Panels & Papers
2007 ISA-South Conference Savannah, Georgia October 25-27, 2007 Marriott Savannah Riverfront Hosted by Georgia Southern University Thursday, October 25 Conference Registration and Check-in 6:00 – 7:00 pm Opening Welcome and Speaker 7:00-8:30 pm Professor Curt Ryan "Shades of Green: From Democratic to Militant Islamism in the Middle East" Dr. Curtis R. Ryan is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Dr. Ryan specializes in international and Middle East politics, with particular interests in inter-Arab relations, Islam and politics, alliances, democratization, and international security. He has previously taught for Mary Washington College, Old Dominion University, and the United States Naval War College. He holds a B.A. from Drew University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1992 and 1993 Dr. Ryan served as a Fulbright Scholar and guest researcher at the Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, in the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan. He was also twice named a Peace Scholar by the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. His book, Jordan in Transition: From Hussein to Abdullah, was published in 2002 by Lynne Rienner Press. Dr. Ryan’s articles have been published in the Middle East Journal, Middle East Insight, Arab Studies Quarterly, Israel Affairs, Southeastern Political Review, Journal of Third World Studies, Middle East Policy, and Middle East Report. His current book project is a study of Arab alliance politics. Friday, October 26 “A” Panel Sessions 1:00-2:30 A-1 Reflections on International Relations Theory - ABSTRACTS _______________________ Chair: Johnathan Miner, North Georgia College & State University David Leitner, Bar Ilan University Rethinking the Follower – Leadership Relationship Nicholas J. Kiersey, University of Virginia, Wise Liberal Pacifism and the ‘New War’ Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Post-Imperial Sovereignty, Power, and the ‘War on Terror’ Mohammad Homayounvash, Florida International University Security and Secularity Courtenay Ryals, Florida State University Political Institutions and the Impact of Foreign Aid on Government Performance Elizabeth Nyman, Florida State University Democracies in Conflict: Territory, Salience and Other Explanations Discussant: Johnathan Miner, North Georgia College & State University A-2 Roundtable: International Perspectives and Local Impact on Global Health Concerns - ABSTRACTS Chair: Gylton Da Matta Gylton Da Matta, Georgia Southern University Starla McCollum, Georgia Southern University Tony Pritchard, Georgia Southern University A-3 Enhancing the International Studies Classroom: Workshop on Effective Teaching Strategies - ABSTRACTS Raleigh Way, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Georgia Southern University supported by a grant from the Professional Development Committee (PDC) of the International Studies Association A-4_Roundtable: Inadvertantly International Studies, Intentionally True-to-World Experience - ABSTRACTS Chair: Pamela G. Bourland-Davis Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University Urkovia Andrews, Georgia Southern University Christopher Barnes, Georgia Southern University Don Rountree, President,Rountree Group A-5 Contemporary Issues in International Conflict - ABSTRACTS______________________________________ Chair: Emilia Justyna Powell, Georgia Southern University Christine Sixta, University of South Carolina Volatile Breeding Grounds: The Origins of Terrorist Tactics in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Jun Koga, Florida State Universtiy Where Do Third-Parties Intervene? Roger Chi-feng Liu, University of South Carolina Regime Types, War Participation, and Battle Deaths in the Twentieth Century Renator Corbetta, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Bullies and Victims: Targets of Third Party Interventions in Ongoing Conflicts Krista Wiegand, Georgia Southern University MIDs as Bargaining Leverage: When Territorial Disputes Become Militarized Discussant: Emilia Justyna Powell, Georgia Southern University A-6 International Law: Does it Still Matter? - ABSTRACTS__________________________________________ Chair: Christopher Joyner, Georgetown University Nathan Freeman, University of Georgia Bilateral Investment Treaties: Credible Commitment or Screening Mechanism? Josephine Dawuni, Georgia State University Women and Sexual Violence: What Difference Does International Law Make for the Protection of Women? María Victoria Pérez-Ríos, Graduate Center of the City University of New York (GSUC of CUNY) The Laws of War and Aerial Bombing: Lessons from Guernica Lisa Sharlach, University of Alabama at Birmingham Rape Insurance in India and South Africa: Legitimating Male Violence or Liberating Women? Shafer Busch, Randolph-Macon College Human Trafficking: Slavery in the 21st Century Discussant: Christopher Joyner, Georgetown University *************************BREAK (2:30-3:00)********************************** Friday, October 26 “B” Panel Sessions 3:00-4:30 B-1 Does the United Nations Matter?