LaFleur is currently teaching Politics at Princeton University
LaFleur discusses race, politics and the 2020 Presidential Election @Princeton University
BOOK: RACE TO THE BOTTOM
How Racial Appeals Work In American Politics
Race to the Bottom argues that not only are negative racial appeals more successful than previously thought, but the array of appeals that activate negative racial appeals are much wider than previously considered.
Relying on a series of survey experiments and cases of politicians, the book demonstrates that many White Americans are unperturbed by negative racial appeals, and that these appeals are politically expeditious.
LaFleur was awarded the David O. Sears Award for Best Book on Mass Politics by the International Society of Political Psychology See Award Details
5 Star Rating on Amazon
Published By:
“Challenging what we think we know about race and politics”
LaFleur is currently teaching Politics at Princeton University
LaFleur discusses race, politics and the 2020 Presidential Election @Princeton University
Race To The Bottom has been reviewed in Perspectives on Politics by Cambridge University Press.
5 Star Rating on Amazon
Published By:
“Challenging what we think we know about race and politics”
LaFleur is currently teaching Politics at Princeton University
LaFleur discusses race, politics and the 2020 Presidential Election @Princeton University
Challenging what we think we know about race and politics, LaFleur Stephens-Dougan argues that candidates across the racial and political spectrum engage in “racial distancing,” or using negative racial appeals to communicate to racially moderate and conservative whites—the overwhelming majority of
Whites—that they will not disrupt the racial status quo.
African American voters are a key demographic to the modern Democratic base, and conventional wisdom has it that there is political cost to racialized “dog whistles,” especially for Democratic candidates. However, politicians from both parties and from all racial backgrounds continually appeal to negative racial attitudes for political gain.
5 Star Rating on Amazon
Published By:
“Challenging what we think we know about race and politics”
Challenging what we think we know about race and politics, LaFleur Stephens-Dougan argues that candidates across the racial and political spectrum engage in “racial distancing,” or using negative racial appeals to communicate to racially moderate and conservative whites—the overwhelming majority of
Whites—that they will not disrupt the racial status quo.
African American voters are a key demographic to the modern Democratic base, and conventional wisdom has it that there is political cost to racialized “dog whistles,” especially for Democratic candidates. However, politicians from both parties and from all racial backgrounds continually appeal to negative racial attitudes for political gain.