Abstract
ABSTRACT This article studies the Ferguson Commission, the government-appointed commission tasked with studying the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, Missouri. Using an original research design that relies on elite interviews of Ferguson Commissioners and community leaders, as well as content analysis, I analyze the commission process and outcome, primarily through the lens of conflict theory, urban governance theory, and theories regarding race-driven urban policy outcomes. Previous research has shown that riot commissions do nothing more than give the appearance of strong and responsive government action during an uncertain time of racial unrest, while at the same time undermining any larger civil rights message involved in the violence. Here, I analyze the Ferguson Commission to see if it similarly operated as a mechanism of evasion. I find that the commission, so far, has not handled the uprising in the same way—a promising sign for the way in which government responds to racial tension.
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