AGENDA

Thursday, October 18

5:00-7:00 Registration and check-in

5:00-7:30 Opening Reception, Peacock Room

Sponsors:

The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service at Washington State University, The Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice Program at Washington State University, Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, and Whitworth University.

Friday, October 19

7:15-8:20am Executive Council Meeting, Davenport Board Room

7:30-4:00pm Registration

Session I: 8:30-10:00am, Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

1. State and Local Government

   Chair: Richard Foster, Idaho State University

   Paper Presenters:

   “Providing Shelter for the Homeless: Faith-Based Organizations as Instruments of the Public Good”, Patti Fredericksen, Boise State University, Stephanie Witt, Boise State University

   “Warming Up to Change: Comparing Climate Change and Policymaking in Arizona and New Mexico”, Amy L. Fletcher, University of Canterbury

   “Pragmatism or Politics?: Privatization and Public Service Provision in North Dakota”, Dana Michael Harsell, University of North Dakota, Robert S. Wood, University of North Dakota

   “The Rise and Fall of Tenncare”, Ed Lynch, Hollins University

   “Target Shopping: The Role of Target Population Selection in the Determination of Washington Sate Environmental Group Legislative Strategy”, Daniel J. Sherman, University of Puget Sound

   Discussant: Clive Thomas, University of Alaska, Southeast, jfcst@uas.alaska.edu

2. Supreme Court: A Roundtable

   Chair: James C. Foster, Oregon State University, Cascades

   Participants:

   Don Crowley, University of Idaho

   Kerry Hunter, Albertson College of Idaho

   Carolyn Long, Washington State University, Vancouver

   Stephen K. Shaw, Northwest Nazarene University

3. Congress and the Presidency

   Chair: Robert Eisinger, Lewis & Clark College

   Paper Presenters:

   “Comparing the withdrawal of USFK (U.S. Forces Korea) in Nixon and Carter presidencies”, Min-jung Kim, Seoul National University

    “Rhetoric Accomplished: The Inconsistencies of Conceptual Complexity in War-Time Presidential Rhetoric”, Kathleen E. Searles, Washington State University

   “Has Culture and Economics Caught up with Institutions and History? Explaining the Varying Rates of Female Representation in State Legislatures”, Matthew Manweller, Central Washington University

   Discussant: Robert Eisinger, Lewis & Clark College

   Session II: 10:15-11:45am Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

4. The Affect of Some National Political Issues in the Pacific Northwest

   Chair: Richard Foster, Idaho State University

   Paper Presenters:

   “The Budget Impacts of Casino Gambling in the Pacific Northwest”, Christopher Stream, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nathan Meyers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William Thompson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    “An Analysis of Trends in Ecological Extremism in the United States and the Pacific Northwest: 1980-2006”, Jay F. Case, Idaho State University

    “Legislative and Other Challenges to the Growth Management Act in Washington State”, Andrew R. Thomas, Washington State University

   Discussant: Richard Foster, Idaho State University

5. Canadian Politics

   Chair: Dana Lee Baker, Washington State University, Vancouver

   Paper Presenters:

   “The United States and Canada: A Comparative Study on Security Measures in the Post-9/11 Era”, Joshua Gunn, Washington State University, Vancouver

   “Canada-U.S. Environmental Relations: A Salient Affair?”, Ross Burkhart, Boise State University

   “Eyeing the Elephant: Peer Referencing of the United States in Canadian Public Discourse”, Dana Lee Baker, Washington State University, Vancouver

    Discussant: Ali Abdul-Aziz, Washington State University, Pullman

6. Teaching Political Science: A Roundtable

   Chair: T.M. Sell, Highline College

    Paper Presenters:

   “Relating to Strategies for Improving Retention – Without Reducing Academic Rigor”, Michael Sonnleitner, Portland Community College

   “Teaching Political Economy at a Liberal Arts College”, Jasper M. LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho, Kerry Hunter, Albertson College of Idaho

   “Teaching Political Science at a Community College”, Erin Richards, Cascadia Community College

12:00-1:15pm Lunch, Elizabethan Room A

“Political Science is Not What Political Scientists Do: Teaching, Scholarship, Associations, and the Discipline” Keynote Speaker, Michael Brintnall, Executive Director, American Political Science Association

Session III: 1:30-3:00pm, Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

1. Current Politics and Political Issues in the Pacific Northwest: A Roundtable

   Chair: Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska, Juneau

   Participants:

   Alaska- Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska, Juneau

    Idaho- Jasper M. LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho

    Montana- Sean Patrick Eudaily, University of Montana, Western

   Oregon- William M. Lunch, Oregon State University

   Washington- T.M. Sell, Highline College

2. Public Law

   Chair: David May, Eastern Washington University

   Paper Presenters:

   “Jurisprudence, Leadership on the Court, and Collegiality: Explaining Opinion Writing on the U.S. Supreme Court”, Cornell Clayton, Washington State University, Aaron Ley, Washington State University

   “Avoiding Backlash: The Story of Same Sex Parental Rights”, Alison Gash, University of California, Berkeley

