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Official Program

( Last Updated September 22, 2008 )

Third Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy:
Causes and Consequences of American State Institutions on Political Behavior

Links to Papers will be Provided when Available

Friday March 14, 7:30AM-8:00AM, Coyote Room Patio
Official Welcome, continental breakfast, formal check-in and registration

Friday March 14, 8:10AM-9:10AM, Coyote Room Patio

*POSTER SESSION I: THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL INTERACTION AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON POLICY

Discussants: Paul Brace, Rice University and Ronald Weber, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Papers:

1. “Morality Politics and Legislative/Judicial Interaction: Do Court Ideologies Constrain Legislative Action?” Lauren Bowen and Elizabeth Stiles, John Carroll University

2. “Judicial Ideology and Legislative Outcomes in Education Policy: The Preemptive Power of State Supreme Courts,” Teena Wilhelm University of Arizona

3. “Initiative Lawmaking and the Performance of Local Governments,” Daniel B. Rodriguez, University of San Diego School of Law

4. “Cooperation across Boundaries: An Examination of Intra- and Interstate Cooperation under Workforce Development Policy.” Susan Mason, University of Missouri-St. Louis

5. “A Comparative Analysis of the Effect of State Institutions on the Proliferation of Special District Governments,” Tanya A. Heikkila, Biosphere 2 Center Columbia University and Todd L. Ely, University of Arizona

6. “Welfare Reform and America’s Poor,” Erica Carter and Angela Douglas, University of South Carolina

*Registration/check-in and continental breakfast will continue during the poster session.

Friday March 14, 9:15AM-10:45AM, Coyote Room
PANEL I: ELECTIONS AND TURNOVER IN STATE RACES

Chair: Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University
Discussants: Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University and Mac Jewell
Papers:

1. "'If at First You Don’t Succeed…': Repeat Challengers in State Legislative Elections," Thomas M. Carsey, William D. Berry, and Walter Forrest, Florida State University

2. “Policy Expectations Voting in Gubernatorial Elections: The Role of Institutional Structure,” Philip Paolino, University of North Texas and Dean Lacy, Ohio State University

3. “Predicting Campaign Spending in State Supreme Court Elections,” Chris W. Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh

4. “Term Limits and Legislative Turnover,” Gary Moncrief, Boise State University, Richard Niemi, and Lynda Powell, University of Rochester

Friday March 14, 10:45AM-11:00AM, Coyote Room Patio
BREAK with Refreshments

Friday March 14, 11:00AM-12:30PM, Coyote Room
PANEL II: THE IMPACT OF RULES AND PREFERENCES ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND REGULATION

Chair and Discussant: Charles Barrilleaux, Florida State University
Papers:

1. “The Impact of State Policy Priorities on State Program Efforts,” Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby

2. “Rules, institutions, and behavior in controlling government spending,” Matthew Fitzgerald and Richard F. Winters, Dartmouth College

3. “The Consequences of State Institutions for Local Policy Responsiveness: Public Preferences and School Budget Referendum,” Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer, and Amber Boydstum, Pennsylvania State University

4. “The Role of State Institutions in mediating Interest Group Influence over Regulatory Policy,” Paul Teske, Stony Brook University

Friday March 14, 12:30PM-2:00PM, Sonoran Rooftop Terrace
LUNCH

Friday March 14, 2:30PM-4:00PM, Coyote Room
PANEL III: ORGANIZED INTERESTS, CITIZEN PREFERENCES, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Chair and Discussant: Sarah Morehouse, University of Connecticut
Papers:

1. “Structures and Institutions: Facilitating the Representation of Labor Unions and Labor Interests in the American States,” Susan B. Hansen, University of Pittsburgh

2. “The Effects of Interest Groups on the Convergence Rate of Economic Growth across the 50 U.S. States, 1980-97,” Sergio Bejar, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics

3. “Legislative Agendas and Mobilizers of Interest Advocacy,” Virginia Gray, David Lowery, Jennifer Anderson and Matthew Fellowes, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

4. "Environmental Regulation, Economic Policy, and Consumer Attitudes in the American States," Martin Johnson, University of California Riverside, Paul Brace, and Kevin Arceneaux, Rice University

Friday March 14, 4:00PM-5:00PM, Coyote Room Patio
*POSTER SESSION II: POLITICAL PARTIES AND CAMPAIGNS

Discussant: Ethan Bernick, Institute of Legislative Studies, University of Illinois

1. “If It Walks Like a Party….Unofficial Party Organization in California,” Seth Masket, UCLA

2. “An Institutional Explanation of Party System Convergence: Comparative Lesson from Six Federations,” Lori Thorlakson, University of Nottingham

*Refreshments will be served during poster session.

