I: Bureaucracy, Borders, and Migration
>> Exporting Borders
In my book project, Exporting Borders, I explain how the U.S. externalization regime and the Mexican containment regime are mutually constituted. To do so, I trace the rise of the post-9/11 border bureaucracy, identify the transnational and racialized sources of its power, and explain how it drove the latest U.S. imperial intrusion into Latin America and the Caribbean.
>> “Revisiting Bureaucratic Autonomy”
In this working paper, I offer a new framework for understanding U.S. agencies’ strategies for building bureaucratic power.
>> “Hierarchy in the Politics of Migration”
Article published in the International Migration Review with Ankushi Mitra, Stephanie Chan, and Estefania Castañeda Pérez. Read Full Article Here: https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183241275461.
>> Book Review of Unauthorized Love
Book Review of Mixed-Citizenship Couples Negotiating Intimacy, Immigration, and the State by Jane Lilly López in Political Science Quarterly. Read Full Book Review Here: https://doi.org/10.1093/psquar/qqac007.
>> Book Review of Unequal Neighbors
Book Review of Unequal Neighbors: Place Stigma and the Making of a Local Border by Kristen Hill Maher and David Carruthers in Perspectives on Politics. Read Full Book Review Here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592722000755.
>> “In Pursuit of Network Power?”
In this working paper with Isabella Bellezza-Smull and Richie Romero, “In Pursuit of Network Power? Data as Border Work, the Rise of Tech Firms, and the New Geopolitics of Border Control,” we examine the politics of data and borders.
II: Latinx Organizational Capacities
>> “The Power-Enhancing and Power-Diminishing Effects of Digital Technologies: Marginalized People and US Racial Authoritarianism“
Article published in the Annual Review of Political Science with LaGina Gause. We chart a path forward for the study of civic engagement in the digital era by centering marginalized groups, situating their collective power within the context of US racial authoritarianism, and examining digital technologies as part of dynamic battles over the distribution of power in the United States. Read Full Article Here: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-042224-082228.
>> “The Organizational Terrain of U.S. Latinx Politics: Mapping Theoretical and Empirical Pathways”
In this working paper with Jordin Tafoya, Ricardo Romero, Kaitlyn Navarrette, Dayne Saldana, Jarizbeth Caballero, and Julia Andres, we examine the organizational terrain of Latino political life across the United States.
>> “Revisiting Representation and the Role of Latino Intermediaries”
Conference Paper with Jordin Tafoya, Kaitlyn Navarrette, and Dayne Saldana. Winner of the 2024 Western Political Science Association’s Latina/Latino Politics Best Paper Award.
>> “The Latino Civic Ecosystem at Work in Arizona: Past, Present, and Future Trajectories”
In this December 2023 internal report, Jordin Tafoya, Dayne Saldana, Kaitlyn Navarrette, Jarizbeth Caballero, Julia Andres, and I review the work of organizations and leaders who work year-round to serve and advocate for Latinx, immigrant, and marginalized communities across Arizona. We delivered this report to the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute in support of the Inaugural Latino Data Hub Action Lab.
>> “Beyond Likely Voters: An Event Analysis of Conservative Political Outreach”
Article published in Political Science Quarterly with Sarah James. Read Full Article Here: https://doi.org/10.1002/polq.12957
III: Power Sharing Methodologies in Political Science
>> “Community-Based Leaders and Civically Engaged Research: Lessons from the Remaking of the Latinx Organizational Archives Project”
In this article, Dulce Juarez, Andrea Whiting, Victoria Villalba, and I show how, through a civically engaged research process, a political science project about Latino civic organizations was transformed by community-based leaders with decades of experience in organizing, movement building, and driving change. Read Full Article Here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2026.2659277
>> “Civically Engaged Research in Political Science: A Methodological Guide”
Article published in Politics, Groups, and Identities with Ankushi Mitra and Curtis Kline. We provide guidance on how to plan and implement a civically engaged project, addressing key considerations and decisions at each step of the research process, providing a menu of options for how scholars can engage with research stakeholders at each step, and demonstrating these options with examples from real-world applications. Read Article Here: https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2024.2357078
>> “Institute for Civically Engaged Research 2023 Reflection”
Reflection published in Political Science Now with Stephanie Chan. “As scholars of color have long faced disproportionate professional punishments for conducting scholarship that is community engaged, the issue editors are also committed to showcasing diversity among scholars.” Read Reflection Here: https://politicalsciencenow.com/institute-for-civically-engaged-research-icer-2023-reflection/
>> Special Issue: “How to Conduct Civically Engaged Research in a Time of Contentious Politics”
Special issue in on civically engaged research in political science in Politics, Groups, and Identities. Co-Editor with Shelly Arsneault, Stephanie Chan, and Valerie Martinez-Ebers.
IV: Policy Briefs on Immigration Policy
>> “How Conservative Political Organizations Engage and Try to Recruit Left-Leaning Constituencies”
Research brief with Sarah James published by the Scholars Strategy Network. Read Full Brief Here: https://scholars.org/contribution/how-conservative-political-organizations
>> “A New Threat to DACA Could Cost States Billions of Dollars.”
2017 article published by the Center for American Progress. Coauthors: Prchal Svajlenka, Nicole, and Tom Jawetz. Read Article Here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/new-threat-daca-cost-states-billions-dollars/
>> “TPS Holders Are Integral Members of the U.S. Economy and Society”
2017 article published by the Center for American Progress. Coauthors: Prchal Svajlenka, Nicole, and Laura Muñoz Lopez. Read Article Here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/tps-holders-are-integral-members-of-the-u-s-economy-and-society/
>> “Temporary Protected Status: State-By-State Fact Sheets”
2017 fact sheets published by the Center for American Progress by the CAP Immigration Team. Read Fact Sheets Here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/temporary-protected-status-state-by-state-fact-sheets/
>> “Two Years and Counting: Assessing the Growing Power of DACA”
2014 special report with Roberto G. Gonzales published by the American Immigration Council. Read Full Report Here: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/two-years-and-counting-assessing-growing-power-daca/
Angie M. Bautista-Chavez 