2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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18-102 ROUNDTABLE: PUBLIC OPINION AND THE IRAQ WAR: NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH Room Parlor F, 6 th Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Panelist Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University Richard Sobel, Harvard University Wilhelm Vosse, International Christian University Christopher Whitney, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Overview: Rarely has a single foreign policy event spawned as much interest in "international public opinion" as has the war in Iraq. Yet what does the Iraq War tell us about the extent to which public opinion influences the decisions of foreign policy leaders? 20-2 IDENTITY POLITICS UNDER DEMOCRACY: BEFORE AND AFTER CONFLICT Room Salon 6, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Rebecca E. Blanton, City University of New York Paper The Role of the Median Voter in Fragmented Nationalist Movements Devashree Gupta, Carleton College Overview: This paper examines how rival nationalist organizations maximize their public support by locating themselves near the ideal policy preferences of the “median nationalist,”and explores the consequences of this strategy for the movement and its goals. Paper Determinants of Ethnic Voting: The Case of the Russian Minority Holley E. Hansen, University of Iowa Overview: Using regional-level data on parliamentary elections, this paper compares the Russian minority in 10 former Soviet republics and focuses on how socioeconomic status, ethnic competition, group resources, and electoral laws impact ethnic voting. Paper The Learning of National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia Naomi Levy, University of California, Berkeley Overview: This paper employs structural equation modeling to assess the effects of school organization and curriculum on the national identities of secondary school students in Bosnia- Herzegovina and Croatia. Paper A Mutual Advantage Theory of Democracy For Multiethnic Contexts Paul Aarons Ngomo, New York University Overview: I develop a normative account of the institutional conditions of the workability of democracy in multiethnic contexts. I refer primarily to the operation of democracy over time and the stabilizing prospects of its procedures in multiethnic polities. Paper Contention in the Kalahari: Indigenous Rights and Democracy in Botswana Danielle E. Resnick, Cornell University Overview: This paper examines how the treatment of the San jeopardizes the legitimacy of Botswana’s democracy and demonstrates how conflict within the San social movement over how to frame grievances against the state has been an asset rather than hindrance. Disc. Brian D. Shoup, Indiana University, Bloomington 21-6 INFORMATION CONTEXT Room Salon 12, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Lori M. Weber, California State University, Chico Paper The Dynamic Formation of Candidate Evaluation Dona-Gene Mitchell, University of Illinois Jeffery J. Mondak, University of Illinois Overview: Online processing offers a depiction of information acquisition over time but past tests have been inherently static. We develop a more appropriate test via experiments that include a dynamic element with respect to the distribution of information. Paper How Predictive Appeals Shape Policy Opinions Jennifer Jerit, Florida State University Overview: This study reports the results of two survey-based experiments that examine how rhetoric about a policy's Page | 122 consequences shapes peoples' opinions and their willingness to support policy change. Paper Choosing Sides: The Influence of Prominent Opinions on Policy Preferences Stacey L. Pelika, University of Wisconsin, Madison Overview: This paper investigates the influence of the opinions of prominent groups and individuals on public opinion in three policy areas: NAFTA, school vouchers, and immigration reform. Paper The Automatic Activation of Political Metaphors Todd K. Hartman, Stony Brook University Overview: The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognitive and affective associations that are created through the use of political metaphors. I test these questions in an experimental design using reaction time measures. Paper Political Judgment, Informational Asymmetries, and Influence Among Citizens Robert Huckfeldt, University of California, Davis T. K. Ahn, Florida State University John B. Ryan, University of California, Davis Overview: Informational asymmetries occur frequently and systematically within political communication networks, and this paper focuses on the implications for the quality and confidence of political judgments, as well as political influence among citizens. Disc. Neil Malhotra, Stanford University 22-3 THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF VOTING LAWS Room Salon 8, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Charles H. Stewart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paper Conflicts on the Agenda?: Voter Registration and Political Participation Kathleen Hale, Auburn University Ramona McNeal, University of Illinois, Springfield Overview: This paper uses agenda setting theory to explain the impact of variation in voter registration and other election practices across the states. Multivariate statistical analysis over time tests factors that impact policy choice and voter turnout. Paper Voter Identification Requirements and Turnout Delia Bailey, California Institute of Technology Jonathan N. Katz, California Institute of Technology Overview: This paper utilizes data from 2000-2006 federal elections to estimate the impact of voter identification requirements on turnout. Modern statistical techniques such as hierarchical modeling and empirical Bayes estimators are employed. Paper Turning out Newly Registered Voters: The Effects of Election Day Vote Centers Robert M. Stein, Rice University Gregory Vonnahme, Rice University Overview: This study proposes to analyze the effects of election day vote centers on individual voter turnout, particularly among newly registered voters. Paper Voting Decision During Transition from Authoritarian Regime to Democracy Qi Zhang, Northwestern University Mingxing Liu, Peking University Overview: We argue in transition country whether electoral rules are consistent with the expectation of electorates affects their evaluation of election and their decision to vote. Our hypothesis is confirmed by a survey data collected in 2004 in rural China. Paper Implications of Delegation of Voting Rights for Measuring Voting Behavior Jessica Trounstine, Princeton University Rebecca Morton, New York University Anna Bassi, New York University Overview: Most analyses of felon disenfranchisement assume that laws are implemented as written but voters and officials are often misinformed about who is eligible. We re-estimate the effect on elections when we take this disjuncture into consideration. Disc. Charles H. Stewart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
