2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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53-4 RELIGION AND U.S. ELECTIONS Room Sandburg 1, 7 th Floor, Thur at 2:35 pm Chair Kimberly H. Conger, Iowa State University Paper When Religion is an Issue: Mitt Romney's Campaigns in Massachusetts Reed L. Welch, West Texas A&M University Ric W. Jensen, Northwestern State University Overview: Examines Mitt Romney’s handling of questions about his religion in previous campaigns to better understand how candidates should manage these kinds of questions and to gain insight into how Romney might deal with his religion in a presidential run. Paper Affect, Identity, and Image in the Religious Rhetoric of Presidential Candidates Christopher B. Chapp, University of Minnesota Overview: This paper uses content analysis to examine religious rhetoric in presidential campaign speech. I identify several modes of religious discourse that may play an important role in candidate evaluation and ultimately vote choice. Paper Religion and the 2006 Vote Stephen T. Mockabee, University of Cincinnati Overview: This paper uses data from a variety of national- and state-level surveys to examine the influence of religion on voting behavior in the 2006 elections. Disc. Laura R. Olson, Clemson University Mary Segers, Rutgers University 55-4 STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION Room Parlor H, 6 th Floor, Thur at 2:35 pm Chair Don Racheter, Public Interest Institute Paper Active Learning Strategies in the Teaching of Research Methods John W. Williams, Principia College Overview: Active learning, especially the techniques of project learning, has been central to the teaching of research methods at Principia College. This paper documents the strategies that make the course so successful—strategies that are easily replicable. Paper Connecting Student Outcomes to Exam Preparation Strategies Steve Vanderheiden, University of Minnesota, Duluth Janet Donavan, University of Minnesota, Duluth Overview: We examine pre- and post-exam surveys of student learning strategies in two introductory courses, distinguishing effective from ineffective strategies based in student selfreflection and correlations between identified strategies and outcomes. Paper WAC: Working Across the Curriculum? Michelle C. Boomgaard, Muskingum College Overview: This paper tests the effectiveness of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) techniques in an introductory political science class by comparing final exam results and surveying students in classes taught by the same professor. Paper Revising the Classics Miriam S. Wilson, University of Toledo Overview: Teaching students to be critical consumers of the seminal work in Political Science and Public Administration is more meaningful when they are required to revise classic literature. Disc. S. Suzan J. Harkness, University of District of Columbia Don Racheter, Public Interest Institute 58-1 LITERATURE AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Room Parlor J, 6 th Floor, Thur at 2:35 pm Chair Warner Winborne, Hampden-Sydney College Paper Shakespearean Poetry as an Approach to Political Philosophy Morton J. Frisch, Northern Illinois University Overview: The English history plays represent a modest effort in the direction of political thought within which political lessons can be learned from Shakespeare's dramatic presentations. Paper Domestic Housewives vs. Women Monarchs Megan N. Kerr, Northern Illinois University Overview: According to Shakespeare, should political regimes encourage women to be directly involved in political affairs or to refrain from exerting any significant political influence? Page | 118 Paper Aristotle, Aesop, and Animals Edward W. Clayton, Central Michigan University Overview: This paper uses Aristotle's understanding of animals to examine the conception of animals in Aesop's Fables. I argue that reading the fables in the context of Aristotle's conception of animals reveals political meanings not evident on the surface. Paper Politics and Cosmic Realignment in Sophoclean and Euripidean Drama Erik W. Kuiler, George Mason University Connie L. McNeely, George Mason University Overview: Engaging a dramaturgical frame to examine problems of political and social conflict, we employ selected works of Sophocles and Euripides to discuss how the polis copes with the threat of disorder. Disc. Carson Holloway, University of Nebraska, Omaha WarnerWinborne, Hampden-Sydney College 59-101 ROUNDTABLE: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LITIGATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE (Co-sponsored with Public Law, see 42-104) Room Monroe, 6 th Floor, Thur at 2:35 pm Chair Kathleen Hale, Auburn University Panelist Ellen Andersen, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Jason Pierceson, University of Illinois, Springfield Daniel R. Pinello, City University of New York Daniel R. Pinello, City University of New York Gerald Rosenberg, University of Chicago Overview: This roundtable examines the effectiveness of samesex marriage litigation in the U.S. in achieving social change in the area of relationship equality.
