Emily West's research focuses on Identity Politics, with an emphasis on understanding the psychological mechanisms driving both voter and elite behavior. Using experimental data (survey, lab, and “natural”), as well as historical and text-as data, she explores the democratic implications of identities, such as gender, ethnicity, partisanship and class.
Courses
PS 1233 Political Psychology
PS 1281 American Capstone: Identity in American Politics
PS 2230 Mass Politics
Education & Training
- PhD, New York University, 2017
Representative Publications
Descriptive Representation and Political Efficacy: Evidence from Obama and Clinton. (2017), The Journal of Politics, 79(1).
“Repressed Productive Potential and Revolt: Insights from an Insurgency in Burundi.” (with Cyrus Samii). Forthcoming. Political Science Research and Methods.
