Politics of Being Afro-Latino/latina - Ethnicity, Colorism, and Political Representation in Washington, D.c.

The author examines the presumed social/racial factors that influence the electability of Afro-Latinos/as into political offices in Washington, DC. He argues that ethnicity and pigmentocracy as well as other social/racial factors influence the pathway to political office for self-identified Afro-Latinos/as in Washington, DC.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2: Competing Perspectives
Chapter 3: Afro-Latino/a Identity and Electability
Chapter 4: Pathways to Political Office
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Policy Recommendations

About the author

Isreal G. Mallard works as an independent researcher in Afro-Latino/a Affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Isreal G. Mallard
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781666908190
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-819-0
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies