Paula D. McClain
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Paula D. McClain is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy and Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, having moved to Duke from the University of Virginia in 2000. She became Dean on July 1, 2012. She also directs the American Political Science Association’s Ralph Bunche Summer Institute hosted by Duke University, and funded by the National Science Foundation and Duke University. A Howard University Ph.D., her primary research interests are in racial minority group politics, particularly inter-minority political and social competition, and urban politics. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, most recently the Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, Urban Affairs Review, The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race and Politics, Groups and Identities, among others. Westview Press published the sixth edition of her book, “Can We All Get Along?" Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, coauthored with Joseph Stewart, Jr. in 2014. The 7th edition with a new coauthor, Jessica D. Johnson Carew was published in June 2017. Her 1990 book, Race, Place and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America, co-authored with Harold W. Rose, won the National Conference of Black Political Scientists' 1995 Best Book Award for a previously published book that has made a substantial and continuing contribution. American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy, co-authored with Steven Tauber, won the American Political Science Association’s Race, Ethnicity and Politics Organized Section Best Book Award for a book published in 2010. The 5th edition of the book is scheduled for publication in early 2021.
She is president of the American Political Science Association, past president of the Midwest Political Science Association, past president of the Southern Political Science Association and the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, is a past vice president of the American Political Science Association, served as Program Co-Chair for the 1993 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, served as Program Chair for the 1999 annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, served as Vice President of the Midwest Political Science Association, served as Vice President and 2002 Program Chair of the Southern Political Science Association, and served as a Vice President and Program Co-Chair of the 2003 International Political Science Association World Congress which was held in Durban, South Africa in July 2003. She is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the Duke University Blue Ribbon Diversity Award (2012), the Graduate School Mentoring Award (2010), the Frank J. Goodnow Award for contributions to the profession of political science (2007), a Meta Mentoring Award from the Women’s Caucus for Political Science of the American Political Science Association (2007), the Manning Dauer Award from the Southern Political Science Association (2015), and 2017 Midwest Women’s Caucus of Political Science (MWCPS) Outstanding Professional Achievement award. In 2014, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Publications include:- American Government in Black and White. 4th edition. Co-authored with Steven C. Tauber. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2019).
- “Can We All Get Along?” Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, 7th edition. Co-authored with Jessica Johnson Carew. (Boulder: Westview Press, 2017).
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020
- Professor of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2000
- Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2011
Contact Information
- 140 Science Drive, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0067
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pmcclain@duke.edu
(919) 660-4303
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Personal Website
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Howard University 1977
- M.A., Howard University 1974
- B.A., Howard University 1972
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Graduate School, Duke University 2012 - 2022
- Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2010 - 2013
- Professor of Public Policy Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2006 - 2011
- Professor of African and African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University 2001 - 2006
- Professor of Public Policy Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2001 - 2005
- Professor of Law, Law School, Duke University 2000 - 2001
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Awards & Honors
- Manning Dauer Award. Southern Political Science Association. 2015
- Fellow. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2014
- 2011 Winner of the Best Textbook on topics of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics published in 2010. Race, Ethnicity and Politics Section, American Political Science Association. August 2011
- 2011 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Graduate School, Duke University. April 2011
- Frank Goodnow Award. American Political Science Association. 2007
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
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Expertise
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2026
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Graduate School Award awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2017 - 2024
- Ralph Bunche Summer Institute-2019 awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2023
- Cienciactive - Steven Chavez - E032 Doctoral Fellowship awarded by Cienciactiva 2017 - 2022
- The Effects of Protest Activity on Support for Social Movements awarded by American Political Science Association 2021 - 2022
- Black Voters and Electability in Intraparty Elections awarded by American Political Science Association 2021 - 2022
- SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship - Richard Hollenbach awarded by SAE International 2021 - 2022
- Facebook Fellowship 2020-2022 awarded by Facebook Inc. 2020 - 2022
- Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship - Jose Balcazar awarded by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 2020 - 2022
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - Latifah Maasarani - 2020 - 2022 awarded by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 2019 - 2021
- Google LLC - Yuan Deng awarded by Google Inc. 2018 - 2020
