Paru Shah

Macalester College

Assistant Professor, Political Science
Contact Information

Expertise

Urban Politics
Minority Representation

Courses/Seminars

Foundations of U.S. Politics
Urban Politics
Empirical Research Methods

Honors & Awards

Best Dissertation Award from the Urban Politics Section of the American Political Science Association, 2007 meeting

Links

Macalester Political Science Department

Search All Sites

Print this page

No subject area

Racing towards Representation: A Hurdle Model of Latinos and School Boards, American Politics Research (2010)

The Latino Student-Teacher Gap in Immigrant Gateways: Structural Constraints and Policy Solutions (with Melissa Marschall), The Politics of Latino Education (2010)

The New Racial Calculus: Electoral Institutions and Black Representation in Local Legislatures (with Melissa J. Marschall and Anirudh V.S. Ruhil), American Journal of Political Science (2010)

Motivating Participation: Estimating the Impact of Symbolic Representation on Latino Parent Involvement, Social Science Quarterly (2009)

The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America (with Melissa Marschall), Urban Affairs Review (2007)

Keeping Policy Churn Off the Agenda: Urban Education and Civic Capacity (with Melissa Marschall), Policy Studies Journal (2005)