Dominican American Politics - Immigrants, Activists, and Politicians

In this book, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco provides a new perspective on the political development of an ethnic community that has been neglected in the studies of Latinx political development and debunks theories about immigrant communities' representation in U.S. electoral politics.

List of contents

Introduction: Dominican Migration to the United States and Political Activism 1. Grassroots Organizations and Educational Engagement: The Emergence of Dominican Americans in the U.S. Electoral Arena 2. The Consolidation of Dominican American Political Empowerment in the 2000s: Alliances and Conflicts 3. Latinos/as/xs in U.S. Politics: A Learning Path for Dominican American Political Empowerment 4. The Dominican American Leadership in Their Own Words: Challenges and Accomplishments 5. Dominican American Political Activism in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview Conclusion: The Political Empowerment of Dominican Americans in the Latino/a/x Spectrum

About the author

Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY). She holds a Ph.D. in political science and sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with a concentration in political changes in contemporary democracies. Dr. Jiménez Polanco is the author of Los partidos políticos en la República Dominicana: Actividad electoral y desarrollo organizativo and Corrupción y cartelización de la política en la República Dominicana and co-editor of Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change. She was granted a PSC-CUNY Award in 2023.

Summary

In this book, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco provides a new perspective on the political development of an ethnic community that has been neglected in the studies of Latinx political development and debunks theories about immigrant communities’ representation in U.S. electoral politics.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline (Bronx Community Colle Jimenez Polanco, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032814759
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281475-9
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; USA, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, United States of America, USA, Dominican Republic, Elections & referenda, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Elections and referenda / suffrage, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Relating to Latin / Hispanic US American people