James (Jamie) Smith
| Ph.D. | candidate |
| M.A. | University of Illinois at Chicago Political Science |
| B.A. | DePaul University Political Science and American Studies |
| Fax | 312.413.0440 |
| jsmith20@uic.edu |
Fields of Interest
Major field: Urban politics
Minor field: American government
Research interests: Chicago politics, urban economic development, instituions of local government
Publications
The New Ecology of Urban Governance: Special Purpose Authorities and Urban Development, with Dennis R. Judd. In Jill Gross and Robin Hambleton, eds., Governing Cities in a Global Era: Urban innovation, competition and democratic reform. Hampshire, U.K.: Palgrave (2007).
Public Rhetoric, Private Development, and Urban Government in the Postindustrial City: The Case of Chicago's Navy Pier. Critique: A Worldwide Student Journal of Politics. Spring issue (2005).
Selected Conference Papers
- New Institutions of Governance and Democracy in the City: Accountability, Autonomy, and Action. 38th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, (April 23-26, 2008), Baltimore, Maryland.
- Rethinking Urban Development Coalitions: Intergovernmental Triads and Policy Communities in Postindustrial Chicago. 37th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 25-28, 2007, Seattle, Washington.
- Public Authorities and the New Ecology of Urban Governance (with Dennis R. Judd). 37th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 25-28, 2007, Seattle, Washington.
- Knowing One When You See It: Special-Purpose Authorities as a Fuzzy Set. 65th Annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12-15, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.
- Specialized Urban Governance in the U.S. and U.K: Comparing the Un-comparable, or Making Sense of Common Patterns? Illinois Political Science Association, November 11, 2006, Elmhurst, Illinois.
- Special District Government in Chicago: Unchecked Power or Development as Usual? Urban Affairs Association, April 19-April 23, 2006, Montreal, Quebec.
- Public Rhetoric, Private Development, and Urban Government in the Postindustrial City: The Case of Chicago's Navy Pier. Presented at the Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science, April 1, Normal, Illinois.
Teaching Experience
- Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Political Science 210, Introduction to Urban Politics, Spring Semester 2008
- Instructor, Northeastern Illinois University, Political Science 315, Electoral Politics, Spring Semester 2008
- Instructor, Northeastern Illinois University, Political Science 216, American National Government, Fall Semester 2007
- Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Political Science 210, Introduction to Urban Politics, Spring Semester 2007
- Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Political Science 101, Introduction to American Government, Fall Semester 2005, Spring Semester 2006, Fall Semester 2006
Selected Activities and Honors
- Best graduate student paper at the 13th annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science, April 2005.
- Participant, graduate student mini-conference, "Rhetorically Constructing Tourist Spaces: Snapshots of Chicago", UIC English Department, January 14, 2005. Presented paper on Navy Pier's redevelopment.
- Invited talk, English 160, University of Illinois at Chicago, "The Redevelopment of Navy Pier"
- Book Review Coordinator (assistant to Professor Doris Graber), Political Psychology Journal, August 2003-August 2005, June 2006 - Present
- Research assistant to Professor Doris Graber, August 2003-August 2005, June 2006 - present
- Treasurer, Association of Graduate Students of Politics, UIC's political science graduate student organization