" New theoretical propositions, original data, and rigorous empirical tests are what one looks
for in cutting-edge social science. Fortunately, all three are apparent in Ethnic Cues. The …

We apply an intersectional framework to explore how connections to marginalized
communities interact with candidate demographics to shape vote choice in US politics. In an …

Politicians carefully construct a public persona that is authentic to who they are as
individuals but also addresses voter expectations. Many Black candidates follow a …

The demographic composition of electoral districts has an important influence on the
identities of candidates because they affect the political opportunity structures of ethnic …

This paper focuses on the deracialisation strategies of South Asian American candidates for
elected office. We argue that there is a distinct pattern among these candidates in terms of …

This dissertation begins the process toward understanding the many ways in which
campaigns are gendered institutions. Specifically, I ask how candidates and campaign …

The public opinion literature stresses the importance of source cues in determining which
types of messages affect attitudes and which types do not. Building upon such research, we …

An anomalous deficiency in the voluminous voting behavior literature is its almost exclusive
preoccupation with national presidential elections although the bulk of voting in the United …

This dissertation examines how ideologically loaded news media representations advanced
the complex and ambiguous process of racialization of the Rohingyas, an ethnic Muslim …

This chapter addresses the identity marketing strategies of candidates during the 2021
Canadian federal election. Analysing official biographies, we identify the strategies that …