2005 Conference

Panel A1: National Identity and Democratic Theory

Chair: Dana Van De Walker, Illinois State University
Discussant: Brian DiSarro, University of Iowa

• Robert Ryan, DePaul University

  Saudi Arabia and Post 9/11 Islamic Opposition

• John Wallenfang, Illinois State University

  Regional Plague: The Social and Political Conditions in the Middle East and North Africa

• Kyle Raney,Eastern Illinois University

  Democracies and Success in War: A Case Study over Stam and Reiter

Panel 1B: Perspectives on Civil Society

Chair: Rebecca Farley, Carleton College
Discussant: Anthony Dimaggio, Illinois State University

• Kristin White,St. Olaf College

  The Effects of Japanese Civil Society on Policy-making

• Lesley Warner, Carleton College

  The Workers' Party and the Quest for Racial Equality: a New Stage in the Politicization of Race and the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Brazil

• Richard Kane, Illinois State University

  A View from Brazil: Development, Security and North-South Polarization

Panel 1C: United Nations in the 21st century: Challenges, Reform, and the Making of Diplomacy

Roundtable discussants: Tanya R. Austin, Megan Randall, Vanda Rajcan, Adrian Marquez, Zachary Gebhardt, Nicholas Anson, Illinois State University

Panel 2A: Post-Soviet International Relations

Chair: Kristin White, St. Olaf College
Discussants: Vanda Rajcan and Zachary Gebhardt, Illinois State University

• Brian DiSarro,University of Iowa

  The Theory of Democracy and Permanent Minorities in Southeastern Europe

• Brandon Wilkening, Indiana University-Bloomington

  Political Opportunities in the Post-Soviet Realm: A Comparative Case Study of Anti-Regime Mobilization and Success in Azerbaijan and Georgia

• Elena Ilina, Beloit College

  Phenomenon of "Party of Power" in Political Process of the Slavic Republics of the Former Soviet Union (Russia, Ukraine and Belarus)

• Matt Warren, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

  The Court of Justice of the European Union and International Relations Theory

Panel 2B: Political Theory and Methodology

Chair: Dennis Dailey, Illinois State University
Discussant: Ed Matiasek, Illinois State University

• Debu Gandhi, Illinois State University

  Rational Choice Theory in Political Science: Mathematically Rigorous But Flawed In Implementation

• Joel Pruce, University of Denver

  We Shall Overcome (Realism): Internalization of the Human Rights Norm

• Paul Dombroski, Illinois State University

  The Methodology of Terrorism, Money Laundering and Financial Support of Terrorism

Panel 2C: War and Peace

Chair: Michelle Johnson, Illinois State University
Discussant: Gregory Holyk, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Kevin Navratil, University of Illinois at Chicago

  An Examination of Institutional Constraint: Comparing of the Coalition of the Willing and Non-Willing

• Brian Crisher, Western Michigan University

  Altering Jus ad Bellum: Just War Theory in the 21st Century and the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States

• Rebecca Farley, Carleton College

  Parties, Coalitions, and Peace: Applying the Veto Player Theory to the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian PeaceProcess, 1992-2001

• Sarah Bush,Northwestern University

  American Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Preserving the Status Quo by Fostering Consensuss

Luncheon 12:00 to 12:30pm
Circus Room

(for participants)

Keynote Speaker (12:30-1:15)
Circus Room

(open to the public)

"Experiencing Politics: Does Your Life Have a Scientific Explanation?"

Professor Gregory Kasza
Indiana University

Panel 3A: Framing U. S. Foreign Policy

Chair: Sarah Haefner, McKendree College
Discussant: Matthew Dobrowolski, Illinois State University

• Diana Dobrovetsky, University of Illinois at Chicago

  Libya's Reconciliation with the West: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy

• Miguel Harvey, The University of Texas at Austin

  Framing Iraq: How the Media Conveys a Presidential Speech

• Ty Solomon, Southern Illinois University

  Religion, "Evil," and "Freedom": George W. Bush's Language Comprising the War on Terror

• Eugene Walton, Truman State University

  Public Opinion and Military Intervention in Iraq: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Political Alienation

Panel 3B: Terrorism and Civil Conflict

Chair: David Lukens, Illinois State University
Discussant: Debu Gandhi, Illinois State University

• Gregory Holyk, University of Illinois at Chicago

  A Comparison of the Lethality of State and Non-state Terrorism

• Reneta Kenolova, Drury University

  Causes of Oppositional Political Terrorism

• Michael McCarthy, Johns Hopkins University

  Problematizing Views of Democracy in Colombia

• Clayton Thyne,University of Iowa

  Domestic Problems with International Causes: The Effect of Interstate Relations on Civil War, 1948—1993

Panel 3C: Cannabis and City Politics

Chair: Emily Shalberg, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jermain Griffin, Illinois State University

• Richard Caldwell, Eastern Illinois University

  Truth vs. Fact: Federalism, Medical Marijuana, and the Rights of States

• Sujata Jhaveri, Northwestern University

  Cannabis: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

• Candace Mooers, University of New Brunswick

  Who Owns the Rights to the City? Fredericton and the Jerry Springer Film Fiasco

• James Smith, University of Illinois at Chicago

  Public Rhetoric, Private Development, and Urban Government in the Postindustrial City: The Case of Chicago's Navy Pier

Panel 4A: US Policy and Administration

Chair: Dan Evans, Illinois State University
Discussant: Tim Laskowski, Illinois State University

• Jennifer Casey, Gregory Daley, Siobhan Mangan, Jaclyn Schede,Providence College

  Long Term Care Ombudsman: A Fifty State Study

• Patrick Brown, Providence College

  Preserving Wilderness vs. Ensuring the Security and Diversity of Oil Supplies in the United States

• Mitzi Ramos, University of Illinois at Chicago

  The Institutionalization of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Julia O'Hern, Cornell University

  Voting Trends in the United States: Exploring the Environmental Lobby's Resonance among Voters

Panel 4B: Transnational Politics and Policy

Chair: Amanda Hudson, Illinois State University
Discussant: Michael McCarthy, Johns Hopkins University

• Jason Kehrberg, University of Iowa

  Public Opinion on Immigration in Western Europe: Economics, Culture, or Exposure?

• Sarah Haefner, McKendree College

  Parts of the Whole: Critiquing and Repairing Free Trade under NAFTA

• Jermain Griffin, Illinois State University

  Comparative Food Policy: How Politics Impacts the Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology Policy

• Anamarie Farr,Wellesley College

  Outsourcing California State Government Jobs: What Responsibility Does the Government Have Towards its Citizens?

Panel 4C: Perspectives on American Politics

Chair: Ian Schwab, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jennifer Swanson, Illinois State University

• Elizabeth Finan, Providence College

  Ideology and Action: The Effect of Volunteering on Attitudes Toward Social Welfare Spending

• Latisha Younger, Western Illinois University

  Running Ahead or Falling Behind: The Coattail Effect and Divided Government

• Olufunmbi Elemo,University of New Brunswick

  Who Owns the Rights to the City? Fredericton and the Jerry Springer Film Fiasco