Alexandra Filindra

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    In the wake of the Parkland mass shooting, the public’s now continual anxiety about gun crime may lead to a greater push for stricter gun laws.

In the wake of the Parkland mass shooting, the public’s now continual anxiety about gun crime may lead to a greater push for stricter gun laws.

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The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month has put the issue of gun control back on to the public and political agendas in the US. In light of this latest mass shooting, Alexandra Filindra and Loren Collingwood look at the relationship between the public’s response to such events and their attitudes towards gun control. They find […]

March 8th, 2018|Alexandra Filindra, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Loren Collingwood|0 Comments|
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    White Americans are much more likely to support gun rights than their non-white counterparts, but not because they want arms for self-protection

White Americans are much more likely to support gun rights than their non-white counterparts, but not because they want arms for self-protection

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Does fear of criminal victimization contribute to white Americans’ enthusiastic support for ‘gun rights’? While those in favor of less arms control link gun rights to fear of crime and self-protection, Alexandra Filindra takes a look at the notion that Americans support gun ownership on the grounds of personal protection. Finding that the gun owning population is much whiter […]

April 26th, 2017|Alexandra Filindra, Justice and Domestic Affairs|1 Comment|
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    Excluding Latino immigrant families from the social safety net hurts their children’s educational outcomes – and effects spill over onto Latino children who are not excluded.

Excluding Latino immigrant families from the social safety net hurts their children’s educational outcomes – and effects spill over onto Latino children who are not excluded.

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Recent years have seen growing discussion in media, academic, and policy circles about the problems of inequality in America. What often does not get a great deal of attention is that inequality among families with children has grown much faster than inequality overall. In new research Meghan Condon, Alexandra Filindra, and Amber Wichowsky look at how being excluded from […]

March 14th, 2016|Alexandra Filindra, Amber Wichowsky, Healthcare and public services, Meghan Condon|0 Comments|
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