The Role of Race and Emotional Mobilization in Local School Board Politics

• In Event: Creating Race: Socialization, Schools, Narratives

Brief Overview

How does race-conscious education shape politics? Survey experiments show that structural accounts of inequality make white respondents angrier, boosting engagement and donations—revealing how race and emotions drive local political mobilization.

Authors

• Hilary Jan Izatt, Binghamton University

• Zoe Walker, University of Rochester

• Francy Luna Diaz, University of Michigan