Nicholas W. Carnes, Creed C. Black Associate Professor of Sanford School of Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Info:
Office Location:
227 Sanford Building
Office Phone:
(919) 613-7330
Email Address:
Education:
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011
M.A., Princeton University, 2008
BA, Political Science, University of Tulsa, 2006
A.B., The University of Tulsa, 2006
Specialties:
Political Science/Government
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?
Nicholas Carnes,, Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?,
Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 37 no. 1
(January, 2012),
pp. 5-34, WILEY [pdf], [doi] [abs].
