NOTE: This resource has been developed by APSA to provide media with information from notable political scientists on issues in American politics, including introductory essays, contact information for dozens of scholars around the country, and citations for recent research. For more information, contact Bahram Rajaee (brajaee@apsanet.org)

EXPERTS

Lawrence Bobo, Harvard University
617-495-8702
Race and ethnic relations, African Americans in post-WWII era, social psychology, public opinion, survey research

Michael Dawson, Harvard University
617-384-7231
African American political ideology, African American political behavior, political effects of urban poverty, intersection of race and class

Claudine Gay, Stanford University
650-736-1222
Minority politics and political behavior, minority congressional representation, racial policy preferences, affirmative action, conservatism and black public opinion

Dianne Pinderhughes, University of Notre Dame
574-631-7129
American politics, racial and ethnic politics, interest groups, urban politics, public policy, civil rights interest groups and voting rights, voter mobilization

Michael K. Fauntroy, George Mason University
703-993-4987
Republicans and the black vote, African-American politics, race and public policy

Carol Swain, Vanderbilt University
(615) 322-1001
White nationalism and supremacy, minority representation, redistricting, voting rights, affirmative action, immigration

Katherine Tate, University of California--Irvine
949-824-4012
African American and minority politics, urban politics, public opinion, political behavior, American elections, survey research

Ronald Walters, University of Maryland-College Park
301-421-5919
African American presidential politics and leadership 

Hanes Walton, Jr., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
734-936-1768
African American politics and political behavior, presidential elections, public policy


Recent Publications on African Americans and the Electorate

Fauntroy, Michael K. 2007. Republicans and the Black Vote. Boulder: Lynne Reinner.

Harris-Lacewell, Melissa V.  2004. Barbershops, Bibles, and BET : Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought.  Princeton:  Princeton University Press.

Swain, Carol, and R. Nieli. 2003. Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brown, R. Khari, and Ronald E. Brown.  2003. "Faith and Works: Church-Based Social Capital Resources and African American Political Activism." Social Forces, Vol. 82, No. 2. (Dec., 2003), pp. 617-641.

Tate, Katherine. 2003.  Black Faces in the Mirror: African Americans and Their Representatives in the U.S. Congress.  Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Gay, Claudine. 2002.  "Spirals of Trust? The Effect of Descriptive Representation on the Relationship between Citizens and Their Government." American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 46, No. 4. (Oct., 2002), pp. 717-732.

Dawson, Michael C.  2001.  Black Visions:  The Roots of Contemporary African-American Political Ideologies.  Chicago:  The University of Chicago Press.

Gay, Claudine.  2001.  "The Effect of Black Congressional Representation on Political Participation."  American Political Science Review 95 (September) 589-602.

Kinder, Donald R and Nicholas Winter. 2001. "Exploring the Racial Divide: Blacks, Whites, and Opinion on National Policy." American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 45, No. 2. (Apr., 2001), pp. 439-456.

Sears, David O., Jim Sidanius and Lawrence Bobo, eds. 2000. Racialized Politics: The Debate About Racism in America.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Dawson, Michael C.  1994.  Behind the Mule:  Race and Class in African-American Politics.  Princeton:  Princeton University Press.

Swain, Carol. 1993. Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of Blacks in Congress. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.