Thursday, April 12 – 4:25 pm – 6:00 pm 1-114 ROUNDTABLE: THE POLITICS OF THE JOB MARKET Room Red Lacquer, 4 th Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Julie Novkov, SUNY, Albany Panelist Larry Bartels, Princeton University Paul A. Beck, Ohio State University Susan Burgess, Ohio University John Huber, Columbia University Paula McClain, Duke University Kay L. Scholzman, Boston College Overview: Panelists will provide professional advice about the job market. 1-117 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: POLITICS IN THE LABORATORY Room Monroe, 6 th Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Panelist Gary M. Segura, University of Washington, Seattle Ira H. Carmen, University of Illinois J. David Singer, University of Michigan John Hibbing, University of Nebraska Dianne Pinderhughes, University of Notre Dame Overview: Author Meets Critics: "Politics in the Laboratory: The Constitution of Human Genomics" by Ira Carmen. 2-6 SUBCONSTITUENCY REPRESENTATION: EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES Room Salon 1, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Martin Gilens, Princeton University Paper Dynamic Representation in European Democracies: Who do Political Parties Represent? James Adams, University of California, Davis Lawrence Ezrow, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Overview: TBA Paper The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation Benjamin Bishin, University of California, Riverside Overview: TBA Paper Dynamic Correspondence versus Dynamic Representation: Do Parties Respond to their Supporters or to the Median Voter? Erica Edwards, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Marco Steenbergen, University of North Carolina Catherine E. De Vries, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Overview: TBA Paper Party Polarization and Representation John Griffin, University of Notre Dame Overview: TBA Paper Electoral Politics and Poverty Relief: How Changing Electoral Incentives Can Help the Poor Karen Long Jusko, University of Michigan Overview: TBA Disc. Martin Gilens, Princeton University 3-21 REGIME STABILITY Room Salon 2, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Gilles Serra, Harvard University Paper Democracy and Quality of Government in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis Guillermo M. Cejudo, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas Overview: I argue that the quality of government in Latin America is improved by the introduction of political constraints on the Executive and a free press, which have a greater impact than other components of democracy such as competition and participation. Paper Thailand Institutions and the 2006 Coup: Decentralization and Empowerment Jeanne-Marie Col, City University of New York Overview: The 2006 politico-military coup in Thailand, unlike past coups, confronted newly empowered citizens as a result of recent governance programs, such as decentralization, people participation, and performance management. Paper Democratic Stability in Divided Societies: An Empirical Examination Cengiz Erisen, SUNY, Stony Brook Overview: This study elaborates on the question of why divided societies face particular obstacles in maintaining democracy through an empirical examination of political institutional settings in 142 countries. Paper One Man, One Vote, One Party: The Democratic Dominance of the BDP and ANC John M. French, University of Illinois, Chicago Overview: Using institutional analysis of government performance as well as survey data, this paper argues that the lack of political turnover in Botswana and South Africa does not indicate that their democracies are either unstable or unconsolidated. Paper Transitional Conflicts in South Africa and South Korea G. Jiyun Kim, University of Michigan Overview: I analyze the nature and the timing of political stabilization in five episodes of transitional conflicts in South Africa and South Korea. Disc. Gilles Serra, Harvard University 3-301 POSTER SESSION: COMPARATIVE POLITICS: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Room Exhibit Hall, 4 th Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Presenter Who Needs DINGOS: Developmental INGOs and Economic and Human Development (Board 1) Amanda M. Murdie, Emory University Jakub Kakietek, Emory University Overview: We examine the impact of International Developmental NGOs on different economic and human development indicators. Presenter From "Mass Campaign" to "Fire-Alarm": Explaining the Emergence of Administrative Litigation in China (Board 2) Yi Zhao, Grand Valley State University Overview: The paper argues that the administrative litigation was initiated in China as part of the effort to introduce what Mathew McCubbins and Thomas Schwartz call “fire-alarm” mechanism to supervise bureaucracy. Presenter The Exaggeration of Muslim Clerical Leadership (Board 3) Julie E. Taylor, Princeton University Overview: I argue that clerical leadership has been exaggerated due to poor case selection, inaccurate motive imputation, and the tendency for clerics to trigger bandwagoning. Presenter Coercion, Capital and Insurgency (Board 4) Derek M. Glanz, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Overview: Insurgencies and states are often compared, but few systematic studies of their likeness exist. This paper examines the benefits and limitations of the conceptualization of insurgencies as æstates' using small-N data. 4-3 PERSPECTIVES ON MEXICO'S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY II Room PDR 4, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Jonathan T. Hiskey, Vanderbilt University Paper Elections, Social Public Spending and Institutions in Mexico 2000-2006 Gabriela Perez-Yarahuán, Universidad Iberoamericana Overview: This paper explores the evolution of social public spending in Mexico in a time of democratic transition and high electoral competition. The data base used is annual municipal level data for a variety of social programs. Paper Diffuse Violent Crime and Democracy: Mexico in Comparative Perspective John J. Bailey, Georgetown University Gustavo A. Flores, Georgetown University Overview: Democratic transitions in Latin America and elsewhere coincided with sharp increases in violent crime. Fragile democracies were poorly prepared to cope with criminal violence, which—in many cases—contributed to an erosion of popular support for regime. Page | 119
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