Sensitivity Bias and Racial Liberalism: A Critical Examination of White Democrats’ Commitment to Racial Equality Amidst “The Great Awokening”

• In Event: Reparations, Social Justice Attitudes, and Human Rights

Brief Overview

We evaluate the extent to which sensitivity bias explains recent trends toward racial liberalism among white Democrats using nationally-representative survey data and novel list experiments.

Authors

• Trent Ollerenshaw, Duke University

• Falan Alpert, Duke University