2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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25-2 THE MEASUREMENT, DETERMINANTS AND EFFECTS OF POLITICAL TRUST Room Salon 9, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Christopher Wlezien, Temple University Paper Barn Burners and Burn Out: The Effects of Competitive Elections on Efficacy Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington Matthew Streb, Northern Illinois University Overview: Do competitive elections increase accountability and efficacy, or do the constant attack ads during close campaign drive down efficacy and trust? Do voters like hard fought campaigns or landslide victories? We explore this using NES data 1950-2004. Paper Covering Congress: Media Effects on Evaluations of the Legislative Branch Tyler Johnson, Texas A&M University Overview: This paper examines how the content, tone, and substance of media coverage of the legislative branch shape approval of and trust in Congress and its members over time. Paper In Divisiveness We Distrust: Party Polarization and Trust in Government Scott C. O'Brien, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Overview: This paper examines the relationship between trust in government and polarization. I find that the more polarized citizens see political institutions (i.e. parties, Congress), the more likely these citizens are to distrust government. Paper Presidential Leadership and Government Trust: Toward a General Theory Kisuk Cho, Ewha Womans University Overview: This paper investigates the realtionship between the elements of presidential leadership and government trust based on an analysis of Reagan and Clinton of the United States, and Roh of Korea. Disc. Gabriel S. Lenz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Christopher Wlezien, Temple University 26-4 LATINO/A PARTICIPATION Room Clark 9, 7 th Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Rodolfo Espino, Arizona State University Paper Unconventional Political Participation has a New Face Daniel Q. Gillion, University of Rochester Overview: Contrary to popular belief, this paper shows that it is the majority population rather than the racial and ethnic minority who are currently more likely to engage in unconventional political behavior, also known as protest activity. Paper The Different Movers in a Social Movement: The May 1 Rallies in Los Angeles Kim Y. Dionne, University of California, Los Angeles Michael Suk-Young Chwe, University of California, Los Angeles Michael Stone, University of California, Los Angeles Elizabeth Carlson, University of California, Los Angeles Darin D. DeWitt, University of California, Los Angles Ryan D. Enos, University of California, Los Angeles Overview: Using original survey data collected during the May 1st immigration rallies, this paper questions several claims regarding participation in the rallies and presents ideas on the characteristic differences between first-time and repeat protesters. Paper Other Hispanics: An Analysis of U.S. Honduran Political Participation Maximo G. Martinez, West Virginia University Overview: Studies conducted on Latino immigrants and political participation primarily focuses on their large population groups such as Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Mexicans. Hero, Garcia, Garcia, Pachon (2000) show Latino political party support as nonpartisan. Paper How Social Contexts Influence Voting Turnout of Latinos and Asian Americans Seung-Jin Jang, Columbia University Overview: The paper tests the role of social contexts and group characteristics in voting turnout of Latinos and Asian Americans. Contextual factors matter for minority groups by influencing their racial consciousness and perceptions of group-level benefits. Page | 84 Disc. Rodolfo Espino, Arizona State University Matthew B. Platt, University of Rochester 27-2 CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING Room Salon 7, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Jeffrey F. Kraus, Wagner College Paper "Negative" in Negative Advertising: Definitions, Research and Implications Stephen C. Brooks, University of Akron Rick D. Farmer, Oklahoma House of Representatives Joahua J. Peterson, University of Akron Overview: This paper explores definitions of "negative advertising" used in research by documenting their historical development, examining their influence on the understanding of negative advertising and suggesting how to improve the definition of "negative." Paper Who Said What? Issue Ownership and the Effectiveness of Campaign Ads Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University Kyu S. Hahn, University of California, Los Angeles Overview: We use evidence from an experimental study relying on a representative sample of voters during the 2006 mid-term election to examine the extent to which issue ownership moderated the effectiveness of campaign issue ads. Paper Candidate Gender and Political Ads: An Experimental Assessment Robert J. Slagter, Birmingham-Southern College Adam Israel, University of Alabama Natalie Davis, Birmingham-Southern College Overview: This paper tests hypotheses regarding campaign advertisement tone and candidate gender on intention to vote, candidate choice and elements of candidate image in an experiment utilizing a simulated election. Paper Free Advertising: How the Media Amplify the Effect of Negative Ads Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University Glen Smith, Washington State University Overview: How often do the media magnify the importance of a political ad? And are they more likely to do so with negative ads? To investigate these questions, we examine 20 U.S. Senate races from 2004. Disc. Michael G. Hagen, Temple University 27-18 POLITICS ON TV AFTER 11 (10 CENTRAL) Room Clark 1, 7 th Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair John P. Forren, Miami University of Ohio Paper Calming the Storm: Late Night Comedy and Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath Josh Compton, Southwest Baptist University Overview: Research has explored how late night comedy broaches serious sociopolitical topics—including disease, religion, and even Osama bin Laden. This project surveys late night humor about Hurricane Katrina and governmental responses. Paper Political Culture Jamming: The Dissident Humor of The Colbert Report Jamie Warner, Marshall University Overview: The Colbert Report jams the seamless transmission of dominant political brand messages by parodying their unproblematic dissemination by the news media, broadcasting dissident political messages that can open up space for questioning and critique. Paper Enemies of the State? ‘The Colbert Report,’ ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ Cynicism and Youth Jody C. Baumgartner, East Carolina University Jonathan S. Morris, East Carolina University Overview: Previous research has found the political humor–a form of “soft news,” or “infotainment”–lowers trust in political institutions and political leaders among young adults.
