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Dr. Luisa Godinez-Puig
@Luisa_Godinez_P
Equity Scholar / Urban Politics. Race and Public Policy. Mexican- American. Opinions are my own.
Boston UniversityJoined March 2019

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Happy to see this report I co-authored on racial and ethnic data gaps is out! Check it out here:
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Check out our new policy report to learn about the state of racial and ethnic data collection in the U.S. and how it can be improved to support evidence-based antiracist policymaking: bu.edu/antiracism-cen
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DC's EITC is by far most generous of any state EITC. And DC was a leader on expanding the EITC for childless workers. But unlike six states, DC does not help ITIN filers (i.e. undocumented workers). Important new post from and
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In Tennessee, a small predominately Black town is poised to get a huge economic boost from the construction of a big Ford factory. Then the state government gave them an ultimatum: dissolve your town charter, or we will seize control of your finances.
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Looking forward to reading this!
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In my first @BrennanCenter report on civic engagement, I reflect on the important role that younger generations play in supporting and redefining traditional forms of political and social participation within a healthy democratic society. (1/4) brennancenter.org/our-work/resea
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Great read on the future of cityhood movements, and what I call White Fortressing in my research. Thank you for highlighting my study !
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The cityhood movement in Atlanta is swiftly devolving into a trend of creating cities of "haves" and left-out communities of "have-nots" -- from "white flight" to what @Luisa_Godinez_P calls "white fortressing" bloomberg.com/news/features/ via @citylab @milo_phd
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Great new piece out from my sister-in-law!
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Thrilled to share this hot-off-the-presses piece on minoritized youth civic knowledge that I wrote with @SoRoPhD and @Tim_Monreal for a special issue of QSE edited by Jenifer Turner, @rossinaliu, @AutumnAdia. 1/4 tandfonline.com/eprint/UERA5HC
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This piece by exemplifies something that is gaining momentum in the country. I study this phenomenon in my research. I find that incorporation movements and secession movements are often racially motivated (1/)
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Atlanta's whitest/wealthiest neighborhoods want to secede to form their own city. They cite crime as their cause, but they're also spooked Atlanta might change zoning laws to allow apartments into their exclusively single-family communities bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via @citylab
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I have yet to make it onto the #ScienceOfPolitics podcast of my grad school friend (okay, so I don’t exactly study the right part of the world for that), but our awesome grad student has been there. Congrats, Luisa, and check it out, everyone!
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I was interviewed for the #ScienceOfPolitics podcast to talk about mayors’ perceptions of racial inequities. Check it out here: twitter.com/MattGrossmann/…
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I was interviewed for the #ScienceOfPolitics podcast to talk about mayors’ perceptions of racial inequities. Check it out here:
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Will newly elected mayors bring better management & more attention to racial inequities? New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with @payson_julia & @Luisa_Godinez_P on mayors' motivations & skills & what makes them recognize & tackle inequality niskanencenter.org/what-makes-a-s
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98.7% of all adults in Mexico City have at least one Covid-19 vaccine and 73.4% are fully vaxxed 🙌 Tan orgullosa de los servidores públicos que se la han rifado para que esto suceda. 💪👏 Bravo !!
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En la CDXM hoy ya todos los adultos han tenido la oportunidad de vacunarse con por lo menos una dosis. Somos 7.16M de personas. 7,075,402 han optado por recibir la vacuna. 98.7%. Me siento profundamente agradecido con los que lo han hecho posible, ciudadanos y servidores públicos
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Thank you for the post !
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Congrats to @Luisa_Godinez_P (GRS '21) for being chosen as an Equity Scholar with @urbaninstitute. "This truly combines all my passions: research, policy work, urban politics, work on racial equity, and a focus on improving people’s lives." Read more: bu.edu/ioc/2021/09/18
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Great piece below, profiling the Trump base, who as show, are the "nationally poor but locally rich" petite bourgeoisie. gated: sciencedirect.com/science/articl
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For @TheAtlantic, I wrote about the salt-of-the-earth millionaires who make up America's local gentry, and how their economic and political clout shapes American politics and society. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/
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