2006 Conference

Panel A1: Social Inequality and Political Exclusion

Chair: Vanda Rajcan, Illinois State University
Discussant: Sue Nahm, Columbia University

• Jennifer Vagle,Lawrence University

  Race, Class, and Representation: Exploring the Relationship between Shared Traits and Shared Interests

• Dana Van De Walker, Illinois State University

  Infiltrating the Adult's Table: A Realistic Look at Women's Participation in National Security

• Megan Leigh,John Carroll University

  Factors Affecting Female Representation in State Legislatures

• Yolanda Gibson,Illinois State University

  The Role of State Government during Natural Disasters

Panel 1B: Globalization and Hegemony

Chair: Megan Randall, Illinois State University
Discussant: David Fernandes, Illinois State University

• Evan McKay,DePaul University

  Governance and Legitimacy in China : The Globalization Dilemma

• Jody-Ann Jones,University of Tampa

  The Perpetual Poverty Trap within African Nations as a Result of the Isomorphic Effects of New Imperialism and Globalization

• Ali Wyne,Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Questioning the Theory of Hegemonic Continuum

• Aldo Zilli,California State University

  Southern Cone Liberalization: A Skeptical Refutation of the Hyperglobalist Thesis

Panel 2A: Class and Citizenship: Action, Participation, and Representation

Chair: Steve Kapfer, Brigham Young University
Discussant: Rebecca Roberds, Illinois State University

• Carla M. DAnna Gorriti,Northeastern Illinois University

  The Piqueteros: Analysis Of The Emergence Of An Argentinean Social Movement

• Gia Barboza,Michigan State University

  Latino Immigrant Political Incorporation: pros and cons of the Segmented, Ethnic Disadvantage and Straight-line Models of Assimilation

• Krista Spaeth,University of Iowa

  On the Historically Underestimated Power of the Russian Citizen

Panel 2B: Ethics, Security, and the Environment

Chair: Matt Hindman, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jeffrey L. Gower, University of Akron

• Layla Johnston,Illinois State University

  The Limits on Privatizing the Commons

• Paolo Mastrangelo,The New College of Florida

  On Rationality and the Purposive-Design of International Institutions

• Sue Nahm,Columbia University

  The Militarization of Refugee Camps and its Implications for the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Times of War

Panel 2C: Voting and Elections

Chair: Beau Underwood, Eureka College
Discussant: Tanya Austin, Illinois State University

• Cristina Vasile,Providence College

  Character Assessment as an Indicator of Vote Choice

• Karen Emmerson,University or Iowa

  The Tipping Point: When Do Motivated Reasoners Become Affectively Intelligent?

• Drew Kurlowski,University of Missouri

  Simulation of Increased Youth Turnout on the Presidential Election of 2004

• Jonathan Kandel,University of Florida

  The Myth of the Red / Blue State Divide: The Paradigm that Defined and Divided the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Presidential Elections

Luncheon 12:00 to 12:30pm
Circus Room

(for participants)

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

(open to the public)

"Telling the Truth About Torture: Amnesty International's Response to the War on Terror"

W. Robert Schultz, III, J.D.
Amnesty International
Midwest Regional Office Membership Field Organizer

Panel 3A: Ideology, Party Politics, and Law

Chair: Darryl O. Freeman, California State University
Discussant: Anthony Bolton, Illinois State University

• Beau Underwood,Eureka College

  Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Battle to Protect Religious Liberty

• Matt Hindman,Illinois State University

  Ideology and the Two-Party System: From Neutral to Critical Assessments

• Michael Daniels,University of Kansas

  Considering Plessy v . Ferguson in a Libertarian Perspective

• Katherine McNitt,University of Illinois

  The Liberal Democrats: Past, Present, and Future

Panel 3B: Resurrecting Tocqueville

Chair: Zach Gephardt, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jonathan Kandel, University of Florida

• Briana McGinnis, University of Wisconsin Madison

  Every Woman Helps It Along: Tocqueville and Women's Associations 1820-1840

• Morgan Weiland,Carleton College

  Tacit Consent: the American News Media and Minority Tyranny

• Megan Kerr,Northern Illinois University

  The Necessity of Preserving Aristocratic Relics in Democratic Nations

Panel 3C: Security, Conflict, and U.S. Reactions: Past and Present

Founders Suite
Chair: Matt Schwab, Illinois State University
Discussant: Paula Orlando, Illinois State University

Chair: Ali Wyne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Emin Nabiyev, Eastern Illinois University

• Nathaniel Rose, Southern Illinois University

  What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander : A Study of the United States Atomic Bomb Project Relative to the Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East

• Kyle Groenewold,Eureka College

  U.S.A. PATRIOT Act of 2001: We Deserve Less

Panel 4A: Instability and the International Economy

Chair: JodyAnn Jones, University of Tampa
Discussant: Evan McKay, DePaul University

• Isaac Kamola,University of Minnesota

  The International Coffee Economy and Genocide in Rwanda

• Juan Pablo Garcia,University of San Francisco

  Dependency: A Modern Theory of IPE?

Panel 4B: The Power of External Actors

Chair: Morgan Weiland, Carleton College
Discussant: Dana Van De Walker, Illinois State University

• Tanya Austin, Illinois State University

  An Analysis of the Power of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee

• Jeffrey L. Gower, University of Akron

  Major Newspaper Coverage of Emerging Pandemic Diseases: A Comparison Between AIDS and 'Bird Flu'

• Emin Nabiyev, Eastern Illinois University

  NATO Expansion and Azerbaijan: Evaluating the Potential of the Caucasus State

• Steve Kapfer,Brigham Young University

  Multinational Corporations and the Erosion of State Sovereignty

Panel 4C: The Clinton Presidency and Domestic Reform

Chair: Emily Shallberg, Illinois State
Discussant: Ryan Meister, Illinois State

• Cory Hutcheson, Southeast Missouri State University

  Welfare Reform: Searching for a Pattern of Efficiency

• Samuel J. Sarver,Knox College

  Effects of the Impeachment on Bill Clinton's Staff, Cabinet, Agenda, and Legacy

• Erica Jaffe, Knox College

  Clinton health care reform: The Squandering of Public Support

• Darryl O. Freeman,California State University

  Chief Executive, Commander-in-Chief and Chief Legislator: Clinton Supervention of Congressional Constitutional Authority in Fast Tracking NAFTA .

Reception: 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(Founders Suite)