A-1 State Failure and International Conflict
Chair: Ido Oren, University of Florida
Andreas Beger, Florida State University: Ethnicity and Civil War
James R. Holmes, University of Georgia: Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and International Police Power
Jeffrey R. Weber, Florida State University: The Nexus between Domestic and International Conflict: US-Soviet Rivalry and Strategic Interaction during the Cold War
Matt Evans, University of Louisville: Resolving Epistemology: Conceptual Blending and the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game
Discussant: Douglas Gibler, University of Alabama
A-2 American Foreign Policy in an Age of Transition
Chair: John Stempel, University of Kentucky
John Stempel, University of Kentucky: Are Common Sense and Foreign Policy Antithetical?
Kevin L. Dooley, Monmouth University and S. P. Udayakumar, Founder and Director of SACCER: Us Versus Them
C. William Walldorf, Auburn University: A Model of When Norms Matter and the Case of U.S. Sanctions Against South Africa
William H. Forman Jr., Naval War College, New Orleans Satellite: POW Issues and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Discussant: Trevor Morris, Lambuth University
A-3 European Politics and their Discontents
Chair: Thomas Doleys, Kennesaw State University
Dovile Budryte, Brenau University: Back in the USSR, or New European Initiatives: The Case of Lithuania
Pia Wood, Wake Forest University: France and Its Muslim Population: The Political Debate over Education Policy
Francesco Ortoleva, Florida International University: Promoting Human Rights as an International Identity Building Norm: The Foreign Policy of the European Union
Akis Kalaitzidis, Central Missouri State University: Europe’s Greece
Discussant: Thomas Doleys, Kennesaw State University
A-4 War and Africa in the 21st Century
Chair: Scott Turner, University of Montevallo
Lisa Sharlach, University of Alabama at Birmingham: Ideology, Islam, Gender, and the State in the Wars in the Horn of Africa
John Orme, Oglethorpe University: Praetorianism and War
Patrick Hayes, University of Montevallo and Scott Turner, University of Montevallo: Human Rights in Kenya: Assessing the Kibaki Era
Emmanuel Obuah, Alabama A&M University: Fighting Corruption in a Failing African State: The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Discussant: Scott Turner, University of Montevallo
A-5 Russia and China after the Cold War
Chair: Vendulka Kubalkova, University of Miami
Rachel Roberts, University of Miami: Russian Secularism and the Emergence of Religion in Contemporary International Relations
Louise Pedneault, University of Miami: Healthcare in Russia: Challenges and the Potential for Advancement
Melissa McCaughan, University of Miami: New Russian Identity: The Perils of Being a Former Superpower
Lichao He, University of Georgia: A Neighbor that Brings Prosperity-China’s Rising and Its Border Trade Policy
Discussant: Vendulka Kubalkova, University of Miami
B-1 Global Governance: Issues and Prospects
Chair: Mark Mullenbach, University of Central Arkansas
Roger A. Coate, University of South Carolina and Andrei Iovu, Moldova State University and University of South Carolina: Legitimacy and Authority Crises in Global Governance: Practice in Search of Theory
William DeMars, Wofford College: Global Semi-Civil Society: NGO’s as Moral Aristocracy
Sean Giovanello, University of North Carolina at Pembroke: The Domestic Politics of Treaty Ratification: The Case of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Hans Martin Jaeger, University of Central Florida at Daytona Beach: “World Opinion” and the Founding of the United Nations: Governmentalizing International Politics
Discussant: Mark Mullenbach, University of Central Arkansas
B-2 Issues and Prospects in the War on Terror
Chair: James Winkates, Air War College
Thomas J. Badey, Randolph-Macon College: The Dagger and the Noose: The Historical Lessons of Religious Terrorism
David C. Ellis, New College of Florida: Grand Strategy in the War on Terror
James F. Rinehart, Troy University: The “New” Terror as a Modern Revitalization Movement: An Analysis of the al-Qaeda Paradigm
Catherine V. Scott, Agnes Scott College: Imagining Terror in an Era of Globalization: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Construction of Terrorism After 9/11
Discussant: Jim Seroka, Auburn University
B-3 Asia in the New World Order
Chair: Donald Rodgers, Austin College
Yentzu Chen, Florida International University: The Security (and Strategic Policy) Implications of the Evolving Sino-Latin American Economic Relationship
Lawrence Grinter, Air War College: China, the U.S., and Mainland Southeast Asia: Opportunism, Design and the Limits of Power
Kurt B. Young, University of Central Florida: Critical Discourse on the Political Economy of Underdevelopment in Belize
Raju Parakkal, Florida International University: Competition Policy in Emerging Markets: Lessons From India’s Experience
Discussant: Donald Rodgers, Austin College
B-4 International Organizations and National Foreign Policy (Magic City)
Chair: John T. Ackerman, Air Command Staff College
Jacek Stramski, Florida State University: Winning Coalitions, Regime Type, and the Institutionalization of Regional Organizations
