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ILLINOIS POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

NOVEMBER 12th, 2016

http://castle.eiu.edu/~ipsa/

“Dichotomies of Politics"

North Park University/Chicago 3225 West Foster Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60625

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PROGRAM

07:30 am - 09:00 am Registration and Breakfast

09:00 am – 09:20 am Presidential Welcoming Address

09:30 am – 10:50 am Panels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6

11:00 am – 12:20 pm Panels & RTD 7, 8,9,10,11, & 12

12:30 pm – 02:55 pm Lunch, Speakers, and IPSA Elections

03:00 pm – 04:20 pm Panels & RTD 13,14,15,16,17& 18

04:25 pm – 05:00 pm IPSA Board Meeting

Registration, Breakfast, Presidential Welcoming Address & Book Exhibition Room: Hamming Hall (West of Kedzie on Foster)

Please make your check (Faculty $50.00/Students & Retired $20.00/Guests

$30.00) payable to:

IPSA

Department of Political Science

Behavioral Science Building

Room 1119

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL 60607

Moderators’ Responsibilities

Welcome attendees and introduce paper presenters (typically by providing the name,

affiliation and paper title)

Keep track of presentation times and transitions by giving presenters gentle reminders

(for instance, slipping notes to presenters indicating how much time is left)

Each presenter should have 15 minutes of presentation. Power point presentation is

welcomed but not required.

The moderators should provide feedback on the presentation.

Ensure that panels end on time!

Report panelist absences to the IPSA Secretariat at the registration desk.

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INDEX OF PANELS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION & MODERATORS

Time Panels &

Roundtable

Discussion

Room Title Moderators

9:30 AM -

10:50 AM

Panel 1 Carlson 28 Security Concerns in Southeast Asia Christopher

Newman

9:30 AM -

10:50 AM

Panel 2 Carlson 33 Women Politics, Immigration, and

Human Trafficking

Mary Barbara

Walsh

9:30 AM -

10:50 AM

Panel 3 Carlson 34 Natural and Humanitarian Issues in

the Muslim World

Ribhi I. Salhi

9:30 AM -

10:50 AM

Panel 4 Carlson 35 Philosophy & Complex System in

Every Politics

Samuel Bassett

9:30 AM-

10:50 AM

Panel 5 Carlson 42 African Security & the Struggle for

Ethnic Nationalism

Hye-Sung Kim

9:30 AM –

10:50 AM

Panel 6 Carlson 43 What Should We Know About the

American Presidency?

Michael E.

Meagher

11:00AM-

12:20 PM

Panel 7/

RTD

Carlson 28 New Ways of Affecting Change Christopher

Newman

11:00AM-

12:20 PM

Panel 8/

RTD

Carlson 33 Politics and Rhetoric Jules Gleicher

11:00AM-

12:20PM

Panel 9 Carlson 34 Violent Groups, Are They Dead

Now?

Ribhi Salhi

11:00-

12:30PM

Panel 10 Carlson 35 Congressional-Presidential Relations

and the Thought about the New

Presidency

Richard Wandling

11:00-

12:30PM

Panel 11 Carlson 42 The Political Struggle of the

American Localities

Casey LaFrance

11:00-

12:30PM

Panel 12 Carlson 43 Minorities & Segregation in

American Society

Eric Rogers

12:30-2:55 PM Lunch,

Speakers, &

Election

Hamming

Hall

The Meaning of the 2016 Election Dick W. Simpson

3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel

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Carlson 28 Politics and Arts

Christopher

Newman

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3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel 14 Carlson 33 Political Culture in Teaching and

Learning

A. Teal

Mercaeant

3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel 15 Carlson 34 Ethnic Tension in European Politics Judd Renken

3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel 16 Carlson 35 Domestic Challenges and Issues in

Political Economy

Michael M.

