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Ben Marquez

Ben Marquez

I study Latino/a/x political organizations with an emphasis on Mexican American Politics. My current research is on nonprofit organizations and political advocacy.

Professor College of Letters and Science Work: 608-263-2389 — Home and cell phones available upon request bmarquez@wisc.edu Home page

Topics

  • I conduct research on the construction of identity in political organizations.
  • I am interested in the way that Latinx political interests are articulated in the public sphere.
  • I am interested in the way that Latinx organizers engage social institutions like government, political parties and economic institutions.

Achievements

  • I have written five books on Mexican American political organizing. The topics range from grassroots mobilization to electing officials to public office.
  • My most recent book The Politics of Patronage: Lawyers, Philanthropy and the Mexican American Defense and Educational Fund is my most recent book.
  • My book on MALDEF won the Best Book Award from the Latino Caucus of the American Political Science Association in 2022.

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