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I Can’t Breathe

Since 2014, public opinion data suggests that whites have become more supportive of the Black Lives Movement. The recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have prompted a national debate…
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Southern Politics in State and Nation Revisited: The Hunt for Racial Threat in the Age of Obama

Does the relative size of the black population residing in a county influence white political behavior? Are southern white democrats more or less likely to vote for a black candidate in democratic…

Economic Anxiety or Racial Predispositions? Explaining White Support for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election

Is support for Donald Trump driven by economic anxiety, racial resentment or old fashion racism? Given the racially charged manner in which Donald Trump has campaigned it is possible that that his…
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Better or Worse? The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Human Rights Revisited

Previous studies presume that economic sanctions increase the likelihood of political repression in targeted states. However, political scientists have failed to investigate the extent to which…
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The Great Divider: Obama's Influence on Trust in Government and Racial Attitudes

Since the 2008 Presidential election, a number of studies have surfaced asserting that the election of Barack Obama ignited stronger levels of racial resentment than in previous presidential…
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Examining the Impact of Black Political Representation on White Racial Attitudes in Majority Black Congressional Districts

This article investigates the impact of Black congressional representation on the racial attitudes of Whites. Utilizing data from the 2010 and 2012 Cooperative Congressional Election Survey, we test…
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Review: Racial Stasis: The Millennial Generation and the Stagnation of Racial Attitudes in American Politics, by Christopher D. DeSante and Candis Watts Smith

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Racial Attitudes in America Today

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Explaining Support for Donald Trump: Economic Anxiety, Racial Resentment, or Old Fashion Racism

Is support for Donald Trump driven by economic anxiety, racial resentment or old fashion racism? Given the racially charged manner in which Donald Trump has campaigned it is possible that that his…

The Consequences of Racial Attitudes in a Fragile Democracy

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