2015 IPSA Conference Program - Eastern Illinois University

ILLINOIS POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER 7th, 2015
http://castle.eiu.edu/~ipsa /
“Promoting Scholarship in Social
Science and Humanities"
North Park University/Chicago
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
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PROGRAM
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07:30 am - 09:00 am
09:00 am – 09:15 am
09:30 am – 10:50 am
11:00 am – 12:20 pm
12:30 pm – 02:55 pm
03:00 pm – 04:20 pm
04:25 pm – 05:00 pm
Registration and Breakfast
Presidential Welcoming Address
Panels 1, 2, 3, & 4
Panels 5, 6, 7, & 8
Lunch, Roundtable Discussion, and IPSA Elections
Panels 9, 10, & 11
IPSA Committee 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
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Welcome attendees and introduce paper presenters (typically by providing the name,
affiliation and paper title)
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Keep track of presentation times and transitions by giving presenters gentle reminders
(for instance, slipping notes to presenters indicating how much time is left)
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Each presenter should have 15-20 minutes of presentation. Power point presentation is
welcomed but not required.
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The moderators should provide feedback on the presentation.
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Ensure that panels end on time!
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Report panelist absences to the IPSA Secretariat at the registration desk.
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INDEX OF PANELS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION & MODERATORS
Time
9:30 AM 10:50 AM
9:30 AM 10:50 AM
Panels &
Room
Roundtable
Discussion
Panel 1
Carlson
33
Panel 2
Carlson
28
Title
Moderators
State of Anarchy and the Thought
of the Enemies
Community of Educators and the
Politics of Education
Naser Javaid
Keith R.
Johnson
9:30 AM 10:50 AM
Panel 3
Carlson
34
Violence in the Middle East and
the Interests of Great Powers
Ribhi I. Salhi
9:30 AM 10:50 AM
Panel 4
Carlson
35
Political Struggle and the Search
for Domestic Security
Casey LaFrance
11:00AM12:20 PM
Panel 5
Carlson
33
Political Oppression, Social
Justice, and the Life in Exile
Jack Adam
MacLennan
11:00AM12:20 PM
Panel 6
Carlson
28
Is there is a Common Political
Model for Social Revolution,
Domestic Violence, Rebellion,
and Insurgency?
Christopher
Newman
11:00AM12:20 PM
Panel 7
Carlson
34
Local Politics, State Politics, and
what’s in Chicago and Illinois?
Richard
Wandling
11:00AM12:20 PM
Panel 8
Carlson
35
Political Identity and Social
Norms in Understanding the
History of Culture
A. Teal
Mercaeant
1:30-2:30 PM
Lunch &
Roundtable
Hamming Fixing Illinois, Fixing Chicago in
Hall
the 21st Century
Dick W.
Simpson
3:00PM4:20PM
Panel 9
Carlson
33
What’s New for the Generations
of Wars?
David
Rothmund
3:00PM4:20PM
Panel 10
Carlson
34
How Can We Understand the
Unstable Regions?
Jonathan R
Peterson
3:00PM4:20PM
Panel 11
Carlson
35
Politics in Every Where
Samuel Bassett
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Panels
Panel 1: State of Anarchy and the Thought of the Enemies
Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM
Room: Carlson 33
Moderator: Naser Javaid, Roosevelt University njavaid@roosevelt.edu
Paper: Martin Claar, Northern Illinois University mclaar1@niu.edu “Sons of Anarchy: The
Case to Reinterpret Hobbes”
Paper: Michael M. Kazanjian, Triton College mkazanjian@sbcglobal.net “Defeating an Enemy
is More Than a "Problem".”
