66th Annual Conference
of the
Pennsylvania Political Science Association
April 1 and 2, 2005
The Pennsylvania State University – Capital Campus
Middletown, Pennsylvania
EVENTS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005
I.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
10:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location TBA
II.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, BUSINESS MEETING, LUNCHEON SPONSOR - TBA
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location TBA
III.
PANEL SESSIONS 1:00 to 2:30 pm
A. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
Chair: TBA
Papers:
Robert Maranto and Jeremy Johnson, Villanova University
“Are Second Terms Second Best?: Why George W. Bush Might (or Might Not)
Beat the Expectations.”
Jeremy Johnson
“When Incumbents Fall: Assessing Successful and Unsuccessful 20th Century
Presidential Transitions.”
Sharon Sykora
“An Evaluation of Presidential Nominee Selection Criteria in the Contemporary
Era: Kennedy Through Bush, 1960 – 2005.”
Sam Hoff, Delaware State University
“A Book Review Essay of “His Excellency: George Washington.”
Discussant: TBA
B. NASCENT REGIMES IN WORLD POLITICS
Chair: Jeffrey B. Burnham, Lock Haven University
Papers:
Daniel McIntosh, Slippery Rock University
“Norms in the Regulation of Private Military Companies”
Eric K. Leonard, Shenandoah University
“The World Trade Organization and Disputes over Intellectual Property”
Mark C. Gentry, St. Francis University
“The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee: Evaluating Its Effectiveness”
Discussant: TBA
C. ROUNDTALBE: “Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology” by Wes MacDonald
Panelists: Fran Moran, New Jersey City University
Wes MacDonald, Elizabethtown College
Paul Gottfried, Elizabethtown College
Donald G. Tannenbaum, Gettysburg College
BREAK
IV.
2:30 to 3:00 pm
SPONSORS -- TBA
PANEL SESSIONS 3:00 to 4:40 pm
A. THE SUPREME COURT REVISITS GERRYMANDERING
Chair: James Lennertz, Lafayette College
Papers:
Kyle Kreider, Wilkes University
“Oklahoma State Election Board v. Andrea L. Beaver, (2005), Political Parties,
Political Scientists: Some Thoughts on Political Science and the Supreme Court’s
Political Party Jurisprudence”
James Lennertz, Lafayette College
“Vieth v. Jubelirer”
Discussant: Aaron Hoffman, Albright College
B. GENDER, SEXUALITY AND EQUAL RIGHTS
Chair: Bridget Jeffrey, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Papers:
Jennifer Gaboury, The Graduate Center, CUNY
“Masculinity’s Sea Change”
Linda J. Wharton, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
“State Equal Rights Amendments Revisited: Evaluating Their Effectiveness in
Advancing Women’s Equality.”
Discussant: TBA
C. DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
Chair: Beth Admiraal, King’s College
Paper:
Vasudev Das, African Thinkers University, Nigeria
“The Politics of Social Stability for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria: The
CCACT Approach”
Discussants: Rev. Lucius, King’s College
D. THEORY ILLUMINATES PRACTICE: AMERICAN POLITICAL
THOUGHT AND AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
Chair: Donald G. Tannenbaum, Gettysburg College
Papers:
Christopher Fay, Gettysburg College
“Two Presidents, Two Eras, One Political Problem: Faith-Based Initiatives
Confront the Notion of Separation of Church and State”
Herman (Ted) Collier IV, Gettysburg College
Naom Chomsky, H. Mark Roelofs, and the State-Corporate Media Response to
9/11”
Discussants:
Michelle Falcetano, Gettysburg College
Lauren Kate McNamara, Gettysburg College
V.
PLENARY ROUNDTABLE 4:45 to 6:00 pm
SOME ISSUE IN STATE POLITICS
Chair: Michael E. Cassidy, Executive Director, Office of the Democratic Caucus Chair
Discussants:
VI.
PPSA BUSINESS MEETING 6:00 to 6:30 pm
VII.
RECEPTION 6:30 to 7:15 pm
SPONSORS -- TBA
VIII. PPSA DINNER 7:15 to 8:15 pm
IX.
KEYNOTE SPEECH 8:15 to 9:00 pm
EVENTS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2005
X.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 8:00 to 10:00 am
XI.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:30 to 10:00 am SPONSORS -- TBA
XII.
