Are white Americans living among nonwhites more likely to support ending affirmative action
than those living in more homogeneous white communities? Previous research on the …

The ongoing underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in most levels of office
continues to warrant our attention. However, scholars have only focused on what factors …

Place is sometimes vague or undefined in studies of context, and scholars use a range of
Census units to measure “context.” In this article, we borrow from Parsons and Shils to offer …

Sound evidence demonstrating what, if any, role the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has played in
the impressive gains minorities have made in local office holding over the last 45 years …

In this study we revisit the question of black representation on city councils and school
boards using a novel substantive and methodological approach and longitudinal data for a …

This study tests the theory of politicized ethnic identity's shaping Latino political behavior.
The authors consider whether candidate quality moderates the effects of political ethnic …

This book examines racial and ethnic coalition building in local elections and considers
Black and Latino political incorporation more broadly. Although many argue that Black and …

Sentencing studies have incorporated social context in studying sentencing decisions, but to
date the bulk of prior work has focused almost exclusively on county context. An unresolved …

This study examines the various patterns of political participation among Latinos, Blacks and
Asians Americans. To assess these patterns of political participation among these three …

Understanding when and why minority candidates emerge and win in particular districts
entails critical implications for redistricting and the Voting Rights Act. I introduce a …