Brian D Mckenzie
Biographic Data
| ID | 4140936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian D Mckenzie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian D |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckenzie |
| SIGNATURE | MCKENZIE B D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 173 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Black Politics: How Anger Influences the Political Actions Blacks Pursue to Reduce Racial Inequality
Unreconciled strivings and warring ideals: The complexities of competing African-American political identities
Although much has been written about the diversity of black political opinions, less research has addressed the fact that blacks often have multiple social identities that they utilize in viewing the political world. This observation raises several important questions including: Which group memberships (racial or race-neutral identities) do blacks feel are most important? And, what factors account for blacks' expressed preferences for one social …
Political Perceptions in the Obama Era: Diverse Opinions of the Great Recession and Its Aftermath among Whites, Latinos, and Blacks
Using three national surveys from the Great Recession period in America, I demonstrate two aspects of group-based political attitudes beyond citizens’ partisanship preferences: (1) the economic scapegoating of African Americans by whites during the recession and (2) Latinos’ and African Americans’ use of their marginalized economic status as a lens for understanding how mortgage companies and bankers treated their communities during the downturn.…
Shades of Faith: Religious Foundations of Political Attitudes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Although there is considerable evidence that religion influences political opinions, it is unclear how this story plays out across different segments of the U.S. population. Utilizing the 2000 Religion and Politics Survey, we examine the effects of religious beliefs, behaviors, and affiliations on citizens’ attitudes relating to issues of egalitarianism. Our study is one of the few to comparatively analyze the link between religious measures and …
Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and Public Opinion in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
This study examines the broad political impact of controversial sermons by Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, which aired during the 2008 presidential primaries. Although commentators speculated about the possible repercussions of this event for Obama's candidacy, no one has actually tested these claims in practice and positioned the episode within a larger narrative of American racial politics. Using national survey data, I discuss d…
Polling Data and Black Religious Opinion on Middle East Concerns
African-American views on U.S. policy in the Middle East are held relatively steady by socialization processes. Black churches play the most dominant role in this process, typically predisposing the majority of African-Americans towards critical stances on aggressive international action. However, current events also influence black views, as demonstrated by high levels of African-American support for the Bush administration immediately following…
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 …
Religious Social Networks, Indirect Mobilization, and African-American Political Participation
Religious Social Networks, Indirect Mobilization, and African-American Political Participation
This study examines the mobilizing effects of informal political discussions among African-American church attenders. Specifically, I focus on indirect political encouragement through congregant social networks. I utilize data from the 1993-1994 National Black Politics Study to test models of indirect mobilization effects on voting and non-voting political activism. Findings from regression analyses demonstrate that informal political communicati…
Self-Selection, Church Attendance, and Local Civic Participation
Prior research has shown that church attendance affects voting participation, but has a negative or no effect on more demanding forms of political participation. I argue that this differential for nonelectoral activity partially results from biases in how scholars conceptualize and analyze church attendance variables. To properly measure the influence of church attendance on nonelectoral participation, scholarship needs to account for self-select…
Religious Social Networks, Indirect Mobilization, and African-American Political Participation
This study examines the mobilizing effects of informal political discussions among African-American church attenders. Specifically, I focus on indirect political encouragement through congregant social networks. I utilize data from the 1993-1994 National Black Politics Study to test models of indirect mobilization effects on voting and non-voting political activism. Findings from regression analyses demonstrate that informal political communicati…
Shades of Faith: Religious Foundations of Political Attitudes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Although there is considerable evidence that religion influences political opinions, it is unclear how this story plays out across different segments of the U.S. population. Utilizing the 2000 Religion and Politics Survey, we examine the effects of religious beliefs, behaviors, and affiliations on citizens’ attitudes relating to issues of egalitarianism. Our study is one of the few to comparatively analyze the link between religious measures and …
Black Politics: How Anger Influences the Political Actions Blacks Pursue to Reduce Racial Inequality
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 …
Self-Selection, Church Attendance, and Local Civic Participation
Prior research has shown that church attendance affects voting participation, but has a negative or no effect on more demanding forms of political participation. I argue that this differential for nonelectoral activity partially results from biases in how scholars conceptualize and analyze church attendance variables. To properly measure the influence of church attendance on nonelectoral participation, scholarship needs to account for self-select…
Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and Public Opinion in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
