2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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