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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815604603321

Autore

Burns Peter F

Titolo

Electoral politics is not enough : racial and ethnic  minorities and urban politics / / Peter F. Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006

ISBN

0-7914-8226-X

1-4294-1171-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in African American studies

SUNY series in urban public policy

Disciplina

324/.089/00973

Soggetti

African Americans - Suffrage

Hispanic Americans - Suffrage

Political participation - United States

Minorities - Political activity - United States

Proportional representation - United States

Representative government and representation - United States

Local government - United States

Sociology, Urban - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-183) and  index.

Nota di contenuto

Representation of minority interests -- Variation among the Northeastern cities -- Awareness of African American and Latino policy preferences -- Responsiveness to African American and Latino interests -- How African Americans and Latinos gain policy responsiveness -- Urban regime theory and the representation of minority interests.

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on four medium-sized northeastern cities with strong political traditions, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough analyzes conditions under which white leaders respond to and understand minority interests. Peter F. Burns argues that conventional explanations, including the size of the minority electorate, the socioeconomic status of the citizenry, and the percentage of minority elected officials do not account for variations in white leaders' understanding of and receptiveness toward African American and Latino interests. Drawing upon interviews with



more than 200 white and minority local leaders, and through analysis of local education and public safety policies, he finds that unconventional channels, namely neighborhood groups and community-based organizations, strongly influence the representation of minority interests.