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, Social Entrepreneurship and other Paths toward Global Security" Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, 2/ Handling Hazardous Chemicals during Natural Disasters: Capitalizing on National and Global Collaboration, Antoinette S. Christophe Graduate Student, Southern University and Amlan Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University 3/ Sustainability of Coastal Wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico, Chris Seifert, Southern University and A&M College 4/ Social Memory Narratives of Land Loss and Cultural Survival in the Southwest. Eric Romero, New Mexico Highlands University Discussant: Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, Thursday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS02 EUROPEAN ISSUES Chair: Linda Dolive, Dolive@nku.edu Northern Kentucky University 1/ "Comparing and Contrasting the U.S. Campaign and Electoral System to Western European Democracies: How to Fix what is Broken," Ruth Ann Strickland, Appalachian State University 2/ "Is There A Contradiction Between a High-Performance Labor Market and a Viable Social Model? A European Perspective Pierre Canac, University of St. Thomas 3/ The Constitutional Future of the European Union: What s Next?, Timothy S. Boylan, Winthrop University 4/ "Public Opinion on Immigration: USA and Europe Compared," Daniel German and Dragan Stefanovic, Appalachian State University Discussant: Linda Dolive, Northern Kentucky University Thursday 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. IS03 GLOBAL POTPOURRI Chair: Emmanuel Ike Udogu, udoguei@appstate.edu Appalachian State University 1/ Human Rights and the New Globalization in Africa, Emmanuel Ike Udogu, Appalachian State University Page 1 of 7
2/ "Understanding the Root Causes of Anti-Americanism in the Middle-East," Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University 3/ Casualty Avoidance and the Use of American Military Force, Bradley R. Gitz, Lyon College 4/ Bosnia and Herzegovina s Foreign Policy: A Multi-Level Game, Joan Davison, Rollins, College Discussant: Emmanuel Ike Udogu, Appalachian State University Thursday 1:00 2:15 p.m. IS04 LATIN AMERICAN ISSUES Chair: David R. Dávila Villers, dadv560@hotmail.com Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 1/ El Incremento de la Comunidad Hispana en Las Vegas, Pedro Rodríguez Trujillo, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 2/ El Trabajo Educativo con la Comunidad Hispana Adulta en Las Vegas, Claudia Lissette Zapata, Clark County School District 3/ El Ambiente Jurídico para la Comunidad Hispana de Las Vegas, Johannes Jácome Cid, University of New Mexico 4/ Why the Hispanic Movement Leads, David R. Dávila Villers Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Discussant: David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Thursday 2:30 5:30 p.m. IS05 and 06 Round table: GLOBAL SECURITY Moderator: Participants: Dean Minix, Minix, MINIX@tarleton.edu Tarleton State University Mehdi Noorbaksh, Linda Dolive, Northern Kentucky University Mansour El-Kikhia, University of Texas-San Antonio Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, Rathnam Indurthy, McNeese State University Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University Kelechi Kalu, University of Northern Colorado Friday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS07 MONETARY POLICY AND MACROECONOMICS Chair: Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University 1/ Is Official Intervention Effective in Reducing Exchange Rate Volatility? Evidence from Guatemala, William Vasquez Mazariegos, University of New Mexico Page 2 of 7