- Horatio Alger Association - Corey Roache awarded by Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. 2018 - 2020
- DOE computational Science Graduate Fellowship awarded by Department of Energy 2016 - 2020
- DOE-Computational Science Graduate Fellowship awarded by Department of Energy 2016 - 2020
- Coursera Fellowship - Evan Donahue awarded by Coursera 2019 - 2020
- Women's Philanthropy Institute Award - Hannah Ontiveros awarded by Indiana University 2019
- Launching the PhD Program in Visual and Media Studies awarded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2013 - 2019
- ACC - Weaver James Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship - R Blazing awarded by Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 - 2019
- Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship awarded by American Council of Learned Societies 2018 - 2019
- Blue Waters Fellowship - University of Illinois awarded by University of Illinois 2018 - 2019
- BYU Dissertation Grant for Daniel Becerra awarded by Brigham Young University 2017 - 2019
- Ralph Bunche Summer Institute awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2019
- ACLS Mellon - Matthew Omelsky awarded by American Council of Learned Societies 2017 - 2018
- Link Foundation - Dane Sequeira - Stipend Only awarded by Link Foundation 2017 - 2018
- ACLS Mellon - Magdalena Kolodziej awarded by American Council of Learned Societies 2017 - 2018
- ACLS - Elena Turevon awarded by American Council of Learned Societies 2017 - 2018
- Acoustical Society of America - ASA - M. Villa awarded by Acoustical Society of America 2016 - 2018
- Duke OPTIONS awarded by Council of Graduate Schools 2015 - 2017
- NCAA - William Luke Calkins awarded by National Collegiate Athletic Association 2016 - 2017
- REU in Political Science: Ralph Bunche Summer Institute awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2013
- REU Site: Ralph Bunche Summer Institute awarded by National Science Foundation 2000 - 2012
- Conference/Workshop on Tenure and Promotion for Political Scientists of Color awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2011
- Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: No Way Jose: American Public Opinion and the Politics of Immigration awarded by National Science Foundation 2007 - 2009
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External Relationships
- Oxford University Press
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Books
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McClain, P. D., and J. D. Johnson Carew. CAN WE ALL GET ALONG?: RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS, SEVENTH EDITION, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429495533.Full Text
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McClain, P. D., and Jr Joseph Stewart. "Can We All Get Along?" Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics. (Boulder: Westview Press, 2014), 2014.
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McClain, P. D., and Steven C. Tauber. American Government in Black and White, 2nd edition. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014), 2013.
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Alt, James, Simone Chambers, Geoffrey Garrett, Margaret Levi, and Paula D. McClain. The Encyclopedia of Political Science. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2010, 2010.
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McClain, P. D., and Steven C. Tauber. American Government in Black and White. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2010, 2010.
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McClain, P. D. Minority Group Influence: Agenda Setting, Formulation, and Public Policy. Edited by P. D. McClain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
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McClain, P. D., and Harold M. Rose. Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1990.
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McClain, P. D. Urban Minority Administrators: Politics, Policy and Style. Edited by P. D. McClain and Albert K. Karnig. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988.
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McClain, P. D. Alienation and Resistance: The Political Behavior of Afro-Canadians. San Francisco, CA: R & E Research Associates, 1979.
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Academic Articles
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McClain, P. D. “Crises, race, acknowledgement: The centrality of race, ethnicity, and politics to the future of political science.” Perspectives on Politics 19, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 7–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592720004478.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. ““Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”.” Policy Studies 42, no. 5–6 (January 1, 2021): 491–508. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2021.1979502.Full Text
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McClain, Paula D., Gloria Y. A. Ayee, Taneisha N. Means, Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez, and Nura A. Sediqe. “Race, power, and knowledge: tracing the roots of exclusion in the development of political science in the United States.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 4, no. 3 (July 2, 2016): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2016.1170704.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “Review Symposium, Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer–And Turned its Back on the Middle Class, by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson.” Perspectives on Politics 9 (September 2011): 651–54.
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McClain, Paula D. “Class Politics, American-Style.” Perspectives on Politics 9, no. 3 (September 2011): 651–54. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592711002374.Full Text
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Martin, Paula Puryear, Paula D. McClain, and Andrea Simpson. “PAUL LIONEL PURYEAR, SR.” Ps: Political Science &Amp; Politics 43, no. 4 (October 2010): 806–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049096510001502.Full Text Open Access Copy
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McClain, Paula D., Jessica D. Johnson Carew, Eugene Walton, and Candis S. Watts. “Group Membership, Group Identity, and Group Consciousness: Measures of Racial Identity in American Politics?” Annual Review of Political Science 12 (August 6, 2009).