_Roundtable on the Problems and Prospects of the United Nations Systems - ABSTRACTS Chair: Alynna Lyon, University of New Hampshire Roger Coate, University of South Carolina Alynna Lyon, University of New Hampshire Donald Puchala, University of South Carolina B-2 U.S. Foreign Policy: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives - ABSTRACTS _________________ Chair: Jim Seroka, Auburn University Marvin Lester Astrada, Florida International University U.S. Power in a Post-Cold War, 9/11 World: Unipolarity, Conflict, Resistance, & the Postulation of Global Security Kyunghee Shin, University of Wisconsin-Madison Reviewing World War II from an Asian Perspective in the American Context Inhan Kim, University of Virginia The Challenge to the U.S. Attempt at Economic Democratization during the Cold War David J. Long, Georgia Southern University To the Ends of the Earth: A Narrative Analysis of President Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy,” and the Precarious International Relations Implications of Modern Day Perpetuation John P. Miglietta, Tennessee State University The Development of the U.S. Intelligence Community and Its Influence on American Foreign Policy Toward the Arab World: Egypt and Iraq, 1945-1958 Discussant: Jim Seroka, Auburn University B-3 Globalization and Domestic Politics in the Middle East_I - ABSTRACTS____________________________ Chair: Mary K. Meyer McAleese, Eckerd College Mohammed Al-Ghanim, Tufts University Allah’s Boundaries’: Surveying the Role of Islam in the Public Sphere of Kuwait.” Elizabeth Johnson, Trinity University Mary Ann Tétreault, Trinity University Pitfalls on the Road to Brussels: Article 301 and the Politics of EU Accession in Turkey Mary Ann Tétreault, Trinity University New Spaces for Old Politics: Bottom-up Democratization in Kuwait Maureen Wilson, Georgia Southern University Danielle Smith, Georgia Southern University The Theoretical Dynamics of Competing Values: European Integration and Turkish Accession Discussant: Nikolaos Zahariadis, University of Alabama-Birmingham B-4 Obligation, Responsibility and Punishment in the International Arena - ABSTRACTS Chair: Harry D. Gould, Florida International University Eric Heinze, University of Oklahoma State Responsibility for Non-State Actors in the Law of Self-Defense S. Amir Mirtaheri, Florida International University Mohammad Houmayounvash, Florida International University Why are Contracts Binding? A Comparative Study of Pacta Sunt Servanda in Western Legal Philosophy and in Islam Angela Thurmond, University of Oklahoma Just Punishment for War Crimes Harry D. Gould, Florida International University Peremptory Obligation and International Punishment Discussant: Alex Barder, The Johns Hopkins University B-5 Issues and Strategies in Teaching International Studies Across the Curriculum - ABSTRACTS_________ Chair: Barry J. Balleck, Georgia Southern University Jean Garrison, University of Wyoming Steven Redd, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ralph Carter, Texas Christian University Energy Security Under Conditions of Uncertainty: A Bureaucratic Politics Simulation Approach Jeffrey Palis, Georgia Southern University Bringing Our Students to the World: Integrating Study Abroad Programs into the Curriculum and the Emerging Field of International Education Chris B. Geyerman, Georgia Southern University A Case for the Centrality of Rhetoric in International Studies Pedagogy Dana Falstrom, Tulane University An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching International Law: Using the Tools of the Law School Classroom in International Studies Discussant: Barry J. Balleck, Georgia Southern University B-6 The European Union: Looking Back, Looking Ahead - ABSTRACTS________________________________ Chair: Emilia J. Powell, Georgia Southern University John Van