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Nicholas Carnes

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:  send me a message
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)

  1. Nicholas Carnes, Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?, Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 37 no. 1 (Accepted, 2012)  [abs].