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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