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Journal Article 2.1: Paul, J. (August 9, 2018). ‘Not Black and White, but Black and Red’: Anti-identity identity politics and #AllLivesMatter. Ethnicities. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796818791661

Abstract: This article critically examines #AllLivesMatter, which emerged as a rebuttal to #BlackLivesMatter, arguing, in spite of its universalist pretentions, that it represents a cloaked identitarian politics which through a hegemonic narrative (re)presents itself as a radically inclusionary counter-narrative. I argue All Lives Matter exemplifies an anti-identity identity politics by invoking rhetoric in opposition to racial identities while smuggling in a somewhat elastic ‘postracial’ neoliberal subject as the foundational identity around which this new mobilisation is organized. The article outlines a definition for anti-identity identity politics and uses this as a lens for analysing All Lives Matter in order to interrogate this keyword.

Journal Article 2.2: MacDonald, J. & Sampson R. J. (May 2012). The world in a city: Immigration and America’s changing social fabric. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 641, 6-15.

Abstract: This article discusses the increase in immigration and ethnic diversity along with the debates about America’s future. In discussing the implications of these changes, the author’s re-visit one of the most contentious political debates on U.S. immigration policy.  The authors enter this debate by presenting various papers on the consequences of immigration for re-shaping the nation’s social fabric. In doing so, the authors present new research that it crucial to understanding how immigration as a social process is transforming the nation.

Journal Article 2.3: Carr, P. J., Lichter, D. T., & Kefalas, M. J. (May 2012). Can immigration save small-town America? Hispanic boomtowns and the uneasy path to renewal. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 641, 38-57.

Abstract: In the often polarized discussions over immigration, the point is sometimes missed that immigration often brings immediate and tangible benefits. Nowhere is this truer than in the hollowing-out parts of America. Many nonmetropolitan counties in America have seen net out-migration for decades. While young people have always left small towns, the loss of this group comes at a time when opportunities for those who stay have been severely reduced. One trend that runs counter to the decline of many nonmetro areas is the influx of immigrants, the majority of Hispanic origin, during the 1990s and 2000s. The authors argue that if immigration is “done right,” it can provide a lifeline to many places that are hollowing out. In this article, the authors outline the complex nature of immigration in rural America and offer two case studies of small towns, one where immigration became a lightning rod for controversy and division and one where the process has occurred with little divisiveness and a great deal of success. The authors conclude with some policy suggestions as to how to better accommodate immigration in rural America.

Journal Article 2.4: Ackerman, B. (June 2013). Reviving democratic citizenship. Politics & Society, 41, 309-317.

Abstract: Many of our inherited civic institutions are dead or dying. We need an ambitious reform program to revive democratic life. This essay advances a four-pronged “citizenship agenda”: (1) a campaign finance initiative granting each voter fifty “patriot dollars” to fund candidates and political parties of his or her choice; (2) a proposal for a new national holiday, Deliberation Day, held before each national election, enabling citizens to deliberate on the merits of rival candidates; (3) a system of federally financed electronic news-vouchers to permit professional journalism to survive the destruction of its traditional business model; and (4) a new form of citizenship inheritance, which provides $80,000 to all Americans as they start off life as adults. Working with collaborators, I have developed each of these initiatives at book length. This essay suggests how the “citizenship agenda” yields a whole that is larger than the sum of its parts.

Journal Article 2.5: Knight Abowitz, K. & Harnish, J. (Winter 2006). Contemporary discourses of citizenship. Review of Educational Research, 76, 653-690.

Abstract: Meanings of “citizenship,” a concept that has informed teaching practices since nation-states first institutionalized schooling, are shaped over time and through cultural struggles. This article presents a conceptual framework for the discourses that currently construct the meanings of citizenship in contemporary Western cultures, particularly the United States. Using discourse analysis, the authors examine texts related to citizenship and citizenship education from 1990 through 2003, identifying seven distinct but overlapping frameworks that ascribe meaning to citizenship. The “civic republican” and “liberal” frameworks are the most influential in shaping current citizenship education; five others are the most active in contesting the terrain of citizenship practices in lived political arenas. The “transnational” and “critical” discourses have yet to significantly challenge the dominant discourses that shape citizenship education in schools. This article questions the view of political life in Western democracies that is promoted by the dominant discourses of citizenship in K–12 schooling.