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Department of
Political Science Bulletin
March, 2009
Political
Science News
Grants
and Awards
Jim Meernik
as been awarded an ACE Fellowsip for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The ACE Fellows web site refers to the program as "the
nation's premier higher education leadership development program in
preparing senior leaders to serve American colleges and universities."
Paul Collins, Idean Salehyan, and Tetsuya
Matsubayashi have been
awarded 2009 Junior Faculty Summer Fellowships.
Acceptances
Idean
Saleyhan's “It
Takes Two: A Dyadic Analysis of Civil War Duration and
Outcome.” (with David Cunningham and Kristian
Skrede Gleditsch) was accepted at the Journal of Conflict
Resolution.
John
Ishiyama,
“Alternative Electoral Systems and the 2005
Ethiopian Parliamentary Election” African Studies
Quarterly.
John
Ishiyama,
“What Became of the
Women’s Parties in Post Communist Politics?”
Chronique Feministe (invited publication).
In Print
Idean Saleyhan's
book, Rebels
Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics,
has
just been published by
Cornell University Press.
Marijke Breuning and John Ishiyama, "The
Politics of Intercountry Adoption:
Explaining Variation in the Legal
Requirements of Sub-Saharan
African Countries," Perspectives on Politics,
volume
7, issue 01, pp. 89-101. See it here.
John Ishiyama,
“Do Ethnic Parties
Promote Minority Ethnic Conflict?” Nationalism and Ethnic
Politics 15:56-83
Appearances
Southern
Political Science Association
Ashly Townsen,
"Funding Conflict? An
Examination of How Resource Prices Affect Conflict And Conflict
Management."
Bryan Calvin, Paul Collins, and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha,"On
the Relationship
Between Public Opinion And Decision-Making the U.S. Court of
Appeals"
Madhav
Josh, "Survival of
Post-Civil War Democratic Transition,
1945-2005"
Ryan
Salzman, "Differentiated
Corruption: Splitting the
Variable in the Latin American Context"
Paul
Collins
was featured on the Author Meets Critics
panel for his new book
Friends
of the Supreme
Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making
at
the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political
Science Association, January, 2009.
International
Studies
Association
David
Mason and Madhav Joshi,"Peasants,
Patrons &
Parties: The Tension Between Clientelism and Democracy in Nepal."
Kimi
King, "Visible Justice; The
Role of Gender at the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court
for Sierra Leone."
Cullen
Hendrix (with
Stephan Haggard and Beatriz Magaloni), "Grievance and
Opportunity: Food Prices, Political Regime, and Protest ."
Cullen
Hendrix (with Sarah Glaser),
"Beating Fishhooks into Spears?
Civil Conflict, Crowding-Out Effects and Marine Fisheries, 1951-2004."
Idean
Salehyan, "The Delegation of
War to Rebel Organizations."
James
Meernik, "The
Threats to State Compliance with
International Law."
Marijke
Breuning, "Re-Constructing
Development: Analogies, Ideas and Norms at the Dawn of the New Millenium."
John
Ishiyama and Marijke Breuning,
"What's in a Name?
Ethnic Party Identity and Democratic Consolidation."
Paul
Hensel, "The Effectiveness
of Negotiations over
International River Claims."
Joseph
Magagnoli, "Warfighting and Third-Party Intervention
in Civil Wars."
Chris
Linebarger, "Foreign Aid and Democracy: An Analysis
of the Determinants of Development Assistance."
Other
Appearances
John
Ishiyama,
“Training the Next Generation of Political
Science Teachers” (with graduate students Tom Miles and
Christine Balarezo) Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association Teaching and Learning Conference, Baltimore, MD February
6-8, 2009.
Richard
Ruderman participated in a
Round Table Panel on Aristotle
at the University of Texas in Austin, TX Dec. 31, 2008-Jan. 3, 2009,
meeting with 10 other political theorists.
Andrew
Enterline attended the Texas
Triangle International
Relations Conference in Houston, TX Jan. 30-Feb. 1,
2009.
Professional
Leadership
Marijke
Breuning commenced a term as "Vice President Elect"
of ISA for
2009-2010. She continues as member of ISA's Workshop Grants Committee
(2009-2012).
Moot
Court News
UNT Moot Court Tournament is a Success
On March 6th and 7th, UNT hosted its annual Moot Court
Tournament. Forty-six teams from universities in Texas and
Arkansas participated in this event in which students argue
constitutional issues in a mock Supreme Court setting. Of the
six participating UNT teams, four reached the “Sweet
Sixteen” elimination round. The team of Rodney
Bernal and Rhiannon Smith advanced to the quarterfinal round. Elissa
Starkey and Melissa Lui, who also participated in the National Moot
Court tournament this year, advanced to the semifinal round, and also
defeated the top moot court team for the 2008-2009 season during the
elimination rounds.
Overall, it was a very successful tournament, especially considering
that the UNT team is rebuilding after the graduation of a number of
members. The experience gained in this tournament will set
the stage for competitions in the Fall 2010.
Over ninety faculty and alumni acted as judges for this event,
questioning the students regarding their arguments on 1st and 14th
amendment issues and evaluating their performances. The panel
for the final round consisted of Robert Sherwin, head of the oral
advocacy program for Texas Tech Law School; Bonita Hairston, chief of
staff for President Bataille; Nancy Footer, chief legal counsel for the
University; Bruce Miller, staff attorney for the law firm of Vinson
& Elkins; and the Honorable Douglas Lang of the Court of
Appeals for the 5th District of Texas.
A sincere thank you to all of the faculty and staff who worked so hard
to make this tournament successful. We could not provide this high
quality experience for the students without you. A special thanks to
Richard Ruderman, Steve Forde, Elizabeth Oldmixon, Eddie Meaders, Paul
Collins, Val Martinez, and Barbara Kirby. Without the contributions of
our faculty, it would be impossible to satisfy the level of judging
required for this event.
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