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APPSA Participant List<br />
Thomas Bateman<br />
St. Thomas University<br />
James Bickerton<br />
St. Francis Xavier University<br />
Amanda Bittner<br />
University of British<br />
Columbia<br />
Naomi Black<br />
York University<br />
Douglas M Brown<br />
St Francis Xavier University<br />
Leslie Brown<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent<br />
University<br />
Lousie Carbert<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
Jeremy A. Clarke<br />
Queen’s University<br />
Donald Desserud<br />
University of New Brunswick<br />
at Saint John<br />
Nicki Doyle<br />
Concordia University<br />
Anna Esselment<br />
University of Western Ontario<br />
Joanna Everitt<br />
University of New Brunswick<br />
at Saint John<br />
Chris Fay<br />
Concordia University<br />
Robert Finbow<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
H. D. Forbes<br />
University of Toronto<br />
Guy Gensey<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
Yvon Grenier<br />
St. Francis Xavier University<br />
Lars Halstrom<br />
St. Francis Xavier University<br />
Andrew Heard<br />
Simon Fraser University<br />
Mebs Kanji<br />
Concordia University<br />
Dianne Kelderman<br />
Nova Scotia Co-operative<br />
Council<br />
Kate Korycki<br />
McGill University<br />
Patrick Lennox<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
J.P Lewis<br />
Carleton University<br />
Peter Loewen<br />
Université de Montréal<br />
Emmett MacFarlane<br />
Queen’s University<br />
Tshibuabua Madimba<br />
University of Madrid<br />
Jeffrey MacLeod<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Michael MacMillan<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Mikhail A. Molchanov<br />
St. Thomas University<br />
Joe Masciulli<br />
St. Thomas University<br />
Andrea Moe<br />
Saint Mary’s University<br />
Shaun Narine<br />
St. Thomas University<br />
Lukas Neville<br />
Queen’s University<br />
Special thanks:<br />
Office of the President, <strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Office of the Dean of Arts and <strong>Science</strong>, <strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Olga Serjantova, Lisa Lawlor, Jason Haughn, Sharon Baker<br />
Broadview Press [www.broadviewpress.com]<br />
Andrew Nurse<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Allison University<br />
Tracey O’Reilly<br />
Government of Alberta<br />
Dimitrios Panagos<br />
Queen’s University<br />
Normand Perreault<br />
University of New Brunswick<br />
Meredith Ralston<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Jacqueline Romanow-Bear<br />
University of Winnipeg<br />
Sean Saraka<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Allison University<br />
James Sawler<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Alicia M. Schatteman<br />
Rutgers, the State University of<br />
New Jersey<br />
APPSA 2006<br />
Coordinator<br />
Jeffrey MacLeod<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent<br />
University<br />
http://www.msvu.ca/political-canadian/APPSA/<br />
Jeffrey.Macleod@msvu.ca<br />
(902) 457-6188<br />
Tamara A. Small<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Allison University<br />
David Stewart<br />
University of Calgary<br />
Ian Stewart<br />
Acadia University<br />
Luc Theriault<br />
University of New Brunswick<br />
Karl G. Trautman<br />
Central Maine Community<br />
College<br />
Lori Turnbull<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
Tom Urbaniak<br />
Cape Breton University<br />
George Wooten<br />
Queen’s University<br />
David Zitner<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
Slán go fóill!<br />
<strong>Atlantic</strong> <strong>Provinces</strong> <strong>Political</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
(APPSA)<br />
32nd Annual Meeting<br />
Fáilte<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> Saint Vincent University<br />
Halifax, Nova Scotia<br />
Sculpting the State and Society through Public Policy<br />
Message from the Department of <strong>Political</strong> Studies, <strong>MSVU</strong><br />
WELCOME !!<br />
I am very pleased to welcome APPSA participants to our beautiful campus. We aspire to offer<br />
you that blend of intellectual stimulation and convivial interaction for which APPSA conferences<br />
are so well known. This diverse and topical program offers an excellent launch to a successful<br />
conference, with presentations from scholars within the region, across Canada and other<br />
countries. We look forward to hearing about your current research and engaging in dialogue about<br />
the issues before us. Our faculty and student volunteers will be readily available to help ensure<br />
that your conference experience is a memorable one. Enjoy!<br />
Friday Evening—September 15<br />
16:30 - 20:30 Registration<br />
http://www.msvu.ca/political-canadian/APPSA/<br />
18:30 Opening Reception<br />
Seton Academic Centre - Faculty Lounge, Rm. 404/405<br />
19:30 Dr. Meredith Ralston<br />
“Hope in Heaven”<br />
A film presentation with discussion<br />
Seton Academic Centre - Auditorium A<br />
Saturday Evening Céilidh<br />
-Michael MacMillan, Ph.D.<br />
Professor and Chair<br />
Reception begins at 18:00 Rosaria Dining Hall<br />
Dinner to follow at 19:00<br />
Guest speaker: Dr. Leonard Preyra (MLA, Halifax Citadel)<br />
An evening featuring entertainment with:<br />
Rachelle MacDonald - Highland Pipes<br />
Bus Stop Blues - jazz ensemble<br />
“CRUNCH” - percussion ensemble<br />
Members of “Go Time”<br />
Saturday Luncheon<br />
12:00 Vinnie’s Pub - Rosaria Student Centre<br />
Refreshment breaks (Coffee / Tea) will be available in the<br />
mornings and between sessions.
