Author: Joshua G. Behr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791459966
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting
Author: Joshua G. Behr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791459966
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791459966
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Race, Redistricting, and Representation
Author: David T. Canon
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226092706
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceIntroduction: Race, Redistricting, and Representation in the U.S. House of RepresentativesChapter One: Black Interests, Difference, Commonality, and RepresentationChapter Two: A Legal Primer on Race and RedistrictingChapter Three: The Supply-Side Theory of Racial Redistricting, with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. SellersChapter Four: Race and Representation in the U.S. House of RepresentativesChapter Five: Links to the ConstituencyChapter Six: Black Majority Districts: Failed Experiment or Catalyst for a Politics of Commonality?Appendix A. Data SourcesAppendix B. Procedures for Coding the Newspaper StoriesNotesReferencesIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226092706
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceIntroduction: Race, Redistricting, and Representation in the U.S. House of RepresentativesChapter One: Black Interests, Difference, Commonality, and RepresentationChapter Two: A Legal Primer on Race and RedistrictingChapter Three: The Supply-Side Theory of Racial Redistricting, with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. SellersChapter Four: Race and Representation in the U.S. House of RepresentativesChapter Five: Links to the ConstituencyChapter Six: Black Majority Districts: Failed Experiment or Catalyst for a Politics of Commonality?Appendix A. Data SourcesAppendix B. Procedures for Coding the Newspaper StoriesNotesReferencesIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Race and Politics
Author: Leland T. Saito
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252055314
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Located a mere fifteen minutes from Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley is an incubator for California's new ethnic politics. Here, Latinos and Asian Americans are the dominant groups. Politics are Latino-dominated, while a large infusion of Chinese immigrants and capital has made the San Gabriel Valley the center of the nation's largest Chinese ethnic economy. The white population, meanwhile, has dropped from an overwhelming majority in 1970 to a minority in 1990. Leland T. Saito presents an insider's view of the political, economic, and cultural implications of this ethnic mix. He examines how diverse residents of the region have worked to overcome their initial antagonisms and develop new, more effective political alliances. Tracing grassroots political organization along racial and ethnic lines, Race and Politics focuses on the construction of new identities in general and the panethnic affiliation "Asian American" in particular.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252055314
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Located a mere fifteen minutes from Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley is an incubator for California's new ethnic politics. Here, Latinos and Asian Americans are the dominant groups. Politics are Latino-dominated, while a large infusion of Chinese immigrants and capital has made the San Gabriel Valley the center of the nation's largest Chinese ethnic economy. The white population, meanwhile, has dropped from an overwhelming majority in 1970 to a minority in 1990. Leland T. Saito presents an insider's view of the political, economic, and cultural implications of this ethnic mix. He examines how diverse residents of the region have worked to overcome their initial antagonisms and develop new, more effective political alliances. Tracing grassroots political organization along racial and ethnic lines, Race and Politics focuses on the construction of new identities in general and the panethnic affiliation "Asian American" in particular.
The Effect of Minority Districts and Minority Representation on Political Participation in California
Author: Claudine Gay
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582130302
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582130302
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Gerrymandering the States
Author: Alex Keena
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009002554
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves gerrymandered. This book examines how, why, and with what consequences, drawing on an original dataset of ninety-five state legislative maps from before and after 2011 redistricting. Identifying the institutional, political, and geographic determinants of gerrymandering, the authors find that Republican gerrymandering increased dramatically after the 2011 redistricting and bias was most extreme in states with racial segregation where Republicans drew the maps. This bias has had long-term consequences. For instance, states with the most extreme Republican gerrymandering were more likely to pass laws that restricted voting rights and undermined public health, and they were less likely to respond to COVID-19. The authors examine the implications for American democracy and for the balance of power between federal and state government; they also offer empirically grounded recommendations for reform.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009002554
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves gerrymandered. This book examines how, why, and with what consequences, drawing on an original dataset of ninety-five state legislative maps from before and after 2011 redistricting. Identifying the institutional, political, and geographic determinants of gerrymandering, the authors find that Republican gerrymandering increased dramatically after the 2011 redistricting and bias was most extreme in states with racial segregation where Republicans drew the maps. This bias has had long-term consequences. For instance, states with the most extreme Republican gerrymandering were more likely to pass laws that restricted voting rights and undermined public health, and they were less likely to respond to COVID-19. The authors examine the implications for American democracy and for the balance of power between federal and state government; they also offer empirically grounded recommendations for reform.
Electoral Politics Is Not Enough
Author: Peter F. Burns
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466544
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Examines how and why government leaders understand and respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466544
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Examines how and why government leaders understand and respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.
The Politics of Exclusion
Author: Leland T. Saito
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804759294
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Examines the role and influence of race and ethnicity in the contemporary American city through three case studies of urban politics and policy decisions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804759294
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Examines the role and influence of race and ethnicity in the contemporary American city through three case studies of urban politics and policy decisions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego.
Politics Beyond Black and White
Author: Lauren Davenport
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108425984
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book investigates the social and political implications of the US multiracial population, which has surged in recent decades.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108425984
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book investigates the social and political implications of the US multiracial population, which has surged in recent decades.
Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting
Author: Joshua G. Behr
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791485498
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Why do cities with similar minority populations vary greatly in the adoption of minority-opportunity districts and, by extension, differ in the number of elected Hispanic and black representatives? Through in-depth research of the districting processes of more than 100 cities, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting provides the first nationwide study of minority-opportunity districts at the local level. Joshua G. Behr explores the motives of the players involved, including incumbent legislators, Department of Justice officials, and organized interests, while investigating the roles that segregation, federal oversight, litigation, partisan elections, and resource disparity, among others, play in the election of Hispanics and blacks. Behr's book documents—for both theorists and practitioners—the necessary conditions for enhancing minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791485498
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Why do cities with similar minority populations vary greatly in the adoption of minority-opportunity districts and, by extension, differ in the number of elected Hispanic and black representatives? Through in-depth research of the districting processes of more than 100 cities, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting provides the first nationwide study of minority-opportunity districts at the local level. Joshua G. Behr explores the motives of the players involved, including incumbent legislators, Department of Justice officials, and organized interests, while investigating the roles that segregation, federal oversight, litigation, partisan elections, and resource disparity, among others, play in the election of Hispanics and blacks. Behr's book documents—for both theorists and practitioners—the necessary conditions for enhancing minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Voting Rights--and Wrongs
Author: Abigail M. Thernstrom
Publisher: A E I Press
ISBN: 9780844742724
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both for good and ill. Congress, the courts, and the Justice Department altered the statute to ensure the election of blacks and Hispanics to legislative bodies ranging from school boards and county councils to the U.S. Congress.
Publisher: A E I Press
ISBN: 9780844742724
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both for good and ill. Congress, the courts, and the Justice Department altered the statute to ensure the election of blacks and Hispanics to legislative bodies ranging from school boards and county councils to the U.S. Congress.