Annual Conference
Welcoming Reception in Honor of Professor
Theodore J. Lowi,
Hosted by Samuel Hines, Dean of the
Faculty House,
Conference Rooms:
Maybank Hall 100, 110, 316, and 317.
Maybank Hall is
located on the corner of
Conference
on-site registration begins
at
Panel Set A
Panel 1: American Politics and
Political Theory
Location: Maybank 316
Chair: Michael Lipscomb lipscombm@winthrop.edu
Papers:
Daniel Klinghard klinghardd@cofc.edu
“Turn of the Century Party Politics and Realignment: The Case of William McKinley and George W. Bush”
Steven P. Millies stevenm@usca.edu
USC-Aiken
“`The
Christian World Re-Christened': Edmund Burke, Modernity, and the Case for
Religious Toleration”
Catherine Luepkes luepkesc1@winthrop.edu
“Nietzshe, Foucault and a Feminist Deconstruction of the Concept of Beauty”
Lakeyta Bonnette Bonnettel1@winthrop.edu
“Black Nationalism and Black
Women”
Discussant: Claire Curtis curtisc@cofc.edu
Panel 2: The Challenge of Comparative Politics and Area Studies Location: Maybank
110
Chair: Sheila Elliott shelliott@colacoll.edu
Papers:
Jack Parson parsonj@cofc.edu
“Teaching
African Politics in the
John Fuh-Sheng Hsieh Hsieh@sc.edu
USC
“Understanding
Guoli Liu liug@cofc.edu
“The Challenges of Teaching East Asian Politics”
Christopher Day daychristo@yahoo.ca
“Teaching the Politics of Aid: A Practitioner’s Perspective”
Discussant: Kevin Lasher klasher@fmarion.edu
Round Table 1: Homeland Security in
Location: Maybank 100
Convener/Moderator: Robert W. Smith rws@clemson.edu
Panelists: Jay A. Hetherington;
manager
for the ClA)
Commander Gary W. Merrick; U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (
Chief Robert M. Stewart; South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division
Panel Set B 10:30 am –
11:45 am
Panel 3:
Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Location: Maybank 110
Chair: Dwight Lambert DLAMBERT@GW.USCS.EDU
USC -
Papers:
Chris
“
Jack Lechelt Lechelt@sc.edu
USC -
“Must See VP:
The Semi-Institutional Vice Presidency of Dick
Cheney in the
World of Foreign Policy”
Chris Lamb and Mark Long lambc@cofc.edu
and longm@cofc.edu
“Nationalism and Cartooning 9/11”
Michael Leitman Mleitman@Bellsouth.net
“Uneasy Partners: The Strategic Relationship between the
USC-Columbia
“In the Hallways of Power:
Political Personalities and Foreign Policy Process in post-Soviet
Discussant:
USC -
Panel 4:
Comparative Politics in Transition Location: Maybank 316
Chair: Joyce N. Wiley
JWILEY@USCS.EDU
USC-Spartanburg
Papers:
Kema Irogbe irogbe@claflin.edu
“Food Insecurity
in Sub-Saharan
John Rashford rashfordj@cofc.edu
“The Evolutionary Biology of the
Ackee as a Symbol of National, Political and Religious Identities in
Hollis M. France franceh@cofc.edu
“The Structural Adjustment
Decision-Making Process: A Case Study of
Joseph M. Ellis ellisjm1@temple.edu
“`A Good Tsar at Its Head?’: Russians and Democratic Values”
Christine Sixta sixyc@yahoo.com
USC-Columbia
“The Effect of Socioeconomic Modernization on the Status of Muslim Women:
A Comparative Case
Study of
Discussant: Jack Parson parsonj@cofc.edu
Political Roundtable 2: 2004
Chair: Bill Moore moorew@cofc.edu
Panelists: Bill
Moore moorew@cofc.edu College of
Blease Graham USC-Columbia
Danielle
Vinson danielle.vinson@furman.edu
David R. White dwhite@fmarion.edu
Lunch 12 noon – 1:45 pm
Location: Stern Center Ball Room
Keynote Speaker: Theodore J. Lowi, tjl7@cornell.edu
“THE END OF THE
As We Knew It”
Panel Set C
Panel 5:
International Politics in Transition Location: Maybank 110
Chair:
USC -
Papers:
Eileen Kirley-Tallon ekirleytallon@fmarion.edu
“The Expanding Role of the European Parliament in the European Union”
Terry M. Mays mayst@citadel.edu
The Citadel
“Nordic Coordinated Arrangement for Military Peace Support (NORDCAPS): A Success in Nordic Peace Cooperation?”
