Funding Source: Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars Program – I will work on research examining racial sympathy, defined as White distress over Black suffering, and its role in American politics. I will explore whether and how the Trump presidency and … Continue reading Racial Sympathy in American Politics

My research seeks to introduce the phenomenon of racial sympathy, defined as white distress over black suffering, to political science and demonstrate its relevance to American public opinion. By combining several methods including survey research and statistical analysis, experiments, participant … Continue reading Racial Sympathy in American Politics

Funding Source: American Council of Learned Societies – “Precision” has become a mainstay of global military doctrine. The need to adopt technologically-precise weaponry, technology capable of hitting targets with extraordinary accuracy, is extolled as both a military and humanitarian necessity … Continue reading The Cult of Precision: the history of a dangerous idea

Funding Source: American Institute of Pakistan Studies, the East West Center, Wellesley College, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars – Why are Islamic charities in Pakistan building a parallel state? Faculty: Christopher Candland Department: Political Science Funding Source: American Institute of Pakistan Studies, … Continue reading Faith in Pakistan: Muslim Charity and the Islamic Welfare State