2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

PaperPaperDisc.The Divide: African Americans' Attitudes and BlackNationalismShannon R. Sinegal, University of New OrleansOverview: What are the determinates of Black Nationalism?This study finds that linked fate, black consciousness, whitefeeling thermometer, opinions on school integration, and beliefthat conditions have not changed are related to BlackNationalism.Plus ca change...: The State of Black Public Opinion TodayKatherine Tate, University of California, IrvineOverview: Much has changed since the first empirical studies ofBlack public opinion emerged in the 1980s. African Americanshave acquired significant political power and influence sincethen.Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue UniversityNicholas J. G. Winter, Cornell University24-19 THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN EUROPEANNATIONAL POLITICSRoomChairPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amValentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceHard and Soft: News and the Antecedents of Support forTurkey in the European UnionClaes H. de Vreese, University of AmsterdamHajo Boomgaarden, University of AmsterdamHolli Semetko, Emory UniversityOverview: A test of 'hard' and 'soft' predictors of public supportfor Turkish membership in the European Union and the roleplayed by the media in shaping and changing public opinionThe Channelled Italian VotersValentino Larcinese, The London School of Economics andPolitical ScienceOverview: This paper examines survey data from the 2001Italian National Election Study and documents a number ofpatterns in the relationship between television news watchingand voting decisions.Richard S. Flickinger, Wittenberg University25-1 POLITICAL WOMEN AND AMERICANDEMOCRACY: THE STATE OF THEDISCIPLINERoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amChristina K. Wolbrecht, University of Notre DameWomen's Movements and Women in Movements:Influencing American Democracy from the "Outside"?Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State UniversityOverview: In this paper, I examine how U.S. women'smovements, both past and present, have served to represent .My paper begins by discussing the definition of women'smovements.Finding Gender in Political Parties and Interest GroupsKira Sanbonmatsu, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: This paper analyzes the intersection of gender withpolitical parties and interest groups and identifies the challengesof integrating the study of gender with the study of parties andinterest groups.Women Candidates in American Politics: What We Know,What We Want to KnowKathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeOverview: This paper provides a review of the state of ourknowledge on various aspects of the situation facing womencandidates in American politics and lays out future directionsfor research.Focusing on Women and DemocracySuzanne Dovi, University of ArizonaOverview: The paper explores the implications of recentadvances in the literature on descriptive representation fordemocratic theory, specifically on understanding democracy asanti-domination.Karen Beckwith, The College of Wooster25-205 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: WOMEN ANDLOCAL POLITICSRoom TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter The Political Representation of Women in Chicago andCommunity StructureZohar Lechtman, University of ChicagoOverview: This paper suggests that changes in the model for"the political" and openness of the political arena to alternativeforms of political mobilization should be considered a factor inthe inclusion of women in the political arena.Presenter Women Leading Local Party OrganizationsTim Hundsdorfer, University of ColoradoOverview: This paper will be an examination of differencesbetween male local party leaders and their female counterpartsand their approach to running the operations of the party.25-206 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: THEMEANINGS OF ABU GHRAIB (Co-sponsoredwith Foundations of Political Theory, see 27-202)Room TBA, Thur 8:30 amPresenter Save Civilization Itself: An Analysis of the Acts of Torturein Abu Ghraib PrisonMelanie Richter-Montpetit, York UniversityOverview: Linking different sites of Empire, this paper looks atthe intersecting processes of (hetero)sexualization andracialization of violence against colonial bodies and territories.Presenter The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib: Specters and the Project ofMessianic DemocracyNicholas R. Smith, University of ChicagoOverview: I ask two central questions in the paper: Why are theAbu Ghraib photos shocking, and what do they tell us about thenature of American democracy? I conclude by reflecting onwhat the images mean for our practice as political scientists.26-3 SOCIAL CAPITAL, PLACE ANDINCORPORATIONRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Thur 8:30 amArmando Xavier Mejia, University of Wisconsin, MadisonRace, Place, and Political Trust: A Comparative Study ofWhites, Blacks, and HispanicsMillie D. Wormley, University of Texas, DallasOverview: Race and Regional Influences of Political TrustSocial Capital, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, and Equity in theAmerican StatesDaniel P. Hawes, Texas A&M UniversityRene R. Rocha, Texas A&M UniversityKenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study addresses the Putnam-Hero debateregarding the relationship between social capital and racialequity in the States. This is done using a unique dataset whichallows us to develop over-time measures of social capital anddiversity.Ethnic Pathways to Incorporation in SuburbiaMichael Jones-Correa, Cornell UniversityOverview: Based on fieldwork in the suburban Washington, DCarea in 2003-2004, this paper explores racial/ethnic mobilizationamong Koreans, Chinese and Latino immigrants in the absenceof racial propinquity.Segmented Assimilation and the Political Incorporation ofLatinos: “Hold on its going to be a bumpy ride!”Gia E. Barboza, Michigan State UniversityOverview: Many scholars have noted that among Latinoimmigrants, linguistic and cultural assimilation has generallynot occurred. On that basis, the segmented assimilation modelhas been proposed as an alternative explanation of theincorporation process.Melissa R. Michelson, California State University, East Bay74