The Politics Of Democratic Inclusion

by Wolbrecht, Christina; Hero, Rodney E.

• ISBN13: 9781592133598
• ISBN10: 1592133592
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

The issue of political participation has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. The Politics of Democratic Inclusion addresses the ways traditionally underrepresented groups have and have not achieved political incorporation, representation, and influence-or "democratic inclusion"-in American politics. Each chapter provides a "state of the discipline" essay that addresses the politics of diversity from a range of perspectives and in a variety of institutional arenas. Taken together, the essays in The Politics of Democratic Inclusion evaluate and advance our understanding of the ways in which the structure, processes, rules, and context of the American political order encourage, mediate, and hamper the representation and incorporation of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Diversity within and Across Groups	p. 15
From Nominal to Ordinal: Reconceiving Racial and Ethnic Hierarchy in the United States	p. 19
Reviving Group Consciousness	p. 45
Bringing Outsiders In: Questions of Immigrant Incorporation	p. 75
Mediating Institutions	p. 103
Social Movements as Mechanisms for Political Inclusion	p. 108
Race, Parties, and Democratic Inclusion	p. 122
Race, Ethnicity, and Electoral Mobilization: Where's the Party?	p. 143
Political Parties, Minorities, and Elected Office: Comparing Opportunities for Inclusion in the United States and Britain	p. 163
Political Institutions and Incorporation of Immigrants	p. 186
Governing Institutions	p. 207
Splintering Citizenship and the Prospects for Democratic Inclusion	p. 210
School Boards and the Politics of Education Policy: Downstream Consequences of Structure	p. 238
A Tangled Legacy: Federal Courts and Struggles for Democratic Inclusion	p. 257
The Representation of Racial Interests in the U.S. Congress	p. 281
The American Presidency and the Politics of Democratic Inclusion	p. 314
About the Contributors	p. 335
Index	p. 339
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