Threatened Reactions to Indigenous Population Growth –

Project Title: Threatened Reactions to Indigenous Population Growth

Marco Aviña, Harvard University

Marco Aviña is a Ph.D. candidate and a James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Ph.D. Scholar in Inequality and Wealth Concentration in the department of government at Harvard University. Marco studies how diversity, inequality, and exclusion shape public opinion and political behavior. His dissertation examines the nexus between race and class in the U.S. and argues that the brand of identity politics championed by the Democratic Party in recent elections has primarily catered to white, affluent members of the coalition, not the disadvantaged groups it claims to represent. More broadly, his research agenda involves (re)assessing contextual effects in politics, fostering inclusion through persuasion, and interrogating the notion of an identity-to-politics link.

Andreea Zota, Université de Montréal

Andreea Zota is a Ph.D. candidate in criminology at the Université de Montréal, supervised by Jo-Anne Wemmers. Her research examines Canadian attitudes toward Indigenous peoples to raise awareness of ongoing inequalities and to advocate for reparations in the aftermath of settler colonialism. She is also interested in studying and strengthening victims’ rights. Alongside Andreea’s academic work, she serves as coordinator of the Justice Centre for Victims of Crimes (CJVAC). Her research is supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipients