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David Bateman is an Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University, focusing on American politics. His research examines democratic institutions, legislatures, political rights, ideas, ideologies of democracy, race, and racism. He has published articles in several prominent journals, including Studies in American Political Development and the American Journal of Political Science. Bateman co-authored the book 'Southern Nation: Congress, White Supremacy, and Reconstruction,' which highlights the influence of southern Congressional members on national policy during the latter part of Reconstruction. His other book, 'Disenfranchising Democracy: Constructing the Electorate in the United States, United Kingdom, and France,' explores the simultaneous expansion of political rights and mass disenfranchisement in these countries. Currently, he is researching Black political labor organizing in the early 20th century and its impact on state-building ideologies.
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