2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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