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1 Thursday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS01: GLOBAL POTPOURRI INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SESSIONS Chair: Abbas Manafy New Mexico Highlands University 1. Natural Pozzolans for Sustainable Development: Environmentally Friendly Concrete Technology, Ronald A. Harris and Thomas Eatmon, Southern University 2. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Changing Behaviors and Attitudes, Barbara J. Haile and John W. Chambers, Florida A&M University 3. Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: A Critical Literature Review, Riad Yehya, Southern University 4. Family Boundary Maintenance Through Bogeymen in India and Mexico, Lynn Vincentnathan, University of Texas-Pan American Thursday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS02: ROUND TABLE: PERSPECTIVES ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY & TERRORISM Moderator: Riad Yehya, Southern University Participants: Albert Samuels, Southern University Don Hernandez, Southern University Anthony Igiede, Southern University Thursday 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. IS03: REGIONAL CONFLICTS Chair: Dragan Stefanovic Stefanovicd@appstate.edu, Appalachian State University 1. The Ability of the US Army National Guard to Fulfill International Missions, Dragan Stefanovic, Appalachian State University 2. Abkhazia: The Rise of a de Facto State, Ed Mihalkanin, Texas State University 3. Spanish Media and the ETA Organization Under Zapatero s Presidency, Carmen V. Leiberman, New Mexico Highlands University 4. Hegemo whom? Who said What, Why and How About Hegemony, David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Thursday 1:00 2:15 p.m. IS04: LATIN AMERICAN ISSUES Chair: David R. Dávila Villers dadv560@hotmail.com, Universidad de las Américas- Puebla Page 1 of 6

2 1. The Song Remains the Same: Cuban and Cuban American Reactions to the New Travel Restrictions, Renee Scherlen, Appalachian State University and Nelson Bass, University of Miami 2. Is Winning the Only Thing? Richard Hartwig, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 3. The Other 9/11 and Its AFTA-math: Chile and Mexico then and now, David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 4. Can Poor Countries Benefit from Globalization? Pierre Canac, Thursday 2:30 4:00 p.m. IS05: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Dean Minix Northern Kentucky University 1. Democratization in Taiwan and its Effects on Political Sovereignty, Elisa Chen, University of Northern Colorado 2. Privacy and Transparency in Homeland Security Data Protection, Shawn Walker, Northern Kentucky University 3. Construction of a New Democratic Iraq, Sean Hayball, 4. The U.S. Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process: A Modern Challenge to a Traditional System, John Beverlin, 5. Reparations: The Case of the Sudeten Germans, Nada Kim, Friday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS06: ROUND TABLE: GLOBAL SECURITY Moderator: Dean Minix, Northern Kentucky University Participants: Mehdi Noorbaksh, Linda Dolive, Northern Kentucky University Mansour El-Kikhia, University of Texas-San Antonio Dragan Stefanovic, Appalachian State University Rathnam Indurthy, McNeese State University Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University Kelechi Kalu, University of Northern Colorado Friday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS07: POLITICAL PARTIES AND INSTITUTIONS Chair: Hans Stockton Stockton@stthom.edu, 1. Legislative Entrepreneurship In Post-Transition Mexico: An Analysis of Bill Initiation Behavior in the Mexican Chamber Of Deputies, , Christopher Diaz, Morehead State University Page 2 of 6

3 2. Community Characteristics and CCP Membership of Community Leaders in Rural China, Wei Shan, Texas A&M University 3. Green Party Electoral Performance in the 2004 Canadian Federal Elections, David J. Jackson, Bowling Green State University and Jean-Philippe Faletta, 4. Party Identification and Preference for Taiwan s Future Status, Hans Stockton, Friday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS18: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Linda Dolive Dolive@nku.edu, Northern Kentucky University 1. The Trips Agreement and Development: The Missing Link, Claudia Cubas, 2. Central America in the Context of Regional Trade, Jennifer A. Lee, 3. Regionalism: Friend or Foe to Multilateralism, Jamie Rawlinson, 4. What is the Role of USAID? Ryan Arthur Richards and Gabriela Miranda Guerrero, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Friday 11:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. IS08: THE POST-IRAQ MIDDLE EAST & U.S. & GLOBAL SECURITY Chair: Richard Gambitta Richard.gambitta@utsa.edu, University of Texas-San Antonio 1. The Challenges of Post Election Afghanistan, Mehdi Noorbaksh, 2. The Meaning of Jihad in Islam and U.S. Foreign Policy, Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University 3. Iraq and the Future of Trans-Atlantic Consensus, Mansour El-Kikhia, University of Texas-San Antonio 4. Pariah States and Double Standards: Reform in Cuba and Syria, Curtis Ryan and Renee Scherlen, Appalachian State University Friday 1:00 2:15 p.m. IS09: SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN ISSUES Chair: Kelechi A. Kalu Kelechi.Kalu@unco.edu University of Northern Colorado 1. Echoes of Instability: State, Society and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria, Kelechi A. Kalu, University of Northern Colorado 2. HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Knowledge and Behavioral Change From , John W. Chambers, Florida A&M University; Alicia Jackson, The University of Georgia and Barbara J. Haile, Florida A&M University Page 3 of 6

