April
2008
CURRICULUM
VITAE
JOHN T. ISHIYAMA
OFFICE
ADDRESS
207B McClain Hall
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Office
Phone:(660) 785-4096
E-MAIL:
jishiyam@truman.edu
ACADEMIC
AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
2008 (beginning Fall)
– Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science,
2002- present,
Research Fellow University of Kansas, Center for Russian, East European, and
Eurasian Studies
2003-2008 Professor
of Political Science, Department of Political Science,
2004-2008 Director, Ronald
E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
1995- 2004 Research Coordinator, Ronald E.
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
1995-2003 Associate
Professor of Political Science, Division of Social Science, Truman State
University.
1996-1997 Interim
Director, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
1990-1995 Assistant Professor of Political
Science, Truman State University.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1992
M.A., 1985
B.A., 1982
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS- Published (3)
2002 Communist Successor Parties of
Central and Eastern Europe Armonk
1999 Communist Successor Parties in
Post-Communist Politics
1998 Ethnopolitics
in the New
BOOKS- Under Contract or Review (3)
Political
Science in the 21st Century: A Reference Handbook (editor) (with
Marijke Breuning). Sage.
Principles
of Comparative Politics (part of a
series Fundamentals of Political Science
series editor, John Ishiyama).
Assessment
in Political Science (editor with
Michelle Deardorff and Kerstin Hamann)
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (83)
1) Articles on Politics (57)
2009 "Explaining
‘Minor’ Party Nominations in Sub Saharan Africa: The Cases of
Ethiopia,
2008 “Political Party Development and Party
“Gravity” in Semi Authoritarian States: The Cases of Azerbaijan,
2007 (2003 continuing series) “Electoral Systems, Ethnic
Fragmentation and Party Systems Volatility in 31 Sub Saharan African Countries”
Northeast
African Studies 10 (2): 203-220.
2007 “Nominations and Party Development
in
2007 “Foreign Aid, Democracy
and Political Stability in Post Conflict Societies” (with Marijke
Breuning) Alternatives: Turkish Journal of
International Relations, 6 (1&2): 82-91.
2006 “What Affects the Strength of Partisan Identity in
Sub-Saharan
2006 “Globalization, Political Institutions and Ethnic
Assertiveness: An Empirical Study of Thirty-two Developing Countries.” Ethnopolitics 5:167-182.
2006 “African
2006 “Europeanization
and the Communist Successor Parties in Post-Communist Politics” Politics
and Policy 31:1-23
2005 “The Former Marxist Leninist Parties in
2005 “Globalization and the Development of Left
Parties in Central and
2005 “The
Sickle and the Minaret: The Communist Successor Parties in
2004 "The Formerly
Dominant Marxist-Leninist Parties in the Developing World after the Collapse of
Communism" Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics
20:42-60.
2004 “Political
Performance, Electoral Rules and the Rhetorical Strategies of the Communist
Successor Parties in Post Communist
Eastern European Politics” Acta Politica
39:179-202.
2003 “Does
Globalization Breed Ethnic Conflict?” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
9:1-23
2003 “Donor
Characteristics and the Dispersion of Foreign Assistance” International
Politics (with Marijke Breuning) 40:249-268
2003 "Women's
Parties in Post Communist Politics" East European Politics and
Societies 17:266-304
2003 "Judicial
Activism in Post Communist Politics" Law and Society (with
Shannon Smithey) 36: 719-734
2002 "Explaining
Change in Communist Successor Parties: Political Environment versus Party
Organization" American Review of Politics 23: 319-336.
2002 "Elections
and Nationalization of the Vote in Post Communist Politics: A Comparative
Perspective" Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics
19:29-40
2002 "Regionalism
and the Nationalization of the Legislative Vote in Post Communist Russian
Politics" Communist and Post Communist Studies 35:155-168
2001 "Party
Organization and the Political Success of the Communist Successor Parties"
Social Science Quarterly 82:844-864.
