Research
The Center undertakes, encourages and advances scholarly political science-focused analysis, and public awareness, of the distinct history, development, and contemporary circumstances of Latina/o politics. The Center furthers the academic mission of the university in a number of ways: through cross-disciplinary collaborations within and across ASU units, the Center convenes experts to conduct innovative research that contributes to the learning about and the teaching of Latina/o politics, and create additional learning opportunities through expanded course offerings, events, and conferences that include the ASU and the wider community, underscoring its inclusiveness and public value.
Featured
Academic Contributions
Publications
Following are a selection of distinguished publications authored by CLAPR affiliated faculty members!
"Polarization and Place-Based Representation in U.S. State Legislatures"Hunt, Charles & Rouse, Stella. (2023). Polarization and Place-Based Representation in U.S. State Legislatures. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 10.1111/lsq.12441. |
"Opportunities for Legislative Influence? Latinos and Committee Participation in the U.S. Congress"Stella M. Rouse (2023) Opportunities for Legislative Influence? Latinos and Committee Participation in the U.S. Congress, Congress & the Presidency, 50:2, 164-189, DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2022.2142323 |
"The effects of dehumanizing language on public opinion toward federal and “for-profit” immigrant detention"Amanda McCubbins & Mark D. Ramirez (2023) The effects of dehumanizing language on public opinion toward federal and “for-profit” immigrant detention, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 11:2, 409-424, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2021.1979341 |
"Federally Overlooked Flood Risk Inequities in Houston, Texas: Novel Insights Based on Dasymetric Mapping and State-of-the-Art Flood Modeling"Aaron B. Flores, Timothy W. Collins, Sara E. Grineski, Mike Amodeo, Jeremy R. Porter, Christopher C. Sampson & Oliver Wing (2023) Federally Overlooked Flood Risk Inequities in Houston, Texas: Novel Insights Based on Dasymetric Mapping and State-of-the-Art Flood Modeling, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 113:1, 240-260, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2022.2085656 |
"Exploring the distributional environmental justice implications of the PurpleAir air quality monitoring network in Los Angeles County"Mullen, Casey J., Aaron B. Flores, Sara E. Grineski and Timothy W. Collins. “Exploring the distributional environmental justice implications of the PurpleAir air quality monitoring network in Los Angeles County.” Environmental research (2021): 112612 . |
"Development and Interrater Reliability of a Street Food Stand Assessment Tool"Chávez, Jose & Jehn, Megan & Lee, Rebecca & Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam & Bruening, Meg. (2021). Development and Interrater Reliability of a Street Food Stand Assessment Tool. Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 53. 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.06.015. |
"Latinos’ Knowledge of the Supreme Court"Pedraza, F., & Ura, J. (2021). Latinos’ Knowledge of the Supreme Court. Journal of Law and Courts, 9(1), 27-48. doi:10.1086/712648 |
"Positively Resilient? How Framing Local Action Affects Public Opinion"Meerow, S., & Neuner, F. G. (2021). Positively Resilient? How Framing Local Action Affects Public Opinion. Urban Affairs Review, 57(1), 70-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087420905655 |
"Availability, variety and distribution of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages sold at street food stands in Mexico City"Rosales Chavez JB, Bruening M, Royer MF, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Lee RE, Jehn M. Availability, variety and distribution of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages sold at street food stands in Mexico City. Public Health Nutrition. 2021;24(17):5577-5588. doi:10.1017/S136898002100330X |
"The Role of PRIEC in Building Community in Political Science"Pedraza, F., & Lajevardi, N. (2020). THE ROLE OF PRIEC IN BUILDING COMMUNITY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. PS: Political Science & Politics, 53(1), 139-140. doi:10.1017/S1049096519001045 |
"Validating A Measure of Perceived Parent- Child Socialization"Pedraza, F. I., & Perry, B. N. (2020). Validating a Measure of Perceived Parent–Child Political Socialization. Political Research Quarterly, 73(3), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912919850632 |
"Public Opinion and the Legitimacy of Global Private Environmental Governance"Fabian G. Neuner; Public Opinion and the Legitimacy of Global Private Environmental Governance. Global Environmental Politics 2020; 20 (1): 60–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00539 |
"Identity Fusion and the Use of Force: A Group-Psychological Explanation for Support of Military Interventions"Theys, M., Krueger, J. S., & Pedraza, F. I. (2020). Identity Fusion and the Use of Force: A Group-Psychological Explanation for Support of Military Interventions. Political Research Quarterly, 73(2), 381-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912919831786 |
"Are these friends also “friends of the court”?: examining minority legal advocacy organization coalitions in amicus brief filings"Rodney E. Hero, Robert R. Preuhs & Olivia M. Meeks (2019) Are these friends also “friends of the court”?: examining minority legal advocacy organization coalitions in amicus brief filings, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 7:3, 489-508, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2017.1403935 |
"Direct and Indirect Xenophobic Attacks: Unpacking Portfolios of Identity"Garcia-Rios, S., Pedraza, F.I., & Wilcox-Archuleta, B. (2019). Direct and Indirect Xenophobic Attacks: Unpacking Portfolios of Identity. Political Behavior, 1-24. |
"Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing"Nichols, V., LeBrón, A., & Pedraza, F. (2018). Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing. PS: Political Science & Politics, 51(2), 293-297. doi:10.1017/S1049096517002384 |
