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Annual Arkansas Political Science
Association Meeting Schedule
Friday, February 26, 2010
Executive Committee Lunch (11:30am-12:45pm) Sponsored by the MPA Program, Arkansas State University Location: St. Francis River Room
Registration (12:00pm-4:00pm) Location: ASU Student Union 3rd Floor Lobby
Session # 1 (1:00pm-2:30pm) European Politics and European Integration Panel # 1
Location: Cache River Room Chair/Discussant: David Harding, Arkansas State University; Email:
drharding@astate.edu
“Assessing the Results of the 2009 German Federal Elections: Is the
Left Re-aligning or Just Crumbling?”
Andrew Drummond, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Email:
ajdrummond@ualr.edu
“The Ties that Bind are Fraying: An Examination of the new
Transatlantic Relationship.”
Carol Verbeek, Centenary College of Louisiana; Email:
cverbeek@my.centenary.edu
Terrorism and Security Student Panel # 2
Location: Mockingbird Room A
Chair/Discussant: Barbara Warner, Arkansas State University; Email:
bwarner@astate.edu
“Is Islam Peaceful or Violent:
Comparing Islam and Christianity to Reveal the Propaganda of Terrorism.”
Joshua Gillum, University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
JHG2111@uamont.edu
“The Mobilization of Youth: Comparing the Hitler Youth to the Al Qaeda
Youth of Heaven.”
Tiffany Reed, University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
TDR1327@uamont.edu
“Exploring the Natural Progression of State Terrorism”
Zach Tucker, University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
ZAT1217@uamont.edu
Political Philosophy Student Panel # 3
Location: Mockingbird Room B Chair/Discussant: Michael Rogers, Arkansas Tech University; Email:
mroger6@atu.edu
“An Analysis of Conservatism and Liberalism using the HAT Model of
Political Ideologies.”
Yvonee Hinshaw, University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
YSH1311@uamont.edu
“The Sweetest Theoretical Perversion: Leninism Explored.”
Errin James, University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
EMJ4104@uamont.edu
“The Imaginary Land of Marx: What Went Wrong in the Soviet Union.”
Anatoliy Ahatkovskyy, University of Central Arkansas; Email:
ayso6001@cub.uca.edu
Session # 2 (2:45pm-4:15pm)
Arkansas Politics Roundtable Location: Cache River Room Convener: Richard Wang, Arkansas State
University Email:
rwang@astate.edu
Participants:
Jay Barth, Hendrix College; Email:
barth@hendrix.edu Hal Bass, Ouachita
Baptist University; Email: bassh@obu.edu Ann Clemmer,
University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Email:
avclemmer@ualr.edu Art English,
University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Email:
ajenglish@ualr.edu Janine Parry,
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email:
parry@uark.edu Richard Wang,
Arkansas State University; Email:
rwang@astate.edu
International and Comparative Issues Student Panel # 4 Location: Mockingbird Room A Chair/Discussant: David Levenbach, Arkansas
State University; Email: fidel@astate.edu
“Comparing Grandparents’ Visitation Rights: A Wicked Problem.”
Sarah Campbell,
Arkansas State University; Email:
sarah.campbell@smail.astate.edu
“Modern Secession: Violent and Non-Violent Secession Movements in
Europe.”
Jessica Goodman,
University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
JKG3007@uamont.edu
“Overcoming Obstacles: Prospects for Further Military Integration in
the European Union.”
Beth Estes,
University of Central Arkansas; Email:
bae06001@cub.uca.edu
“Policies/Agendas of the United States and the European Union Concerning
the Use of Renewable Energy Sources.”
Oliver Sobik,
University of Central Arkansas; Email:
oms06001@cub.uca.edu
International Relations Panel # 5
Location: Mockingbird Room B
Chair/Discussant: Rollin Tusalem, Arkansas
State University; Email:
rtusalem@astate.edu
“Peace in Parts?’ An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Regional
Organization Intervention in Intrastate Disputes.”
Mark Mullenbach,
University of Central Arkansas; Email:
markm@uca.edu
“The United States as a Declining World Power.”
