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Publications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Manuscripts-Published<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin. The Caribbeanization of Black Politics:\u00a0 Group Consciousness and Political Participation in America<\/em>, (State University of Albany Press, 2018), 256 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin.\u00a0 The Transformation of Plantation Politics in the Mississippi Delta: Black Politics, Concentrated Poverty, and Social Capital in the Mississippi Delta<\/em> (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006), 280 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 Race, Power, and Political Emergence in Memphis<\/em> (New York: Routledge Press, 2000), 218 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Manuscripts Under Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin, editor. Political Black Girl Magic: The Elections and Governance of Black Female Mayors<\/em>. Under contract. Temple University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Sharon D. Wright Austin, editors. Racial Capitalism and the African Diaspora: Case Studies of Cooperatives and Collectives in Democratic States<\/em>. Under contract. Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Sharon D. Wright Austin, Tatiana Benjamin, Sherice Nelson and Silvane da Silva. Solidarity Banking & Invincible Women: Understanding the Worldwide Phenomenon of ROSCAs and community economies among African and Asian People<\/em>. Under contract. Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Refereed Journal Articles-Published<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin. 2021. Contemporary Black Populism and the Development of Multiracial Coalitions: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum Gubernatorial Campaigns.\u00a0Political Science Quarterly<\/em>. June 15.\u00a0https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/polq.13203<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin, Editor of a special issue of The National Political Science Review: The Journal of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists <\/em>entitled The<\/em> Caribbeanization of Black Politics<\/em>. Volume 19.1: 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin, \u201cThe Group Consciousness and Political Participation of African Americans and Black Ethnics.\u201d\u00a0 The<\/em> Caribbeanization of Black Politics<\/em> special issue of The National Political Science Review: The Journal of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists<\/em>.\u00a0 Volume 19.1: 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin, Sekou M. Franklin, and Angela K. Lewis.\u00a0 \u201cThe Effects of Concentrated Poverty on Black and White Political Participation in the Southern Black Belt.\u201d\u00a0 National Political Science Review<\/em> 15 (2013): 57-69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin, Richard T. Middleton IV, and Rachel Yon.\u00a0 The Effect of Racial Group Consciousness on the Political Participation of African Americans and Black Pan-Ethnics in Miami-Dade County, Florida.\u00a0 Political Research Quarterly<\/em> 65, 3 (September 2012): 629-641.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Baodong Liu, Sharon D. Wright Austin, and Byron D\u2019Andra Orey.\u00a0 Church Attendance, Social Capital, and Black Voting Participation.\u00a0 Social Science Quarterly<\/em> 90,\u00a03 (September 2009): 576-592.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin and Richard T. Middleton IV.\u00a0 The Limitations of the Deracialization Concept in the 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election.\u00a0 Political Research Quarterly<\/em> 57, 2 (June 2004): 283-293.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright and Richard T. Middleton IV.\u00a0 The 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election: Implications for Deracialization and Biracial Coalition Theories.\u00a0 Politics and Policy<\/em> (formerly known as the Southeastern Political Review<\/em>) 29, 1 (2002): 692-707.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 The Tennessee Caucus of Black State Legislators.\u00a0 The Journal of Black Studies<\/em> 31, 1 (September 2000): 3-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 Political Organization or Machine: The Impact of Harold E. Ford\u2019s Endorsements in Memphis Mayoral Elections.\u00a0 National Political Science Review: The Journal of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists<\/em> 7(Fall 1999): 210-220.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon<\/em> D. Wright<\/em>.\u00a0 Electoral and Biracial Coalition<\/em>:<\/em> Possible Election Strategy for African American Candidates in Louisville<\/em>,<\/em> Kentucky.\u00a0 The Journal of Black Studies <\/em>25, 6 (July 1995): 749-758.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Refereed Book Chapters-Published<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin. African American, Black Ethnic, and Dominican Political Relations in Contemporary New York City. In Black Politics in Transition: Immigration, Suburbanization, and Gentrification<\/em>, eds. Candis Watts Smith and Christina M. Greer. (New York: Routledge, 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin and Danielle King.\u00a0 President Barack Obama and Racial Politics.\u00a0 In Barack Obama’s Historic Legacy: A Two Year Assessment<\/em>, ed. John Davis.\u00a0 (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin and Richard T. Middleton IV. \u00a0Racial Politics of Gaming in the Delta.\u00a0 In Resorting to Casinos: The Mississippi Gaming Industry<\/em>, ed. Denise von Hermann (Oxford, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin and Richard T. Middleton IV.\u00a0 The 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election: Implications for Deracialization and Biracial Coalition Theories.\u00a0 In Black and Latino\/a Politics: Issues in Political Development in the United States<\/em>, eds. Jessica Lavariega Monforti and William E. Nelson Jr.\u00a0 (Miami, FL: Barnhardt and Ash, 2006)\u00a0 [reprint of \u201cThe 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election: Implications for Deracialization and Biracial Coalition Theories.\u201d\u00a0 Politics and Policy<\/em> (formerly known as the Southeastern Political Review<\/em>) 29, 1 (2002): 692-707.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright Austin and Richard T. Middleton IV.\u00a0 Sustainability in the Twin Cities of Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi.\u00a0 In Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership<\/em>, eds. Wilbur C. Rich and James Bowers (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright and Minion K.C. Morrison.\u00a0 The African American Political Experience.\u00a0 In The Historical and Bibliographical Guide to the African American Experience<\/em>, eds. Arvarh Strickland and Robert E. Weems Jr.\u00a0 (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 Clinton and Racial Politics.\u00a0 In The Postmodern Presidency: Bill Clinton\u2019s Legacy in U.S. Politics<\/em>, ed. Steven Schier (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 The Activism of Black Women in Congress, 1967-1997.\u00a0 In African American Women\u2019s Activism Since the Civil Rights Movement<\/em>, ed. Kimberly Springer.\u00a0 (New York: New York University Press, 1999).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharon D. Wright.\u00a0 The Deracialization Strategy and African American Candidates in Memphis Mayoral Elections.\u00a0 In Race, Politics and Governance in the United States<\/em>, ed. Huey L. Perry (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1997).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/polssdw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}