Saturday: 08:45-10:15 Saturday: 10:30-12:00 Saturday: 13:00-14:30 Saturday: 15:00-16:30 Sunday: 09:00 -10:30 Sunday: 10:45-12:15<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 1: Group politics and engagement<br />
Discussant: Meredith Ralston (<strong>MSVU</strong>)<br />
Constructing the Civic and Character<br />
Citizen: The Ontario Government and<br />
Curriculum Reform<br />
J.P Lewis (Carleton)<br />
Feminism in Nova Scotia: Women’s<br />
Groups, 1990-2004<br />
Naomi Black (York)<br />
To the global village and back again: The<br />
Inter-American Court and Indigenous<br />
peoples’ struggle for meaningful property<br />
rights in Ecuador and Nicaragua.<br />
Jacqueline Romanow-Bear (Winnipeg)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 2: Canadian <strong>Political</strong> Economy<br />
Discussant: Peter Loewen (Montréal)<br />
Beyond Efficiency: The Objectives of<br />
Canadian Competition Policy<br />
James Sawler (<strong>MSVU</strong>)<br />
The <strong>Political</strong> Economy of Sub-Regional<br />
Economic Agreements in Canada:<br />
Debates about Policy Harmonization and<br />
Convergence<br />
Guy Gensey (DAL)<br />
Rosaria 404<br />
Panel 3: Canadian Foreign Policy and<br />
the “War on Terror”.<br />
Chair: Andrea Moe (St. Mary’s)<br />
Canadian Foreign Policy after September<br />
11, 2001: Following the Wrong Course of<br />
Action<br />
Shaun Narine (St. Thomas)<br />
Let Slip the Dogs of Peace:<br />
Explaining Canadian Decision-Making in<br />
the 2003 Iraq War<br />
Lukas Neville (Queen’s)<br />
Transitions to Democracy in the XXIst<br />
Century and the Politics of Recognition<br />
Norman Perrault (UNB)<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 4: Reform of Representative Institutions<br />
Chair: Don Desserud (UNBSJ)<br />
Constitutional Considerations of Senate<br />
Reform<br />
Andrew Heard (SFU)<br />
Extreme Gerrymandering: Changing US State<br />
Borders in order to change the specific<br />
outcome of the 2000 US Presidential Election<br />
Karl G. Trautman (Central Maine Community<br />
College)<br />
Filling the Bench by ‘Benching’ the Prime<br />
Minister: Real Reform of the Supreme Court<br />
of Canada Appointments Process<br />
Emmett Macfarlane (Queen’s)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 5: Sculpting Health Care Policy:<br />
The Social Economy and Mutual Self-Help<br />
Chair: Leslie Brown (<strong>MSVU</strong>)<br />
"Health Care and Unregulated Monopoly"<br />
Dr. David Zitner, Dalhousie University<br />
"Connecting People for Health”<br />
Ms. Dianne Kelderman, Nova Scotia Cooperative<br />
Council<br />
Discussant: Luc Theriault (UNB)<br />
Rosaria 404<br />
Panel 6: Post-Soviet Russian Development<br />
Chair: Tom Urbaniak (CBU)<br />
Explaining Russia's Failure to Develop:<br />
Internal and External Causes<br />
Mikhail A. Molchanov (STU)<br />
Privatism of Post-Communist Societies: An<br />
Exploration of Communist Regime’s Role in<br />
Creating Low Levels of Generalized Trust<br />
Kate Korycki (McGill)<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 7: <strong>Political</strong> Culture<br />
Discussant: Yvon Grenier (St. FX)<br />
State Building and Society Shaping After<br />
9/11: The Canadian Response to the Transnational<br />
Security Threat<br />
Patrick Lennox (DAL)<br />
Janus Faces, Rocks and Hard Places: Majority<br />
Nationalism in Canada<br />
Jim Bickerton (ST. F. X.)<br />
The Multicultural Imaginary: Envisioning<br />
New Policies for Tolerance and Diversity.<br />
H. D. Forbes (U of T)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 8: Public Policy in Africa<br />
Discussant: Guy Gensey (DAL)<br />
The Gathering Storm: The Long-term<br />