Kazanjian

3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel 17 Carlson 42 Conflict, Struggle, & Imperial

Interests in the Middle East

David White

3:00PM-

4:20PM

Panel 18 Carlson 43 How Voters think about Election? Dorcas E. McCoy

Panels

Panel 1: Security Concerns in Southeast Asia Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM Room: Carlson 28

Moderator: Christopher Newman Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu

Paper: Krista Albers, Northern Illinois University kalbers1@niu.edu “Precedent has been established”:

Kennedy’s Defoliation Policy in Vietnam”

Paper: Andrew Luckey, Illinois State University arlucke@ilstu.edu “Understanding the crisis in the

South China Sea and implications for foreign policy”

Paper: Xincheng Ge, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology xgeac@connect.ust.hk

“Media Exposure of Corruption and Redistributive Preference”

Panel 2: Women Politics, Immigration, and Human Trafficking Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM Room: Carlson 33

Moderator: Mary Barbara Walsh Elmhurst College walshm@elmhurst.edu

Paper: Ashley Sargus, Elmhurst College ashley.m.sargus@365.elmhurst.edu “Deviant Women and

Witch-hunts of England and New England”

Paper: Maria Palacios, College of Lake County mgpalacios@stu.clcillinois.edu “La Vida de un

Inmigrante (The Life of an Immigrant)”

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Paper: Mary Barbara Walsh Elmhurst College walshm@elmhurst.edu “Autonomy, Feminism and Social

Contract Theory”

Paper: Tiffany Geer, Western Illinois University tgeer89@gmail.com “What causes the rise in human

trafficking in the United States?”

Panel 3: Natural and Humanitarian Issues in the Muslim World Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM Room: Carlson 34

Moderator: Ribhi I. Salhi Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu

Paper: Bich Tran, Illinois State University bttran@ilstu.edu “Natural Resources and Secularism in

Muslim Majority States”

Paper: Farzana Afroz Chowdhury, Illinois State University fchowdhury105@gmail.com “‘Under the

veil’- The neglected case of Rohingya gender based exploitation”

Paper: Nihat K Tasyurek, Northeastern Illinois University nihatkemaltasyurek@gmail.com “Human

Rights In Turkey Since 2002”

Paper: Jacqueline Saper, Oakton Community College jacqueline.saper@gmail.com “The Struggle for

Human Rights in the Middle East”

Panel 4: Philosophy & Complex System in Every Politics Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM Room: Carlson 35

Moderator: Samuel Bassett, Lake Forest College, stbassett@gmail.com

Paper: Cagla Mavruk Cavlak, Wayne State University fb6502@wayne.edu “Hegemonic Stability

Theory: A Regional Level Analysis”

Paper: Jon Peterson, North Park University/Chicago jpeterson2@northpark.edu “Religiosity and

Political Tolerance: Reassessing the Relationship”

Paper: Joe Rice, Illinois State University jrice4@ilstu.edu “Runagate, Runagate: A Reparations

Apology”

Paper: Michael M. Kazanjian, Triton College mkazanjian@sbcglobal.net “Resolving the Systemic-

Constructivist, and Hostile-Peaceful Dichotomies in International Relations: Linking Politics and

Philosophy Through Phenomenology and Complex Systems Thinking”

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Panel 5: African Security & the Struggle for Ethnic Nationalism Time: 9:30-10:50AM Room: Carlson 42

Moderator: Hye-Sung Kim, Dominican University hkim@dom.edu

Paper: Owura Kwabena Kuffuor, Eastern Illinois University okkuffuor@eiu.edu “Regional

Organizations and Response To Political Threat: A Review of the role of ECOWAS in Ebola and Boko

Haram Crises”

Paper: Hye-Sung Kim, Dominican University hkim@dom.edu “Ethnic Inclusion as a Campaign

Strategy in Africa: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Kenya”

Paper: Abdirizak Diis Western Illinois University am-diis@wiu.edu “Power Sharing: A Viable Conflict

Resolution Mechanism in Rwanda and Burundi”

Panel 6: What Should We Know About the American Presidency? Time: 9:30-10:50AM Room: Carlson 43

Moderator: Michael E. Meagher, Missouri University of Science and Technology

mmeagher@mst.edu

Paper: Joseph Alulis, North Park University/Chicago jalulis@northpark.edu “Judicious Friends and

Jealous Foes: The Federalist as a Record of Collective Wisdom in Nation Building”