2001 "Superpresidentialism and Political Party Development in
2001 "Ethnopolitical Parties and Democratic Consolidation in
Post-Communist Eastern
2001 “Adaptation and Change:
Characterizing the Survival Strategies of the Communist Successor
Parties” (with Andras Bozoki)
Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics 17:32-51
2001 “Candidate Recruitment and
the Development of Russian Political Parties, 1993-1999" Party
Politics 7:387-412
2001 "Writing Rights:
Factors Influencing the Strength of Rights Clauses in Post-Communist
Constitutions" with Ryan Kennedy (senior political science major) Journal
of Political Science 29:1-26
2000 “Candidate Recruitment,
Party Organization and the Communist Successor Parties: the Cases of the MSzP, the KPRF and the LDDP ” Europe-Asia
Studies (formerly Soviet Studies) 52: 875-896.
2000 “Party Identity in
Post-Communist Politics: The Cases of the Successor Parties in
2000 “Institutions and Ethnopolitical Conflict in Post-Communist Politics” Nationalism
and Ethnic Politics 6: 51-67.
2000 “Judicious Choices:
Designing Courts in Post-Communist Politics” (with Shannon Smithey) Communist
and Post Communist Studies 33:163 -182.
2000 “Social Identity and Party
Development in Post-Soviet Politics: The Case of the 'Women of Russia'”
(with former student Sarah Kuntz), American Review of Politics
21:43-68.
2000 “The Communist Successor
Parties and Party Identity Change in Post-Communist Politics” Political
Chronicle 12: 33-47.
2000 “Communists after Communism:
Adaptation, Electoral Performance and the Successor Parties in
Comparative Perspective”
1999 “The Communist Successor Parties
and Party Organizational Development in Post- Communist Politics” Political
Research Quarterly 53: 87-112.
1999 “Sickles into Roses:
The Communist Successor Parties and Democratic Consolidation in
Comparative Perspective” Democratization 6:52-73.
1999 “Political Parties and
Candidate Recruitment in Post-Soviet Russian Politics” Journal of
Communist Studies and Transition Politics 15: 41-69.
1999 “Aiding the (Former) Enemy:
Testing Explanations for Foreign Assistance to Eastern Europe and the
1999 “Political Integration and
Political Parties in Post Soviet Russian Politics” Demokratizatsiya
7: 121-138.
1999 “Representational Mechanisms
and Ethnic Partisan Conflict: the Evidence from New Democracies in
1998 “Presidential Power and
Democratic Development in Post-Communist Politics” Communist
and Post-communist Studies (with former student Matthew Velten) 31:217-234
1998 “Red versus Expert:
Candidate Recruitment and Communist Party Adaptation in Post-Soviet
Politics” Party Politics 4:297-318
1998 “Russian Electoral Politics
and the Search for National Identity” (with David Williams, Marilyn
Young, Michael Launer and Irina Likachova)
Argumentation and Advocacy 34: 90-115.
1998 “Strange Bedfellows:
Explaining Political Cooperation between Communist-successor Parties and
Nationalists in
1998 “The Rhetoric of
Nationalism: The Volksunie and Vlaams
Blok in Belgian Politics” (with Marijke Breuning) Political
Communication 14: 5-26.
1997 “The Sickle or the Rose?: Previous
Regime Types and the Evolution of the Ex-Communist Parties in
Post-communist societies” Comparative Political Studies 30:
299-330.
1997 “Transitional Electoral Systems
in
1997 “Opportunities, Constraints
and Ethnopolitical Party Behavior: The Cases of
1997 “The Role of Public
Argumentation in Emerging Democracies” (with David C. Williams and
Marilyn Young) Argumentation 11: 179-194.
1997 “Political Argumentation of
the Parties in the Elections to the Duma.” Politiea (with Marilyn Young, Michael Launer, David Williams and Irina Likachova)
2:1-20
1996
“Red
1996 “The Dialogue between
Comparative Politics and International Relations.” (with Marijke
Breuning). International Studies Notes 21: 34-44.
1996 “The Russian Proto-parties and the
1996
“Structural Experimentation and Political Party Development in the
'New'
1995 “Communist Parties in Transition:
Structures, Leaders and Processes of Democratization in
1994 “Electoral Rules and Party
Nomination Strategies in Ethnically Cleaved Societies: The Estonian Transitional
Election of 1990.” Communist and Post-Communist Studies.
