University of California, Irvine
 Department of Political Science

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (external to UCI)

Ahmed, Zahra.  “Considering Political Socialization Among African American Youth.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Alexander, Amy (With Monroe, K.R., Ozyurt, S., Wrigley, T.).  “The Psychology of Success:  Discrimination and Coping Among Women in Academia.”  International Society of Political Psychology, July 2005.

----- “Evaluating Gendered Contexts of Women’s Local Elite Political participation:  A Look at Political Office-Holding and Candidacy in California Cities.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March, 2006

Baer, Madeline.  “Water Privatization and Civil Society in Bolivia.”  International Studies Association-West, Las Vegas, September 2005.

----- “Water Privatization and Civil Society in Bolivia: Addressing the Democratic Deficit of International Organizations.” International Studies Association. San Diego, March 2006.

Balding, Christopher.  “Joining the World Trade Organization:  It’s All About the Exports.” Conference on The Changing Structure of World Trade and Investment and its Impact on Poverty and Income Inequality, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, March 2006.

----- “Organization Matters to Institutions:  The Structural Design of the United Nations and World Trade Organization.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

----- “International Relations Theory, Great Power Apathy, and Conflict in the Great Lakes of Africa.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago April 2006.

----- “The United Nations Security Council Under Proposed Reform: Modeling Indecision.” Workshop on Computational Political Economics, University of Bielefeld, Germany, May 2006.

----- “It’s Not a McWorld, It’s a Golden Dragon Buffet World:  The Emergence of Chinese Soft Power.”  International Studies Association West, Las Vegas, September 2005.

----- “Thinking Outside the (Ballot) Box: Gauging the Cognitive Consequences of Electoral Rules for Parties and Partisans.”  American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., September 2005.

Bergeron, Joe.  “Examining Determinants of American Support for Same-Sex Marriage.” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Chen, Titus (with Wayne Sandholtz).  “Rise and Fall of Extraterritoriality.”  Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, October 2005.

Chiu, William, “Changes in International Norms:  A Case Study of Refugees and Asylum Law Since 1900.”  Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, October 2005.

Choi, Moon-Young.  “Politics of Signage and Space: Claims-Making in the Case of “Little India.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Cleary, Matthew.  “Liberty, Obligation, and the Developmental Potential of Deliberation.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006. 

----- “Modern Islamism in a World of Secular Nation-States:  The Rise (and Fall?) of Political Islam as an Effective Collective Action Frame.”  Northeastern Political Science Association, and International Studies Association – Northeast, Philadelphia, November 2005. 

----- “Political Islam:  Ideology and Movement.”  Political Theory Conference on Terrorism, Democracy, and Empire, Ottawa, Ontario, October 2005. 

----- (with Rebecca Glazier).  “Islamism:  Trajectory of a Master Frame.”  International Studies Association –West, Las Vegas, September 2005.

Drummond, Andrew.  “Thinking Outside the (Ballot) Box:  Gauging the Cognitive Consequences of Electoral Rules for Parties and Partisans.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

----- “Thinking Outside the (Ballot) Box:  Gauging the Cognitive Consequences of Electoral Rules for Parties and Partisanship in Twenty-six Old and New Democracies.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006. 

Ensch, John.  “Two Rival Models to Explain the Introduction of Proportional Representation Electoral Systems.” Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, 2005.

Fisher, Brian.  “The Network Construction of Global Environmental Governance: The Role of NGOs.”  International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

----- “Bridging the Human Rights-Environment Divide: Manifesting Ecological Rights.” International Studies Association –Northeast/NPSA, Philadelphia, November 2005.

----- “The Politics of Climate Change.” Sierra Club, 2005.

Franklin, Lee. “Media Effects on Attitudes in Uruguay and Venezuela.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March 2006.

----- “Media Effects on Attitudes in Consolidating Democracies.” Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, January 2006.

Griffin, Rebecca Brandy.  “Nonprofit Service Provision to Unauthorized Immigrants in California:  How One Organization Defise Prevalent Anti-Immigrant Sentiments.  Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Washington D.C., November 2005.

