2012 Conference
20th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Conference Program
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 20, 2012
Registration: 8 - 11:45 am
Guidelines for Presenters, Chairs, and Discussants
Participating Universities:
Anhembi Morumbi University, Eastern Illinois University, Eureka College, Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco, Ferdowsi University, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College, LaGrange College, Loyola University of Chicago Marquette University, Miami University (OH), Monmouth College, Old Dominion University, San Francisco State University, Sophia University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Suffolk University, Tiffin University, Truman State University, University College Dublin, University of Central Florida, University of Chicago, University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Texas at Austin, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Western Illinois University
SESSION 1: 8:30 -10:00am
Panel 1A: Foundations of the American Political System
Spotlight Room
Chair: Laura Scully, Illinois State University
Discussant: Danica Taylor, Illinois State University
Casey Schumacher, Eureka College
Madison's Congressional Manifesto: The Philosophy Behind the Virginia Plan and Other Political Strategies
Joseph Ciraulo, Western Illinois University
Abraham Lincoln: Was it necessary to suspend Habeas corpus?
Maya Stainback, Western Illinois University
The Carnivalization of Politics: The Presidency
Natalie Roseberry, Western Illinois University
The Bork Effect: An Analysis of Supreme Court Nomination Criteria
Panel 1B: African Policy and Politics
Founder's Suite
Chair: Scott Siebert, Ilinois State University
Discussant: Nancy E. Ouedraogo, Illinois State University
Mark Bradshaw, Suffolk University
Democratic Variation in Africa: The Role of Modernization and Emancipative Values
Alyssa Curran, Tim Glaza, and Kate Slisz, Illinois State University
Bringing Microfinance to Rural Zambia
Aminu Abubakar Tambuwal, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
Prospect of Industrial Training in Nigeria
Amy Harth, Tiffin University
Representations of Africa in the Western News Media
Panel 1C: Theory and Applications
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Matthew Levinton, The University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Mary Stephan, Illinois State University
Allan Layug, Sophia University
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Christopher Smith, Western Illinois University
The First Step to Interagency Reform
Winston Reid, Miami University (OH)
Redefining Legitimacy and Its Application into Contemporary Politics in the International System
SESSION 2: 10:15-11:45am
Panel 2A: War and Peace
Founder's Suite
Chair: Winston Reid, Miami University (OH)
Discussant: Mujtaba Isani, Marquette University
Natallia Hetmanchuk, Suffolk University
Swedish Foreign Policy: Neutrality vs. Security
Qadir Siami, Ferdowsi University
Urban Geopolitics and Violence to Iranian cites, Critical theory of urban destruction in Iraq war with Iran
Reza Niknam Zarnaghi, University College Dublin
Place of Democratization in United States foreign policy
Panel 2B: Issues in the Developing World
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Nathan Byrne, Illinois State University
Discussant: Alyssa Curran, Illinois State University
Britney Molloy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Human Trafficking: The Prevalence in Latin America
Claire Winter, Monmouth College
The Mission Behind Rwanda
Scott Hultgren, Monmouth College
Tactics & Results: Do Changing Times Bode Well For the MST in Brasil?
