May 15, 2008
I have been gaming longer than most gamers have been alive.
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End Games
May 5, 2008
May 5, 2008
The Democratic Party's primary race has reached a dangerous stage for black people. It has come to this. Both the Obama and Clinton campaigns are apparently willing to sacrifice black citizenship rights in order to win the Democratic nomination for president.
A Nightmare of their Own Making
April 24, 2008
April 24, 2008
How will black voters react if Obama retains the lead in delegates, popular votes, states won and money raised, but the superdelegates give Clinton the nomination?
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Current Work
Michael C. Dawson is currently finishing an edited volume, Fragmented Rainbow: Race and Civil Society in the United States, as well as a solo volume, Black Politics in the Early 21st Century.
Published Books
Black Visions: The Roots of Contemporary African-American Political Ideologies
(University of Chicago Press, 2001)
From the publisher — “This stunning book represents the most comprehensive analysis to date of the complex relationships between black political thought and black political identity and behavior. Ranging from Frederick Douglass to rap artist Ice Cube, Michael C. Dawson brilliantly illuminates the history and current role of black political thought in shaping political debate in America.”
Behind the Mule: Race and Class in
African-American Politics
(Princeton University Press, 1994)
From the publisher — “Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics. Why have African Americans remained so united in most of their political attitudes? To account for this phenomenon, Dawson develops a new theory of group interests that emphasizes perceptions of ‘linked fates’ and black economic subordination.”