2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

19-12 DEVELOPMENT LENDING
Room Clark 10, 7 th Floor, Sun at 8:00 am
Chair Douglas M. Stinnett, University of Georgia
Paper The Sources of Islamic Development Bank Lending: IOs and
States as Norm Diffusers
Christopher B. O'Keefe, Brigham Young University
Daniel L. Nielson, Brigham Young University
Overview: We explore the proposition that changes in loan
patterns derive from global norms diffused across international
organizations. IOs attempt to diffuse norms instrumentally, using
materialist and social mechanisms.
Paper The Determinants of Giving Explaining Patterns of Lending
to NGOs
Michael A. Pisa, University of California, San Diego
Overview: Why do some NGOs receive more donations than
others? In this paper, I examine the patterns of U.S. private
lending and find that an NGO's experience, size, and history of
efficient spending play an important role in attracting private
donations.
Paper The Determinants of U.S. Votes in the Multilateral
Development Banks
Jonathan R. Strand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Overview: This paper uses a tobit model to determine the
economic and political determinants of American votes in the
multilateral development banks since 2004.
Disc. Douglas M. Stinnett, University of Georgia
21-13 THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF RACIAL
STEREOTYPES
Room Salon 12, 3 rd Floor, Sun at 8:00 am
Chair Fred Slocum, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Paper Norm Violation and Race: A Functional Brain Imaging Study
Darren M. Schreiber, University of California, San Diego
Marco Iacoboni, University of California, Los Angeles
Overview: This paper uses functional brain imaging (fMRI) to
explore the neural substrates underlying racial attitudes and norm
violation.
Paper Implicit Measures, Explicit Choices: Subliminal Priming and
Candidate Choice
Cindy D. Kam, University of California, Davis
Overview: The paper discusses the results from three experiments,
conducted in 2004-2006. I measure group attitudes using a
subliminal priming task. I identify the the impact of implicit
measures of racial and ethnic group attitudes on candidate choice.
Paper Political Consequences of Phenotyping in the US and Mexico
Rosario Aguilar-Pariente, University of Michigan
Overview: The paper explores, through experiments in labcontrolled
environments, the effect of phenotyping (as the action
of discriminating because of a person’s phenotypes) on the
evaluation of electoral candidates among Mexicans and Mexican
Americans.
Disc. Christopher M. Federico, University of Minnesota
22-13 ISSUES IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Room Salon 8, 3 rd Floor, Sun at 8:00 am
Chair Quin Monson, Brigham Young University
Paper Embracing Change at the Polls: Election Administrators and
the Provisional Ballot in 2004
Timothy Vercellotti, Rutgers University
Overview: Using data from a national survey of 400 election
administrators at the county and municipal levels, I find that
officials in states that used provisional ballots for the first time in
2004 were less enthusiastic about implementing provisonal voting.
Paper Timing Effects of Voter Registration
Michael P. McDonald, George Mason University
Overview: I analyze the timing of new voter registration
applications to develop a profile of persons likely to be aided by
Election Day Registration.
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Paper The Attraction of Working from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm for a
Fraction of Minimum Wage: Poll Workers and Their
Motivation to Serve
Karin Mac Donald, University of California, Berkeley
Bonnie E. Glaser, University of California, Berkeley
Overview: We conduct an empirical investigation of poll worker
demographics and their motivation to serve on Election Day, and
draw conclusions about the quality and stability of this type of
political participation.
Paper Election Administration Six Years After Florida
David C. Kimball, University of Missouri, St Louis
Martha Kropf, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Overview: We examine the impact of a local official's partisanship
on residual votes nationwide. Since local officials have some
discretion to implement elections, partisan officials may work to
reduce residual votes in their jurisdiction.
Paper Linking Election Management with Election Outcomes
Thad Hall, University of Utah
Overview: This paper examines how public management affects
key election outcomes. Using Georgia and Texas, we consider
how election management - the average number of poll workers
per polling places and the average amount of precinct
consolidation.
Disc. Michael P. McDonald, George Mason University
Martha Kropf, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
23-11 MINORITY MOBILIZATION IN CAMPAIGNS
Room PDR 5, 3 rd Floor, Sun at 8:00 am
Chair Eric McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin
Paper Campaign Mobilization and Voting Behavior of Asian
Americans
Taofang Huang, University of Texas, Austin
Overview: The population of Asian American is rapidly growing.
Understanding their voting behavior will help political elites to
face this emerging force. This paper attempts to clarify the
relationships among conditions and voting behavior of Asian
Americans.
Paper Getting Out the Vote: Mobilization in U.S. Elections
Daniel Stevens, Hartwick College
Overview: This paper examines biases in partisan and nonpartisan
mobilization efforts. I show that racial and ethnic
minority voters are both less likely to be contacted by the major
parties and, even when they are, to be contacted face-to-face.
Paper Changes in the Effects of Personal Contact Campaigns on
Participation Inequality
Peter W. Wielhouwer, Western Michigan University
Overview: Using the 1956-60 and 2000-04 ANES panel studies, I
assess whether the effects of personal contact campaigning (1)
have changed over time and (2) vary across socioeconomic strata.
Disc. Ernest McGowen, University of Texas, Austin
25-15 ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING RACE,
GENDER AND PUBLIC OPINION
Room Salon 9, 3 rd Floor, Sun at 8:00 am
Chair Jack Citrin, University of California, Berkeley
Paper Marriage, Work, Race, and the Politics of Parenthood
Steven Greene, North Carolina State University
Laurel Elder, Hartwick College
Overview: This paper explores how marriage, race, work, and
gender interact with parental status to shape political attitudes and
voting behavior. We examine how these factors affect men and
women differently across a variety of issue domains.
Paper Gender Imagery and the Evaluation of Political Leaders
Nicholas J. G. Winter, University of Virginia
Overview: This paper explores citizens' reactions to gendered
campaign imagery. I argue that this sort of imagery manifests
itself not as a gender gap, but rather in a polarization between
gender traditionalists--both male and female--and gender
egalitarians.