2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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Paper Anticipating or Reacting? USAID Allocation and Civil War Onset Ellen Cutrone, Binghamton University Overview: Have U.S. policy makers tried to anticipate the possibility of civil war when making their decisions about foreign aid? This study investigates this question by examining USAID allocations to Africa and Latin America between 1945 and 2004. Paper Humanitarian or Political?: U.S.'s AIDS Funding to Sub Saharan Africa Youngsoo Kim, Purdue University Overview: Despite its significant contribution, U.S. has been criticized for not observing a humanitarian principle in its AIDS funding to sub-Saharan Africa. I attempt to figure out the U.S.’s criteria in its AIDS funding decisions through a regression analysis. Disc. Julie Lantrip, Georgetown University 18-4 MILITARY FORCE AND FOREIGN POLICY Room Parlor B, 6 th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Bradley R. Gitz, Lyon College Paper Instructing Soldiers for Their States: U.S. and International Military Training Martin J. Kifer, University of Minnesota Overview: This project explains allocation strategies for U.S. training assistance to foreign militaries from the Cold War to the current policy era. Paper Casualty Avoidance and the Use of American Military Force Bradley R. Gitz, Lyon College Overview: The proposed paper will assess the increasingly infuential argument that aversion to suffering casualties hampers the use of American military force. Paper Cross-Cultural Effects of Casualties on Foreign Policy Decision Making Nam Tae Park, Texas A&M University, College Station Nehemia Geva, Texas A&M University, College Station Overview: In this study, I will examine the different perceptions and impacts of casualites on foreign policy decision-making in both South Korea and the U.S. Cross-national experimental design in South Korea and the U.S. will be employed. Disc. Donald D.A. Schaefer, Tulane University Martin J. Kifer, University of Minnesota 19-4 COMMITMENT, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT Room Clark 10, 7 th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Susan Hannah Allen, Texas Tech University Paper Nonverifiability and the Choice of International Institutions Brett V. Benson, Vanderbilt University David Soskice, Duke University Overview: Why do states resist membership in some international organizations? We develop a framework that demonstrates the choice of institutions for resolving international cooperation problems depends upon the verifiability of players’ actions. Paper Delegation of Informational Capacity to International Organizations Hyeran Jo, University of Michigan Overview: I offer a model that specifies the conditions under which states delegate different levels of informational capacity to international institutions. Paper Why Do States Commit to Human Rights Treaties? International Condemnation of Norm Violations Among Signatory States Nikolay Marinov, Yale University Overview: While the ineffectiveness of international human rights treaties is widely held, a key assumption - that there are no international costs to committing to a treaty and then violating it - has gone untested. Page | 136 Paper Legal Systems and Variance in the Design of Commitments to the International Court of Justice Emilia J. Powell, Georgia Southern University Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa Overview: This paper explores the link existing between domestic legal systems and the design of commitments to the World Court. Disc. Susan Hannah Allen, Texas Tech University 21-1 EMOTION AND POLICY ATTITUDES Room Salon 12, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Nadia Khatib, University of Arizona Paper Emotions’ Role on How People Reason about Political Events and Public Policy Cengiz Erisen, SUNY, Stony Brook Milton Lodge, SUNY, Stony Brook Charles S. Taber, SUNY, Stony Brook Overview: This paper focuses on a consequentialist model of decision making which posits that individuals make causal inferences when forming judgments. While testing this approach, we integrate emotion into the evaluation of anticipated consequences. Paper Fear Unchecked: How Democracies Curtail Civil Liberties after Terrorist Attacks Gabriel Rubin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Overview: In this paper, I ask, 'What determines how the governments react with regard to civil liberties after terrorist attacks?' In response, I forward a theory of how executive threatshaping, constrained by mass fears, yields civil liberty abridgements. Paper Emotion, Attribution, and Attitudes Towards Crime Erin C. Cassese, Stony Brook University Christopher R. Weber, Stony Brook University Milt Lodge, Stony Brook University Charles Taber, Stony Brook University Overview: In this paper, we examine the way emotions influence attributions for criminal behavior and attitudes toward the criminal justice system. Paper Fear in the Illegal Immigration Debate: Where Do Anxious Citizens Get News? Shana K. Gadarian, Princeton University Bethany Albertson, University of Washington Overview: Experimental subjects see campaign appeals about immigration. They have a chance to search for more information in a website that we designed. We predict that anxious citizens will seek information but will be attracted by threatening presentations. Disc. Tereza Capelos, Leiden University 22-4 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS (Co-sponsored with Legislative Politics: Campaigns and Elections, see 40- 10) Room Salon 8, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Thomas L. Brunell, University of Texas, Dallas Paper Constituency Knowledge of Roll Calls and its Electoral Consequences Joshua D. Clinton, Princeton University Jeff Tessin, Princeton University Overview: We study possible mechanisms of constituency awareness regarding representative position-taking in the House of Representatives and their electoral consequences using a new survey of over 13,000 respondents. Paper Voting and Valence: Senators' Characteristics and Citizen Vote Choice Christian R. Grose, Vanderbilt University Suzanne Globetti, Vanderbilt University Overview: I show that (1) the spatial distance between legislator and constituent and (2) a legislator's non-policy valence attributes affect a citizen's vote choice. However, this effect is conditional upon the voter's position along the ideological dimension.
