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Paper Contesting Municipal Power: An Indigenous Group's Strategies in Bolivia Lisa Heaton, University of Wisconsin, Madison Overview: This study highlights how a Bolivian indigenous group is incrementally acquiring the requisite skills for understanding and utilizing current legislation to gain access to power over resources and decision-making processes at the municipal level. Paper Post-colonial Integration of Indo-Caribbeans in The Caribbean David H. Richards, Texas Lutheran University Overview: During the 1980s and 1990s, People of Indian Origin began to integrate the political landscape of Caribbean states. This study looks at factors that influenced this change of political behavior. Paper Popular Protest, Social Networks, and Environmental Conflict in Indigenous Chile Patricia M. Rodriguez, University of Notre Dame David V. Carruthers, San Diego State University Overview: This project chronicles both the promise and the limitations of social movement networks as tools of indigenous political voice, providing a vital test of the quality of democracy in Chile. Disc. Gregg B. Johnson, SUNY, Buffalo 9-7 REFORM UNDER AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES Room Sandburg 4, 7 th Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Jeffrey S. Payne, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Paper China's Role in North Korean Institutional Change and Economic Reform Mika Marumoto, Harvard-Yenching Institute Overview: When do authoritarian states “succeed” in economic reform? The paper examines North Korea’s switch from hostility to acquiescence in the Chinese model and explains North Korea’s divergence from the Chinese path. Paper Confronting Burma's Human Rights Violence with "Compassionate Forgiveness" Cindy L. Kleinmeyer, Northern Illinois University Overview: This paper argues that if Burma’s successor political elites aim to reconcile political peace and justice, a policy of “compassionate forgiveness”, rather than promoting reconciliation, could instead prompt a backlash from Burmese “spoiler” groups. Paper Economic Integration, Social Stability, and the Welfare System in Authoritarian China Yu Bin, University of Colorado, Boulder Overview: This paper explores the relationship between economic integration, social stability, and the welfare state in nondemocracies. It analyzes how social stability intermediates the effects of globalization on the welfare state in authoritarian China. Paper Learning Through Mistakes: Expanding China's Interactions with the International Economy Lawrence C. Reardon, University of New Hampshire Overview: The paper will analyze Chinese elite’s ability to learn from previous policy mistakes, resulting in two distinct views on implementing an outwardly-oriented development regime based on export promotion in the 1980s. Disc. Zhiyue Bo, St. John Fisher College 10-3 ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY IN AFRICA Room Parlor H, 6 th Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Emmanuel Uwalaka, St. Louis University Paper Who Riots? Individual Participation in Localized Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Alexandra L. Scacco, Columbia University Overview: This paper uses unique survey data from Nigeria and original data on local government characteristics for all 774 of Nigeria’s Local Government Areas to explore the determinants of individuals' willingness to participate in localized ethnic violence. Page | 172 Paper Ethnic Politicization: A Comparative Study of Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire Shan J. Sappleton, University of Oklahoma Overview: The study addresses the questions of why is ethnicity more salient in some countries than others and the conditions under which ethnic politicization become an attrative political option for elites? Paper Ethnicity and Democratic Support in Africa Jason M. Wells, University of Missouri Overview: Does the extent of ethnic fragmentation at the nationallevel influence, either directly or indirectly through citizen's status a member of an ethnic majority or ethnic minority, perceptions and evaluations of democracy at the individual-level? Paper The African National Congress and the Production of Africaness Vincent Darracq, CEAN/French Institute of South Africa Overview: The Africanist discourse of the ANC has come back to the fore for a few years now. One wonders whether such a discourse is really coherent and reliable, whether it truly is a blueprint of ANC political ideas and public policies. Paper Tradition as a Shortcut: Information, Ethnicity, and the Media in Africa Jeffrey K. Krutz, Columbia University Overview: All voters use shortcuts to collect information. A common shortcut in Africa is use of traditional leaders as referents, contributing to communal voting. This paper examines how declines in information costs as new media arise affect communalism. Disc. Alexandra L. Scacco, Columbia University 12-2 CANADIAN FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS Room Sandburg 2, 7 th Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair James T. McHugh, American University Paper Do Minority Governments Weaken Ottawa in Relation to the Provinces? Louis Massicotte, American University Overview: This paper provides a critical review of the argument that minority governments in Ottawa weaken the federal government in relation to the provinces. Paper Power Resources and Inequality in Canadian Provinces Michael Kellermann, Harvard University Overview: The power resources explanation for cross-national differences in income inequality emphasizes the role of labor unions and left party governments. This paper demonstrates that a similar empirical relationship exists within the Canadian provinces. Paper The Newfoundland and Labrador Strategic Social Plan: Governance Misconceived and Ill-Applied David Close, Memorial University Overview: Newfoundland's Strategic Social Plan (1998-2004) was to bring the voluntary sector (VS) into the policy process both to deliver services and plan policy but failed to do so. The likely causes were ill-designed structures and flawed views of the VS. Disc. Don Desserud, University of New Brunswick 13-8 PULLING TOGETHER, PUSHING APART IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES Room Sandburg 1, 7 th Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Philip J. Howe, Adrian College Paper The Cherished and The Abandoned: Public Opinion On City Rivalry in China Meimei Zhang, University of California, Santa Barbara Overview: This paper examines the psychological causes of relative deprivation belt by Chinese people between two pairs of rival cities. It uses data from Internet discussion to detect the reciprocal relationship between policy and public opinion in China. Paper Does Trust Explain Democracy? The Overarching Power of Trust in Ukraine Alexander H. Cohen, University of Iowa Vicki L Hesli, University of Iowa Overview: We argue that levels of trust have a powerful influence on important political outcomes. We explore the relationship
