical AssessmentChristopher S. Parker, University of California, SantaBarbara/Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy ScholarOverview: This paper challenges whether or not a second-orderfactor representing political culture is possible, and whether itsmeasurement is affected by race.Color-Blind Policies or Color-Infused Principles: AnExperimentInna Burdein, Stony Brook UniversityOverview: This experiment addresses competing hypotheseswithin racial literature: (a) conservatives rely on their principlesin making policy decision, regardless of race, or (b)conservatives abandon their principles when policies benefitminorities.Race on the Brain: A Functional MRI Study of RacialPerceptionDarren Schreiber, University of California, San DiegoOverview: MRI has proven to be a useful tool for examiningracial attitudes. This study adds nuance to this line of researchby focusing on the neural correlates of perception of White andBlack political figures.Social Groups and Social Desirability: Measuring Groupand Question Stimulus EffectsChristopher P. Muste, University of MontanaOverview: Survey experiments are used to assess two types ofsocial desirability effects: the effect of social group cures ofrace, sex, and class; and the effect of questions tapping socialgroup affiliations compared to perceptions of social groupinfluence.John E. Transue, Duke University19-9 INFORMED VOTING?RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amRichard R. Lau, Rutgers UniversityHearing the Campaign: Candidate Messages, PublicPerceptions, and Public PrioritiesMichele P. Claibourn, University of VirginiaOverview: Do citizens accurately hear the issue content of thepresidential advertising campaign? Do they prioritize the issuescandidates emphasize in their advertising campaigns?An Exploration of Correct Voting in U.S. PresidentialElections, 1972 - 2004Richard R. Lau, Rutgers UniversityDavid J. Andersen, Rutgers UniversityDavid P. Redlawsk, University of IowaOverview: This paper presents a comprehensive examination ofcorrect voting in U.S. presidential elections, 1972 - 2004. Threesets of predictors are considered: individual (cognitive)capacity, task difficulty, and the complexity/density of theinformation.Too Many Bush Voters? False Vote Recall and the 2004 ExitPollMark Lindeman, Bard CollegeOverview: The 2004 NEP exit poll indicates that 2004 votershad substantially favored George W. Bush over Al Gore in 2000– an "impossible" result that some took as evidence of fraud.How anomalous is the result, and how should it influenceelection analysis?Campaign Effects and Correct VotingScott D. McClurg, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleTom Holbrook, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: We examine the effect of presidential campaigns onthe probability of voting correctly.PaperDisc.Consumption of Ideology and Voting HeuristicsX. T. Wang, University of South DakotaOverview: The study examined how different choice heuristicsaccounted for participants' presidential choice two monthsbefore the 2004 election. A few simple heuristics did better inpredicting the overall winner of the voting than normativedecision rules.William G. Jacoby, Michigan State University22-9 SHORTCUTS TO POLITICALKNOWLEDGERoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amPaul Goren, Arizona State UniversityThe Military Vote: Security Threats and Candidates'Veteran Prestige as DeterminantsJohn M. Fulwider, University of Nebraska, LincolnOverview: The military votes like civilians, except in times ofthreat. Further, they aren't swayed by a candidate's militarybackground. This will affect the electoral prospects of the firstgroup of veterans since Vietnam to enter politics in largenumbers.Cue-based Versus Message-based Political Persuasion:Evidence From a SurveyRune Slothuus, University of Aarhus, DenmarkOverview: A national representative election survey allows meto disentangle the persuasive effects of changing arguments inpolitical messages, while holding the partisan source constant,thus illuminating cue-based versus message-based opinionchange.Cues Given, Cues Received: How Candidates Use ShortcutsWhen Voters Need Them MostJeff M. Tessin, Princeton UniversityOverview: This paper shows that House candidates use morecues and heuristics in their ads in crowded media markets andunsophisticated districts. Thus, candidates may help citizencompetence by providing messages suited for low-informationconditions.Paul Goren, Arizona State UniversityWendy Rahn, University of Minnesota23-2 CROSS-NATIONAL VOTER TURNOUT ANDPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amMiki Caul Kittilson, Arizona State UniversityVoter Equality in Post-Industrialized Nations: TheInteraction of Individual Resources and Political ContextMiki Caul Kittilson, Arizona State UniversityMark M. Gray, Georgetown UniversityOverview: We draw on the cross-national Comparative Study ofElectoral Systems data set to examine how political institutionsand organizations interact with individual-level resources