Paula D. McClain
· Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceVerifiedDuke University · Business Administration
Active 1981–2022
About
Paula D. McClain, Ph.D., is the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. She has also served as the Past Dean of The Graduate School at Duke University. Her professional roles indicate a significant leadership position within the university, contributing to both academic and administrative functions. Contact information and office location are provided, but the page text does not include further details about her research focus, background, or key contributions.
Research topics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Law
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Physics
- Public administration
- Geology
- Management
- Gender studies
- Theology
- Mathematics
- Economics
Selected publications
“Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”
2022-02-02 · 1 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingThis article explores the effects of the Trump administration’s racist words, policies, and behaviours on the increased racial divisions in the United States and the erosion of faith in American institutions. Many Americans have come to recognize that racial injustice is an enduring feature of American society. Recent events, such as the murder of George Floyd, have led to calls for racial justice. What is the definition of racial justice and how is it related to the concepts of structural inequality, systemic racism, structural racism, and institutional racism? The questions arises: What does racial justice look like in the present atmosphere in the United States? Is racial justice possible in a society riven by racial inequality? What about the wounds and scars from four years of Trump and his administration? Using a practical and policy-oriented definition of racial justice shows that Trump and his administration were not merely unconcerned about racial justice issues, but that they actually appeared to set out to exacerbate and inflame racial issues in the United States. Moreover, the damage done to the progress of America’s communities of colour, especially Black Americans, continues to manifest itself, despite Trump no longer being in office.
APSA Presidential Task Force on Systemic Inequalities in the Discipline
Political Science Today · 2022 · 5 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Computer Science
T here are many issues of concern for marginalized members of our discipline, such as racial and ethnic minority scholars, women of all races and ethnicities, and LGBTQ+ scholars. This task force addresses questions of how systemic systems of inequality that have manifested over time in the discipline affect the career trajectories and experiences within the broad contours of the profession of scholars pushed to the margins of the discipline.
PPS volume 19 issue 3 Cover and Front matter
Perspectives on Politics · 2021-09-01
articleOpen accessFounded in 1903, the American Political Science Association (APSA) is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 11,000 members in over 100 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to deepen our understanding of politics, democracy, and citizenship throughout the world. The direct advancement of knowledge is at the core of APSA activities. We promote scholarly communication in political science through a variety of initiatives including publishing four distinguished
2021-01-14
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingAmerica’s Racial Minorities and the Policymaking Process
2021-01-14
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingAmerica’s Racial Minorities in the Contemporary Political System: Actors
2021-01-14
book-chapter1st authorCorresponding2021-01-14
book-chapter1st authorCorresponding“Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all!”
Policy Studies · 2021 · 12 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Political Science
- Sociology
- Political Science
This article explores the effects of the Trump administration’s racist words, policies, and behaviours on the increased racial divisions in the United States and the erosion of faith in American institutions. Many Americans have come to recognize that racial injustice is an enduring feature of American society. Recent events, such as the murder of George Floyd, have led to calls for racial justice. What is the definition of racial justice and how is it related to the concepts of structural inequality, systemic racism, structural racism, and institutional racism? The questions arises: What does racial justice look like in the present atmosphere in the United States? Is racial justice possible in a society riven by racial inequality? What about the wounds and scars from four years of Trump and his administration? Using a practical and policy-oriented definition of racial justice shows that Trump and his administration were not merely unconcerned about racial justice issues, but that they actually appeared to set out to exacerbate and inflame racial issues in the United States. Moreover, the damage done to the progress of America’s communities of colour, especially Black Americans, continues to manifest itself, despite Trump no longer being in office.
Perspectives on Politics · 2021 · 20 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Political Science
- Sociology
- Political Science
The United States, and the world, is in the grips of a coronavirus pandemic, and in the United States, we are facing a crisis of faith in the fairness of our political institutions, particularly the ability of Black Americans to live without the fear of dying at the hands of the police for going about their daily lives. Race has been and continues to be intertwined with American government and politics, in general, and how the United States approaches crises, in particular. Racial minority groups have been scapegoats for the failings of American policy makers to deal with numerous crises historically and at present. Race and racism are also at the foundation of the origins of American political science. The racism at the roots of our discipline’s founding have created a blindness to the significance and importance of the field of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP) to the study of politics, democracy, and how American society reacts during a crisis. Our discipline is also at an inflection point that requires us to acknowledge its racist origins, confront its continued influence on the present, and finally to move forward in recognizing the importance of REP to the health and future of the discipline.
Coalition or Competition? Patterns of Interminority Group Relations
2021-01-14
book-chapter1st authorCorresponding
Frequent coauthors
- 3626 shared
Jennifer L. Hochschild
- 3605 shared
Janet M. Box‐Steffensmeier
The Ohio State University
- 3604 shared
Michelle D. Deardorff
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- 3604 shared
John Ishiyama
University of North Texas
- 3602 shared
Rocío Titiunik
- 3601 shared
Ben W. Ansell
University of Oxford
- 3601 shared
Lori J. Marso
- 3601 shared
David L. Leal
The University of Texas at Austin
Awards & honors
- Duke University Blue Ribbon Diversity Award (2012)
- Graduate School Mentoring Award (2010)
- Frank J. Goodnow Award for contributions to the profession o…
- Meta Mentoring Award from the Women’s Caucus for Political S…
- Manning Dauer Award from the Southern Political Science Asso…
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