Marie Moser, University of Kentucky: Intelligence and the Executive Branch: The Roots of the Bay of Pigs Failure
Hong-Cheol Kim, Florida State University: Reciprocity between the U.S. Defense Spending and the Conflict Behavior after the Cold War, 1948-2004
David C. Lewis, University of Tennessee: Round Three of the War On Terror: Assessing the Legality of a U.S. Military Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Discussant: John T. Ackerman, Air Command Staff College
C-1 International Relations Theory
Chair: James Rinehart, Troy University
Ty Solomon, University of Florida: The Politics of Lack: Identification in International Relations
Nayat Samhat, Centre College: The “Comedic Turn” and Critical International Relations Theory
Supad Ghose, Old Dominion University: Historical-Sociological Studies of War and Strategy
Thomas Smith, University of South Florida: The Law of War Meets Counterinsurgency: Rewriting the Jus in Bello in Iraq
Discussant: Pia Wood, Wake Forest University
C-2 Workshop on International Studies and the Profession
Catherine Danielou, University of Alabama at Birmingham: The Challenges of Introducing World Cultures to International Studies Freshmen
Regina Gaillard, Troy University, Florida Region: Value-Laden Theory and the Myth of International Academic Internet Learning
Heidi Hobbs, North Carolina State University: Women and the Profession
Nikolaos Zahariadis, University of Alabama at Birmingham: So you Think you Want a Job? Tips on Landing an Academic Position
C-3 American Foreign Policy in Iraq and Beyond
Chair: Mark Mullenbach, University of Central Arkansas
David C. Ellis, New College of Florida: The Struggle for the Sovereign: Understanding Zarqawi’s Strategy with Lessons from Bosnia and Rwanda
Renato Corbetta, University of Alabama at Birmingham: Promises, Promises: Informal Commitments and Military Interventions in Ongoing Disputes
James Winkates, Air War College: Soft Power: What Is It and How Does It Contribute to the to the Global War on Terrorism
Steve Schwalbe, Air War College: The World’s Policeman and its Lily Pads: The Case of K2
Discussant: Thomas J. Badey, Randolph-Macon College
C-4 International Human Rights
Chair: Darin Van Tassell, Georgia Southern University
Richard W. Coughlin, Florida Gulf Coast University: The Ethos of Sovereignty, Human Rights, and Immigration Reform in the United States
John Williams, East Carolina University: The Politics of Reticence: Exploring Preference Interactions in Refugee Crises
M. Victoria Pérez-Ríos, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York: Judicial Creativity to Confront Impunity: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Non-Pecuniary Compensation
Amy E. Ritterbusch, Florida International University: Human Rights Violations of Street Children in Bogotá, Colombia
Discussant: Darin Van Tassell, Georgia Southern University
D-1 Pivotal States and Regional Stability
The Joe Scolnick Memorial Roundtable
Chair: James Winkates, Air War College (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Harry Chernotsky, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Middle East)
Lawrence Grinter, Air War College (Northeast Asia)
Pat Mayerchak, Virginia Military Institute (Southeast Asia)
John Stempel, University of Kentucky (South Asia)
Heidi Hobbs, North Carolina State University (United States)
D-2 Regional Cooperation in a Globalizing World
Chair: Lee Kendall Metcalf, Florida State University
Adam Weinstein, Florida State University: Russian Phoenix: The Collective Security Treaty Organization
Kristin M. Parks, Florida State University: The Gulf Cooperation Council: Past, Present, and Future Impact
Sandra J. Hunkele, Florida State University: Secretariat of the Pacific Community: From Regional Commission to International Community
Marius Radean, Florida State University: Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Discussant: Vendulka Kubalkova, University of Miami
D-3 Gender and Propaganda in International Politics
Chair: Mary Meyer, Eckerd College
Ayesha Quirke, Florida International University: Afghan Women Under the Taliban
Jeremy Windus, University of Kentucky: With my Blood in Gratitude:” The Propaganda Apparatus of Saddam Hussein
John P. Miglietta, Tennessee State University: The United States and Iran: Intelligence Failures and the Downfall of an Alliance, 1967-1981
Jessica Peet, University of Florida: Trafficked Persons or Gendered Constructions? An Analysis of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish the Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
Discussant: Lisa Sharlach, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mary Meyer, Eckerd College
D-4 Global Health and Environmental Issues
Chair: Roger A. Coate, University of South Carolina
John T. Ackerman, Air Command Staff College: Global Climate Change and International Relations: A Transformation Catalyst
Darin Van Tassell, Georgia Southern University and S. Kate Daniel, Georgia Southern University: Environmental Degradation and the Need to Alleviate Poverty and Increase Wealth
Mékell Mikell, University of South Carolina: Tangled Webs: International Cooperation within Terrorist Networks
Hyun Kim, University of Alabama: Disaster Education for Citizen and Community: The Case of South Korea and the U.S.