Paper Presentation Style and Political Attitudes: The Daily Show vs. Network News Glory E. Koloen, Indiana University Overview: A comparative analysis of the impact of mediated political information presentation style on political attitudes; particularly internal and external efficacy and cynicism. Disc. Jocelyn D. Shadforth, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 28-9 WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Room Clark 7, 7 th Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Mona Lena Krook, Washington University Paper Gender Gap, Welfare Spending and Democracy Eunju Kang, Claremont Graduate University Overview: This paper explains the size of welfare spending in democracies. Paper Democracy and Household Organization: Single Mothers, Economic Decisions and Political Values Tassili M. Pender, Claremont Graduate University Overview: The size and organization of the average family is changing dramatically in developed democracies. This research investigates the relationship between domestic market forces and recent changes in household organization. Paper States and Sex Equality: Why do Governments Promote Women's Rights? S. Laurel Weldon, Purdue University Mala N. Htun, New School University Overview: This paper offers a new theoretical explanation for when and why governments adopt women’s rights policies in thirteen specific policy issue-areas. The paper applies this approach in an analysis of an original dataset covering 70 countries. Paper The European Union and Gender Advocacy in the Accession Process Celeste M. Montoya, Southern Illinois University Overview: This paper explores the Europeanization of gender equality policy through the accession process by focusing on membership requirements as well as local and transnational advocacy efforts. Paper Gender Dimension of EU-Turkey Relations Zeynep Sahin, University of Southern California Overview: Turkey`s aspiration for EU has forced Turkish state to introduce gender equality related legislative and institutional changes with the contributions of the women`s organizations. Disc. Adriana M. Crocker, University of Illinois, Springfield Mona Lena Krook, Washington University 28-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: GENDER AND PUBLIC POLICY IN KOREA AND TAIWAN Room State, 4 th Floor, Table 5, Thur at 9:50 am Presenter Empowering Women: The Use of Quotas Jeeseon Jeon, Seoul National University Overview: This paper examines the impact of gender quotas in non-western context, focusing on South Korea's local elections. I will show that gender quotas enhance women's political participation, contrary to doubts about its impact in developing countries. 28-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS Room State, 4 th Floor, Table 6, Thur at 9:50 am Presenter Comparative Analysis of Gender and Human Rights Myra Y. Irizarry, University of Texas, Dallas Overview: Human rights indicators are not universal and in some cases may not include gender or women’s rights. This paper will discuss the most common human rights indicators applied today, databases and data collection, and the absence of gender and women’s rights. 30-1 TOPICS IN ANCIENT POLITICAL THOUGHT Room Dearborn 1, 7 th Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Stephen Lange, Morehead State University Paper Eros and Freedom; Thucydides on the Fatal Contradiction of Politics Borden Flanagan, American University Overview: For Thucydides, it is through political life that we seek to protect our material interests, yet it is also through political life that we seek to transcend and achieve freedom from those interests. Pper Friendship, Temporality and Identity: Corinth and Corcyra in Thucydides I Rachel M. Templer, Georgetown University Overview: The debate between Corinth and Corcyra in Thucydides discussed as a debate between ascribed and achieved friendships as models of political identity. This points to problems of solidarity and temporal depth in liberal models of citizenship. Paper Ages and Straw Dogs: A Study of Political Violence in the Laozi Rick Parrish, West Texas A&M University Overview: A reinterpretation of the Laozi's Daoist sage ruler through Isaiah Berlin's typology of liberty, Nietzsche's master and slave moralities, and Derrida's economy of violence. Paper To The Memory Of Socrates: Moral Philosophy In Plato’s Laws Kyong Min Son, Cornell University Overview: This paper argues that Plato’s Laws, often regarded as his departure from philosophy towards institutional design and theology, is actually a refined defense of Socratic moral philosophy. Paper Thucydidean Answers to Nietzschean Questions: Das Religiose Wesen Benjamin P. Newton, University of Maryland, College Park Overview: Questions of nature’s role in politics--what constitutes a people, justice, necessity--thread together into a singular significant problem: what is religious? Within the framework of religiosity we can better understand nature’s place in politics. Disc. James T. Fetter, University of Notre Dame James M. Colman, Ashland University 32-13 DELIBERATION, COMMUNICATION, AND REPRESENTATION Room LaSalle 1, 7 th Floor, Thur at 9:50 am Chair Stephen P. Chilton, University of Minnesota, Duluth Paper Communicative Rationality Revisited: Creative Imagination and the Politics of Intercultural Understanding Mihaela Czobor-Lupp, Georgetown University Overview: In the Liberating Power of Symbols, Habermas correctly points out that political conflicts are nowadays “increasingly defined from a cultural standpoint” and thus “intercultural understanding” becomes a task to be achieved. Paper What Makes Representation Democratic? Joseph P. Lampert, Yale University Overview: This paper develops a normative framework for democratic representation that improves upon prevalent contemporary perspectives, and which recasts the practices and institutions of democratic representation beyond the conventional legislative arena. Paper Beyond Facts and Norms: How Greater Transparency Improves Deliberative Democracy Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan Overview: I dissect the logic of Habermas’ “Between Facts and Norms” to clarify when deliberation can generate beneficial outcomes. My findings critique and extend his classic work by incorporating key attributes of participants’ perceptions and expectations. Disc. Danny Postel, Open Democracy Magazine Page | 85
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