ISUCSPS Conference 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

13th Annual Illinois Conference for Students of Political Science - April 1, 2005

Session 1 - 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Panel 1A : 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

Session 2: 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

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 Consensus
  

Luncheon and Keynote Speaker: 

Professor Gregory Kasza - Indiana University
"Experiencing Politics: Does Your Life Have a Scientific Explanation?" 

Session 3: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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

Session 4: 3:15 pm - 4:45pm

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, Ball State University - Political Recompense: Linking Descriptive and Substantive U.S. Congressional Representation through Shared Experiences