Whose Democracy?: Who Runs?
The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics launches Whose Democracy?, a two-year initiative of the Stone Working Group on Inequality and Political Economy (SWIPE), with a conversation featuring Noam Lupu of Vanderbilt University and Nick Carnes of Duke University. Roberto F. Carlos of the University of Michigan Department of Political Science will moderate.
Noam Lupu, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Global Democracy, Vanderbilt University
Nick Carnes, Z. Smith Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies, Duke University
Roberto F. Carlos, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan (moderator)
About the speakers and moderator
Noam Lupu studies comparative political behavior, political parties, class and inequality, representation, and the legacies of violence. He is the author of Party Brands in Crisis and coeditor of Unequal Democracies.
Nick Carnes studies American politics, economic and social class inequality, and political representation. He is the author of White-Collar Government and The Cash Ceiling.
Roberto F. Carlos studies the intersection of race, ethnicity, and politics, with a focus on Latinx political behavior, immigration, and political socialization. He is also a faculty associate at U-M’s Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research.
About the event: This opening event considers who runs for office and how candidacy and social class can shape the course of American democracy. Whose Democracy? will examine how inequality shapes democracy across four semesters, with programming that follows the full arc of politics. Admission is free and open to all.