"The Racial Structure of Inequality: Consequences for Welfare Policy in the United States"Hero, R. E., & Levy, M. E. (2018). The Racial Structure of Inequality: Consequences for Welfare Policy in the United States*. Social Science Quarterly, 99(2), 459-472. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12427 |
"Spillover Effects: Immigrant Policing and Government Skepticism in Matters of Health for Latinos"Nichols, V., LeBrón, A., & Pedraza, F. (2018). Spillover Effects: Immigrant Policing and Government Skepticism in Matters of Health for Latinos. Public Administration Review, 78(3), 432-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/puar.12916 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5js454m2 |
"Some thoughts on racial-ethnic groups’ representation in America: comments on the dimensions, issues, and dilemmas"Rodney Hero (2017) Some thoughts on racial-ethnic groups’ representation in America: comments on the dimensions, issues, and dilemmas, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 5:3, 512-531, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2017.1330217 |
"Cautious Citizenship: The Deterring Effect of Immigration Issue Salience on Health Care Use and Bureaucratic Interactions among Latino US Citizens"Pedraza FI, Nichols VC, LeBrón AMW. Cautious Citizenship: The Deterring Effect of Immigration Issue Salience on Health Care Use and Bureaucratic Interactions among Latino US Citizens. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2017 Oct;42(5):925-960. doi: 10.1215/03616878-3940486. Epub 2017 Jun 29. PMID: 28663179. |
"Immigration and the Evolving American Welfare State: Examining Policies in the U.S. States"Hero, Rodney & Preuhs, Robert. (2007). Immigration and the Evolving American Welfare State: Examining Policies in the U.S. States. American Journal of Political Science - AMER J POLIT SCI. 51. 498-517. 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00264.x. |
Books
Below are several books authored by our esteemed CLAPR affiliated faculty!
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Políticas: Latina Public Officials in Texas Authors: Sonia R. Garcia, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Irasema Coronado, Sharon A. Navarro, and Patricia A. Jaramillo |
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Children Crossing Borders Latin American Migrant Childhoods Authors: |
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Latinos in the Legislative Process: Interests and Influence Authors: Stella M. Rouse |
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The Politics of Millennials: Political Beliefs and Policy Preferences of America's Most Diverse Generation Authors: Stella M. Rouse, Ashley D Ross |
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Citizens of the World: Political Engagement and Policy Attitudes of Millennials across the Globe Authors: Stella M. Rouse, Jared McDonald, Richard N. Engstrom, Michael J. Hanmer, Roberto González, Siugmin Lay, Daniel Miranda |
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Ignored Racism: White Animus Toward Latinos Authors: Mark D. Ramirez, David A. M. Peterson |
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Latinos And The US Political System: Two-Tiered Pluralism Author: Rodney E. Hero |
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Latino Lives in America: Making It Home Authors: Fraga, Luis R., John Garcia, Rodney Hero, Michael Jones Correa, Valerie Martinez Ebers, and Gary Segura |
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Latinos in the New Millennium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences Illustrated Edition Authors: Fraga, Luis R., John Garcia, Rodney Hero, Michael Jones Correa, Valerie Martinez Ebers, and Gary Segura. |
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Black–Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics Beyond Conflict or Cooperation Authors: Rodney E. Hero, University of California, Berkeley, Robert R. Preuhs, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota |
Articles
Presented below are a selection of articles penned by our esteemed CLAPR affiliated faculty!
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The U.S./Mexican Border: How Often and Why Arizonans Cross Into Mexico - December 2018 In this brief, we examine recent data from the Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) at Arizona State University to better understand who and why Arizonans are crossing into Mexico. The poll surveyed 775 total respondents, from September 10-25, 2018 and was administered by Latino Decisions. asu_clapr_blog_transborder_dec_7.pdf |
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Arizonans View Education Policy as a Major Issue - November 2018 In this brief, we will delve deeper into the importance of education in the Arizona political landscape and an innovative survey experiment that intersects education and immigration policy in the state. arizonans_view_education_policy_as_a_major_issue_2.pdf |
Polls
Explore the following polls, which represent surveys conducted during elections in Arizona!
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2024 ASU Poll on the Status of Arizona Voters On behalf of the Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) and the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies, we are delighted to elevate and center the voices of Arizona voters, especially within the Latino community. ASU_Elections2024_CROSSTABS_FINAL_AZonly_1.pdf |
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2022 Midterm Arizona Election Survey On behalf of the Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University, we are delighted to elevate and center the voice of Latinos in Arizona. Univision Arizona Crosstab October 2022 Preliminary.pdf |
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2020 ASU CLAPR Poll’s Findings on the Elections ASU’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) recently contributed to a Latino Presidential Poll, which was conducted through a partnership between Univision News and UnidosUS/SOMOS. ASU CLAPR Poll’s Findings on the 2020 Elections.pdf |
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2018 Arizona General Election Survey The Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) at Arizona State University recently commissioned a statewide poll of Arizonans. asu_clapr_2018.pdf |