Merle Black

1.4k citations
24 papers · 761 indexed · h-index 10

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Merle Black

21 papers receiving 616 citations

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Merle Black
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  • Political Science and International Relations 613
  • Gender Studies 192
  • Sociology and Political Science 390
  • Communication 62
  • Strategy and Management 122
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20210
2
The Disappearing South
20120
3 2009138
4 200437
5 19940
6 19932
7 19935
8 199272
9 1992177
10 19898
11 198869
12 19886
13 198898
14 198825
15 19831
16 19824
17 19796
18
Racial Composition of Congressional Districts and Support for Federal Voting Rights in the American South.
197841
19 19776
20 19732

About Merle Black

Merle Black is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science, Law and Infectious Diseases, having authored 24 papers that have together received 761 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers), Race, History, and American Society (3 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers), American History and Culture (2 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (1 paper), Law, Rights, and Freedoms (1 paper), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (1 paper) and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (613 citations), Gender Studies (192 citations), Sociology and Political Science (390 citations), Communication (62 citations) and Strategy and Management (122 citations). Merle Black has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Earl Black, David R. Goldfield, W. C. Reynolds, John Shelton Reed, Dwight B. Billings, Dean D. Knudsen, Donald W. Shriver, Numan V. Bartley, Alvin L. Bertrand and John R. Earle. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Politics, Social Forces, The Journal of Southern History, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History and The American Historical Review.

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