23-3 INTERNET AND NEW CAMPAIGNING TECHNOLOGIES Room Salon 7, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Margaret Carne, Rhodes College Paper Campaigning on the Internet Joe L. Gaziano, Lewis University Laurette Liesen, Lewis University Overview: This paper examines how statewide campaigns are conducted over the Internet. It analyzes how this form of campaigning is similar to and different from the traditional model of campaigning. Paper Financing Primaries 1980-2008: Hosting Fundraisers, Web- Hosted Fundraising Christopher C. Hull, Georgetown University Overview: Have new money-gathering tools transformed, or just improved, presidential primary campaign fundraising? This paper analyzes dollar flows from Bush vs. Reagan in 1980 bout through Dean vs. Kerry in 2004, with a peek into 2008 fundraising as well. Paper The Rise of Consumer-Based Campaigns Richard J. Semiatin, American University Overview: Campaigns are changing from being candidate-driven races to being consumer-driven races. Technology is permanently changing campaigns. Paper Electronic Grassroots: Measuring the Impact of the Internet on the Campaign Kevin M. Wagner, Florida Atlantic University Jason Gainous, University of Louisville Overview: Using a sample of U.S. Congressional districts, we estimate both the quality and quantity of the campaign’s Internet presence for the incumbent and challenger and correlate those measures with electoral success. Disc. Donald A. Zinman, Grand Valley State University 24-201 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND REPRESENTATION Room State, 4 th Floor, Table 1, Thur at 4:25 pm Presenter The Green Machine: Environmental Constituents and Congressional Voting Sarah E. Anderson, Stanford University Overview: This paper finds that Members of Congress respond to district membership in environmental groups by voting more proenvironmental. It assesses whether polarization has had an impact on how moderates respond to their constituency. Presenter Descriptive Representation in Congressional Offices Curt Ziniel, University of California, Riverside Overview: Racial demographics of the district are a better indicator of Congressional staff racial demographics than Members’ of Congress own race, party, or ideology. This has important implications for the measurement of representation in Congress. 24-202 INFORMAL ROUNDTABLE: REPRESENTATION IN U.S. STATES Room State, 4 th Floor, Table 2, Thur at 4:25 pm Presenter Who Leads, Who Follows? The Nature of Representation in California, 1996-2006 Delia Bailey, California Institute of Technology Betsy Sinclair, California Institute of Technology Overview: We examine roll call data from the California state assembly and election returns on state ballot propositions to explore the relationship between constituency preferences and legislative behavior and to test hypotheses about the nature of representation. Presenter Who State Legislators Represent: Lessons From Three States Justin T. Gollob, Temple University Overview: Evidence from a three state mail survey of state legislators shows that representation is not as confined to district boundaries as once thought, and that previous explanations of extra-district areal orientations (geo-political foci) are incomplete. 25-5 THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF INCOME INEQUALITY Room Salon 9, 3 rd Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Joe Soss, University of Wisconsin, Madison Paper On the Determinants of Social Trust in the United States Christian Bjornskov, University of Aarhus Overview: This paper explores the determinants of trust in 48 U.S. states across three periods. The results show support for the detrimental effects of income inequality but no or little support for alternative theories. Paper The Effect of Income Inequality on Political Attitudes and Behavior James C. Garand, Louisiana State University Kim Nguyen, Louisiana State University Overview: We explore how income inequality affects turnout, political efficacy, and political trust. We consider direct and interaction effects of income inequality using data from the 2000 American National Election and state estimates of income inequality. Paper Perceiving Inequality: Examining Contextual Influences on Public Opinion Amber M. Wichowsky, University of Wisconsin, Madison Overview: Linking data from the 2002 ANES and the U.S. Census, this paper examines community-level contextual influences, including racial and class composition, economic heterogeneity and religious diversity, on public opinion towards income inequality. Disc. Joe Soss, University of Wisconsin, Madison David C. Wilson, University of Delaware 26-5 POLITICAL HABIT AND POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY: WHY CITIZENS PARTICIPATE Room Clark 9, 7 th Floor, Thur at 4:25 pm Chair Christopher F. Karpowitz, Brigham Young University Paper Persistence in Political Participation Marc N. Meredith, Stanford University Overview: Discontinuities imposed by voting age restrictions are used to identify the effects of past turnout on individuals’ participation decisions. The analysis reveals the effects of voting age restrictions persist when they are no longer binding. Paper Repeated Turnout as a Habit Jacob M. Montgomery, Duke University John H. Aldrich, Duke University Wendy Wood, Duke University Ashley Taylor, Duke University Overview: Why are some people repeat voters? Using data from the 1972-1976 ANES panel study, we demonstrated that the strength of voting habits—established through frequent past voting in a stable context—can account for some instances of repeated voting. Paper The Nexus of Political Efficacy and Political Learning: An HLM Analysis of the Development of Political Engagement Elizabeth Beaumont, University of Minnesota Jeff Greene, University of Maryland Judith Torney-Purta, University of Maryland Overview: Explores relative influence of SES, civic background, and other individual characteristics vis-à-vis contextual peer effects and political learning experiences on development of internal efficacy, then examines how these factors predict participation. Paper Do Happier People Participate More? Life Satisfaction and Civic Engagement Michael J. Keane, University of Notre Dame Patrick J. Flavin, University of Notre Dame Overview: Are citizens who are happier with their lives more involved in politics and community affairs? We examine the relationship between subjective life satisfaction and civic engagement as mediated through traditional predictors of participation. Disc. Casey A. Klofstad, University of Miami Evan Parker-Stephen, University of North Carolina Page | 123
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