Vlad Kravtsov, Syracuse University: Global Cooperation in Times of Disease: Explaining Current Policy Choices in Response to HIV/AIDS
Discussant: Roger A. Coate, University of South Carolina
E-1 Power and Rationality in IR Theory
Chair: John Stempel, University of Kentucky
Julie A. Loggins, University of South Carolina: The Relationship Between Powerful and Conduct Disordered States: Why Are Some States More Prone to “Irrational” Behavior?
Frank Williams, University of South Carolina: Divided Cores, Multiple Peripheries: Governance Nodes and State Territory
Ofira Seliktar, Gratz College and Lee Dutter, Barry University: Assessing the Rationality of Autocrats: The Puzzling Case of Saddam Hussein
Costel Calin, University of Tennessee: Strategic Culture: Operationalization and Determinants
Discussant: John Stempel, University of Kentucky
E-2 Security and Political Opposition in Asia and Latin America
Chair: Lawrence Grinter, Air War College
Katie Scofield, Austin College: Indigenous Autonomy on Taiwan
Yentzu Chen, Florida International University: Religious Nationalist Movements and the Conditional Widening of Security: The Case of India’s Hindu Nationalist Movement
Cristina C. Lopez-Gottardi, Emory University: Opposition Growth and Transnational Advocacy Networks as Agents of Change in Cuba
Donald Rodgers, Austin College and Ross Worden, University of Georgia: Threatened Identities and Partisan Political Behavior: The Blue-Green Divide in Taiwan
Discussant: Lawrence Grinter, Air War College
E-3 Issues in Middle Eastern Politics
Chair: Ido Oren, University of Florida
Kevin Freeman, University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Transboundary River Politics in the Middle East: From Conflict to Cooperation
Wesley B. Renfro, University of Connecticut: My Enemy’s Enemy: Poliheuristics and Israeli Foreign Policy vis-à-vis Iran in the 1980’s
Jonathan Miner, University of South Carolina: Spokes of the Same Wheel? Assessing Transnational Civil Society and its Response to Terrorism in Modern Turkey
James C. Gilchrist, University of Tennessee at Knoxville: Military Takeovers in Turkey and Pakistan: Who, When, and Why?
Discussant: Thomas Smith, University of South Florida
E-4 War and Diplomacy as Tools of Foreign Policy
Chair: Pat Mayerchak, Virginia Military Institute
Ann Mezzell, University of Georgia: Perceptions of and Responses to State Failure in the Post Cold War Environment
Eric A. Heinze, University of Oklahoma: The War in Iraq in International Relations Theory: Liberal Intervention or Realpolitik?
Foad Izadi, Louisiana State University: Culture of Measurement in U.S. Public Diplomacy: Recent Congressional Hearings for a Contested Strategy
Xiaojun Li, University of Georgia: Carrot or Stick? U.S Foreign Aid and Recipient Country U.N. voting Compliance from 1997-2004
Young Hwan Park, University of Alabama: The American Public’s Ambivalent Attitude in Foreign Policy
Discussant: Pat Mayerchak, Virginia Military Institute