Panel 2C: Political and Economic Development in Latin America
Spotlight Room
Chair: Jim Allocco, Illinois State University
Discussant: Allan Layug, Sophia University
Artur Santos, Anhembi Morumbi
The Developmentalist-Neoliberal Debate in Brazil. from the post-Second World War to the 90's
Christopher Martinez, Loyola University Chicago
'Presidebilismo' in South America: The Argentinean Case
Wellington Silva, Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco
The Renascence of Economic Liberalism in the 1980s
Panel 2D: American Democratic Theory
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Natalie Roseberry, Western Illinois University
Discussant: Amy Harth, Tiffin University
James Lamon, The University of Texas at Austin
Race as Political Metaphor in Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Knox Robinson, LaGrange College
To Leave or to Take? How Thomas Jefferson's and Alexander Hamilton's Influences Still Resonate in the World Today
Matthew Levinton, The University of Texas at Austin
The Transformative Power of Democracy
Luncheon 11:50 to 12:30pm
Circus Room
(for participants)
Keynote Speaker (12:30-1:20)
Circus Room
(open to the public)
"Studying Politics, the Future, and Corruption"
Dick Simpson,
Professor and Department Head,
Department of Political Science
University of Illinois, Chicago
SESSION 3 1:30-3:00pm
Panel 3A: Democratic Movements in the Islamic World
Spotlight Room
Chair: Matthew Tomlin, Illinois State University
Discussant: Laura Gasperik, Illinois State University
Jessica Mecellem, Loyola University of Chicago
Procedural and Substantive Conceptions of Democracy in Four Arab Populations
Laknath Gunathilake, Truman State University
New Social Movements and Effective Mobilizations of People
Mujtaba Isani, Marquette University
Globalization and the Islamic World
Panel 3B: Politics and Policy
Founder's Suite
Chair: James Lamon, The University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Thomas Gockenbach, Western Illinois University
Laura Gaffey, Illinois Wesleyan University
United States House Elections Post-Citizens United: The Influence of Unbridled Spending
Minjae Kim, University of Chicago
Who Controls the Labor Market?:chavers Agent-based analysis on ALMP and its impact on labor market
Adrienne Anderson, Illinois State University
Diversion Program vs. Mandated Treatment
Jessica Finocchiaro, Suffolk University
How Would the Founding Fathers View Our Hyperpartisan Congress?: Linking Regressive and Progressive Hyperpartisanship to Bill Passage
Panel 3C: Global Politics and Policy
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Christopher Petkus, Illinois State University
Discussant: Charlotte Hockens, University of Texas at Austin
Lauren Contorno, Illinois Wesleyan University
The Influence of Cosmopolitan Values on Environmental Attitudes: An International Comparison
Morgan Tucker, Truman State University
Female Electoral Quotas and Closing the Gender Gap in Political Participation
Ross Cotton, University of Central Florida
Political Participation and E-Petitioning: An Analysis of The Policy-Making Impact of the Scottish Parliament's E-Petition System
Mary Stephan, Illinois State University
The Structural Transformation of The Cybersphere
Panel 3D: Political Economy
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Xiaoyi Hu, Illinois State University
Discussant: David Mizell, Illinois State University
Ben Stewart, Marquette University
For Whom the Fortune? Assessing Rural Reform in the Hu-Wen Era
Chase Harris, Monmouth College
The Economic and Political Impact of The Reunified Germany
Reza Niknam Zarnaghi, University College Dublin
Nuclear Terrorism and Future of the International Security
SESSION 4: 3:10 - 4:40pm
Panel 4A: Issues on Comparative Politics
Old Main
Chair: Ben Stewart, Marquette University
Discussant: Tim Glaza, llinois State University
Martin Ngo, San Francisco State University
Asylum Seekers in EU Welfare States: political identities as non-citizens in Germany, Britain, and Greece
Stephen Magu, Old Dominion University
Elections and regime types in Divided Democracies: The rise of electoralisms
Kristin Olsen, Illinois State University
Microfinance: What's Next?
Panel 4B: Social Conflict Theory
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Deema Hawari, Illinois State University
Discussant: Ashley Conrad, Illinois State University
Aameena Mohyuddin, University of Missouri St. Louis
Muslim Immigrant Integration Avenues: Comparative Analysis of Berlin & London
Anna Meier, Knox College
Societal Ideology as an Input for the Development of Terrorism: A Cross-Country Comparison
Ryan Lippe, Illinois State University
Dexter Filkins: Forever War
Panel 4C: Policy Lessons for the United States
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Brianna Ericson, Roger Williams University
Discussant: Celine Rivera, Roger Williams University
Brittany Rhodes, Western Illinois University
The Science of Stories: Learning From an American Organization Abroad
Michael Baharaeen, Truman State University
The Medical Marijuana Program Act: A Critical Analysis of the Formulation of California's Medical Marijuana Law
Panel 4D: Citizens and Representation
Spotlight Room
Chair: Minjae Kim, University of Chicago
Discussant: Jessica Finocchiaro, Suffolk University
Bradley Forsythe, Eastern Illinois University
The Electability Argument: The Case of 2008
Charlotte Hockens, University of Texas at Austin
Ralph Ellison's Struggle to Tell it Like It is
Marcia Ortiz, Monmouth College
Latino's Influence on American Political Campaigns
Thomas Gockenbach, Western Illinois University
Political Satisfaction as a Cause of Voter Apathy