This dissertation is a study of the political behavior of Arab Americans based on the Detroit Arab American Study of 2003. It examines the dependent variables of voting, writing to politicians and donating money to political campaigns. The independent variables include two socio…
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Wisconsin school districts are increasingly reliant on revenue garnered via referendums. The frequency, passage rates, and dollar amounts of school referendums in Wisconsin have all reached levels that are unprecedented in Wisconsin school finance history, even in White, working…
My dissertation studies the political impacts of media and information technologies in American history. The first chapter employs novel data to examine the electric telegraph's impacts on political participation and news coverage in the mid-19th century America. I use proximity…
Democrats and Republicans in the United States have become increasingly hostile toward and distrustful of one another over the past five decades. This dissertation documents the rise of this phenomenon, which is called affective polarization, and develops and tests a novel theor…
The study of the impact of hampering health conditions on political behavior is particularly relevant in light of current debates about the government’s role in ensuring access to healthcare, and the extent to which it should cover associated costs. As we are living in a COVID-1…
This dissertation examines the changes in political, civic, and social behavior among American Muslims following the attacks in New York City and Washington DC on September 11, 2001. In particular, the dissertation examines the evolution of Muslim self-image in light of the perc…