Representation and Repair: White Voters, Politicians of Color, and the "Great Awokening"
Representation and Repair: White Voters, Politicians of Color, and the "Great Awokening"
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- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20250211151450
- ISBN
- 9798384449461
- DDC
- 320
- 서명/저자
- Representation and Repair: White Voters, Politicians of Color, and the Great Awokening
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of California, Berkeley, 2024
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
- 형태사항
- 178 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-04, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Lenz, Gabriel S.;Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2024.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Equitable representation of marginalized groups is a challenge for democratic government. Resolving this challenge often requires support from dominant group members. What motivates dominant group members to join such coalitions? This dissertation considers the case of white Democratic Americans' support for representatives of color. In so doing, it connects two recent trends in American politics: the rapid increase in racial and ethnic diversity in Congress and the leftward shift in white Democratic voters' racial attitudes sometimes referred to as the "Great Awokening." The first paper, written in collaboration with Anna Weissman, examines white constituents' approval of their Congressional representatives as a function of these representatives' racial identities. American voters generally prefer political representatives who share their racial identity, but white voters' racial preferences have recently diverged along party lines. White Democrats now approve more highly of politicians of color than of similar white politicians, a change that has occurred over the last decade. We find that this heightened approval is associated with increasingly liberal racial attitudes among members of the Democratic party. White citizens' attitudes about historically marginalized groups are shifting, and in turn their attitudes about people from those groups who serve as political representatives are becoming more positive. This has implications for the viability of candidates of color, whom political elites have long viewed as less electable.The second paper investigates this implication, focusing on white Democrats' support for Black Congressional candidates. A growing number of Black House members represent majority-white districts, and a meta-analysis of 33 experiments demonstrates rising support for Black candidates among white Democratic participants. Original surveys examine potential motivations for this support. White Democrats' perceptions of injustice have increased significantly over time and predict support for Black candidates in these surveys, suggesting that justice-focused appeals may be effective for increasing dominant group support for marginalized-group candidates.The third paper investigates how gender conditions white Democrats' support for Black candidates. A meta-analysis of 10 conjoint experiments reveals that white Democrats are generally supportive of Black and/or women candidates, but white women tend to support white women candidates over Black men candidates, whereas white men tend towards the inverse. An original survey indicates that white Democratic women's preference for women candidates is primarily policy-motivated, and signals of commitment to gender-related policies boost support for Black men candidates. With the increasing diversity of Democratic primary election fields, this project speaks to the prospects for descriptive representation of both women and people of color.
- 일반주제명
- Political science
- 일반주제명
- Psychology
- 일반주제명
- Ethnic studies
- 기타저자
- University of California, Berkeley Political Science
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-04B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aEquitable representation of marginalized groups is a challenge for democratic government. Resolving this challenge often requires support from dominant group members. What motivates dominant group members to join such coalitions? This dissertation considers the case of white Democratic Americans' support for representatives of color. In so doing, it connects two recent trends in American politics: the rapid increase in racial and ethnic diversity in Congress and the leftward shift in white Democratic voters' racial attitudes sometimes referred to as the "Great Awokening." The first paper, written in collaboration with Anna Weissman, examines white constituents' approval of their Congressional representatives as a function of these representatives' racial identities. American voters generally prefer political representatives who share their racial identity, but white voters' racial preferences have recently diverged along party lines. White Democrats now approve more highly of politicians of color than of similar white politicians, a change that has occurred over the last decade. We find that this heightened approval is associated with increasingly liberal racial attitudes among members of the Democratic party. White citizens' attitudes about historically marginalized groups are shifting, and in turn their attitudes about people from those groups who serve as political representatives are becoming more positive. This has implications for the viability of candidates of color, whom political elites have long viewed as less electable.The second paper investigates this implication, focusing on white Democrats' support for Black Congressional candidates. A growing number of Black House members represent majority-white districts, and a meta-analysis of 33 experiments demonstrates rising support for Black candidates among white Democratic participants. Original surveys examine potential motivations for this support. White Democrats' perceptions of injustice have increased significantly over time and predict support for Black candidates in these surveys, suggesting that justice-focused appeals may be effective for increasing dominant group support for marginalized-group candidates.The third paper investigates how gender conditions white Democrats' support for Black candidates. A meta-analysis of 10 conjoint experiments reveals that white Democrats are generally supportive of Black and/or women candidates, but white women tend to support white women candidates over Black men candidates, whereas white men tend towards the inverse. An original survey indicates that white Democratic women's preference for women candidates is primarily policy-motivated, and signals of commitment to gender-related policies boost support for Black men candidates. With the increasing diversity of Democratic primary election fields, this project speaks to the prospects for descriptive representation of both women and people of color.
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■650 4▼aEthnic studies
■653 ▼aAmerican politics
■653 ▼aPolitical behavior
■653 ▼aPolitical psychology
■653 ▼aRace and ethnic politics
■653 ▼aWhite identity politics
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