inshaping an individual's propensity to vote.European Parliament Electoral Turnout in Post-CommunistEuropeMary A. Stegmaier, University of VirginiaChristine Fauvelle-Aymar, Universite de Paris IOverview: Turnout rates in the 2004 European Parliamentelection in the post-communist states averaged 32.5% andranged from 17% in Slovakia to 48% in Lithuania. Usingdistrict-level data, we assess the factors that explain the variancein turnout rates.What Makes Compulsory Voting Mandatory? A Cross-National Study of Compulsory Voting and Turnout, 1970-2004James W. Endersby, University of Missouri, ColumbiaJonathan T. Krieckhaus, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: On average, compulsory voting increases nationalvoter turnout by about ten percent. However, the influence ofmandatory voting laws depends on the penalty imposed, thelevel of enforcement, the extensiveness of coverage, and thelevel of democracy.264

PaperDisc.Social Capital and Political ParticipationMaria Elena Sandovici, Lamar UniversityOverview: This paper explores the relationship betweenpolitical participation and social capital. It argues that socialnetworks facilitate participation, and trust shapes the choicebetween conventional and unconventional action.TBA24-16 AGENDA SETTING AND THE MEDIARoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amJohanna L. Dunaway, Rice UniversityWhose Agenda Wins Out? The Effects of Candidate andMedia Issue AttentionDanny Hayes, University of Texas, AustinOverview: I identify the circumstances under which one groupof elites -- candidates or journalists -- is more likely to succeedin setting the public's agenda, as well as the ways individuallevelfactors condition a person's susceptibility to agendasetting.Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda?Travis N. Ridout, Washington State UniversityRob B. Mellen, Washington State UniversityOverview: Using coding of local news broadcasts, statewidenewspapers, candidate ads and candidate websites, this paperexamines the degree of congruence between the candidates'issue agenda and the media's issue agenda in the 2002 U.S.Senate campaigns.Entertain Their Brain: Selling Political Agenda UsingEntertainment ValuesMichael D. Todd, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: This paper is an analysis of how nightly newsprograms are using entertainment and marketing techniques topresent President Bush's War on Terror to the viewer and withwhat effect.Linda Bennett, University of Southern Indiana25-14 DESCRIPTIVE AND SUBSTANTIVE VIEWSOF WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amKatherine Opello, Hollins UniversityWomen's Political Mobilization in Ethnic Conflicts:Theoretical ConsiderationsLinda Racioppi, Michigan State UniversityKatherine O. See, Michigan State UniversityOverview: This paper explores women's political mobilizationunder conditions protracted ethnic conflict. It examines howethnic conflict shapes and constrains activism and politicalparticipation and how such conflict limits movements forwomen's equality.Explaining French Parties' Response to the Parity LawRainbow Murray, Birkbeck College, University of LondonOverview: This paper examines the French parity law from theperspective of political parties. Existing theoretical approachesare used in conjunction with individual party priorities toprovide a fuller explanation of parties’ choice of electoralcandidates.Critical Acts or Critical Mass? Female Deputies' Impact onPolicy in FranceKatherine Opello, Hollins UniversityOverview: This paper examines whether women in the FrenchNational Assembly affect policy. It posits that demands for andpassage of "women friendly" policies are due to the critical acts(rather than a critical mass) of female deputies.Manju Parikh, College of Saint Benedic/Saint John'sUniversity26-7 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICALPARTICIPATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amDamon Freeman, University of PennsylvaniaConsidering Political Socialization Among AfricanAmerican YouthZahra G. Ahmed, University of California, IrvineOverview: This paper conceptualizes five research dimensionsof the political socialization literature. A critique follows eachdimension in the context of its utility for understanding politicalconsciousness development among African American youth.Black Ethnicity: Political Attitudes, Incorporation, andParticipationChristina M. Greer, Columbia UniversityOverview: An analysis of political attitudes and participation ofblack American, African Immigrant, and Afro-CaribbeanImmigrant members of the Social Services Employees Union -Local 371 in New York City, NY.Uplift Revisited: Barack Obama and Black Progress inAmericaGayle McKeen, University of the South, SewaneeOverview: This paper sets the recent wave of uplift ideologyarticulated by black leaders such as Obama in the context ofAfrican-American political thought and examines the recentshift from civil rights to self-help discourse.Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor: Elite Influence onOrganizational BehaviorCatherine Paden, Northwestern UniversityOverview: I compare the NAACP's and NUL's responses to the1964 Economic Opportunity Act and the 1988 Family SupportAct. I argue that the organizations’ changing relationship withelites affected their advocacy on behalf of the poor during the1980s.Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles27-16 LIBERALISM, COMMUNITARIANISM,PLURALISMRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amEric MacGilvray, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThe Ideas of Roscoe Pound: Pragmatism, Pluralism andPolylegalismRoger J. Cusick, University at AlbanyOverview: This paper examines the life and writings of RoscoePound (1870-1964). It focuses upon his largely overlookeddecisions as a Nebraska judge (1901-03) his early writings andthe unique way that he merged theory, practice, and educationin law.Conversation, Conversion and Conservation: Oakeshott,Arendt and CavellRichard E. Flathman, Johns Hopkins UniversityOverview: An examination of relationships that produce andsustain conversion and conversation. Critical discussion of thetheories of Oakeshott, Arendt and Cavell all look to what theycall conversation sustaining the continuity of politicalLiberalism and the Limits of PluralismPaul E. Kirkland, Kenyon CollegeOverview: This paper responds to critics of liberal universalismlike John Gray by examining the preferences among goodsinvolved in the foundations of liberalism in thinkers like Lockeand Montesquieu.The Political Significance of CommitmentsMara G. Marin, University of ChicagoOverview: Based on existing relations, commitments arevoluntarily created. In contrast with contractual obligations,however, commitment-based obligations cannot be preciselyspecified. I argue that political obligations should be understoodin this modelEric MacGilvray, University of Wisconsin, MadisonNicolaus Tideman, Virginia Tech University265

28-14 ROUSSEAU RECONSIDEREDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amFolke B. Lindahl, Michigan State UniversityRousseau and the Republican Fear of Large AssembliesEthan Putterman, National University of SingaporeOverview: Eighteenth and nineteenth century republicans suchas James Madison and Edmund Burke routinely describe largeor "extended" legislatures as mobs.Nature in the Thought of Montaigne and RousseauBenjamin W. Storey, Furman UniversityOverview: This paper describes a naturalist strain of modernthought that runs from Montaigne to Rousseau, therebychallenging the standard view of Rousseau as reactionary, andthe view of modern thought as anti-naturalist.Elective Aristocratic Republican Government: RousseauReconsideredMichael J. Faber, Indiana University, BloomingtonOverview: Rousseau's essay On Social Contract is frequentlycited as the source of absolutist ideas. I argue here that thisessay is generally misinterpreted, and in fact lays down alimited government based in modern republican principles.The Spirit/Form Tradition in Political ThoughtMichael T. Rogers, Lindsey Wilson CollegeOverview: In this paper I argue a) there are enough similaritiesin Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Tocqueville to treat them as acommon tradition and b) using their approach to politicalanalysis can give us a better understanding of the practice ofdemocracy today.Jeffrey Metzger, Brown University29-8 FAMILY, EQUALITY, AND INDIVIDUALRIGHTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amJennifer C. Rubenstein, Princeton UniversityIndividual Rights v. Community Standards: The Case forthe Right to MarryMary B. McThomas, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: The courts have progressively recognized theindividual's right to marry over the state's interest in limitingthat right. The exception is bigamy. How does this inform ourunderstanding of individual choice, community scrutiny andsame-sex marriage?Same-Sex Marriage and the Task of Political PhilosophyJoshua D. Goldstein, University of TorontoOverview: Seeking to clarify political philosophy's task inrelation to same-sex marriage.Can Political Liberalism Deliver Equality in the Social-Bases of Self-Respect?Gerald Doppelt, University of California, San DiegoOverview: This paper examines Rawls' important notion ofequality in the social bases of self-respect and the pivotal role ofhis paradigm of self-respect as equal democratic rights. Iexamine reformulations of Rawls' principles that accommodatethe objection.Gay Marriage and the Sexual OmeletJames M. Patterson, University of VirginiaOverview: Both sides of the gay marriage debate view sex aspersonal fulfillment from treating another person as if he werean object. Resolving the debate requires redefining sex as asocial performance to support both persons.Squaring Happiness with DemocracyWilliam A. Gorton, Alma CollegeOverview: Public policy aimed at increasing happiness poses adilemma for liberal democracies because people are not good atpredicting what will make them happy. I discuss howdemocracies might pursue