24th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 22, 2016
2015 Conference Program
2016 Conference Program
Registration: 8-11:45amCircus Room
Guidelines for Chairs, Presenters, and Discussants
Participating Colleges and Universities:
Beloit College, DePaul University, Governors State University, Hamilton College, Illinois State University, Monmouth College, Northwestern University, St. John's University, University of Mississippi, Wartburg College, Western Illinois University, Westminster College
Session 1: 8:30-10:00 AM
Panel 1A: International Organizations
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Christian Jorgensen, DePaul University
Discussant: Christian Jorgensen, DePaul University
Alexandru Hirsu, Hamilton College
The Impact of the European Union on Corruption in Romania
Jaime Kent, Illinois State University
Geopolitical Implications of the Melting Arctic Ice Cap: Are States Doomed to Conflict or Convinced to Cooperate?
Nothizile Ncube, Wartburg College
The Impact of European Union Membership on the Levels of Economic Development
Panel 1B: Group Identity
Spotlight Room
Chair: Frank Cassata, Illinois State University
Discussants: Steven Oaks, Monmouth College, Christopher Brennan, Governors State University
Sydney Alcaraz, Illinois State University
Partisanship and Partner Preference: The Question of Ethnicity
Nick Canfield, Illinois State University
Talking Over the Wall: A Contact Theory Analysis of Mexicans' Opinions of The U.S.A.
Caleb Griffin, Illinois State University
Helping Strangers: How Language Acquisition Makes Individuals More Willing to Help Outgroup Members
Chelsea Legay, St. John's University
The Ambiguous Political Identity of Gypsies in the United States
Panel 1C: Social Justice
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Fahmida Zaman, Illinois State University
Discussant: Fahmida Zaman, Illinois State University
Tanner Willhelm, Monmouth College
The Leading Causes of the Ongoing Phenomenon of Police Corruption
Ken-Terika Zellner, Northwestern University
Deconstruction on Trial: Jury Nullification as Derridean Justice
Session 2: 10:10-11:40 AM
Panel 2A: Political Theory
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: George Stanton, Illinois State University
Discussants: Cameron Dieter, Beloit College, George Stanton, Illinois State University
Christopher Brennan, Governors State University
Toward Alienation or Integration: The Impact of the Western Weltanschauung on the Modern Middle East
Riley Budke, Beloit College
Creativity and Justice: The Arts in Plato's Republic and Laws
Ryan Hazuka, Beloit College
Hierarchical Structure Within John Locke's Theory of Property
Panel 2B: Poverty and Political Development
Spotlight Room
Chair: Kirk Richardson, Illinois State University
Discussants: Dayna Schickedanz, Illinois State University, Kirk Richardson, Illinois State University
Patricia Huete, Illinois State University
Social Capital in Low-Income Communities: Can It Reduce Poverty?
Andrew Kuka, Illinois State University
Community Land Trusts: A Help or Hindrance to Community Development in the United States
Jessica Linder, Illinois State University
Pro-Poor Tourism: Poverty Alleviation Techniques of the 21st Century
Adreina Patilliet, Beloit College
Food Insecurity - An Analysis of Amartya Sen's Entitlement Approach
Panel 2C: Political Behavior
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Sydney Alcaraz, Illinois State University
Discussant: Sydney Alcaraz, Illinois State University
Michael Hill, Jason Kokkat, and Eric Hansen, Illinois State University
Sincerity Trumps Strategy: Explaining the Youth Vote in the 2016 Presidential Primary
Hannah Mathes, Illinois State University
In the Shadow of Citizens United: Economic Interests & Direct Democracy
Kyle Davis, Western Illinois University
The Future Generation: An Examination of College Students Political Activity
Luncheon: 11:55-12:30 PM
Circus Room (for participants)
Keynote Speaker: 12:30-1:15 PM
Circus Room (open to the public)
Debra Leiter, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About: Political Communication and Vote in East and West Germany
Session 3: 1:30-3:00 PM
Panel 3A: American Political Thought
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Izak Harvey-Wolff, Beloit College
Discussants: Jake Dragonetti, Beloit College, Izak Harvey-Wolff, Beloit College
Cameron Dieter, Beloit College
"A Loathsome Plague Called Reaction": Fear in Prescriptive Conservative Thought
Jonathan Harsh, Beloit College
Faith Versus Politics: Arguing for the Moderate Separation Between Church and State
Stafford Perry, Beloit College
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Who Was More Successful?
Collin Reid, Beloit College
Populist Divisions: Sources of Popularity and Legitimacy
Panel 3B: Human Rights
Spotlight Room
Chair: Ken-Terika Zellner, Northwestern University
Discussants: Chelsea Legay, St. John's University, Connor Somgynari, University of Mississippi
Frank Cassata, Illinois State University
Roma Class Struggle: Domestic Vs. International Law
Christian Jorgensen, DePaul University
Immigration Detention in the United States: Violations of International and Human Rights Law
Allison Maybee, Wartburg College
Human Trafficking in Nations: An Empirical Approach to Examining Causal Factors
Steven Oaks, Monmouth College
The Inhumane Response: Europe's Failure of the Syrian Refugees
Panel 3C: International Relations Theory
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Adam Johnson, Monmouth College
Discussant: Adam Johnson, Monmouth College
Brian Johnson, Western Illinois University
Realism and Constructivism in the Middle East
Trevor Kenahan, Beloit College
The Paradox of War and Politics
Session 4: 3:10-4:40 PM
Panel 4A: Political Institutions
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Collin Reid, Beloit College
Discussants: Nick Canfield, Illinois State University, Collin Reid, Beloit College
Jake Dragonetti, Beloit College
Speech Protection and Protection from Speech: Forming Constitutional College Codes Regarding Hateful Expression
Izak Harvey-Wolff, Beloit College
Hateful Speech and the Marketplace of Ideas:
An Alternative Rationale for Speech Codes on College Campuses
Robyn Parkinson, Westminster College
Senators and Supreme Court Nominations: Why Some Senators Deviate
Jacob Tomlinson, Western Illinois University
Is Congress Still Regionally Divided?: An Analysis of Trubowitz's Model
Panel 4B: International Relations Conflict
Spotlight Room
Chair: Jaime Kent, Illinois State University
Discussants: Kenneth Kilman, Illinois State University, Ryan Mackie, Illinois State University
Michael Ernst, Monmouth College
Drone Warfare: A Cost Benefit Analysis of the United States' Use of Unmanned Aerial Assault Vehicles
Adam Johnson, Monmouth College
A Lesson of Proxies: Case Studies of Hezbollah and Boko Haram
Kirk Richardson, Illinois State University
Fomenting Rebellion: A Rare Events Analysis of How Access to Power Affects Ethnopolitical Violence
Connor Somgynari, University of Mississippi
Their Brothers' Keepers? : Ethnicity, Rebel Diplomacy, and State Support for Insurgency
Panel 4C: State Development and State Failure
3rd Floor East Lounge
Chair: Caleb Griffin, Illinois State University
Discussant: Caleb Griffin, Illinois State University
Abdirizak Diis, Western Illinois University
How Corruption Undermined the Effectiveness of Somali Federal Government
Fahmida Zaman, Illinois State University
State Formation in Bangladesh: An Ongoing Project?
This conference is sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the Undergraduate Political Science Association, The Graduate Student Association, and The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University.