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Paula D. McClain

Paula D. McClain

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Political Science
pmcclain@duke.edu
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0067
140 Science Drive, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Crises, race, acknowledgement: The centrality of race, ethnicity, and politics to the future of political science

Journal Article Perspectives on Politics · March 1, 2021 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 dy ... Full text Cite

“Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”

Journal Article Policy Studies · January 1, 2021 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 raci ... Full text Cite

The ethical dilemma for professors

Chapter · January 1, 2018 In American society, colleges and universities have an acknowledged role in developing social and political values. Throughout history, institutions of higher learning have been hotbeds for discussing, examining, and questioning societal values. Whether co ... Full text Cite

CAN WE ALL GET ALONG?: RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS, SEVENTH EDITION

Book · January 1, 2018 In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, how do we, as Americans, reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it? This ... Full text Cite

Foreword

Chapter · January 1, 2015 Full text Cite

Foreword

Chapter · January 1, 2013 Full text Cite

Class Politics, American-Style

Journal Article Perspectives on Politics · September 2011 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 ... Full text Cite

PAUL LIONEL PURYEAR, SR.

Journal Article PS: Political Science & Politics · October 2010 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 Rev ... Full text Open Access Cite

“Black Americans and Latino Immigrants in a Southern City: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors?”

Journal Article The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race · March 2007 Cite

Presidential address. "Racial intergroup relations in a set of cities: A twenty-year perspective"

Journal Article Journal of Politics · November 1, 2006 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 ... Full text Cite

Racial distancing in a Southern city: Latino immigrants' views of black Americans

Journal Article Journal of Politics · August 1, 2006 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 S ... Full text Cite

Gender and Black presidential politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun

Conference Journal of Women, Politics and Policy · December 1, 2005 Carol Moseley Braun's entrance into the 2003 Democratic presidential primaries brought Representative Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential run hack into the spotlight. Numerous questions of interest immediately come to mind. Has the political environment f ... Full text Cite

Context Matters! Race, Representation and Public Opinion (a review essay)

Journal Article Dubois Review: Social Science Research on Race · March 2005 Cite

Gender and Black Presidential Politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun

Journal Article The Journal of Women, Politics and Policy · 2005 Cite

Divided or together? Conflict and cooperation between African Americans and Latinos

Journal Article Political Research Quarterly · January 1, 2004 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 ... Full text Cite

Social Capital and Diversity: An Introduction

Journal Article Perspectives on Politics · 2003 Cite

IPSA Goes to Africa, 2003

Journal Article PS - Political Science and Politics · January 1, 2002 Full text Cite

Race, Place and Risk Revisited: A Perspective on the Emergence of a New Structural Paradigm

Journal Article Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal · May 1998 Cite

Black and latino socioeconomic and political competition: Has a decade made a difference?

Journal Article American Politics Research · January 1, 1998 Using 1980s data, McClain and Karnig (1990) examined the extent of socioeconomic and political competition between Blacks and Latinos in 49 cities that had a population over 25,000 with at least 10% Blacks and 10% Latino. That research found a positive cor ... Full text Cite

The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit

Journal Article Virginia Quarterly Review · October 1997 Cite

Reading more About the Civil Rights Movement: Recommendations from Colleagues Across Disciplines

Journal Article PS: Political Science and Politics · September 1997 Cite

Black Politics in the Crossroads? Or, in the Cross-Hairs

Journal Article American Political Science Review · December 1996 Cite

Blacks and the American Political System

Journal Article American Review of Politics · 1996 Cite

W(h)ither the Voting Rights Act after Shaw v. Reno: Advancing to the Past?

Journal Article PS: Political Science and Politics · March 1995 Cite

The Voting Rights Act After Shaw v. Reno

Journal Article PS: Political Science & Politics · January 1, 1995 Full text Cite

Black Faces, Black Interests

Journal Article Journal of Politics · November 1994 Cite

Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in Perspective

Journal Article Contemporary Sociology · May 1993 Cite

Lucius J. Barker: An Accomplished Career Despite No Crystal Stair

Journal Article PS: Political Science and Politics · December 1992 Cite

Reconceptualizing Urban Violence: A Policy Analytic Approach

Journal Article National Political Science Review · 1992 Cite

Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence: An Introduction

Journal Article Policy Studies Review · December 1990 Cite

Black and Hispanic Socioeconomic and Political Competition

Journal Article American Political Science Review · June 1990 Cite

LERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

When the Marching Stopped: The Politics of Civil Rights Regulatory Agencies

Journal Article American Political Science Review · September 1989 Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1989 Full text Cite

BOOK REVIEW FORUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY: MORALITY, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1989 Full text Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1989 Full text Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1989 Full text Cite

Arizona 'High Noon: The Recall and Impeachment of Evan Mecham

Journal Article PS: Political Science and Politics · July 1988 Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1988 Full text Cite

BOOK REVIEW FORUM

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1988 William Julius Wilson, 1987. The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy Copyright © 1988, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved ... Full text Cite

A. COMMENTS

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1988 Full text Cite

LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · January 1, 1988 Full text Cite

Contemporary Women: Policy, Participation and Poverty

Journal Article Policy Studies Review · 1987 Cite

Gun Control: Issues and Answers

Journal Article Journal of Criminal Justice · 1986 Cite

The New South and Black Economic and Political Development: Changes from 1970-1980

Journal Article Western Political Quarterly · December 1985 Cite

Urban Neighborhoods, Black Residents and Homicide Risk

Journal Article Urban Geography · 1984 Cite

Firearms Ownership, Gun Control Attitudes and Neighborhood Environment

Journal Article Law and Policy Quarterly · July 1983 Cite

Determinants of Black and White Attitudes Toward Gun Regulation: A Research Note

Journal Article Journal of Criminal Justice · February 1983 Cite

Black female homicide offenders and victims: Are they from the same population?

Journal Article Death Education · January 1, 1982 The growing interest in and changing status of women in numerous areas has resulted in increased research in the area of female criminality. Little attention, however, has been focused on the involvement of females, particularly black females, as perpetrat ... Full text Cite

Social and Environmental Characteristics of Black Female Homicide Offenders

Journal Article The Western Journal of Black Studies · October 1981 Cite