happiness while continuing to honorcitizens’ autonomy.Joseph Agassi, Tel-Aviv University/York University, TorontoPhil Neisser, SUNY, Potsdam30-16 LAB EXPERIMENTS OF FORMAL MODELSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amRebecca B. Morton, New York UniversityEndogenous Choice of Redistributive Taxes in a LabExperimentJustin Esarey, Florida State UniversityTim Salmon, Florida State UniversityCharles Barrilleaux, Florida State UniversityOverview: We conduct a laboratory experiment to assess theeffects of different rules on individual preferences forredistribution.Spurring Development; Developing TrustNicholas Weller, University of California, San DiegoOverview: Economic exchange requires institutions, and I testexperimentally the type and quality of institutions that increaseexchange between subjects.Constrained Instability: Experiments on the Robustness ofthe Uncovered SetMichael S. Lynch, Washington University, St. LouisWilliam T. Bianco, Pennsylvania State UniversityGary J. Miller, Washington University, St. LouisItai Sened, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper reports the results of five-person votingexperiments designed to test the viability of the uncovered set.The results show strong support for the uncovered set as asolution concept in simple majority decision-makingenvironments.Rebecca B. Morton, New York University32-11 VOTER REACTIONS TO POLITICALPARTIESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amEmily Clough, University of North TexasThe Rise of the Cultural Voter and What It Means for theAmerican Party SystemJoel A. Lieske, Cleveland State UniversityOverview: This paper explores how cultural differences andissues have come to play a central role in the outcome ofpresidential elections and how American voters view the twomajor parties and their candidates.Parental Influence On Partisan IdentificationPatrick T. Hickey, University of TexasOverview: This paper examines the effect parents have on theirchildren's partisan identification. The hypothesis is that parentalparty ID is the strongest predictor of the partisan ID of youngadults. The dataset used is the General Social Survey.Partisan Stability and Electoral ContextQuin Monson, Brigham Young UniversityKelly Patterson, Brigham Young UniversityJeremy Pope, Brigham Young UniversityOverview: Using 2004 three wave panel data, we findindividuals change their partisanship in response to politicalstimuli in their environment suggesting that institutional contextaffects partisan stability even in the abbreviated window of acampaign season.Do Policy Shifts Have an Electoral Payoff?Margit Tavits, University of Missouri, ColumbiaOverview: Party policy shifts on pragmatic issues such asmanaging the economy are associated with increased votersupport. However, policy shifts on principled social issues leadto decreased support for the party.Making a Difference: How Exposure to Ads Conveys PartyDistinctionsMichael M. Franz, Bowdoin CollegeOverview: This paper explores the effect of campaign ads oncitizen perception of party differences.Barbara A. Trish, Grinnell College266

33-10 THE MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION, ANDPRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIPRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amSusan L. Roberts, Davidson CollegeThe Mass Mediated Presidencies of John F. Kennedy andRonald Reagan: From Spectacle to SimulacraJames A. D. Buccellato, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This essay examines the mass mediated presidenciesof JFK and Ronald Reagan. The paper improves upon previousresearch by using Guy Debord's socioeconomic theory toenhance our understanding of the presidential spectacle.Code Fear: The Terror Alert System and the Rally EffectTracy C. Burdett, Eastern Kentucky UniversityOverview: Can a basis for possible manipulation of the colorcodedterror alert system by the Bush administration be found inthe concept of the rally effect? I examine approval ratings andnews items for periods preceding each change in terror alertlevel.Presidential Persuasion and Media Coverage of DomesticPolicies Post-9/11Caroline E. Heldman, Whittier CollegeErinn M. Carter, University of California, Los AngelesOverview:TBAGoing Public When the Public Has Turned a Deaf EarTodd Kent, Texas A&M UniversityJustin S. Vaughn, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: Using time series methods, we determine the causalrelationship between declining public support for George W.Bush's Social Security reform plan, his handling of the Iraq warand the energy crisis, and his performance as president ingeneral.Presidential Leadership of Public Opinion on the EconomyJeffrey S. Peake, Bowling Green State UniversityMatthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North TexasOverview: Studies of leadership of opinion exclude animportant link in the public presidency: the media. Whencontrolling for media, our results indicate presidents havedifficulty leading the public primarily because of their relianceupon