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Matthew Platt

Associate Professor of Political Science

Morehouse College

Biography

I am an associate professor in the Political Science Department at Morehouse College. I teach courses in American Politics, Congress, and undegraduate research methods. Thank you for stopping by my website.

Interests

  • Black Politics
  • Congress
  • Agenda Setting

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2008

    University of Rochester

  • MA in Political Science, 2006

    University of Rochester

  • BA in Political Science, 2003

    Morehouse College

Featured Publications

Matthew Platt
January 2020 National Review of Black Politics 1 (1): 69-79.

Hoodies on the Floor: Exploring Black Members' Legislative Response to Police Brutality

Congress – despite ever increasing numbers of black members – does not care about police brutality.
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Matthew Platt
June 2017 Political Research Quarterly 70 (2)

The Paradox of Ambition

The rise of Ivy League-educated black politicians is the only potentially meaningful change in the nature of black representatives since 1947. However, the policy consequences of that change are ambiguous.
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