2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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