Associate Professor
Department of Government
EXPERTISE
Immigration; race and ethnic politics; urban politics; political participation
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Immigrant naturalization and political mobilization; racial and ethnic politics and identity; interethnic conflict, negotiation and coalition-building in U.S. urban areas; institutional approaches to urban politics and intergovernmental relations; social movements
RELATED LINKS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Seeking Shelter: Immigrants and the Divergence of Social Rights and Citizenship in the U.S." In Randall Hansen and Patrick Weil, eds. Dual Nationality, Social Rights and Federal Citizenship in the US and Europe. New York: Berghahn Books, 2002. Pp. 233-63.
Governing American Cities: Inter-Ethnic Coalitions, Competition, and Conflict. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.
"Institutional and Contextual Factors in Immigrant Citizenship and Voting." Citizenship Studies 5.1, February 2001. Pp. 41-56.
(With David Leal) "Political Participation: Does Religion Matter?" Political Research Quarterly, December 2001. Pp. 751-70.
"Under Two Flags: Dual Nationality in Latin America and Its Consequences for Naturalization in the United States." International Migration Review 35.4, Winter 2001. Pp. 997-1029.
"The Origins and Diffusion of Racial Restrictive Covenants." Political Science Quarterly, Winter 2000-2001. Pp. 541-68.
"Immigrants, Blacks and Cities." In Yvette Marie Alex-Assensoh and Lawrence J. Hanks, eds. Black and Multiracial Politics in America. New York: New York University Press, 2000. Pp. 133-64.
(With Christine Marie Sierra, Teresa Carillo, and Louis DeSipio) "Latino Immigration and Citizenship." PS: Political Science and Politics 33.3, Summer 2000. Pp. 535-41.
Between Two Nations: The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1998.
"Different Paths: Immigration, Gender, and Political Participation." International Migration Review 32.2, Summer 1998. Pp. 326-49.
