AGENDA

Thursday, October 19

5:00 - 7:00  Registration and check-in
5:00 - 7: 00 Opening Reception (all in Spring Village Canyon Foyer)

Friday, October 20

7:15 - 8:20 am - Executive Council Meeting –Scanlon's Restaurant
7:30 - 4:00 pm – Registration – Spring Village Canyon Foyer

Session I:   Friday, 8:30 - 10:00 am  

A. U.S. Congress and the President – Winter’s Hope A

Chair and Discussant: Jasper LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho
jlicalzi@albertson.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Anticipatory Self-Defense in the Presidency of George W. Bush,” Mark Anderson, University of Idaho
ande5290@uidaho.edu

“Policy Speech in the Nineteenth Century Rhetorical Presidency: The Case of Zachary Taylor’s 1849 Tour,” Richard J. Ellis, Willamette University
rellis@willamette.edu

“Accounting for Internal White House Organization: Some Plausibilities,”
Doug Nilson, Idaho State University, nilsdoug@isu.edu

B. Law and Courts – Summer Twilight A

Chair:  Cornell W. Clayton, Washington State University
cornell@mail.wsu.edu

Paper Presenters:
“From Circuit Court Judge to Supreme Court Justice,” Mitchell J. Pickerill, mitchp@wsu.edu; and Aaron Lay, ajley@mail.wsu.edu, Washington State University

“Without Warrant: Bush, the Constitution, and Domestic Spying,” Paul Pope, Idaho State University, popepaul@isu.edu

“State Dominance of a Circuit: An Exploration,” Stephen L. Wasby,  University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, wasb@albany.edu

Discussant:  Don Crowley, University of Idaho, crowley@uidaho.edu

C. Political Theory I  -   Fireside Room
Chair:  Curtis Johnson, Lewis & Clark College, johnson@lclark.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Liberal and Communitarian Notions of Identity: Two Religious Perspectives,” Susan Cohen, Marylhurst University, src18@comcast.net

“Chasms in Calvinist Political Theory,” Chana Cox, Lewis & Clark College, cox@lclark.edu

“Secular Natural Law,” Jeff Johnson, Eastern Oregon University, jjohnson. eou@edu

Discussant: Blaine Garvin, Gonzaga University, garvin@calvin.gonzaga.edu

Session II: Friday, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

A. Public Policy in the Pacific Northwest – Winter’s Hope A

Chair and Discussant:  Patrick Wilson, University of Idaho, pwilson@uidaho.edu

Paper Presenters:
“The Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Wilderness Preservation Policy Network,”
George A. Gonzalez, University of Miami, george.gonzalez@miami.edu

“Looking for Common Ground: An analysis of policy and politics of conserving the Willamette Valley’s oak savanna through the regulation of species….,”
Adam Novick, University of Oregon, anovick@uoregon.edu

“The Path of Integration Development: The Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Plan,” Jennifer Hehnke, University of Oregon, jhehnke@uoregon.edu

“The Role of Policy Environment in Deliberative Democracy,” Ryan Atkinson Smith, University of Oregon,  rsmith5@oregon.edu

B. Current Politics and Political Issues in the Pacific Northwest: A Roundtable – Summer Twilight A

Chair, Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska, Juneau, jfcst@uas.alaska.edu

Participants:
Alaska – Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska, Juneau, jfcst@uas.alaska.edu
Idaho – Jasper M. LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho, jlicalzi@albertson.edu
Montana – Sean Patrick Eudaily, University of Montana-Western, s_eudaily@umwestern.edu
Oregon – William M. Lunch, Oregon State University, blunch@orst.edu
Washington – T.M. Sell, Highline College, tmsell@aol.com

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch – Summer Twilight B
Kerry Hunter, Albertson College

“The Role of the Supreme Court in American Political Culture: Preserving the Founding Myths”

Session III:  Friday, 1:30 – 3:00 pm

A. Women, Gender & Politics – Fireside Room

Chair and Discussant:  Mary Jane Burns, Idaho State University burnmary@isu.edu

Paper Presenters:
“’Capped’ Babies, Their Mothers, and the Caseworkers Who Ignore Them,” Melissa Buis Michaux, Willamette University, mmichaux@willamette.edu

