2010 Conference

Panel 1A: Constitutional Issues and US Institutions

Spotlight Room
Chair: Jonathan Day , University of Iowa
Discussant: Jonathan Moore, Illinois State University

• Andrew Taylor, Eureka College

  Joe Cannon and the Revolt of 1910

• Gene Giannotta, University of Illinois - Springfield

  The Presidential Signing Statement in Context: Implications for the Constitutional System

• Noah S. Emery, Monmouth College

  Congressional Term Limits: Government Reform or Political Ploy?

• Stephanie Marie Arrowsmith, Monmouth College

  Achieving Policy Goals Through the Use of the Recess Appointment

Panel 1B: Global Stability

1st West Lounge
Chair: Dragana Mrvos, Illinois State University
Discussant: Rich Rockwell, University of Denver

• Jerome Johnson, Missouri State University

  Forging a New World Order: Expansion of the United Nations Security Council

• Moses Masibo, Missouri State University

  The Political Impact of the Somalia's Instability to the Horn and East Africa

• Robert Moore, Missouri State University

  The Sino-Japanese East China Sea Dispute: Analysis of the Issues and Potential Resolutions and Unions

• Valerie Onstott, Drury University

  Arab-Israeli Conflict-Reflections From Camp David III Seminar

Panel 1C: Domestic Policy Formulation in the US

Founder's Suite
Chair: Tyler Wiggs, Illinois State University
Discussant: Warren M. Robinson, Missouri State University

• Jessica Bastian, Illinois State University

  Strange Bedfellows

• Jessica Jordan, Monmouth College

  Understanding Pharma: The Grip the Industry Has on Your Healthcare

• Joseph Moran, Monmouth College

  A Better Way: Updating Prison Rehabilitation

• Nathan Abell, University of Texas at Austin

  Theory and Practice of Structural Agenda Setting: A Case Study of U.S. HIV/AIDS Policy from 1979 to 1989

Panel 2A: Determinants of Elections

Spotlight Room
Chair: Paul Kim, Illinois State University
Discussant: Joshua McClusky, Illinois State University

• Eric Walsh, Niagara University (FORTHCOMING)

  Voter Responsiveness to Television Campaign Advertising

• Jonathan Day, University of Iowa

  Daily Effects on Presidential Candidate Choice

• Noellen Brown, Monmouth College

  American Democracy: Participation Not Required

• Shelly Ortelt, Suffolk University

  News Media Effects on Voter Perceptions and Democratic Outcomes: Did the Media Influence Voters Decisions and Have a Significant Impact on the 2008 Presidential Election?

Panel 2B: Humanitarian Law Issues

1st West Lounge
Chair: Justin Thompson, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jake Johnson, Illinois State University

• Adam King, SUNY Oswego

  Prosecuting War Crimes in the 20th Century

• Antoinette A. Afriyie, Missouri State University

  Children and Armed Conflict: The Case in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• Cory Freivogel, McKendree University

  Feminizing the Enemy: The Sexual Exploitation of Men as a Tactic of War

• Zachary Kallenborn, University of Puget Sound

  The Adoption of International Norms: Russian Landmines and the Conflict in Chechnya

Panel 2C: US Foreign Policy: Influences on and Outcomes of

Founders Suite
Chair: Cory Egan, Roger Williams University
Discussant: Jason Hochstatter, Illinois State

• Dragana Mrvos, Illinois State University

  The Rise and Disappearance of Otpor: Nonviolent Movement in the Republic of Serbia

• Hilary Manuel, Suffolk University

  Means to an End: Ethics of the United States Orchestrating the Programming of Iraqi Media

• Rich Rockwell, University of Denver

  Making the Pipelines Conquerable

• Scott Bleiweis, University of Denver

  China's Worldwide Natural Resources Investments

Luncheon 11:50 to 12:30pm
Circus Room

(for participants)

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

(open to the public)

"Globalization of Solidarity a Challenge for Global Citizenship"

