Valeria Sinclair-Chapman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1534539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valeria Sinclair-Chapman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valeria |
| FAMILY NAME | Sinclair-Chapman |
| SIGNATURE | SINCLAIR-CHAPMAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6427-5167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 213 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Black lives matter and say her name: How intersectional solidarity strengthens movements for social justice
Broadening Perspectives in Studies of American Governance
That section membership in Legislative Studies and Presidential & Executive Politics has been persistently lacking in racial, ethnic, and gender diversity is no secret. Recent work by Powell, Schwindt-Bayer, and Sin, among others, has sought to bring attention to and increase the number of women scholars in the legislative studies section (LSS). In these introductory comments to the Special Issue, we draw a link between the demographic diversity …
Drive-By Solidarity: Conceptualizing the Temporal Relationship between #BlackLivesMatter and Anonymous’s #OpKKK
This article offers a theoretical and empirical exploration of a form of solidarity in which one group spontaneously mobilizes in support of another, unrelated group. It is a fleeting solidarity based not on shared identity but on temporarily aligned goals, one aimed less at persistence and more at short-term impact. We call this drive-by solidarity because of its spontaneous, unilateral, and unsolicited nature. We argue that it is a “thinner” fo…
How Diversity Matters and Changes Institutions
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Racial identity and emotional responses to confederate symbols
Objective This research tests whether psychological predispositions influence African Americans’ emotional responses to Confederate battle symbols. The former Mississippi state flag is employed here because it contained the Confederate battle symbol in the left canton. Methods The data were collected using a snowball sample of 68 African Americans from Jackson, the state capital of Mississippi. Emotional responses to the Mississippi state flag we…
Apsa Presidential Task Force Report on New Partnerships
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Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action
While solidarity lies at the heart of collective action, it is not easily achieved. Social movements are characterized not only by difference within activist ranks but also by power asymmetries that reflect broader domination and distrust. The concept of intersectional solidarity is central to contemporary social justice movements’ efforts to negotiate these divisions, but how can it be achieved? To answer this question, we offer some guidelines …
Minutes of August 2018, Apsa Council Meeting
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Politics, Groups, and Identities and New Pathways to Rep Publishing in Political Science
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A Note from the Co-Editors
Politics, Groups, and Identities is kicking off its sixth year of publication, and emerging as the premiere journal for scholarship on the politics of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality
(De)Constructing symbols: Charlottesville, the confederate flag, and a case for disrupting symbolic meaning
Political symbols such as the Confederate flag and Confederate monuments present a certain kind of “stickiness” in meaning, interpretation, and ownership. In some instances, a symbol is deeply tied to its referent, as is the case for the iconic “Hollywood sign” that sits atop the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. In other instances, a symbol is only distantly connected to its referent and is more informed by emotion than by details or facts, as I a…
Rebounding on the Tenure Track: Carving Out a Place of Your Own in the Academy
s I sat down to write this piece, I was surprised to find myself seeking distance from my subject. I wrestled with the framing. It had taken me nearly a decade to discover a language of personal loss that could be accessed in public spaces, shared with select audiences, and translated for academic use. 1 This paper reflects a desire to bring my whole self to this enterprise, along with a determination not to open myself up to more abuse-neither f…
Minutes of March 2018, Apsa Council Meeting
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Apsa Active and Award Committees
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Leveraging Diversity in Political Science for Institutional and Disciplinary Change
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Inter-minority group relations and the role of institutions
The Hero and Preuhs article in this volume, along with the path-breaking project from which it is drawn, provides important new findings about inter-minority group relations and novel insights abou
Diversity in Political Institutions and Congressional Responsiveness to Minority Interests
Despite claims that diversity benefits the democratic process, critics question whether increased diversity significantly improves government responsiveness and accountability beyond electoral competition and constituency influence. The authors advance a diversity infrastructure theory to explain why and how minority legislators have kept minority interests on the congressional agenda. Using data on congressional hearings held on civil rights and…
Unpacking civic participation: Analyzing trends in black [and white] participation over time
Black Politics, the 2008 Election, and the (Im)Possibility of Race Transcendence
When Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he was well on his way to claiming the open U.S. Senate seat once held by the only other black Democratic senator since Reconstruction, Carol Moseley-Braun. Although mostly unknown, the self-professed “skinny guy with the funny name,” made a lasting impression. Secure in his own Senate race, Obama, a rising political star, spent much of the fall traveling …
Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism, 1973–1994
In this study assessing black civic participation after the civil rights movement, Fredrick C. Harris, Valeria Sinclair-Chapman and Brian D. McKenzie demonstrate that the changes in black activism since the civil rights movement is characterized by a tug-of-war between black political power on one side and economic conditions in black communities on the other. As blacks gain greater access and influence within the political system, black particip…
