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Contested Transformation
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521196437
Veröffentl:
2017
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
27.09.2017
Seiten:
516
Autor:
Carol Hardy-Fanta
Gewicht:
892 g
Format:
235x157x32 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Carol Hardy-Fanta is Senior Fellow at the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. From 2001 to 2012 she served as director of the McCormack School's Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and its graduate program. She has published widely in the fields of race, gender, and politics.
This book provides the first in-depth look at male and female elected officials of color using survey and other empirical data.
Introduction; Part I. Transforming the American Political Landscape: 1. Dual narratives; dramatic growth and continuing underrepresentation; 2. Who governs at the local level?; 3. Portrait of elected officials of color; Part II. Paths to Political Office: 4. The decision to run and patterns of office holding; 5. The election contest: navigating the campaign trail; Part III. Leadership, Governance, and Representation: 6. Leadership and governance; 7. Perspectives on representation; Part IV. Advancing Democracy in the United States: 8. Prospects for building coalitions across race and gender.