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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Behr, Joshua G., 1967-

Series:

SUNY series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City council members--United States.

City council members.

Local elections--United States.

Local elections.

Apportionment (Election law)--United States.

Apportionment (Election law).

Gerrymandering--United States.

Gerrymandering.

African American legislators.

Hispanic American legislators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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

Contents:

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

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780791485491

0791485498

9781423740193

142374019X

OCLC:

62757285