Macrodynamics of Black Political Participation in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Research on black political life has demonstrated both the positive effects of black political empowerment and the negative effects of economic and social distress on black political participation. Using black respondents from the Roper Social and Political Trends data set, we estimate the effects of political, social, and economic factors on aggregate-levels of black civic activity in the time period from 1973 to 1994. We hypothesize that black …
The Keys to Legislative Success in the U.S. House of Representatives
Our research addresses how individual member behavior and institutional variables affect legislative success in the U.S. House of Representatives. Using new measures of activity from the 103d Congress (1993–94), a count dependent variable, and negative binomial regression, our analysis assesses member effectiveness. We find that a member's activity level encourages legislative success, but gains are limited when members speak or sponsor too frequ…
The Keys to Legislative Success in the U.S. House of Representatives
Our research addresses how individual member behavior and institutional variables affect legislative success in the U.S. House of Representatives. Using new measures of activity from the 103d Congress (1993–94), a count dependent variable, and negative binomial regression, our analysis assesses member effectiveness. We find that a member's activity level encourages legislative success, but gains are limited when members speak or sponsor too frequ…
Diversity in Political Institutions and Congressional Responsiveness to Minority Interests
Despite claims that diversity benefits the democratic process, critics question whether increased diversity significantly improves government responsiveness and accountability beyond electoral competition and constituency influence. The authors advance a diversity infrastructure theory to explain why and how minority legislators have kept minority interests on the congressional agenda. Using data on congressional hearings held on civil rights and…
Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action
While solidarity lies at the heart of collective action, it is not easily achieved. Social movements are characterized not only by difference within activist ranks but also by power asymmetries that reflect broader domination and distrust. The concept of intersectional solidarity is central to contemporary social justice movements’ efforts to negotiate these divisions, but how can it be achieved? To answer this question, we offer some guidelines …
Macrodynamics of Black Political Participation in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Research on black political life has demonstrated both the positive effects of black political empowerment and the negative effects of economic and social distress on black political participation. Using black respondents from the Roper Social and Political Trends data set, we estimate the effects of political, social, and economic factors on aggregate-levels of black civic activity in the time period from 1973 to 1994. We hypothesize that black …
(De)Constructing symbols: Charlottesville, the confederate flag, and a case for disrupting symbolic meaning
Political symbols such as the Confederate flag and Confederate monuments present a certain kind of “stickiness” in meaning, interpretation, and ownership. In some instances, a symbol is deeply tied to its referent, as is the case for the iconic “Hollywood sign” that sits atop the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. In other instances, a symbol is only distantly connected to its referent and is more informed by emotion than by details or facts, as I a…
Black Politics, the 2008 Election, and the (Im)Possibility of Race Transcendence
When Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he was well on his way to claiming the open U.S. Senate seat once held by the only other black Democratic senator since Reconstruction, Carol Moseley-Braun. Although mostly unknown, the self-professed “skinny guy with the funny name,” made a lasting impression. Secure in his own Senate race, Obama, a rising political star, spent much of the fall traveling …
Rebounding on the Tenure Track: Carving Out a Place of Your Own in the Academy
s I sat down to write this piece, I was surprised to find myself seeking distance from my subject. I wrestled with the framing. It had taken me nearly a decade to discover a language of personal loss that could be accessed in public spaces, shared with select audiences, and translated for academic use. 1 This paper reflects a desire to bring my whole self to this enterprise, along with a determination not to open myself up to more abuse-neither f…
Unpacking civic participation: Analyzing trends in black [and white] participation over time
Drive-By Solidarity: Conceptualizing the Temporal Relationship between #BlackLivesMatter and Anonymous’s #OpKKK
This article offers a theoretical and empirical exploration of a form of solidarity in which one group spontaneously mobilizes in support of another, unrelated group. It is a fleeting solidarity based not on shared identity but on temporarily aligned goals, one aimed less at persistence and more at short-term impact. We call this drive-by solidarity because of its spontaneous, unilateral, and unsolicited nature. We argue that it is a “thinner” fo…
Racial identity and emotional responses to confederate symbols
Objective This research tests whether psychological predispositions influence African Americans’ emotional responses to Confederate battle symbols. The former Mississippi state flag is employed here because it contained the Confederate battle symbol in the left canton. Methods The data were collected using a snowball sample of 68 African Americans from Jackson, the state capital of Mississippi. Emotional responses to the Mississippi state flag we…
Politics, Groups, and Identities and New Pathways to Rep Publishing in Political Science
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
How Diversity Matters and Changes Institutions
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Apsa Presidential Task Force Report on New Partnerships
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
A Note from the Co-Editors
Politics, Groups, and Identities is kicking off its sixth year of publication, and emerging as the premiere journal for scholarship on the politics of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality
Leveraging Diversity in Political Science for Institutional and Disciplinary Change
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Keys to Legislative Success in the U.S. House of Representatives
Our research addresses how individual member behavior and institutional variables affect legislative success in the U.S. House of Representatives. Using new measures of activity from the 103d Congress (1993–94), a count dependent variable, and negative binomial regression, our analysis assesses member effectiveness. We find that a member's activity level encourages legislative success, but gains are limited when members speak or sponsor too frequ…
Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism, 1973–1994
In this study assessing black civic participation after the civil rights movement, Fredrick C. Harris, Valeria Sinclair-Chapman and Brian D. McKenzie demonstrate that the changes in black activism since the civil rights movement is characterized by a tug-of-war between black political power on one side and economic conditions in black communities on the other. As blacks gain greater access and influence within the political system, black particip…
Macrodynamics of Black Political Participation in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Research on black political life has demonstrated both the positive effects of black political empowerment and the negative effects of economic and social distress on black political participation. Using black respondents from the Roper Social and Political Trends data set, we estimate the effects of political, social, and economic factors on aggregate-levels of black civic activity in the time period from 1973 to 1994. We hypothesize that black …
Black Politics, the 2008 Election, and the (Im)Possibility of Race Transcendence
When Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he was well on his way to claiming the open U.S. Senate seat once held by the only other black Democratic senator since Reconstruction, Carol Moseley-Braun. Although mostly unknown, the self-professed “skinny guy with the funny name,” made a lasting impression. Secure in his own Senate race, Obama, a rising political star, spent much of the fall traveling …
Unpacking civic participation: Analyzing trends in black [and white] participation over time
Inter-minority group relations and the role of institutions
The Hero and Preuhs article in this volume, along with the path-breaking project from which it is drawn, provides important new findings about inter-minority group relations and novel insights abou
Diversity in Political Institutions and Congressional Responsiveness to Minority Interests
Despite claims that diversity benefits the democratic process, critics question whether increased diversity significantly improves government responsiveness and accountability beyond electoral competition and constituency influence. The authors advance a diversity infrastructure theory to explain why and how minority legislators have kept minority interests on the congressional agenda. Using data on congressional hearings held on civil rights and…
Leveraging Diversity in Political Science for Institutional and Disciplinary Change
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Apsa Active and Award Committees
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
A Note from the Co-Editors
Politics, Groups, and Identities is kicking off its sixth year of publication, and emerging as the premiere journal for scholarship on the politics of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality
(De)Constructing symbols: Charlottesville, the confederate flag, and a case for disrupting symbolic meaning
Political symbols such as the Confederate flag and Confederate monuments present a certain kind of “stickiness” in meaning, interpretation, and ownership. In some instances, a symbol is deeply tied to its referent, as is the case for the iconic “Hollywood sign” that sits atop the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. In other instances, a symbol is only distantly connected to its referent and is more informed by emotion than by details or facts, as I a…
Rebounding on the Tenure Track: Carving Out a Place of Your Own in the Academy
s I sat down to write this piece, I was surprised to find myself seeking distance from my subject. I wrestled with the framing. It had taken me nearly a decade to discover a language of personal loss that could be accessed in public spaces, shared with select audiences, and translated for academic use. 1 This paper reflects a desire to bring my whole self to this enterprise, along with a determination not to open myself up to more abuse-neither f…
Minutes of March 2018, Apsa Council Meeting
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action
While solidarity lies at the heart of collective action, it is not easily achieved. Social movements are characterized not only by difference within activist ranks but also by power asymmetries that reflect broader domination and distrust. The concept of intersectional solidarity is central to contemporary social justice movements’ efforts to negotiate these divisions, but how can it be achieved? To answer this question, we offer some guidelines …
Minutes of August 2018, Apsa Council Meeting
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Politics, Groups, and Identities and New Pathways to Rep Publishing in Political Science
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Apsa Presidential Task Force Report on New Partnerships
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Racial identity and emotional responses to confederate symbols
Objective This research tests whether psychological predispositions influence African Americans’ emotional responses to Confederate battle symbols. The former Mississippi state flag is employed here because it contained the Confederate battle symbol in the left canton. Methods The data were collected using a snowball sample of 68 African Americans from Jackson, the state capital of Mississippi. Emotional responses to the Mississippi state flag we…
Drive-By Solidarity: Conceptualizing the Temporal Relationship between #BlackLivesMatter and Anonymous’s #OpKKK
This article offers a theoretical and empirical exploration of a form of solidarity in which one group spontaneously mobilizes in support of another, unrelated group. It is a fleeting solidarity based not on shared identity but on temporarily aligned goals, one aimed less at persistence and more at short-term impact. We call this drive-by solidarity because of its spontaneous, unilateral, and unsolicited nature. We argue that it is a “thinner” fo…
How Diversity Matters and Changes Institutions
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Broadening Perspectives in Studies of American Governance
That section membership in Legislative Studies and Presidential & Executive Politics has been persistently lacking in racial, ethnic, and gender diversity is no secret. Recent work by Powell, Schwindt-Bayer, and Sin, among others, has sought to bring attention to and increase the number of women scholars in the legislative studies section (LSS). In these introductory comments to the Special Issue, we draw a link between the demographic diversity …
Black lives matter and say her name: How intersectional solidarity strengthens movements for social justice
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