Does Affirmative Action Stigmatize? Race and Gender Effects in Perceptions of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court Nomination

• In Event: Descriptive Representation in Political Appointments

Brief Overview

A survey experiment of 9,500 Americans during the 2003 SCOTUS nomination process suggests that Biden’s pledge to appoint a Black woman had no net negative effect on perceptions of her qualification.

Author

• Kevin Lynn Cope, University of Virginia