The 68Th Annual PA Political Science Association

The 68th Annual PA Political Science Association

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007

10:30 am -- 4:00 pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Grad Center Rotunda

10:30 am – 4:00 pm SPONSORS’ FAIR Grad Center Rotunda

11:00 am – 12 pm EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, BUSINESS MEETING & LUNCHEON

Grad Center, Room 200

12:30 to 2:00 pm PANELS SESSION I

A. American Public Policy

Chair, James Benze, Washington and Jefferson College

Papers:

"The Life Cycle of ANWR"

Robert J. McMonagle, Neumann College

"Gay and Lesbian Politics: Implications for States' AIDS Policy Choices"

Steven A. Peterson, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

"Better than Campaign Finance Reform: Policy Markets and Special Interest Groups"

James L. Gamble III, Political Sheepdog.com

"War dived by (Just in Time Business Management+Earmarks)=Failure: Defense Budgeting under Secretary Donald Rumesfeld 2001-2006"

Jeffery Weber, East Stroudsburg University

Discussant: Arthur Holst, Govt. Affairs Manager, Philadelphia Water Dept.

B. Comparative Politics: Democracy in Divided Societies

Chair and Discussant: Andrew Miller, Wilkes University

Papers:

“Old Serbia or Kosovo Proper: Examining Nationalism in the Balkan Peninsula”

Mary Kate Schneider, Lehigh University

“The Contested Constitution: A Study of Kenyan Values and Democratization”

John Riley and Kristin Bremer, Kutztown University

“The Political Integration of Arab Immigrants in Argentina and the USA”

Hanan Alhajeri, New School for Social Research

C. American and Pennsylvania Politics

Chair: John Kennedy, West Chester University

Papers:

"Racing in the Offseason: Evaluating Campaign Coverage in Off-Year Elections"

Joshua Weikert, Temple University

"Partisan Politics: The Republicans and Rise of the Modern American Party System"

Brian Conley, The New School

Blyden Potts, Shippensburg University

Discussant: Jack Treadway, Kutztown University

2:00 to 2:30 pm Break and Refreshments Graduate Center Rotunda

Sponsored by Thomson/Wadsworth Publishing

2:30 to 4:00 pm PANELS SESSION II

D. State and Local Government

Chair: Jack Treadway, Kutztown University

Papers:

“Reforming Local Government in Pennsylvania: Prospects and Challenges”

John Altman, York College of Pennsylvania

“The Impact of Accountability on Resource Allocation in Pennsylvania School Districts.”

Michele Moser Deegan, Muhlenberg College

Nathan Shrader, Leg Aide, Virginia House of Delegates

Discussant: John Kennedy, West Chester University

E. International Studies

Chair: Jeffrey Burnham, Lock Haven University

Papers:

"U.S. Foreign Policy towards Venezuela: Another Castro in Hugo Chavez?"

Stephen G. Bennett, Villanova University

"Bioterrorism – Are we ready?"

Rute Domingues, Institute of Nacional Defense, Lisbon, Portugal

"The Darfur: What Happened to "Never Again'?"

Andrew Musila, Lock Haven University

Discussant: John S. Masker, Temple University

F. American Government

Chair, James Benze, Washington and Jefferson College

Papers:

"The Standing Committee Assignments of Congressmen from Pennsylvania"

Philip A. Grant This person may be an undergraduate or grad student??

"A Book Review Essay of Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring"

Sam Hoff, Delaware State University

"Bureaucrats as Post Modern Movie Heroes"

March Daniels, Slippery Rock University

"The Imperial Presidency"

Stephen G. Bennett, Villanova University presenting 2 papers??

Discussant: Bridget Jeffery, Edinboro University

4:30 – 6:00 pm ROUNDTABLES/PANEL SESSION III

Roundtable: Reform in the Pennsylvania State Legislature

Moderator: Jack Treadway, Kutztown University

Panelists:

Barry Kauffman, Common Cause PA

Nathan Shrader, Leg Aide, Virginia House of Delegates

Russ Diamond, PA Clean Sweep

Roundable: The Symbolic Politics of Language: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexual Orientation

Moderator: Jean Harris, University of Scranton

Paper presentation by Dr. Stephanie Bressler

“The Symbolic Politics of Immigration Language: ‘Illegals, Anchor Babies, and Amnesty'"

G. Theory and Popular Culture

Chair and Discussant: Donna Axel, New Jersey City University

Papers:

"Murder in the Movies: The Politics of Homicide in Hollywood"

Bruce Chadwick, New Jersey City University

"Women, Popular Culture, and the Oval Office"

Joe Moscowitz, New Jersey City University

"Golfers, Gophers, and Guerillas: Caddyshack and the Vietnam War"

Fran Moran, New Jersey City University

6:15 to 6:30 pm PPSA Business Meeting Graduate Center, Room 200

6:15 to 7:00 pm RECEPTION Grad Center Rotunda Sponsored by Kutztown University MPA Program

7:00 to 8:30 pm PPSA Dinner McFarland Student Union

Keynote Speaker: TBA

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2006

8:00 to 11:00 am CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Grad Center Rotunda

8:00 to 10:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Grad Center Rotunda