Tyranny of the minority : the subconstituency politics theory of representation / Benjamin G. Bishin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bishin, Benjamin G., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Minorities--Political activity--United States.

Minorities.

Representative government and representation--United States.

Representative government and representation.

Political psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do politicians frequently heed the preferences of small groups of citizens over those of the majority? Breaking new theoretical ground, Benjamin Bishin explains how the desires of small groups, which he calls "subconstituencies," often trump the preferences of much larger groups.Demonstrating the wide applicability of his "unified theory of representation," Bishin traces politicians' behavior in connection with a wide range of issues, including the Cuban trade embargo, the extension of hate-crimes legislation to protect gay men and lesbians, the renewal of the assault-weapon

Contents:

"Quitemos a castro ahora!" (introduction)

The subconstituency politics theory of representation

Overcoming ignorance and apathy : testing individual level implications of representation theories

Subconstituencies in campaigns

Subconstituencies in congress

Heterogeneity and representation reconsidered

The myth of issue visibility

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.

ISBN:

9786612089794

9781282089792

128208979X

9781592136605

1592136605

OCLC:

369179329