Paula D Mcclain
Biographic Data
| ID | 83882 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula D Mcclain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula D |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcclain |
| SIGNATURE | MCCLAIN P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1708-9465 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 52 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 668 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 52 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”
This article explores the effects of the Trump administration’s racist words, policies, and behaviours on the increased racial divisions in the United States and the erosion of faith in American institutions. Many Americans have come to recognize that racial injustice is an enduring feature of American society. Recent events, such as the murder of George Floyd, have led to calls for racial justice. What is the definition of racial justice and how…
Crises, Race, Acknowledgement: The Centrality of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics to the Future of Political Science
The United States, and the world, is in the grips of a coronavirus pandemic, and in the United States, we are facing a crisis of faith in the fairness of our political institutions, particularly the ability of Black Americans to live without the fear of dying at the hands of the police for going about their daily lives. Race has been and continues to be intertwined with American government and politics, in general, and how the United States appro…
In Memoriam
who broke through racial barriers to become a renowned academic leader, author, and professor of political science, constitutional law
Meet the Apsa Officers and Council
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Race, power, and knowledge: Tracing the roots of exclusion in the development of political science in the United States
Scholars of race, ethnicity, and politics have long questioned why the discipline of political science has taken so long to recognize the legitimacy of the study of the politics of America’s racial minority groups. The answer to this question, we believe, lies in the historical roots of the discipline. This article examines the complex relationship between racial ideologies and the development of the discipline of political science in the United …
A Discussion of Suzanne Mettler’s Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream
The discipline of political science in the United States evolved in tandem with the development of democratic education and the modern university system. Since the early years of the twentieth century, political science has been an academic discipline housed in universities and colleges, and most political scientists earn their living as university or college teachers. And yet as individual academics or as a discipline, we rarely stand back from …
Ralph Bunche Scholars Selected to Present Posters
The following Ralph Bunche Scholars were selected to present their Ralph Bunche Summer Insitute research papers in a poster session at the 2012 APSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Class Politics, American-Style: A Discussion of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned its Back on the Middle Class
Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson's Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class is both a work of political science and a contribution to broad public discussion of distributive politics. Its topic could not be more relevant to a US polity wracked by bitter partisan disagreements about taxes, social spending, financial regulation, social insecurity, and inequality. The political power of “t…
Paul Lionel Puryear, Sr
The Right Reverend Dr. Paul Lionel Puryear, Sr., Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the age of 80. Born in Belleville, New Jersey, as the second son of the Reverend Thomas Langston Puryear, Sr., and the Reverend Pauline Sims Puryear, he attended public schools in Newark, New Jersey. He transferred as a high school freshman to the renowned Palmer Memorial Resi…
Group Membership, Group Identity, and Group Consciousness: Measures of Racial Identity in American Politics
This article examines the concepts of group membership, group identity and racial identity, and group consciousness. For each of these we discuss theoretical definitions, research using the various definitions, and issues of measurement. We show that these concepts are distinct and build on each other, rather than being interchangeable. We also explore the concept of linked fate, which evolved from the concept of group consciousness and is centra…
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Black Americans and Latino Immigrants in a Southern City: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors
Dramatic demographic changes are occurring in the United States, and some of the most dramatic changes are occurring in the South from Latino immigration. Latinos, by and large, are an entirely new population in the region. How are Black southerners reacting to this new population? Using survey data gathered from a southern location, this article explores several questions related to whether Blacks see these new residents as friendly neighbors or…
Presidential Address. “Racial Intergroup Relations in a Set of Cities: A Twenty-Year Perspective”
In 1990, Albert Karnig and I published an article in the American Political Science Review, "Black and Latino Socioeconomic and Political Competition," which examined the extent of socioeconomic and political competition between blacks and Latinos in a set of U.S. cities using 1980s data. We made a number of predictions about the future of racial politics in cities based on our results. This article revisits the cities in the 1990 article to see …
Racial Distancing in a Southern City: Latino Immigrants' Views of Black Americans
The United States is undergoing dramatic demographic change, primarily from immigration, and many of the new Latino immigrants are settling in the South. This paper examines hypotheses related to attitudes of Latino immigrants toward black Americans in a Southern city. The analyses are based on a survey of black, white, and Latino residents (n = 500). The results show, for the most part, Latino immigrants hold negative stereotypical views of blac…
