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Daniel Q. Gillion is the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds affiliations with the Department of Political Science and the Department for Africana Studies. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester (as Provost Fellow), Ford Foundation Fellowship, and Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholar positions at Harvard and Princeton Universities.
His research focuses on racial/ethnic politics, political protest dynamics, and the interplay between political discourse and public policy. Notable works include The Political Power of Protest (2014, APSA Best Book Award) and Governing with Words (2017, W.E.B. Du Bois Award), which explore how protest and presidential rhetoric shape policy and societal norms. His third book, The Loud Minority (2020), analyzes protest's impact on electoral processes and candidate behavior.
Awards include the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship (2018–2020) and recognition from prestigious academic societies. His work appears in journals like the Journal of Politics, Electoral Studies, and Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. Media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Atlantic frequently reference his research.
While no advising/grants data is explicitly listed, his scholarship emphasizes racial equity and institutional reform. He advocates for discursive governance as a tool to address systemic inequality.
