Monday, January 29
Readings
- Alvarez, R. Michael, and Lisa García Bedolla. 2003. “The Foundations of Latino Voter Partisanship: Evidence from the 2000 Election.” The Journal of Politics 65(1): 31–49. available on Canvas
Discussion Questions
- According to Alvarez and Garcia Bedolla (2003), Latino partisanship might be more “explicitly political.” What do they mean by this?
- Why do these researchers expect Latino partisanship to be “more political”?
- If Latino partisanship is “more political,” is the psychological model of partisanship wrong?
Wednesday, January 31
- Campaign strategy memo workshop
Friday, February 2
Readings
- Gonzalez Juenke, Eric. 2016. “Viable Republicans or Fool’s Gold? The Consequences of Confusing Latino Respondents with Latino Voters.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 4(4): 598–617.
Discussion Questions
- Latinos are often seen as socially conservative. Why? Does this hold up to scrutiny? (Think about what information you need to answer this question)
- What does the author argue in this paper?
- The data analyzed in the paper comes from the 2006 Latino National Survey. Do you think things would look very different now, somewhat different, or about the same? Why?
Monday, February 5
Readings
- Bejarano, Christina E. 2014. “Latino Gender and Generation Gaps in Political Ideology.” Politics & Gender 10(1): 62–88.
Discussion Questions
- According to Bejarano (2014), what is the difference between the modern gender gap and the traditional gender gap in political ideology? In what contexts do we find each of them?
- Is there a gender gap in ideology among Latines living in the U.S.? If so, describe it.
- The data for this paper comes again from the 2006 Latino National Survey? Do you expect this gender gap to change? How and why?