International Society of Political Psychology Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting
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International Society of Political Psychology Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting Hope and Fears in the Transition to the New Millennium Westin Hotel Seattle, Washington, USA 1-4 July 2000 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Introducing The International Society of Political Psychology Purpose ... To facilitate communication across disciplinary, geographic, and political boundaries among scholars and concerned individuals in government and public posts, the communications media, and elsewhere who have a scientific interest in the relationship between politics and psychological processes. ... To advance the quality of scholarship in political psychology. ... To increase the usefulness of work in political psychology. Founder of ISPP and Executive Director, 1978-1981 Jeanne N. Knutson Officers, 2000-2001 Thursday, June 29, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting Roy's Seattle Restaurant (located in the Westin Hotel) Friday, June 30, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Governing Council Meeting Adams (San Juan Level) Friday, June 30, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshop I: Personality and Political Behavior Orcas (San Juan Level) Coordinator: Jerrold Post, George Washington University, USA Friday, June 30, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Blakely (San Juan Level) Workshop II: Automated Content Analysis for the Remote Assessment of Leaders Coordinators: Margaret Hermann, Syracuse University, USA Michael D. Young, Social Sciences Automation, Inc., USA J. Thomas Preston, Washington State University, USA Saturday, July 1, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration Book Exhibit and Paper Sale Saturday, July 1, 8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Panel 1.1 Globalization and Identity Chair: P. G. Klandermans, Free University, The Netherlands Globalization and the Construction of Collective Identities: Self, Identity and the Strife for Ontological Security Catarina Kinnvall, Lund University, Sweden Globalization and Conflict Resolution: Reframing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Karin Aggestam, Lund University, Sweden How are the Identities of Individuals Changed in a Rapidly Changing Reality? Lars Dencik, Roskilde University, Denmark The Construction of a Cosmopolitan Identity: Interpersonal Conflict of Identities and Mediation Ramin Kaweh, London School of Economics, United Kingdom Discussant: P. G. Klandermans, Free University, The Netherlands Panel 1.2 Understanding the Role of Mediation in the Management of Conflicts Chair: Jacob Bercovitch, University of Canterbury, New Zealand A Comparative Analysis of Turning Points in International Negotiation Daniel Druckman, George Mason University, USA Mediator Readiness versus Mediation Ripeness Fen Osler Hampson, Carleton University, Canada Understanding Mediator Behavior in International Conflict: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Jacob Bercovitch, University of Canterbury, New Zealand NGOs in Conflict: Doing Harm or Bringing Peace? Pamela Aall, United States Institute for Peace, USA Discussant: Eileen Babbitt, Tufts University, USA Panel 1.3 Ethnic-Racial Conflict and Prejudice: Prospects for Change? Chair: Fred Slocum, Minnesota State University, USA Agency or Structure: An Analysis of the Potential for Racial Change Michael Franz, University of Wisconsin, USA Promoting Traditional Conflict Resolution in Ecuadorian Indigenous Communities Richard V. Wagner, Bates College, USA Cross-community Contact and Sectarian Attitudes among Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland Miles Hewstone, Cardiff University, United Kingdom Ed Cairns, University of Ulster, United Kingdom Alberto Voci, University of Padua, Italy Richard Crisp, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Frances McClernon, University of Ulster, United Kingdom Tolerance of Groups vs. Tolerance of Beliefs: Symbolic Importance of Group Labels in Political Tolerance Judgments Ewa Golebiowska, Tufts University, USA Discussant: Fred Slocum, Minnesota State University, USA Panel 1.4 Rhetoric, Metaphors, and Political Dynamics and Change Chair: Ofer Feldman, Naruto University of Education, Japan Postmodern Snapshots: A Simple Method for Assessing Postmodern Attitudes Allen F. Ketcham, Texas A&M University, USA Jim Norwine, Texas A&M University, USA Dan Primozac, Elmhurst College, USA Michael Bruner, North Texas State University, USA Michael Preda, Midwestern University, USA The Worldview of Worldview Frances A. Beer, University of Colorado, USA G. R. Boynton, University of Iowa, USA Deconstruction of Arafat's Political Myth Ihab Saloul, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Rhetoric, Metaphors, and Political Roles in Japan Ofer Feldman, Naruto University of Education, Japan