Race and Inequality in American Politics - An Imperfect Union

An undergraduate textbook offering a comprehensive, up-to-date, and critical examination of the role that race plays in American politics.

List of contents

Preface; Part I. Diversity and American Democracy: 1. Setting the stage: diversity and democracy; 2. E pluribus unum: citizenship, demographic change, and diversity; 3. Democracy, inequality, and polarization; Part II. The Experience of Race in The United States: 4. How do individuals experience discrimination in the United States?; 5. How do institutions contribute to racism in the United States?; Part III. The Inputs of Democratic Decision-Making in A Racially Divided America: 6. Public opinion: divided by race?; 7. Political participation; 8. Media, campaigns, and the politics of race; 9. Race and elections; Part IV. Outcomes in American Democracy: 10. Do elected officials look like their constituents?; 11. Does government carry out the will of the people?; 12. Criminal justice; 13. Voting rights; 14. Race and the shaping of American social policies; 15. Diversity and democracy from the bottom up: the past, the present, and the future.

About the author

Zoltan L. Hajnal is the author of several award-winning books, has published in the top political science journals, and has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and a range of other media outlets. He is actively involved in voting rights litigation and local election law reform.Vincent L. Hutchings was elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in 2012 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2022.Taeku Lee is Bae Family Professor of Government and President-Elect of the American Political Science Association. Prior to Harvard, Lee was Professor of Political Science and Law at UC-Berkeley for two decades.

Summary

An undergraduate textbook offering a comprehensive, up-to-date, and critical examination of the role that race plays in American politics. It shows students how to bring empirical analysis to bear on deeply divided topics and makes a sustained argument that racial considerations are central to understanding America's political system writ large.

Product details

• Authors: Zoltan L. Hajnal, Zoltan L. (University of California Hajnal, Vincent L. Hutchings, Hutchings Vincent L., Taeku Lee, Lee Taeku
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2024
• EAN: 9781108484114
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48411-4
• No. of pages: 572
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Sociology, Political Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Central / national / federal government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Central government policies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, For undergraduate education and equivalents