25th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 21, 2017
2017 Conference Program
Registration: 9-11:45amCircus Room
Guidelines for Chairs, Presenters, and Discussants
Participating Colleges and Universities:
DePaul University, Fordham University, Illinois State University, Monmouth College, The University of Texas at Austin
Session 1: 10:10-11:40 AM
Panel 1A: State Development
1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Joe Rice, Illinois State University
Discussant: Joe Rice, Illinois State University
Fahmida Zaman, Illinois State University
Memories and Identities: The 1947 Partition in Bangladeshi Fiction
Matthew Engebretsen, Monmouth College
Democracy in China
Bich Tran, Illinois State University
Quantitative Test of State Legitimacy
Panel 1B: Political Behavior
Spotlight Room
Chair: Tyler Carter, Illinois State University
Discussant: Tyler Carter, Illinois State University
Meredith Bennet-Swanson, DePaul University
Partisan and Media Enforcement: #BlackLivesMatter
Sonia Rodriguez Ruiz, Monmouth College
Walls to Keep People Out? Or to Keep People In? An Analysis on the True Motivations Behind Physical Political Boundaries
Autumn Markley, Monmouth College
Wallace and Trump Compared
Trent Markland, Monmouth College
Chicago Caught in the Crossfire: The Causes of Geographically Spread Violence
Panel 1C: Political Campaigns
Old Main
Chair: Chris Giller, Illinois State University
Discussant: Chris Giller, Illinois State University
Joseph Elmore, Monmouth College
Why the "College for All" Act is Not for All
Jacob Marx, Monmouth College
Twitter and the 2016 Presidential Election
Jason Kokkat and Dakota Carman, Illinois State University
Candidate Rhetoric and Political Correctness
Luncheon: 11:55-12:30 PM
Circus Room (for participants)
Keynote Speaker: 12:30-1:15 PM
Circus Room (open to the public)
Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, Bowling Green State University
Vegan Pork: Congressional Letter-Marking, Agency Preferences, and the Allocation of Distributive Benefits
Session 2: 1:30-3:00 PM
Panel 2A: Public Policy
Spotlight Room
Chair: Michael Hill, Illinois State University
Discussant: Michael Hill, Illinois State University
Claire Holmes, Fordham University
The Fullest Extent of Our Sympathies: Media Stereotypes, Public Policy, and the Opioid Epidemic
Bich Tran, Illinois State University
Adopting Development Experiences from South Korea: Difficulties and Opportunities that Vietnam Faces
Melissa Aziz, Fordham University
Experience of Transgender Undocumented Immigrants
Panel 2B: Political Theory
Old Main
Chair: Patrick Swindle, Illinois State University
Discussant: Patrick Swindle, Illinois State University
Zachary Dwyer, The University of Texas at Austin
The Founding Nightmare Realized: Demagoguery, Fascism, and Donald Trump
Joe Rice, Illinois State University
"The New Atheist" Resonance Machine: Religion, Democracy, and Ecology
Session 3: 3:10-4:40 PM
Panel 3A: International Relations
Spotlight Room
Chair: Fahmiha Zaman, Illinois State University
Discussants: Fahmida Zaman, Illinois State University
Farzana Chowdhury, Illinois State University
Under the Veil: The Neglected Case of Rohingya Gender Based Exploitation
Andrew Luckey, Illinois State University
Responsibility to Protect: Why Kosovo but not Myanmar
Panel 3B: Political Psychology
Old Main
Chair: Dayna Schickedanz, Illinois State University
Discussant: Dayna Schickedanz, Illinois State University
Jason Kokkat, Illinois State University
David and Goliath: A Study on Class Size and its Effects on Political Participation
Nicholas Calloway, Monmouth College
Examining the Role of Authoritarianism in the 2016 Presidential Election
Elias Shammas, Monmouth College
Make Syria Great Again? The Hidden Correlate of Support for Donald Trump among Arab Americans
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.