The politics of democratic inclusion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christina Wolbrecht and Rodney E. Hero ; with Peri E. Arnold and Alvin B. Tillery
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| Titolo: |
The politics of democratic inclusion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christina Wolbrecht and Rodney E. Hero ; with Peri E. Arnold and Alvin B. Tillery
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 323/.042/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political participation - United States |
| Minorities - Political activity - United States | |
| Representative government and representation - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
WolbrechtChristina
HeroRodney E. <1953->
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of democratic inclusion |
| ISBN: | 1-281-09393-9 |
| 9786611093938 | |
| 1-59213-360-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784275803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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