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2005 Conference

13th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science

Conference Program
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 1, 2005

Guidelines for Presenters, Chairs, and Discussants

Participating Universities:

Ball State University, Beloit College, Carleton College, Cornell University, DePaul University, Drury University, Duke University, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Indiana University-Bloomington, Johns Hopkins University, McKendree College, Northwestern University, Providence College, Southern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, St. Olaf College, The University of Texas at Austin, Truman State University, University of Denver, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Iowa, University of New Brunswick, Wellesley College, Western Illinois University, Western Michigan University

Sessions

Session 1

8:30 -10:00am

Panel A1: National Identity and Democratic Theory

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

Panel 1B: Perspectives on Civil Society

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

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

Session 2

10:15-11:45am

Panel 2A: Post-Soviet International Relations

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

Panel 2B: Political Theory and Methodology

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

Panel 2C: War and Peace

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

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

Session 3

1:30-3:00pm

Panel 3A: Framing U. S. Foreign Policy

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

Panel 3B: Terrorism and Civil Conflict

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

Panel 3C: Cannabis and City Politics

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

Session 4

3:15 - 4:45pm

Panel 4A: US Policy and Administration

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

Panel 4B: Transnational Politics and Policy

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

Panel 4C: Perspectives on American Politics

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

2005 Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Awards

Best Undergraduate Student Papers (1st, 2nd and 3d places)

  • Brian Crisher

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

  • Patrick Brown

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

  • Miguel Harvey

    Framing Iraq: How the Media Conveys a Presidential Speech

Best Graduate Student Papers (1st, 2nd and 3d places)

  • James Smith

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

  • Clayton Thyne

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

  • Debu Gandhi

    Rational Choice Theory in Political Science: Mathematically Rigorous But Flawed In Implementation Award for the Best Paper on the Middle East/ South Asia

  • Rebecca Farley

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