05/15/2024
Josh Clinton, who holds the Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and serves as professor of political science and co-director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, has been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Foundation Fellow. He joins 27 other scholars nationwide being recognized for their research into the polarization of society and the fortification of our democracy.
Clinton’s research will explore how political polarization in the United States has harmed public confidence in election processes and outcomes. In particular, the fellowship will support Clinton’s research on geographic polarization—who can vote and how, between states and over time—and how the distribution of political power affects beliefs about the nature of democratic elections. By better understanding how and when problems emerge within a democracy, Clinton’s work will contribute to efforts seeking to identify the most effective pathways to bolster democratic trust amid rising polarization.
“Being selected as a Carnegie Fellow is a tremendous honor, and I am humbled, given the number of outstanding applications and how prestigious the selection committee was,” Clinton said. “The Carnegie Foundation’s support for my work is an important validation of the work being done at Vanderbilt, and it will provide exciting new opportunities for my research and students to speak to important foundational concerns for our country.”
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Vanderbilt Department of Political Science