2/ Exchange Market Pressure: Empirical Evidence from Latin American Countries, Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University 3/ Measuring the Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on Exports: The Case of Guatemala, Alejandro Jose Prera, University of New Mexico 4/ Impacts on Privatization on Manufacturing Productive Efficiency: Evidence from China, Song Gao, Western Michigan University 5/ International Capital Flows and the Financial System, Matias Fontenla, University of New Mexico Discussant: Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University Friday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS08 COUNTRY STUDIES Chair: J Ulyses Balderas, eco_jub@shsu.edu Sam Houston State University 1/ Can Households Insure Their Consumption Properly in Low Income Countries During Violent Conflict? Evidences from Nepal Under Maoist Insurgency, Mani Nepal and Alok Bohara, University of New Mexico 2/ Housing Demand Estimation In Mexico, Fidel Gonzalez, Sam Houston State University and Juan Carlos Navarro, Banco de México 3/ Export Market Performance of Maquiladora Cities: An Empirical Examination of the Role of Unit Labor Cost, Luis Bernardo Torres-Ruiz, University of Colorado- Boulder and Jesus Cañas, Federal Reserve, El Paso Branch 4/ Diversity and Economic Performance: A Study o the Indian States, Hiranya K Nath, Sam Houston State University Discussant: J Ulyses Balderas, Sam Houston State University Friday 11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. IS09 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Chair: Ronald A. Harris, ruow@yahoo.com Southern University 1/ Human Reproduction and Sustainable Development: Marriage, Religion, Science, and Society Ronald A. Harris, and Bilal Haciogullari, Southern University 2/ "Twenty Years of Sustainable Development: Progress and Prognosis" Ravi Srinivas, 3/ Comparing FTAs: The Chilean-EU and Chilean-US Free Trade Agreements, Michael Huelshoff and Kristin Murzyn, University of New Orleans 4/ Sustainability from a Different Perspective: How Intergenerational Wealth Transfer Affects Generations Mehmet Ulupinar, Southern University Discussant: Ronald A. Harris, Southern University Friday 1:00 2:15 p.m. Page 3 of 7
IS10: Round table: GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE Moderator: Participants: Kelechi Kalu, University of Northern Colorado Gustavo Wensjoe, Pierre Canac, David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla J. Ulyses Balderas, Sam Houston State University Friday 2:30 3:45 p.m. IS11 MIGRATION, GENDER AND REMITTANCES Chair: Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Vermont 1/ Are Women More Generous? An Examination of Gender and Remitting Patterns, Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Vermont and Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University 2/ Woman and the Politics of Definitions, Anjali Daimari, Gauhati University (India) 3/ The Determinants of Women s Remittances: A Case Study of Two Counties in Texas, J. Ulyses Balderas, Sam Houston State University IS12 THE MIDDLE EAST, INDIA, AND TAIWAN Chair: Abbas Manafy, amanafy@nmhu.edu New Mexico Highlands University and Hans Stockton, stockton@stthom.edu 1/ "The Role of Education on Political Socialization in Iran," Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University 2/ Why in Islam Women s Inheritance Right is not Equal to that of Men?, Mohammad Amin Fard, Azerbaijan University 3/ "The Bush Administration and India: A strategic Partnership in Service of Mutual National Interests," Rathnam Indurthy. McNeese State University 4/ Taiwan's Electoral System: Change and Consequence, Hans Stockton, University of St. Thomas Discussant: Abbas Manafy, New Mexico Highlands University and Hans Stockton, Friday 4:00-5:30 p.m. IS13 TRANSITION STATES AND GLOBAL POLITICS Chair: Mehdi Noorbaksh, Noorbaksh@Sbcglobal.Net Harrisburg University 1/ Nation Building in American Foreign Policy, Mehdi Noorbaksh, Harrisburg University Page 4 of 7
2/ Globalization by the Left, Carmen Vidal-Lieberman, New Mexico Highlands University 3/ The First NGO: The ICRC in the Past and Present, Celia J. Wintz 4/ Need for GIS and Secure Interoperable Communications to Provide Situation Awareness and Common Operating Picture to Protect Critical Infrastructure during Natural Disasters and/or Acts of Terrorism, Southern University Discussant: Mehdi Noorbaksh, Harrisburg University Friday, 5:30 7:00 p.m. SISA BUSINESS MEETING Presiding Gustavo Wensjoe SISA President All members are encouraged to attend. Saturday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS14 Round table: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Moderator: Participants: Ravi Srinivas, Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, Ronald A. Harris, Southern