Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University
Nicholas Carnes, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Office Location: 137 Sanford Bldg
Office Phone: 919-613-7330
Duke Box: 90245
Email Address: nicholas.carnes@duke.edu
Web Page:http://www.duke.edu/~nwc8
Areas of Expertise
- American Government and Politics
- Congressional Decision-making and Reform
- Political Participation
Education:
PhD, Politics and Social Policy, Princeton University, 2011
MA, Politics, Princeton University, 2008
BA, Political Science, University of Tulsa, 2006
Research Categories: American Government and Politics; Economic and Social Class Inequality; Legislative Politics; Representation and Political Accountability
Representative Publications (More Publications)
- Nicholas Carnes. "Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?." Legislative Studies Quarterly 37.1 (Accepted, 2012) [abs]
Bio/Profile
Nick Carnes joined the faculty at the Sanford School in July 2011. He is a political scientist whose research focuses on American politics, economic and social class inequality, political representation, legislative decision making, and urban politics.
Carnes is currently working on a book that examines how the shortage of people from working-class backgrounds in American legislatures skews the policymaking process towards outcomes that are more in line with the upper class's economic interests. He is also beginning a large-scale investigation of the factors that discourage working-class citizens from holding political office and the programs that could help to address longstanding inequalities in the class composition of American policymaking institutions.
