Congressional Black Caucus - Racial Politics in the Us Congress

Klappentext The Congressional Black Caucus has grown both in size and in prominence in its short lifetime. Robert Singh considers the actual impact of the CBC on public policy in this new volume for the Contemporary American Politics series. Singh argues that while the CBC forcefully articulates the concerns of African Americans, it has not only proven an ineffective interest lobby for their issues, but has become increasingly irrelevant as a labor union for its own members. Drawing on extensive data, The Congressional Black Caucus provides the first coherent and balanced overview of both the electoral and institutional forces, which together shape the CBCÆs fortunes. The Congressional Black Caucus will be of considerable interest to scholars and students in the areas of legislative process, race and politics, public policy, and political sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Congressional Black Caucus Three Perspectives on a Modern Representational Puzzle Representation without Organization Black Congressional Politics from Reconstruction to the Modern Era The CBC Caucus Origins and Organization CBC Activities, Role and Influence, 1971-1992 The Representational Environment Black Congressional Politics at Home The Institutional Environment Black Congressional Politics on the Hill From Isolation to Influence? The CBC in the 103rd and 104th Congresses Conclusion The Black Caucus in the 1990s - Continuity and Change

Product details

• Authors: R. Singh, Robert Singh, Singh Robert
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.1997
• EAN: 9780761902805
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0280-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Contemporary American Politics; Contemporary American Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Ethnic Studies, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Human rights, civil rights, Black & Asian Studies, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Politics & International Relations