the 4th estate.Susan L. Roberts, Davidson CollegeR. Steven Daniels, California State University, Bakersfield34-13 DUCK AND COVER: FILIBUSTERING INCONGRESSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amBurdett A. Loomis, University of KansasSupreme Court Appointments: Advice and Consent,Separation of PowersWilliam L. Rosenberg, Drexel UniversityOverview: Since the origins of the United States the institutionaland political processes of Supreme Court Nominations andconfirmations have been evolving.Paper Going to the Mattresses: Filibustering in Congress, 1789-1901Gregory Koger, University of MontanaOverview: I measure filibustering in the historic Congress,finding a general increase over time and more filibustering inthe House than the Senate. Regression analysis suggests thatfilibustering varies with partisanship and the scarcity ofchamber time.PaperA Historical Analysis of Points of Order in the United StatesSenateAnthony Madonna, Washington University, St. LouisOverview: This paper is an evaluation of all points of order inthe U.S. Senate from the 56th to 106th congresses. The resultsare then contrasted to the contemporary debate over the nuclearoption.PaperPaperDisc.A War of Words:The Duration of the Filibuster in the U.S.Senate, 1919-93Charles Shipan, University of IowaDoug Dion, University of IowaWilliam D. MacMillan, University of IowaOverview: This paper applies two war of attrition gametheoretic models to describe the use of the filibuster in theSenate from 1917-1993. Using a Weibull model, we findsupport for the existence of two regimes.Curing Obstruction? Potential Effects of Reforming theFilibusterLawrence S. Rothenberg, University of RochesterFang-Yi Chiou, Princeton UniversityOverview: Policy production in the United States is typicallyviewed as obstructed, with proposals and nominations stymiedagainst majority wishes.Michael P. Bobic, Emmanuel College36-101 ROUNDTABLE: PERSPECTIVES ON THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICALSCIENCE AND LAW AND SOCIETYRoomChairPanelistTBA, Sun 10:30 amMitchell Pickerill, Washington State UniversityJoel B. Grossman, Johns Hopkins UniversityDoris M. Provine, Arizona State UniversityChristopher Zorn, South Carolina UniversityHerbert M. Kritzer, University of Wisconsin, MadisonC. Neal Tate, Vanderbilt UniversityJames F. Spriggs, University of California, DavisOverview: This panel will evaluate the interconnectionsbetween the public law and judicial politics field in politicalscience and the Law and Society Association. The variousdistinguished scholars on the panel will, broadly speaking,explore the relationship37-1 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON LAWAND RIGHTSRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amMichael R. Fine, University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireConstitutional IdentityGary J. Jacobsohn, University of Texas, AustinOverview: An inquiry into the concept of constitutional identity.The approach is theoretical and comparative, the latter to bepursued with a dual focus on India and Ireland. Anunderstanding of constitutional change must confront thequestion of identity.The Americanization (?) of Canadian Voting RightsJurisprudenceMark Rush, Washington and Lee UniversityChristopher Manfredi, McGill UniversityOverview: An analysis of the evolution of Canadian SupremeCourt voting rights decisions from a distinct, collective-rightsoriented jurisprudence to one that struggles with individual andcollective rights in the same manner as its Americancounterpart.Not in Our Right Minds: Reason, Virtue and Crimes ofPassionCatherine E. Warrick, American UniversityOverview: The relationship between reason and virtue in societyis evaluated through an examination of comparative criminallaw. The legal treatment of “crimes of passion” points to theneed to reconsider reason as the basis of virtue in law andpolitics.Constitutionalism and the Detention of Non-Citizens inAustrialia, Canada and the U.S.Rebecca E. Hamlin, University of California, BerkeleyOverview: This paper compares recent court decisions regardingalien detention in three countries.267

PaperDisc.The Judicial Treatment of Abortion in the United States andGermanyRobert M. Yonkers, Wayne State UniversityOverview: This paper compares and contrasts the abortiondecisions of the United States and the German Supreme Courts.Ian G. Cram, Leeds University39-6 LOCAL BOUNDARY CHANGESRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amMichael C. Craw, Michigan State UniversityAnnexation Policy in Milwaukee: An HistoricalInstitutionalist ApproachJoel Rast, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: Theories of urban politics assume that societal actorsplay a key role in the making and execution of policy. Usingevidence from Milwaukee's annexation program, this paperfinds that situations exist in which city governments actautonomously.Promises Made, Promises Kept? An Assessment of theEfficiency and Effectiveness of City-County ConsolidationSuzanne M. Leland, University of North