    “Privacy, Authenticity, and Equality: The Moral and Legal Case for the Right to Homosexual Marriage”, Jeff Johnson, Eastern Oregon University

    “Combating Religious Discrimination in France and Germany: Civil Society’s Mobilization of European Human Rights Law”, Theresa Squatrito, University of Washington

   Discussant: Matt Manweller, Central Washington University

Session IV: 3:15-4:45pm, Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

1. International Relations

   Chair: Jonathan B. Isacoff, Gonzaga University

   Paper Presenters:

   “The Promise of Africa: China and African Oil”, Jason J. Blazevic, Idaho State University

     “Integration or Isolation: The Question of Constitutional Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Joan Davison, Rollins College

     “Building a House Upon Sand: The Likelihood of Success of the Environmental Provisions of the Bilateral Trade Agreements Between the United States and Peru, and the United States and Chile to Protect the Environment”, Christina T. Sherman, J.D., University of Puget Sound

   “Elections as a Measure of Democracy: A Comparison of National Election in Liberia and the Congo”, John Yoder, Whitworth University

   Discussant: Paul E. Lenze, Jr., Washington State University

2. Comparative Politics

   Chair: Amy L. Fletcher, University of Canterbury

   Paper Presenters:

   “Classical Liberalism and its External Challengers: Roman Catholicism, Fascism, Revolutionary Marxism, and Radical Islamism”, Terrence E. Cook, Washington State University

   “Is the Concept of Revolution Relevant After the Cold War: The Case of Zimbabwe”, Vernon D. Johnson, Western Washington University

   “Politics of Space, Guardians of Place: The Origins of Anti-system Ideology in Early Victims of Climate Change”, Jennifer W. Howk, Harvard University

   “BioBricks or BioConflicts? Emerging Opposition to Synthetic Biology in the European Union”, Amy L. Fletcher, University of Canterbury

    Discussant: Amy L. Fletcher, University of Canterbury

 

Saturday, October 20

7:30-8:00am Continental Breakfast, Elizabethan Room A

7:45-9:00am General Membership Meeting: Election of Officers & Other Business, Elizabethan Room A

 

Session V: 9:00-10:30am, Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

  

1. American Public Policy

   Chair: Jasper M. LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho

   Paper Presenters:

   “The Politics of Accommodation or the Politics of Class Domination: The Case of the Commission on Mexican American Affairs in Washington”, Gilberto Garcia, Central Washington University

    “The Politics of Water Pollution: Urban Growth, Ecological Modernization, and the Vending of Technology”, George A. Gonzalez, University of Miami

   “The Political Development of the Seattle Plan for Quality Integration”, Jennifer Hehnke, University of Oregon

   “The Political Limits of Wilderness: Politics, Institutions, and the Wilderness Act”, Patrick Wilson, University of Idaho

   Discussant: Jasper M. LiCalzi, Albertson College of Idaho

2. Media and Politics

   Chair: William Lunch, Oregon State University

    Paper Presenters:

   “Free Speech or the Boob Tube? Newspaper Editorializing on FCC Reaction to Janet Jackson’s ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’”, Todd Schaefer, Central Washington University

    “Political Blogging: A View from the Trenches”, Russ Dondero, Portland State University & Pacific University

   “From West Virginia to Wisconsin Right to Life- Money as Protected Political Speech”, Phylissa Mitchell, Washington & Lee University

      Discussant: William Lunch, Oregon State University

   Session VI: 10:45-12:15pm, Elizabethan Room B, Porter Room, Roosevelt Room

A.   Political Theory

Chair: Timothy Jeske, Yakima Valley Community College

Paper Presenters:

“Connections: Human Nature, Community, and Power”, Peter Prontzos, Langara College

“Synthetic Democracy: Associations and Social Capital in Virtual Worlds”, Capt. James D. Fielder, United States Air Force Academy,

“The Constitution, The ‘White Male Property-Owners’ Who Wrote It, and Their Political Theory: Brief Reflections Sparked by Teaching American Politics and Watching Old Charlie Chan Movies”, Blaine Garvin, Gonzaga University

“God and Karate in the Southside: Theory of Diversity and Democratic Civil Society”, Chapter 1, Chapter 3, Joseph Yi, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Kerry Hunter, Albertson College of Idaho

B. Elections and Voting Behavior

Chairs: Mark Stephan, Washington State University, Vancouver

Paper Presenters:

“Social Isolation and Student Voting Behavior: How Voting Frequency is Affected by Individual Perceptions of Loneliness”, David Pearl, Washington State University, Robert K. Anderson, Washington State University

“The Federal Election Commission: Enforcing Fairness or Limiting Free Speech?”, Jason J. Blazevic, Idaho State University

“Public Attitudes about Reforming Judicial Elections”, Todd Donovan, Western Washington University, Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside

“Salience and Turnout in Second Order Elections: The Role of EU Regional Funding”, Jeremy, University of Plymouth, David Brockington, University of Plymouth

Discussant: Mark Stephan, Washington State University, Vancouver

Annual Meeting Adjourned 12 :15pm