4 3. U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Perspectives on Democracy, Development and Security, Andrew I.E. Ewoh, Prairie View A&M University 4. America s Sticky Power: Answer to the Quest for Global Security, Leena Thacker-Kumar, University of Houston-Downtown Friday 2:30 3:45 p.m. IS10: POLITICS AND PROBLEMS IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Chair: Rathnam Indurthy rindurth@mail.mcneese.edu, McNeese State University 1 The Turns and Shifts in the U.S. Role in the Kashmir Conflict since 1947 Today s Propitious Times for a Facilitator to Resolve It. Rathnam Indurthy, McNeese State University 2 Indo-U.S. Relations and the Food for Peace Program of 1960s, Israel Nandamudi, East Texas Baptist University 3 U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Bangladesh: An Analysis of Different Models, Haroon Khan, Henderson State University 4 The Insurgent Movement in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh: Its Effects on Global War on Terrorism, S. Serajul Islam, Lakehead University Friday 2:30 3:45 p.m. IS17: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: David R. Dávila Villers dadv560@hotmail.com, Universidad de las Américas- Puebla 1. Revitalizing French Rural Culture, Julia Bitterly, 2. U.S. and Mexican Family Values: A Comparative Study, Michelle Gonzalez Avila and Monica Elizondo Tirado, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 3. Cholos: identidad o contracultura? Diana Garfias Soriano and Dresda Emma Méndez de la Brena, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 4. The Lack of Unity Among Arab-Americans, Aseel Saquer - 5. The Impact of the Argentine Economic Crisis on Civil Society, Julieta Castillo, Friday 4:00-5:30 p.m. IS11: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Dragan Stefanovic Stefanovicd@appstate.edu, Appalachian State University 1. China s Ballistic Missile Program and Nonproliferation Regime, Pedro Deras, 2. Nationalism and Conflict: Spain as a Model for Conflict Resolution, Amal Shibley, 3. Privacy in the European Union, Shawn Walker, Northern Kentucky University 4. Marketing War in the United States, Suzanne Pasztor, Page 4 of 6

5 5. Colonial Extraction Techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa, Joshua Martin, Friday, 5:30 6:45 p.m. Saturday 8:00 9:45 a.m. ISA/SW BUSINESS MEETING Presiding: Dean A. Minix President, ISA/SW All members are encouraged to attend. IS12: ROUND TABLE: GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE Moderator: Kelechi Kalu, University of Northern Colorado Participants: Gustavo Wensjoe, Pierre Canac, Linda M. Pett-Conklin, David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Ravi Srinivas, Saturday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS13: GRADUATE PANEL - SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES Chair: Hans Stockton Stockton@stthom.edu, 1. Las comunidades expulsoras de migrantes en México como autogeneradoras de bienestar socioeconómico y arraigo, Pedro Rodríguez Trujillo, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 2. Evolution of Cepal Economic Theory: Structuralism, Dependency and Neo- Structuralism, Henry E. Bower, University of Houston 3. NAFTA: Unintended Consequences of Immigration, Culture and Fertility on Education in Texas, Teresa Nelson, University of Texas-Dallas Saturday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS16: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Kelechi Kalu Kelechi.Kalu@unco.edu, University of Northern Colorado 1. Overlooked Complexity of The War Against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Sahara Africa, Tiffany Bergman, 2. Prevention Measures for Alcoholism, Tayloe Denton, Page 5 of 6

6 3. Economic and Health Policy towards Sub-Sahara Africa: A comparative Analysis of AGOA and HIV/AIDS, Gloria Owusu, University of Northern Colorado 4. Comparative Study of National Choices and Their Impact on Global Resources, Jillian McMichael, Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. IS14: GRADUATE PANEL - SECURITY ISSUES Chair: Bhim Sandhu BSANDU@wcupa.edu, West Chester University 1. The Challenge of Terrorism: Must Intelligence Evolve? Alexander Pahany, 2. The Yugoslav Formation, Kimberly Bowers, University of Texas-Austin 3. The Taiwan Problem and China s Taiwan Policy, Qiang Yan, University of Missouri-Saint Louis 4. American Unilateralism and the Doctrine of Prevention: The Case of Iraq, Rogelio García-Contreras, University of Denver 5. "Homeland Security: A Redefinition of the Organizational Mission of the F.B.I.," Edwards, Brandon, Northern Kentucky University Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. IS15: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Linda M. Pett-Conklin lmpc@stthom.edu, 1. Evolution of an International Environmental Regime, Nikki Kasmai, 2. Governmental Response to Environmental Degradation in Russia, Michael Richardson, 3. Mandatory Renewable Energy Legislation in Australia: Missing the Target, Stephanie Sovany, 4. Globalization and the Semiotics of Viable Discourse, Justin Kaliszewski, University of Northern Colorado Page 6 of 6

SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION SESSIONS. Chair: Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, University of St.

Thursday 8:00 9:45 a.m. SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION SESSIONS IS01 ENVIROMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND POLICY Chair: Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, rogarcia@stthom.edu 1/ "Sustainable Development,