Carolina, CharlotteOverview: To date, there are no documented studies thatempirically prove city-county consolidation cuts costs and leadsto improved service delivery. This paper plans to directlyaddress this gap in the literature.Government Consolidation in Rural AreasKeith A. Boeckelman, Western Illinois UniversityOverview: This paper examines the desirability of consolidatingcounties and eliminating/reducing the number of townships inrural areas. The evaluation will consider how consolidationaffects 1) the cost of services, and 2) citizen access togovernment.The Politics of Special District DissolutionNicholas G. Bauroth, North Dakota State UniversityOverview: Using data from the Bureau of the Census and the 50state statutory codes, this study examines the processes throughwhich special districts dissolve. It classifies dissolution bydegree of difficulty and tests the impact upon district policies.J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida40-13 REGULATING SIN: SMOKING, DRINKINGAND DRIVINGRoomChairPaperPaperPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amRaymond Tatalovich, Loyola University, ChicagoForms of Evidence Used in Testimony on StatewideSmoking RestrictionsLisa Bero, University of California, San FranciscoDorie Apollonio, University of California, San FranciscoOverview: We test theories of what constitutes effectivepresentation of evidence using legislative hearing transcriptsand interviews with policymakers, and determine that legislatorsfind testimony that demands constituency service mostcompelling.Revenue or Regulation? A Closer Look at State CigaretteTaxesMichael J. Licari, University of Northern IowaOverview: This paper assesses the legislative intent of statecigarette taxes. It then addresses the issue of whether therevenue from the tax is used appropriately given the regulatoryor revenue intent.The Enforcement of Drinking and Driving Laws in theStatesAnthony Bertelli, University of GeorgiaLilliard E. Richardson, University of MissouriOverview: Using survey data, we develop a measure of thelatent propensity to drink and drive. We use quantile regressionanalysis to test how perceptions of enforcement, arrest, andconviction affect the propensity to drink and drive.PaperPaperDisc.Legislative Action and Market Responses: Results ofVirginia's Natural Experiment with Direct Wine ShipmentAlan E. Wiseman, The Ohio State UniversityJerry Ellig, George Mason UniversityOverview: We focus on Virginia's alcohol direct shipment banas a testing ground for assessing the economic effects ofregulations that limit competition.Are Federal Regulations on Alcohol Use Safe?Alissa B. Almeida, Boston University School of Public HealthJacey Greece, Boston University School of Public HealthSara Minsky, Boston University School of Public HealthDonald Allensworth-Davies, Boston University School ofPublic HealthJonathan Howland, Boston University School of PublicHealthDamaris Rohsenow, Brown UniversityJ. Todd Arnedt, University of Michigan, Ann ArborOverview: Current regulations on alcohol use don't account forthe residual effect of alcohol after a night of heavy drinking. Asmany workers have this exposure, effects felt at zero BAC thenext day could have a large impact on the workplace.Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University, Chicago42-1 POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND FOREIGNINVESTMENT RISK (Co-sponsored withInternational Political Economy, see 12-17)RoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sun 10:30 amBumba Mukherjee, Florida State UniversityElections, Partisan PBC's and Sovereign Bond Spreads inDeveloping CountriesBumba Mukherjee, Florida State UniversityOverview: I develop and test a model using partisan politicalbusiness cycle (PBC) theory to predict the investment riskperceived by investors during several presidential andparliamentary elections in 50 developing countries from 1986 to2000.Institutional and Security Determinants of Bilateral FDIInflowsQuan Li, Pennsylvania State UniversityTatiana Vashchilko, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: We investigate theoretically and empirically howvarious institutional and security variables influence bilateralinvestment flows.Insuring Against Violence: Political Institutions and RiskInsurance PricingNathan M. Jensen, Washington University, St. LouisDaniel J. Young, University of California, Los AngelesOverview: We offer a theory of how political institutions affectpolitical risk. We then estimate how political constraints affectthe prices paid by multinationals to purchase political riskinsurance contracts covering civil war and political violence.The Politics of Investment: Partisanship and SectoralPatterns of Investment PerformancePablo M. Pinto, Columbia UniversitySantiago M. Pinto, West Virginia UniversityOverview: This paper attempts to establish whether foreigndirect investment (FDI) reacts to changing political conditionsin host countries. We explore the existence of partisan cycles inFDI investment performance at the industry level.Bumba Mukherjee, Florida State UniversityPablo M. Pinto, Columbia University43-11 THOSE PRECIOUS CIVIL SERVANTSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amSusan A. MacManus, University of South FloridaCivil Service Modernization in the Post Reform Era: A NewInstitutional PerspectiveKatherine C. Naff, San Francisco State UniversityAlbert C. Hyde, Brookings InstitutionOverview: This paper examines current efforts to reform civilservice using the new intuitionalist perspective. It examines thesocial context of the current civil service change efforts and themotivations of key participants based on three case studies.268

