Latinx Politics

My books and articles on Latinx politics examine political attitudes and political behavior, including the politics of Latinx citizens and voters as well as Latinx undocumented immigrants.

On this page you can find links to most of my Latinx politics scholarship focused on political attitudes and behavior. If you’re looking for my work on Latinx voter mobilization, click here. For copies of other work, including my work on mentoring Latinx scholars, or book chapters on my cv, please reach out on the contact page.

Cardenas, Kimberly, Heather Silber Mohamed, and Melissa R. Michelson. 2023. “The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities.” Political Research Quarterly online first.

Lavariega Monforti, Jessica L., and Melissa R. Michelson. 2021. “Firme: Persistent Activism of Millennial Latino Immigrants in the Trump Era.” Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies 46, 2: 83-112.

Tafoya, Joe R., Melissa R. Michelson, Maria Chávez, and Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti. 2019. “I Feel Like I Was Born Here: Social Identity, Political Socialization, and DeAmericanization.” Latino Studies 17, 1 (March): 48-66.

Michelson, Melissa R., and Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti. 2018. “Back in the Shadows, Back in the Streets.” PS: Political Science & Politics 51, 2 (April): 282-287.

Michelson, Melissa R. 2016. “Healthy Skepticism or Corrosive Cynicism? New Insights into the Roots and Results of Latino Political Cynicism.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 2, 3 (June): 60-77.

Jessica Lavariega Monforti, Melissa R. Michelson, and Annie Franco. 2013. “¿Por Quién Votará? Experimental Evidence about Language, Ethnicity and Vote Choice (among Republicans).” Politics, Groups and Identities 1, 4: 475-487.

Michelson, Melissa R. 2007. “All Roads Lead to Rust: How Acculturation Erodes Latino Immigrant Trust in Government.” Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies 32, 2 (Fall): 21-46.

Michelson, Melissa R. 2005. “Does Ethnicity Trump Party? Competing Vote Cues and Latino Voting Behavior.” Journal of Political Marketing 4, 4 (Nov.): 1-25.

Michelson, Melissa R. 2003. “The Corrosive Effect of Acculturation: How Mexican-Americans Lose Political Trust.” Social Science Quarterly 84, 4 (Dec.): 918-933.