French Politics Group Detailed Schedule
APSA Boston 2008
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2:00 p.m.

Theme Panel: Act-Up Paris at 20: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Social Movements, the State, and Global Inequality
Co-sponsored by Sexuality and Politics
Chair: Michael J. Bosia, St. Michael`s College

Papers:

• Act Up-Paris at 20: From Health Emergency to Sustained Activism
  Christophe Martet, Act-Up Paris
• Who is to Blame? The Criminalization of HIV Transmission in France and the Question of Responsibility
  Alexandre Jaunait, Université de Poitiers and Sciences Po
• 'Have-Not' Movements in 1990's France: The Building of a Global 'Injustice Frame'
  Daniel Mouchard, Université Paris III
• Act Up Paris Between Life History and Life Trajectories: Building a Collective Biography from Singular Experiences
  Olivier Fillieule, University of Lausanne, Philippe Blanchard, Université de Lausanne, Christophe Broqua, Institut de Recherches pour le Développement
• A World of Trouble: Act Up Paris and the Postcolonial
  Michael J. Bosia, St. Michael`s College

Discussant: Ellen Andersen, University of Vermont

4:15 p.m.

Roundtable in Honor of Stanley Hoffmann: The U.S., France, and the Search for a Just International System
Co-sponsored by European Politics and Society
Chair: James G. Shields, University of Warwick

Participants:

• Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University
• Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University
• Michael W. Doyle, Columbia University
• Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University
• Peter A. Gourevitch, University of California, San Diego
• Suzanne Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6:15–7:15 p.m.

BUSINESS MEETING

8:00 a.m.

Governing and Administrating: The French Case in Comparative Perspective
Co-sponsored by Public Administration
Chair: Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, University of Toulouse

Papers:

• Why French Civil Servants Remain So Powerful in Comparison with Their European Colleagues?
  Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans,University of Toulouse
• Power Games Between Ministers and Civil Servants in Contemporary States: Framing the Map
  Edward C. Page, London School of Economics
• Is France Still Centralized? A Comparative Assessment of the Rise of French Regional/Local Government
  Alistair Cole, Cardiff University
• Administrative Reforms in France and in English-speaking States: Common Features and Differences
  Francoise Dreyfus, Université Paris 1

Discussants: Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, University of Bordeaux; Andrew M. Appleton, Washington State University

8:00 a.m.

The New 'Special Relationship'?: Post-Gaullist France and America
Co sponsored by the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR)
Chair: Martin Bull, University of Salford

Papers:

• Washington, Sarkozy and the Defense of Europe
  Charles C. Cogan, Harvard University
• Sarkozy and the “American Mirage”: or why “Gaullist” continuity will overshadow transcendence
  Jolyon Howorth, Yale Univeresity
• France and NATO under Sarkozy: End of a French Exception?
  Frédéric Bozo, Paris 3
• The Novelty of Sarkozy's Foreign Policy towards the US?: the Long View
  John Keiger, Salford University
• Globalization, Americanization, and Sarkozyism
  Sophie Meunier, Princeton University

Discussant: Emiliano Grossman, Sciences Po

10:15 a.m.

Roundtable: Indirect Strategies toward Racial Equality: The United States in Comparative Perspective
Co-sponsored by Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Chair: Nonna Mayer, CEVIPOF

Participants:

• Robert C. Lieberman, Columbia University
• Glenn C. Loury, Boston University
• Daniel Sabbagh, Centre d`Etudes et de Recherches Internationales
• Steven M. Teles,University of Maryland

4:15 p.m.

Muslims in Western Democracies: Religious Diversity and Political Incorporation
Co-sponsored by Comparative Politics and Religion and Politics
Chair: Sylvain Brouard, CEVIPOF-FNSP

• Is Islam Compatible With the West? Muslim Political Participation in America
  Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington
• Reactive Identity, Islamism and Reform: Prospects for Integrating Muslims in Western Democracies
  Steven Pfaff, University of Washington
• Complementary Religious and National Identities Among Muslims in Europe
  Zsolt Nyiri, Gallup Organization
• Is the "Muslim Question" a Religious Problem? Diversity and Polarization Among French Muslims
  Sylvain Brouard, CEVIPOF-FNSP
  Vincent Tiberj, Sciences Po

Discussant: Jytte Klausen, Brandeis University

10:00–11:30 p.m.

RECEPTION
Co sponsored by CEVIPOF, FNSP, Sciences Po- Bordeaux, French Consulate-Boston, PSA

 

10:15 a.m.

The Impact of Gender Parity Law on French Political Life and Beyond
Co-sponsored by Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Chair: Yota P. Papageorgiuo, University of Crete

• Women Representing Women? The Case of France's Regional Councils
  Katherine A. R. Opello, Kingsborough Community College
• Second Among Unequals? A Study of Whether France's "Quota Women" Are Up to the Job
  Rainbow Murray, University of London, Queen Mary
• The Gender Parity Law and the 2008 Municipal Elections
  Nicole Roux, University of Brest

Discussants: Mona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. Louis; Elise Demange, Sciences Po Bordeaux

 

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