This study examines the broad political impact of controversial sermons by Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, which aired during the 2008 presidential primaries. Although commentators speculated about the possible repercussions of this event for Obama's candidacy, no one has actually tested these claims in practice and positioned the episode within a larger narrative of American racial politics. Using national survey data, I discuss d…
Unreconciled strivings and warring ideals: The complexities of competing African-American political identities
Although much has been written about the diversity of black political opinions, less research has addressed the fact that blacks often have multiple social identities that they utilize in viewing the political world. This observation raises several important questions including: Which group memberships (racial or race-neutral identities) do blacks feel are most important? And, what factors account for blacks' expressed preferences for one social …
Political Perceptions in the Obama Era: Diverse Opinions of the Great Recession and Its Aftermath among Whites, Latinos, and Blacks
Using three national surveys from the Great Recession period in America, I demonstrate two aspects of group-based political attitudes beyond citizens’ partisanship preferences: (1) the economic scapegoating of African Americans by whites during the recession and (2) Latinos’ and African Americans’ use of their marginalized economic status as a lens for understanding how mortgage companies and bankers treated their communities during the downturn.…
Polling Data and Black Religious Opinion on Middle East Concerns
African-American views on U.S. policy in the Middle East are held relatively steady by socialization processes. Black churches play the most dominant role in this process, typically predisposing the majority of African-Americans towards critical stances on aggressive international action. However, current events also influence black views, as demonstrated by high levels of African-American support for the Bush administration immediately following…
Self-Selection, Church Attendance, and Local Civic Participation
Prior research has shown that church attendance affects voting participation, but has a negative or no effect on more demanding forms of political participation. I argue that this differential for nonelectoral activity partially results from biases in how scholars conceptualize and analyze church attendance variables. To properly measure the influence of church attendance on nonelectoral participation, scholarship needs to account for self-select…
Religious Social Networks, Indirect Mobilization, and African-American Political Participation
Religious Social Networks, Indirect Mobilization, and African-American Political Participation
This study examines the mobilizing effects of informal political discussions among African-American church attenders. Specifically, I focus on indirect political encouragement through congregant social networks. I utilize data from the 1993-1994 National Black Politics Study to test models of indirect mobilization effects on voting and non-voting political activism. Findings from regression analyses demonstrate that informal political communicati…
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 …
Polling Data and Black Religious Opinion on Middle East Concerns
African-American views on U.S. policy in the Middle East are held relatively steady by socialization processes. Black churches play the most dominant role in this process, typically predisposing the majority of African-Americans towards critical stances on aggressive international action. However, current events also influence black views, as demonstrated by high levels of African-American support for the Bush administration immediately following…
Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and Public Opinion in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
This study examines the broad political impact of controversial sermons by Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, which aired during the 2008 presidential primaries. Although commentators speculated about the possible repercussions of this event for Obama's candidacy, no one has actually tested these claims in practice and positioned the episode within a larger narrative of American racial politics. Using national survey data, I discuss d…
Shades of Faith: Religious Foundations of Political Attitudes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Although there is considerable evidence that religion influences political opinions, it is unclear how this story plays out across different segments of the U.S. population. Utilizing the 2000 Religion and Politics Survey, we examine the effects of religious beliefs, behaviors, and affiliations on citizens’ attitudes relating to issues of egalitarianism. Our study is one of the few to comparatively analyze the link between religious measures and …
Political Perceptions in the Obama Era: Diverse Opinions of the Great Recession and Its Aftermath among Whites, Latinos, and Blacks
Using three national surveys from the Great Recession period in America, I demonstrate two aspects of group-based political attitudes beyond citizens’ partisanship preferences: (1) the economic scapegoating of African Americans by whites during the recession and (2) Latinos’ and African Americans’ use of their marginalized economic status as a lens for understanding how mortgage companies and bankers treated their communities during the downturn.…
Unreconciled strivings and warring ideals: The complexities of competing African-American political identities
Although much has been written about the diversity of black political opinions, less research has addressed the fact that blacks often have multiple social identities that they utilize in viewing the political world. This observation raises several important questions including: Which group memberships (racial or race-neutral identities) do blacks feel are most important? And, what factors account for blacks' expressed preferences for one social …
Black Politics: How Anger Influences the Political Actions Blacks Pursue to Reduce Racial Inequality
Law (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)