Research Interests for Nicholas W. Carnes

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Research Interests for Nicholas W. Carnes

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?

Representative Publications
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]

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