Social identity theorists have long studied identity as one of the prime determinants of
behavior. However, political scientists have had a hard time identifying consistent patterns …

This paper seeks to explore one aspect of the political socialization debate—whether or not
immigrants' experiences with politics in their country of origin leads to persistent political …

In 2006, millions of immigrants engaged in boycotts and marches for immigrant rights. Many
of these protests occurred in new destinations, places with little prior history of collective …

Going beyond the traditional socioeconomic status model of political participation, this study
examines pathways that lead to the sociopolitical incorporation of immigrants in the USA …

This study explores both the extent to which immigrants' pre-migration ideological
predispositions might serve as a heuristic, by which these individuals anchor and adjust …

Immigrants are also emigrants, possessing social ties that link them to people and places left
behind. Although this duality is inherent to the migration process, researchers typically …

Much of the burgeoning literature on contemporary immigrant political incorporation is
motivated by careful theory and analysis on how today's political parties compare with those …

Over the past four decades, the foreign-born population in the United States has nearly
tripled, from about 10 million in 1965 to more than 30 million today. This wave of new …

We show how conceptions of 'market citizenship'hold a central place in three distinct arenas:
political theory; mainstream cultural narratives, and the views expressed by middle class …

One of the long-standing puzzles in the political behavior literature is about immigrants' low
level of political participation: after achieving comparable and sometimes even higher levels …