Carol M Swain

Carol M. Swain is an award-winning political scientist and member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University, New Jersey. She is the author or editor of seven books. Her highly acclaimed Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress (1993) won three national prizes, including the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the US on government, politics or international affairs. Dr Swain has been cited by the US Supreme Court and...See more

Carol M. Swain is an award-winning political scientist and member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University, New Jersey. She is the author or editor of seven books. Her highly acclaimed Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress (1993) won three national prizes, including the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the US on government, politics or international affairs. Dr Swain has been cited by the US Supreme Court and profiled in major publications and documentaries. She regularly makes guest appearances on numerous national and international radio and TV shows. Her opinion pieces have been published in major national and international newspapers. See less