The Status of U.S. Democracy through the Lens of Latinx Politics

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

The health of U.S. democracy is directly under examination at this year’s conference, and rightfully so. In this session, scholars will provide us an opportunity to consider the status of U.S. democracy through the lens of Latinx politics. Through their research on Latinxs’ complex forms of self-identification, their religious beliefs and practices, and their views of law enforcement, this session contributes to our urgent consideration about the viability of pluralistic politics and coalition-building in this era of polarization and civil rights precarity.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Latino Caucus in Political Science

Individual Presentations

• Avenues to Alliances: Latinx Immigration Enforcement Views & Minority Coalitions - Alvaro Jose Corral, The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

• Multiple Social Identities among Latinxs - Angie N Ocampo-Roland, University of Pittsburgh

• The Impact of Charismatic Religious Beliefs/Practices on US-Latinx Politics - Flavio R. Hickel, Washington College

Chair

• Vanessa Cruz Nichols Indiana University

Discussant

• Melissa R. Michelson Menlo College