Conference Pictures!!!
Group Shot
David and Sylvia
Louis and Luis
Matt and Rudy
Rick and Rudy
Sylvia and Helena
David, Rudy, and Ken


The Project for Equity Representation and Governance will be hosting a conference entitled “Latino Politics: The State of the Discipline” from April 30-May 1, 2004, at the Bush Presidential Conference Center, on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Sponsors for the conference include Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Carlos H. Cantu Hispanic Education and Opportunity Endowment. The Latino politics conference will attract contemporary academics in diverse fields of Latino politics. The conference activities will consist mostly of roundtables, structured so as to encourage dialogue and feedback. Participants will consist of invited Latino scholars, selected graduate students, and interested faculty. More information will be posted as it become available.

Inquires should be directed to:

conference@politics.tamu.edu
or
Rodolfo Espino,
espino@politics.tamu.edu



Driving Directions:

From Austin
290 E to Highway 21
East on Highway 21 to Highway 47 (on outskirts of Bryan near Texas A&M Riverside Campus)
Veer right onto Hwy 47 (which will eventually become Hwy 60
or University Drive)
Past Easterwood Airport exit, veer to the right onto West By-Pass (FM 2818)
Turn left on George Bush Drive
Turn left into the George Bush Library

From Dallas
I-35 S to Waco
In Waco, take Exit 339 to 340 (southeast loop around Waco)
Take Highway 6 exit to Bryan
Exit right on University Drive (Hwy 60)
Turn left on Discovery Dr.
Turn Right on John Kimbrough Blvd.

From Houston
Take Highway 290 (towards Austin)
Stay on Hwy 290 until you reach Hwy 6 (just north of Hempstead)
Turn right onto Hwy 6 North towards College Station
Near College Station, continue north on BUSINESS 6 (Texas Ave. - left exit from Highway 6)
Turn left onto George Bush Drive
Turn left into the George Bush Library

From San Antonio
I-35 north to San Marcos
Exit 205 (Highway 21 toward Bastrop/Luling)
Veer right. Past bridge, look for left turn to continue on Highway 21 toward Bastrop
Past Bastrop, look for left turn to continue on Highway 21 toward Caldwell;
after left turn, will travel approximately 3 blocks and turn right to continue on Highway 21
East on Highway 21 to Highway 47 (on outskirts of Bryan near Texas A&M Riverside Campus)
Veer right onto Highway 47, which will eventually become Hwy 60 (University Drive)
Past Easterwood Airport exit, veer to the right onto West By-Pass (FM 2818)
Turn left onto George Bush Drive
Turn left into the George Bush Library

From Corpus Christi
Drive North on Highway 77
East on Highway 21 to Highway 47 (on outskirts of Bryan near Texas A&M Riverside Campus)
Veer right onto Highway 47, which will eventually become Hwy 60 (University Drive)
Past Easterwood Airport exit, veer to the right onto West By-Pass (FM 2818)
Turn left onto George Bush Drive
Turn left into the George Bush Library


Click Here for a Map of College Station

Click Here for Information Regarding Lodging in College Station


 

Conference Schedule


Latino Politics: The State of the Discipline


Sponsored by:
The Project for Equity, Representation and Governance
University of Texas, Department of Government
Texas A&M University, Department of Political Science

Texas A&M University, College Station
April 30 - May 1, 2004


April 30, 2004

8:00 - 8:30 am
Registration


8:30 - 8:45 am
Welcome

Ken Meier, Texas A&M University


8:45 - 9:15 am
Identity Politics

"Latino Identity Politics Research: Problems and Opportunities"
Benjamin Marquez, University of Wisconsin-Madison


9:45 - 10:15 am
Political Behavior

"Latino Public Opinion"
David Leal, University of Texas


10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Participation and Mobilization

"The Role of Latino Candidates in Mobilizing Latino Voters"
Matt Barreto, University of California - Irvine

"Elusive targets? The Role of Residential Mobility and Stability in
Mobilization Efforts of Latino Voters"
Ricardo Ramirez, University of Southern California


12:00 - 1:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)


1:30 - 2:00 pm
Social Capital

"Bonding and Bridging: Latinos and Social Capital
Sylvia Manzano Rivera, University of Arizona


2:30 - 3:00 pm
Interracial Relations

"A Place at the Lunch Counter: Latinos, African-Americans,
and the Dynamics of American Race Politics"
Gary Segura and Helena Rodrigues, University of Iowa


3:30 - 4:00 pm
Gender Politics

"Latinas in Latino Politics"
Luis Fraga, Stanford University, and
Sharon Navarro, University of Texas - San Antonio


9:00 pm
Reception - Margarita Rocks



May 1, 2004


9:30 - 10:30 am
Political Representation

"Latino Representation in U.S. Legislatures: Past, Present, and Future"
Jason Casellas, Princeton University

"Is There a Latino Dimension to Voting in Congress?:
A Proposed Method to Unhooding 'Racists' in Congress"
Rodolfo Espino, Texas A&M University


11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bureaucracy

"Delegation or Political Mobilization: Latino Access to the Bureaucracy"
Eric Gonzalez Juenke, Texas A&M University

"Cooperation and Conflict in Multiracial School Districts"
(Tables)
Rene Rocha, Texas A&M University


12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch - Jason's Deli (on campus)

1:45 - 2:45 pm
Immigration

"Puerto Rican Exceptionalism? A Comparative Analysis of
Puerto Rican, Mexican, Salvadoran and Dominican Transnational Ties"
Louis DeSipio, University of California - Irvine and
Adrian Pantoja, University of Connecticut

"Fuzzy Distinctions and Blurred Boundaries:
Transnational, Ethnic and Immigrant Politics "
Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University


3:15 - 3:45 pm
Education

"¡Muéstreme el Dinero!: Assessing the Linkage Between Latino School
Superintendents and English Language Learner Program Resources"
Nick A. Theobald, Texas A&M University


4:15 - 4:45 pm
Latina/os in the Profession

"We've Come a Long Way but Not Far Enough:
The Status of Latinos and Latino Politics Scholarship in Political Science"
Manuel Avalos, Arizona State University West
Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Texas Christian University


6:00 pm
Dinner - Ken Meier's Home