Research on the political consequences of social movements has recently accelerated. We
take stock of this research with a focus on movements in democratic polities and the United …

For decades, research on US local politics emphasized the distinctiveness of local
government, but that has begun to change. In recent years, new data on partisanship and …

Equal opportunity in the workplace is thought to be the direct legacy of the civil rights and
feminist movements and the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yet, as Frank Dobbin …

How much does it matter whether Democrats or Republicans control the government?
Unless the two parties converge completely, election outcomes should have some impact on …

Fighting for Democracy shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during
World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in …

This article exploits an unusual aspect of the policy for enforcement of the federal 1968 Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which made filing an age discrimination claim …

The classical sociology of parties was born alongside parties themselves. It explored their
dynamic interrelationships with states and society, as well as the tensions inherent in the fact …

In contemporary sociology the once prominent study of public opinion has virtually
disappeared. None of the leading theoretical models in the closest disciplinary subfield …

Few transformations have been more significant in American politics in recent decades than
the Democratic Party's embrace of racial liberalism and Republicans' adoption of a more …

Some scholars argue that Donald Trump's electoral college victory in 2016 was predicated
on his ability to attract racially hostile white voters. Others argue that the increased …