Paper The New and Old Electoral Connection: Earmarks and Pork Barrel Politics Diana Evans, Trinity College Kenneth N. Bickers, University of Colorado Robert M. Stein, Rice University Robert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American Overview: This study examines the electoral impact of House members’ credit claiming for traditional pork barrel projects, defined as categorical and discretionary grant awards, and legislative earmarks to congressional districts. Paper Uncovering a Reform Dimension in the 2006 U.S. Congressional Elections Daron R. Shaw, University of Texas, Austin Melvin Hinich, Uiniversity of Texas, Austin Overview: We posit that the preferences of American voters are currently structured by both left-right social welfare issue attitudes and reform/establishment perceptions. We develop an appropriate methodology from Cahoon-Hinich. Paper Incumbency and Realignment: Partisan Change in House Elections Scott Basinger, Stony Brook University Helmut Norpoth, Stony Brook University Overview: It was not until 1994 that a “realignment” registered in House elections. We contend that congressional incumbency acted as a suppressor variable, delaying the realignment's manifestation in congressional elections. Disc. Thomas L. Brunell, University of Texas, Dallas 23-4 THE PARTIES' ROLE IN CONTEMPORARY CAMPAIGNS Room Parlor F, 6 th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Danny Hayes, Syracuse University Paper Political Parties and Strategic Campaign Behavior Brian J. Brox, Tulane University Overview: This paper looks at the strategic allocation of resources by state political parties during campaigns from 1992 to 2002. Paper Campaign Mobilization Influence on Party in the Electorate David C. Kershaw, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Overview: Models of partisanship overlook the importance of electoral party activity for strengthening party-in-the-electorate. Panel data show campaign contact strengthens the link between partisans and their party and can increase the pool of partisans. Paper Campaign Intensity, Partisan Cues, and the Activation of Voters in the 2000 Presidential Election Scott D. McClurg, Southern Illinois University Overview: Previous evidence shows that mobilization of partisans is key to understanding campaign success. This paper examines the mechanisms connecting partisan mobilization to campaigns. The evidence shows that the types of issues campaigns choose to emphasize. Paper Redistricting, Candidate Recognition, and Candidate Contacting Seth C. McKee, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Overview: This paper examines the effect of redistricting on candidate recognition and candidate contacting strategies. Paper The Changing State Legislative Campaign: Bringing the Parties Back In Chapman Rackaway, Fort Hays State University Travis Lovelady, Fort Hays State Univeristy Cody Pierson, Fort Hays State University Overview: Survey of state legislative candidates on professionalism, tactics, and party involvement in campaigns. Disc. Danny Hayes, Syracuse University Robert L. Dion, University of Evansville 25-6 THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF RACIAL AND CULTURAL STEREOTYPES Room Salon 9, 3 rd Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Jennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado, Boulder Paper The Role of Policy-Specific Information in Development of Welfare Attitudes Susan M. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia Sean C. Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, Columbia Overview: This paper examines the influence of policy-specific information on welfare attitudes. We find that policy-specific information plays an integral role in shaping welfare attitudes and activating negative stereotypes in the formulation of these views. Paper Gender, Race, and Deservedness: Why Americans Now Hate Bankruptcy Policy Erin E. O'Brien, Kent State University Timothy Bowman, Kent State University Overview: Why are Americans starting to hate bankruptcy policy? This policy, after all, often protects average consumers from creditors. Yet, in the last decade, mass publics have increasingly come to disapprove of bankruptcy policy and those claiming its protection. Paper Racial Progress: Thinking about Black Presidential Candidates David C. Wilson, University of Delaware Overview: This research assesses racial progress in terms of the public's perceptions of prospective black presidential candidates. Paper Prospective and Practicing Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Muslims Robert Lucking, Old Dominion University Nichole Perron, Old Dominion University Overview: Using the Pew survey item slightly recast, this research study sought to identify over 200 U.S. prospective and practicing teachers’ perceptions of the conflict between Muslim and Western societies. Disc. Jennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado, Boulder 26-101 ROUNDTABLE: MISCALCULATING THE VOTES: ANALYSES OF TURNOUT IN VOTING RIGHTS DISTRICTS Room Adams, 6 th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Panelist Zulema T. Blair, Medgar Evers College DeWayne Lucas, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Marcus D. Allen, Wheaton College Aldrin Bonilla, City University of New York Denese McArthur, Binghamton University Overview: This panel seeks to draw attention to the various components surrounding not only one's ability to communicate to voters, but also an analysis of the voters and how well they perceive the issues at stake in democratic primaries. 27-6 ISSUES IN THE NEWS Room Clark 1, 7 th Floor, Fri at 8:00 am Chair Robert K. Goidel, Louisiana State University Paper Shaping the Debate: The Strategic Discourse of Washington Policymaking Michael MacKuen, University of North Carolina Patrick J. McHugh, University of North Carolina Overview: Using data from recent political battles, we examine the contest for issue definition in Washington and in the national news media. We test theories about how strategic actors simplify policy debate and shape political outcomes. Paper Polls in the News: The Effects of Mobilization and Elite Dissensus Jennifer Oats-Sargent, University of Illinois Overview: As elite dissensus and mobilization on an issue increase, the frequency of polls cited in news coverage of that issue will increase as well. Page | 137
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