Electoral Politics Is Not Enough : Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics

by BURNS, PETER F.

• ISBN13: 9780791466537
• ISBN10: 0791466531
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-19
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Author Biography

Peter F. Burns is Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola University New Orleans.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Abbreviations	xi
Representation of Minority Interests	1	(10)
Variation among the Northeastern Cities	11	(30)
Awareness of African American and Latino Policy Preferences	41	(30)
Responsiveness to African American and Latino Interests	71	(24)
How African Americans and Latinos Gain Policy Responsiveness	95	(12)
Urban Regime Theory and the Representation of Minority Interests	107	(14)
Appendix A: Interview Questions	121	(10)
Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories	131	(6)
Appendix C: List of Interviews	137	(14)
Notes	151	(20)
Bibliography	171	(14)
Index	185