The political psychology of perceptions of Latino voters and of Latino politicians

In my dissertation, I examined how the American public perceives Latino citizens and Latino representatives, particularly with respect to perceptions of political ideology. Political scientists have made great strides with regard to the consequences of race in American politics, and my dissertation tests whether ethnicity is similarly consequential. My focus on political ideology explores the more subtle ways in which prejudice can manifest itself in perceptions of ideological distance, and can create hurdles for descriptive Latino representation. I make use of original, experimental, observational, and survey data to examine the pliability of citizens' perceptions of Latino group ideology, the accuracy of citizens' perceptions of their Latino representative's political ideology, and to examine whether race and ethnicity influence perceptions of candidate political ideology in low-information environments.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2018

Author dc:creator

• Neville, Audrey Claire

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mondak, Jeffery
• Canache, Damarys
• Rudolph, Thomas
• Wong, Cara

• politics
• Latino
• ideology
• perceptions

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright Audrey Claire Neville 2017

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/99457

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/99457