Politics of Democratic Inclusion

Shows how institutions foster and hinder political participation of the underrepresented.

Introduction, Rodney E. Hero and Christina Wolbrecht. Part One. Diversity Within and Across Groups Introduction, Alvin B. Tillery. 2. From Nominal to Ordinal: Reconceiving Racial and Ethnic Hierarchy in the United States, Jennifer Hochschild. 3. Reviving Group Consciousness, Dennis Chong and Reuel Rogers. 4. Bringing Outsiders In: Questions of Immigrant Incorporation, Michael Jones-Correa. Part Two. Introduction, Christina Wolbrecht. 5. Social Movements as Mechanisms for Political Inclusion, Anne N. Costain. 6. Race, Parties, and Democratic Inclusion, Paul Frymer. 7. Race, Ethnicity, and Electoral Mobilization, Jan E. Leighley. 8. Political Parties, Minorities, and Elected Office: Comparing Opportunities for Democratic Inclusion in the U.S. and Britain, Miki Caul Kittilson and Katherine Tate. 9. Political Institutions and Incorporation of Immigrants, Kristi Andersen and Elizabeth F. Cohen. Part Three, Governing Institutions. Introduction, Peri E. Arnold and Rodney E. Hero. 10. Splintering Citizenship and the Prospects for Democratic Inclusion, Susan Clarke. 11. School Boards and the Politics of Education Policy: Downstream Consequences of Structure, Kenneth Meier. 12. Tangled Legacy: Federal Courts, George Lovell and Michael McvCann. 13. Representation of Racial Interests, David T. Canon. 14. The American Presidency and the Politics of Democratic Inclusion, Patricia Conley.