27:177-191.
1993 “Founding Elections and
Transitional Party Development: The Cases of
2) Articles on the Scholarship of
Teaching and Pedagogy (26)
2008 “Assessing Assessment: Examining
the Assessment Plans at 50 Political Science Departments" PS: Political Science and Politics 41: 167-170
2007 “Surveying Capstone Courses in
Political Science” (with Paul Parker, John Quinn, Candace Cartright Young) Academic
Exchange Quarterly 11 (4):76-82.
2007 “Expectations and Perceptions of
Undergraduate Research Mentoring: Comparing First Generation, Low Income
White/Caucasian and African American Students” College Student Journal 41:510-520
2007 “Marketing the International
Studies Major: Claims and Content of Programs at Primarily Undergraduate
Institutions in the
2006 “A Century of Continuity and (Little)
Change in the Undergraduate Political Science Curriculum” (with Marijke
Breuning and Linda Lopez) American Political Science Review 100:659-665.
2006 “How 'International' Are
Undergraduate Political Science Programs at Liberal Arts and
2005 "The Structure of an Undergraduate
Major and Student Learning: A Cross-Institutional Study of Political Science
Programs at Thirty-two Colleges and Universities" Social Science
Journal 42: 359-366
2005 “Examining
the Impact of the Wahlke Report: Surveying the
Structure of the Political Science Curricula at Liberal Arts and
2004 “International
Studies Programs: For what purpose and for whom?” International Studies
Perspectives 5:400-403.
2004 A
Survey of International Studies Programs at
2004 “Assessment in Political Science.” PS:Political Science and Politics 37(3):483-485.
2003 “Examining differences between
first generation and continuing generation college students at a public liberal
arts university” (with Sharon Squires) MKN Journal 1(1):
1-12.
2003 “Management Issues in TRIO:
A Study of McNair Programs” (with Emmanuel Nnadozie
and Jane Chon) MKN Journal 1(1): 47-58.
2003 "Does Participation in
Undergraduate Research Affect Political Science Students?" (with Marijke
Breuning) Politics and Policy 31:163-180.
2003 "Assessing the Impact of a
2003 "Sequential or
Flexible? The Impact of Differently Structured Political Science Majors on the
Development of Student Reasoning" (with Stephen Hartlaub)
PS: Political Science and Politics 36:83-86
2002 "Does the Wording of
Syllabi Affect Student Course Assessment in Introductory Political Science
Classes?" (with Stephen Hartlaub) PS:
Political Science and Politics 35:
2002 "Does Early
Participation in Undergraduate Research Benefit Social Sciences and Humanities
Students?" College Student Journal 36: 381-387.
2001 "Undergraduate
Research and the Success of First-generation Low-income College Students" Council
on Undergraduate Research Quarterly 22 (1):36-41
2001 “The Last Laugh:
2001 "Faculty Personality
Characteristics and the Use of Student-Centered Teaching Strategies" (with
Stephen Hartlaub and Mark Hartlaub)
2001 “Liberal Undergraduate
Education and Reasoning Styles: Using Political Scenarios in Student
Assessment” (with former students Caroline Hernandez, Shirley Arteaga, and Keri Wingo) The
Social Science Journal 38(1):125-135.
2001 "Assessing the Impact of the
McNair Program on First Generation Low Income College Students at a Public
Liberal Arts University" with Valerie Hopkins (McNair scholar) Opportunity
Outlook: Journal of the Council for Opportunity in Education April:
20-24
2001 “Undergraduate Research
Internships and
2000 “Undergraduate Research
Internships and Student Success in
1999 “Critical Thinking
Disposition and Locus of Control as Predictors of Evaluations of Teaching
Strategies” College Student Journal (with former students
Michelle McClure, Holly Hart and Julie Amico) 33: 269-276.