Discussant: Christ'l de Landtsheer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Panel 1.5 Roundtable: Mass Violence: Lessons from the Last Century for the Next Chair: C. Fred Alford, University of Maryland, USA Participants: Jerrold Post, George Washington University, USA James Glass, University of Maryland, USA C. Fred Alford, University of Maryland, USA Panel 1.6 The Political Psychology of Legitimacy Chair: Shana Levin, Claremont McKenna College, USA The Legitimization of Inequality Between Groups: A System Justification Approach John T. Jost, Stanford University, USA Ideological Asymmetry or Ideological Symmetry?: The Interactive Effects of Status, Social Dominance, and System Legitimacy Shana Levin, Claremont McKenna College, USA Ideology and the Affective Consequences of Perceived High Status Christopher M. Federico, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Legitimizing the Exercise of Authority in Groups Tom Tyler, New York University, USA Discussant: Yuen Huo, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Saturday, July 1, 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Panel 2.1 The Past and the Future of Political Socialization: Research Reflected in the IEA Civic Education Study Chair: Judith Torney-Purta, University of Maryland at College Park, USA Contribution of the IEA Civic Education Study to Research on Political Socialization Judith Torney-Purta, University of Maryland at College Park, USA The IEA Civic Education Study in Israel: An Older Population Orit Ichilov, Tel Aviv University, Israel The Impact of Political Knowledge and Democratic Competencies on Democratic Action: Results from the German Part of the IEA Civic Education Project Detlef Oesterreich, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany Discussants: Ram Mahalingam, University of Michigan, USA Walter Parker, University of Washington, USA Panel 2.2 Roundtable: Is There a Political Psychology of Governing Institutions? Chair: Barbara Farnham, Columbia University, USA Participants: Bryan Jones, University of Washington, USA John Brehm, Duke University, USA George Marcus, Williams College, USA Panel 2.3 Training Scholar Practitioners for the New World Disorder Chair: Ronald J. Fisher, Royal Roads University, Canada Shifting Sands: Training Conflict Resolution Scholar-Practitioners in an Age of Epistemological Pluralism Tamra Pearson d'Estree, George Mason University, USA Training Scholar-Practitioners in International Conflict Resolution: Three Exemplar Programs from Different Institutional Contexts Ronald J. Fisher, Royal Roads University, Canada Teaching Interactive Conflict Resolution to Mainstream Actors: Key Distinctions that are often Misunderstood Cynthia Chataway, York University, Canada Training Conflict Resolution Scholar-Practitioners in Professional Schools of Public Policy: When Incremental Innovation May Not be Enough! Brian Mandell, Harvard University, USA Discussant: Eric Stern, Stockholm University, Sweden Panel 2.4 National Identities as Group Identities: Social Psychological Perspectives on Social Identification Chair: Emanuele Castano, Ohio State University, USA Why Do People Belong? A Review of the Motives for Social Identification Marilynn Brewer, Ohio State University, USA From Kosovo to Columbine: Fear of Death and Human Violence Sheldon Solomon, Brooklyn College, USA The Ingroup as a Vehicle for Transcendence: I Belong Therefore I Exist Emanuele Castano, Ohio State University, USA The Role of National Identity in Protracting and Resolving Conflict: The Israeli-Palestinian Case Herbert Kelman, Harvard University, USA Discussant: Michele Alexander, University of Maine, USA Panel 2.5 Authority and Authoritarianism Chair: David N. Smith, University of Kansas, USA Ambivalence Toward Authority David N. Smith, University of Kansas, USA (Dis)Obedience to Orders that Go Against Human Rights Adam Kiss, Toulouse-Le Mirail University, France Punitiveness, Right Wing-Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation Jason S. Capps, University of Kansas, USA Workplace Authority and Personal Authoritarianism: The Effect of Workplace Experience on Personality Christopher W. Gunn, University of Kansas, USA Discussant: Sam McFarland, Western Kentucky University, USA Panel 2.6 Political Psychology: Beyond Conventional Sampling Chair: William Meyers, University of Cincinnati, USA Why Don't You Just Read Them? A Narrative Analysis of World Press Profiles of Aspiring Dictators William Meyers, University of Cincinnati, USA Christine A. Gerety, University of Cincinnati, USA On Face Value Todd Culp, Northern Illinois University, USA Motive Imagery in Candidate Supportive Letters to the Editor Ted Sturman, University of Maine, USA Discussant: G.R. Boynton, University of Iowa, USA Panel 2.7 Methodological Problems in Research on the Holocaust Chair: Helgard Kramer, Free University, Berlin How Can We Ever Talk About the Past? Crisis of Testimony in Narrative Interviews Between a non-Jewish Sociologist and Jewish Victims