Constructing a Multi-Racial Democracy
Saturday, September 5, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Boston, MA | Register here
Co-sponsored by Division 32: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
In-person | Created Panel
Participants:
- (Chair) Melissa R. Michelson, Menlo College
- (Discussant) Zachary Lorico Hertz, University of California, Berkeley
- (Discussant) Melissa R. Michelson, Menlo College
Session Description:
How do different segments of U.S. society understand democracy? How might these different understandings inform how democracy is co-constructed? These papers engage these questions, examining immigrant narratives, conceptions of nativism, connections between racial ideology and anti-democratic attitudes, and the importance of solidarity and civil society in shaping how democracy is understood.