<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>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.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Adam Hobbs</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:adam.hobbs@email.ucr.edu">adam.hobbs@email.ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM<br>Subject: SPP Research Seminar -  Marcel Roman (April 15th)<br>To: Adam Hobbs <<a href="mailto:adam.hobbs@email.ucr.edu">adam.hobbs@email.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-color:rgb(14,102,179);background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="8.333333333333332%" style="vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"></table><table width="83.33333333333334%" style="vertical-align:top;display:inline-table;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table cellpadding="7px" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="center" style="word-break:break-word"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px 0pt 0pt;padding-top:0px;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.2;padding-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(249,249,249);outline:none"><span style="color:rgb(252,184,19);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:24pt">UCR School of Public Policy </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:6pt 0pt 0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.2;padding-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(249,249,249);outline:none"><span style="color:rgb(252,184,19);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:24pt">Research Seminar </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="8.333333333333332%" style="vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-color:rgb(248,249,250);background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;display:inline-table;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table cellpadding="7px" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="center" style="word-break:break-word"><div id="m_1991136194886827543m_-8459095133958152461m_6094788146791040541m_3177448153458787577gmail-h.cp0fi850g227" style="margin-bottom:0px"></div><h1 id="m_1991136194886827543m_-8459095133958152461m_6094788146791040541m_3177448153458787577gmail-h.cp0fi850g227_l" dir="ltr" style="line-height:0.72;margin:0px 0pt;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:34pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;padding-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;color:rgb(47,103,194);outline:none"><span style="color:rgb(14,102,179);vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">The X Factor: How Group Labels Shape Politics </span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-color:rgb(248,249,250);padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="100%" sty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nx,” 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. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="8.333333333333332%" style="vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"></table><table width="83.33333333333334%" style="vertical-align:top;display:inline-table;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table cellpadding="0px" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="center" style="word-break:break-word"><div style="overflow:hidden"><img src="cid:ii_m98s9c867" alt="image" width="625" height="397" style="outline:0px;height:auto;display:block;width:625.383px;border:0px"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="8.333333333333332%" style="vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;display:inline-table;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table cellpadding="0px" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="center" style="word-break:break-word"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="line-height:8.5px;font-size:8.5px"> </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="background-color:rgb(252,184,19);line-height:2px;font-size:2px"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-size:cover;table-layout:fixed;width:1261.99px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><table width="100%" align="center" style="margin:auto;max-width:800px;min-width:320px;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:12px"></td><td width="100%" style="padding:9px 0px"><table width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;display:inline-table;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table cellpadding="7px" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="center" style="word-break:break-word"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px 0pt;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.2;padding-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(28,28,28);outline:none"><a href="https://www.marcelroman.com/pdfs/wps/latinx_project.pdf" style="color:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(47,103,194)">A Link to a Related Paper</span></a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="min-width:12px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="color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