Paper: Jennifer Schlau, Elgin Community College jschlau@elgin.edu & Maria Bagshaw, Elgin

Community College mbagshaw@elgin.edu “Country on the Brink: Hamilton, Lincoln, and the Two Party

System”

Paper: Michael E. Meagher, Missouri University of Science and Technology mmeagher@mst.edu “The

Balkan War of 1914 and the Berlin Crisis of 1958-1961: An Analysis of Decision-Making”

Paper: Judd Renken, Oakton Community College juddrenken@me.com “The Post-Obama Left, Co-

option and Fantasy”

Panel 7/RTD: New Ways of Affecting Change Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM Room: Carlson 28

Moderator: Christopher Newman Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu

Paper: Heidi Brelsford, Elgin Community College hbrelsford1@hotmail.com & Frank Esposito Elgin

Community College frankesposito@gmail.com “Occupy Movement”

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Paper: Lyndley Hendershott, Elgin Community College lyndleystjohn@gmail.com “Social Media in

Political Campaigns”

Paper: Kelsey St. John, University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh stjohk87@uwosh.edu “Social Media and

College Students in Political Campaigns”

Paper: Kris Deyne, Elgin Community College rdeyne7383@student.elgin.edu

Panel 8/RTD: Politics and Rhetoric Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM Room: Carlson 33

Moderator: Jules Gleicher, Rockford University jgleicher@rockford.edu

Paper: Ronald C. Lee, Jr. Rockford University rlee@rockford.edu “Democratic Foreign Policy

Discourse, Ancient and Modern”

Paper: Stephanie Quinn, Rockford University squinn@rockford.edu “Poetry and Truth in Virgil and

Hermann Broch”

Panel 9: Violent Groups: Are They Dead Now? Time: 11:00-12:20PM Room: Carlson 34

Moderator: Ribhi Salhi Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu

Paper: Name: Hajra Mian, Oakton Community College hajra.mian7860@gmail.com “White Supremacy

in the United States: Weathermen Underground Organization”

Paper: Maximilian Steiner, Oakton Community College maxsteiner11@yahoo.com “The Baader-

Meinhof Group (German Red Army Faction)”

Paper: Benjamin Woroch, Oakton Community College benworoch@hotmail.com “Ethnic Violence and

the Role of the Irish Republican Army”

Paper: Ribhi Salhi, Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu “The Complex Foundation of the

Politreligous of ISIS”

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Panel 10: Congressional-Presidential Relations and Thoughts about the New Presidency Time: 11:00-12:20PM Room: Carlson 35

Moderator: Richard Wandling Eastern Illinois University rawandling@eiu.edu

Paper: Jonathan M. Williams, Eastern Illinois University jonathanmortonwilliams@gmail.com “The

Effect of Public Approval upon Presidential-Congressional Relations: A comparative case study of the

Carter and Reagan years: 1977-1984”

Paper: Jacob Tomlinson, Western Illinois University jd-tomlinson@wiu.edu “Is Congress Regionally

Divided?”

Paper: Jonathan Day, Western Illinois University jp-day@wiu.edu “Why Trump or Clinton? Analyzing

College Student Thinking”

Panel 11: The Political Struggle of the American Localities Time: 11:00-12:20PM Room: Carlson 42

Moderator: Casey LaFrance Western Illinois University tc-lafrance@wiu.edu

Paper: Maureen Heffern Ponicki, University of Illinois at Chicago mheffe2@uic.edu “Public Housing

Reform: Can It Improve The Well-being and Capabilities of the Poor?”