Friday March 14, 4:00PM-5:00PM, Coyote Room Patio

*POSTER SESSION III: THE ROLE OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY AND BUREAUCRATIC CONTROL IN POLICYMAKING

Discussant: Charles Barrilleaux, Florida State University
Papers:

1. “Assessing the Effect of LARRI: Legislative Authority to Review Rules as a "Flexible" Ex Ante Control Over Agency Decision-Making,” Cherie D. Maestas, Brian J. Gerber, and Nelson Dometrius, Texas Tech University

2. “The Role of State Institutions in Local Tobacco Control Policy,” (Table)Scott P. Hays, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3. "Distributive or Majoritarian? : Redistribution and the Role of state Bureaucratic Structure in Local Telephone Deregulation 1990-1998." Junseok Kim, SUNY Stony Brook

*Refreshments will be served during poster session.

Friday March 14, 6:15PM-9:00PM, Westward Look Resort Lobby
DINNER AND RECEPTION AT BILL MISHLER’S HOME
Note: Shuttle buses depart from the Westward Look Resort promptly at 6:15PM and depart from Bill Mishler’s home, returning to the Resort, promptly at 8:45PM.


Saturday March 15, 8:30AM-9:30AM, Coyote Room Patio
*POSTER SESSION IV: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION

Discussant: Kristin Kanthak, University of Arizona
Papers:

1. “The Effects of Redistricting on the Racial Characteristics of State Voting Districts,” Jason Barabas and Jennifer Jerit, Southern Illinois University

2. “Neighborhood Context and Individual-Level Participation,” Mary R. Anderson, Florida State University

* Continental breakfast will served at the poster session.

Saturday March 15, 9:30AM-11:00AM, Coyote Room
PANEL IV: LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES: RULES, PREFERENCES AND PARTISANSHIP

Chair and Discussant: Brad Jones, University of Arizona

1. “By the Numbers: The Effects of Constituency and Chamber Size on Partisanship and Representation in the American Legislatures,” Gerald C. Wright and Jonathan Winburn, Indiana University

2. “Explaining Variation in Committee Representativeness,” James Coleman Battista, University of North Texas

3. “Committee Roles, Pressure Build-Up, and Changes Legislative Rules of Procedure,” Nancy Martorano, University of Dayton

4. “The Consequences of Multiple-Member Districts in the State Legislature,” Lilliard Richardson, University of Missouri and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University

Saturday March 15, 11:00-11:15AM, Coyote Room Patio
BREAK with Refreshments

Saturday March 15, 11:15AM-12:45PM, Coyote Room
PANEL V: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND DIRECT DEMOCRACY

Chair and Discussant: Barb Norrander, University of Arizona

1. “Inequality, Trust, and Political Engagement,” Mitchell Brown, and Eric M. Uslaner, University of Maryland-College Park

2. “Educated by Initiative: Direct Democracy and Civic Engagement in the American States,” Caroline Tolbert, Kent State University and Daniel A. Smith, University of Denver

3. “Democracy in the States,” Patricia McGee Crotty, East Stroudsburg University

4. “Measuring the Effects of Ballot Initiatives on Policy and Behavior,” (Tables 6 & 7) Todd Donovan, Western Washington University and Shaun Bowler, UC Riverside

*Saturday March 15, 12:45-2:15PM, Coyote Room
PANEL VI: MODELING POLICY ADOPTION AND INNOVATION IN THE AMERICAN STATES

Chair and Discussant: Christopher Mooney, University of Illinois at Springfield

1. “Specification Uncertainty and Model Averaging in State Policy Innovation Research.” Francis X. Shen, Harvard University

2. “Duration Models and Policy Adoption: Some Extensions of Usual Modeling Strategies,” Brad Jones, University of Arizona and Gina Branton, Rice University

3. “Exploring the Layers of State Reinvention and Reform across the 20th Century,” Nelson C. Dometrius, Texas Tech University and Deil S. Wright, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

4. “An Analysis of the Influence of Institutional Rules on State Medicaid Policy Innovation,” Brad Kile, Florida State University

*Lunch Buffet during this panel session.

Saturday March 15, 2:15-2:30PM, Coyote Room
CLOSING REMARKS

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