Gender and Black Presidential Politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun's entrance into the 2003 Democratic presidential primaries brought Representative Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential run back into the spotlight. Numerous questions of interest immediately come to mind. Has the political environment for Black females interested in the presidency changed? Is a Black female candidate running nationally today in a better position than thirty years ago? Did Black Americans see a Black female as …
Context Matters! Race, Representation, and Public Opinion
Katherine Tate,Black Faces in the Mirror: African Americans and Their Representatives in Congress. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003, 224 pages, ISBN: 0-691-09155-2, Cloth, $18.95; ISBN: 0-691-11786-1, Paper, $18.95.Karen M. Kaufmann,The Urban Voter: Group Conflict and Mayoral Voting Behavior in American Cities. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2004, 248 pages, ISBN: 0-472-09857-8, Cloth, $60.00; ISBN: 0-472-06857-1, Pap…
Divided or Together? Conflict and Cooperation between African Americans and Latinos
This article examines the political relationships between Latinos and African Americans in 194 multiracial school districts. The empirical results indicate that at times the relationship between Latinos and African Americans is competitive and at times it is complimentary. When scarcity is a factor, such as in administrative and teaching positions, gains by one group often result in losses by another. When the focus changes to policy questions wh…
Social Capital and Diversity: An Introduction
Political-science research on social capital has burgeoned in the past few years.I must thank Shayla C. Nunnally, doctoral student in political science at Duke University, for introducing me to much of the social-capital literature in political science through the chapters of her dissertation. Robert Putnam says that the concept has been invented at least six times during the twentieth century, and its definition has been reconceived. Much curren…
Philosophy, Style, and Submission Guidelines for Perspectives on Politics
Perspectives on Politics is a general journal of political science that seeks to provide political insight on important problems, as it emerges from rigorous, broad-based research and integrative thought. The editors anticipate authors and readers primarily comprising political scientists, but also including journalists, policy analysts, public officials and their staff, and other social scientists. The articles aim to clarify for such an audienc…
Ipsa Goes to Africa, 2003
The 2003 World Congress of the International Political Science Association will be held in Durban, South Africa, in June/July 2003. The overall theme for the congress is “Democracy, Tolerance, Justice: Challenges for Political Change.” The Congress promises to be one of the most intellectually stimulating and exciting meetings IPSA has ever hosted. The meeting is also historic since IPSA has never held a World Congress in Africa
Reading More About the Civil Rights Movement: Recommendations from Colleagues Across Disciplines
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Minority Group Influence: Agenda Setting, Formulation, and Public Policy [Contributions in Political Science, No. 333]
Black Politics at the Crossroads? Or in the Cross-Hairs
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Thirty Years of Urban Policies: Frankly, my Dears, we don't Give a Damn
Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress. Carol M. Swain
Group Membership, Group Identity, and Group Consciousness: Measures of Racial Identity in American Politics
This article examines the concepts of group membership, group identity and racial identity, and group consciousness. For each of these we discuss theoretical definitions, research using the various definitions, and issues of measurement. We show that these concepts are distinct and build on each other, rather than being interchangeable. We also explore the concept of linked fate, which evolved from the concept of group consciousness and is centra…
Racial Distancing in a Southern City: Latino Immigrants' Views of Black Americans
The United States is undergoing dramatic demographic change, primarily from immigration, and many of the new Latino immigrants are settling in the South. This paper examines hypotheses related to attitudes of Latino immigrants toward black Americans in a Southern city. The analyses are based on a survey of black, white, and Latino residents (n = 500). The results show, for the most part, Latino immigrants hold negative stereotypical views of blac…
Black and Hispanic Socioeconomic and Political Competition
Many U.S. cities are becoming significantly multiminority. How does the significant presence of one minority group affect the other minority group? This research explores the question of socioeconomic and political competition between blacks and Hispanics in U.S. urban centers. Based on data from the 49 U.S. cities of over 25,000 population with at least 10 percent black and 10 percent Hispanic in 1980, findings indicate that while there is littl…
The Changing Dynamics of Urban Politics: Black and Hispanic Municipal Employment--Is There Competition
The question of competition for political and socioeconomic resources between blacks and Hispanics in urban politics is one receiving increased attention. How does the significant presence of one minority group affect the other minority group? This research explores the issue of municipal employment competition between blacks and Hispanics in U.S. urban centers. Based on EEO-4 data from 41 U.S. cities of more than 25,000 population with at least …
Divided or Together? Conflict and Cooperation between African Americans and Latinos