Paper: Jennifer Hora Jennifer.hora@valpo.edu & Kylie Schreiber kylie.schreiber@valpo.edu

Valparaiso University “Government Structures and Wastewater Provision in Indiana Cities: Use of

Public-Private Partnerships”

Paper: Victoria J. Starman, Western Illinois University v-starman@wiu.edu “Healthy Policymaking and

Implementation for Appalachian Success”

Panel 12: Minorities & Segregation in American Society Time: 11:00-12:20PM Room: Carlson 43

Moderator: Eric Rogers, College of Lake County erogers@clcillinois.edu

Paper: Eliska Schnabel, University of Illinois at Chicago, eschna3@uic.edu “The Treatment of

Minorities in the Armed Forces”

Paper: Susan Gaffney, Governors State University sgaffney@govst.edu “War Zone at Home:

Exploratory Case Study on Military Style Policing”

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Paper: Justin Washington, Western Illinois University JK-Washington@wiu.edu “100 Black Men of

America”

Paper: Kevin Silva, Elmhurst College Kevin.silva@365.elmhurst.edu “Blurring the lines of Race and

Segregation”

Paper: Eric Rogers, College of Lake County erogers@clcillinois.edu “Solid Living In A Shattered

World”

12:30PM-2:55PM Lunchtime, Speakers, & Elections Room: Hamming Hall

12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunchtime

1:30-2:30PM: THE MEANING OF THE 2016 ELECTION

Moderator: Dick W. Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago simpson@uic.edu

Dick Simpson is Professor and Former Political Science Department Head at

UIC. He is coauthor of WINNING ELECTIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Participants:

Christopher Z. Mooney, University of Illinois cmoon1@uillinois.edu

Chris Mooney is UIS Professor and Executive Director of Illinois Government

and Public Affairs (IGPA) and the author of numerous books on state politics

and government.

Betty O’Shaughnessy bettybosh@sbcglobal.net

Betty O'Shaughnessy is Adjunct Professor at UIC and former faculty member at

Loyola Academy. She is coauthor of WINNING ELECTIONS IN THE 21ST

CENTURY.

Overview:

The panel will explore with the audience the outcomes of the 2016

election at the presidential, congressional, and state level. It will also

discuss the new techniques in this election including voter analytics and

social media as well as the roll that the debates and public opinion polls

and traditional media played. purchase

Book available for purchase: WINNING ELECTIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2:30-2:55PM: Budget, Nomination, Election, Journal Editor

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Panel 13/RTD: Politics & the Arts Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 28

Moderator: Christopher Newman Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu

Participant: Steven A. Duchrow, Elgin Community College SDuchrow@elgin.edu

Participant: Emily Spranger Glendale Community College emily.spranger@gccaz.edu

Participant: Kelly R. Langenberg Elgin Community College KLangenberg@elgin.edu

Panel 14: Political Culture in Teaching and Learning Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 33

Moderator: A. Teal Mercaeant, College of Lake County

AMercaeant@CLCILLINOIS.EDU

Paper: Arzuman Ara, Oakton Community College mailarzuman@gmail.com “Dichotomy in the

Politics of English Studies in India”

Paper: Valida Azamatova, Eastern Illinois University vazamatova@eiu.edu “Rawls and the

concept of desert in justice”

Paper: Louis Silverstein Columbia College Chicago lsilverstein@ciolum.edu “Teaching A

Culture of Peace & Justice”

Panel 15: Ethnic Tension in European Politics

Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 34

Moderator: Judd Renken, Oakton Community College juddrenken@me.com

Paper: Carol Skalnik Leff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign leffc@illinois.edu &

Oana Armeanu University of Southern Indiana oiarmeanu@usi.edu “Ethnic Politics of the

Hungarian Minorities in Slovakia, Romania, and Serbia”

Paper: Eliza Riley, Brigham Young University elizariley77@gmail.com “The Effects of

Widespread Corruption: Ukrainian Attitudes toward System Reforms and Economic Justice”

Paper: Eugenio Gallastegui Reyes, North Park University/Chicago

egallasteguireyes@northpark.edu “The Construction of a People: A Case Study on Catalonia

Independence and Populism”

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Panel 16: Domestic Challenges and Issues in Political Economy Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 35

Moderator: Michael M. Kazanjian, Triton College mkazanjian@sbcglobal.net

Paper: Casey LaFrance, Western Illinois University tc-lafrance@wiu.edu , Tom Meloni,

Western Illinois University & Kyle Davis Ohio State University davis.5211@osu.edu

“Exchanging Ideas Around the Family Table: Thoughts on How CJ and PA Can Benefit One

Another and a Call to Action”