PANEL SESSIONS 8:30 to 10:00 am
A. ISSUES IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Chair: Paula Holoviak, Kutztown University
Papers:
Christopher Borick, Muhlenberg College
“A Comparative Analysis of the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Election Campaigns
in Pennsylvania”
David Latzko, Penn State University, York Campus
“Home Rule and the Size of County Government in Pennsylvania”
Patricia A. Patrick, Penn State University, Capital Campus
“Business Improvement Districts: The Relationship Between Legal Formation
and Accountability”
Discussant: Arthur Holst, PhD., Government Affairs Manager, City of Philadelphia
B. PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES IN UNDERGRADUATE POLITICAL SCIENCE
Chair: Joseph H. Moskowitz, New Jersey City University
Papers:
Fran Moran and Joseph H. Moskowitz, New Jersey City University
“On-line Instruction in Undergraduate Political Science”
Chris Douglas, New Jersey City University
“Teaching Political Science to Special Education Students
Giovanni DePierro, New Jersey City University
“Effective Use of Role Playing and Simulation in Political Science Courses”
Discussant: TBA
C. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH I: POLITICAL IDENTITES
AND THEIR IMPACT
Chair: TBA
Papers:
Alida Meghji, University of PennsylvanIa
“Islam, Friend or Foe: Islam's Influence on HIV/AIDS in West Africa”
Gregory Voshell, Elizabethtown College
“The Western Media's Portrayal of the Islamic World”
Lauren Genn, Kuztown University of Pennsylvania
“The Basque Struggle for Independence in Spain”
Mary Kate Schneider, Kutztown University
“Long Strange Unification: Historical and Political Evidence for a Fractured
German State”
Discussant: TBA
XIII. PANEL SESSIONS 10:15 to 11:45 am
A. TOPICS IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Chair: TBA
Papers:
Diane Johnson, Kutztown University
“ Rethinking Political Ritual”
Mark Daniels, Slippery Rock Univeristy
“Closing Military Bases: The Politics of Termination”
Steven A. Peterson and Cristina Ciocirlan, Penn State Capital College
“Predicting Students’ Educational Performance: A Test of Three Models”
Philip A. Grant
“The Congresional Campaigns of John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania, 1974-2004 “
Discussant: TBA
B. THEORY AND PRACTICE IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Chair: Fran Moran, New Jersey City University
Papers:
Daniel Skinner, Graduate Center, CUNY and Hunter College
“The Function of Necessity in Imperial Rhetoric: A Comparison of 5th Century
Athens and the Contemporary United States”
Steven Peterson, Penn State University – Capital Campus
“Post-modern Perspectives on American Politics”
Gerard Fitzpartrick, Ursinus College
“Political Parties in the Thought of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John
Adams, and Thomas Jefferson”
Angel Lopez Santiagom , Graduate Center, CUNY
“The Skulls of Political Philosophy”
Discussant: Fran Moran, New Jersey City University
C. THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A Realigning Election?
Panelists:
Wes MacDonald, Elizabethtown College, Moderator
Thomas J. Baldino, Wilkes University
Terry Madonna, Franklin and Marshall College
G. Grier Stephenson, Franklin and Marshall College
Robert Bressler, Penn State University ???
Matthew Woessner, ??????
D. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PANEL II: POLITICAL
EMPOWERMENT, LOCAL TO GLOBAL
Chair: TBA
Papers:
Kyle C. Kopko, Elizabethtown College
“Improving Civic Education through Local Political and Community Issues”
Nathaniel Cushman, Messiah College
“Finding the Community in Community-Based Development Organizations”
Jessica A. Defenderfer, Elizabethtown College
“Sex, Politics, and the State: An Analysis of State Political Culture and Gender
Voting Behavior”
Katie Vaught, Shenandoah University
“Improving Environmental Conditions: Evaluating the Role of Social Movements
on Environmental Politics”
Discussant: TBA
XIV. STUDENT- FACULTY COLLOQUIUM 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Moderator: TBA
Papers:
Robert Maranto, Villanova University (faculty)
Ray Wasko, Villanova University (grad student)
“Thinking of Going to Graduate School?”
Daniel McIntosh, Slippery Rock University (faculty)
undergraduate student(s) TBA, Slippery Rock University
“The Student Intelligence Agency: Bringing Counterterrorist Intelligence to the
Classroom”
Discussants: TBA
PPSA HOTEL INFO
Best Western Harrisburg, 815 South Eisenhower Boulevard, Middletown, PA 17057-- $69
single or double: refurbished hotel less than 5 miles from campus at the Harrisburg-East
Turnpike interchange. From Lancaster, PSU-Harrisburg campus or Harrisburg Internat’l Airport
take Rt 283 West, expressway ends in front of hotel. From Harrisburg or turnpike take exit 1b off
I-283 (see hotel web site). Hotel has all the amenities, computer hookup in every room,
computers/email in lobby, indoor pool, nice bar area for evening gathering, breakfast included.
Reservations call toll free at 1-888-868-5952 or (717) 939-1600. PPSA rooms are being held
until March 1, 2005. (The hotel should honor the Penn State rate for attendees after that date but
please book early.) To get the group rate tell them you are with the PA Political Science
Association meeting at Penn State.
Directions and other information at www.bestwesternharrisburg.com
Penn State-Harrisburg directions:
The entrance to Penn State Harrisburg is located on PA 230, West of Middletown.
From PA Turnpike (I-76): Get off at exit 247 (Harrisburg East). Follow PA 283 East toward the
Harrisburg International Airport. Follow signs for the airport and the college. Before entering the
airport complex, take the exit for PA 230. Turn left at the junction of 230. Proceed on 230 East
approximately 1 mile. The college entrance is on the left.
From Lancaster and points East: Take Route 283 West toward Harrisburg. Follow signs for the
airport and the college. Before entering the airport complex, take the exit for PA 230. Turn left at
the junction of 230. Proceed on 230 East approximately 1 mile. The college entrance is on the
left.
From Harrisburg and points North: Follow signs for Harrisburg International Airport/283 East.
Take 283 East to the Harrisburg International Airport exit. Follow signs for the airport and the
college. Before entering the airport complex, take the exit for PA 230. Turn left at the junction of
230. Proceed on 230 East approximately 1 mile. The college entrance is on the left.
Visitor parking is available behind Olmsted Building. Steve Peterson will know what we need
to park there (PPSA placard or whatever)