Doorn, Columbus State University Whither Subsidiarity? A Cross-National Comparison of Selected Regions of Spain and Germany Heather A.D. Mbaye, University of West Georgia Southern University Compliance in the European Union: Politics vs. Management Otto B. Burianek, Georgia Perimeter College Irmtraud Eve Burianek, Agnes Scott College Higher Education Transformed: The Bologna Process as Seen in Germany Since 1999. Francesco Ortoleva, Florida International University From Normative Power to Great Power: Change in the European Union’s Foreign Policy Identity Anna Rulska, Old Dominion University Germany, Russia, and the European Union: the Energy Triangle Discussant: Dovile Budryte, Georgia Gwinnett College ****************************RECEPTION (4:30-6:30p.m.)*************************** DINNER CRUISE (Optional) at 6:30-8:30 Saturday, October 27th “C” Panel Sessions 8:30-10:00 C-1 Enhancing the International Studies Classroom II: Workshop on Using Technology in the Classroom Raleigh Way, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Georgia Southern University supported by a grant from the Professional Development Committee (PDC) of the International Studies Association C-2 Regional Cooperation in a Globalizing World - ABSTRACTS_______________________________________ Chair: Lee Kendall Metcalf, Florida State University Lori Nincehelser, Florida State University The Arab League: A Failed Dream Aziza Arifkhanova, Florida State University The Origins of the Schengen Agreement Erik Hudak, Florida State University NAFTA: A Look at its Successes and Shortcomings, and Impacts on Future Negotiations Matthew T. Hood, Florida State University Drug Trafficking in Mexico Discussant: Raju Parakkal, Florida International University C-3 IGOs, NGOs, and Regime Formation: Full-Time Actors in the International System - ABSTRACTS____ Chair: Alynna J. Lyon, University of New Hampshire David C. Ellis, University of Miami Organizational Interest in UNDP: A Principal-Agent Analysis Aart Holtslag, University of Massachusetts Lowell The Influence of NGO’s at the United Nations Between the Conference of San Francisco and the Present Frank Williams, University of South Carolina Divided Cores, Multiple Peripheries: “Governance Nodes” and State Territory Joshua Parker, Troy University What is the Impact of Economic Integration on the Member States of Mercosur? Johnathan Miner, North Georgia College & State University What Causes the Catalysts to Catalyze? Exploring Regime Formation in the International System Discussant: Alynna J. Lyon, University of New Hampshire C-4 Expanding the Definition of International Studies: Concepts of Identity Boundaries and Economic Borders - ABSTRACTS Chair: Dovile Budryte, Georgia Gwinnett College Elena Thompson, University of Maryland The Muskogee People in Latinamericanist, Nativeamericanist, and Internationalist Perspective Roger Coate, University of South Carolina Markus Thiel, Florida International University Identity Politics and Regionalization in Comparative Perspective Emmanuel Obuah, Alabama A&M University Ronald Slaughter, Alabama A&M University The Political Economy of Contemporary China-Africa relations Maria Anastasiou, University of South Carolina The “Cyprus Problem” in Greek-Cypriot Newspapers Discussant: Thomas J. Badey, Randolph-Macon College C-5 Expanding the Definition of International Studies: Contending Perspectives for Understanding the World - ABSTRACTS Chair: Mary Ann Tétreault, Trinity University George Cox, Georgia Southern University The Use of Political Parables in the Novels of Jose Saramago Russell E. Lucas, Florida International University Form Versus Function in Middle East Regime Types Daniel Kuthy, Georgia State University Power, Legitimacy, and International Institutions Jeffrey Meiser, The Johns Hopkins University Memories of War: Civil War Theory and the American Civil War Discussant: Mary Ann Tétreault, Trinity University C-6 Eyes on the Far East: China, Japan, and the Koreas - ABSTRACTS_____________________ Chair: James F. Rinehart, Troy University Yi-hung Chiou, University of South Carolina The Sophisticated Calculation: The Game Theory Simulation of China’s Southeast Asia Policy in the Post-Cold War Era Lichao He, University of Georgia How does “the South” React to the Expansion of Economic Power of China? Comparison between Africa and Latin America Strategies Xiaobo (Jacky) Zhang, The University of Georgia Why China Said So Few No’s? China’s Voting Behavior and Decision-Making in the UN Security Council Shelley Wick, Florida International University Competitor and Partner: A Look at China’s Impact on Latin American Economies Masanori Isaka, Georgia Southern University Why They Hate Each Other: the Role of Mass Media in Understanding Relations among Japan, China, and South Korea Thomas Wilkins, University of San Francisco “Strategic Partnerships”: The Case of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Discussant: Chair: James F. Rinehart, Troy University “D” Panel Session (10:15-11:45) Conference Plenary Session “What Does it Mean to Teach International Studies?
