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OverviewNationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joshua G. BehrPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: New ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.245kg ISBN: 9780791459966ISBN 10: 0791459969 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 26 February 2004 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents"List of 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 Bibliography Author Index Subject Index"ReviewsGone are the days when blacks or Hispanics could be examined in isolation of one another, and Behr does a good job of drawing out the differences in the politics of districting for each of these groups. In particular, he goes beyond facile assertions that blacks and Hispanics are different and instead looks empirically at variables on which they differ, such as degree of segregation, so that more meaningful conclusions can be drawn. """Gone are the days when blacks or Hispanics could be examined in isolation of one another, and Behr does a good job of drawing out the differences in the politics of districting for each of these groups. In particular, he goes beyond facile assertions that blacks and Hispanics are different and instead looks empirically at variables on which they differ, such as degree of segregation, so that more meaningful conclusions can be drawn.""" Author InformationJoshua G. Behr is Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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