Departments of Political Science & Communication
University of Illinois at Chicago

1:00 – 2:20 pm

Faith Roundtable: The Hidden Hand of Religion in American Politics

Moderator: Andrew Rojecki, University of Illinois, Chicago

Participants:
Sam Cherribi, Emory University
John Corrigan, Florida State University
Sam Fleischacker, University of Illinois, Chicago
Philip Goff, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, IUPUI
Paul J. Griffiths, University of Illinois, Chicago
Pippa Norris, Harvard University

Fun Panel I: Youth and Humor
Chair: Kevin G. Barnhurst, University of Illinois, Chicago

“Voters of the Future: How Today's Youngest Citizens Will Change American Elections.”
Molly Andolina, DePaul University and Krista Jenkins, Fairleigh Dickinson University

“Quips, Jokes, and Power: Humor as Weapon in Presidential Campaigns.”
Michael A. Krasner, Queens College, City University of New York

“Redefining Politics for Young Americans: ‘MTV News,’ ‘The Daily Show,’ and the Blending of Popular Culture and Public Affairs.”
Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

“Comedy or News? Viewer Processing of Political News from ‘The Daily Show.’”
Ross Chanin and Diana Mutz, University of Pennsylvania

Futurama Panel: 2004 Campaigning Styles--Where Are We Heading?
Chair: Jerrold Rusk, University of Illinois, Chicago

“e-Organization--The Role of Online Organization in the 2004 Iowa Caucuses.”
C. Clayton Hull, Georgetown University

“The Real Lessons of Howard Dean.”
Matthew Hindman, Princeton University

“What They Did Online: Campaign e-mail in the 2004 Presidential Nominating Contest.”
Joongsik Kim and Michael Margolis, University of Cincinnati

“Hyperlinking, Blogging, and Fundraising.”
Andrew Paul Williams and Lynda Lee Kaid, with Kaye D. Trammell, Justin Martin, and Monica Postelnicu, University of Florida, Gainesville


2:30 – 3:50 pm

Futurama Roundtable: Election 2008—What’s in the Cards?

Moderator: Doris Graber, University of Illinois, Chicago

Participants:
Dean Alger, Moorhead University
Scott Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana
Stephen Farnsworth, Mary Washington College
Diana Owen, Georgetown University
Thomas Patterson, Harvard University
Michael Traugott, University of Michigan


Fun Panel II: Advertising & Emotion
Chair: Paula Cobo, University of Illinois, Chicago

“The Double-Edged Sword of Anxiety in Campaign Advertisements.”
Ronald Holbrook, Ohio State University

“Iowa 2004: A Touching Campaign.”
Bob Boynton, University of Iowa

“Spotting the Running Men: Political Advertising in the 2003 California Recall Election.”
Costas Panagopoulos, New York University

Discussant: Iva E. Deutchman, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Panel: What We Learned from the 2000 Election
Chair: Jennifer Diaz, University of Illinois, Chicago

“Partisanship, Political Communication, and Economic Voting in the 2000 Presidential Election.”
Erika Franklin Fowler and Stacey Pelika, University of Wisconsin, Madison

“Trends in Voter Policy Preferences During the 2000 Presidential Election and Issue Coverage in Media Content.”
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young and Kate Kenski, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant: Patricia Phalen, George Washington University

4:00 – 5:20 pm

Fun Roundtable: Is He a Presidential Candidate, or Does He just Play One on “The Letterman Show”: The Eroding Distinction Between News and Entertainment in the 2004 Election

Moderator: Bruce A. Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Participants:
Michael delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania
Bruce A. Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Baum, University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Entman, North Carolina State University
Joseph Turow, University of Pennsylvania

Faith Panel: Religion and Political Discourse
Chair: Michael Vari, University of Illinois, Chicago

“The De-Europeanization of American Christianity.”
R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois, Chicago

“Free Market Theology: Christianity and Tax Policy.”
David Madland, Georgetown University

“Gay Marriage, Guns, and Butter: The Roots of Religious Cleavage in American Politics.”
Pippa Norris, Harvard University, and Ronald Ingelhart, University of Michigan

Discussant: Laura R. Olson, Clemson University

Panel: Elections in Comparative Perspective
Chair: Holli A. Semetko, Emory University

“Framing Election Outcomes: Indicators from the Media, Politicians and the Public.”
Jacob Shamir and Tamir Sheafer, Hebrew University, and Michal Shamir, Tel-Aviv University

“The Contingent Nature of Agenda-setting: Different Agenda-Setting Dynamics in Election and Non-Election Times?”
Stefaan Walgrave and Peter Van Aelst, University of Antwerp

“Political Communication and Party Development: The Case of Mexico.”
Yomara Guerra Aguijosa, Georgetown University

“Political Campaigning in the Enlarged Europe: Party Strategies in the June 2004 European Parliament Elections.”
Sam Cherribi and Hubert Tworzecki, Emory University

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Reception Dean’s Room

Submitted by: Andrew Rojecki