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2016 San Diego Meeting Western Political Science Association CONFERENCE THEME: THE POLITICS OF PERIL AND OPPORTUNITY March 24 – 26, 2016 San Diego, California #WPSA16 Follow us on Twitter @thewpsa Blog: https://thewpsa.wordpress.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WELCOME AND SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................ ii WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS .................. v COMMITTEES OF THE WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ..................................................................................... vii WPSA ANNUAL AWARDS GUIDELINES ................................................... ix WPSA AWARDS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE 2016 MEETING ............. xi CALL FOR PAPERS 2017 MEETING ........................................................ xii MEETING SCHEDULE AND SPECIAL EVENTS ....................................... 1 AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS PANELS .......................................................... 5 SCHEDULE OF PANELS ............................................................................ 6 PANEL LISTINGS: THURSDAY, 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM .................................................. 36 THURSDAY, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM .................................................. 43 THURSDAY, 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM .................................................. 55 THURSDAY, 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM .................................................. 67 FRIDAY, 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM ................................................. 79 FRIDAY, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM ................................................. 91 FRIDAY, 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM ............................................... 102 FRIDAY, 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM ............................................... 118 SATURDAY, 8:00 AM – 9:45 PM ............................................... 131 SATURDAY, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM ............................................... 139 SATURDAY, 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM ............................................... 150 SATURDAY, 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM ............................................... 161 INDEX OF PARTICIPANTS ..................................................................... 169 SAN DIEGO: DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE ......................... 228 EXHIBITORS AND PUBLISHERS’ ADS.................................................. 240 i WELCOME AND SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WELCOME! On behalf of the University of San Diego and the local arrangements committee, it is our pleasure to welcome you to San Diego. We hope that you learn and grow at the conference and also have some well-deserved fun while you are here. San Diego calls itself “America’s Finest City,” and backs up that claim with great weather, diverse people, and a number of world-famous cultural and tourist attractions. Populated by native peoples like the Kumeyaay for thousands of years, San Diego was “discovered” by Europeans in 1542 and settled by Spanish missionaries in 1769. Today, San Diego is home to 1.3 million people and is the eighth largest city in the United States. Like California, San Diego now boasts a majority-minority population (45% White/non-Hispanic, 29% Latino, 16% Asian, 7% Black in the 2010 census). Politically, the city itself has become more liberal in the last decade, and now a majority of its city council seats are held by Democrats. The northern and eastern suburbs, however, remain conservative. Five congressional districts span the county—two are solidly Democratic, two solidly Republican, and one, the 52nd, has lately been a perennial toss-up race. The economy is diverse, although it is also true that San Diego has long been, and continues to be, a military town. About one in five jobs in the San Diego area is tied to the military or to military contracting. However, there is also a strong academic presence (San Diego State, the University of California, San Diego, the University of San Diego, California State University San Marcos, a vibrant, multi- campus community college system, and other small, private colleges), with the innovation and high-tech industry development that universities can generate. San Diego is home to a number of biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms, and to the high-tech companies Qualcomm and Nokia. The county has also become a center for the craft brewing industry led by Stone and Ballast Point. Not surprisingly, given its average 70 degree temperature (year round), tourism is also important to the local economy. National Geographic Traveler magazine has selected San Diego/Tijuana as one of 20 “Best of the World” destinations for 2016. Indeed, San Diego is one of the best places in America to vacation. From the clean, sunny beaches, to the kid-friendly animal attractions like the Safari Park and Zoo, to the museums and theaters in Balboa Park, our city has something fun to offer nearly every traveler. We hope you enjoy the conference, and while you are here, that you take some time to enjoy some of the sun and fun that San Diego has to offer. Vidya Nadkarni and Casey B. K. Dominguez University of San Diego 2016 Local Arrangements Chairs ii WELCOME AND SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Welcome to San Diego! Every year, coming to the Western Political Science Association’s annual meeting is coming home for me, even though I now live in a location that doesn’t even qualify as western New York. I and many others feel this way because WPSA is as much an idea as a place. It’s a magical space where substantive political questions matter, our diverse ways of asking and answering these questions are respected, and we represent in many different ways our dedication to our careers in political science as a vocation. This magic extends beyond the boundaries of our annual meeting to encompass our publications, the Political Research Quarterly, Politics, Groups, and Identities, and the Western, and increasingly our online engagements on Facebook and through other forms of social media. Our committees identify and recognize the best and most significant research across several different scholarly dimensions, tackle important problems for the association and the discipline, and look forward to build a stronger WPSA and stronger profession for the future. Vibrant pre- conference workshops create opportunities for collaboration and community building for those of us who study feminist theory, Latino/Latina politics, interpretive methods and methodologies, and environmental political theory, and our annual meeting plays host this year to five mini-conferences. We’re also hosting several professional development opportunities through APSA this year, which we hope will reflect the increasingly broad professional and public aspirations of our members. All of this happens because of the generous investment of time and energy by many people, whom I gratefully acknowledge and thank (and encourage you to thank them as well!). Twenty-eight section organizers pored over proposals and built hundreds of panels and roundtables. Association members enthusiastically staffed our executive council, four status committees, the nominations committee, five prize committees, and additional ad hoc committees to keep the association running smoothly and moving forward. For making sure that things run smoothly at the conference, coordinating with local institutions, and giving us a long list of great suggestions about how to enjoy San Diego, I thank our tireless local arrangements chair Vidya Nadkarni and committee member Casey Dominguez, both from the University of San Diego. Several local students are also providing us with assistance at the conference venue. Institutional support also provides us with critical resources to make our conference great, and I owe a debt of gratitude to Noelle Norton, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Andrew Allen, Provost, both at the University of San Diego. I also thank the University of San Diego for their generous financial support to WPSA. Association President Louis DeSipio has been a kind and patient mentor to me as I’ve learned on the job and has saved me from many a misstep. I also thank iii WELCOME AND SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS him for his generous contribution to the Graduate Students’ reception. I’ve also greatly appreciated the help I’ve received from past presidents and program chairs Victoria Farrar-Myers and Peri Schwartz-Shea, as well as the many people to whom I’ve turned to suggest “just the right person to do x!” Most of all, I thank WPSA’s executive director Richard Clucas and associate director Elsa Favila. They are the best management team any association, or really any institution, could ever hope to have, and their dedication to WPSA and its continually evolving missions is peerless. Here’s hoping that everyone has a great conference! Enjoy your time in San Diego, and start making plans now to come back home to the WPSA next year in Victoria, BC. Julie Novkov University at Albany (SUNY) 2016 WPSA Program Chair iv OFFICERS Outgoing at End of April Incoming at End of April Meeting Meeting President President Louis DeSipio Julie Novkov University of California, Irvine University at Albany (SUNY) [email protected] [email protected] Vice President/Program Chair Vice President/Program Chair Julie Novkov Stephen Nicholson University at Albany (SUNY) University of California, Merced [email protected] [email protected] Recording Secretary Carrie Currier Texas Christian University [email protected] Treasurer Michael W. Bowers University of Nevada, Las Vegas [email protected] Executive Director Richard A. Clucas Portland State University [email protected] Associate Director Elsa J.
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