BOOK CHAPTERS (7)
2008 “Learning to Lose (and Sometimes Win): The Neocommunist
Parties in Post Soviet Politics” in Joseph Wong and Edward Friedman Political Transitions in Dominant Party
Systems: Learning to Lose
2008 “Comparing Learning Assessment Plans in Political Science” in Michelle Deardorff, Kerstin Hamann and John Ishiyama eds Assessment in Political Science Washington, DC: American Political Science Association (forthcoming)
2008 “The Critical Portfolio: Facilitating the Reflective Political Science Student in the Experiential Environment” (with Veronica Donahue) in Michelle Deardorff, Kerstin Hamann and John Ishiyama eds Assessment in Political Science Washington, DC: American Political Science Association (forthcoming)
2002 “A Typology of Successor Parties:
An Overview” in Andras Bozoki
and John Ishiyama eds. Communist
Successor Parties in Central and Eastern Europe
2001 “Sickles into Roses: The
Communist Successor Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Comparative
Perspective” in Paul Lewis ed Party Development
and Democratic Change in Post-Communist Europe
2001 “Neopatrimonialism
and the Prospects for Democratization in the
1999 “What Kinds of Parties Are
Emerging? Patterns of Successor Party Organizational Development” in John
Ishiyama, ed Communist
Successor Parties in Post Communist Politics
SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL EDITOR
2006 “Post-Authoritarian Parties” Party Politics Volume 12, No. 3
REFEREED PROCEEDINGS (1)
1995 “The Role of Public Argumentation
in Emerging Democracies: A Case Study of the December 12 Elections in the
ENCYCLOPEDIC
ENTREES (2)
2006 “
2006 “Alexander Dubcek” in Scribner’s
Encyclopedia of
REPRINTED ARTICLES (3)
2001 “The Sickle or the
Rose?: Previous Regime Types and the Evolution of the Ex-Communist
Parties in Post-communist societies” in Stephen White and Daniel
Nelson, eds The
Politics of the Postcommunist World : From Communist
to Postcommunist Politics (The International
Library of Politics and Comparative Government)
2001 “Transitional Electoral
Systems in Eastern Europe” in Stephen White and Daniel Nelson, eds The Politics of
the Postcommunist World : From Communist to Postcommunist Politics (The International Library of
Politics and Comparative Government)
1999 “Partii
preemnitsi kommunisticheskikh
i organizatisionnoe razvitie partii v postkommunisticheskoi politike”
(Communist successor parties and organizational development in post communist
politics) Polis 148:
REVIEW ESSAYS (2)
“Political Parties
in Post Communist Politics” in Comparative European Politics
(Reviews of Redeeming the Communist Past:
The Regeneration of the Communist Parties in
Political Parties in the
Russian Regions.
By Derek S. Hutcheson,
Political Parties after
Communism.
By Tomáš Kostelecký
Political
Parties in New Democracies: Party Organization
in Southern and East
"Democratization and Democratic
Consolidation in Post Communist Politics" in International
Politics (Reviews of: Postcommunism
and the Theory of Democracy by Richard D. Anderson Jr., M. Steven Fish,
Stephen E. Hanson, Philip G. Roeder;
Transition: The First Decade by Mario I. Blejer
and Marko Skreb Editors
Framing Democracy: Civil Society and Civic Movements in Eastern Europe
by John K. Glenn III
"Democratization" by Jean Grugel)
BOOK REVIEWS (22)
2008 Review of Ian Peleg Democratizing
the
2008 Review of David Turton, ed. Ethnic Federalism: The Ethiopian Experience
in a Comparative Perspective,
2007 Review of John E. Jackson, Jacek Klich, Krystyna Poznanska, The
Political Economy of
2007 Review of
Joanna Birnir Ethnicity and Electoral Politics, Comparative
Political Studies
2007 Review of
David White. The Russian Democratic Party Yabloko: Opposition in a Managed Democracy. Russian
Review
2007 Review of Attila Melegh
On the East-West Slope: Globalization,
nationalism, racism and discourses on Central and
2006 Review of Andrew Wilson Virtual Politics: Faking Democracy in the
Post-Soviet World. Governance
2006 Review of Richard Matland
and Kathleen Montgomery Women’s
Access to Political Power in Post Communist Europe Party Politics
2004 Review of M.A. Mohamed Salih ed. African Political Parties: Evolution,
Institutionalization and Governance. International Politics
2004 Review of Tomáš Kostelecký, Political Parties after Communism. Slavic
Review
2003 Review of Gwendolyn Sasse,
Territory and Ethnopolitics
in the Former Soviet Union Slavic Review
2002 Review of Geoffrey Pridham, The Dynamics
of Democratization: A Comparative Approach in Acta
Politica
2002 Review of Sarah Birch, Democratization in
2002 Review of Valerie Sperling,
2002 Review of Steven Smith's and Thomas
Remington's The Politics of
Institutional Choice: The Formation of the
2001 Review of Pal Kolsto’s
Political Construction Sites: Nation
Building in Russia and the Post-Soviet States in Slavic Review
2000 Review of Richard Rose, et al Democracy and its Alternatives in Comparative
Political Studies.
