Department of Political Science Bulletin
December, 2004

Acceptances

Prof. John Booth and Prof. Patricia Bayer Richard's (UNT-affiliated) "Revolution's Legacy: Residual Effects on Nicaraguan Participation and Attitudes in Comparative Context" has been accepted for publication in Latin American Politics and Society.

Prof. James Meernik's “Justice and Peace: How the International Criminal Tribunal Affects Societal Peace in Bosnia" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Peace Research.   

Prof. James Meernik, Prof. Kimi King and Geoff Dancy's, "Judicial Decision Making and International Tribunals: Assessing the Impact of Individual, National and International Factors " was accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly. 

Prof. Emile Sahliyeh's, "Jordan's Islamic Movement and the State has been accepted for publication in the journal, Church and State for winter 2005 publication.

Prof. Peter Vondoepp's article, “The Problem of Judicial Control in Africa’s Neopatrimonial Democracies: Malawi and Zambia in Comparative View” was accepted for publication at Political Science Quarterly. 

Jun-deh Wu's "The Presidential Election in Taiwan, March 2004" (co-authored with Alex Tan) was accepted for publication by Electoral Studies. 

UNT Moot Court Team wins in Texas Tech Tournament.

The UNT Moot Court Team won the Moot Court competition held at Texas Tech University in October.  The UNT Team, coached by Prof. Kimi King, also won four of the top ten speaker awards, more than any other university.  Kinzie Craig received second place overall, Joe Rivera got third and Rebecca Cormier and Graham Rainer tied for fourth and fifth place.  The team of Kinzie Craig/Graham Rainer placed first in the tournament, and along with Jennifer Poole/Joe Rivera. were invited to compete in a national tournament in Long Beach California.  UNT placed fourth overall in the tournament and all four students received speaker awards.

Appearances

Prof. Andrew Enterline & Prof. Michael Greig presented, "The Survival of Imposed Polities" at the Peace Science Society Meetings in Houston, Nov. 12-13.

Prof. Emile Sahliyeh presented, "Status of Human Rights in the Middle East" at the Middle East and Central Asia conference held at the University of Utah Salt Lake City on September 9-12.

Prof. Peter Vondoepp presented, "Judicial Assertiveness at the High Courts: An Examination of Court Decisions in Malawi and Zambia" at the African Studies Association in New Orleans , Nov. 12-13.

Events

The Annual Department Holiday Party will be held on December 11 beginning at 7 pm at Meernik/King home at 3105 Broken Bow.  Potluck as always.  Come join the festivities and celebrate the (near) end of the semester.

Congratulations

Erum Shaikh successfully defended her Masters Thesis, "War and Peace: Toward an Understanding of the Theology of Jihad".

Bruce Thomas successfully defended his dissertation, "Appellate Recruitment Patterns in The Higher British Judiciary: 1850 - 1990".

Congratulations to these Graduating Seniors:

Tarrah S. Anderson

Stuart Charles Birdseye

Leo Russell Brammer

Mitzyn M. De La Rosa

Matthew B. Donnell

Rebecca Ryan Duty

Sara Dawn Dyson

Spencer Hale Flanagin

Richard Jacob Floyd

Shaune Joleen Ford

Carlos Gusman

Julie Anne Koepp

Catherine Kum Yuk Lee

Jennifer Lynn McCowen

Richard Warren Nelson

Amanda Elizabeth Post

Darius D. Robbins

Benjamin Josiah Schwab

Timothy Shawn Scruggs

Bethany Michele Winsor