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McClain, E. A., D. Paula, Johnson Carew Jessica, Walton Eugene, Walton Jr, and S Watts Candis. ““Group Membership, Group Identity and Group Consciousness: Evolving Racial Identity in American Politics.”.” Annual Review of Political Science 12 (June 2009) (June 2009): 471–85.
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McClain, Paula D., Monique L. Lyle, Efren O. Perez, Jessica D. Johnson Carew, Eugene Walton, Candis S. Watts, Gerald F. Lackey, Danielle P. Clealand, and Shayla C. Nunnally. “Black and White Americans and Latino Immigrants: A Preliminary Look at Attitudes in Three Southern Cities,” 2009.
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McClain, P., Monique L. Lyle, Niambi M. Carter, Victoria M DeFrancesco Soto, Gerald F. Lackey, Kendra Davenport Cotton, Shayla C. Nunnally, Thomas J. Scotto, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, and J Alan Kendrick. ““Black Americans and Latino Immigrants in a Southern City: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors?”.” The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 4, no. 1 (March 2007): 97.-117.
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McClain, P. D. “Presidential address. "Racial intergroup relations in a set of cities: A twenty-year perspective".” Journal of Politics 68, no. 4 (November 1, 2006): 757–70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00468.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. ““Racial Intergroup Relations in a Set of Cities: A Twenty-Year Perspective.”.” Journal of Politics 68, no. 4 (November 2006): 757–70.
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McClain, P. D., N. M. Carter, V. M. DeFrancesco Soto, M. L. Lyle, J. D. Grynaviski, S. C. Nunnally, T. J. Scotto, J. A. Kendrick, G. F. Lackey, and K. D. Cotton. “Racial distancing in a Southern city: Latino immigrants' views of black Americans.” Journal of Politics 68, no. 3 (August 1, 2006): 571–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00446.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “Context Matters! Race, Representation and Public Opinion (a review essay).” Dubois Review: Social Science Research on Race 2, no. 1 (March 2005): 145–50.
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McClain, P. D., Victoria DeFrancesco, Monique L. Lyle, Gerald F Lackey Niambi Carter, Jeffrey D. Gryvaniski, Kendra Davenport Cotton, Shayla Nunnally, Thomas Scotto, and J Alan Kendrick. “Black Elites and Latino Immigrant Relations in a Southern City: Do Black Elites and the Black Masses Agree?,” February 2005.
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McClain, P. D., Niambi M. Carter, and Michael C. Brady. “Gender and Black Presidential Politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun.” The Journal of Women, Politics and Policy 27, no. 1 (2005): 51–68.
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Meier, K. J., P. D. McClain, J. L. Polinard, and R. D. Wrinkle. “Divided or together? Conflict and cooperation between African Americans and Latinos.” Political Research Quarterly 57, no. 3 (January 1, 2004): 399–409. https://doi.org/10.1177/106591290405700305.Full Text
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McClain, P. “Social Capital and Diversity: An Introduction.” Perspectives on Politics 1, no. 1 (2003): 101–2.
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Mcclain, P. D., and J. L. Gibson. “IPSA Goes to Africa, 2003.” Ps Political Science and Politics 35, no. 3 (January 1, 2002): 641–46. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096502001038.Full Text
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Rose, Harold M., and P. D. McClain. “Race, Place and Risk Revisited: A Perspective on the Emergence of a New Structural Paradigm.” Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal 2 (May 1998): 101–29.
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McClain, P. D., and Steven C. Tauber. “Black and Latino Socioeconomic and Political Competition: Has a Decade Made a Difference?” American Politics Quarterly 26 (April 1998): 101–16.
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McClain, P. D., and S. C. Tauber. “Black and latino socioeconomic and political competition: Has a decade made a difference?” American Politics Research 26, no. 2 (January 1, 1998): 237–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X9802600206.Full Text
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Sugrue, Thomas J. “The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit.” Virginia Quarterly Review, October 1997.
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McClain, P. D. “Reading more About the Civil Rights Movement: Recommendations from Colleagues Across Disciplines.” Ps: Political Science and Politics, September 1997, 472–73.
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McClain, P. D. “Black Politics in the Crossroads? Or, in the Cross-Hairs.” American Political Science Review 90 (December 1996): 867–73.
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Perry, Huey L., and Wayne Parent. “Blacks and the American Political System.” American Review of Politics, 1996, 76–79.
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McClain, P. D. “Thirty Years of Urban Policies: Frankly, my Dears, We Don't Give a Damn!.” Urban Affairs Review, May 1995, 641–44.
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McClain, P. D., Joseph Stewart, and Joseph Jr. “W(h)ither the Voting Rights Act after Shaw v. Reno: Advancing to the Past?” Ps: Political Science and Politics 28 (March 1995): 24–26.
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McClain, P. D. “The Voting Rights Act After Shaw v. Reno.” Ps: Political Science &Amp; Politics 28, no. 1 (January 1, 1995): 24–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/420576.Full Text
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Swain, Carol M. “Black Faces, Black Interests.” Journal of Politics 56 (November 1994): 1145–48.
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Grofman, Bernard, and Chandler Davidson. “Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in Perspective.” Contemporary Sociology 22 (May 1993): 391–92.
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McClain, P. D. “The Changing Dynamics of Urban Politics: Black and Hispanic Municipal Employment--Is There Competition?” Journal of Politics 55 (May 1993): 399–414.
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McClain, P. D., and H. W. Perry. “Lucius J. Barker: An Accomplished Career Despite No Crystal Stair.” Ps: Political Science and Politics 25 (December 1992): 752–56.
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McClain, P. D. “Reconceptualizing Urban Violence: A Policy Analytic Approach.” National Political Science Review 3 (1992): 9–24.
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McClain, P. D. “Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence: An Introduction.” Policy Studies Review 9 (December 1990): 263–72.
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McClain, P. D., and Albert K. Karnig. “Black and Hispanic Socioeconomic and Political Competition.” American Political Science Review, June 1990, 535–45.
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McClain, P. D. “LERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 9, no. 4 (January 1, 1990): 819–819. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01081.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 9, no. 3 (January 1, 1990): 603–603. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01065.x.Full Text
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Hanes Walton, Jr. “When the Marching Stopped: The Politics of Civil Rights Regulatory Agencies.” American Political Science Review 83 (September 1989): 1039–40.
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McClain, P. D. “Urban Black Neighborhood Environment and Homicide: A Research Note on a Decade of Change in Four Cities -- 1970-1980.” Urban Affairs Quarterly 24 (June 1989): 584–96.
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McClain, P. D. M. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 8, no. 4 (January 1, 1989): 929–929. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01013.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 9, no. 1 (January 1, 1989): 169–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01032.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “BOOK REVIEW FORUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY: MORALITY, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY.” Review of Policy Research 8, no. 3 (January 1, 1989): 717–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb00991.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 9, no. 2 (January 1, 1989): 389–389. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01132.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “Arizona 'High Noon: The Recall and Impeachment of Evan Mecham.” Ps: Political Science and Politics 21 (July 1988): 628–38.
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McClain, P. D. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 8, no. 2 (January 1, 1988): 469–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb01116.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “BOOK REVIEW FORUM.” Review of Policy Research 7, no. 4 (January 1, 1988): 851–851. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00901.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “A. COMMENTS.” Review of Policy Research 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1988): 683–683. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00863.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “LITERATURE REVIEW.” Review of Policy Research 8, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 179–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00928.x.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “Contemporary Women: Policy, Participation and Poverty.” Policy Studies Review 6 (1987): 247–50.
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McClain, P. D., and David K. Pijawka. “Agenda Setting and Non-Decisionmaking: Decommissioning Nuclear Generating Stations.” Policy Studies Review 5 (May 1986): 742–56.
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Lester, David. “Gun Control: Issues and Answers.” Journal of Criminal Justice 14 (1986): 571–72.
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Karnig, A. K., and P. D. McClain. “The New South and Black Economic and Political Development: Changes from 1970-1980.” Western Political Quarterly 38 (December 1985): 539–50.
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McClain, P. D. “Urban Neighborhoods, Black Residents and Homicide Risk.” Urban Geography 5 (1984): 210–22.
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McClain, P. D. “Possible Outcomes of a 1984 Black Presidential Candidacy.” Ps 16 (July 1983): 497–99.
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McClain, P. D. “Firearms Ownership, Gun Control Attitudes and Neighborhood Environment.” Law and Policy Quarterly 5 (July 1983): 299–323.
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McClain, P. D. “Determinants of Black and White Attitudes Toward Gun Regulation: A Research Note.” Journal of Criminal Justice 11 (February 1983): 77–81.