1998 Review of Jacques Levesque The Enigma of 1989: The
1998 Review of Paul Lewis' Party Structure and Organization in
1998 Review of Matthew Wyman's Public Opinion in Postcommunist
1996 Review of Robert Orttung's From
1996 Review of Graeme Gill's The Collapse of a
OTHER
NON REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
2007
“Constitutional Engineers” in The
Political Science Educator (Newsletter of the Political Science Education
Section of the American Political Science Association)
2007
“Getting Started Doing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”
(with Jeffrey Bernstein) in The Political
Science Educator (Newsletter of the Political Science Education Section of
the American Political Science Association)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (1993-present) (88)
2008 “Historical Legacies and the
Size of the Red-Brown Vote in Post Communist Politics” Workshop: “The Radical Right in Post-1989
Central and Eastern Europe – the Role of Legacies”
2008
“What’s in a name? Ethnic party
identity and democratic development in Eastern Europe” (with Jeff Justice
and Marijke Breuning) Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
2008
“The International Studies Minor in Practice: Program Offering and
Student Choices at a
2008
“Who Produces the Great Teachers?
Ranking Graduate Political Science Programs via Teaching Awards” (with
Alexandra Cole) Annual Meeting of the Teaching and Learning Conference,
American Political Science Association, San Jose, California, February.
2007
“Political Party Development and
Party ‘Gravity’ in Semi Authoritarian States: The Cases of
2007
“The Role of De Facto Judicial
Independence in Democratic Consolidation” (with student Alyssa Mayer)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest,
2007
“Explaining Escalation from Ethnic
Conflict to Genocide: Comparing Rwanda with Darfur” (with student Anna Pechenina) Annual Meeting
of the International Studies Association-Midwest,
2007
“Do
Ethnic Parties Detract from or Promote Ethnic Conflict?” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association,
2007
“The Politics of Intercountry Adoption: Explaining Variation in the Legal
Requirements of Sub-Saharan African Countries” (with Marijke Breuning) Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
2007 “Examining the 2005 Ethiopian Parliamentary Election
Results Under Alternative Electoral Rules” 4th International
Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (4th ICEDS) THE
CHALLENGES OF PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN
2007
“Nominations and Political Party
Development in Sub Saharan Africa” Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
2007 “Do Ethnic Parties Promote Ethnic Conflict? A
Comparative Exploration” Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association,
2007 “The Capstone Course in Political Science: A Survey
Study of 301 Undergraduate Political Science Programs” Annual Meeting of the Teaching and Learning
Conference, American Political Science Association, Charlotte NC, February.
