2013 Conference
21st Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Conference Program
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 12, 2013
Registration: 8 - 11:45 am
Guidelines for Presenters, Chairs, and Discussants
Participating Universities:
CUNY College of Staten Island, DePaul University, Eastern Illinois University, Eureka College, Illinois State University, Monmouth College, New York University, Roger Williams University, St. Mary's University, Suffolk University, Truman State University, University of Benin, University of Limerick, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Western Illinois University, Westminster College, Westminster College (Oxford), William Jewell College
SESSION 1: 8:30 -10:00am
Panel 1A: Narratives on Race and Ethnicity
Spotlight Room
Chair: Derek Meyers, Illinois State University
Discussant: Kevin McKenzie, Illinois State University
Keith Smilie, Illinois State University
Deliberative Democracy and the American Slave Narrative: When Norms Collide
Figen Cetin, Monmouth College
Piety of Young Muslim Adults in the Midwest
Jared Logan, Illinois State University
Bill Cosby: Black Bigot or Prophet? A Review of Dyson's "Is Bill Cosby Right?"
Panel 1B: Integration and Identity
Old Main
Chair: Joseph Simon, Illinois State University
Discussant: Benjamin Chambers, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Aristotle Butler, Westminster College
Why Isn't America Happier?
Paul Davies, Monmouth College
Spain EEC and EMU Economic Integration 1985-2010
Emily Frazer, Monmouth College
The Sins of Our Fathers:The Stigmatization of German National Identity
Tracewell Gordon, Westminster College
Rawls to the Rescue: Explaining Germany's Curious Lack of Subjective Well-Being
Panel 1C: Politics and Religion
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Chris Petkus, Illinois State University
Discussant: Sohail Jouya, William Jewell College \ Westminster College, Oxford
Scott Siebert, Illinois State University
Egypt, Islam, and Party Ideology
Tess Plattner, Illinois State University
The Role of the Church: A Grassroots Effect
Varun Sanadhya, Illinois State University
Savarkar and Gandhi on Politics of Religion
SESSION 2: 10:10-11:40am
Panel 2A: The United States at War
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Jamie Kent, Illinois State University
Discussant: Joe Bell, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Hassan Masood, Monmouth College
Death from the Heavens: The Politics of the United States' Drone Campaign in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
Joe Biles, St. Mary's University
Butter Versus Guns? Electoral Disincentives to Defense Effort
Anna Holyan, Westminster College
The Drone Presidency
Reza Niknam Zarnaghi, University of Limerick
Place of Human Rights in the United States Foreign Policy after the Cold War
Panel 2B: Problematic Presidents
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Matt McCue, Illinois State University
Discussant: Aristotle Butler, Westminster College
Ben Martin, Western Illinois University
James K. Polk: A One Term President
Jonathan Baker, Western Illinois University
Woodrow Wilson
Matt Koretke, Western Illinois University
Powers of the President: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Kattina Williams, Western Illinois University
Kennedy: Ideas That Live On
Panel 2C: Politics and Public Policy
Spotlight Room
Chair: Morgan Hubbard, Monmouth College
Discussant: Damian Chavez, Truman State University
Nichole Brants, Illinois State University
Placing the 'Community' in Community Development: Examining Participation in Practice
Adam Crank, Eureka College
An Examination of the Agricultural Adjustment Act and Government Intervention in Farming
Kristen Tomcza, Eureka College
EMTALA: What Is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
Elizabeth Kelleher, Suffolk University
College Voter Turnout
Panel 2D: China at Home and Abroad
Old Main
Chair: James Watt, Illinois State
Discussant: Gabirel Walder, Illinois State
Kate Montgomery, DePaul University
Not Just a Pretty Building: The Case for Sustainable Architecture in China
Daniel Smith, New York University
Win-to-Select Procedure: An Alternative for the Fair Allocation of Sovereignty of the Spratly Islands.
Ajuzie Godson, University of Benin, Benin City
Sino-Nigerian Relations: An X-Ray of The Motives and Interests Behind China's Increasing Engagement with Nigeria
POSTER SESSION 11:15 - 12:00pm
The Presidency and the Media
Circus Room
Jake Anderson, Western Illinois University
The Future of Politics in our Hand
Juan Cuellar, Western Illinois University
The President: A Popular, Flawless Individual
Ben Lampere, Western Illinois University
Evolution of Media and Politics since the Advent of the Internet
Edith Rivera, Western Illinois University
Should We Have a Double Standard for Ordinary Citizens and Public Figures with Regards to Privacy Issues?
