MACALESTER-CARLETON POLITICAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE, 2007

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

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

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.