Michael Hampson.  “Great Power Apathy and Conflict in the DRC.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006. 

Jill Harper (with Siobhán Caruso-Tuthill).  “Reconsidering Genocide:  The State and the Nation Through the Case of Slobodan Milošević.”  University of California, Riverside, February 2006.

Ibarra, Armando.  “Perceived Discrimination and its Impacts on Latino Attitudes and Behaviors.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Jensen, Michael.  “Politics, Philosophy and Religion: Rhetoricizing Rawls.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Jones, Nathan.  “Just War, Pacifism and the Church.”  International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

Jou, Willy.  “Critical Citizens in Eastern and Central Europe?  Examining Democratic Support.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Latner, Mike.  “Paper Title.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

----- “Paper Title.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Lupo, Lindsey J.H. “Significant Learning Experiences: Assessment and Outcomes.”  American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, Washington, D.C., February 2006.

Masuoka, Natalie.  “Political Attitudes and Ideologies of Multiracial Americans:  The Implications of Mixed Race in the U.S.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

----- Junn, Jane and ----------.  “Asian Pride or Ambiguous Identities?  The Influence of Asian American Racial Group Consciousness on Participation.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March, 2006.

----- DeSipio, Louis, ---------- and Christopher Stout.   “Asian American Immigrants as the New Electorate:  Exploring Turnout and Registration of a Growing Community.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March, 2006.

----- Wong, Janelle, Ricardo Ramirez, Jungmiwha Bullock, ----------, and Jillian Medeiros.  “Getting Out the Vote Among Asian Americans and Latinos in Southern California:  A Field Experiment.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Minney, Maria.  “Paper Title.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March 2006.

----- “Paper Title.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Colin Moore.  “Explaining US-DPRK Policy During the Summit Glow:  A Case for Theoretical Eclecticism.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Stephen Nuño.  “The 2005 Los Angeles Mayoral Election:  Racial Context of Voting”  University of California, Riverside, September 2005.

----- “  From City Terrace to City Hall:  Latinos and the 2005 Mayoral Election.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Ong, Nhu-Ngoc T.  “Single-Party Rhetoric versus Multi-Party Programs:  The Irony of the Communist Party of Vietnam.  Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, January 2006.

----- “Attitudes toward Democracy among Asian Generations.  World Association for Public Opinion Research, Hong Kong, December 2005.

----- “Democracy in Little Saigon:  A Case of Vietnamese-American Political Activism.”  American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Ozyurt, Saba.  “Muslim Women in Western Societies: How Religion, Gender and Culture Affect Coping With Social Change.”  International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

----- “Constructing a Mediterranean Region” Roundtable Discussion. Sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

----- “Clash of Civilizations? The Status of Muslim immigrants in Western Europe and the US.”  WISC Global International Studies Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2005.

----- “The Psychology of Academic Success: Discrimination and Coping among Women in Academia” (Co-authored with Kristen Monroe).  International Society of Political Psychology Annual Meeting, Montreal, July 2005. 

Paracuellos, Fabrice. “The Congress of Vienna System – Identity, Power and New Ideas.” Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March, 2006.

----- “The Congress of Vienna System – Identity, Power and New Ideas.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Rim, Kathy.  “Are Asian Americans Still a ‘Model’ Minority? Exploring the Complexity of Asian American Identity in California’s Media.”  Western Political Science Association,  Albuquerque, March 2006.

Scola, Becki.  Panel chair, “Women in Office: Getting There, Staying There.”  Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico March 2006.

----- “Women of Color in State Legislatures: Gender, Race, and Legislative Office Holding.” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

----- “Women of Color in State Legislatures: Investigating Variation Across the States.” Western Political Science Association, Oakland, March 2005.

Stout, Christopher.  “Are African American Candidates at a Disadvantage in Statewide Elections?  An Analysis of African American Senatorial Candidates.”  Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity, UC Riverside, Winter 2006.

----- “Asian American Immigrants as the New Electorate:  Exploring Turnout and Registration of a Growing Community.”  Western Political Science Association,  Albuquerque, March 2006.