Roundtable on the State of the Discipline: Expanding the Definition of International Studies Panelists include: Chair, Darin H. Van Tassell, Georgia Southern University Jerel Rosati, University of South Carolina Harry Chernotsky, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Marianna Pulaski Sullivan, The College of New Jersey Heidi Hobbs, North Carolina State University This is the only panel scheduled during this session. An active and large audience is expected, so grab a seat and participate! ISA-South Luncheon and Speaker (12:00 noon - 1:30) Professor William Daugherty One of the former U.S. hostages in Iran, 1979-1981 E” Panel Sessions (1:30 - 3:15) E-1 Issues in Teaching International Studies II - ABSTRACTS_________________________________________ Chair: Marianna Pulaski Sullivan, The College of New Jersey Steven Julias, III, New School Economic Globalization Significantly Changes the Focus of International Studies Alynna J. Lyon, University of New Hampshire Higher Education without High Learning: The Virtual Classroom Pauline Burton, Georgia Southern University Creativity and Culture in Discourses of Education: Making the Global Local (and vice versa) Discussant: Marianna Pulaski Sullivan, The College of New Jersey E-2 Contemporary Issues in International Studies - ABSTRACTS_______________________________________ Chair: Vincent Kohler, Georgia Southern University Samuel J. Cappellanti, Randolph-Macon College The Oil Slick: Resource Dependence and Instability in the Middle East Dovile Budryte, Georgia Gwinnett College Minority Rights after EU Expansion: The Case of Lithuania Kavita Khory, Mount Holyoke College Diaspora Politics and International Studies Rebecca Ziegler, Georgia Southern University Polar Awareness: What Every Student Should Know About the Polar Regions, and Why Discussant: Vincent Kohler, Georgia Southern University E-3 Challenges to Regional and Global Security: The Joseph M. Scolnick, Jr. Memorial Roundtable Chair: Harry I. Chernotsky, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Panelists: Environment Howard Warshawsky, Roanoke College Europe Kirsten L. Raffery, Berry College Northeast Asia Lawrence E. Grinter, Air War College Southeast Asia Patrick M. Mayerchak, Virginia Military Institute Latin America: Debra Sabia, Georgia Southern University Middle East Harry I. Chernotsky, University of North Carolina at Charlotte E-4 Reflections on International Relations Theory: Language, Non-state Actors, and Globalization - ABSTRACTS Chair: Pamela Martin, Coastal Carolina University Richard Collin, Coastal Carolina University Words of War: The Iraqi Tower of Babel William DeMars, Wofford College Tragic Idealism and Power Institutionalism: Theorizing Real NGOs Pamela Martin, Coastal Carolina University Saving the Amazon Depends on You: Yasuni National Park and the Global Politics of the Pipeline Michael McColm, Coastal Carolina University Organizational Culture as a Framework of Analysis of the Relationships between National and International NGO’s Kenneth Rogers, Coastal Carolina University Fire in the Hole: The International Implications of Highly Radioactive Waste Disposal Discussant: David H. Gray, Fayetteville State University E-5 Reflections on the State & Statelessness - ABSTRACTS____________________________________________ Chair: Dona Roy, University of South Carolina James Rinehart, Troy University Millenarian Nationalism and the Origins of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Helga Turku, Florida International University Isolationist States in an Interdependent World Maqsood Choudary, Northeast Lakeview College External Vulnerability, Internal Volatility, and Foreign Dependence: Reflections on Weak States Kristy Belton, University of Central Florida Back to Basics: State Responsibility for People. A commentary on statelessness Lucas