“Goodbye Welfare Queen, Hello Working Mom,” Carly Hayden Foster, Washington State University, chfoster@wsu.edu

B. Presenting Politics: Challenging Presumptions About Media Portrayals – Winter’s Hope A

Chair:  Todd Schaefer, Central Washington University, schaefet@cwu.edu

Paper Presenters:
“What Media Bias?: Measuring Labeling Bias in Major U.S. Newspapers, 1991-2004,” Robert Eisinger, Lewis & Clark College, eisinger@lclark.edu

“Presidential Visits and Local Media Coverage:  Are national media more negative than local media?” Glen Smith, Washington State University, smith631@mail.wsu.edu

“Are the Lapdogs Starting to Bark? Japanese Newspaper Coverage of the  SDF Mission to Iraq,” Cameron Otopalik, otopalic@cwu.edu, and Todd Schaefer, schaefet@cwu.edu, Central Washington University

Discussant:  Jerry Medler, University of Oregon, jmedler@uoregon.edu

C. Roundtable on the Supreme Court – Summer Twilight A

Chair:  Don Crowley, University of Idaho, crowley@uidaho.edu

Participants:
Don Crowley – University of Idaho, crowley@uidaho.edu
Kerry Hunter – Albertson College, khunter@albertson.edu
Carolyn Long – Washington State University – Vancouver, long@vancouver.wsu.edu
Mitch Pickerill – Washington State University, mitchp@wsu.edu
Stephen L. Wasby – University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, wasb@albany.edu

Session IV:  Friday, 3:15 – 4:45 pm

A. Comparative Politics – Winter’s Hope A

Chair:  Ross Burkhart, Boise State University, rburkha@boisestate.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Culture as a Dimension of State Security in Canada,” Vernon D. Johnson, Vernon.johnson@wwu.edu, and Krista Martinez@wwu.edu,  Western Washington University

“Recent developments in the Process of Reconciliation and Transition to Democracy in Chile,” Claude Pomerleau, University of Portland, claude@ceoexpress.com

“Communication Strategies of NGO’s: A Comparison of Bulgaria and the U.S.,” Brent S. Steel, Oregon State University, bsteel@oregonstate.edu; John Pierce, University of Kansas, pierceardithjoh@msn.com; and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Washington State University, faclovri@wsu.edu

Discussant:  Lauretta Conklin Frederking, University of Portland, frederki@up.edu

B. State and Local Government – Summer Twilight A

Chair, Rick Foster, Idaho State University, fostrich@isu.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Potter’s Vision: A Conversation with 100,000 Portlanders about the City’s Future,” Reilly Hirst, Portland State University, psmith@sfu.edu

“Attitude Importance, Proximity to the Issue and Availability Heuristics: The Influence of Local Policy Stories vs. National Policy Stories,” Mark McBeth, mcbemark@isu.edu, and Paul L. Hathaway, hathpaul@isu.edu, Idaho State University

“Just Another Special Interest: The Changing Role of Public Higher Education in the Pacific Northwest,” Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska, Juneau, jfcst@uas.alaska.edu; Rick Foster, Idaho State University, fostrich@isu.edu; and Bill Lunch, Oregon State University, blunch@oregonstate.edu

“Gendering Local Government in British Columbia: Opportunities and Obstacles in Greater Vancouver,” Patrick J. Smith, Simon Fraser University, psmith@sfu.ca

Discussant:  James Newman, Idaho State University, newmjame@isu.edu

Deschutes Brewery Beer Tasting and Reception
5:00 – 6:30 pm – Summer Twilight B

Saturday, October 21

7:30 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Summer Twilight B
7:45 – 9:00 am General Membership Meeting:
           Election of Officers & Other Business

Session V:  Saturday, 9:00 – 10:30 am

A. Political Theory II – Winter’s Hope A

Chair:  Curtis Johnson, Lewis & Clark College, johnson@lclark.edu  

Paper Presenters:
“’Pitiful, Funny, and Surprising:’ The Tale of Er as Comic Iconoclasm”
Sammi Basu, Willamette University, sbasu@willamette.edu

