The Diversity Paradox: Parties, Legislatures, and the Organizational Foundations of Representation in America

Author:   Kristin Kanthak (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh) ,  George Krause (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780199891726


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Kristin Kanthak (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh) ,  George Krause (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.533kg
ISBN:  

9780199891726


ISBN 10:   0199891729
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Diversity Dilemmas in Democratic Representation Chapter 2: Internal Valuation in Political Organizations: Political Parties and Gender-Based Group Dynamics in the U.S. House of Representatives Chapter 3: A Unified Theory of Colleague Valuation in Political Organizations Chapter 4: Testing the Unified Theory of Colleague Valuation in the U.S. House of Representatives Chapter 5: Coordination Dilemmas and the Critical Mass Problem: Differentiating Colleague Valuation Between Incumbents and Challengers in the U.S. Senate Chapter 6: Can Organizational Mechanisms Solve Minority Group Coordination Problems? Logic, Lessons, and Evidence from Legislative Caucuses in the American States Chapter 7: The Organizational Foundations of Democratic Representation References

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Kristin Kanthak is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. George A. Krause is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

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