Political science panel considers LGBT public policy
Political science panel considers LGBT public policy
- April 9, 2014
- Research by Charles Anthony Smith, political science professor, is featured in the Windy City Times April 9, 2014
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From the Windy City Times:
Within the Midwest Political Science Association's ( MPSA ) 72nd annual conference,
LGBT-related caucus panel "LGBT equality: Public opinion, public policy, and political
representation" was held at Palmer House Chicago April 3... Ben Bishin of the University
of California, Riverside spoke on behalf of his paper "Testing Backlash: The Influence
of Political Institutions on Public Attitudes Toward Gay Rights." Authored with Charles
A. Smith, Matthew Incantalupo and Thomas J. Hayes, the paper covers the fear of backlash
that has been used to discourage litigation over equality. Providing the first rigorous
assessment of backlash using an online experiment, a natural experiment and looking
at observational data.
For the full story, please visit http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Anti-gay-Mozilla-CEO-resigns-aft....
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