The following graduate and undergraduate papers presented at the
14^th annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of
Political Science
have been selected for the best paper award sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha,
the
national political science honor society

Copies of the papers may be viewed at the conference website:
http://www.politicsandgovernment.ilstu.edu/conference/awards.htm

2006 Best Paper Awards

Best Undergraduate Student Papers:
(1st, 2nd and 3d places - tie for third)

Karen Emmerson, University or Iowa
The Tipping Point: When Do Motivated Reasoners Become Affectively
Intelligent?

Morgan Weiland, Carleton College
Tacit Consent: the American News Media and Minority Tyranny

Kyle Groenewold, Eureka College
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act of 2001: We Deserve Less

Ali Wyne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Questioning the Theory of Hegemonic Continuum

Best Graduate Student Papers:
(1st, 2nd and 3d places)

Evan McKay, DePaul University
Governance and Legitimacy in China : The Globalization Dilemma

Dana Van De Walker, Illinois State University
Infiltrating the Adult's Table: A Realistic Look at Women's
Participation in National Security

Megan Kerr, Northern Illinois University
The Necessity of Preserving Aristocratic Relics in Democratic Nations


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Gary M. Klass
Associate Professor
Department of Politics and Government
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790
(309)438-7852

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--
Gary M. Klass
Associate Professor
Department of Politics and Government
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790
(309)438-7852

        ISU\IWU Habitat Collegiate Home
        <http://lilt.ilstu.edu/habitat/>
        SECA # 903 - 0235

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