Christopher J Clark
Biographic Data
| ID | 4123427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Clark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Clark |
| SIGNATURE | CLARK C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3474-5268 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 165 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Rhetorical Promises: Gender Diversity Among Congressional Black Caucus Members’ Representation on Twitter
The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress by James R Jones
Public Perceptions of Minority Inclusion and Feelings of Political Efficacy: A Replication, Validation, and Extension
Stauffer (2021) shows that when Americans perceive their legislatures as having more gender diversity, they perceive these institutions to be more responsive. In this letter, we use an independently fielded survey to validate Stauffer's findings and investigate whether her findings extend to race. We successfully replicate Stauffer's analyses. We also newly demonstrate that perceptions of Black representation in legislatures are related to increa…
A Racial Model of Electoral Reform: The Relationship between Restrictive Voting Policies and Voter Confidence for Black and White Voters
In Crawford v. Marion County (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that voter identification requirements are lawful on the grounds that, even if they do not prevent fraud, they can instill confidence in voting. However, this reasoning ignores the historical and contemporary racial biases in the enactment and administration of restrictive voting policies in the United States. This legacy likely colors the extent to which Black and white voters see refo…
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S.: Intersectional Political Experiences
Doors Compassion Project: Examining the longitudinal effects of a nine-month Tibetan mind-body meditation program
Abundant research supports the benefits of participating in mindfulness meditation training programs including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. However, these well researched programs include a narrow range of meditation practices and research to date has minimally examined how home practice associates with favorable outcomes. The present study evaluated the 3 Doors Compassion Project (3DCP), a structure…
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach
Masks and racial stereotypes in a pandemic: The case for surgical masks
To contain the spread of COVID-19, experts emphasize the importance of wearing masks. Unfortunately, this practice may put black people at elevated risk for being seen as potential threats by some Americans. In this study, we evaluate whether and how different types of masks affect perceptions of black and white male models. We find that non-black respondents perceive a black male model as more threatening and less trustworthy when he is wearing …
A Message from the Guest Editors
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Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Experiences of Scholars Working at the Nexus of Legislative Studies and REP Research: A Message from the Guest Editors
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
Diversity in Party Leadership in State Legislatures
Members of historically underrepresented groups—women, African Americans, Latinos, and workers—are serving in American legislatures in increasing numbers. However, legislators wield substantially greater power in the lawmaking process when they hold leadership positions. Incorporation of these groups into leadership positions could indicate fuller political representation, but scholars to date have not assessed how well these groups are represent…
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
A Legislature or a Legislator Like Me? Citizen Demand for Collective and Dyadic Political Representation
American politics scholars have long distinguished between legislature-level “collective” and legislator-level “dyadic” representation. However, most research on these concepts focuses on elite-level outcomes (e.g., policy output or roll-call behavior), and whether one or both forms leads to the representation of citizen interests. Less is known about the demand side of the relationship—whether constituents prefer collective or dyadic representat…
Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship
The 113th Congress has a record number of racial and ethnic minorities serving on Capitol Hill. Using the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), we examine what this increased descriptive representation of racial minorities means for legislative responsiveness and citizen–representative communication in the U.S. House. We argue that descriptive representation will improve the constituent–legislator relationship across racial groups…
Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Voter Mobilization in 2008
The Protestant International
Since the Reformation, the idea of internationalism has broadcast an alluring but intermittent message to Protestants, like a radio station with infectious tunes but a narrow frequency band. Although the Reformation was from its inception a continental and then a transatlantic movement spread by exiles and their books, it is important not to assume but to explain why Protestants developed consciously international structures. For much of the earl…
After 1848: The European Revolution in Government
This paper revisits the question of the impact of the 1848 revolutions on governance and administration across the European states. Few historians would contend that the immediate post-revolutionary years saw a ‘return’ to pre-1848 conditions, but the transitions of the 1850s are usually presented as episodes within a narrative that is deemed to be specific to the respective nation-state. This paper argues that the 1850s saw a profound transforma…
From 1848 to Christian Democracy
This chapter focuses on the relationship between the processes of secularisation and Catholic religious revival that have shaped Europe's transition to modernity. The chapter falls into two parts. The first explores the deepening tension between an anti-clerical European liberalism at the height of its powers and confidence and a revitalised Catholic Church determined to mobilise the masses of the faithful in support of its objectives. The second…
