Governing race : policy, process, and the politics of race / Nina M. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Nina M., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--Government policy.

African Americans.

Civil rights--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights.

African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989--Decision making.

United States--Politics and government--1989-1993--Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moore argues that there is a fundamental incompatibility between race and governance. She examines the formal procedures used to enact the thirteen major civil rights laws and the policy concessions necessitated by the use of those procedures and notes the impact of the divisive nature of the politics of race upon procedure and substance. Her analysis of 40 years of congressional civil rights lawmaking reveals that whenever race is introduced into the normal policy process, that process breaks down. In its place emerges an abnormal policy process-one that is inordinately demanding with respect to skill, input, and support/votes. She concludes that the substantive provisions of policies produced by this process are too weak to reduce huge racial disparities in education, housing, and employment. The reason race regularly generates abnormal process and policies is that it is too contentious for the standard governmental apparatus. This apparatus is designed to redress problems and issues undergirded by some measure of consensus. Race lacks such a consensual undercurrent and, therefore, is incompatible with standard governance processes. A provocative analysis of particular interest to scholars and researchers involved with American racial politics, minorities, and party politics.

Contents:

Cover

GOVERNING RACE

Contents

Illustrations

TABLES

FIGURES

Preface

Introduction

1 Process, Policy, and Issue Politics

PROCEDURAL PROCESS

Legislative Process

Normal Legislative Process

Abnormal Legislative Process

External Procedural Obstruction

Abnormalcy of Unconventional Process

Uniqueness of Senate Process

BARGAINING, PROCESS, AND POLICY OUTCOMES

CONSENSUS, PROCESS, AND POLICY

ISSUE POLITICS, PROCESS, AND POLICY

Issue Politics and Consensus

Issue Politics and "Bargainability"

Dynamic Interplay: Issue Politics, Process, and Policy

CHAPTER SUMMARY

2 Governing Race in the Early Years

THE POLITICS OF RACE DURING THE EARLY YEARS

RACIAL DIVISIONS OF THE EARLY YEARS

Regional Division

SALIENCE OF RACE DURING THE EARLY YEARS

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES DURING THE EARLY YEARS

Civil Rights Opposition in the Early Years

Obstruction of Civil Rights in the Early Years

Routes of Passage During the Early Years

Committee Stage

Consideration Stage

Final Vote Stage

CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY OUTCOMES IN THE EARLY YEARS

Negotiating Race in the Early Years

Early Civil Rights Policy Concessions and Provisions

3 The Peak Years of Civil Rights Legislative Reform

THE POLITICS OF RACE DURING THE SIXTIES

Racial Divisions of the Sixties

Partisan Division

Salience of Race during the Sixties

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES DURING THE SIXTIES

Civil Rights Opposition in the Sixties

Obstruction of Civil Rights Legislative Proposals in the Sixties

Routes of Passage during the Sixties

CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY OUTCOMES IN THE SIXTIES

Negotiating Race in the Sixties

Civil Rights Policy Concessions and Provisions of the Sixties.

The Impact of the Sixties Civil Rights Laws

4 Race and Civil Rights Policymaking in Transition

THE POLITICS OF RACE DURING THE TRANSITION YEARS

Racial Divisions of the Transition Years

Salience of Race during the Transition Years

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES DURING THE TRANSITION YEARS

Civil Rights Opposition in the Transition Years

Obstruction of Civil Rights Legislative Proposals in the Transition Years

Routes of Passage during the Transition Years

CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY OUTCOMES IN THE TRANSITION YEARS

Negotiating Race in the Transition Years

Civil Rights Policy Concessions and Provisions of the Transition Years

The Impact of the Seventies Civil Rights Laws

5 The Contemporary Politics of Racial Policymaking

THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICS OF RACE

Salience of Race in Contemporary Politics

CONTEMPORARY CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

Contemporary Civil Rights Opposition

Obstruction of Civil Rights Legislative Proposals during the Eighties and Nineties

Routes of Passage during the Eighties and Nineties

Presidential Vetoes and Veto Threats

CONTEMPORARY CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY OUTCOMES

Negotiating Race in Contemporary American Politics

Civil Rights Policy Concessions and Provisions of the Eighties and Nineties

The Impact of Contemporary Civil Rights Laws

6 An Overview: Race, Process, and Policy

THE POLITICS OF RACE

Racial Division

Racial Saliency

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

Civil Rights Opposition

Obstruction of Civil Rights Legislative Proposals.

Routes of Passage

CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY OUTCOMES

Negotiating Race

Civil Rights Policy Concessions and Provisions

The Impact of Civil Rights Laws

Appendix A: Methodology for Identifying Policy Coalitions in Senate Civil Rights Proceedings

Appendix B: Sources and Methodology for Compilation of Population Data

Appendix C: Sources of Survey Data

Appendix D: Sources and Methodology for Compilation of Voting Data

Appendix E: Sources and Methodology for Compilation of Data on Senate Proceedings

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS

AVERAGE SENATE PROCEEDINGS

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9798400658600

9780313002854

0313002851

OCLC:

614506756