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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784275803321

Titolo

The politics of democratic inclusion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christina Wolbrecht and Rodney E. Hero ; with Peri E. Arnold and Alvin B. Tillery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-281-09393-9

9786611093938

1-59213-360-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WolbrechtChristina

HeroRodney E. <1953->

Disciplina

323/.042/0973

Soggetti

Political participation - United States

Minorities - Political activity - United States

Representative government and representation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction; I. DIVERSITY WITHIN AND ACROSS GROUPS; 2. From Nominal to Ordinal: Reconceiving Racial and Ethnic Hierarchy in the United States; 3. Reviving Group Consciousness; 4. Bringing Outsiders In: Questions of Immigrant Incorporation; II. MEDIATING INSTITUTIONS; 5. Social Movements as Mechanisms for Political Inclusion; 6. Race, Parties, and Democratic Inclusion; 7. Race, Ethnicity, and Electoral Mobilization: Where's the Party?; 8. Political Parties, Minorities, and Elected Office: Comparing Opportunities for Inclusion in the United States and Britain

9. Political Institutions and Incorporation of ImmigrantsIII. GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS; 10. Splintering Citizenship and the Prospects for Democratic Inclusion; 11. School Boards and the Politics of Education Policy: Downstream Consequences of Structure; 12. A Tangled Legacy: Federal Courts and Struggles for Democratic Inclusion; 13. The Representation of Racial Interests in the U.S. Congress; 14. The American Presidency and the Politics of Democratic Inclusion; About the Contributors; Index



Sommario/riassunto

How institutions foster and hinder political participation of the underrepresented