Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting : minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and Blacks to city councils

Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting : minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and Blacks to city councils / Joshua G. Behr.

"Why do cities with similar minority populations vary greatly in the adoption of minority-opportunity districts and, by extension, differ in the number of elected Hispanic and black representatives? Through in-depth research of the districting processes of more than 100 cities, Race, Ethnicity,...

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Main Author: Behr, Joshua G., 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Series:SUNY series in African American studies.
Subjects:
City council members > United States.
Local elections > United States.
Apportionment (Election law) > United States.
Gerrymandering > United States.
African American legislators.
Hispanic American legislators.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
African American legislators
Apportionment (Election law)
City council members
Gerrymandering
Hispanic American legislators
Local elections
United States
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