2008 Conference
16th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Conference Program
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 4, 2008
Registration
Circus Room
8 - 2:00 pm
Guidelines for Presenters, Chairs, and Discussants
Participating Universities:
Carleton College, City University of New York, Columbia University, DePaul University, Drexel University, Drury University, Eastern Illinois University, Hanover College, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Ryerson University, Suffolk University, University of Cincinnati, University of Georgia, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, University of Missouri - St. Louis, University of Nevada, University of South Carolina-Aiken, University of South Florida, University of Tampa, University of Texas at El Paso, University of Windsor, Utah State University,
SESSION 1: 8:30 -10:00am
Panel 1A: Comparative Analyses of American Policies
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Matt Rotman, Illinois State University
Discussant:Adrienne Martin, Illinois State University
Michael Melick, Illinois State University
Education and the Economy: The United States and China
Andrea Silva, Illinois State University
The United States and Mexico: A Comparative Analysis of State Response to Migration
Kara Bavery, Illinois State University
Party Politics in Japan and the United States: The Domination of Major Parties after World War II
Jonathan Keyser, Suffolk University
Aiding Violence? U.S. Foreign Policy and Paramilitaries in Colombia
Panel 1B: War and Peace
Spotlight Room
Chair: Jessica Murphy, Illinois State University
Discussant: Vanda Rajcan, Illinois State University
Joseph Scanlon, Northern Illinois University
"Counter Measures:" A Textual Analysis of the Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan
Mark A. Tallman, Illinois State University
War by Other Means: Nonviolence as an Extension of Asymmetric Conflict
Matt Frierdich, Drury University
Oaxaca and the Political Culture of Conflict
Yusei Uji, Drury University
The Fundamental Dilemmas of the United Nations: Challenges for the New UN in the 21st Century
Panel 1C: The War in Iraq and its Impact in the United States
Founders Suite
Chair: Robert Nash, Illinois State University
Discussant: Amanda Smith, DePaul University
Trina Steinmaker, Illinois State University
How Does the United States do it?: Managing a Framework that Supports Torture
Tanya R Austin, Illinois State University
Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan: Veterans Speak Out **
Kevin Taber, Washington University in St. Louis
"Jus ad Water": Can the Invasion of Iraq Withstand the Deluge of Just War Theory?
SESSION 2: 10:15-11:45am
Panel 2A: Policy Analysis
Founders Suite
Chair: Carlyn Jorgensen, Suffolk University
Discussant: Anthony Bolton, Illinois State University
Maren Bennett, University of Nevada
Disability Policy
Ayelet Haran, The City College of New York, The City University of New York
National Identity Changing in France: a Case Study of the CAP Wine Reform
Rike Rothenstein, University Of Cincinnati
Are voters Going Green? The Environmental Issue and its Influence on Vote Choice in National Elections
Ryan M Yonk, Utah State University
Perpetuating Poverty; Income and Asset Testing in Welfare Programs
Panel 2B: American Foreign Policy
Spotlight Room
Chair: Justin W. Thompson, Illinois State University
Discussant: Joseph Scanlon, Northern Illinois University
Kate Ellis, Suffolk University
On the Home Front Abroad: Domestic Political Influences on Foreign Policy with Cuba
Amanda Smith, DePaul University
The Incubator: American Foreign Policy: The Afghanistan War and Al-Qaeda
Cain Harrelson, The University of Georgia
The Diplomatic Face of America: Promoting Diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service
Panel 2C: The Struggle for Democracy Around the World
First Floor West Lounge
Chair: Kristen Gjerde, Illinois State University
Discussant: Kathy Elrick, Illinois State University
Alcarcilus C. Shelton-Boodram, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Social Movements and Democratization: The Struggle for Recognition
Sterling Recker, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Land Policies in Rwanda: An Historical Evaluation of Democracy and Conflict
Warsame Galaydh, Carleton College
Thailand: Transitioning to a Liberal Democracy?
Neil Wright, Northerm Illinois
ALBA: Can Cooperation Revive History?
Luncheon 12:00 to 12:30pm
Circus Room
(for participants)
Keynote Speaker (12:30-1:15)
Circus Room
(open to the public)
"Same-Sex Marriage as a Case for Political Science"
Jason A. Pierceson,
Assistant Professor of Political Studies/Legal Studies
University of Illinois Springfield
SESSION 3 1:30-3:00pm
Panel 3A: Political Theory
Spotlight Room
Chair: Amanda Conley, Illinois State University
Discussant: Neil Wright, Northern Illinois University
Joanna K. Rozpedowski, University of South Florida
From Cosmopolis to Globopolis: The Ramifications of Kantian Thought on the Foundations of the World Order – Communitarianism, Impartialism, Accommodationism.
Kimberly Casey, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Defining Political Capital: A Reconsideration of Bourdieu's Interconvertibility Theory
Erin M. McCullough, University of South Carolina-Aiken
Limitation and Reform: Leo Strauss' Interpretation and Analysis of Plato's Republic
Panel 3B: Ethnic and Sectarian Conflict
First Floor West Lounge
Chair: Sterling Recker, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Discussant: Michael Bottomley, Illinois State University
Nilüfer Duygu Eriten and Jennifer Romine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Instrumental and Symbolic Sources of Ethnic Conflict: Application to the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey
Adrienne E. Martin, Illinois State University
Does Democracy Heal All Wounds? A Comparative Study of Two Democracies Reconciling with Their Indigenous Populations after Centuries of Ethnocide
Richard Saunders, Hanover College
Secularism and Islam in the Republic of Turkey
Panel 3C: Quantitative Analyses of Political Participation and Liberty
Founders Suite
Chair: Jake Owen, Illinois State University
Discussant: Tanya Austin, Illinois State University
Nate Ramsey, University of Cincinnati
Community Context and Political Participation
Jeremy Bowling, Eastern Illinois University
Economic Growth and Political Liberty: A Post- 1980 Analysis
Deidre L. Conklin, The University of Texas at El Paso
The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Political Participation: A Multi-National Analysis
SESSION 4: 3:15 - 4:45pm
Panel 4A: Political and Policy Effects of Media
Founders Suite
Chair: Zach Wolfe
Discussant: Kara Bavery
Carlyn Jorgensen, Suffolk University
Breaking News:The "CNN Effect" and Its Impact on American Foreign Policy.
Sharlin Aldao, Eastern Illinois University
WARNING: This Ad May Impair Your Ability to Think: An Examination of the 2004 Negative Presidential Campaign Ads
Kristi St. Charles, Northwestern University
Framing and Debates: The Effects of Media Coverage on Candidate Evaluations
Panel 4B: Human Rights
Founders Suite
Chair: Emily Wittrig, Illinois State University
Discussant: Lindsey Barber, Illinois State University
Caroline Grygorasz, Ryerson University
The Plight of the Niger Delta: Human Rights Abuses in Stark Contrast to a Multi-Billion Dollar Economy.
Allison Rief, Hanover College
Refugees: Gender Differences
Jillian Simonetta, The University of Tampa
Policy Outcome of Norms
Jessica Murphy, Illinois State University
From Ashes: A Comparative Study of Human Rights in Cambodia