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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