Latino Identity and Political Attitudes

Angel Saavedra Cisneros is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA. His research focuses on the psychological forces that drive political behavior among Latinos and other minorities. He also focuses on campaigns and elections in both the United States and Mexico.

“Angel Saavedra Cisneros’s timely book Latino Identity and Political Attitudes: Why Are Latinos Not Republican? (henceforth LIPA) provides a framework to have an enlightened discussion about the future of the political identity of Latinos in the United States. … LIPA was written for experts who focus their research on Latino social and political identities. However, LIPA provides the casual reader with a nice introduction to the corpus of literature about Latino social identity and political behavior.” (J. S. Onésimo Sandoval, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (6), April, 2017)

• 1. Introduction: The Puzzle of Latino Partisanship.- Part I Latinos and the American Political Landscape.- 2. The Political Profiles of Latinos in America.- 3. A Theory of Latino Partisanship: From Social to Political Identity.- Part II Latinos, Identity, Parties and Immigration: Juntos Pero No Revueltos (Together, But Not Mixed Up). - 4. Latino Partisanship: All About Immigration?.- 5. The Symbolic Role of Immigration: Effects of the 2006 Spring Marches on Latino Political Behavior.- Parti III Latinos and Their Sociopolitical Identities.- 6. Latino Group Identity: Measuring a Moving Target.- 7. From Social to Political Identity: The Importance of Incorporation and Thinking about Politics.- 8. Direct and Indirect Effects of Identity on Party Identification.- 9. Conclusion: Latinos, Identity, and a Grim Forecast for Republican Hopes.