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Department of Politics and Government

2014 Conference

22nd Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science

Conference Program
Bone Student Center
Normal , Illinois
April 4, 2014

Registration: 8 - 11:45 am

Guidelines for Presenters, Chairs, and Discussants

Participating Universities:

Augustana College, Beloit College, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, John Carroll University, Kennesaw State University, London School of Economics, Millikin University, Monmouth College, Northwestern University, Roger Williams University, Saint Louis University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, St. Mary's University, Suffolk University, SUNY New Paltz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Miami, University of Minnesota, University of Texas at El Paso, Westminster College (MO)

Sessions

Session 1

8:30 -10:00am

Panel 1-A: Electoral Behavior

Spotlight Room
Chair: Niabi Schmaltz, Northwestern University
Discussant: Patrick Moore, Illinois State University

Panel 1-B: U.S. International Intervention

Old Main
Chair: Alyssa Buda, Roger Williams University
Disscussant: Wesley Bemus, Roger Williams University

Panel 1-C American Legal Issues

1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Nay Petrucelli, Illinois State University
Discussant: Juan Valdez, St. Mary's University

Session 2

10:15-11:45am

Panel 2-A The Economy and Environment in Developing Nations

Spotlight Room
Chair: Aristotle Butler, Westminster College
Discussant: Charmaine Burrus, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Panel 2-B Media and Politics

Old Main
Chair: Haley Westfall, Illinois State University
Disscussant: Michael Paskert, John Carroll University

Panel 2-C Political Economy

1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Alyssa Singer, John Carroll University
Discussant: Rachael Shaffer, Roger Williams University

Luncheon 11:55 to 12:30pm
Circus Room

(for participants)

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

(open to the public)

"Mass Incarceration in the U.S.: Is the Tide Turning?"

James Kilgore, Research Scholar
Center For African Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Session 3

1:30-3:30pm

Panel 3-A Personal and Civil Disorder

Spotlight Room
Chair: Joe Saracini, Illinois State University
Discussant: Jesse Doggendorf, Saint Louis University

Panel 3-B American Politics and Policy

Old Main
Chair: James Stratton, Augustana College
Disscussant: Chelsea Pokrzywinski, Illinois State University

Panel 3-C Political Theory

1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Micheal Schumacher, Illinois State University
Discussant: Patricia Padurean, London School of Economics

Session 4

3:35 - 4:05pm

Panel 4-A Activist Politics

Spotlight Room
Chair: Dayna Schickedanz, Illinois State University
Discussant: David Trotter, Eastern Illinois University

Panel 4-B Women and Leadership

Old Main
Chair: Azmin Pedraza, Monmouth College
Discussant: Rebecca Harriss, Illinois State University

Panel 4-C Civil Conflicts

1st Floor West Lounge
Chair: Kiersten Cronin, Monmouth College
Discussant: Andrew Barr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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