PaperPaperPaperDisc.Do Employee Attitudes Differ by Agency Type?: Analysis of2004 FHCSYoonho Kim, Cornell UniversityOverview: This paper examines if there are different federalemployees' attitudes by agency types (e.g., Theodore Lowi's andJames Q. Wilson's) using 2004 Federal Human Capital Surveydata (focusing on effectiveness, job satisfaction, motivaton, etc).Review of the Four Personnel Reform Effects onOrganizational Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of theGeorgiaGain Program and the Civil Service Reform LawSung Min Park, University of GeorgiaOverview: In this paper, within the principal agent theoreticalframeworks, four major personnel reform effects – discretionaryand performance controlling systems and monetary andinformation incentive systems – were empirically analyzed atthe state level.Work-Family Culture and Job Satisfaction in Public,Private, and Nonprofit SectorsSanda M. Dolcos, North Carolina State UniversityDennis M. Daley, North Carolina State UniversityOverview: Using data from the 2002 National Study of theChanging Workforce, we investigate how the impact of familyfriendlypolicies and work-family culture on job satisfactionvary according to the sector of employment and gender.Anna A. Amirkhanyan, American UniversityPaperPaperPaperDisc.Ideology in the Classroom: A Q Methodological Study of theAcademic Bill of RightsTimothy Newman, Kent State UniversityOverview: This analyses the potential ideological functions ofAcademic Bill of Rights and similar policies, which attempt tobalance or neutralize core curricula and course content.The Role of Political Science Courses in Civic EngagementScott R. Furlong, University of Wisconsin, Green BayDenise Scheberle, University of Wisconsin, Green BayOverview: The paper explores the relationship between certainpolitical science courses and different measures of civicengagement for college students with the question of thewhether these courses may promote more civic engagement.Religious Beliefs, Practice and Student Interest in PublicServiceRoger P. Rose, Benedictine UniversityJessica Herdrich, Benedictine UniversityOverview: This paper explores the influence of religious beliefsand practice upon student interest in public service and relatedpublic-centered activities.Elizabeth T. Smith, University of South Dakota47-12 THEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICALSOLUTIONS TO THE CULTURE WARSRoomChairPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amErika R. Seeler, Duke UniversityRoger Williams: Toleration, Cooperation, and CultureWarsOwen Yeates, Duke UniversityOverview: This paper argues that Williams's defense oftoleration and respect for others resulted from his unrelentingreligious convictions. It calls on the religious and non-religiousto seek grounds for cooperation within their own and others'traditions.PaperPaperPaperDisc.Ecumenical Religious Dialogue: A Model for EcumenicalPolitical Dialogue?Amy L. Cavender, Saint Mary's CollegeOverview: In this essay, I explore the experience of threeinterfaith/interreligious dialogues, examining the ways in whichecumenical religious dialogue has been conducted, and applythe learnings from that exploration to the field of politicaldialogue.Making Deep Reasonings Public: Pursuing Moral Debateand Fugitive OntologiesJeff Bailey, Cambridge UniversityOverview: Repair of political fragmentation is found in sharedontologies, discovered when deep reasonings can be expressedamidst difference. Searle and Bourdieu, as well as new modelsof interfaith textual study, offer resources for such politicalrepair.The Democratization of the SacredGiuseppe Giordan, University of Valle d'AostaOverview: Religion and democracy mutually define themselves:the emergence of the "spirituality" category in contemporarysociology of religion highlights the very process of the"democratisation of the sacred".Maurice M. Eisenstein, Purdue University, CalumetAndrew R. Murphy, Valparaiso University48-5 TEACHING POLITICAL ENGAGEMENTRoomChairPaperTBA, Sun 10:30 amRoger P. Rose, Benedictine UniversityWhat Do College Students Know about AmericanGovernment and When Do They Know It?Jane Bryant, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleOverview: To assess information and knowledge of collegeagedstudents - measure civic engagement and how democraticideals are fostered in the community college environment.269