Aset Abdualiyev abdualiyeva2@winthrop.edu
“Rethinking Role of the United Nations in Modern World”
Niall Michelsen michelsen@email.wcu.edu
“Matching International Power with International Institutions”
Max S. Blachman Msblachm@edisto.cofc.edu
“The Impact and Perception of the Bush Administration’s Foreign Policy:
A Substantive and Theoretical Analysis”
Discussant: John Creed creedj@cofc.edu
Panel 6: State and Local Politics Location: Maybank 316
Chair:
Papers:
Dan Ruff ruffdg@gwm.sc.edu
“Party Switching at the State Legislative Level in
Anna Bengel annab@projectnumb.com
and Christopher Lamb lambc@cofc.edu
"The 2002
John Bretting and Mark Long Brettingj@cofc.edu
and longm@cofc.edu
“The Geography of Urban Sprawl”
Paul Peterson Peterson@coastal.edu
Coastal
“Progressive Chickens Coming Home to Roost: The Politics of Democratic `Reform’ in
“This Let-Down World of
Politics: The Legality of Youth Voting, A Case Study of
Discussant: Bill Moore moorew@cofc.edu
Political Roundtable 3:
“Women in
Location: Maybank 100
Lynne E. Ford fordl@cofc.edu (moderator and participant)
Laura Woliver Woliver@gwm.sc.edu
Amy McCandless mccandlessa@cofc.edu College of
Female Politician (local, TBA)
Female Politician (state, TBA)
Panel Set D
Panel 7:
Highlighting Student Research Location: Maybank 100
Chair: Chris
Papers:
“The Economic Spiral of Silence and the Pyramidal Economic-Political Structure of Power: A Model for Evaluating Class Cleavages”
Christina Goodman goodmanc2@winthrop.edu
“Home of
Abundance: Development Strategies for Postconflict Kurdish
Jason Taylor
“Hemispheric Economic Integration: Agricultural Relations and Free-Trade Doctrine as a Continuation of Peripheral Dependence”
Manning B. Shaw, III mbs3@cetlink.net
”On People, Power, and Politics”
Jennifer M. Brown brownj1@winthrop.edu
“Technology in the Womb: The Path to Liberation or the Last Capitalist Frontier
Discussant: Michael Lipscomb lipscombm@winthrop.edu
Panel
8: Economic Injustice in an Era of
Globalization: Five Case Studies
Location: Maybank 110
Chair: Jennifer Leigh Disney,
Papers:
Niki Barber
“Multinational Corporations: A Threat to Global Democracy”
Janelle Stitt
“Sweatshops: A Consequence of Globalization”
Matthew Sutherland
“The North American Free Trade Agreement and the Resulting Effects on
Beth Waggoner
“We, The People, Choose Choice: A Look at the
Injustices Associated with Agricultural Seed Patenting and Genetic
Modification”
Glynda Daniels
“The World Trade Organization:
How Evil Is It Really?”
Discussant: Joseph M. Ellis ellisjm1@temple.edu
Panel 9: International Discord and
Cooperation at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Location: Maybank 317
Chair: Michael
K. Renalds renalds@yahoo.com
USC
–
Papers:
Chung, Jaewhan.
USC –
"The EU
Jo, Sam-sang
USC –
"Archetype,
Myth and Rationality in Crisis Resolution."
Lee, Che-chuan
USC –
"Ambiguity, Continuity, and the Role of a Hegemon in
an Imposed Regime: U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations since 1972."
Song, Young Hoon
USC –
"
Discussant: Li, Chenghong
USC-Columbia
Roundtable 4: Education Policy in
Chair: Christina Jeffrey rcjeffrey@charter.net
Independent Scholar
Panelists: Paul Peterson, peterson@coastal.edu
Conrad Festa, Executive Director, S.C. Commission on Higher Education Barbara Nielsen, Fellow, Senior Scholar, Strom Thurmond Institute, on loan
to the Governor's Office as senior education
advisor
Hugh Cannon, Charleston School Board Member, lawyer
Christina
Jeffrey, rcjeffrey@charter.net
Independent Scholar,
SCPSA Business Meeting
Chair:
President
of