Charles Hartwig,
Arkansas State University and Richard Hartwig, Texas
A&M-Kingsville; Emails:
hartwigc@astate.edu; kfreh00@tamuk.edu
“Overcoming Asymmetry US Relations with the Middle East: A Strategic
Paradigm of Engagement.”
Carol Strong with Hunter Gillum,
University of Arkansas-Monticell; Email:
strong@uamont.edu
Friday, February 26, 2010
Reception (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Location: Cooper Alumni Center
Dinner (6:15pm-8:00pm)
Location: Cooper Alumni Center
Community Welcome
Harold Perrin
Mayor, City of Jonesboro
Guest Speaker
Mr. John Brummett
Arkansas News Bureau
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Breakfast Buffet and Business Meeting (7:30am-8:30am)
Location: ASU Student Union Centennial Hall
Registration (8:30am-10:30am) Location: ASU Student Union 3rd Floor Lobby
Session # 3 (8:45am-10:15am) Rights, Power and Freedom Panel # 6
Location: St. Francis River Room
Chair: Mihaela Czobor-Lupp, Arkansas State
University; Email: mczoborlupp@astate.edu Dicussant: Steven Thomason,
Ouachita Baptist University; Email: thomasons@obu.edu
“Revisiting J.S. Mill’s Argument for Liberty and Social Control”
Sujith Kumar,
University of Central Arkansas; Email:
sskumar@uca.edu
“The Ideal of Equality: Reconciling the Particular with the Universal
Inside the Liberal Paradigm.”
Tina Botts, Arkansas
State University; Email:
tbotts@astate.edu
Interactive International Relations Roundtable
International Organizations as Development Agents Location: Cache River Room Moderator/Convenor: Charles Hartwig, Arkansas
State University; Email:
hartwigc@astate.edu
Habitat for Humanity
Martha Calvin,
Arkansas State University; Email:
martha.calvin@smail.astate.edu
Doctors Without Borders
David McAvoy,
Arkansas State University; Email:
david.mcavoy@smail.astate.edu
Transparency International
Martin Okolikj,
Arkansas State University; Email:
martin.okolic@smail.astate.edu
Human Rights Watch
Miranda Remaklus,
Arkansas State University; Email:
miranda.remaklus@smail.astate.edu
International Maritime Organization
Donnie Scroggins,
Arkansas State University; Email: scroggins_donnie@smail.astate.edu
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Alamgir Shakir,
Arkansas State University; Email:
alamgir.shakir@smail.astate.edu
Arkansas Issue Student Panel # 7 Location: Mockingbird Room A Chair/Discussant: Doug Reed, Ouachita Baptist
University; Email:
reedd@obu.edu
“An Implementation Analysis of the Arkansas System of Care Network.”
Wade Derden and Kalynn Heald,
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Emails:
mderden@uark.edu;
kheald@uark.edu
“Application of Pralle’s Framework to the Lake Maumelle Watershed
Management Policy Conflict.”
Uta Meyer, University
of Central Arkansas; Email:
umeyer1@cub.uca.edu
“Civic Education: Perspectives, Practices, and Preparation for the
Future in Arkansas.”
Josh Bramlett,
University of Central Arkansas; Email:
jbramlett6@gmail.com
“The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Educational Innovation in
Arkansas.”
David Kolovson,
Hendrix College; Email:
kolovsonda@hendrix.edu
Domestic Issues and Politics Student Panel # 8 Location: Mockingbird Room B
Chair/Discussant: Richard Wang,
Arkansas State Universit|Email:
rwang@astate.edu
“The Expansion of the Executive
Branch Despite the Framers’ Intent.”
Anthony Boykin,
University of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
AJB3529@uamont.edu
“One Part Plebian, and One Part
Patrician: The Mercurial Nature of Southern Politics and the Populist
Dilemma.”
Joseph Charlson,
Hendrix College;
charlsonjs@hendrix.edu
“The Decade of Explosion: The
Economic Effects of Immigration Between 1990 and 2000.”
Diana Bailey,
University of Arkansas-Monticello;
DNB3110@uamont.edu
Session # 4 (10:30am-12:00pm)
Roundtable: Citizenship and
Civic Knowledge Standards in Arkansas
Location: St. Francis River Room
Convener: Patrick Stewart,
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email:
pastewar@uark.edu
Particpants:
“Policy perspectives concerning the
creation of civic literacy/citizen knowledge states in Arkansas.”