University Antoinette Christophe, Southern University Chris Seifert, Southern University Saturday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS15 UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Rogelio García-Contreras, rogarcia@stthom.edu 1/ The Evolution of Political Islam and its International Implications in a Globalized World, Philippe Nassif, 2/ Roadblocks to Democracy in the Middle East, Mehwish Sunna Ali, University of St. Thomas 3/ A Game of Nuclear Chess: The Dichotomous Rationality of North Korea s Nuclear Brinkmanship, Aleisha Jain, 4/ The Historical Use of the Veto in the United Nations Security Council, Adam Moore, (UG) Northern Kentucky University Discussant: Rogelio García-Contreras, University of Denver Page 5 of 7
Saturday 8:00 9:45 a.m. IS16 UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Kelechi Kalu, Kelechi.Kalu@unco.edu University of Northern Colorado 1/ Globalization as an Idea: Debating the Phenomenon from a Cultural Perspective, Adrienne Whetstone, 2/ European Defense: Reality or Myth?, David Kedrict Kee, University of St. Thomas 3/ The Lethal Consequences of AIDS in Africa Julie Brown (UG), Northern Kentucky University 4/ Money Talks: The Communication Model and its Application to Economic Aid, Sarah Clarke, Discussant: Kelechi Kalu, University of Northern Colorado Saturday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS17: GRADUATE PANEL Chair: Dean Minix, MINIX@tarleton.edu Tarleton State University 1/ The Incompatibility Machiavellian Political Theory and the Iraq War Policy of George W. Bush: A Critical and Comparative Analysis, Jason Roybal, Graduate Assistant, New Mexico Highlands University 2/ Russian Drug Policies, Shawn Walker (Graduate) Northern Kentucky University 3/ The Intergenerational Effects of Genocide on American Indian Tribes and Human Rights Policy Regarding this Population, Nancy Tisdel (Graduate Student), New Mexico Highlands University Discussant: Dean Minix, Tarleton State University Saturday 10:00 11:15 a.m. IS18: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Rathnam Indurthy, rindurth@mail.mcneese.edu McNeese State University 1/ The Implications of Perception on Global Health, Fraz Malik, University of St. Thomas 2/ More Than Meets the Eye: Understanding Beauty and Beauty Ideals in a Globalized World, Katherine Raley, 3/ Maritime S.E. Asian Terrorism: The Implications for U.S. and Global Security, Javier Oetting, Discussant: Rathnam Indurthy, McNeese State University Saturday 10:00 11:15 a.m. Page 6 of 7
IS19: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: David R. Dávila Villers, dadv560@hotmail.com Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 1/ Aids Pandemic Control: Two Different Approaches, Jacqueline Vacek, 2/ The Manifestation of Ukranian Nationalism within Ukranian Politics, Katharine Merrick, 3/ Human Rights, Accountability and Governance in Latin America, Maria Alejandra Zapata, Discussant: David R. Dávila Villers, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla Saturday 11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. IS20: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Hans Stockton, stockton@stthom.edu 1/ Global Insertion and Regional Integration: Mexico and Brazil Comparison, Myriam Rincon Dyke, 2/ Explaining Latin American Inequality: Role of Cleavages in Comparative Analysis, Diana Carolina Caicedo, 3/ Continued Globalization vs. Newfound Regionalism: The Effects of Oil Depletion on Global Transportation Costs and International Trade, Robin Hunter, 4/ Collectivism and Particularism: Understanding the International Legal Culture in Latin America, Ana-Maria Lafuente, Discussant: Hans Stockton, Saturday 11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. IS21: UNDERGRADUATE PANEL Chair: Dragan Stefanovic, stefanovicd@appstate.edu Appalachian State University 1/ Hijab: A Symbol of Unity, Muniza Hassan, 2/ PEMEX: Competing Against Internal Foes in Order to Stay Alive, Alejandro Cortés, 3/ "The Economic Impact of NAFTA," Justin Nieporte, Northern Kentucky University 4/ "The Impact of National Politics on Global Business Practices," Bianca Hutton, Northern Kentucky University Discussant: Dragan Stefanovic, Appalachian State University Page 7 of 7