Paper: Kimberly Rice & Keith Boeckelman, Western Illinois University kj-rice@wiu.edu

ka-boeckelman@wiu.edu “Judicial Checks on State Economic Development and Tax Incentive

Plans”

Paper: Sundeep Gogana, Elmhurst College sundeep.gogana@365.elmhurst.edu “The Matters of

Economy”

Panel 17: Conflict, Struggle, & Imperial Interests in the Middle East Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 42

Moderator: David White McHenry County College dwhite@mchenry.edu

Paper: Matthew H. Nalefski, Millikin University mnalefski@millikin.edu “Inaction or

Intervention: A Justification of Military Force in the Cessation of the Syrian Civil War”

Paper: Kyle Moudy Quinn, Illinois State University kmquinn@ilstu.edu “The Factor of Power

in Failed Negotiations: Golan Heights”

Paper: Jacqueline Saper, Oakton Community College jacqueline.saper@gmail.com “Iran’s

Current Political Climate and its Implications on World Affairs”

Paper: Ribhi Salhi Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu and Jose Faulk, College of

Lake County jfaulk@clcillinois.edu “The One Hundred Years of Sykes-Picot”

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Panel 18: How Voters think about Elections Time: 3:00-4:20PM Room: Carlson 43

Moderator: Dorcas E. McCoy Bethune Cookman University mccoyd@cookman.edu

Paper: Scarlett Winters, Loyola University Chicago swinters2@luc.edu “Effects of Restrictive

Voter Identification Laws on Voter Turnout and Democratic Party Victories”

Paper: Dorcas E. McCoy mccoyd@cookman.edu

Allison Lee allison.i.lee@students.cookman.edu

& John McMullen john.t.mcmullen@students.cookman.edu Bethune Cookman University

“The Impact of Cognition on Voter Choice in the 2016 Presidential Election among Millennials

and Generation Xers.”

Paper: Jonathan Day, Western Illinois University jp-day@wiu.edu “Teaching Research

Methods Using Hands On Approach”

IPSA Committee Meeting Time: 4:25PM-5:00PM Room: Hamming Hall

Agenda Formation

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Directions to North Park University

Main Campus

Our main campus is located at 3225 West Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is on the corner of Foster

and Kedzie avenues (5200 north and 3200 west), approximately one mile east of the Interstate 94 (the

Edens Expressway) and three miles west of Lake Michigan.

Free Parking Lot

Please use the Southeast corner of Kedzie and Foster. The Parking Lot is across street of McDonalds. You

may enter from Kedzie Street.

Driving Directions

From the North

Take I-94 eastbound (Edens Expressway) to the Cicero (to Foster) exit. Take Cicero south to Foster

Avenue, turn east (left) on Foster and continue to the 3200 block, about two miles. The campus is on the

south (right) side of Foster.

From the South

Take I-94 westbound (Dan Ryan Expressway) and proceed northwest on I-90/94 (Kennedy Expressway).

Exit at Kimball Avenue. Travel north (right) on Kimball, about two miles, to Foster Avenue and turn east

(right). Proceed two blocks, and the campus is on the right (south) side of Foster.

From the West (or from O'Hare Airport)

Take I-90/94 eastbound (Kennedy Expressway) to the Austin (to Foster) exit. At the end of the exit ramp,

turn east (left) and follow the curve to reach Foster. Turn east (left) on Foster and continue to the 3200

block, about three miles. The campus is on the right (south) side of Foster.

From the East

Take Lake Shore Drive (from either direction) to the Foster Avenue exit. Travel west on Foster and

continue to Kedzie Avenue, about three miles. The campus is on the left (south) side of Foster.

From Public Transportation

We are located on Foster Avenue between Kimball and Kedzie avenues, and easily accessible via public

transit. To plan your trip using the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), visit www.transitchicago.com.

We are served by the Foster (92) and Kimball (82) busses, and the California/Dodge (93) bus also stops at

the corner of Foster and Kedzie.

Our campus is located six blocks north of the Kedzie Brown Line 'L' stop, or four blocks north and one

block east of the Kimball Brown Line 'L' station at the corner of Kimball and Lawrence avenues.

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Free Parking

Hamming Hall

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