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McClain, P. D. “Black Female Homicide Victims and Offenders: Are They From the Same Population?” Death Education 6 (October 1982): 265–78.
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McClain, P. D. “Black female homicide offenders and victims: Are they from the same population?” Death Education 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1982): 265–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481188208252134.Full Text
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McClain, P. D. “Cause of Death - Homicide: A Research Note on Black Females as Homicide Victims.” Victimology 7 (1982): 204–12.
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McClain, P. D. “Environment of Risk and Racial Attitudes Toward Gun Regulation: A Test of the Social Reality Thesis.” Journal of Enviornmental Systems 12 (1982): 229–48.
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McClain, P. D. “Black Females and Lethal Violence: Has Time Changed the Circumstances Under Which They Kill?” Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 13 (1982): 13–25.
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McClain, P. D. “Social and Environmental Characteristics of Black Female Homicide Offenders.” The Western Journal of Black Studies 5 (October 1981): 224–30.
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McClain, P. D. “Political Alienation: Some Social/Psychological Aspects of the Political Culture of Afro-Canadians.” Ethnicity 6 (December 1979): 358–72.
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Book Sections
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Brady, D. W., A. R. Hanlon, P. D. McClain, and J. J. Pitney. “The ethical dilemma for professors.” In Trumping Ethical Norms: Teachers, Preachers, Pollsters, and the Media Respond to Donald Trump, 75–108, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351120906.Full Text
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Fulkerson, M. M. C. “Foreword,” ix–x, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137462220.0002.Full Text
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Swaminathan, M. S. “Foreword,” xxii–xxiii, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203130599.Full Text
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McClain, P. D., Gerald F. Lackey, Efrén O. Peréz, Niambi M. Carter, Jessica Johnson Carew, Jr Eugene Walton, Candis S. Watts, Monique L. Lyle, and Shayla C. Nunnally. “Intergroup Relations in Three Southern Cities.” In ..Just Neighbors? Research on African American and Latino Relations in the United States., edited by Edward Telles, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, and editors Sylvia Zamora. Russell Sage Foundation, 2011.
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McClain, P., Victoria M DeFrancesco Soto, Monique L. Lyle, Niambi M. Carter, Gerald F. Lackey, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, Kendra Davenport Cotton, Shayla C. Nunnally, Thomas J. Scotto, and J Alan Kendrick. ““Black Elites and Latino Immigrant Relations in a Southern City: Do Black Elites and the Black Masses Agree?” In New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Voting, edited by Jane Junn and Kerry L. Haynie. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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McClain, P. D. ““North Carolina’s Response to Latino Immigrants and Immigration.”.” In Immigration’s New Frontiers: Experiences from the New Gateway States, edited by Jr Greg Anrig and Tova Andrea Wang, 7–32. Century Foundation, 2006.
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McClain, Paula D., Michael C. Brady, Niambi M. Carter, Victoria M DeFrancesco Soto, and Efren O. Perez. “Rebuilding Black Voting Rights Before the Voting Rights Act.” In The Voting Rights Act: Security The Ballot, edited by Richard M. Valelly. Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2005.
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Rose, Harold M., and P. McClain. “Homicide Risk and Level of Victimization in Two Concentrated Povery Enclaves: A Black/Hispanic Comparison.” In Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Difference, edited by Darnell F. Hawkins. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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McClain, Paula D., and Steven C. Tauber. “Racial Minority Group Relations in a Multiracial Society.” In In Governing American Cities: Immigrants and Inter-Ethnic Coalitions, Competition, and Conflict., edited by Michael Jones-Correa and Michael ed. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001), 2001.
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McClain, P. “Urban Crime in the United States and Western Europe: A Comparison.” In In Handbook on Urban Studies., edited by R. Paddison and University of Glasgow ed. (London: Sage Publications, 2000), 2000.
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McClain, P., and Jr Joseph Stewart. “An Overview of Black American Politics and Participation Since the Civil Rights Movement.” In New Directions: African Americans in a Diversifying Nation, edited by James S. Jackson and Marilyn Zuckerman. Washington D.C.: National Policy Association, 2000.
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McClain, P. D., and Steven C. Tauber. “Wilder’s 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Deracialized Strategy?” In African American Politics and Power, edited by Hanes Walton. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997.