Van Sickle, Alix and Wayne Sandholtz.  “The Right to Democracy in International Law.  International Norms Workshop.” Brigham Young University, October 2005.

----- “Assessing the Democratic Effects of Civil Society Organizations in Argentina.”  Pacific Coast Council of Latin American Studies, Loyola Marymount University, November 2005.

----- Dalton, Russell J. and ----------.  “The Roots of Political Protest: A Contextual Analysis of Protest Behavior.”  International Studies Association in Honolulu, Hawaii March 2005.  

Wehrenfennig, Daniel. “Beyond Diplomacy Conflict Management in the Network Society.”  Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

----- Christopher Balding and Jana Chapman.  “Organization Matters to Institutions: Understanding the United Nations and the World Trade Organization as Legal Rational and Co-Activational Organizations.”  Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

----- “Communication Technology, Conflict Resolution, and the North-South Divide.”  International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

----- and Christopher Balding.  “Organization Matters to Institutions:

Understanding the United Nations and the World Trade Organization as Legal Rational and Co-Activational Organizations.”  International Studies Association, San Diego, March 2006.

----- “Beyond Diplomacy: Conflict Management in a Diverse World.”  Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, March 2006. 

----- and Christopher Balding.  “The Structural Organizational Capacity of Action: Is Diversity Good for the United Nations?” Western Political Science Association Albuquerque, March 2006. 

----- and Christopher Balding. “Organization Matters to Institutions: Understanding the United Nations and the World Trade Organization as Legal Rational and Co-Activational Organizations.” Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Coeur d’Alene, ID., October 2005.

----- and Christopher Balding. “Organization Matters to Institutions: Understanding the United Nations and the World Trade Organization as Legal Rational and Co-Activational Organizations.”  International Studies Association –West, Las Vegas, September 2005.

----- “Beyond Diplomacy: Striving for a Communication-Based Peace Structure in the Network Society.” International Studies Association –West, Las Vegas, September 2005.

Wilson, Victoria.  “Social Capital in the African American Community: The Discord of Participation and Trust.”  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2006.

Young, Bradford.  “Anticipatory Self-Defense in International Law.”  International Studies Association West, Las Vegas, October 2005.

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SELECTED GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS (external to UCI School of Social Sciences

Alexander, Amy.  Graduate Fellow of the Center for the Study of Democracy, UCI, 2006.

----- Graduate Fellow of the Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality, UCI, Summer 2005.

Bowman, Robin.  Institute for National Security Studies research grant, 2005.

Budz, Michelle.  Graduate student fellowship, UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, School of Social Ecology.

Chen, Chih-Chieh (Titus).  UCI Center for Asian Studies graduate student research grant (2005 and 2006).

Doyle, Thomas.  UCI C-GPACS Small Grant for Research on Literature Review.

Ensch, John.  Summer Funds from the Center for the Study of Democracy, Summer 2005.

Franklin, Lee.  Prestage-Cook Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, January 2006.

Hemmer, Bruce.  Research Grant for “Comparative Case Studies of Lessons Learned in Putting the “Up” in Bottom-up Peacebuilding”, US Agency for International Development  (co-authored with Paula Garb (PI) and Daniel Wehrenfennig at UCI Center for Citizen Peacebuilding), September 2005 .

Hsieh, Hsinyeh.  Award from the Center for Asian Studies for “APEC Formation and Functions,” 2005.

Kronberger, Morgan.  The Gandhi Fellowship for Peace and Justice Studies, University of San Diego, 2005.

Moore, Colin.  CGPACS research grant, summer 2005.

Scola, Becki.  Kathy Alberti Award, Outstanding Graduate Student, Spring 2006 (Received recognition for outstanding research, teaching, and service in the School of Social Sciences during the 2005/2006 academic year.

----- American Political Science Association Travel Grant, Summer 2005.

Wehrenfennig, Daniel.  Outstanding Graduate Service Award, School of Social Science UCI, 2005-2006.

----- Coalition Advocating Human Security Fellowship, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (UCI), 2005-2006.

----- Shirin Ebadi Student Fellowship for Research in Citizen Peacebuilding Center for Citizen Peacebuilding (UCI), 2005-2006.

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