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Nathan Katz

Graduate Student in Sociology, University of Missouri
Chapter Member: Confluence SSN
Areas of Expertise:
  • American Democracy
  • Media & Public Opinion

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About Nathan

Katz's research focuses on the relationship between campaign finance and political advertising, and the implications it holds for democracy.

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Contributions

How Super PACs Shape U.S. Elections with Advertisements that Portray Candidates in Ways Publicly Identified Campaign Ads Often Avoid

SSN Key Findings Brief,

Publications

"Impression Management, Super PACs, and the 2012 Republican Primary" Symbolic Interaction 39, no. 2 (2016): 175-195.

Analyzes the impression management techniques used by both candidates and candidate-specific Super PACs in political advertisements during the 2012 Republican primary. Finds that while there are some differences, the advertisements follow the same performance patterns and have a complimentary nature to one another.