Race and Turnout: Does Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures Increase Minority Voting
The 2008 election marked an end to the longstanding gap in the level of black and white voter turnout, offering further evidence that minority empowerment affects voter turnout. In this article, the authors move beyond a dyadic conceptualization of empowerment and argue that the level of descriptive representation within the legislative body as a whole is crucial to understanding how context affects voter turnout. They find African Americans and …
Transculturation, Transe Sexuality, and Turkish Germany: Kutlu? Ataman's Lola und Bilidikid
This essay examines the intersection of ethnic and sexual identities in Kutluğ Ataman's 1998 film Lola und Bilidikid, set in the Turkish gay/drag subculture of Berlin. By focusing on the figure of the Turkish-German Transe, I explore the ways in which sexual and cultural liminality and transformation – phenomena I discuss in terms of ‘transness’– inflect each other in the film. I argue for the necessity of the concept of transculturation for the …
Race and Turnout: Does Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures Increase Minority Voting
The 2008 election marked an end to the longstanding gap in the level of black and white voter turnout, offering further evidence that minority empowerment affects voter turnout. In this article, the authors move beyond a dyadic conceptualization of empowerment and argue that the level of descriptive representation within the legislative body as a whole is crucial to understanding how context affects voter turnout. They find African Americans and …
Diversity in Party Leadership in State Legislatures
Members of historically underrepresented groups—women, African Americans, Latinos, and workers—are serving in American legislatures in increasing numbers. However, legislators wield substantially greater power in the lawmaking process when they hold leadership positions. Incorporation of these groups into leadership positions could indicate fuller political representation, but scholars to date have not assessed how well these groups are represent…
Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship
The 113th Congress has a record number of racial and ethnic minorities serving on Capitol Hill. Using the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), we examine what this increased descriptive representation of racial minorities means for legislative responsiveness and citizen–representative communication in the U.S. House. We argue that descriptive representation will improve the constituent–legislator relationship across racial groups…
Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Voter Mobilization in 2008
A Legislature or a Legislator Like Me? Citizen Demand for Collective and Dyadic Political Representation
American politics scholars have long distinguished between legislature-level “collective” and legislator-level “dyadic” representation. However, most research on these concepts focuses on elite-level outcomes (e.g., policy output or roll-call behavior), and whether one or both forms leads to the representation of citizen interests. Less is known about the demand side of the relationship—whether constituents prefer collective or dyadic representat…
After 1848: The European Revolution in Government
This paper revisits the question of the impact of the 1848 revolutions on governance and administration across the European states. Few historians would contend that the immediate post-revolutionary years saw a ‘return’ to pre-1848 conditions, but the transitions of the 1850s are usually presented as episodes within a narrative that is deemed to be specific to the respective nation-state. This paper argues that the 1850s saw a profound transforma…
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
Public Perceptions of Minority Inclusion and Feelings of Political Efficacy: A Replication, Validation, and Extension
Stauffer (2021) shows that when Americans perceive their legislatures as having more gender diversity, they perceive these institutions to be more responsive. In this letter, we use an independently fielded survey to validate Stauffer's findings and investigate whether her findings extend to race. We successfully replicate Stauffer's analyses. We also newly demonstrate that perceptions of Black representation in legislatures are related to increa…
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress by James R Jones
A Racial Model of Electoral Reform: The Relationship between Restrictive Voting Policies and Voter Confidence for Black and White Voters
In Crawford v. Marion County (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that voter identification requirements are lawful on the grounds that, even if they do not prevent fraud, they can instill confidence in voting. However, this reasoning ignores the historical and contemporary racial biases in the enactment and administration of restrictive voting policies in the United States. This legacy likely colors the extent to which Black and white voters see refo…
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Experiences of Scholars Working at the Nexus of Legislative Studies and REP Research: A Message from the Guest Editors
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
German Radicals Confront the Common People: Revolutionary Politics and Popular Politics, 1789-1849. Karl H. Wegert
The New Catholicism and the European culture wars
The history of Catholic societies in nineteenth-century Europe was marked by the paradoxical intertwining of two transformative processes: secularisation and religious revival. On the one hand, church properties were seized and sold off; ecclesiastical privileges were removed; clerical authorities came under pressure to retreat from their positions in education and charitable provision; and liberal, national, radical and socialist political disco…
Transculturation, Transe Sexuality, and Turkish Germany: Kutlu? Ataman's Lola und Bilidikid
This essay examines the intersection of ethnic and sexual identities in Kutluğ Ataman's 1998 film Lola und Bilidikid, set in the Turkish gay/drag subculture of Berlin. By focusing on the figure of the Turkish-German Transe, I explore the ways in which sexual and cultural liminality and transformation – phenomena I discuss in terms of ‘transness’– inflect each other in the film. I argue for the necessity of the concept of transculturation for the …