Paper: Havee Makedon, Elmhurst College haveem@yahoo.com “The Seventy-Two Days That
Changed the World”
Panel 2: Community of Educators and the Politics of Education
Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM
Room: Carlson 28
Moderator: Keith R. Johnson (Oakton/Retired Faculty) keithjohnson101@gmail.com
Paper: Keith R. Johnson, Independent Scholar (Retired Faculty) keithjohnson101@gmail.com
“Understanding of the Adjunct Faculty Through Surveys”
Paper: Keith Boeckelman, Western Illinois University ka-boeckelman@wiu.edu “Civic
Education and Motivated Reasoning”
Paper: Susan Gaffney & Carol P. Mihous, Governors State University sgaffney@govst.edu
sgaffney@govst.edu “Student Borrowing”
Paper: Samuel Bassett, Lake Forest College, stbassett@gmail.com “The Misguided Classroom”
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Panel 3: Violence in the Middle East and the Interests of Great
Powers
Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM
Room: Carlson 34
Moderator: Ribhi I. Salhi Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu
Paper: Jack Adam MacLennan, Aurora University jmaclennan@aurora.edu “Bombing
Ideologies: ISIS, the West, and the Techno-Politics of Air Power”
Paper: Samuel David Levin, Oakton Community College sampackers@gmail.com “American
jihadist in ISIS: what does it mean for American national security?”
Paper: Ribhi Salhi, Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu “Terror Revenge: The Birth
of ISIS”
Panel 4: Political Struggle and the Search of Domestic
Stability
Time: 9:30AM-10:50AM
Room: Carlson 35
Moderator: Casey LaFrance, Western Illinois University tc-lafrance@wiu.edu
Paper: Casey LaFrance (with Co-authors Michael Quigley & Kyle Davis), Western Illinois
University tc-lafrance@wiu.edu “From Rhetoric to Reform: An Analysis of Police and Crime
Commissioners' Policing and Crime Plans Compared to Campaign Priorities”
Paper: Kathleen Stralka, Lake Forest College stralkakc@mx.lakeforest.edu “The Legality,
Politics, and Efficiency of Drug Testing Welfare Recipients”
Paper: George Vukotich, University of Illinois at Chicago gvukotich@aol.com “Making
Change Happen”
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Panel 5: Political Oppression, Social Justice, and the Life in
Exile
Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM
Room: Carlson 33
Moderator: Jack Adam MacLennan, Aurora University jmaclennan@aurora.edu
Paper: Andy Prignano, Loyola University Chicago aprignano@luc.edu “No Justice, No Peace:
Using Randolph Roth’s American Homicide to Understand the Motivation for Slave Revolts”
Paper: Nicole Luke, Northeastern Illinois University ndluke21@gmail.com “The Oppressed
Majority: Human Rights Violation Under South Africa Apartheid Government”
Paper: Nima Lane, Elmhurst College nimalane@gmail.com “Strife in the Exile Writer
Community”
Panel 6: Is there is a Common Political Model for Social
Revolution, Domestic Violence, Rebellion, and Insurgency?
Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM
Room: Carlson 28
Moderator: Christopher Newman, Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu
Paper: Christopher Newman, Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu “Can They Run?
Can They Hide?” An Agent-Based Analysis of Theories of Irregular Warfare and CounterInsurgency”
Paper: Danielle Haisan, Elgin Community College haisandani@gmail.com “Initiating the
Compendium of Revolutions”
Paper: Marty Pack, Northeastern Illinois University m-pack@neiu.edu “National Identities and
Domestic Violence in Eastern Europe”
Paper: Kayla Gubov, Oakton Community College Kgubov@gmail.com “Boko Haram: Ethnic
Insurgency or Religious Insurgency?”
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Panel 7: Local Politics, State Politics, and what’s in Chicago
and Illinois?
Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM
Room: Carlson 34
Moderator: Richard Wandling Eastern Illinois University rawandling@eiu.edu
Paper: George Van Dusen & Michael Dorf, Oakton Community College & School of the Art
Institution of Chicago george.vandusen@skokie.org & mdorf@adlmb.com “As I was saying…”
Paper: David Amaral, University of Illinois at Chicago damara2@uic.edu “Environmental
policy influence of community-based organizations: assessing strategies and success in
Chicago”
Paper: Scott Braam, University of Illinois at Chicago sbraam2@uic.edu “A Portrait of Politics:
The Cultural Marketing of the Chicago Neighborhood of Pilsen”
Panel 8: Political Identity and Social Norms in Understanding
the History of Culture
Time: 11:00AM-12:20PM
Room: Carlson 35
Moderator: A. Teal Mercaeant, College of Lake County
AMercaeant@CLCILLINOIS.EDU
Paper: Frances H. Mitilines, Oakton Community College fmitilin@oakton.edu “The Jewish
“Outcast” as “Outlaw”
Paper: Thomas Powers, Carthage College tpowers@carthage.edu “The Precise (Political)
Origins of American Multiculturalism”
Paper: Lindsey Juszczak, Eastern Illinois University lejuszczak@eiu.edu “Age is Just a
Number: Using Economic and Social Models in the Millennial Generation to Predict Policy
Support and Political Beliefs”
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12:30PM-2:55PM Lunchtime, Roundtable Discussion, &
Elections
Room: Hamming Hall
12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunchtime
1:30-2:40PM Roundtable Discussion: “Fixing Illinois, Fixing Chicago in the21st Century”
Moderator: Dick W. Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago simpson@uic.edu
Participants:
 Melissa Mouritsen Dominican University melissamouritsen@gmail.com
 Constance Mixon Elmhurst College conniemixon@sbcglobal.net
 Thomas Gradel thomasjgradel@earthlink.net
 James Nowlan jnowlan3@gmail.com
Overview: This roundtable consists of political scientists, authors, former elected officials, and
political strategists. They will provide insights from their books Corrupt Illinois, Twenty-First
Century Chicago (2nd new edition), and Fixing Illinois. Also, they will discuss not only the
budget crisis and government funding cutbacks but the long-term problems facing the city,
metropolitan region, and state. Their three autographed books will be on sale for those who wish
to purchase them or adopt them for their courses. Finally, they will also answer questions about
how to write and publish books on Chicago and Illinois politics.
2:40-2:55PM: IPSA Executive Council Nomination & Elections
Panel 9: What’s New for the Generations of Wars?
Time: 3:00-4:20PM
Room: Carlson 33
Moderator: David Rothmund Elmhurst College david.c.rothmund@net.elmhurst.edu
Paper: Mary Dickey, Elmhurst College mary.dickey@365.elmhurst.edu “British War
Enthusiasm at Home and on the Front during the First World War”
Paper: David Rothmund, Elmhurst College david.c.rothmund@net.elmhurst.edu “World War
Two: The Catalyst that Shaped Second Wave Feminist Thought”
Paper: Samantha Musick, Elmhurst College Samantha.m.musick@365.elmhurst.edu “If
Elizabeth Had Been Eric: The Effects of Queen Elizabeth I’s Gender on History”
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Panel 10: How Can We Understand the Unstable Regions?
Time: 3:00-4:20PM
Room: Carlson 34
Moderator: Jonathan R Peterson, North Park University/Chicago
jpeterson2@northpark.edu
Paper: Nadia Sabri, Oakton Community College nadisabri@gmail.com “How the Presence of
Western forces have led to more Destruction than Democracy and Peace in the Middle East?”
Paper: Ribhi Salhi & Christopher Newman, Oakton Community College rsalhi@oakton.edu
“Egypt Upheaval 2011-2013: Is it the Two Revolutions or the Two Coups? An Analysis of a
Complex Adaptive System”
Paper: Christopher Newman, Elgin Community College cnewman@elgin.edu “A Complex
Adaptive Systems Analysis of Shaka Zulu and The Mfecane”
Panel 11: Politics in Every Where
Time: 3:00-4:20PM
Room: Carlson 35
Moderator: Samuel Bassett, Lake Forest College, stbassett@gmail.com
Paper: Marshall W. Thompson, Northeastern Illinois University M-Thompson4@neiu.edu
“Fiscal & Monetary Policy Divergence: Empirical & Moral Implications”
Paper: Haroon Atcha, College of Du Page haroonatcha@yahoo.com “Chinese FDI in Burmese
Infrastructure as a Tool of Fostering Soft Power”
Paper: Jamie Mahoney, Elmhurst College Jamie.mahoney@365.elmhurst.edu “Third Wave in
Food Co-operative Movement Hits Chicagoland: A Fresh Approach to Long-Term
Sustainability”
IPSA Committee Meeting
Time: 4:25PM-5:00PM
Room: Hamming Hall
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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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