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Antoine Banks is Professor and Department Chair of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (2009). His primary research examines the intersection of emotions, racial attitudes, and political behavior, with significant contributions to understanding how anger shapes racial politics in America.
Research Focus: Banks specializes in:
- The emotional foundations of racial attitudes
- Psychological mechanisms driving political preferences
- Constraints on Black political expression
- Public opinion dynamics in racialized contexts
Major Publications & Grants: He authored Anger and Racial Politics (Cambridge University Press) and co-authored the forthcoming The Anger Rule, both exploring emotion-driven racial inequality. His research is supported by:
- Russell Sage Foundation
- National Science Foundation
Academic Leadership: As Department Chair, he oversees governance and strategic development in political science education and research at the University of Maryland.
