2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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