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Michael C. Dawson

Michael C. Dawson is John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and author of Blacks In and Out of the Left.

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The Future of Black Politics

Black movements have historically been at the forefront of progressive change. But with black civil society in retreat, how can we rebuild black politics?

Michael C. Dawson

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Response: Dawson Response to Anxieties of Democracy

It is difficult to argue with Ira Katznelson’s diagnosis of the representative institutions he sees as the bedrock of liberal democracy. They are badly broken and have lost the confidence of large...
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Response: Dawson Response to Ferguson

Glenn Loury argues passionately for a more nuanced and balanced understanding of recent events in Ferguson and elsewhere, if we are to make headway in tackling the country’s continuing racial conflict. Loury’s...
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Response: The Leading Edge — Final Response

The Leading Edge The two central arguments of my essay are that no progressive movement can be successful if it fails to take on both racial and economic injustice, and that rebuilding...
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Response: Stories and Stats — Forum Response

Campaigns matter. As someone who writes about racial politics and has modeled the role that racial factors have played in presidential campaigns, I am well aware that many of my astute, quantitatively...
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Response: Response to How Can Democrats Win

Rick Perlstein has a laudable goal—the crafting of a strategy that will ensure a lasting progressive electoral majority centered on the Democratic Party. While some might question the focus on the Democratic...
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