[Poscgrad] Fwd: SPP Research Seminar - Marcel Roman (April 15th)

[Adam Hobbs]

Hello everyone,

The School of Public Policy will be hosting Professor Marcel Roman from
Harvard University. See below for more information. You are all welcome and
encouraged to attend the talk.

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From: Adam Hobbs <adam.hobbs at email.ucr.edu>
Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Subject: SPP Research Seminar - Marcel Roman (April 15th)
To: Adam Hobbs <adam.hobbs at email.ucr.edu>


UCR School of Public Policy

Research Seminar
The X Factor: How Group Labels Shape Politics



Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

Location: INTN 4023

2:00 PM- 3:30 PM

Link to Sign-up for 1:1 Meetings
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNAmgYdtkOAOCst6mQrPn5szfUeOvIy6AJl1bOjaGOY/edit?tab=t.0>

Link to Sign-up for Lunch and/or Dinner
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xNmQhul1gWbCgIFwz0WnNWaNW35672_HLbjyi5XpQfQ/edit?tab=t.0>



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Speaker

Marcel Roman

Assistant Professor of Government

Department of Government Harvard University

What are the political consequences of group labels? Group labels are
political, but little theory and evidence explains how group labels shape
politician evaluations. We present an Identity-Expansion-Backlash Theory
and posit politicians who use inclusive group labels may experience
backlash among relevant group members predisposed against newly included or
salient group members. Latinos’ relationship with “Latinx,” a
gender-inclusive label, is a theoretical test case. Using several datasets,
we find: Latinos are less likely to support politicians who use “Latinx”
(Studies 1, 7); Latinos who oppose “Latinx” are less likely to support
politicians who used or are associated with “Latinx” (Studies 2-5); Latinos
in areas where “Latinx” is more salient are more likely to switch their
vote toward Trump between 2016-2020 (Study 6). Consistent with our theory,
these statistical patterns are driven by Republican, conservative, and
anti-LGBTQ+ Latinos. Our findings have implications for politicians,
parties, and interest groups using identity-based appeals.
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A Link to a Related Paper
<https://www.marcelroman.com/pdfs/wps/latinx_project.pdf>
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