McMillan, University of South Carolina Export Promotion in the States: An Analysis of Gubernatorial Power and States’ Strategies Discussant: Dona Roy, University of South Carolina “F” Panel Sessions 3:30-5:00 F-1 Eyes on the Middle East: Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran - ABSTRACTS_______________________________ Chair: John Miglietta, Tennessee State University Amal Khoury, McDaniel College The Humanitarian Consequences of War: Internal Displacement as Obstacle to Peacebuilding in Iraq John Vanzo, Bainbridge College A Geopolitical Analysis of a Balkanized Iraq: Political, Economic, and Military Analyses of Hypothetically Trisected Iraqi Ethnic States Ross Worden, University of Georgia Afghanistan and Nation-Building: A Theoretical Approach Jeremy Windus, University of Kentucky The Lighting of a Fire in this Region…..” The Diplomatic Anatomy of the 1998 Showdown Between the Taliban and Iran Discussant: John Miglietta, Tennessee State University F-2 Contemporary Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy - ABSTRACTS______________________________________ Chair: Sean Giovanello, University of North Carolina - Pembroke Michael Sullivan III, Drexel University Non-Terrorism-Related American Intervention in the Age of the ‘War on Terror’ Chaka Ferguson, Florida International University Collision Course: The Looming Hegemonic Battle between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran Barry J. Balleck, Georgia Southern University Old Wine in New Bottles: A Rhetorical Comparison on Ending the Wars in Vietnam and Iraq Marianna Sullivan, The College of New Jersey Thinking in Time: Bush, Rumsfeld and the Vietnam Analogy Harvey Nelson, University of South Florida The Future of US Hegemonic Relations with China Discussant: Sean Giovanello, University of North Carolina - Pembroke F-3 Expanding the Definition of International Studies: Roundtable on Incorporating Women and Gender - ABSTRACTS Chair: Mary Meyer McAleese, Eckerd College Susan Northcutt, University of South Florida Mary Ann Tetreault, Trinity University F-4 International Law and Order: Contemporary Issues & Prospects - ABSTRACTS__________________ Chair: Nicholas J. Kiersey, University of Virginia, Wise Jaroslav Tir, University of Georgia Lt. Col. John T. Ackerman, Air Command and Staff College Politics of River Cooperation Tina Kempin, Christopher Newport University Dealing with Claims of Ethnic Minorities in International Law Christopher Joyner, Georgetown University Terrorizing the Terrorists: Rethinking the Permissibility of Torture Thomas J. Badey, Randolph-Macon College The Thugs: The Historical Lessons of Religious Terrorism David H. Gray, Fayetteville State University Suicide Terrorism: Motivations and Operational Considerations Discussant: Nicholas J. Kiersey, University of Virginia, Wise F-5 International Security: Regional Perspectives - ABSTRACTS_______________________________________ Chair: Maqsood Choudary, Northeast Lakeview College Debra Sabia, Georgia Southern University Strife, Struggle, and Survival: The Deceptions of the New Economic Order and its Promises for Latin Americans in the Twenty-first Century Vessela Chakarova, Old Dominion University NATO’s New Mission: Collective Security, Collective Defense or Coalition Framework K.P. O’Reilly, University of South Carolina South Africa’s Decision to ‘Go Nuclear’: Applying Operational Code Analysis to States’ Decisions to Proliferate Yentzu Chen, Florida International University Comparing the Rise and Divergent Evolution of Military Regimes in Post-Colonial Pakistan and Burma (Myanmar) Jim Seroka, Auburn University Strategic Policy in the Western Balkans: Assessment and New Choices Discussant: Maqsood Choudary, Northeast Lakeview College F-6 International Economics: Interaction in an Age of Transition - ABSTRACTS_________________________ Chair: Mary Hadley, Georgia Southern University Dona Roy, University of South Carolina The Effect of Economic Interactions on the Evolution of States’ Repressive Behavior Mary Hadley, Georgia Southern University Multinational Corporations: Cruel and Unusual Exploitation? Yi-hung Chiou, University of South Carolina Two-Level Game Analysis of the AFTA Agreements: What Caused ASEAN States to Move Toward Economic Integration? Raju Parakkal, Florida International University Second Image Reversed: What Can We Learn from Developing Countries Responses to the WTO Competition Policy? 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