Paula McClain, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Political Science, Law and Public Policy Studies  

Office Location: 402 Perkins Library
Office Phone: (919) 660-4303
Email Address: pmcclain@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Policy, Race/Ethnicity

Education:
PhD, Howard University, 1977
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Analysis Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1982
University of Michigan, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1979
University of Michigan, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1978
M.A., Howard University, 1974
B.A., Howard University, 1972

Research Description: Research: Racial minority group politics, particularly interminority political and social competition; urban politics and crime

Teaching (Fall 2009):

  • Polsci 141d.001, Racial/eth minorities amer pol Synopsis
    Social sciences 124, MW 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
  • Polsci 202s.01, Race in comp perspective Synopsis
    Perkins 307, M 02:50 PM-05:20 PM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. P. McClain, Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Monique L. Lyle, Niambi M. Carter, Gerald F. Lackey, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, Kendra Davenport Cotton, Shayla C. Nunnally, Thomas J. Scotto, and J. Alan Kendrick.. "“Black Elites and Latino Immigrant Relations in a Southern City: Do Black Elites and the Black Masses Agree?." New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Voting,. Ed. Jane Junn and Kerry L. Haynie. Cambridge University Press,, 2008
  2. P. McClain, Monique L. Lyle, Niambi M. Carter, Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Gerald F. Lackey, Kendra Davenport Cotton, Shayla C. Nunnally, Thomas J. Scotto, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, and J. Alan Kendrick.. "“Black Americans and Latino Immigrants in a Southern City: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors?”." The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 4.1 (March, 2007): 97-117..
  3. P.D. McClain. "“Racial Intergroup Relations in a Set of Cities: A Twenty-Year Perspective.”." Journal of Politics 68.4 (November, 2006): 757-770.
  4. P.D. McClain. "“North Carolina’s Response to Latino Immigrants and Immigration.”." Immigration's New Frontiers: Experiences from the New Gateway States. Ed. Greg Anrig, Jr., and Tova Andrea Wang Century Foundation, November, 2006: 7-32.
  5. P.D. McClain, Niambi M. Carter, Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Monique L. Lyle, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, Shayla C. Nunnally, Thomas J. Scotto, J. Alan Kendrick, Gerald F. Lackey, and Kendra Davenport Cotton.. "“Racial Distancing in a Southern City: Latino Immigrants’ Views of Black Americans.”." Journal of Politics 68.3 (August, 2006): :571-584..

Curriculum Vitae

Paula McClain