Meg Severson, Western Illinois University
Big Bird versus the Government
Bahader Singh, Western Illinois University
The American Presidency: Realizing the Federalist Dream
Luncheon 11:55 to 12:30pm
Circus Room
(for participants)
Keynote Speaker (12:30-1:15)
Circus Room
(open to the public)
"Leadership in times of Crisis"
Jim Edgar,
Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Governor of Illinois, 1991-1999
SESSION 3 1:30-3:15pm
Panel 3A: Globalization and Developing Nations
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Joseph Simon, Illinois State University
Discussant: Daniel Smith, New York University
Brianna Ericson, Roger Williams University
Rich Diseases in Poor Countries: Globalization of Diet and Health in Central America
Reza Niknam Zarnaghi, University of Limerick
Human Rights: Norms and Obstacles in the Middle East
Celine Rivera, Roger Williams University
'Globalization and Culture: The Detrimental Effects on Local Populations in Latin America.
Ryan Sawicki, Roger Williams University
Globalization and Conflict
Panel 3B: U.S. Intergovernmental Relations
Old Main
Chair: Haley Westfall, Illinois State University
Discussant: Robert Markie, Truman State University
Luke Eastin, Eastern Illinois University
Home Rule and Environmentalism: The Adoption of Green Initiatives in U.S. Municipalities
Gentry Lyons, Illinois State University
Should Illinois Equalize Education Funding?
Christopher Ranney, Eureka College
A Review of Public Land Policy: How Federal Control is Detrimental to the States
Panel 3C: The Congress: Can We All Get Along?
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Nate Byrne, Illinois State University
Discussant: Joe Biles, St. Mary's University
Meredith Tuttle, Eureka College
Congresswomen and Committees: Exploring the Committee Assignments and Policy Impact of Women in the U.S. Congress
Damian Chavez, Truman State University
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: An Analysis of the Formulation of the 2009 Stimulus
Joe Florio, Monmouth College
Political Polarization and Legislative Gridlock in the 112th Congress
Brent Glass, Eureka College
A Federally Funded Restructuring: The Automobile Industry's Journey From Worldwide Acclaim to Bankruptcy
Panel 3D: Justice and Development
Spotlight Room
Chair: Tracewell Gordon, Westminster College
Discussant: Scott Siebert, Ilinois State University
Benjamin Chambers, University of Missouri - St. Louis
NGOs, Soft Power, and Environmental Politics
Ryan Freer, Eastern Illinois University
Justice for All?: Reevaluating the Limits of Justice
Rebecca Isaacs, Monmouth College
United Nations' State-Building in East Timor: Regional and Social Challenges in the one of the World's Newest Countries
Kevin McKenzie, Illinois State University
Failed Democratization and Market-Oriented Economics Cause Mexican Insecurity
SESSION 4: 3:20 - 4:50pm
Panel 4A: Media and Politics
Old Main
Chair: Sarah Lackore, Illinois State University
Discussant: Keith Smilie, Illinois State University
James Brenner, Western Illinois University
Fairness Doctrine: Was It Really Fair?
Thomas Dodd, Western Illinois University
The Leftist Media
Matt Hellman, Western Illinois University
Loss of Public Programming, Beginning of Private Propaganda
Andrew Schulze, Western Illinois University
Potency of the Social Media
Panel 4B: The Politics of Violence
Spotlight Room
Chair: Hassan Masood, Monmouth College
Discussant: Varun Sanadhya, Illinois State University
Danica Donnelly-Landolt, Roger Williams University
Globalization and Structural Violence: An Examination of the Causal Effect of Globalization on Structural Violence
Torrence Gardner, Illinois State University
The Tradition
Morgan Hubbard, Monmouth College
The Lost Generation: The Legalization of Abortion and the Decline in Crime
Gentry Lyons, Illinois State University
Sticks and Stones v. Words: Examining the Possibility that They Are One and the Same
Panel 4C: Culture and Conflict
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Brianna Ericson, Roger Williams University
Discussant: Celine Rivera, Roger Williams University
Joe Bell, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Conducting Counterinsurgency in Ethnically Fractured Environments: Strong Ethnic Identity Formation and its Consequences for the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan
Wyatt Hoffman, Truman State University
Cultures of War
Sohail Jouya, William Jewell/Oxford/Westminster
The Arab Spring: A Reason to Reject Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations
Robert Markie, Truman State University
Masters of Misdirection: Diversionary Conflict and Contested Rivals