Macalester-Carleton
Political Science Conference
April 4, 2007
Weyerhaeuser Board Room, Macalester College
Ideology, Mobilization, and Democracy in Latin America
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m
Chair & Discussant: Professor Paul Dosh, Macalester College
The Makings of Mass Hatred: Propogation of Hugo Chávez's Destructive Ideology
Alexandra Buck, Macalester College
Empowering Women: Understanding Government Failure and Social Movement Success in Brazil and India
Aditi Krishna, Carleton College
Levantamientos y Elecciones: Indigenous Social Movements and Political Participation in Ecuador and Bolivia
Angelina Marie Lopez, Macalester College
The Difficult Transition toward Democracy in Nicaragua
Bonnie Driscoll, Macalester College
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Carleton
junior Mikaela Hagen discusses the case of El Paso as part of a panel on
U.S. urban policy and politics. |
Public Policy, Urban Governance, and Community Power in the United States
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Chair: Natalia Espejo, Macalester College
Discussant: Professor Richard Keiser, Carleton College
The Power of a Policy Image: How an Effective Policy Image Spurred the Popularity of Ethanol in Minnesota
Nancy Taff, Macalester College
The Potentially Governable Metropolis: Fragmentation in Minnesota Transit Politics
Max Siegel, Macalester College
El Paso: Elite Politics and Community Power
Mikaela Hagen, Carleton College
Progressive Reistance to Urban Development: San Francisco's Privately Financed Basebell Stadium
Jonah C. Khandros, Carleton College
Democratic Institutions in Comparative Perspective
2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Chair: Subechya Shrestha, Macalester College
Discussant: Professor Alfred Montero, Carleton College
Power Politics: An Empirical Analysis of the Electoral College
Daniel Allen, Macalester College
Not So Exceptional After All: Comparing Common Constitutional Structures and Their Effects in the United States and Argentina
Brendan Duke, Macalester College
Democracy and Corruption in East and Southeast Asia
Wayne Soon, Carleton College
Beyond Oil: Veto Players and Economic Diversification in the Middle East and North Africa
Martha Thomsen, Carleton College
Following the Pork: Assessing Continued LDP Domination and Hindrances to Opposition Consolidation in Post-Electoral Reform Japan
Noah Brennan, Carleton College
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Presenting a paper on Puerto Rican identity and nationalism, Justin Bigelow '07 speaks to a full house. |
Migration, Rights and Participation: Perspectives on Contemporary Identity Politics
4:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Chair: Natalia Espejo, Macalester College
Discussant: Professor Paru Shah, Macalester College
Immigrant or Latino? Collective Identity in the Immigrant Rights Movement
Trudy Rebert, Macalester College
The New State of Puerto Rican Political Status
Justin Bigelow, Macalester College
Unwanted Visitors: Sub-Saharan Migrant Rights to Life and Faith in Morocco
Ihotu J. Ali, Macalester College
The Politics of Community: Interacting and Conflicting Citizenships on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Sara Langhinrichs, Macalester College
For further information on the conference, contact co-chair Natalia Espejo at nespejo@macalester.edu.
