The David M. Howard Memorial Prize in American Politics recognizes outstanding achievement in graduate research in public policy, political behavior, or public opinion in the U.S. broadly understood.
Each year, IGS selects one UC Berkeley Ph.D. student to receive the award, which includes a cash prize of $2000.
Christian Hosam is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include race and politics, with particular interests in Black elite politics, coalition and conflict between communities of color, public health, and the politics of representation. His dissertation focuses on the Congressional Black Caucus, particularly how the activities of the Congressional Black Caucus align with those of the Black community and how that relationship has changed over time His research has been supported by the Social Science Research Council, the UC Berkeley Center for the Study of American Democracy, and the Institute for Governmental Studies. His research has been published or is forthcoming in Sociological Forum and Politics, Groups, and Identities. He is also the co-author of Latino Politics, 3rd. Edition w/ Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla.
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