Socialized to Engage: The Effect of Black Cultural Institutions on Political Participation

• In Event: Identity, Inequality, and Political Engagement

Brief Overview

Our project extends Strawbridge’s theory on black cultural institutions to political participation. Using data from the 2016 CMPS, we find that people with stronger connections to black cultural institutions participated more in politics.

Authors

• Andrews Gyane, Rice University

• Ian Milden, Rice University