1990s Round
African American State Legislators
Alan Gartner
Alan Gilbert
Albert Somit
Bernard Grofman
Black Legislators
Black Majority Congressional District
Black Majority Districts
Black Voting Age Population
Carl E. Sternberg III
Carol M. Swain
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civil rights jurisprudence
Congressional Redistricting
Cumulative Voting
David Covin
David M. Brodsky
Dianne M. Pinderhughes
Donald E. Stokes
Edward Still
Edward Thompson III
Electing Minority Candidates
electoral systems theory
Enhancing Minority Representation
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General Assembly Seats
Georgia A. Persons
Hanes Walton
Inclusive Claim Rights
Influence Districts
J. Owens Smith
James F. Sheffield
Jason E Kirksey
Joseph P. McCormick
Joseph Stewart
Judicial Elections
Lakefront Wards
Lawrence Morehouse
legislative diversity studies
Legislative Redistricting
Lisa Handley
Louis F. Weschler
Majority Minority Congressional Districts
Majority Minority Districts
Michael Goldfield
minority political participation case studies
Minority Vote Dilution
Pamela S. Karlan
political science research
process
Race Conscious Districting
Racial Bloc Voting
redistricting
Redistricting Process
Richard L. Engstrom
Robert Holmes
Single Member Districts
social policy evaluation
Steven A. Peterson
Susan A. MacManus
Vote Dilution
voting rights analysis
Walter W. Hill
Wayne Arden
White Democrats
William J. Grimshaw
Winnett W. Hagens
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- ISBN 9781560009597
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jan 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The National Political Science Review is the official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. This series, now entering its sixth volume, includes significant scholarly research reflecting the diverse interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use different models, approaches, and methodologies. The central focus is on politics and policies that advantage or disadvantage groups because of race, ethnicity, gender, and other major variables.Race and Representation is anchored by a symposium that focuses on efforts to enhance representation of African Americans in legislative bodies under the authority of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, and on recent court challenges to the constitutionality of redistricting plans drawn under that act. The chapters constitute an extension of an ongoing and protracted, highly charged, public debate. In her introduction, Georgia A. Persons discusses how recent Supreme Court rulings, such as in Shaw v. Reno, Miller v. Johnson, and Bush v. Vera, have significantly redefined the meaning and permissible parameters of the Voting Rights Act. She affirms that they have also strongly posited, albeit somewhat indirectly, a legal meaning of representation that is at variance with the more broadly philosophical meaning of representation grounded in the ideal of enhancing equality among different groups in a society.The articles in Race and Representation are refreshingly informative. They include case studies written by political scientists who became involved directly with events surrounding the theme of this volume. A new section, 'Reflections,' is introduced; it will be reserved for commentary and analysis of an issue that captures the political spirit of the times. In the inaugural contribution, J. Owens Smith reflects on the assault on liberal philosophy as a foundation for civil rights claims and offers an alternative philosophical prism for viewing and justifying such claims. This volume is essential for political scientists, African American studies specialists, and scholars interested in law and government.