2006
“A Journal, a Conference, and the Promotion of SOTL in Political
Science” Annual Meeting of the International Society for Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL),
2006
“Constitutional Engineers: Problem Based Learning in Comparative
Politics”
Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association,
2006
“Foreign Aid and Democratization in
Post Conflict Societies” (with Kate Sanders) Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association- Midwest,
2006
“Strength of Partisanship in Sub
Saharan Africa” (with Krystal Fox) Annual Meeting of the International
Studies Association- Midwest,
2006 “Candidate Recruitment in New Democracies - the 2005
Ethiopian Election” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association,
2006 “Europeanization, Electoral
Institutions and Party Development in Post Communist Politics.” Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
2006
Learning to Lose (and Sometimes Win): The
Neocommunist Parties in Post Soviet Politics Paper
prepared for presentation at the LEARNING
TO LOSE: ADAPTING TO DEMOCRACY IN ONE-PARTY DOMINANT SYSTEMS, Workshop sponsored by the European Institute
and Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada 31
March- April1 2006
2006
Communists after Communism:
Explaining what happened to the Formerly Dominant Parties in One Party Marxist
Leninist States? Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science
Association,
2006
"Assessing Assessment:"
Examining the Assessment Plans for Political Science at Primarily Undergraduate
Institutions” Annual Meeting of
the Southern Political Science Association,
2005 Democratic Transition Types and the First Use of
Violent Force (with Ryan Conway) Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association Midwest,
2005
What Affects Partisan Identity in
Sub-Saharan
2005 "Foreign Aid,
Democracy and Political Stability in Post Conflict Societies" Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association,
2005 "The Communist
Successor Parties in Africa after the End of the Cold War" Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association,
2005 “How “international” are undergraduate political
science programs at liberal arts and sciences colleges and universities in the
2005 “Electoral Systems, Ethnic Conflict, and Party Systems
Volatility in Africa: Implications for Ethiopia”, Paper presented at the Third International Symposium on Ethiopian Development Studies
Saba Hall, Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June
18-19, 2005
2005 “Globalization Electoral Laws and
Ethnic Conflict' Annual Meeting of the
2005 The Evolution of the Former Dominant Parties in Marxist Leninist
Regimes in Sub Saharan Africa Annual
Meeting of the
2005 “Characteristics of International Studies Programs: Trends Towards a
Common Core Curriculum?” (with
Marijke Breuning) Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association,
2005 “Globalization, Electoral Laws, and Ethnic Conflict” Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association,
2004 “Europeanization and Left Parties in Post Communist
Politics” Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement
of Slavic Studies,
2004 “Regime Types, Transitions and Conflict Proneness of
Authoritarian States 1950-2002” (with Katherine Haggans) Annual Meeting
of the International Studies Association Midwest,
2004 “The Communist Successor Parties in Sub Saharan
Africa” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association Midwest,
2004 “African
2004 “The Sickle and the Minaret: Communist Successor Parties in
2003 “Europeanization and the
Communist Successor Parties: A Proposed Framework” Annual Meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
2003 “
2003 "Reforming the
Structure of the political science curriculum: A survey of liberal arts an
sciences colleges and universities in the Midwest" Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association,
2003 "The formerly
dominant Marxist Leninist Parties in the Developing World" Annual Meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association ,
2003 "The Structure of
the Political Science Major and Student Learning: A Cross-Institutional Study
of 32 Colleges and Universities" Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political
Science Association ,
2002 “Structuring International Studies
Majors: A Survey of Programs at
2002 “Globalization and the Communist
Successor Parties”Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association Midwest,
2002 “Political Parties and Civil
Society in Post Communist Politics” Annual Meeting of the Central Slavic
Conference,
2002 "Does Participation in
Undergraduate Research Affect Political Science Students?" Annual Meeting
of the American Political Science Association,
2002 "Globalization
and the Development of Left Parties in Post Communist Eastern European
Politics" Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association ,
2002 "Does
Participation in Undergraduate Research Affect Political Science
Students?" Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
2002 "Rhetorical
Strategies, Performance and Electoral Rules in Post Communist Politics"
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association,
2001 "Explaining the
Evolution of Formerly Dominant Marxist-Leninist Parties in the Developing World
after the Collapse of Communism" Annual Meeting of the International
Studies Association - Midwest, St. Louis MO, November
2001 "Promoting
Undergraduate Research in International Studies" Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association - Midwest,
2001 "Elections
and Nationalization of the Vote in Post Communist Russian Politics: A
Comparative Perspective"Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association,
2001 "The
Constitutional Courts and Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Eastern
European Politics" (with Shannon Smithey) Annual Meeting of the Law and Society
Association, Budpest
2001 "Elections
and Nationalization of the Vote in Post Communist Russian Politics: A
Comparative Perspective"Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Political Science Association,
2001 "Does the Wording
of Syllabi Affect Student Course Assessment in Introductory Political Science
Classes? " (with Stephen Hartlaub)Annual Meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association,
2000 “The Exercise of Judicial
Power in Post Communist Politics” (with Shannon Smithey) Annual Meeting
of the Southern Political Science Association,
2000 “Mixed Electoral Systems,
Super Presidentialism, Candidate Recruitment and
Political Party Development in
2000 “Judicial Activism in
Post-Communist Politics” (with Shannon Smithey) Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association,
2000 “Structured or Flexible: The
impact of differently structured majors on student reasoning” (with
Stephen Hartlaub) Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association,
2000 “Ethnopolitical
Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Post Communist Eastern Europe”
Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology,
2000 “Party Organizational and
Identity Change in Post-Communist Politics: The Communist Successor Parties
after the‘Second Generation’
Elections.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
1999 “The Development of Judicial
Power in Post-Communist Politics” (with current student Holley Hanson)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association- Midwest Des Moines
Iowa, October.
