2. The Representation of Minority Interests

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Tables ix
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
6. 1. A Politically Correct Solution to Racial Classification 1
7. PART I: RACE AND REPRESENTATION
8. 2. The Representation of Minority Interests 21
9. 3. Electoral Systems and Minority Representation 50
10. 4. Racial Fairness in Legislative Redistricting 85
11. 5. Race, Representation, and Redistricting 111
12. PART II: RACE AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
13. 6. African Americans in U.S. Social Policy 129
14. 7. Race and the Organization of Welfare Policy 156
15. 8. National Parties and Racial Disenfranchisement 188
16. 9. The Politics of Racial Isolation in Europe and America 217
17. PART III: RACE POLITICS
18. 10. Racial Group Competition in Urban Elections 245
19. 11. The Color of Urban Campaigns 262
20. 12. Religious Institutions and African American Political Mobilization 278
21. PART IV: ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL OPINIONS AND PARTICIPATION
22. 13. Race and Voter Registration in the South 313
23. 14. The Effects of Ethnicity on Political Culture 333
24. 15. Race, Ethnicity, and Political Participation 354
25. References 379
26. Contributors 407
27. Index 409