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Electoral Structure and Urban Policy
Author | : J.L. Polinard,Robert D. Wrinkle,Tomas Longoria,Norman E. Binder |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2016-04-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781134943623 |
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This book examines how electoral structure, representation styles and policy outputs affect the Mexican American community in Texas. In so doing, it makes a major contribution to the larger study of minority politics in the context of urban electoral and political structures.
Electoral System Design
Author | : Andrew Reynolds,Ben Reilly,Andrew Ellis |
Publsiher | : Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105114582120 |
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Urban Reform and Its Consequences
Author | : Susan Welch,Timothy Bledsoe |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0226893006 |
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Throughout this century, reformers have fought to eliminate party control of city politics. As a result, the majority of American cities today elect council members in at-large and nonpartisan elections. This result of the turn-of-the-century Progressive movement, which worked for election rules that eliminated the power of the urban machine and the working class on which it was based, is today still a subject of lively debate. For example, in the mid-1980s, regular Democrats in Chicago sought to institute a nonpartisan mayoral election. Supporters thought that reform would make the electoral process more democratic, while opponents charged that it was meant to dilute the voting powers of blacks. Clearly, the effect of urban reform remains an important issue for scholars and politicians alike. Susan Welch and Timothy Bledsoe clarify a portion of the debate by investigating how election structures affect candidates and the nature of representation. They examine the different effects of district versus at-large elections and of partisan versus nonpartisan elections. Who gets elected? Are representatives' socioeconomic status and party affiliation related to election form? Are election structures related to how those who are elected approach their jobs? Do they see themselves as representatives concerned with the good of the city as a whole? Urban Reform and Its Consequences reports an unprecedented wealth of data drawn from a sample of nearly 1,000 council members and communities with populations between 50,000 and 1 million across 42 states. The sample includes communities that use a variety of election procedures. This study is therefore the most comprehensive and accurate to date. Welch and Bledsoe conclude that nonpartisan and at-large elections do give city councils a more middle- and upper-middle-class character and have changed the way representatives view their jobs. Reform measures have not, however, produced councils that are significantly more conservative or more prone to conflict. Overall, the authors conclude that partisan and district elections are more likely to represent the whole community and to make the council more accountable to the electorate.
The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics
Author | : Karen Mossberger,Susan E. Clarke,Peter John |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 696 |
Release | : 2015-02-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780199709939 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in urban politics. The handbook covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; citizenship and democratic governance; representation and institutions; approaches and methodology; and the future of urban politics. Given the caliber of the editors and proposed contributors, the volume sets the intellectual agenda for years to come.
Labyrinths of Democracy
Author | : Heinz Eulau,Kenneth Prewitt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 760 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Municipal government |
ISBN | : UCAL:B3981778 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics
Author | : Karen Mossberger,Susan E. Clarke,Peter John |
Publsiher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 698 |
Release | : 2012-04-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780195367867 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in urban politics. The book covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; citizenship and democratic governance; representation and institutions; approaches and methodology; and the future of urban politics. Given the caliber of the editors and proposed contributors, the volume should set the intellectual agenda for years to come.
Developments in Electoral Geography
Author | : Ron Johnston,Fred M. Shelley,Peter J. Taylor |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2014-10-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781317610076 |
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The essays in this collection show how electoral geography has shifted from empiricist activity towards a closer involvement with the wider issues addressed by social scientists. They illustrate the potential contributions that electoral geographers can make towards the understanding of global, national and local societies.
Politics and Urban Policies
Author | : Brett W. Hawkins |
Publsiher | : Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill Company |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010747684 |
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