2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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