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Ricardo Ramirez

Assistant Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity

Contact Information
E-mail: ricardo.ramirez@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-1683
Office: VKC 327

 

Education

  • B.A. Political Science and Chicano Studies, UCLA, 1995
  • M.A. Education, Administration and Policy Analysis, Stanford, 2001
  • Ph.D. Political Science, Stanford University, 2002

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

Tenure Track Appointments
  • Assistant Professor, Political Science and American Studies & Ethnicity, 08/25/2003-  
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California, 07/01/2002-06/30/2003  
PostDoctoral Appointments
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Science Foundation, University of California, Los Angeles, 01/01/2006-12/31/2007  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Ricardo Ramirez is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Program in American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. His research interests include state and local politics, political behavior, and the politics of race and ethnicity, especially as they relate to participation, mobilization, and political incorporation. He is coeditor (with T. Lee and K. Ramakrishnan) of Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States. His most recent writings include: "Segmented Mobilization: Latino Nonpartisan Get-Out-the-Vote Efforts in the 2000 General Election"; "Are Naturalized Voters Driving the California Latino Electorate? Measuring the Impact of IRCA Citizens on Latino Voting" (with M. Barreto and N. Woods); and "Giving Voice t o Latino Voters: A Field Experiment on the Effectiveness of a National Nonpartisan Mobilization Effort." His current projects include field experiments on the effects of elite mobilization efforts of Latino voters and on the role of gender and ethnicity on career paths in state legislatures since 1990.
Research Specialties
Political Behavior, State and Local Politics, Race and Ethnicity

Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions

  • Institute of Social Science Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Postdoctoral Scholar

Publications

Book
  • Lee, T., Ramakrishnan, S. K., Ramirez, R. (2006). Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press.
Book Chapter
  • Fraga, L., Lopez, L., Martinez-Ebers, V., Ramirez, R. (2008). "Strategic Intersectionality: Gender, Ethnicity, and Political Incorporation" in Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead. (Vol. Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead). pp. 157-174. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Press.
  • Ramirez, R. (2007). Residential Mobility and the Political Mobilization of Latinos in Houston. pp. 90-103. Charlottesville, VA: Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation/University of Virginia Press.
  • Ramirez, R., Wong, J. S. (2006). "Non-Partisan Latino and Asian American Contactability and Voter Mobilization". pp. 151-171. Charlottesville, VA: Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States/University of Virginia Press.
  • Barreto, M. A., Ramirez, R. (2005). "The Race Card and California Politics: Minority Voters and Racial Cues in the 2003 Recall Election". pp. 98-111. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Clicker Politics: Essays on the Recall/Prentice-Hall.
  • Fraga, L. R., Ramirez, R., Segura, G. (2004). "Unquestioned Influence: Latinos and the 2000 Election in California". pp. 173-193. Muted Voices: Latino Politics and the 2000 Elections/ Rowman and Littlefield Press.
  • Fraga, L. R., Ramirez, R. (2003). "Latino Political Incorporation in California, 1990-2000". pp. 301-335. Latinos and Public Policy in California: An Agenda for Opportunity/Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California at Berkeley.
Journal Article
  • Ramirez, R. (2007). "Segmented Mobilization: Latino Non-Partisan Get Out The Vote Efforts in the 2000 General Election". American Politics Research. Vol. 35 (2), pp. 155-175.
  • Fraga, L. R., Lopez, L., Martinez-Ebers, V., Ramirez, R. (2006). "Gender and Ethnicity: Patterns of Electoral Success and Legislative Advocacy Among Latina and Latino State Officials in Four States". Journal of Women, Politics and Policy. Vol. 28 (3/4), pp. 121-145.
  • Barreto, M. A., Ramirez, R., Woods, N. (2005). "Are Naturalized Voters Driving the Latino Electorate? Measuring the Impact of IRCA on Latino Voting in California". Social Science Quarterly. Vol. 86, pp. 732-811.
  • Ramirez, R. (2005). "Giving Voice to Latino Voters: A Field Experiment on the Effectivemess of a National Non-Partisan Mobilization Effort". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol. 601, pp. 66-84.
  • Fraga, L. R., Ramirez, R. (2004). "Demography and Political Influence: Disentangling the Latino Vote". Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. Vol. 16, pp. 69-96.
  • Ramirez, R., Barreto, M. A. (2004). "Minority Participation and the California Recall: Latino, Black and Asian Voting Trends, 1990-2003". PS: Political Science and Politics. Vol. 37, pp. 11-14.
  • Ramirez, R., Pantoja, A. D. (2001). "Citizens by Choice, Voters by Necessity: Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latinos". Political Research Quarterly. Vol. 54, pp. 729-750.
Manuscript
  • Pantoja, A., Ramirez, R., Segura, G. (2008). "Commentary on ‘Citizens by Choice, Voters by Necessity: Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latinos’". Political Research Quarterly..

Honors and Awards

  • Latino Honor Society (Inducted), 2006-2007   
  • Mellon Graduate Mentoring Award, 2006-2007   
  • National Science Foundation, Post Doctoral Research Fellowship , 2006-2007   
  • The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, Pew Charitable Trust , 2004-2006  
  • American Political Science Association, Committee for the Status of Latino/as in the Profession, 2004-2005   
  • University of Southern California Academic Culture Initiative, "Teaching Has No Boundaries" Award, 2004-2005   
  • University of Southern California Center for the Study of Law and Politics, Faculty Research Grant , 2003-2004   
  • National Research Council, Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1997-2000  

Service to the Profession

Editorships and Editorial Boards
  • Editorial Board, Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2007-2008   
Professional Offices
  • Advisory Board Member, Latino National Survey, 09/15/2003-11/30/2006  
Professional Memberships
  • American Political Science Association, 2007-2008   
  • Midwest Political Science Association, 2007-2008   
  • Western Political Science Association, 2007-2008   
Reviewer for Publication
  • American Journal of Political Science, Reviewer, 2007-2008   
  • American Political Science Review, Reviewer, 2007-2008   
  • American Politics Research, Reviewer, 2007-2008   
  • Journal of Politics, Reviewer, 2007-2008   
  • Political Behavior, Reviewer, 2007-2008   
  • Political Research Quarterly, Reviewer, 2006-2007   
  • Urban Affairs Review, Reviewer, 2006-2007   
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