Implications of HIV/AIDS for Public Policy<br />
and Governance in Africa<br />
Tracey O’Reilly (Gov’t of Alberta)<br />
Public policy and Poverty in Africa<br />
Tshibuabua Madimba (Jose)<br />
University of Madrid<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 10: New Brunswick’s<br />
Provincial election<br />
A panel discussion on the 2006 New<br />
Brunswick provincial general election.<br />
The election will be held on<br />
September 18, topics: issues, leaders,<br />
parties, voters and institutional framework.<br />
Chair: Joe Masciulli (STU)<br />
Tom Bateman (STU)<br />
Joanna Everitt (UNBSJ)<br />
Don Desserud (UNBSJ)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 11: Federalism<br />
Discussant: Lori Turnbull (DAL)<br />
Federalism and Regionalism<br />
Redistribution: Canada and the US<br />
Compared<br />
Robert Finbow (DAL)<br />
Down and Out: Federalism Scholarship<br />
in Canadian Politics<br />
Anna Esselment (Western)<br />
Fiscal Federalism: The Search for<br />
Balance<br />
Douglas M Brown (St. FX)<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 12: Social Policy:<br />
Discussant: Lousie Carbert (DAL)<br />
Resources and Challenges of the Charitable<br />
Human Services Sector in New Brunswick:<br />
Lessons for Welfare State Reforms<br />
Luc Theriault (UNB)<br />
The Theory and Practice of Child Care<br />
Andrea Moe (SMU)<br />
Understanding Health Care Satisfaction:<br />
Evidence from the Alberta<br />
Advantage Surveys<br />
Mebs Kanji (Concordia) and<br />
Nicki Doyle (Concordia)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 13: Canadian voting behaviour<br />
Chair: Joanna Everitt<br />
Tourists or Partisans: Changing Patterns of<br />
Participation in Maritime Leadership Conventions<br />
1971-2003<br />
David Stewart (UofC) and<br />
Ian Stewart (Acadia)<br />
Early Birds and Worms: Advance<br />
Voting in Canada<br />
Peter Loewen (U de Montréal)<br />
Understanding information’s role: exploring<br />
the link between social<br />
cleavages and vote choice in Canada, 1988-<br />
2004<br />
Amanda Bittner (UBC)<br />
Rosaria 404<br />
Panel 14: Art and Politics<br />
Discussant: Jeffrey MacLeod (<strong>MSVU</strong>)<br />
Freedom, Love, and Cruelty: Negri and<br />
Hardt's "Non-Liberal Pluralism"<br />
Sean Saraka (Mt. A)<br />
The Politics of Painting in Post-Revolutionary<br />
Mexico: the Case of Vladimir Kibaltchich<br />
Yvon Grenier (St. FX)<br />
Don MacNeil Room - Rosaria 401<br />
Panel 15: Citizen Engagement<br />
Discussant: Michael MacMillan (<strong>MSVU</strong>)<br />
"I just think about the power structure":<br />
The Movement for Citizens Voice and<br />
Action and the Failure of Popular Participation<br />
in Public Policy, Halifax, 1970-79,<br />
an Historical Case Study<br />
Andrew Nurse (Mt. A)<br />
After the Policy is Written: Citizen<br />
Involvement in Municipal Performance<br />
Measurement<br />
Alicia M. Schatteman (Rutgers)<br />
A Tale of Two Cyber-Campaigns: Election<br />
Engagement in North America<br />
Tamara A. Small (Mt. A)<br />
Boardroom - Rosaria 309<br />
Panel 16: Public Policy and Decision-<br />
Making<br />
Discussant: Lars Halstrom (St. FX)<br />
Spreading the ‘burbs’: How<br />
Public Policy Can Create Demand<br />
Chris Fay (Concordia)<br />
The Federalist Dialogue and Freedom of<br />
Expression: Provincial Arguments and<br />
Supreme Court Responses in Labour Litigation<br />
Jeremy A. Clarke (Queen’s)<br />
Stretching the Limits of Accommodation:<br />
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982,<br />
and the Multiple Articulations of<br />
Aboriginality<br />
Dimitrios Panagos (Queen’s)
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