Nicholas Carnes
Assistant Professor of Duke Population Research Institute and Assistant Professor of Public Policy- Contact Info
- Location: Sanford Institute of Public Policy
- Office Phone: (919) 613-7330
- Email Address:

- Website: http://www.duke.edu/~nwc8/
Teaching (Fall 2012):
- PUBPOL 814.01, POLITICS POLICY PROCESS
Synopsis
- Sanford 05, WF 11:45 AM-01:00 PM
- Education:
- PhD, Politics and Social Policy, Princeton University, 2011
- MA, Politics, Princeton University, 2008
- BA, Political Science, University of Tulsa, 2006
Research Interests:
American Government and Politics; Economic and Social Class Inequality; Legislative Politics; Representation and Political Accountability
Areas of Interest:
Why are there so few working-class people in political office in the United States?
How does the shortage of working-class policy makers affect political and social outcomes?
- Curriculum Vitae
- Representative Publications
(More Publications)
- Nicholas Carnes, Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?,
Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 37 no. 1
(Accepted, 2012) [abs].