Ann Clemmer,
University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Email:
avclemmer@ualr.edu
“The University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Undergraduate Internship Program: In their own words.”
Art English, University of Arkansas-Little
Rock; Email:
ajenglish@ualr.edu
“Secondary Schools and Civic Literacy.”
Jonathan Moseley, Instructor, Westside High
School
“The state of undergraduate knowledge: Testing
civic literacy and civic knowledge at Arkansas Technological University
and Arkansas State University-Jonesboro.”
Michael Rogers, Arkansas Tech University and
Patrick Stewart, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Emails:
mroger6@atu.edu;
pastewar@uark.edu
“Theoretical arguments and academic literature for
and against state required American Government/civic education in higher
education”
Michael Rogers, Arkansas Tech University; Email:
mroger6@atu.edu
Perceptions of Political/Social Science chairs at 2
and 4-year institutions of higher education in Arkansas.”
Karen Sebold, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email:
ksebold@uark.edu
“Public support for testing high school student
citizenship knowledge: ASU-Center for Social Research’s 2006 statewide
telephone results.”
Patrick Stewart, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email: pastewar@uark.edu
Roundtable: US Foreign Policy and Foreign
Relations
Location: Cache River Room
Convener: Gizachew Tiruneh, University of
Central Arkansas; Email: gtiruneh@uca.edu
US-Latin American Relations
Hervil Cherubin, University of
Arkansas-Little Rock;Email: hxcherbubin@ualr.edu
US-Eastern Europe/Russia Relations
Jacek Lubecki, University of Arkansas-Little
Rock; Email: jxlubecki@ualr.edu
US-Western Europe Relations
Andrew Drummond, University of
Arkansas-Little Rock
Email: ajdrummond@ualr.edu
US-Mexican Relations
John Passe-Smith, University of Central
Arkansas
Email: johnp@uca.edu
US-Africa/Middle East Relations
Gizachew Tiruneh, University of Central
Arkansas
Email: gtiruneh@uca.edu
Arkansas Politics and Policy Panel # 9
Location: Mockingbird Room A
Chair/Discussant: Chris Wright, University
of Arkansas-Monticello; Email:
wrightch@uamont.edu
“Assessing the Operational Level of Municipal
Electronic Government Systems in Arkansas.”
Jon Lofton, Arkansas State University; Email:
jlofton@astate.edu
“Political and Fiscal Issues in Arkansas Higher
Education.”
Louella Moore, Arkansas State University; Email:
lmoore@astate.edu
“Content Analysis of Tobacco Settlement Funding
Decision Coverage in Arkansas.”
Catherine Reese and Patrick Hilson, Arkansas
State University; Email:
ccreese@astate.edu;
patrick.hilson@smail.astate.edu
“Urban Development and Small Cities:
Public-Private Partnerships in Four Micropolitan Areas of Arkansas.”
Michael Yoder, University of Central
Arkansas
Email: MYoder@uca.edu
“Farmers Market Structure, Sociality, and Local
Economic Development.”
Wesley Young and Angelica Kraushaar,
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville;
Emails:
wes-young@att.net;
akrausha@uark.edu
Federal Policy and Politics Panel # 10
Location: Mockingbird Room B
Chair/Discussant: William McLean, Arkansas
State University; Email:
wmclean@astate.edu
“Assessing the Impact of Mission Attachment on
Organizational Performance in Federal Agencies.”
Seok Eun Kim, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email: seokun@uark.edu
“Adversarial Incrementalism: Judicially Muddling
through the Patriot Act.”
Daniel Chand, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville; Email: dchand@uark.edu
“Promoting Active Citizenship in Local Government:
A Multi-Pronged Approach.”
Ricard Yawn, Sam Houston State University; Email:
mike.yawn@shsu.edu
Saturday, February 27, 2010
(12:15pm-1:30pm)
LUNCH
Location: ASU
Student Union Centennial Hall
NB--U.S. Congressman Marion Berry has cancelled. He will not be
speaking.
Guest Speaker
Congressman Marion
Berry
U.S. House of
Representatives
1st
District of Arkansas
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