The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Identity Politics in Twenty-First Century America

ISBN-13: 9780415876193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 232 str.

David F. Ericson

Opis

Assessing the limits of pluralism, this book examines different types of political inclusion and exclusion and their distinctive dimensions and dynamics.

Spis treści

1. Introduction David F. Ericson   Part 1: Politics of Inclusion  2. Minimal Political Inclusion of Minorities at Risk: The Case of the Americas, 1870-2000 Victor Asal  3. Race, Nativity, and the Political Participation of Asian and Other Americans Pei-te Lien  4. The Home Styles of California Latino Representatives: Policy, Constituency, and Symbolic Representation Sally Friedman and Shannon Scotece  5. Puerto Rican Politics in New York City During the 1960s: Structural Ideation, Contingency, and Power José E. Cruz  6. Inclusion, Exclusion, and Citizenship Kathleen Sullivan and Patricia Strach  Part 2: Politics of Exclusion  7. The Micro-Politics of Immigration: Local Government Policies of Inclusion and Exclusion Nadia Rubaii-Barrett  8. Outside the Binary: Transgendered Politics on a Global Stage Jenna Basiliere  9. Politics and the Disabled Body: Diverse Thoughts about Human Diversity William Roth  10. The Conservative Attack on Affirmative Action: Toward a Legal Genealogy of Color Blindness Julie Novkov

O autorze

David F. Ericson is a professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University. His current research focuses on the centrality of slavery to the American experience.