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Lawless, Jennifer. and Fox, Richard. "Black and White Differences in Nascent Political Ambition: Race and the Decision Dynamics of the Initial Run for Elective Office" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41291_index.html>

Lawless, J. L. and Fox, R. , 2005-09-01 "Black and White Differences in Nascent Political Ambition: Race and the Decision Dynamics of the Initial Run for Elective Office" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41291_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: In the paper, we reprise and then expand our earlier analysis of nascent political ambition by offering a more in-depth analysis of differences in how Blacks and Whites conceive of the initial decision to run for office (see Fox and Lawless 2005). We begin by arguing that addressing broad questions of political representation and democratic legitimacy, as well as practical questions associated with candidate emergence, requires investigating potential candidates’ inclinations to enter the political arena. Based on the results from the Citizen Political Ambition Study – a national mail survey we conducted of almost 3,800 potential candidates in the “eligibility pool for elective office” – our analysis indicates that electoral perceptions, minority status, and a politicized upbringing influence nascent political ambition. We then turn more specifically to race-based differences in the initial decision to run for office. Although our findings are only preliminary, this first attempt to shine light on the role race plays in the earliest stages of the candidate emergence process suggests that political context may interact with race and ultimately limit the diversity of candidates and elected officials.

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