From 1848 to Christian Democracy
This chapter focuses on the relationship between the processes of secularisation and Catholic religious revival that have shaped Europe's transition to modernity. The chapter falls into two parts. The first explores the deepening tension between an anti-clerical European liberalism at the height of its powers and confidence and a revitalised Catholic Church determined to mobilise the masses of the faithful in support of its objectives. The second…
Race and Turnout: Does Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures Increase Minority Voting
The 2008 election marked an end to the longstanding gap in the level of black and white voter turnout, offering further evidence that minority empowerment affects voter turnout. In this article, the authors move beyond a dyadic conceptualization of empowerment and argue that the level of descriptive representation within the legislative body as a whole is crucial to understanding how context affects voter turnout. They find African Americans and …
The Protestant International
Since the Reformation, the idea of internationalism has broadcast an alluring but intermittent message to Protestants, like a radio station with infectious tunes but a narrow frequency band. Although the Reformation was from its inception a continental and then a transatlantic movement spread by exiles and their books, it is important not to assume but to explain why Protestants developed consciously international structures. For much of the earl…
After 1848: The European Revolution in Government
This paper revisits the question of the impact of the 1848 revolutions on governance and administration across the European states. Few historians would contend that the immediate post-revolutionary years saw a ‘return’ to pre-1848 conditions, but the transitions of the 1850s are usually presented as episodes within a narrative that is deemed to be specific to the respective nation-state. This paper argues that the 1850s saw a profound transforma…
Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship
The 113th Congress has a record number of racial and ethnic minorities serving on Capitol Hill. Using the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), we examine what this increased descriptive representation of racial minorities means for legislative responsiveness and citizen–representative communication in the U.S. House. We argue that descriptive representation will improve the constituent–legislator relationship across racial groups…
Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Voter Mobilization in 2008
A Legislature or a Legislator Like Me? Citizen Demand for Collective and Dyadic Political Representation
American politics scholars have long distinguished between legislature-level “collective” and legislator-level “dyadic” representation. However, most research on these concepts focuses on elite-level outcomes (e.g., policy output or roll-call behavior), and whether one or both forms leads to the representation of citizen interests. Less is known about the demand side of the relationship—whether constituents prefer collective or dyadic representat…
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
Diversity in Party Leadership in State Legislatures
Members of historically underrepresented groups—women, African Americans, Latinos, and workers—are serving in American legislatures in increasing numbers. However, legislators wield substantially greater power in the lawmaking process when they hold leadership positions. Incorporation of these groups into leadership positions could indicate fuller political representation, but scholars to date have not assessed how well these groups are represent…
Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach
Masks and racial stereotypes in a pandemic: The case for surgical masks
To contain the spread of COVID-19, experts emphasize the importance of wearing masks. Unfortunately, this practice may put black people at elevated risk for being seen as potential threats by some Americans. In this study, we evaluate whether and how different types of masks affect perceptions of black and white male models. We find that non-black respondents perceive a black male model as more threatening and less trustworthy when he is wearing …
A Message from the Guest Editors
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
Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Experiences of Scholars Working at the Nexus of Legislative Studies and REP Research: A Message from the Guest Editors
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
Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S.: Intersectional Political Experiences
Doors Compassion Project: Examining the longitudinal effects of a nine-month Tibetan mind-body meditation program
Abundant research supports the benefits of participating in mindfulness meditation training programs including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. However, these well researched programs include a narrow range of meditation practices and research to date has minimally examined how home practice associates with favorable outcomes. The present study evaluated the 3 Doors Compassion Project (3DCP), a structure…
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
A Racial Model of Electoral Reform: The Relationship between Restrictive Voting Policies and Voter Confidence for Black and White Voters
In Crawford v. Marion County (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that voter identification requirements are lawful on the grounds that, even if they do not prevent fraud, they can instill confidence in voting. However, this reasoning ignores the historical and contemporary racial biases in the enactment and administration of restrictive voting policies in the United States. This legacy likely colors the extent to which Black and white voters see refo…
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
Rhetorical Promises: Gender Diversity Among Congressional Black Caucus Members’ Representation on Twitter
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