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Locations will be announced in the preliminary program
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd |
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Short Course
A Taste for Sovereignty: Global and Local Change in the New Politics of Food
Co Sponsored by the Canadian Politics Section
Chair: Michaale Bosia, St. Michaels CollegeParticipants:
- Martha McMahon and Robin Tunnicliffe, University of Victoria
- Leigh Brownhill, Guelph University, Canada
- Peter Andree and Sarah Martin, Carleton University, Canada
- Elizabeth Smythe, Concordia University College of Alberta, Canada
- Sarah Wright, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Michael Menser, Brooklyn College, USA
- Jeffrey Ayres and Michael Bosia, Saint Michael's College, USA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd |
4:15 a.m.
Political Radicalism in France: Right, Left, and Center
Chair: James G. Shields, University of WarwickParticipants:
- Jocelyn Evans (University of Salford)
- Florence Haegel (CEVIPOF)
- Nonna Mayer (CEVIPOF)
- James G. Shields (University of Warwick)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th |
12:15–1:15 p.m.
Business Meeting
2:00 p.m.
A Turning Point in Ethnic and Racial Politics: The Globalization of the 'French Model'?
Co sponsors: Theme Chairs and Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Chair: Terri Givens (University of Texas at Austin)Papers:
- The Interplay between Religion and Ethnicity in Antidiscrimination Policies: a Comparison of France and Britain
Valérie Amiraux (Université de Montréal)- Governing ethnic minorities in a post-secular world: convergences between France and Canada
Éléonore Lépinard (Université de Montréal)- The Rise of Indirect Affirmative Action: New Strategies for Promoting “Diversity” in Selective Institutions of Higher Education in the United States and France
Daniel Sabbagh (Sciences Po/CERI)- The Persistence of Intent Requirements in Criminal and Civil Enforcement of Employment Discrimination Law
Julie Suk (Cardozo Law School)Discussant: Randall Hansen (University of Toronto)
4:15 p.m.
Understanding Record Voter Participation in the French Elections of 2007 and the U.S. Elections of 2008
Co Sponsor: Elections and Voting Behavior
Chair: Jean-Yves Dormagen (University of Montpelier 1)Papers:
- Voter Registration and Electoral Turnout: The French Case
Céline Braconnier (Université de Cergy-Pontoise)- The Return of the Voter: Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election
Michael P. McDonald (George Mason University)- Electoral competition and turnout level. A comparative study
Joel Gombin (Université de Picardie-Jules Verne)- Understanding Record Voter Participation in the French Elections of 2007 and the U.S. Elections of 2008
Anne Jadot (Université Nancy 2 / CEPEL)- Interest, Attention and Participation in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Anomaly or Brave New World?
Costas Panagopoulos (Fordham University)Discussants: Nonna Mayer (CEVIPOF) and André Blais (University of Montreal)
10:00–11:30 p.m.
RECEPTION
Co sponsored by the French Embassy, CEVIPOF, FNSP, Sciences Po- Bordeaux, PSA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th |
10:15 a.m.
France and Europe: A Rekindled Affection?
Co Sponsor: European Politics and Society
Chair: Francesca Vassallo (University of Southern Maine)
- Leadership in the European Union: Understanding France's Influence in the Trio Council Presidency
Collette Mazzucelli (Molloy College)- Sarkozy in Charge: The 2008 French Presidency of the European Union
Francesca Vassallo (University of Southern Maine)- Tartuffe or Steamroller? France in the making of EU Health Policy
Scott Greer (University of Michigan)- When Bolkestein is trapped by the French Anti-Liberal Discourse: A discursive institutionalist account of the French position on the EU services directive
Amandine Crespy ( Université Libre de Bruxelles)Discussant: James Shields (University of Warwick)
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