Faculty

Wayne Santoro

Lecturer
Ph.D. The Ohio State University (1999)

Office: SS 1106
Office phone: 505-277-1849

Research Areas

My research interest lies in understanding social movement processes among Latinos and African Americans. One line of work examines the conditions under which governments become responsive to social movements. What role, for instance, did Latinos play in preventing states from adopting English-only laws? Why did the federal government adopt voting rights and equal employment laws? A second line of work seeks to understand why individuals participate in movement events. How does generation, for instance, affect the likelihood of Mexican American participation in protest events? Current research (with Stacy Keogh) examines the effect of having white (Anglo) friends and acquaintances on the likelihood of Mexican American protest-participation.

Select Publications

Santoro, Wayne A., and Gary Segura. “Generational Status and Mexican American Political-Participation: The Benefits and Limitations of Assimilation.” Forthcoming, Political Research Quarterly.

Santoro, Wayne A. 2008. “The Civil Rights Movement and the Right to Vote: Black Protest, Segregationist Violence, and the Audience.” Social Forces 86:1391-1414.

Santoro, Wayne A. 2002. “The Civil Rights Movement’s Struggle for Fair Employment: A ‘Dramatic Events - Conventional Politics’ Model.” Social Forces 81:177-206.

Santoro, Wayne A. 1999. “Conventional Politics Takes Center Stage: The Latino Struggle Against English-Only Laws.” Social Forces 77:887-909.

Santoro, Wayne A., and Gail M. McGuire. 1997. “Social Movement Insiders: The Impact of Institutional Activists on Affirmative Action and Comparable Worth Policies.” Social Problems 44:503-19.

Wayne Santoro's Vita