"Testing the Identity to Politics Link: Racial and Ethnic Identity and Political Particpation in the United States," by Jane Junn, Professor of Political Science at USC.  A presentation of the Research Focus Group on Identity. 

Brief Abstract:
"Conventional wisdom among scholars of political behavior in the United States suggests a positive relationship between group membership and political participation.  The more identified and linked individuals feel with racial and ethnic groups, the more likely they are to be active in politics.  This expectation is based on the work of Michael Dawson and his influential theory of 'linked fate' among African Americans.  Does linked fate work the same way for other racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States as it does for Blacks?  The paper tests the identity to politics link with national survey data with large populations of African American, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Whites." 

Lane Room, Ellison Hall 3824.