4 Graduate Students to Present at 2013 ISA Conference
4 GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRESENT AT 2013 ISA CONFERENCE
4 graduate students in the Department have been accepted to present at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) in April, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. Anshul Jain, June Park, Ahmet Tekelioglu and Gregory Winger will be presenting individual research papers on a range of internationally focused topics. The ISA’s annual conference is the premier event in the field of international relations, attracting more than 5,500 scholars from institutions across the world. Presentations, workshops and roundtables span the international studies spectrum and showcase innovative research and ideas.
ANSHUL JAIN
“Open Networks and Scattered Peoples: New Media and the Transnational Politics of the Indian Diaspora”
This paper studies the patterns by which Indian immigrants in the United States participate in the politics of their homeland, engaging in political dialogue with native compatriots and navigating the terrain of two systems of government, civil society and social life. Qualitative interviews and surveys examine the complex dynamics of how class, caste, professional background, gender, religion, linguistic background, and prior political influences affect participation in political life via new media platforms.
JUNE PARK
“Recurring Cycles of Trade Protectionism: U.S. Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Trade with Northeast Asia, 1973-2013”
This paper argues, using a variety of economic data, policy outcomes and sector analysis of the past 40 years, that at the heart of U.S.-Northeast Asian trade deficit and currency debates, there are recurring cycles of American protectionism against each Northeast Asian economy at the height of those counties’ economic growth and trade surpluses. Furthermore, U.S. intra-industry trade dynamics and mounting trade deficits propel industrial lobbying and congressional actions in the push for trade protectionism.
AHMET TEKELIOGLU
“Transnational Muslim Identity and American Muslims: Bringing the Individual back into International Relations”
This paper addresses questions concerning constructions of a transnational Muslim identity and community (Umma) in relation to perceptions of sociological, anthropological and theological processes and concepts among US-born Muslim Americans (converts, immigrant background and African American). Fieldwork conducted in Boston and San Francisco over the past several years supports arguments for a recalibration of conventional thinking on transnational Muslim identity.
GREGORY WINGER
“Arguing with the Generals: The Role of Framing Mechanisms in Strategic Assessment”
This paper demonstrates, through the use of Prospect Theory, that different realms of responsibility, often tied to geography, cause civilian and military leaders to view crises differently. This divergence in perspective causes each to assess risk in fundamentally disparate ways, ultimately producing competing policy recommendations. This paper questions traditional explanations for divergent crisis responses though two case studies: the downing of US warplanes over Laos in 1961 and the 1975 Korean tree cutting incident.