Seung-Jin Jang

 

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Political Science

Columbia University

 

 


 

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, specializing in the American politics and quantitative methodologies. My dissertation inquires how the socio-economic characteristics of racial groups and the racial context of the local community affect the political participation of members of racial minority group, especially Latinos and Asian Americans.

 


 

 

   Click here for my Curriculum Vitae.

 

 

   Working Papers:

 

          “Get Out on Behalf of Your Group: Electoral Participation of Latinos and Asian Americans”

 

“Are Diverse Political Networks Always Bad for the Participatory Democracy? Indifference, Alienation, and Political Disagreements”

 

“Who are Latino Voters? Classification and Implications” (with Rodolfo O. de la Garza)

 

          “Objective vs. Subjective Economy and Public Support for Immigration Control (with Shang E. Ha)

 

          “When Do You Think Your Vote Count? Participation, Electoral Contexts, and Post-Election Political Efficacy”

 

“How Perceptions of Us Influence Attitudes Toward Them': Comparative Study of Public Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities”

 

          “Economic Perceptions and Voting Turnout: Evidence from East Asian Countries”

 

 

   Links:

 

          Click here for personal life of my family (in Korean)