Final Program, 1995 AGM
Full Version – May 1, 1995
FRIDAY MAY 5, 1995
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Friday, May 5 8:15-10:00
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A1/A5 Registration
Halpern Centre Lobby
Burnaby Mountain Campus
Simon Fraser University
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Friday, May 5 10:15-12:00
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B2 Halpern Plenary
Canadian Politics:
The Decline of Party?
Chair: Don Blake (UBC)
Paper(s):
Keith Brownsey (Mount Royal College)
"The Decline of Party Revisited"
David Laycock (SFU)
Darin Barney (Toronto)
"The Recline of Party: Armchair Democracy and
the Reform Party of Canada?"
Discussant(s):
Bruce Foster (UVIC)
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Friday, May 5 10:15-12:00
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B6 Halpern Plenary
Joint Session with B2
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Friday, May 5 12:00-14:00
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Dean's Lunch
Diamond University Club
Keynote Speaker: Alan Cairns (UBC)
"Who Is Getting Ready For
a Yes Vote In the Quebec Referendum?"
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Friday, May 5 14:15-16:00
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C3 Halpern Plenary
Political Theory:
Developments in Public Choice Theory
Chair: Jeremy Rayner (Malaspina University College)
Paper(s):
Laurent Dobuzinskis (SFU)
"Between Hierarchy and Market: Toward New
Rules of the Political Game - Preliminary Explorations"
Bryce Weber (SFU)
"It's a Long, Long Way to Frankfurt: Public
Choice and Critical Theory"
Discussant(s):
Derek Cook (University College of the Cariboo)
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Friday, May 5 14:15-16:00
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C7 Halpern Lounge
Special Session:
Roundtable: Teaching the Discipline
Chair: Andy Shadrack (Selkirk College)
Participants:
Roger Elmes (Kwantlen University College)
Marlene Hancock (Douglas College)
Mark Charlton (Trinity Western University)
Barrie McCullough (Okanagan University College)
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Friday, May 5 16:15 - 17:30
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D4 Halpern Lounge
Special Session:
Roundtable: The NDP and the Future of BC Politics
Chair: Stephen McBride (SFU)
Participants:
Alex MacDonald (SFU
Alan Whitehorn (RMC/SFU)
Paul Tennant (UBC)
Patrick Smith (SFU)
Jim Bruton (SFU)
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Friday, May 5 16:15-17:30
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D8 Halpern Plenary
Joint Session with D4
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Friday, May 5 18:00-22:00
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Indian Arm Boat Cruise and BBQ
Shuttle Bus from Diamond University Club 17:45
SS Vancouver Spirit - Departs Barbary Coast Dock
Foot of Burrard near Coal Harbour 18:30
SATURDAY MAY 6, 1995
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Saturday , May 6 9:00-10:30
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A9 Halpern Plenary
International Relations
The U.S. and the Americas
Chair: Doug Ross (SFU)
Paper(s):
Alex Netherton (UBC)
"Internationalization, Regionalization and
Domestic Policy Regimes: the Case of Electrical
Energy Policy in North America"
Peter Prontzos (Langara College)
"U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Nicaragua in the
Context of Changing Attitudes to Latin America"
Discussant(s):
Paul Marantz (UBC)
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Saturday , May 6 9:00-10:30
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A13 Halpern Lounge
Urban Politics and Public Administration
Metropolitan Government: Theory and Practice
Chair: Marlene Yri (Kwantlen University College)
Paper(s):
Ed Black (UNBC)
Donald Manson (UNBC)
"Corruption and Reform in Vancouver"
Patrick Smith (SFU)
"The Metropolitan Governance Dilemma: Bigger,
Better? Or the End of the Line: Canadian
Perspectives - American Comparisons?"
Discussant(s):
Bryan Downes (Oregon))
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Saturday , May 6 10:45-12:00
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B10 Halpern Plenary
Public Policy
New Directions in Resource Policy-Making
Chair: Michael Howlett (SFU)
Paper(s):
Don Alper (WWU)
Robert Kelly(WWU)
"Public Participation in Land Use Planning:An
Assessment of the Vancouver Island Core Table"
Mary Louise McAllister (UNBC)
"Administrative Reform and "Shared Decision-
Making": Prospects for the Mining Sector"
Discussant(s):
Jeremy Wilson (UVIC)
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Saturday, May 6 10:45-12:00
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B14 Halpern Lounge
Special Session:
Roundtable: Graduate Student Research
Chairs: Ed Black (UNBC)
Participants:
Scott Pegg (UBC)
John Young (SFU)
Donald Manson (UNBC)
Darin Barney (Toronto)
Robert Kelly (WWU)
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Saturday, May 6 12:00-14:00
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BCPSA AGM and Business Meeting
Diamond University Club
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Saturday , May 6 14:15-16:00
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C11 Halpern Plenary
Political Theory:
Neo-Institutionalism
Chair: Scott Fast (University College of Fraser Valley)
Paper(s):
Peter Buker (Acadia)
"Functional Borders: Building a Taxonomy of
the Political Economy of Scale and Governance"
Avigail Eisenberg (UBC)
"The North and the Politics of Collectivism
Discussant(s):
Alex Michalos (UNBC)
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Saturday , May 6 14:15-16:00
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C15 Halpern Lounge
Comparative Politics
Japanese Democracy
Chair: Sharyn Tyakoff (Douglas)
Paper(s):
Masaru Kohno (UBC)
"Do Japanese Voter's Vote Strategically"
F.Q. Quo (SFU)
"Changing Patterns of Governance: Recent
Change in Japanese Politics"
Discussant(s):
Cam Sylvester (Capilano)
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Saturday May 6, 16:00-18:00
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Vice President's Reception
Diamond University Club
Cash Bar