This article examines the political relationships between Latinos and African Americans in 194 multiracial school districts. The empirical results indicate that at times the relationship between Latinos and African Americans is competitive and at times it is complimentary. When scarcity is a factor, such as in administrative and teaching positions, gains by one group often result in losses by another. When the focus changes to policy questions wh…
Black Americans and Latino Immigrants in a Southern City: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors
Dramatic demographic changes are occurring in the United States, and some of the most dramatic changes are occurring in the South from Latino immigration. Latinos, by and large, are an entirely new population in the region. How are Black southerners reacting to this new population? Using survey data gathered from a southern location, this article explores several questions related to whether Blacks see these new residents as friendly neighbors or…
Crises, Race, Acknowledgement: The Centrality of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics to the Future of Political Science
The United States, and the world, is in the grips of a coronavirus pandemic, and in the United States, we are facing a crisis of faith in the fairness of our political institutions, particularly the ability of Black Americans to live without the fear of dying at the hands of the police for going about their daily lives. Race has been and continues to be intertwined with American government and politics, in general, and how the United States appro…
Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America
Presidential Address. “Racial Intergroup Relations in a Set of Cities: A Twenty-Year Perspective”
In 1990, Albert Karnig and I published an article in the American Political Science Review, "Black and Latino Socioeconomic and Political Competition," which examined the extent of socioeconomic and political competition between blacks and Latinos in a set of U.S. cities using 1980s data. We made a number of predictions about the future of racial politics in cities based on our results. This article revisits the cities in the 1990 article to see …
The New South and Black Economic and Political Development: Changes From 1970 To 1980
Tr HE 20TH CENTURY has witnessed a profound shift in the regional concentration of black Americans. Beginning the century as a population overwhelmingly located in rural areas of the South, by 1970 the great majority of black Americans resided in the larger metropolitan areas outside the states of the Old Confederacy. Indeed, the northward migration beginning about 1900 represents one of the most remarkable population movements in American histor…
Race, power, and knowledge: Tracing the roots of exclusion in the development of political science in the United States
Scholars of race, ethnicity, and politics have long questioned why the discipline of political science has taken so long to recognize the legitimacy of the study of the politics of America’s racial minority groups. The answer to this question, we believe, lies in the historical roots of the discipline. This article examines the complex relationship between racial ideologies and the development of the discipline of political science in the United …
Gender and Black Presidential Politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun's entrance into the 2003 Democratic presidential primaries brought Representative Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential run back into the spotlight. Numerous questions of interest immediately come to mind. Has the political environment for Black females interested in the presidency changed? Is a Black female candidate running nationally today in a better position than thirty years ago? Did Black Americans see a Black female as …
Determinants of black and white attitudes toward gun regulation: A research note
Social Capital and Diversity: An Introduction
Political-science research on social capital has burgeoned in the past few years.I must thank Shayla C. Nunnally, doctoral student in political science at Duke University, for introducing me to much of the social-capital literature in political science through the chapters of her dissertation. Robert Putnam says that the concept has been invented at least six times during the twentieth century, and its definition has been reconceived. Much curren…
Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence: An Introduction 1
The question of where policy issues originate and gain attention is an important one, particularly when issues of concern of minority communities are at stake. Yet the literature on the impact of minority groups in the agenda setting process is virtually nonexistent. This introductory article sets the context for the symposium on “Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence” by raising several theoretical and contextual questions …
Urban Neighborhoods, Black Residents, and Homicide Risk
Since the mid-1960s, homicide as a cause of death has been growing in importance in American society. Most analyses of homicide patterns focus primarily on the interaction between the victim and offender. One aspect often overlooked is the role of the environment as a contributor to homicide risk. This research examines the influence of urban black neighborhood characteristics on the level of homicide victimization. Demographic and social economi…
Firearms Ownership, Gun Control Attitudes, and Neighborhood Environment
Consensus has not been reached on whether a relationsip exists among violent crime, fear of crime, and firearms ownership. The questions addressed here are how, if at all, the neighborhood environments of urban blacks and whites affect their patterns and levels of gun ownership, what their attitudes are toward gun regulation, and whether there is a relationship between gun regulation attitudes and firearms ownership. Data collected through a mail…
Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”
This article explores the effects of the Trump administration’s racist words, policies, and behaviours on the increased racial divisions in the United States and the erosion of faith in American institutions. Many Americans have come to recognize that racial injustice is an enduring feature of American society. Recent events, such as the murder of George Floyd, have led to calls for racial justice. What is the definition of racial justice and how…