Sheila Curran
Catholic Theological Union

Panel 3A: Contemporary Latin America

Spotlight Room
Chair: Scott Bleiweis, University of Denver
Discussant: Tessa Zevallos, Illinois State University

• Greta Brown, Drury University

  Mexico's Most Dangerous State: Analysis of the Illicit Drug Trade in Chihuahua

• Jeromy Layman, Drury University

  A State of Perpetual Fantasy and Leisure: A Brief Examination of the Mexican State of Quintana Roo

• Maggie Shum, New York University

  Latin America's Democratic Alternative: Can Populism Sustain and Consolidate Democracy

• Miguel Felipe Daza Gomez, Universidad de los Andes

  Partidos Politicos Elecciones e Institucionesen Peru de 1980 al 2000

Panel 3B: Human Rights Concerns

1st West Lounge
Chair: Adam King, SUNY Oswego
Discussant: Valerie Onstott, Drury University

• Cory Egan, Roger Williams University

  Opportunity and Constraint: Russian Diaspora Population as a Transnational Social Movement

• Joshua Bailey, North Central College

  Freedom or Slavery? The Harm in Legalizing Prostitution

• Lauren Marini, Roger Williams University

  The Voices of the Forgotten: A Case Study of the Sudanese Indigenous Peoples' Movement

• Rachel Bold, Monmouth College

  The Politics of Hope and Fear in Modern Burma

Panel 3C: US Society

Founders Suite
Chair: Zachary Patterson, Indiana Univesity\PUI
Discussant: Hilary Manuel, Suffolk University

• Jennifer Bainter, Monmouth College

  Word of the People

• Joshua McClusky, Illinois State University

  A Real Barn Burner of a Performance: An Examination of the Persuasive Rhetoric of Penn and Teller's Flag Burning Trick.

• Nicholas Kapoor, Sacred Heart University

  Free Speech on College Campuses: Where is it?

• William Smith, University of Denver

  Conceptualizing Soft Power Through Education

Panel 4A: Judicial Institutions and Constitutional Law

Spotlight Room
Chair: Shelly Ortelt, Suffolk University
Discussant: Jessica Bastian, Illinois State

• Alex Potts, Monmouth

  FCC and the Fairness Doctrine

• Bruce Hanebrink, UMSL

  Does Age of the Judge Matter? Explaining Appellate Court Decision Making in Age Discrimination Cases

• Cynthia J. Palazzolo, University of Missouri-St. Louis

  The Influence of Political Structures and Institutional Rules on State Supreme Courts

• Timothy Peterson, Augustana College

  Rosenberg Epp and Miranda: A Case Study on the Implementation of Supreme Court Decisions

Panel 4B: Comparative Policy Analysis

1st West Lounge
Chair: Vera Moritz, Drury University
Discussant: William Smith, University of Denver

• Cody Denson, Missouri State University

  Examining Public- and Private- Sector Wage Differentials from Around the World

• Niki Coppe, West Virginia University

  The Suez Crisis and the American national Interest: framing the Cold War Rules of the Game

• Sarah McLinden, Monmouth College

  Cracks in the Ceiling

• Zachary Patterson, Indiana Univesity\PUI

  International Sport as a Means to Development

Panel 4C: Democracy and the Electoral Process

Chair: Nathan Abell, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Moses Masibo, Missouri State UniversitAma Gyamfuaa Awua- Kyerematen,

• Ama Gyamfuaa Awua- Kyerematen, Knox College

  Ethnicity and Democracy in Ghana: Focusing on the Two Major Parties in Ghanaian Politics (The New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress)

• Ashley Hoyer, Missouri State University

  German Resistance to Welfare State Reform: Voter Blockades Coalitions

• Laurel Buckley, Monmouth College

  Democratic Consolidation in Ukraine and Estonia

• Marshall Tyler Murphy, Transylvania University

  Why Do People Vote? Examining the Determinants of Electoral Participation in the World's Democracies