etween political and interpersonal trust and support for democratic values and institutions. Paper Hate Crimes and Hooliganism: Counteracting Identity Violence in Contemporary Russia? Michele L. Crumley, Mercyhurst College Overview: Discernable patterns related to hate crimes in Russia and Germany are analyzed in this paper. Specifically, the impact changes in the political environment, economic shifts, and prejudice within legal systems have on identity violence are analyzed. Paper Ethnic Competition and Trust in Post-Communist Europe David O. Rossbach, Texas A&M University Overview: This paper examines the effects of ethnicity and ethnic position in post-communist societies on generalized trust. The paper argues that ethnic "winners and losers" can be identified and that this distinction affects individual trust. Paper Deference to Authority and Support for Rights Protection in Russia Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame Vanessa A. Baird, University of Colorado, Boulder Overview: We find that if and when authoritative institutions grant rights to minorities, a usually unpalatable characteristic, deference to authority, is significantly related to the potential to persuade the Russian public to support rights protection. Disc. Heather L. Tafel, Grand Valley State University Marie-Eve Reny, University of Toronto 14-6 SOCIETAL PREFERENCES IN IPE Room Salon 12, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Angela J. O'Mahony, University of British Columbia Paper Inter-sectoral Labor Mobility, Inward FDI and Industry Lobbying in the U.S. Hak-Seon Lee, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Overview: This research investigates how a given sector’s level of labor mobility may affect the sector's lobbying efforts in the demand side of U.S. trade politics when other sectors receive foreign direct investment (FDI) and expand production. Paper Is Fair Trade Just Protectionism in Disguise? Sean D. Ehrlich, Florida State University Overview: This paper investigates new survey data from the United States to determine whether the factors that influence support for fair trade are the same as the factors that influence support for protectionism. Paper What Trumps? Trade Policy Preferences Under Conflicting Interests Yotam M. Margalit, Stanford University Judith Goldstein, Stanford University Overview: The paper studies the way in which individuals form attitudes on trade policy when trade has conflicting effects on them or within their household. Using original survey data, we test hypotheses about the hierarchy of people’s interests. Paper Do Firms Care about Exchange Rates? An Examination of Exchange-Rate Preferences Michael A. Pisa, University of California, San Diego Overview: Much of the recent political economy literature on exchange-rate policy is based on assumptions about firm preferences towards certain exchange-rate regimes. This paper uses World Bank firm survey data to test these assumptions. Disc. Angela J. O'Mahony, University of British Columbia 15-8 DOMESTIC POLITICS AND MILITARY POLICY Room Salon 6, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Benjamin O. Fordham, Binghamton University Paper Are Private Military Companies Organic to Western Liberalism? Matthew C. Armstrong, University of Southern California Overview: Are private military companies the next stage in Western liberal democracy or are these new mercenaries appearing because of challenges to norms and international institutions that marginalized them 150 years ago? Paper Modeling Government Military Resource Allocation: Mercenaries or the Army? James A. Rydberg, University of Iowa Gail Buttorff, University of Iowa Overview: This paper formally models an actor’s choice between Private Military Companies and national troops. Both the model’s internal assumptions and predictions are empirically evaluated. Paper Death and Inequality in America's Wars Douglas L. Kriner, Boston University Francis X. Shen, Harvard University Overview: In a large-scale empirical analysis spanning WWII through Iraq, we analyze deceased soldier’s hometowns and find that starting with Korea, the less well-off parts of America have borne a greater portion of the human costs of America’s foreign wars. Paper Compulsion and Casualties: Electoral Rules, Voter Turnout and Conflict Benjamin Freeman, Texas A&M University Michael T. Koch, Texas A&M University Overview: Does it matter who votes in regards to democratic conflict behavior? We hypothesize that as participation increases states become less conflict prone, however, once engaged in conflict these same states are likely to incur greater casualties. Paper Battlefield Information and Domestic Actors Kristopher B. Grady, Michigan State University Overview: An original coding of battles is utilized to assess the possibility that certain segments of a state’s population evaluate battlefield information and subsequently apply political pressure upon the executive to modify war policies. Disc. Benjamin O. Fordham, Binghamton University 16-6 TERRORISM AND ITS NETWORKS Room Salon 7, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 2:35 pm Chair Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Purdue University Paper Behind Extreme Actions: Institutional Survival vs. Gaining Operational Goals Kevin E. Grisham, Victor Valley College Masahiro Omae, University of California, Riverside Overview: Terrorist activities are often as seen as gaining a defined operational goal. Yet, terrorist groups -- under given conditions -- may use these actions to maintain their core membership. This study will examine these conditions. Paper The Strategy of Terror: Conditions for Conflict and Peace Joshua C. Walton, Claremont Graduate University Kristin Johnson, Claremont Graduate University Overview: We analyze a generalized game-theoretic model of the terror group-adversary government interaction focusing on the resources used to fight and the political benefits being fought over, then empirically test the general results of the model. Paper Reputation Formation and Network Centrality: A Dynamic Evaluation of Southeast Asian Terror Networks Dominick E. Wright, University of Michigan Justin Magouirk, University of Michigan Overview: The paper addresses a possible underlying cause of endogenous leadership formation in apparently resilient terror networks. Paper Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting Al-Qaeda's Organizational Vulnerabilities Jeff G. Bramlett, United States Military Academy Brian Fishman, United States Military Academy Lianne Kennedy, United States Military Academy Jacob Shapiro, Stanford University Joseph Felter, United States Military Academy Jarret Brachman, United States Military Academy Overview: This paper studies the inherent vulnerabilities in al- Qaeda and the global Salafist-Jihadist movement drawing on historical lessons, organizational theory, and dozens of captured and recently declassified documents. Page | 173
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