Sharon Wright Austin

Sharon Wright Austin
Rayuwa
Karatu
Makaranta	Jami'ar Tennessee
Sana'a
Sana'a	Malami da political scientist (en)
Employers	University of Florida (mul)

 

Sharon Wright Austin ( wanda aka haifa a Sharon D. Wright) ƙwararriyar masaniyar siyasa ce ta Amurka, a halin yanzu farfesa ce a fannin kimiyyar siyasa a Jami'ar Florida, inda ta kuma daɗe tana riƙe da Darakta a Shirin Nazarin Baƙar fata da Amurka . Austin fitacciyar ƙwararriya ce a fannin siyasar Amurka wadda ke da ƙwarewa a fannin nazarin Baƙar fata da Amurkawa, shiga harkokin siyasa, da kuma siyasa ta birni da karkara.

Aiki da ilimi na farko

Austin ta kammala karatunta daga Makarantar Sakandare ta Westwood da ke Memphis, Tennessee, sannan ta halarci Jami'ar 'Yan'uwa Kiristoci, inda ta sami digirin farko a tarihi tare da ƙaramin digiri a kimiyyar siyasa a shekarar 1987. Daga nan ta kammala digirin masters a kimiyyar siyasa tare da ƙaramin digiri a fannin ilimi a Jami'ar Memphis a shekarar 1989, sannan ta biyo baya a shekarar 1993 ta sami digirin digirgir a kimiyyar siyasa tare da mai da hankali kan Gwamnatin Amurka daga Jami'ar Tennessee . Duk da cewa Austin tana da sha'awar shiga harkokin siyasa na Baƙar fata da siyasa a Amurka, wani lokacin ana hana ta bin waɗannan batutuwa tun farkon aikinta saboda ra'ayin cewa editoci da masu bita a manyan mujallun kimiyyar siyasa ba su da daraja.

Sana'a

Austin babban masani ne kan halayen siyasa na mata 'yan Afirka-Amurkawa, zaɓen 'yan Afirka-Amurkawa zuwa ofisoshin gida, da kuma halayen siyasa na ƙungiyoyin tsiraru a siyasar Amurka, musamman fafutukar kare haƙƙin 'yan Afirka-Amurkawa a yankunan karkara.

Bayan ta sami digirin digirgir daga Jami'ar Tennessee a shekarar 1993, Austin ta zama farfesa a fannin nazarin Afirka a Jami'ar Louisville . A shekarar 1995 ta koma Jami'ar Missouri, inda ta kasance farfesa a fannin Kimiyyar Siyasa da Nazarin Baƙar fata. A shekarar 2001 ta koma Jami'ar Michigan na tsawon shekara guda, kafin ta zama farfesa a Jami'ar Florida a shekarar 2001. Daga 2012 zuwa 2019, Austin ita ce Daraktan Shirin Nazarin Baƙar fata da Amurka a can. Lokacin da Austin ta zama Darakta a 2012, Jami'ar Florida ta fara bayar da babban darasi a Nazarin Baƙar fata da Amurka, kuma a ƙarƙashin mulkinta shirin ya girma har zuwa lokacin da Jami'ar Florida ta fi yawan ɗalibai da suka yi fice a Nazarin Baƙar fata da Amurka na kowane shiri a Amurka.

A shekara ta 2000, Austin ta buga littafinta na farko, Race, Power, and Political Emergence in Memphis . Littafin ya yi nazarin siffofi, nasarori, da iyakokin siyasar zaɓen Baƙar fata a Memphis daga shekarun 1870 zuwa 1990, a cikin mahallin fifikon fararen fata da kuma haɗin gwiwar zaɓen Fari masu ƙarfi. Littafin ci gaba ne na binciken da ya ƙunshi digirin digirgir na PhD a Jami'ar Tennessee, Bayan Dokar Haƙƙin Zaɓe ta 1965: Tsarin Zaɓen Jinsi a Zaɓen Magajin Gari na Memphis, 1967-1991 .