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McClain, P. D. “Coalition and Competition: Patterns of Black-Latino Relations in Urban Poltiics.” In From Polemics to Practice: Forging Political Coalitions Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities, edited by Wilbur C. Rich. New York: Praeger, 1996.
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McClain, P. D. “Minority Group Access and Policy Agenda Setting: An Introduction.” In Minority Group Influence: Agenda Setting, Formulation, and Public Policy, edited by Paula D. McClain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
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McClain, P. D. “Urban Violence: Agendas, Politics, and Problem Redefinition.” In Minority Group Influence: Agenda Setting, Formulation, and Public Policy, edited by Paula D. McClain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
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McClain, P. D. “Racial Minorities and Agenda Setting: Is There Access and Influence?” In Minority Group Influence: Agenda Setting, Formulation, and Public Policy, edited by Paula D. McClain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
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McClain, P. D. “Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers.” In Black Women in the United States: An Historical Encyclopedia, Volume II, edited by Darlene Clark Hine, Elsa Barkley Brown, and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, 936–37. Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Publishing Inc., 1993.
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McClain, P. D. “Place Specific and Place-Based Homicide Risk Analysis.” In Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence 1993, edited by Carolyn Rebecca Block and Richard L. Block, 131–35. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, 1993.
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McClain, P. D., and John A. Garcia. “Expanding Disciplinary Boundaries: Black, Latino and Minority Group Politics in Political Science.” In Political Science: The State of the Discipline, edited by Ada W. Finifter, 247–79. Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association, 1993.
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Karnig, Albert K., and Paula D. McClain. “Minority Administrators: Lessons from Practice.” In Urban Minority Administrators: Politics, Policy and Style, edited by Albert K. Karnig and Paula D. McClain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988.
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McClain, P. D. “Saturday Night Specials and Gun Regulation: A Feasible Policy Option.” In Firearms and Violence: Issues of Public Policy, edited by D. B. Kates. New York: Ballinger, 1984.
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McClain, P. D., and John Stuart Hall. “Representation, Participation and the New Pheonix District Election System.” In Urban Villages/Council Districts, the Future – or Frustration? Tempe, AZ: School of Public Affairs, 1984.
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McClain, P. D. “Introduction to Development Implications of the New Immigration.” In Sourcebook on the New Immigration, Book II, edited by Roy S. Bryce-Laporte. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1979.
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Reports
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McClain, P. D., and John Stuart Hall. “Representation, Participation and the New Pheonix District Election System.” Urban Villages/Council Districts, the Future -- or Frustration? Tempe, AZ: School of Public Affairs, 1984.
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McClain, P. D., and Harold M. Rose. “Black Homicide and the Urban Environment.” Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Mental Health, 1981.
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McClain, P. D. “Wisconsin’s Approach to Assist Urban and Other Distressed Areas.” National Academy of Public Administration, 1979.
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Conference Papers
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McClain, P. D., N. M. Carter, and M. C. Brady. “Gender and Black presidential politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun.” In Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, 27:51–68, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1300/J501v27n01_04.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Lecture, “Race, Politics and the American Political System,”. April 17, 2013 2013
- Pi Sigma Alpha Lecture, “Race, Immigration and Intergroup Relations: Results from Three Southern Cities,”. March 28, 2013 2013
- Keynote Address, North Carolina Political Science Association. February 22, 2013 2013
- Lecture and workshop, Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellows’ Mentoring Program. February 16, 2012 2012
- National Advisory Board, RWJ Health Policy Center at Meharry Medical College. December 1, 2011 2011
- “Diversity in the Discipline,”. October 12, 2011 2011
- Intergroup Relations in Three Southern Cities. May 4, 2011 2011
- Enhancing Research:Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groupshop. February 2, 2011 2011
- Zócalo in New Orleans "La Nueva Orleans?" Race and Immigration in Post-Katrina America. October 16, 2009 2009
- Black and White Americans and Latino Immigrants: A Preliminary Look at Attitudes in Three Southern Cities. September 2, 2009 2009
- Visiting Scholar. July 1, 2009 2009
- An Era of Change or Politics as Usual? Can Women Find Commonality in Politics Across Race and Culture?. May 19, 2009 2009
- Diversity and Equality in the 21st Century America. February 1, 2009 2009
- Teaching the Dynamics of Race and Gender. November 13, 2008 2008
- “The New Politics: A Town Hall Conversation on Race, Class, and Gender in Today’s Electorate,”. April 16, 2008 2008
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Service to the Profession
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