The convergence of sports and celebrity can have a powerful influence on everyday politics,
especially for groups underrepresented in mainstream American society. This article …

In November 2017, New Orleans elected the first woman, and first Black woman, mayor in
the city's history. Voters were unable to rely on gender, race, or partisanship to differentiate …

Ethnographies of gentrification, by using interviews, suggest individual and group
sentiments about it as a form of revitalisation are heterogenous, even within …

One benefit of legalizing marijuana in the United States was that reform would end racial
disparities in law enforcement and the negative effects of the so-called War on Drugs …

Public administration navigates an important place in governing in that it is multidisciplinary
and focused on practice, thus all theories need to be prepared to face critique from the …

Why do some voters remain loyal to ethnic parties when these parties have done little to
improve their material welfare? I develop a theory that centers the role of dignity concerns in …

Black municipal leaders are routinely accused of using race and racism to sidestep
allegations that they have run afoul the ethics of public office. That is, they use racial …

Scandal has been shown to affect politicians' fortunes in inconsistent ways, with some
suffering severe consequences from the voters while others are able to weather multiple …

In modern times, there is an increasing tendency to use" us versus them" rhetoric in the
political realm. Motivated reasoning literature offers a solution as to how group conflict …