An buga littafin Austin na biyu, The Transformation of Plantation Politics in the Mississippi Delta: Black Politics, Concentrated Poverty, and Social Capital in the Mississippi Delta, a shekara ta 2006. Wannan littafin "ya nuna" cewa "ba a sami wani sauyi na siyasa a Mississippi Delta ba" tun daga shekarun 1960, kuma cewa a shekarun 2000 "masu arziki na fararen fata a yankin sun ci gaba da mamaye siyasa a can". Wannan binciken bai dace ba, domin a saman fage, adadin nasarar zaɓe na 'yan Afirka-Amurkawa ya yi tashin gwauron zabi: akwai zaɓaɓɓun jami'ai 57 na Afirka-Amurkawa da aka zaɓa a Mississippi a shekara ta 1970, da kuma 897 a shekara ta 2000. Littafin ya isa ga wannan binciken ta hanyar haɗakar hanyoyin tarihi da zamantakewa, tambayoyi na sirri, da nazarin ƙididdiga kan bayanai masu yawa.

A shekarar 2018, Austin ta buga littafinta na uku, The Caribbeanization of Black Politics: Race, Group Consciousness, and Political Participation in America . Austin ta gwada yadda halayen siyasa na baƙi baƙaƙe zai bambanta ko ya yi kama da siffofi na zamani da na tarihi na siyasar baƙaƙe, tunda abin da ke faruwa na baƙi baƙi da suka isa Amurka daga ƙasashe daban-daban a lokaci guda ya kasance kwanan nan, kuma baƙi na baya-bayan nan ƙila ba su kasance a wurin don abubuwan da suka faru na zamani a tarihin siyasar baƙaƙen Amurka ba. Don gwada wannan tambayar, Austin ta zaɓi ta mai da hankali kan biranen Boston, Chicago, Miami, da New York City, kuma ta gabatar da sakamako daga bincike ko hira da masu amsa 2,359 waɗanda suka kasance 'yan Afirka-Amurkawa, 'yan Cape Verde, 'yan Haiti, ko 'yan Yammacin Indiyawa a can, wanda ya sanya wannan littafin "mafi girman binciken birane na Afirka-Amurkawa mafi girma." Littafin ya rubuta yadda gina fahimtar launin fata da haɗa baƙi cikin asalin ƙungiyar siyasa da ke akwai zai iya zama mahimman hanyoyin shigar da ƙungiyoyin tsiraru cikin ayyukan siyasa.

Austin memba ne na shugabancin editoci na 2020-2024 na American Political Science Review, wanda shine mujallar kimiyyar siyasa mafi zaɓi. Austin ya kuma bayar da sharhi akai-akai a jaridu a matsayin ƙwararre kan harkokin siyasar Amurka ta zamani, musamman ma shiga harkokin siyasa tsakanin Baƙar fata da Amurkawa.

Littattafai

• Kabila, Ƙarfi, da Fitowar Siyasa a Memphis (Taylor & Francis, 2000)
• Sauyin Siyasar Shuke-shuke a Jihar Mississippi: Siyasar Baƙar fata, Talauci Mai Tarin Fuska, da Babban Jarin Jama'a a Jihar Mississippi (SUNY Press, 2006)
• Tsarin Siyasar Baƙar fata na Caribbean: Kabila, Sanin Ƙungiya, da Shiga Siyasa a Amurka (SUNY Press, 2018)
• Sihiri ga 'Yar Siyasa Bakar Fata: Zaɓe da Gudanar da Ma'aikatan Garin Maza Bakar Fata (Temple University Press, 2023)

Kyaututtukan da aka zaɓa

• Mai Ba da Shawara na Shekara a Jami'ar Florida (2004-2005)
• Kyautar Mafi Kyawun Takarda Kan Baƙaƙe da Siyasa, Ƙungiyar Kimiyyar Siyasa ta Yamma (2008)
• Kyautar Erika Fairchild, Ƙungiyar Mata ta Ƙungiyar Kimiyyar Siyasa ta Kudu (2009)
• Kanar Allen R. da Margaret G. Crow Farfesa a fannin Fasaha da Kimiyyar Zamani, Jami'ar Florida (2010-2011)