Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting :: minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and Blacks to city councils /

"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,...

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1. Verfasser: Behr, Joshua G., 1967-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series in African American studies.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung:"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."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 158 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-150) and indexes.
ISBN:142374019X
9781423740193
9780791459959
0791459950
0791459969
9780791459966
9780791485491
0791485498

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