1999 “Aid Diversification and
Recipient Dependence” (with Marijke Breuning) Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association- Midwest
1999 “Judicious Choices:
Designing Courts in Post-Communist Politics” (with
1999 “Thinking Critically About
Teaching: Faculty Characteristics and the Use of Student-Centered Teaching
Strategies”(with Stephen Hartlaub and Mark Hartlaub) Annual meeting of the American Political Science
Association.
1999 “Sickles into Roses: The
Communist Successor Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Comparative
Perspective” Annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association.
1999 “Candidate Recruitment,
Party Organization and the Communist Successor Parties” European Consortium
for Political Research (ECPR) Joint Workshops.
1998 “Communists after
Communism: Adaptation and Electoral Success of the Successor
Parties in Comparative Perspective” Annual meeting of the
International Studies Association- Midwest,
1998 “How Much Have they Changed?
The Evolution of the Rhetorical Strategies of the Communist Successor
Parties” Annual meeting of the American Political Science
Association.
1998 “How Much Have they Changed?
The Evolution of the Rhetorical Strategies of the Communist Successor
Parties” Annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association.
1997 “Political Parties and
Nomination Strategies in Post Communist Politics.” Annual meeting
of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
1997 “Aiding the (former) Enemy:
Foreign Aid to Post-communist States 1991-96" (with Marijke Breuning
and former student Matthew Velten).Annual Meeting of
the International Studies Association- Midwest.
1997 “Political Party Development
and Candidate Recruitment in Post-Soviet Russian Politics
1993-1995.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
1997 “Party Organization and Post
Communist Politics: The Evidence from the Communist Successor Parties.”Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political
Science Association,
1997 “Presidential Power,
Democracy and Political Stability in Post Communist Politics” (with
former student Matthew Velten). Annual Meeting of the
Central Slavic Conference,
1997 “The Women of Russia
Movement in Post Soviet Politics” (with former student Sarah Kuntz).
Annual Meeting of the Central Slavic Conference,
1996 “The Politics of Inequality
at Home and Abroad: Belgian Nationalist Parties and Development
Cooperation” (with Marijke Breuning). Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association,
1996 “The Rhetoric of
Nationalism: The Volksunie and Vlaams
Blok in Belgian Politics” (with Marijke Breuning) Annual Meeting of
the International Society of Political Psychology,
1995 “Democratization in
Post-Communist Russia” Annual conference on Democracy and post- communist
states. Moscow, June.
1994 “Bringing People Together
and Pulling Them Apart: Nationalism, Integration, and Disintegration in
the 'New
1994 “Political Communication and
Democratization: Toward a Culture of Democratic Communication in
Russian.” (with David C. Williams). Russian-American Conference on
Language Persuasion and Political Behavior, St.Petersburg
and
1994 “The Role of Public
Argumentation in Emerging Democracies: A Case Study of the December 12
Elections in the
1993 “The Nationalization of the
Vote and Organizational Change in Parties:
1993 “Structural Experimentation
and Political Party Development in the 'New'
1993 “Founding Elections and
Transitional Party Development: The Cases of
1993 “The Political Dimensions of
AIDS Containment Strategies: A Comparative Analysis.” Annual Meeting of
the Midwest Political Science Association,
CONFERENCE
CHAIR/DISCUSSANT
Note: for brevity I have not included
chair/discussant for conference panels, although I have served over 30 times in
either or both capacities.
