04539nam 2200709Ia 450 991081410350332120200520144314.00-7914-8549-81-4237-4019-X(CKB)1000000000458436(OCoLC)62757285(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594834(SSID)ssj0000231979(PQKBManifestationID)11175175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231979(PQKBWorkID)10207906(PQKB)11039367(MiAaPQ)EBC3408507(OCoLC)62338533(MdBmJHUP)muse6121(Au-PeEL)EBL3408507(CaPaEBR)ebr10594834(DE-B1597)683265(DE-B1597)9780791485491(EXLCZ)99100000000045843620030827d2004 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRace, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and Blacks to city councils /Joshua G. Behr1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20041 online resource (xi, 158 pages) illustrationsSUNY series in African American studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-5995-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and indexes.Intro -- RACE, ETHNICITY, AND THE POLITICS OF CITY REDISTRICTING -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The City: Stepchild of Redistricting Controversies -- 2. Making the Connection: The Links among System Aptitude, Minority-Opportunity Districts, and the Election of Hispanics and Blacks -- 3. Players in the Politics of "Selling" Minority- Opportunity Districts: Self-Serving Incumbents, the Feds, and Organized Interests -- 4. The Design: Review of Hypothesized Relationships, Data Sources, and Measurement of Variables -- 5. The Adoption of Hispanic and Black Minority-Opportunity Districts: Model Testing and Findings -- 6. The Election of Hispanic and Black Descriptive Representatives: Model Testing and Findings -- 7. Conclusion: The Meaning of Meaningful Electoral Opportunity -- Appendix A: Survey Design and Sample Questionnaires -- Appendix B: Cities Surveyed -- Appendix C: Cases Cited -- Appendix D: Operational Definition of Region -- Notes -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- Bibliography -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W."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."--JacketCity council membersUnited StatesLocal electionsUnited StatesApportionment (Election law)United StatesGerrymanderingUnited StatesAfrican American legislatorsHispanic American legislatorsCity council membersLocal electionsApportionment (Election law)GerrymanderingAfrican American legislators.Hispanic American legislators.320.8/5/08900973Behr Joshua G.1967-1699155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814103503321Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting4081185UNINA