“Uncritical and Critical Approaches to Knowledge, Terrence Cook,
Washington State  University, tcook@wsu.edu

“Mandeville’s Paradox and the American Adaptation,” Kyle Scott, Miami University of Ohio, scottka@muohio.edu

Discussant:  John Holzwarth, Lewis & Clark College, holzwrth@lclark.edu

B. Voting & Elections – Summer Twilight A

Chair:  Todd Donovan, Western Washington University, todd.donovan@wwu.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Effects of Campaign Spending in Non-partisan Local Elections,” Todd Donovan, Western Washington University, donovan@cc.wwu.edu

“A Panacea for Voter Fatigue? Vote by Mail in the State of Oregon,” Priscilla Southwell, University of Oregon, psouth@cas.uoregon.edu

“Toward Cultivating a Better Understanding of Political Behavior – A Comparative Examination of Region, Race and Civic Attitudes and Political Participation,” Robynn Kuhlman, California State University, Chico, RobynnKSF@hotmail.com

“Accountability Lost: An Investigation of Campaign Finance Legislation in British Columbia Municipal Elections,” Denisa Gavan, Simon Fraser University,  dgavan@sfu.edu

"The Implications of Voter Registration Restrictions in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 United States Presidential Elections," Mallory Angeli, CSU Chico

Discussant:  James A White, Concord University, jwhite@concord.edu

C.    Public Administration – Fireside Room
     
Chair, Carolyn Long, Washington State University, Vancouver, long@vancouver.wsu.edu
     
Paper Presenters:
“The Role of Policy Environment in Deliberative Democracy,” Ryan Atkinson Smith, University of Oregon, rsmith5@uoregon.edu

“An Elephant’s Eye View of the Mouse: American Impressions of Canadian Governance,” Dana Lee Baker, Washington State University, Vancouver, bakerda@vancouver.wsu.edu

“The Illusion of Reform: On the Persistent Reorganization Failures of the Immigrations Services,” Sharon A. Barrios, Chico State, sbarrios@scuchico.edu

Discussant:  David Tabb, University of Oregon, isdtabb@uoregon.edu

Session VI:  Saturday, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

A. Roundtable on Teaching Political Science – Winter’s Hope A

Chair and Discussant:  T.M. Sell, Highline College, tsell@highline.edu

Participants:
“Teaching Political Science to Non-majors,” T.M. Sell, Highline College, tsell@highline.edu

“Teaching Political Science in a Liberal Arts Setting,” Elizabeth Frombgen, lfrombgen@hastings.edu, and Douglas Kinnear, Hastings College, dkinnear@hastings.edu

“Experiential Learning for Social Science Majors,” Nancy Warren, Highline  College,  nwarren@highline.edu 

“Using Rubrics to Facilitate Grading and Improve Student Learning,” Tim Jeske, Yakima Valley Community College, tjeske@yvcc.edu

B. Comparative Politics Panel II – Fireside Room

Chair and Discussant:  Ross E. Burkhart, Boise State University, rburkha@boisestate.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Internal Markets: Services, Public Procurement and the Allocation of Authority in the EU and the USA,” Leif Hoffman, University of Oregon, lhoffma2@uoregon.edu
“From the Lubuyanka to Abu Ghraib: Political Crises, Leadership Styles, Institution Inertia, and the Adopton of ‘Extreme Measures’ of Interrogation in the United States and the Soviet Union,” Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange College, tlightcap@lagrange.edu

C. International Relations – Summer Twilight A

Chair:  Lisa J. Carlson, University of Idaho, lcarl@uidaho.edu

Paper Presenters:
“Sources of Influence in the United Nations,” Kunihiko Imai, Elmira College, kimai@elmira.edu

“Oil, the United States and China,” Jason Blazevic, Washington State University, ea55@yahoo.com

“North-South Redux: Where Are We with North-South Relations in the Study of Global Politics?” Connie Anthony, Seattle University, canthony@sealleu.edu

Discussant:  David Burbach, School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, david.burbach@leavenworth.army.mil