Zoltan Hajnal
Scholar of Race, Elections, and American Democracy
Zoltan Hajnal
Professor of Political Science, UCSD
Co-Director of Yankelovich Center
About
Zoltan Hajnal is a respected scholar on U.S. politics and policy, with a specific focus on how disadvantaged populations are represented in American politics and what can be done to ensure better representation of these groups. His research areas span racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, immigration and political behavior.
Hajnal is the author of multiple award-winning books including “White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and American Politics” (Princeton 2015), “Why Americans Don’t Join the Party: Race, Immigration, and the Failure of Political Parties to Engage the Electorate” (Princeton 2011), “America’s Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in City Politics” (Cambridge 2010) and “Changing White Attitudes toward Black Political Leadership” (Cambridge 2006). His research has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post and a range of other media outlets.
A professor of political science at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and is the co-director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UCSD.