The fourth annual Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Undergraduate Conference will be held March 10th in the Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center.

Panels will be held throughout the day and include topics such as the US and the World, International Politics, Political Theory, US Politics, and Civil Society and Social Movements. Snacks will also be provided. Hope to see you on March 10th

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Fifth Annual Pi Sigma Alpha Conference
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Weyerhaeuser Board Room

9:40-10:40am
Social Movement
Discussant: Paul Dosh

Holly Jo
"Ray Anderson's Reflections of Ecological Modernization Theory"
Alex Rosselli
"They're Back: Obama and the Rebirth of the Militia Movement"
Mishal Khan
"Islam and Human Rights: Mediating the Demand for Cultural Legitimacy in Pakistan”

10:50-11:50
Rhetorical Analysis
Discussant: Adrienne Christensen

Věra Šídlová
"Velvet Words: Mythic Narrative as a Tool for Non-Violent Regime Change"
Andrew J Pragacz
"Liberal feminist articulation in Jordan: working for women or state power?"
Kate Vermann
"George Wallace’s Inaugural Address: Making the Conventional Unconventional"

1:10-2:10pm
Civic Space/Civic Participation
Discussant: Zornitsa Keremidchieva

Lelde Ilzina
"Women’s Roles in Peace-building: the Case of Liberia"
Nisha Singh
“Optimizing Citizen Effectiveness: An Alternative to Taagepera's Cube Root Law of First Assembly Size”
Stacey Liou
"Mending Fractured Public Spheres? Arendt and the Polity"

2:20-3:20pm
Policy Analysis
Discussant: Patrick Schmidt

Mira Kohl
"Changing the Politics of Citizenship: Intercultural Education in Bolivia and Peru"
Michael Freedman
"Bringing Tibet Into the Modern World"
Zach Lazar
"Trading the Climate: A Policy Analysis of Existing Emissions Trading Systems to Develop a Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Systems"
Yan Liu
"Promising Non-Proliferation without Triggering a Collapse: China’s North Korea Policy"

3:30-4:30pm
Even More Rhetorical Analysis
Discussant: David Blaney

Brian Stephenson
"Rhetorically Sidestepping the Racial Narrative: Racial and Ambivalence and Editorial Censorship in Zora Neale Hurston's Dust Tracks on a Road”
Sarah Prentice-Mott
"Entering Free Derry: An Iconic Image Analysis of the Free Derry Wall"
Amanda Janoo
"In Defense of A Global Economy Without Accountability: A Critical Rhetorical Analysis of the Director General of the WTOs’ Speech to the Global Unions Conference"