Marginalization Matters: Rethinking Race in the Analysis of State Politics and Policy

• In Event: It’s complicated: Reassessing racism

Brief Overview

We reconsider how race is conceptualized, both on its own and as an influence on state-level policy. We show how racial explanations for state policy can be strengthened and clarified by combining measures of racial position and racial composition.

Authors

• Sarah Bruch, University of Delaware

• Joe Soss, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Aaron Rosenthal, Simmons University