COURSES
TAUGHT
Pol 171- Introduction to Political Science
Pol 300- Political Science Methodology
Pol 315- Principles of Comparative Politics
Pol 370- East Asian Politics
Pol 460- Senior Seminar in Political Science
Pol 461- European Politics
Pol 470- Post Soviet Politics
SELECTED
GRANTS AND HONORS
2008 Nominated as 2008 Research
2007-2011 Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate
Achievement Program Grant, (Principal Investigator, wrote grant that was
awarded $1,020,036.00 over four years)
2007
Researcher of the Year Award from Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society)
2006 James B. Hamilton Research Scholar Award from the MidAmerica
Association of Educational
2006 Educator of the Year Finalist
2005 award for “Outstanding Teaching in
Political Science” from American Political Science Association and Pi
Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary Society)
2005 Educator of the Year Finalist
2004
2004 award for “Outstanding Teaching in
Political Science” from American Political Science Association and Pi
Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary Society)
2004
Educator of the Year Finalist
2003 Missouri Governor’s Award for
Teaching Excellence
2003 award for “Outstanding Teaching in
Political Science” from American Political Science Association and Pi
Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary Society)
2003 Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for
Faculty Excellence ($10,000.00)
2003-2004 Carnegie Scholar Award ($5000.00)
2002 Margaret G. Hermann Award for Best Paper
Using Text Analysis, awarded by International Studies Association Midwest,
($500.00)
2002 -present Research Fellow, Center for
Russian and East European Studies,
2001-2002 APSA Small Research Grant ($1960.00)
Project title "Party Discipline and Legislative Voting Behavior in
Post Communist Politics:The Cases of Hungary,
2002 Educator of the Year Finalist,
2001 Educator of the Year Finalist,
2000 Educator of the Year Finalist,
1999 William O'Donnell Lee Advising Award
(Academic Advisor of the Year) ($1000.00)
1999-2000 Who's Who in the World
1998 Who's Who Among
1996 Educator of the Year Semi Finalist,
1995 Faculty Research Grant (Summer).
1994 Faculty Research Grant (Summer).
1993-1994 Faculty Research Grant
(Academic Year).
1992 Educator of the Year Nominee
1992 Faculty Research Grant (Summer).
1991 Educator of the Year Nominee
1991 Faculty Research Grant (Summer).
1980 Truman Scholar from
INVITED
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND CONSULTING
2007
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Reviewer, National Science Foundation,
2007 “Getting Started Doing the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” Center for Civic Engagement,
University of South Florida-St.
2007 External Program Reviewer, General
Education Program,
2005 Parliamentary Election Observer/Monitor
(invited by Azerbaijan Central Election Commission),
2005 “Globalization, Electoral Laws and
Ethnic Conflict” Department of Political Science,
2003
Presentation on Undergraduate Research at Preparing Future Faculty
Workshop,
2002 "Civil Society,
Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Eastern and Central
Europe" The Center for the Study of Democracy, St Mary's College of
1999-2001 & 2005-2006 National Science Foundation Reviewer for
Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
1999 “Electoral Institutions and
the Containment of Ethnic Conflict in Post-Communist Europe”
International Studies Lecture Series,
1999 “Identity Change and the
Communist Successor Parties: A Preliminary Analysis” Department of Political
Science Colloquium,
1998-99 Member of Dissertation Committee for
Jeffrey Stevenson Murer, University of
Illinois-Chicago.
1998 “
1998 “
1997 External Program Reviewer,
Department of Political Science,
UNIVERSITY
SERVICE
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006-present Founder and
Chair University Faculty Research Caucus
2005-present Member
University Strategic Planning Advisory Committee
2001-present Member Truman
State University Assessment Committee
2002, 2007 Member of William