Mark Ramirez
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Phone: 480 7279901
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Fax: (480) 727-9901
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COOR 6772 Tempe, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 3902Campus: Tempe
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Mark D. Ramirez studies the role of democratic and non-democratic processes on political preference formation with an emphasis on how these processes impact racial and ethnic minorities. His research appears in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Criminology, Journal of Politics, Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Public Opinion Quarterly, Race & Justice, and The Political Methodologist. His book with David A.M. Peterson, Ignored Racism (Cambridge University Press), is the recipient of the 2021 Race and Ethnic Politics section's Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association.
He is affiliated with the Provost's Southwest Borderlands Initiative, the Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research, the Center for the Future of War and the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Prior to Arizona State University, he served as a research fellow at the Center for Empirical Research in the Law at Washington University in Saint Louis and a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow.
- Ph.D. Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2010
- B.I.S. Economics and Political Science, Arizona State University, 2004
- Certificate, Public Administration and Management, Arizona State University, 2004
- Public opinion, political psychology, race and ethnic politics, democratic governance
Book
Ramirez, Mark D.and David A.M. Peterson. 2020. Ignored Racism: White Animus toward Latinos. Cambridge University Press.
Scientific Peer-Reviewed Articles
McCubbins, Amanda and Mark D. Ramirez. Forthcoming. "The effect of dehumanizing language on public opinion toward federal and "for-profit" immigration detention." Politics, Groups, and Identities.
Ramirez, Mark D. 2021. "Unmasking the American death penalty debate: Race, context, and citizens' willingness to execute." Social Science Quarterly, 102(4): 1931-1946.
Ramirez, Mark D. 2021. "Who is responsible for private military casualities: The formation and consequences of attributions of blame." Policy Sciences, 54(1): 21-40.
Paul M. Kellstedt, Mark D. Ramirez, Arnold Vedlitz, and Sammy Zahran. 2019. “Does political sophistication moderate value conflict? The case of climate change." British Journal of Political Science, 49(4): 1309-1332.
Mark D. Ramirez and Reed Wood. 2019. "Public attitudes toward private military corporations: Insight from principal-agent theory." Journal of Conflict Resolution, 63(6): 1433-1459.
Peter Enns and Mark D. Ramirez. 2018. "Privatizing punishment: Testing theories of public support for private prison and immigration detention facilities." Criminology, 56(3): 546-573.
Mark D. Ramirez and Paul G. Lewis. 2018. "Beliefs about corporate America and the structure of opinions toward privatization." Political Behavior, 40(4): 1011-1034.
Reed Wood and Mark D. Ramirez. 2018. “Exploring the micro-foundations of the relationship between gender equality and peace." International Studies Review, 20(3): 345-367.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2015. “Racial discrimination, fear of crime, and variability in Blacks’ preferences for punitive and preventative anti-crime policies." Political Behavior, 37(2): 419-439.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2015. “African American’s principled opposition to prison privatization." Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 13(3): 217-236.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2014. “Complex choices: African Americans and the death penalty." Race & Justice, 4(2): 75-97.
Mark D. Ramirez and Nathan Erickson. 2014. “Partisan bias and information discounting in economic judgments." Political Psychology, 35(3): 309-445.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2013. "Americans changing views toward crime and punishment." Public Opinion Quarterly, 77(4): 1006-1031.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2013. "Punitive sentiment." Criminology, 52(2): 329-364.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2013. "The policy origins of congressional approval." Journal of Politics, 75(1): 198-209.
Paul M. Kellstedt, David A.M. Peterson, and Mark D. Ramirez. 2010. "The macro politics of a gender gap." Public Opinion Quarterly, 74(3): 477-498.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2009. "The dynamics of partisan conflict on congressional approval." American Journal of Political Science, 53(3): 680-693.
Nicholson-Crotty, Sean, David A.M. Peterson, and Mark D. Ramirez. 2009. "Dynamic representation(s): Federal criminal justice policy and an alternative dimension of public mood." Political Behavior, 31(4): 485-655.
Mark D. Ramirez. 2008. "Procedural perceptions and support for the U.S. Supreme Court." Political Psychology, 29(5): 675-698.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
POS 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
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POS 337 | Political Psychology |
POS 337 | Political Psychology |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
POS 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SGS 305 | Empirical Political Inquiry |
POS 301 | Empirical Political Inquiry |
PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 332 | American Political Parties |
POS 332 | American Political Parties |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 530 | American Politics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
POS 394 | Special Topics |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 530 | American Politics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
POS 394 | Special Topics |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 401 | Political Statistics |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 401 | Political Statistics |
SGS 401 | Political Statistics |
SGS 401 | Political Statistics |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 530 | American Politics |
PPS 501 | Fundamentals Political Psych |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 332 | American Political Parties |
POS 332 | American Political Parties |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 331 | Public Opinion |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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POS 394 | Special Topics |
POS 313 | The Congress |
POS 313 | The Congress |