Black Politics at the Crossroads? Or in the Cross-Hairs
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Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress. Carol M. Swain
Arizona “High Noon: The Recall and Impeachment of Evan Mecham
April 4, 1988 marked the end of the most divisive and tumultuous period in the history of Arizona politics. For the first time in its seventy-six years as a state, Arizona, and the nation, witnessed the removal of a sitting governor, Evan Mecham, by conviction on impeachment charges by the Arizona Senate. Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously.…
Black Females and Lethal Violence: Has Time Changed the Circumstances under Which They Kill
Increases in lethal violence, the disproportionate representation of blacks as victims and offenders, and the more active participation and redefined roles of women in various aspects of life, makes the study of black female behavior in lethal acts of violence essential and important. The question of whether social changes in American society, specifically the women's rights movement, have impacted the circumstances or situations under which blac…
Possible Outcomes of a 1984 Black Presidential Candidacy
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Determinants of black and white attitudes toward gun regulation: A research note
Firearms Ownership, Gun Control Attitudes, and Neighborhood Environment
Consensus has not been reached on whether a relationsip exists among violent crime, fear of crime, and firearms ownership. The questions addressed here are how, if at all, the neighborhood environments of urban blacks and whites affect their patterns and levels of gun ownership, what their attitudes are toward gun regulation, and whether there is a relationship between gun regulation attitudes and firearms ownership. Data collected through a mail…
Urban Neighborhoods, Black Residents, and Homicide Risk
Since the mid-1960s, homicide as a cause of death has been growing in importance in American society. Most analyses of homicide patterns focus primarily on the interaction between the victim and offender. One aspect often overlooked is the role of the environment as a contributor to homicide risk. This research examines the influence of urban black neighborhood characteristics on the level of homicide victimization. Demographic and social economi…
The New South and Black Economic and Political Development: Changes From 1970 To 1980
Tr HE 20TH CENTURY has witnessed a profound shift in the regional concentration of black Americans. Beginning the century as a population overwhelmingly located in rural areas of the South, by 1970 the great majority of black Americans resided in the larger metropolitan areas outside the states of the Old Confederacy. Indeed, the northward migration beginning about 1900 represents one of the most remarkable population movements in American histor…
Agenda Setting and “Nondecisionmaking”: Decommissioning Nuclear Generating Stations
The final point in the nuclear fuel cycle has always been the eventual retirement, decommissioning, of the 81 commercial nuclear power reactors presently in existence. This eventual retirement has been thought to be an issue of the future, because the large plants, built in the 1960s and 1970s. were assumed to have an expected operating life of 30 to 40 years. However, the reality is that several commercial reactors already have been decommission…
Gun control: Issues and answers
Contemporary Women: Policy, Participation and Poverty
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Arizona “High Noon: The Recall and Impeachment of Evan Mecham
April 4, 1988 marked the end of the most divisive and tumultuous period in the history of Arizona politics. For the first time in its seventy-six years as a state, Arizona, and the nation, witnessed the removal of a sitting governor, Evan Mecham, by conviction on impeachment charges by the Arizona Senate. Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously.…
Urban Black Neighborhood Environment and Homicide: A Research Note on a Decade of Change in Four Cities-1970 to 1980
The influence of urban black neighborhood characteristics on the level of homicide victimization in four American cities is examined for 1970 and 1980. Changes in the impact of the environment on homicide risk that may have occurred during the decade are identified. Demographic and socioeconomic information was gathered on all census tracts with majority-black populations. Homicide data for both years were collected from the cities' public health…
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Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence: An Introduction 1
The question of where policy issues originate and gain attention is an important one, particularly when issues of concern of minority communities are at stake. Yet the literature on the impact of minority groups in the agenda setting process is virtually nonexistent. This introductory article sets the context for the symposium on “Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence” by raising several theoretical and contextual questions …
Literature Review
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Black and Hispanic Socioeconomic and Political Competition
Many U.S. cities are becoming significantly multiminority. How does the significant presence of one minority group affect the other minority group? This research explores the question of socioeconomic and political competition between blacks and Hispanics in U.S. urban centers. Based on data from the 49 U.S. cities of over 25,000 population with at least 10 percent black and 10 percent Hispanic in 1980, findings indicate that while there is littl…
Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America
Lucius J. Barker: An Accomplished Career Despite No Crystal Stair
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Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America
Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America
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